News:

Ethereum’s Hotly Anticipated ‘London’ Hard Fork Is Now Live
https://www.coindesk.com/ethereum-hotly-anticipated-london-hard-fork-is-now-live


Marc Cuban’s NFT Platform Lazy.com Completes Polygon Integration
https://www.coindesk.com/marc-cubans-nft-platform-lazy-com-completes-polygon-integration


PayPal to launch crypto trading in UK
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/paypal-launch-crypto-trading-uk-114718964.html


After Rejecting Bitcoin ETFs, Former SEC Chair Clayton Joins Fight For Approval
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbisnoff/2021/07/31/former-sec-chair-jay-clayton-joins-fight-for-bitcoin-etf-after-refusing-to-approve-others/


Draper University Partners with Algorand and Borderless Capital to Launch Accelerator Blockchain Program
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/draper-university-partners-with-algorand-and-borderless-capital-to-launch-accelerator-blockchain-program-1030663031


Cetrus One x Jump
https://twitter.com/KariyaKanav/status/1422557839978078212


Makeshift CT NFT DAO
https://twitter.com/beaniemaxi/status/1422684819943796742


Bakkt partners with Quiznos to pilot bitcoin payments in Denver
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/113424/bakkt-quiznos-bitcoin-test-denver


NCR Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Cryptocurrency Leader LibertyX
https://www.ncr.com/news/newsroom/news-releases/company/ncr-signs-definitive-agreement-to-acquire-crytpocurrency-leader-libertyx


DeFi platform dYdX is launching a governance token
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/113401/defi-platform-dydx-is-launching-a-governance-token


U.S. SEC Chair Gensler calls on Congress to help rein in crypto 'Wild West'
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-sec-chair-gensler-calls-162645064.html


DeversiFi launches first Layer 2 bridge between Polygon for instant transfers
https://blog.deversifi.com/deversifi-launches-first-layer-2-bridge-between-polygon-for-instant-transfers/


Chainswap Joins forces with Anyswap
https://chain-swap.medium.com/chainswap-joins-forces-with-anyswap-7a0d3baedf75


Monero’s former maintainer arrested in the US for allegations unrelated to cryptocurrency
https://cointelegraph.com/news/monero-s-former-maintainer-arrested-in-u-s-for-allegations-unrelated-to-cryptocurrency


Out of control and rising: why bitcoin has Nigeria’s government in a panic
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/jul/31/out-of-control-and-rising-why-bitcoin-has-nigerias-government-in-a-panic


Robo advisor Wealthfront adds support for Grayscale's bitcoin and ether funds
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/113102/robo-advisor-wealthfront-adds-support-for-grayscales-bitcoin-and-ether-funds


Germany to Allow Institutional Funds to Hold up to 20% in Crypto
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-30/germany-to-allow-institutional-funds-to-hold-up-to-20-in-crypto


Unavailability of Futures and Derivatives Products in Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands
https://www.binance.com/en/amp/support/announcement/f72d0fff2bd24b488213fa30284dd4cd


MicroStrategy Plans to Continue Amassing Bitcoin
https://www.coindesk.com/microstrategy-plans-to-continue-amassing-bitcoin

Raises:



AlchemyNFT Raises $6 million for Remix Platform to Autograph NFTs
https://medium.com/alphawallet/alchemynft-raises-6-million-for-remix-platform-to-autograph-nfts-78c7a47228d1


Paxos Adds Bank of America, Coinbase Ventures, Founders Fund & FTX to Series D Funding Round
https://www.paxos.com/paxos-adds-bank-of-america-coinbase-ventures-founders-fund-ftx-to-series-d-funding-round/


Horizon Blockchain Games raises $4.5M for its NFT trading card game and wallet
https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/29/horizon-blockchain-games-raises-4-5m-for-its-nft-trading-card-game-and-wallet/


Livepeer snags $20M for decentralized video transcoding
https://venturebeat.com/2021/07/29/livepeer-snags-20m-for-decentralized-video-transcoding/


Vauld Raises $25M Round Led By Valar Ventures to Build Crypto Wealth Globally
https://www.vauld.com/blog/vauld-valar-ventures-series-a-25m/


Tenderly raises $15.3M to help Ethereum developers ship decentralized apps faster
https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/29/tenderly-raises-15-3m-to-help-ethereum-developers-ship-decentralized-apps-faster/


Binance Labs Announces Strategic Investment in NFKings, NFT Creatives and Production Company
https://www.binance.com/en/blog/421499824684902442/Binance-Labs-Announces-Strategic-Investment-in-NFKings-NFT-Creatives-and-Production-Company


Port Finance Seed Round Closed
https://medium.com/port-finance/port-finance-seed-round-closed-93aeb215346d


Australian Lending Startup Loda Gets $15M to Further Crypto Collateralization Efforts
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/australian-lending-startup-loda-gets-%2415m-to-further-crypto-collateralization-efforts-2021


Asia’s Leading Crypto Financial Services Platform Matrixport Valued at Over $1 Billion — Two Years After its Founding
https://matrixport.medium.com/asias-leading-crypto-financial-services-platform-matrixport-valued-at-over-1-billion-two-eca9065b4382


Onramp Invest Raises $6M in Seed Round to Accelerate Growth and Integration Plans
https://www.americanentrepreneurship.com/press-releases/onramp-invest-raises-6m-seed-round-accelerate-growth-integration-plans


Sense Finance Raises $5.2m to add a new dimension to DeFi
https://medium.com/sensefinance/sense-finance-raises-5-2m-to-add-a-new-dimension-to-defi-bbccb508d271


A16z, BlockTower, Alameda Back $12.5M Round for TrustToken (token pumped 4x today because of that)
https://www.coindesk.com/a16z-blocktower-alameda-back-12-5m-round-for-trusttoken


Krystal Raises $6.6M to Build Multi-Chain DeFi Management Platform
https://medium.com/krystaldefi/krystal-raises-6-6m-to-build-multi-chain-defi-management-platform-b54ef71b78a2


Nine Chronicles Raises $2.6M Growth Round Led By Animoca Brands 🎉
https://ninechronicles.medium.com/nine-chronicles-raises-2-6m-growth-round-led-by-animoca-brands-1ecdc079de57


NFT marketplace MakersPlace secures $30 million in Series A round
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/113494/nft-marketplace-makersplace-secures-30-million-in-series-a-round


Billionaire Hedge Funder Who Inspired ‘Billions’ Leads Investment To Turn Messari Into ‘Uber For DAOs’
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2021/08/05/steve-cohen-point72-ventures-invest-in-messari/
https://messari.io/article/messari-announces-21-million-series-a-led-by-point72-ventures


Crypto tax firm Zenledger raises $6 million amid Senate infrastructure bill battle
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/113351/crypto-tax-firm-zenledger-raises-6-million-amid-senate-infrastructure-bill-battle

Additional Reads:



AAVE governance wars
https://twitter.com/StaniKulechov/status/1422676440441663490


Lachesis: Scalable Asynchronous BFT on DAG Streams by Quan Nguyen, Andre Cronje, Michael Kong, Egor Lysenko, Alex Guzev
https://arxiv.org/abs/2108.01900


Talk with CryptoQuant CEO ki young Ju: The future of Ethereum, and is it a bear market now?
https://wublock.substack.com/p/talk-with-cryptoquant-ceo-ki-young


POPSICLE FINANCE - REKT
https://rekt.news/popsicle-rekt/


On the Design of MEV Marketplaces
https://medium.com/flashbots/on-the-design-of-mev-marketplaces-8829bf897858


Iron Bank Fixed Forex audit: Why audits are bad
https://andrecronje.medium.com/iron-bank-fixed-forex-audit-why-audits-are-bad-d558a148b9a2


DeFi Deep Dive #10: Olympus Finance
https://defillama.substack.com/p/defi-deep-dive-10-olympus-finance


The Tie Weekly insights
https://research.thetie.io/the-tie-weekly-insights-aug-02-2021/


Great thread by @ParadigmIntern about token issuance and inflation rates
https://twitter.com/ParadigmIntern/status/1422626999877738505


Nakamoto coefficient thread by @larry0x
https://twitter.com/larry0x/status/1422480942711689229


Wault Finance flash loan exploit
https://twitter.com/RugDocIO/status/1422744887158575110


Axie July Development Update
https://axie.substack.com/p/july-development-update-ae9


Assessing risk in decentralized finance: a handbook for money markets
https://tokenbrice.xyz/money-markets-risk/


SO YOU WANT TO SHORT USDT - e-girl capital (by AutomataEmily)
https://www.egirlcapital.com/insights/50473847


ParallelNFT thread
https://twitter.com/Jeremystormsky/status/1421915852727885825


Latest MEV bot exploit thread by Robert Miller
https://twitter.com/bertcmiller/status/1421543838569705474


Starting a funs vs. being an angel investor by Jason Choi
https://twitter.com/mrjasonchoi/status/1421769966689210368


Monopolies with Growth: Ethereum
https://vineyardholdings.net/2021/07/31/ethereum/


Breakdown of capital efficiency across fee-rate pools on Uni v3 by @sui414
https://twitter.com/sui414/status/1421608111698178051


DeFi Weekly Report | Week 30, 2021 by Coin98 Analytics
https://coin98analytics.substack.com/p/pdf-defi-weekly-report-week-30-2021


Non-Fungible Liquidity Pools — Why NFT-ization Is The Only Path For DeFi
https://medium.com/solv-blog/non-fungible-liquidity-pools-why-nft-ization-is-the-only-path-for-defi-38ab3a7ccc25


A Comprehensive Guide to the Top NFT Avatars
https://thedefiant.io/comprehensive-nft-avatar-guide/


REKT - CURVE WARS
https://www.rekt.news/curve-wars/


WTF is Olympus DAO?? | Bankless
https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/wtf-is-olympus-dao


About DeFi and regulation by Kain
https://twitter.com/kaiynne/status/1422956430122835977

Regulation:




Remarks Before the Aspen Security Forum
https://www.sec.gov/news/public-statement/gensler-aspen-security-forum-2021-08-03


New Crypto Bill in US Congress Is the Most Comprehensive Yet
https://www.coindesk.com/new-crypto-bill-in-us-congress-is-the-most-comprehensive-yet


US Considers Banking Regulator Who’s Wary of Crypto: Report
https://www.coindesk.com/u-s-considers-banking-regulator-whos-wary-of-crypto-report


GOP Lawmaker: Janet Yellen’s Treasury Likely Behind Surprise Crypto Bill
https://www.coindesk.com/gop-lawmaker-janet-yellens-treasury-likely-behind-surprise-crypto-bill


Intern notes on today’s @UpOnlyTV with a team of lawyers
https://twitter.com/cmsintern/status/1422669965149224961


Ukraine’s President Signs Law Allowing Central Bank to Issue a CBDC
https://www.coindesk.com/ukraines-president-signs-law-allowing-central-bank-to-issue-a-cbdc


Crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried says oversight of the space is evolving and that he is spending 5 hours a day dealing with regulation
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-cryptocurrency-regulation-tether-cryptocurrency-derivatives-2021-8


Korean Regulator to Shut Down 11 Cryptocurrency Exchanges Ahead of Regulatory Deadline
https://news.bitcoin.com/korean-regulator-to-shut-down-11-cryptocurrency-exchanges-regulatory-deadline/


Indian Government Clarifies Status of Cryptocurrency Trading, Regulation, Investor Protection
https://news.bitcoin.com/indian-government-cryptocurrency-trading-regulation-investor-protection/


SEC has no authority over crypto, CFTC commissioner argues
https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-has-no-authority-over-crypto-cftc-commissioner-argues


Uruguayan Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Allow Crypto to be Used for Payments
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/uruguayan-lawmaker-proposes-bill-treat-195749926.html


SEC Chairman Gensler Agrees With Predecessor: ‘Every ICO Is a Security’
https://www.coindesk.com/sec-chair-gensler-agrees-with-predecessor-every-ico-is-a-security


SC TAKES ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS ON BINANCE FOR ILLEGALLY OPERATING IN MALAYSIA
https://www.sc.com.my/resources/media/media-release/sc-takes-enforcement-actions-on-binance-for-illegally-operating-in-malaysia

Podcasts:



Sam Bankman-Fried and Matt Levine on How the Crypto Market Really Works
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-05/sam-bankman-fried-and-matt-levine-on-how-the-crypto-market-really-works


Modern Finance w/ Kevin Rose -- Gaming NFTs and DeFi vs CeFi with Amy Wu
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2SqLQtJGqTXl7UedfYMAPm


Bankless | EIP1559 Expert Panel | Tim Beiko, Hasu, Micah Zoltu, Barnabe Monnot, Matt (LightClients)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydAHh-BVGms


Talking Crypto #55 - Gabriel Haines x ChainLinkGod
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bJL0eTxC9E


Billion-dollar bitcoin funds are reshaping the crypto derivatives market
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/113464/billion-dollar-bitcoin-funds-are-reshaping-the-crypto-derivatives-market

Alpha:




Deleted video from ethcc talk by uniswap -> let slip theyre working with paypal & robinhood etc to bring KYC + DeFi
https://ipfs.kleros.io/ipfs/QmR5e9kfxMjuDAUGgqam1Njpe9qo1CN35mVLkUCiU1PkKA


Hashflow Network
https://twitter.com/hashflownetwork/status/1422603639198212099


Moongdogs
https://twitter.com/moondogsnft/


Ember Sword
https://medium.com/embersword/game-production-on-ember-sword-edd1b38d2568


Just front-run everything sis buys
https://twitter.com/0xSisyphus


THORSec
https://twitter.com/ninerealms_cap/status/1422697290314047493


Terra World
https://terraoffice.world/


How to compound your ETH2 rewards with StakeWise
https://stakewise.medium.com/how-to-compound-your-eth2-rewards-with-stakewise-5c9dca73851a

Hope you enjoy this week's dump. Have a lovely weekend.

This week in crypto #9:

Post 1559:
Burned: 32,802.07 ETH (x $3,050 = $100m!)
Issuance: 63,332.99 ETH

Security:


DAO Maker hack - $7m
https://twitter.com/peckshield/status/1425778230968135684

Poly Network hack - $611m
https://www.rekt.news/polynetwork-rekt/
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/114045/at-least-611-million-stolen-in-massive-cross-chain-hack
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/114189/poly-hack-attacker-return-funds-id-slowmist
https://slowmist.medium.com/the-root-cause-of-poly-network-being-hacked-ec2ee1b0c68f
https://blocksecteam.medium.com/the-initial-analysis-of-the-polynetwork-hack-270ac6072e2a
https://twitter.com/kelvinfichter/status/1425217046636371969
https://twitter.com/WuBlockchain/status/1425260680521785347
https://mudit.blog/poly-network-largest-crypto-hack/
https://twitter.com/peckshield/status/1425119080827215876
https://decrypt.co/78275/what-the-poly-network-hack-reveals-about-defi

News:



Chainlink: Introducing the Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) for Decentralized Inter-Chain Messaging and Token Movements
https://blog.chain.link/introducing-the-cross-chain-interoperability-protocol-ccip/

Senate Rejects Change To New Crypto Tax Rules In $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Despite Lawmaker, Billionaire Pushback :( :(
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2021/08/09/senate-rejects-change-to-new-crypto-tax-rules-in-12-trillion-infrastructure-bill-despite-lawmaker-billionaire-pushback

$MKR $AAVE $SUSHI and $YFI have been added to the Compound protocol
https://twitter.com/compoundfinance/status/1423041734351757313

Ren x Railgun
https://medium.com/renproject/railgun-brings-private-interoperability-to-defi-7aad11348c2b

Coinbase Is Expanding Its Payment and Cash-Out Methods
https://www.coindesk.com/coinbase-is-expanding-its-payment-and-cash-out-methods

FTX Strikes Deal With Yield Guild Games to Sponsor Axie Infinity Players
https://www.coindesk.com/ftx-strikes-deal-with-yield-guild-games-to-sponsor-axie-infinity-players

A is for Arbitrum. A is for August.
https://offchain.medium.com/a-is-for-arbitrum-a-is-for-august-71391582d95b

Marvel To Launch Spider-Man NFT Collection
https://blockonomi.com/marvel-spider-man-nft-collection/

Circle: Our Journey to Become a National Digital Currency Bank
https://www.circle.com/blog/our-journey-to-become-a-national-digital-currency-bank

Introducing Wormhole: cross-chain bridge between Ethereum, Solana, BSC and Terra
https://wormholecrypto.medium.com/introducing-wormhole-32b16d795c01

Gemini Acquires Guesser to Bolster DeFi Opportunities
https://www.gemini.com/blog/gemini-acquires-guesser-to-bolster-defi-opportunities

NVIDIA Brings Millions More Into the Metaverse With Expanded Omniverse Platform
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/08/10/2278208/0/en/NVIDIA-Brings-Millions-More-Into-the-Metaverse-With-Expanded-Omniverse-Platform.html

DraftKings launches NFT marketplace with first drop featuring Tom Brady
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/114064/draftkings-launches-nft-marketplace-with-first-drop-featuring-tom-brady

Introducing Hegic V8888
https://twitter.com/HegicOptions/status/1425147533777674252

People are buying $200,000 NFT rocks
https://fortune.com/2021/08/10/nft-rocks-200000/

BitMEX scores multi-year deal with AC Milan to put logo on players' sleeves
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/amp/linked/114019/bitmex-scores-multi-year-deal-with-ac-milan-to-put-logo-on-players-sleeves

BENQI and Avalanche Launch $3M Liquidity Mining Initiative to Accelerate DeFi Growth
https://medium.com/avalancheavax/benqi-and-avalanche-launch-3m-liquidity-mining-initiative-to-accelerate-defi-growth-2c16f78b903d

$COIN first quarter as a public company
https://twitter.com/JohnStCapital/status/1425193826579320833
https://twitter.com/JohnStCapital/status/1425269719108567043

FTX Market Share in Bitcoin Futures Nearly Doubled Since June
https://www.coindesk.com/ftx-market-share-in-bitcoin-futures-nearly-doubled-since-june

Coinbase removes ‘backed by US dollars’ claim for USDC stablecoin
https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-removes-backed-by-us-dollars-claim-for-usdc-stablecoin

Terra Col-5 update
https://twitter.com/terra_money/status/1425605284244992005

Raises:



Messari Announces $21 Million Series A led by Point72 Ventures
https://messari.io/article/messari-announces-21-million-series-a-led-by-point72-ventures

Indexing protocol Nakji Network raises $8.8 million in SAFT funding
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/113780/indexing-protocol-nakji-network-blockchain-data-saft-funding

Two months after its Series A, Pintu gets $35M in new funding led by Lightspeed
https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/09/two-months-after-its-series-a-pintu-gets-35m-in-new-funding-led-by-lightspeed/

Horizen Labs Closes $7 Million Seed Round Led by Kenetic Capital, Digital Currency Group and Liberty City Ventures
https://horizenlabs.medium.com/horizen-labs-closes-7-million-seed-round-led-by-kenetic-capital-digital-currency-group-and-baf241cd1175

Andreessen-Backed 5G Blockchain Firm Helium Raises $111 Million
https://businesshala.com/andreessen-backed-5g-blockchain-firm-helium-raises-111-million/

Crypto Platform FalconX Quintuples Valuation to $3.75 Billion
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/crypto-platform-falconx-quintuples-valuation-100000040.html

Liquality Seed Round w/ #hashed, Galaxy Digital, Alameda Research, Coinbase Ventures, Collider Ventures, Accomplice Ventures and more
https://twitter.com/Liquality_io/status/1425094814664732680

DeFiSafety Completes its Seed Raise
https://medium.com/defi-safety/defisafety-seed-raise-completed-1f636efa8b51

CoinDCX enters unicorn club with B Capital-led $90 million fundraise
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/funding/coindcx-enters-unicorn-club-with-b-capital-led-90-million-fundraise/articleshow/85188199.cms

Solana’s Mango Markets DEX Raises $70M in MNGO Token Sale
https://www.coindesk.com/solanas-mango-markets-dex-raises-70m-in-mngo-token-sale

Orion Money Private Farming
https://orion-money.medium.com/orion-money-private-farming-66e3ebf35dbe

Umee Protocol raises $6.3MM seed round for creating a Cross Chain DeFi Hub
https://medium.com/umeeblog/umee-protocol-raises-6-3mm-seed-round-for-creating-a-cross-chain-defi-hub-75cadec10e4a

Horizen Labs Raises $7M in Seed Funding Round
https://www.coindesk.com/horizen-labs-raises-7m-in-seed-funding-round

Dune Analytics, Home of DIY Data Dashboards, Raises $8M in USV-Led Series A
https://www.coindesk.com/dune-analytics-home-of-diy-data-dashboards-raises-8m-in-usv-led-series-a

Regulation:


SEC Charges Poloniex for Operating Unregistered Digital Asset Exchange
https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2021-147

Open letter/thread by about the Senate bill by Adam Cochran
https://twitter.com/adamscochran/status/1424855832144003079

BitMEX confirms it has reached settlements with CFTC and FinCEN
https://blog.bitmex.com/bitmex-confirms-it-has-reached-settlements-with-cftc-and-fincen/

Additional Reads:


Soccer superstar Messi is being partly paid in crypto by PSG
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/12/lionel-messi-is-being-partly-paid-in-crypto-at-psg.html

Scaling Sorare on Ethereum with StarkWare
https://medium.com/sorare/scaling-sorare-on-ethereum-with-starkware-ccb1b0338ad3

Terra Summer Time - Yield Farming guide on Terra
https://twitter.com/ShaunPaulLee/status/1423219738100994056

A simple valuation of $DYDX token y TokenInsight
https://tokeninsight.com/blogs/10708

Is @cz_binance and @binance planning the ultimate rug pull? by @franciskim_co
https://twitter.com/franciskim_co/status/1423658703174082567

Turning 0.3 ETH (worth $600 then) to 20 ETH ($56,000 now) in 47 days flipping NFTs. (95x run)
https://twitter.com/notEezzy/status/1423721765696593922

Historic Bitcoin trading opportunity thread by @ByzGeneral
https://twitter.com/ByzGeneral/status/1424047349454802953

Ari Paul on Binance (spoiler: not good)
https://twitter.com/AriDavidPaul/status/1423869227300265984

kain.eth on the intersection of DeFi, NFTs, art and gaming
https://twitter.com/kaiynne/status/1424424138857455624

Nick Chong's thread 3 days post EIP-1559
https://twitter.com/n2ckchong/status/1424472365250093058

The Metaverse: What It Is, Where to Find it, Who Will Build It, and Fortnite by Matthew Ball
https://www.matthewball.vc/all/themetaverse

Parallel cards collecting by @fitchinverse
https://twitter.com/Fitchinverse/status/1424120379103133700

A thread about the importance of NFT fractionalization by @sobylife
https://twitter.com/sobylife/status/1424381850177376261

Crypto Long & Short: How Do You Measure Relative Value in Crypto?
https://www.coindesk.com/how-do-you-measure-relative-value-in-crypto

A thread about shareholder perks to encourage long-term ownership in traditional companies
https://twitter.com/DividendGrowth/status/1423840474964574210

Podcast notes -- Cre8rdao podcast: Gabriel Haines x Dmitri, co-founder of CompliFi
https://twitter.com/The_ReadingApe/status/1424218816599322639

Podcast notes -- Cre8rdao podcast: Overlay Protocol
https://twitter.com/The_ReadingApe/status/1424347160913453058

Dissecting the Overlay protocol
https://0xkowloon.substack.com/p/dissecting-the-overlay-protocol

SmartCon megathread by CGL
https://twitter.com/ChainLinkGod/status/1424470327225061380

Buying 100 cryptopunks at the same time via Mining Dao
https://twitter.com/IvanBogatyy/status/1422232184493121538

The Rise of Avatarism by Greg Fodor
https://gfodor.medium.com/the-rise-of-avatarism-b7ecfa7c42bc

Sam Trabucco about efficient markets
https://twitter.com/AlamedaTrabucco/status/1424850361320304677

Analyzing NFTs as Social Networks Using the Status-as-a-Service Framework
https://www.notboring.co/p/status-monkeys

Why we invested in Impossible Finance by Sino Global Capital
https://sinoglobalcap.medium.com/why-we-invested-in-impossible-finance-7cb575dab088

Jenny Metaverse DAO shopping spree thread
https://twitter.com/JennyMetaverse/status/1424898513276739588

Building the Perpetual Flywheel — Introducing Perpetual Ecosystem Fund
https://medium.com/perpetual-protocol/building-the-perpetual-flywheel-introducing-perpetual-ecosystem-fund-ad57679cbd35

Lido: an ETH 2.0 liquid staking solution
https://www.theblockresearch.com/lido-an-eth-2-0-liquid-staking-solution-113373

NFT artist pplpleasr: How crypto changed my life
https://fortune.com/2021/08/06/nft-art-pplpleasr-fortune-cover-ethereum-defihow-crypto-changed-my-life/

Blockchain Forensics thread by @officer_cia
https://twitter.com/officer_cia/status/1421112006288068615

Anonymous Trader 0x650 Bought 88 CryptoPunks for $5.5M; Here’s the Backstory
https://thedefiant.io/an-interview-with-the-anon-who-bought-88-punks-for-5-5m/

The Relationship Between Price & Social Media Mentions in Cryptocurrency
https://medium.com/heliosstaking/the-relationship-between-price-social-media-mentions-in-cryptocurrency-997ea571a2cd

ALTERNATIVE NFT STRATEGIES by egirl capital
https://www.egirlcapital.com/insights/51589305

Additional Reads: Cont'd

TVL analysis across multiple blockchains by @BillyDishman
https://twitter.com/BillyDishman/status/1425234191684415491

Introducing PaperClip DAO
https://twitter.com/paperclipDAO/status/1425167090336555008

DeFi Land thread by @Bitdealer_
https://twitter.com/Bitdealer_/status/1424936371697987585

mgnr about Mango Markets and their token sale
https://twitter.com/mgnr_io/status/1425100384306143232

Guild of Guardians —building the metaverse economy
https://guildofguardians.medium.com/guild-of-guardians-building-the-metaverse-economy-b5d7e4548b49

The NFT stack by Messari
https://twitter.com/masonnystrom/status/1425124172611477514

Series A Investor Memo
https://beondeck.com/series-a-memo

Playtern Notes: gmoney x Genie Labs
https://twitter.com/playtern/status/1425201751519424514

Podcast Notes: Zima Red (barthazian.eth) x Andrew Steinwold
https://twitter.com/The_ReadingApe/status/1425071937823272974

The Art and Science of Native Token Liquidity by Mechanism Capital
https://www.mechanism.capital/native-token-liquidity/

Diaries of an Accidental Art Addict by Richard Kim
https://galaxyrtk.substack.com/p/diaries-of-an-accidental-art-addict

World map of blockchains by @larry0x
https://twitter.com/larry0x/status/1425275912845680640

SUSHI vs Optimism
https://twitter.com/josephdelong/status/1425451541738237954

Podcasts:


The FTX Podcast #72 - Perpetual Protocol's Yenwen Feng and Nick Tong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtvuWvr2KsM

DeFi Alliance: Defi for Institutions - Sizing The DeFi Market Opportunities for Institutions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pq63KYjjsw

Alpha:


Gearbox — Generalized Leverage Protocol
https://medium.com/gearbox-protocol/hello-world-this-is-gearbox-generalized-leverage-protocol-cbec5f34bb98

Agora Space DAO
https://medium.com/@AgoraSpace/hello-metaverse-7960281d6dc2

Star Atlas
So It Begins: Countdown to Launch of Star Atlas Token Sale on FTX, Raydium and Apollo-X
https://medium.com/star-atlas/countdown-launch-star-atlas-token-sale-ftx-raydium-apollo-x-e9e2043c6a9e
Star Atlas — Research by Cryp2Gem
https://cryp2gem.medium.com/star-atlas-research-by-cryp2gem-f0e712ef1ca

One of the best repos I ever found
https://github.com/OffcierCia/DeFi-Developer-Road-Map

Tokemak
https://twitter.com/Archer_MD_/status/1425211707740274692

Hope you enjoy this week's dump. Have a great weekend.

This week in crypto #10:

Totals since EIP-1559:


Rewards: 190,112 ETH
Burned: 64,243 ETH
Tips: 23,404 ETH
Net Issuance :125,869 ETH
Net Reduction: 33.79 %

News:


BREAKING: Liquid exchange hacked to the tune of $80 million
https://twitter.com/liquid_global/status/1428176357515612165

https://cointelegraph.com/news/breaking-liquid-exchange-hacked-to-the-tune-of-80-million

The 2021 Global Crypto Adoption Index: Worldwide Adoption Jumps Over 880% With P2P Platforms Driving Cryptocurrency Usage in Emerging Markets
https://blog.chainalysis.com/reports/2021-global-crypto-adoption-index

Nvidia's Ethereum Mining Chips Fall $134M Short of Q2 Earnings Projections
https://decrypt.co/78904/nvidia-ethereum-mining-chips-fall-short-q2-earnings-projections

Robinhood Says 60% of Customers Traded Crypto in Q2, Pulls in $233 Million of Crypto Revenue
https://decrypt.co/78889/robinhood-q2-earnings-crypto

Facebook's Crypto Wallet Is Ready for the Market, But Is the Market Ready for Novi?
https://decrypt.co/78891/facebook-crypto-wallet-is-ready-market-is-market-ready-novi

Avalanche $180m DeFi Incentive Program
https://medium.com/avalancheavax/avalanche-foundation-announces-180m-defi-incentive-program-d320fdfafff7

Introducing SuperRare's $RARE token
https://twitter.com/SuperRare/status/1427661883008552962

BitMEX, Deribit Tap Shyft Network for FATF ‘Travel Rule’ Solution
https://www.coindesk.com/bitmex-deribit-tap-shyft-network-for-fatf-travel-rule-solution

Lido x Sushi
https://twitter.com/LidoFinance/status/1427940638906068996

Dune Analytics vs $UNI governance proposal about funding FlipSide Crypto
https://twitter.com/DuneAnalytics/status/1428250340139356164

BREAKING: The Dutch Football club, PSV Eindhoven, will be the first in Europe to have the entirety of its sponsorship paid in $BTC
https://twitter.com/MrktMeditations/status/1427999081297756161

Dogecoin Foundation Returns After 6-Year Hiatus; Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin, Musk Rep Jared Birchall Join Board
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/21/08/22550853/dogecoin-foundation-returns-after-6-year-hiatus-ethereums-vitalik-buterin-musk-rep-jared-b

DEX aggregator 1inch expands to Ethereum scaling solution Optimism
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/114793/dex-aggregator-1inch-expands-to-ethereum-scaling-solution-optimism

Crypto Exchanges See 10X Increase In Phishing Attacks Says New Report
https://decrypt.co/78715/crypto-exchanges-see-10x-increase-phishing-attacks-says-new-report

Audius Token Up By Over 90% Following TikTok Partnership
https://decrypt.co/78707/audius-token-up-by-over-90-following-tiktok-partnership

Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital Files for a Bitcoin Futures ETF
https://decrypt.co/78744/mike-novogratzs-galaxy-digital-files-bitcoin-futures-etf

Michael Burry of ‘Big Short’ Makes $31 Million Bet Against Crypto-Friendly ARK Invest
https://decrypt.co/78716/michael-burry-of-big-short-makes-31-million-bet-against-crypto-friendly-ark-invest

Bitcoin Mining Revenue Up $35 Million Per Day Since China Crackdown
https://decrypt.co/78803/bitcoin-mining-revenue-up-35-million-day-since-china-crackdown

Solana DeFi Now Has More Than $2 Billion Flowing Through It
https://decrypt.co/78774/solana-defi-now-has-more-than-2-billion-flowing-through-it

Google search volume for NFT marketplace OpenSea reached an all-time high last week
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/114868/google-search-volume-for-nft-marketplace-opensea-reached-an-all-time-high-last-week

Second-Largest Mortgage Lender in US Expects to Accept Bitcoin by Year's End: CEO
https://decrypt.co/78814/second-largest-mortgage-lender-us-expects-accept-bitcoin-years-end-ceo

Warp Your Way To StarkNet
https://medium.com/nethermind-eth/warp-your-way-to-starknet-ddd6856875e0

Introducing the mSTable GrantsDAO
https://twitter.com/mStableGrants/status/1425735788847763457

Crypto platform hit by $600 million heist asks hacker to become its chief security advisor
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/17/poly-network-cryptocurrency-hack-latest.html

Coin98 Exchange: It's time to make the Multichain Future come alive!
https://blog.coin98.com/coin98-exchange/

News: Continued

Mask Network Launches the SocialFi Alliance with 15 Founding Partners
https://masknetwork.medium.com/mask-network-laun

Moonbeam Integrates with Covalent, Bringing Data Accessibility to the Moonriver Parachain on Kusama
https://moonbeam.network/announcements/moonbeam-covalent-integration/

The Polygon Thesis: Strategic Focus on ZK Technology as the Next Major Chapter for Polygon; $1B Treasury Allocation
https://blog.polygon.technology/the-polygon-thesis-strategic-focus-on-zk-technology-as-the-next-major-chapter-for-polygon-1b-1d147a4fe4ce

Mike Novogratz's Galaxy Digital Rolling Out DeFi Index Fund
https://decrypt.co/78912/mike-novogratzs-galaxy-digital-rolling-out-defi-index-fund

Kusama Parachain Auctions: Second Batch
https://polkadot.network/kusama-parachain-auctions-second-batch

Bitcoin Development Boost: FTX Is Donating $450K to Brink
https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-development-boost-ftx-is-donating-450k-to-brink

Raises:



BitDAO Raises $230M for Decentralized Crypto Investment Fund
https://www.coindesk.com/bitdao-fundraising-decentralized-crypto-investment-fund

CoinDCX enters unicorn club with B Capital-led $90 million fundraise
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/funding/coindcx-enters-unicorn-club-with-b-capital-led-90-million-fundraise/articleshow/85188199.cms

Champ Titles Raises $8.5M in Series A Funding
https://www.finsmes.com/2021/08/champ-noscripts-raises-8-5m-in-series-a-funding.html

NearPad Closes $2m Seed Funding Round
https://nearpad.medium.com/nearpad-closes-2m-seed-funding-round-99da70635d7b

Bitwave raise $7.25mil to Bring Digital Assets to Enterprises
https://medium.com/@bitwave_platform/bitwave-raise-7-25mil-to-bring-digital-assets-to-enterprises-e9a8d8a9848e

Cryptocurrency startup TaxBit, which just opened a new HQ in Seattle, lands $130M at $1.33B valuation
https://www.geekwire.com/2021/cryptocurrency-startup-taxbit-just-opened-new-hq-seattle-lands-130m-1-33-valuation/

Exactly raises $3 million in seed funding to bring fixed income to DeFi.
https://medium.com/@exactly_finance/exactly-raises-3-million-in-seed-funding-to-bring-fixed-income-to-defi-a20242f54201

DAOs, VCs Put $6M Behind Governance Startup Tally
https://www.coindesk.com/daos-vcs-put-6m-behind-governance-startup-tally

Violet Protocol $3.5m seed round
https://blueyard.medium.com/violet-protocol-49c1a1f0f4f8

Figment Announces $50 Million in Series B Funding
https://figment.io/resources/figment-announces-50-million-in-series-b-funding/

MobileCoin Raises $66M to Build Out Privacy-Focused Payments Tech
https://www.coindesk.com/mobilecoin-raises-66m-to-build-out-privacy-focused-payments-tech

Cyclos $1m seed round
https://twitter.com/cyclosfi/status/1427563694024577025

Former Goldman Sachs employees launch DeFi protocol Ondo with $4 million in seed funding
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/114786/former-goldman-sachs-employees-launch-defi-protocol-ondo-seed-funding

Blockchain Security Firm CertiK Raises $24M in Funding Round
https://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-security-firm-certik-raises-24m-in-series-b-funding-round