Regulation:


Dutch Central Bank Warns Binance Is Operating Without a License
https://decrypt.co/78844/dutch-central-bank-warns-binance-is-operating-without-license

Former U.S. SEC Chair Jay Clayton Joins Fireblocks' Advisory Board
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/former-us-sec-chair-jay-clayton-joins-fireblocks-advisory-board-301358976.html

Spanish Regulator Warns Crypto Exchanges Huobi, ByBit of Operating Without License
https://decrypt.co/78705/spanish-regulator-warns-crypto-exchanges-huobi-bybit-operating-without-license

China’s Central Bank Targets Crypto-Linked Firms in Shenzhen
https://archive.ph/awQyt#selection-3293.0-3296.0

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to use Coinbase forensics tools
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/114369/us-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-plans-to-use-coinbase-forensics-tools

IRS, in Boon to Crypto, Will Reportedly Ignore How Bill Defines Broker; Bitcoin Rises
https://www.coindesk.com/treasury-prepares-crypto-carve-out-from-infrastructure-bills-tax-reporting-provision-report

Operator of bitcoin mixing service Helix pleads guilty to laundering more than $300 million
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/114947/bitcoin-mixing-service-operator-pleads-guilty-doj

Podcasts:


Intern notes on “Syndicate Sitdown #1” with @AnnikaSays & @divine_economy hosted by @jaesmail for @SyndicateDAO
https://twitter.com/ETHintern/status/1427613559857590278

Parallel podcast #1
https://twitter.com/parallelnftpod/status/1426138905926152196

GARY VAYNERCHUK: THE TURNING POINT OF A NEW ERA FOR DIGITAL ASSETS
https://www.realvision.com/shows/the-interview-crypto/videos/gary-vaynerchuk-the-turning-point-of-a-new-era-for-digital-assets

Alpha:


The details of Star Atlas ($ATLAS) & Star Atlas DAO ($POLIS) token sale on @FTX_Official, @RaydiumProtocol & @Apollo_X_ are out!
https://twitter.com/staratlas/status/1427513515389202484

Cono Finance Is Here To Protect Your Aave Debt Positions
https://medium.com/gelato-network/cono-finance-is-here-to-protect-your-aave-debt-positions-wagmi-4ed1b57f8ed5

Synchrony, Crypto in Sync.
https://synchrony.fi/synchrony-crypto-in-sync/

Solana breakpoint event
https://solana.com/breakpoint

ETH Lisbon
https://www.ethlisbon.org/

Automata Finance
https://twitter.com/AutomataFinance/status/1348997992339169280

Aurory Project
https://auroryproject.medium.com/something-is-coming-b52628d8d924

Hope you enjoyed this week's dump. Wishing you a wonderful weekend.

This week in crypto #11:

Totals since EIP-1559

Rewards: 284,237 ETH
Burned: 100,593 ETH
Tips: 33,806 ETH
Net Issuance: 183,644 ETH
Net Reduction: 35.39 %

News:


Bitcoin Partnership Unlocks BTC and Ethereum Payments for 85,000 Merchants
https://dailyhodl.com/2021/08/19/bitcoin-partnership-unlocks-btc-and-eth-payments-for-85000-merchants

Avalanche Rush to give out more than 180M in DeFi incentives
https://cointelegraph.com/news/avalanche-rush-to-give-out-more-than-180m-in-defi-incentives

Dex Aggregator 1inch to Utilize Ethereum Scaling Solution Optimism
https://news.bitcoin.com/dex-aggregator-1inch-to-utilize-ethereum-scaling-solution-optimism/

Polygon Ecosystem DAO
https://blog.polygon.technology/polygon-ecosystem-dao-415df593c9b8

$400B Wealth Manager Neuberger Berman Green-Lights Bitcoin Investments
https://decrypt.co/79096/400bn-wealth-manager-neuberger-berman-green-lights-bitcoin-investments

Solana DeFi Protocol Luna Yield Goes Dark With $6.7 Million in Crypto
https://decrypt.co/79098/solana-defi-protocol-luna-yield-goes-dark-with-6-7-million-in-crypto

Missouri Mayor Wants To Give Every Resident $1,000 In Bitcoin
https://decrypt.co/79015/missouri-mayor-wants-to-give-every-resident-1000-in-bitcoin

Tapiero’s 10T Holdings, Akuna Capital Buy $100M Stake in Bitcoin Options Exchange Deribit
https://www.coindesk.com/tapieros-10t-holdings-akuna-capital-buy-100m-stake-in-bitcoin-options-exchange-deribit

Hacker behind $600 million crypto heist returns final slice of stolen funds
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/23/poly-network-hacker-returns-remaining-cryptocurrency.html

KuCoin announced the establishment of a Bitcoin mining pool
https://twitter.com/WuBlockchain/status/1429746715947536384

FTX Crypto Exchange Buys Cal Memorial Stadium Naming Rights
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-23/ftx-crypto-exchange-buys-cal-memorial-stadium-naming-rights

Coinbase, Circle Say USDC Reserves to Be In Cash, Treasuries
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-23/coinbase-circle-to-move-all-usdc-reserves-into-cash-treasuries

Apricot Phase Three network upgrade
https://twitter.com/avalancheavax/status/1429937790888910854

Paxos is rebranding its stablecoin from PAX to USDP
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/115461/paxos-is-rebranding-its-stablecoin-from-pax-to-usdp

Chinese province to cut off Bitcoin miners from hydropower stations
https://cointelegraph.com/news/chinese-province-to-cut-off-bitcoin-miners-from-hydropower-stations

PayPal Launches Crypto Services in UK
https://decrypt.co/79104/paypal-launches-crypto-services-uk

Canadian Bitcoin miner Blockstream joins crypto unicorns with $3.2B valuation
https://cointelegraph.com/news/canadian-bitcoin-miner-blockstream-joins-crypto-unicorns-with-3-2b-valuation

MicroStrategy Acquires 3,907 Additional Bitcoins with Proceeds from ATM Facility Sales
https://www.microstrategy.com/en/investor-relations/financial-documents/microstrategy-acquires-3907-additional-bitcoins-with-proceeds-from-atm-facility-sales

Risk Harbor launches first-ever automated cross-chain smart contract risk and depeg protection for Anchor and UST on Ethereum.
https://medium.com/riskharbor/risk-harbor-launches-first-ever-automated-cross-chain-smart-contract-risk-and-depeg-protection-for-8b4717146f82

Dark Web Tool That Tracks Dirty Bitcoin Returns After Week-Long Shutdown
https://decrypt.co/79331/dark-web-tool-dirty-bitcoin-returns-after-shutdown

NFTs:



Visa buys a floor punk
https://twitter.com/VisaNews/status/1429745230023208969

NFTS: Engaging Today's Fans in Crypto and Commerce
https://usa.visa.com/content/dam/VCOM/regional/na/us/Solutions/documents/visa-nft-whitepaper.pdf

The single most important question in NFT land by @kylesamani (multicoin)
https://twitter.com/KyleSamani/status/1428334024179822596

Parallel Masterpieces: The Ultimate Alpha in NFT Gaming
https://medium.com/yunt-capital/parallel-masterpieces-the-ultimate-alpha-in-nft-gaming-14173cadbbee

China NFT Market at a glance
https://twitter.com/sinoglobalcap/status/1429430080707567622

A thread unpacking the distribution of $RARE, the new SuperRare curation token
https://twitter.com/SuperRare/status/1428807590226636800

Ethereum Rock JPEG Sells for $600K as NFT Frenzy Continues
https://decrypt.co/79125/ethereum-rock-jpeg-sells-for-600k-as-nft-frenzy-continues

One-Per-Day Nouns NFTs Grant Access to an Exclusive Club for Ethereum Whales
https://decrypt.co/78892/nouns-nft-exclusive-dao-club-ethereum-whales

Vine’s Co-Founder Is Making Playable Video Games as Ethereum NFTs
https://decrypt.co/79083/vine-cofounder-playable-video-games-ethereum-nfts

Forgotten Runes Wizard’s Cult Roadmap 2.0
https://www.forgottenrunes.com/posts/roadmap

Marvel Digital Comics
https://medium.com/veve-collectibles/marvel-digital-comics-6d4a77713ea8

Non-Fungible Penguins Are Taking Over the NFT Scene
https://www.nftradar.org/non-fungible-penguins-are-taking-over-the-nft-scene/

TreeDefi – The First NFTs Backed by Real Trees Planted Around the World
https://nftplazas.com/treedefi-the-first-nfts-backed-by-real-trees-planted-around-the-world/

Bored Apes & Meebits Set to Make Their Debut at Christie’s
https://nftplazas.com/bored-apes-meebits-set-to-make-their-debut-at-christies/

NFT Offers Exclusive Private Stay in the Heart of Venice
https://nftplazas.com/nft-private-stay-venice/

Introducing Portal: NFT-Based Commerce in Decentraland
https://nftplazas.com/introducing-portal-nft-based-commerce-in-decentraland

Warriors of Aradena Launches Medieval Fantasy Metaverse
https://nftnewstoday.com/2021/08/06/warriors-of-aradena-launches-medieval-fantasy-metaverse/

LA CLIPPERS ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP WITH GLOBAL FAN INFLUENCE AND REWARDS PLATFORM SOCIOS.COM
https://nftnewstoday.com/2021/08/16/la-clippers-announce-partnership-with-global-fan-influence-and-rewards-platform-socios-com/

Pricing for large #NFT collectible drops matters a lot more than people realize
https://twitter.com/RealAllenHena/status/1429625901873078275

Why I use gnosisSafe to store my best NFTs: a thread on crypto wallet security
https://twitter.com/Dandelion_eth/status/1429604014493036548

How Large is the Market for NFTs?
https://www.mechanism.capital/nft-market-size/

NFT unicorn OpenSea sets sights on improving customer experience with $100 million war chest
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/115224/nft-unicorn-opensea-sets-sights-on-improving-customer-experience-with-100-million-war-chest

CryptoPunks NFTs Set Daily Sales Record of $69M in Ethereum After Visa Buys In
https://decrypt.co/79202/cryptopunks-nfts-sdaily-sales-record-69m-ethereum-visa-buys

Art Buyer Turned $1,400 Into $3.3 Million in Ethereum With This JPEG
https://decrypt.co/79247/art-blocks-fidenza-nft-3-3-million-ethereum

Previously Unseen Kobe Bryant Photos Set for NFT Auction, Proceeds Go to Charity
https://decrypt.co/79258/kobe-bryant-photos-ethereum-nft-auction-charity

FTX’s Bankman-Fried remains cautious about nascent NFT space
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ftx-s-bankman-fried-remains-cautious-about-nascent-nft-space

a deep-dive into SuperRare Spaces and... the Space Race
https://twitter.com/SuperRare/status/1430199831599931397

Can Anyone Say Exponential? OpenSea Doubles NFT Sales for Second Straight Month
https://thedefiant.io/opensea-millions-sales-nfts/

Raises:



NFT DeFi Platform Vera Raises $3M Seed Round Led by Animoca Brands
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nft-defi-platform-vera-raises-154500703.html

DeFi Warrior Raised $2.3 Million to Bring the First Crypto Galaxy Game to Life
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/defi-warrior-raised-2-3-110000804.html

FinTech Collective Raises $250 Million Across Two New Strategies
https://www.fintech.io/articles/fintech-collective-raises-250-million-across-two-new-strategies

Nautral Selection Labs seed round closed
https://twitter.com/rss3_/status/1429689869119344642

Integrated DeFi Hub OpenSwap Raises $1.5M in Latest Funding Round
https://cryptobriefing.com/integrated-defi-hub-openswap-raises-1-5m-in-latest-funding-round/

Alethea $16 million private token sale
https://medium.com/@arikhan/announcing-our-successful-private-token-sale-f690343e6385

Euler $8m Series A led by Paradigm
https://blog.euler.finance/series-a-led-by-paradigm-62004afe3bf6

Apricot Finance Announces $4 Million Fundraising
https://apricotfinance.medium.com/apricot-finance-announces-4-million-fundraising-b3b130e55b89

Recently Hacked Exchange Liquid Global Secures $120M Loan From FTX
https://www.coindesk.com/recently-hacked-exchange-liquid-global-secures-120m-loan-from-ftx

MatrixETF has closed seed&private funding round, led by Solana Eco Fund,Spark Digital, CMS, Divergence Ventures etc.
https://matrixetf.medium.com/matrixetf-closes-seed-and-private-funding-round-9c3eaf7fdaab

Blockstream Raises $210M, Acquires Mining Chip Manufacturer Spondoolies
https://www.coindesk.com/blockstream-series-b-funding-round-spondoolies-acquisition-unicorn

Y Combinator, Dragonfly Back Seed Round for Crypto Trading Dashboard Hedgehog
https://www.coindesk.com/dragonfly-y-combinator-back-seed-round-for-crypto-trading-dashboard-hedgehog

ParaFi, Dragonfly back new investment venture aimed at Web3 and APAC
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/115019/parafi-dragonfly-back-new-investment-venture-aimed-at-web3-and-apac

Cross-Chain Protocol Chainflip Raises $6M to Fund Growth, Security Audits
https://www.coindesk.com/cross-chain-protocol-chainflip-raises-6m-to-fund-growth-security-audits

Fractional, Month One — Community Growth, More Resources, and Funding!
https://medium.com/fractional-art/fractional-month-one-community-growth-more-resources-and-funding-fb7ee730b108

1confirmation backs new NFT startup built for music artists in $2.2 million round
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/115072/1confirmation-backs-new-nft-startup-built-for-music-artists-in-2-2-million-round

Regulation:



Binance Imposes Mandatory KYC for All Users Amid Growing Scrutiny From Regulators Worldwide
https://news.bitcoin.com/binance-imposes-mandatory-kyc-for-all-users-amid-growing-scrutiny-from-regulators-worldwide/

Reform, Revolution, and the Ethos of Crypto: Reflections on a Stalled Infrastructure Bill
https://insights.deribit.com/market-research/reform-revolution-and-the-ethos-of-crypto-reflections-on-a-stalled-infrastructure-bill/

BitConnect promoters pay 190 bitcoin and $3.5 million to settle SEC allegations over lending scheme
https://www.businessinsider.in/investment/news/bitconnect-promoters-pay-190-bitcoin-and-3-5-million-to-settle-sec-allegations-over-lending-scheme/articleshow/85490304.cms

Binance Singapore hires former SGX chief regulatory officer as CEO
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/115302/binance-singapore-ceo-sgx-regulatory-officer

Bitstamp founder sues the crypto exchange in boardroom battle
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/115326/nejc-kodric-sues-bitstamp-crypto-exchange-founded-share-sale-squabble

Citigroup is working with regulators to start trading bitcoin futures: report
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/115528/citigroup-is-working-with-regulators-to-start-trading-bitcoin-futures-report

Additional Reads:



Why does Chainlink need $LINK by CGL
https://twitter.com/ChainLinkGod/status/1430578760961511424

Tips for hiring by @mgnr_io
https://twitter.com/mgnr_io/status/1428512614246600705

“who is subsidizing all of this wealth creation in crypto? The money must come from somewhere.” by @spartanblack_1
https://twitter.com/SpartanBlack_1/status/1428520362287919105

DeFi / yield farming tips and tricks follow-up by @n2ckchong
https://twitter.com/n2ckchong/status/1428961535863496713

Lightspeed's Amu Wu's takeaways from Axie Infinity's tremendous growth
https://twitter.com/amytongwu/status/1428964451118583814

Crash course of 16 high quality resources, tutorials and videos about Solidity, React and Ethereum
https://twitter.com/dabit3/status/1400784178359189506

A loose compilation of resources & thoughts around the status of NFTs on Solana
https://twitter.com/davijlu/status/1428982281528516612

An overview for new Avalanche users and @CoastalDegen's POV on what comes next
https://twitter.com/CoastalDegen/status/1428861617878585347

MASTER-CLASS ON HEATMAPS
https://twitter.com/EmperorBTC/status/1428731139288571912

Farming on Terra - thread
https://twitter.com/danku_r/status/1428881863179915270

A Realistic Look at UBI Powered by Terra
https://twitter.com/ajcheshier/status/1428877738362871812

Mercurial Fi stablecoin rewards optimization
https://twitter.com/AxBen8/status/1428650561063239682

Bitcoin investor interest still comatose
https://cryptoquant.com/quicktake/612071c4dba5e631e393364f-Bitcoin-investor-interest-still-comatose

How DAOs Are Reshaping Investment
https://decrypt.co/78958/how-daos-are-reshaping-investment

Year-end rally? Options based probability of #bitcoin ending the year > $100k is just above 6%
https://twitter.com/skewdotcom/status/1428338330375266313

Creating Wealth with On-Chain Staking and Fixed-Rate Protocols
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2107.14312.pdf

Beacon chain: Exit/entry queue clogging after withdrawals are enabled
https://ethresear.ch/t/exit-entry-queue-clogging-after-withdrawals-are-enabled/10400

StakingRewardsV3 by Andre Cronje
https://twitter.com/AndreCronjeTech/status/1429886297544474627

Terra resources thread
https://twitter.com/TheMoonMidas/status/1429782871229747202

What the F is Hop Protocol?
https://twitter.com/BasedXeno/status/1429850359892258819

Solana data and analytics
https://twitter.com/creggsnbacon/status/1429903669609345031

Mapping out Binance Labs Portfolio
https://www.theblockresearch.com/mapping-out-binance-labs-portfolio-2-112972

Play-to-earn in blockchain gaming. Some thoughts on what I think it is, what it is not, and the future by Lightspeed's Amy Wu
https://twitter.com/amytongwu/status/1429325719545384964

A thread on leveraged (!) sandwiching using flashswaps
https://twitter.com/bertcmiller/status/1430169143123353611

Nansen tips and tricks
https://twitter.com/Adielyaakov/status/1430212292361261063

Dan Ronbinson's interactive Uniswap v3 demos
https://twitter.com/danrobinson/status/1429972775511408651

Avalanche analytics and dashboards
https://twitter.com/_patrickogrady/status/1430180465625939974

A Comparison Between Layer-2 And Sidechain Solutions
https://btcmanager.com/comparison-between-layer-2-sidechain-solutions/

Podcasts:



Podcast notes: Scott Melker interviews Sam Trabucco (Alameda) and Tone Vays
https://twitter.com/InternAlameda/status/1429077514010435589

Podcast notes: The state of crypto regulation
https://twitter.com/InternAlameda/status/1429077514010435589

Unconfirmed: SOL Is Up 3,800% YTD. Could It Eventually Displace Ethereum? feat Multicoin's Kyle Samani
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6jO7ZQFCmyJHUG5vspeC3q

Solana Takes Off – Nifty News #84 for Tuesday, Aug 17
https://theniftyshow.com/solana-takes-off-nifty-news-84-for-tuesday-aug-17/

The TIE Podcast Episode #1: Anatoly Yakovenko, Co-Founder of Solana
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ric2FKtPfA

Podcast notes: Delphi x Coinfund founder & CEO Jake Brukhman
https://twitter.com/delphiintern/status/1430645699755094022

Podcast notes: How DAOs will change everything
https://twitter.com/0xMitzy/status/1430652129052532744

Alpha:

thedailyape.com



Sperax USD
https://twitter.com/chasedevens/status/1430225388597387265

Pendle Finance
https://twitter.com/yulesa/status/1429075761839890436

$SPELL alpha
https://twitter.com/AlchemixOccultx/status/1428165823357718530

Valkyrie Protocol: Activating Dapps to Power Cascading Referral Networks
https://medium.com/@valkyrie-protocol/valkyrie-protocol-activating-dapps-to-power-cascading-referral-networks-af96d8b8745e

Ribbon V2
https://twitter.com/ribbonfinance/status/1429879563216171014

Introducing Synapse Protocol (formerly Nerve)
https://nervefinance.medium.com/introducing-synapse-protocol-2af926143deb

Hope you find some value in this week's dump that is relevant to you. Have a wonderful weekend.

This week in crypto #12:

Total stats since EIP-1559


Rewards: 381,816 ETH
Burned: 172,718 ETH
Tips: 51,901 ETH
Net Issuance: 209,118 ETH
Net Reduction: 45.23%

News:



C.R.E.A.M Finance $18.8m exploit
https://twitter.com/peckshield/status/1432249600002478081
https://twitter.com/CreamdotFinance/status/1432249771750686721

Arbitrum is live!
https://offchain.medium.com/mainnet-for-everyone-27ce0f67c85e

Arbiscan
Arbiscan.io

Twitter appears to be adding the ability to tip using Bitcoin
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/116320/twitter-appears-to-be-adding-the-ability-to-tip-using-bitcoin

El Salvador approves $150 million trust fund to support bitcoin ambitions
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/116200/el-salvador-approves-150-million-trust-fund-to-support-bitcoin-ambitions

ParaSwap Brings DEX Aggregation to the Avalanche Rush Program
https://medium.com/avalancheavax/paraswap-brings-dex-aggregation-to-the-avalanche-rush-program-a99d51ea56c0

Introducing: Mango v3
https://twitter.com/mangomarkets/status/1432773149721075712

Solana IGNITION
https://twitter.com/solana/status/1432737294004359170

Mapping out Avalanche's ecosystem
https://www.theblockresearch.com/updated-mapping-out-avalanches-ecosystem-115871

Fantom announced a massive 370m $FTM incentive program
https://twitter.com/0xKepler/status/1432349279910342663

Celo launches $100m fund to support DeFi adoption
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/89071/celo-launches-100m-fund-to-support-defi-adoption

zkSync 2.0 Developer Update
https://medium.com/matter-labs/zksync-2-0-developer-update-d25417f16446

Counterfactual Wallet & NFTs on Loopring
https://medium.com/loopring-protocol/counterfactual-wallet-nfts-on-loopring-229d38a3c28a

Balancer Protocol Live on Arbitrum to Scale DeFi Liquidity
https://medium.com/balancer-protocol/balancer-protocol-live-on-arbitrum-to-scale-defi-liquidity-c94c16ba9a43

Bitcoin Exchange Founded By Billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried Acquires CFTC License
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenehrlich/2021/08/31/us-bitcoin-exchange-backed-by-billionaire-sam-bankman-fried-moves-into-crypto-derivatives

Bitcoin-Friendly Robinhood May Have to Abandon Main Revenue Stream
https://decrypt.co/79814/bitcoin-friendly-robinhood-may-have-abandon-main-revenue-stream

After passing $1T in crypto transactions, Blockchain.com CFO hints at going public in 2023
https://cointelegraph.com/news/after-passing-1t-in-crypto-transactions-blockchain-com-cfo-hints-at-going-public-in-2023

TikTok changed its policies, now cryptocurrency influencers consider moving to rival platforms
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/25/tiktok-policy-change-hurt-cryptocurrency-creators.html

Billionaire Bill Miller takes plunge into GBTC with 1.5 million shares
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/115887/billionaire-bill-miller-takes-plunge-into-gbtc-with-1-5-million-shares

Greeden-geth by MEV Senpai, Nathan Worsley, Eran Ralf and GrugCapital
https://twitter.com/mevintern/status/1432114806895648770

Bilaxy Exchange hacked
https://twitter.com/Bilaxy_exchange/status/1431794319795494913

ZapperFi are building a wallet
https://twitter.com/sebaudet26/status/1431817376543256578

@AndreCronjeTech reveals the strategic partnership between Eden Network and @thekeep3r. Andre has acquired 602,409 EDEN to make K3PR a slot tenant.
https://twitter.com/EdenNetwork/status/1431298433231511554

Jack wants to build a decentralized Bitcoin exchange
https://twitter.com/Blockworks_/status/1431323074104893445

Morgan Stanley Loads Up on $240 Million in Grayscale Bitcoin Shares
https://decrypt.co/79546/morgan-stanley-loads-240-million-grayscale-bitcoin-shares

MetaMask Is Open to Creating Its Own Crypto Token
https://cryptobriefing.com/metamask-is-open-to-creating-its-own-crypto-token/

‘Shadowy Super Coder’ Pack Offers $315M of Perks for Ethereum NFT Devs
https://decrypt.co/79422/shadowy-super-coder-pack-315m-perks-ethereum-nft-devs

‘Entourage’ Producer to Make Series About Crypto
https://decrypt.co/79431/entourage-producer-make-series-crypto

Alleged Dogecoin Mining Scam Rakes In $119 Million: Reports
https://decrypt.co/79511/dogecoin-mining-scam-119-million-reports-turkey

Coinbase appoints Facebook vet as chief marketing officer
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/115764/coinbase-appoints-facebook-vet-as-chief-marketing-officer

Microsoft wins US patent for ‘ledger-independent token service’
https://cointelegraph.com/news/microsoft-wins-us-patent-for-ledger-independent-token-service

NFTs:




NFT Wrap: The $2 billion month
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/115936/nft-wrap-the-2-billion-month

TokenInsight Crypto NFT Industry Report 2021 Q2&Jul
https://tokeninsight.com/report/2829

NBA Star Stephen Curry Buys Ethereum Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT for $180K
https://bitcoinpress.co.uk/nba-star-stephen-curry-buys-ethereum-bored-ape-yacht-club-nft-for-180k/

Bored Ape Yacht Club Sells $96 Million of Mutant Ape NFTs in One Hour
https://decrypt.co/79718/bored-ape-yacht-club-sells-96-million-of-nfts-in-hour-for-mutant-apes-launch

The Bored Ape Founders Haven’t Yet Joined the Yacht Club - How an NFT juggernaut emerged from a grimy bar in Miami
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/09/01/the-bored-apes-founders-havent-yet-joined-the-yacht-club/

Fake Banksy NFT Sells for $338K in Ethereum, Scammer Returns Funds
https://decrypt.co/79873/fake-banksy-nft-sells-338k-ethereum-scammer-returns-funds

Tennis Star Naomi Osaka Says Dogecoin Piqued Her Interest in Crypto, NFTs
https://decrypt.co/79906/tennis-star-naomi-osaka-dogecoin-crypto-nfts

How NFT Giant OpenSea’s $3 Billion Month Compares to Amazon, eBay and Etsy
https://decrypt.co/79789/opensea-3b-month-ethereum-nft-sales-amazon-ebay-etsy

Analyzing the NFT Stack
https://twitter.com/0xdots/status/1432635430025846791

Dark Forest Capital on Illuvium
https://twitter.com/DarkForestCap/status/1432798240169238530

Paradigm - NFT floor perps
https://www.paradigm.xyz/2021/08/floor-perps/
https://twitter.com/cindyleowtt/status/1432832155550244870

Full DNS Namespace Integration to ENS Now on Mainnet
https://medium.com/the-ethereum-name-service/full-dns-namespace-integration-to-ens-now-on-mainnet-9d37270807d3

NFT Floor Price Market & Potential Collaboration with Paradigm
https://dao.alphafinance.io/proposal/discussion/1674-nft-floor-price-market-potential-collaboration-with-paradigm/

doge nft rides into fractional ownership with dog tokens
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-31/doge-nft-rides-into-fractional-ownership-with-dog-tokens

Star Atlas Breaks The Internet
https://apollo-x.medium.com/star-atlas-breaks-the-internet-4436460fd25a

A thread to catch you up on everything you need to know for the @Immutable Token Sale on Sept. 8
https://twitter.com/playtern/status/1432567118508163079

Yearn Finance has issued a grant to @atlantis0x to help build a 2d pixel metaverse
https://twitter.com/iearnfinance/status/1432387438014435332

How to create your own NFT Auction House using ZORA
https://zine.zora.co/create-auction-house

DeFi alliance launching a gaming accelerator
https://twitter.com/defialliance/status/1432757882374737921

Why you should tighten your OpSec when minting NFTs from new contracts! by @hoaktrades
https://twitter.com/hoaktrades/status/1432729468532101122

UTA Signs NFT Art Projects CryptoPunks, Meebits and Autoglyphs
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/uta-cryptopunks-nft-film-tv-vieo-games-1235005392/

Amitabh Bachchan NFT Collection Has Unique Artworks, Father's Poems
https://www.ndtv.com/business/amitabh-bachchan-launches-limited-nft-collection-becomes-first-indian-actor-to-do-so-2524407

Binance NFT Launches Premium NFT Collection by The State Hermitage Museum: Featuring Tokenized Artworks of Leonardo da Vinci & More
https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/2bebd933495c4fe6aac535a5b2f27bf8

NFT platform Art Blocks breaks record with $5.8 million sale
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/115845/nft-platform-art-blocks-smashes-record-sale-price

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗕𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀
https://twitter.com/heybentan/status/1431981575114084369

NFTs and the Fantom-enabled Creator Economy
https://fantom.foundation/blog/nfts-and-the-fantom-enabled-creator-economy/

Bored Apes Yacht Club (+Kennel) will be auctioned by Sotheby's
https://twitter.com/Sothebys/status/1431617671842381831

A quick thread about Cryptovenetians
https://twitter.com/punk6333/status/1431714126082965512

A quick thread about CryptoPunks by 0x650d
https://twitter.com/0x650d/status/1431816218709798914

Evolving User + Business Behaviors and the Metaverse
https://www.matthewball.vc/all/userbehaviorsmetaverse

REKT - A PIECE OF ART
https://www.rekt.news/a-piece-of-art/

Animoca Brands Joins Forces with Space Epic Star Atlas
https://nftplazas.com/animoca-brands-joins-star-atlas/

On buying your first NFT
https://twitter.com/punk6529/status/1431931687034830850

tips for getting exposure to the NFT world without having to own JPEGs
https://mobile.twitter.com/ColdBloodShill/status/1431014216404770818

NFT Radar – Players Have Earned $1,000,000 in the Upland.me Metaverse
https://www.nftradar.org/nft-radar-players-have-earned-1000000-in-the-upland-me-metaverse/

UTA Signs Social Token Platform Rally To Connect “Crypto-Interested Talent” With Fans
https://deadline.com/2021/08/uta-rally-nft-cryptocurrency-digital-1234820605/

Raises:




Exponent Closes $2.7m Seed Round
https://exponent-ai.medium.com/exponent-closes-2-7m-seed-round-203f156601d8

Hats raises $3.5M in seed funding to create an incentivized cybersecurity network.
https://hatsfinance.medium.com/hats-raises-3-5m-in-seed-funding-to-create-an-incentivized-cybersecurity-network-600bd4d1c84b

Polkadot’s Parallel Finance Raises $22M at $150M Valuation
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2021/08/30/polkadots-parallel-finance-raises-22m-at-150m-valuation/

DeFi Analytics Community UniWhales Raises $2.2M for DAO Transition
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2021/08/31/defi-analytics-community-uniwhales-raises-22m-for-dao-transition/

Offchain Labs raises $120 million to fix Ethereum’s shortcomings with its Arbitrum product (what a crappy headline lol)
https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/31/offchain-labs-raises-120-million-to-hide-ethereums-shortcomings-with-arbitrum-scaling-product/

Igniting the team and community to build the standard communication protocol for web3 together
https://blog.xmtp.com/series-a/

Syndicate Raises $20M Series A to Scale Community-Driven Investing Platform
https://syndicate.mirror.xyz/BYU6CUG4k4hRx7HMviApYAxpEpIhe-mMDhzyBy580tU

Thai crypto exchange Zipmex raises $41 mln from Bank of Ayudhya, others
https://www.reuters.com/article/thailand-crypto-currency/thai-crypto-exchange-zipmex-raises-41-mln-from-bank-of-ayudhya-others-idUSL4N2Q2120

Exclusible 2.2m seed round
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/exclusible_announcing-a-22m-seed-round-digital-luxury-activity-6838365530320093184-PTD_/

Waterfall DeFi, a true risk tranching protocol, closed a $2M seed round
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/waterfall-defi-a-true-risk-tranching-protocol-closed-2m-seed-round

Fingerprints DAO welcomes a16z, variant, consensys mesh and other funds
https://twitter.com/FingerprintsDAO/status/1433171214969737219

Hyype $1.5m seed round
https://twitter.com/hyypeHQ/status/1433101142406451202

UXD Protocol Announces $3 Million Seed Round led by Multicoin Capital
https://uxdprotocol.medium.com/uxd-protocol-announces-3-million-seed-round-led-by-multicoin-capital-f5037c001a87

xmtp announce $20m Series A led by a16z
https://twitter.com/mg/status/1432748652125114376

1inch Network is looking to raise Series B at a $2.25 billion valuation
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/news+/115771/1inch-network-series-b-plans-2-25-billion-valuation

Paradigm and Founders Fund lead $16 million investment in 3LAU's NFT music platform Royal
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/115611/nft-music-platform-founded-3lau-16-million-seed-round-paradigm-founders-fund

Avalanche-based DeFi protocol Trader Joe raises $5 million from Three Arrows Capital and others
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/116439/avalanche-defi-protocol-trader-joe-funding-three-arrows-capital

'Vincent Van Dough' launches NFT fund with Three Arrows Capital founders, plans to raise $100 million
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/115996/vincent-van-dough-nft-fund-three-arrows-capital-100-million

Newly formed DeFi Education Fund announced first round of grants, totaling $195,000
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/115962/newly-formed-defi-education-fund-announced-first-round-of-grants-totaling-195000

Gamers Pledge $203M in 'Ember Sword’s' Virtual Land Sale
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/08/04/gamers-pledge-203m-in-ember-swords-virtual-land-sale/

Fox Corporation backs Eluvio's $100M raise as part of its content plan for NFTs
https://cointelegraph.com/news/fox-corporation-backs-eluvio-s-100m-raise-as-part-of-its-content-plan-for-nfts

Regulation:



Government of Cuba Says It Will Recognize, Regulate Cryptocurrencies
https://decrypt.co/79567/government-cuba-says-will-recognize-regulate-cryptocurrencies

DeFi Regulation Could Hit Prices of Hottest Ethereum Tokens: eToro CEO
https://decrypt.co/79587/defi-regulation-impact-price-of-defi-tokens-etoro-ceo-yoni

Swedish Government Returns Over $1 Million in Bitcoin to Drug Dealer
https://decrypt.co/79012/swedish-government-returns-over-1-million-bitcoin-drug-dealer

India CBDC pilot may commence in December, says RBI governor
https://cointelegraph.com/news/india-cbdc-pilot-may-commence-in-december-says-rbi-governor

Senator Toomey calls for suggestions on US crypto legislation
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/115696/senator-toomey-calls-for-suggestions-on-us-crypto-legislation

Brazil’s Federal Police seizes nearly $28 million in crypto
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/115738/brazils-federal-police-seizes-nearly-28-million-in-crypto

AriseCoin Inventor Sentenced to Five Years For $4.25 Million Scam
https://decrypt.co/79451/arisecoin-inventor-sentenced-to-five-years-for-4-25-million-scam

Additional Reads:


How to create an NFT: A guide to creating a nonfungible token
https://cointelegraph.com/nonfungible-tokens-for-beginners/how-to-create-an-nft

how to NFT on Solana by @vatn42
https://twitter.com/vatn42/status/1432986529014722560

Vitalik Buterin's twitter AMA - extremely interesting
https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1433195737907564545

Alpha Loot - wtf is loot and what freebies can you get
https://alphaleak.substack.com/p/alpha-loot

parallel EVM execution engine by @brokjelmore
https://twitter.com/brockjelmore/status/1433189610797113357

FTX US crypto market share continues to surge
https://twitter.com/HideNotSlide/status/1432862023629611013

What is Terra?
https://twitter.com/stablekwon/status/1432945210816745477

A quick look at loyalty in the largest DeFi protocols
https://www.theblockresearch.com/a-quick-look-at-loyalty-in-the-largest-defi-protocols-112059

Cohort analysis of the largest DeFi protocols on Ethereum
https://www.theblockresearch.com/cohort-analysis-of-the-largest-defi-protocols-on-ethereum-116103

Who Disrupts the Disrupters?
https://www.notboring.co/p/who-disrupts-the-disrupters

Social Token Paradox - In the metaverse, when we look in the mirror, who do we see?
https://gaby.mirror.xyz/zqchiBQhWWS49gaabLU92-BUUwfBL5aHCtNT88VTI8o

a deeper look at the incentive programs of @avalancheavax, @celoorg, and @fantomFDN
https://twitter.com/Delphi_Digital/status/1432780161091608583

Bitpanda’s Success Is Thanks to Timing and Poker
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/08/30/bitpandas-success-is-thanks-to-timing-and-poker/

Ethereum monetary policy and EIP-1559
https://www.theblockresearch.com/ethereum-monetary-policy-and-eip-1559-115676

Curve Finance and the veCRV reward meta
https://miyuki.substack.com/p/curve-finance-and-the-vecrv-reward

ARweave investment thesis - egirl capital
https://www.egirlcapital.com/portfolio/Arweave

Fantom , Celo, and Avalanche Incentive program comparison
https://twitter.com/0xkydo/status/1432546682286137349

The Metaverse Value-Chain
https://medium.com/building-the-metaverse/the-metaverse-value-chain-afcf9e09e3a7

Qiao Wang on various dev ecosystems
https://twitter.com/QwQiao/status/1432420797549789187

SegWit vs EIP-1559 adoption by @bantg
https://mobile.twitter.com/bantg/status/1431082034420764681

Article: The Billion User Table by @jonst0kes summarized by @0xshub (ScribeDAO)
https://twitter.com/0xshub/status/1431967568609243143

Frax Finance: The Fractional-Algorithmic Bank (Alec Korman, mechanism capital)
https://www.mechanism.capital/frax/

[Weekly] Market Return on StableCoin-based Strategies（30 August 2021)
https://serenityfund.medium.com/weekly-market-return-on-stablecoin-based-strategies-30-august-2021-c94cec0ad1ba

Andre Cronje about KP3R being a fee earning asset
https://twitter.com/AndreCronjeTech/status/1432180497782824966

The most famous game in China has released a native token - DRACO
https://twitter.com/WuBlockchain/status/1431884884407058436