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Twitter Threads: Wonderland/Abra/Sifu/Dani I will try to condense things here, sorry if I screw things up chronologically or miss important threads/angles $TIME $wMEMO mega liquidations including Sifu and Dani https://twitter.com/FreddieRaynolds/status/1486111609261068291 https://twitter.com/FreddieRaynolds/status/1486117605681381386 Conspiracies/allegations: https://twitter.com/divdotvc/status/1486176402831724544 https://twitter.com/aliceontheweb3/status/1486120101380247555 https://twitter.com/DefiMoon/status/1486162643018825729 + screenshot of now deleted tweet by @olypmusintern which kicked things into overdrive Zeus chimes in https://twitter.com/ohmzeus/status/1486200568011968513 dani finds out https://twitter.com/danielesesta/status/1486206191999016965 https://twitter.com/danielesesta/status/1486207458129461248 https://twitter.com/danielesesta/status/1486209715185106945 https://twitter.com/danielesesta/status/1486213755310592001 https://twitter.com/danielesesta/status/1486236047138766853 Frog Nation: Abracadabra and Wonderland United Front merge proposal goes up https://medium.com/the-defi-wonderland/frog-nation-abracadabra-and-wonderland-united-front-276cb0d723ab https://twitter.com/danielesesta/status/1486299532975611906 https://twitter.com/danielesesta/status/1486300223232217092 https://twitter.com/crypto_condom/status/1486397928671481861 https://twitter.com/danielesesta/status/1486350138578972682 Dani then hosts 2 twitter AMA spaces where he tackles questions and FUD Community appreciates leaders stepping up https://twitter.com/genie_trades/status/1486224921772519430 Dani: work goes on https://twitter.com/danielesesta/status/1486341591732269062 Messi: put down your pitchforks https://twitter.com/CryptoMessiah/status/1486412799865667589 @jackniewold: breakdown of the drama so far and implications https://twitter.com/JackNiewold/status/1486436910599860224 Tetranode: pushing back against the merger https://twitter.com/Tetranode/status/1486605449046679557 Zach drops the bomb: 0xsifu = QuadrigaCX's Michael Patryn https://twitter.com/zachxbt/status/1486591682728673282 Reactions Full Quadriga Story https://twitter.com/donkarziavelli/status/1486595732589236224 Sushiswap https://twitter.com/SushiSwap/status/1486636106921693184 Andre Cronje https://twitter.com/AndreCronjeTech/status/1486607111094255622 0xMaki https://twitter.com/0xMaki/status/1486668228952838145 https://twitter.com/0xMaki/status/1486670545362079755 DCF God https://twitter.com/dcfgod/status/1486593773471678465 https://twitter.com/dcfgod/status/1486609300948725761 https://twitter.com/dcfgod/status/1486638958637305857 @napgener chimes in with $CVX insight https://twitter.com/napgener/status/1486675711180038148 @mister_ch0c https://twitter.com/Mister_Ch0c/status/1486622621252866051 @MidasTheFool with chronological breakdown of events https://twitter.com/MidasTheFool/status/1486624568785604613 @tayvano_ (check the entire thread) https://twitter.com/tayvano_/status/1486605587064385539 https://twitter.com/tayvano_/status/1282919835140157440 Dani responds https://twitter.com/danielesesta/status/1486591436233404421 https://mirror.xyz/0x8A7f7C5b556B1298a74c0e89df46Eba117A2F6c1/Laraxx5dW-07hvHS-ff8TgnS4etd67SbM05Li1Am1ag https://twitter.com/danielesesta/status/1486682120420413440 CT isn't very charmed by the response @mdudas https://twitter.com/mdudas/status/1486674668773908482 @alphaketchum https://twitter.com/alphaketchum/status/1486649727643000833 Andre Cronje https://twitter.com/AndreCronjeTech/status/1486667374053007361 banteg https://twitter.com/bantg/status/1486686193911746565 Hsaka https://twitter.com/HsakaTrades/status/1486682020532998145 @jozolesko https://twitter.com/JozoJesko/status/1486672620095516677 https://twitter.com/JozoJesko/status/1486681992330678281 Vote to remove Sifu as treasury manager goes up https://twitter.com/danielesesta/status/1486711002221539329 Statement from Sifu https://twitter.com/0xuboater/status/1486724646120558600 Dani won't respond any more until vote is over https://twitter.com/danielesesta/status/1486717885556789253

Additional Reads: (Cont'd #1) Parallel Prime Proposal Redux https://words.yunt.capital/parallel-prime-proposal-redux-b6ab7c1e514e Echelon Foundation Whitepaper Redux https://words.yunt.capital/echelon-foundation-whitepaper-redux-5db8c23cdbe0 A cautiously optimistic essay on OlympusDAO https://mirror.xyz/0xemperor.eth/oOrr8DkQFOqM7yRQN1ixm-xuLYtSVEfYORxs0eA5ASE CCC Archives: Crabada Overview/Proposal https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Lmc54COCv23dVIbEp00H2Y1MMH4YEWIv/view Lobster DAO Collaboration Proposal https://telegra.ph/LobsterProp-01-12 FTX: End of Year 2021 https://blog.ftx.com/blog/end-of-year-2021/ How Blockchain Could Solve the Problem of Digital Identity https://time.com/6142810/proof-of-humanity/ chain debrief: An in-depth overview of the Terra ecosystem https://chaindebrief.com/research/an-in-depth-overview-of-the-terra-ecosystem/ MEV — A Deep Dive, Part 1 by Liam Zhang & Lau Boe Jie, NGC Ventures https://medium.com/@liamzhang/mev-a-deep-dive-part-1-3f389ef16d32 A retrospective on NFTs in 2021 by Tyler Scott Ward https://medium.com/universe-xyz/a-retrospective-on-nfts-in-2021-e3445777350a Hop Protocol — A Deep Dive by Arjun Chand https://blog.li.finance/hop-protocol-a-deep-dive-5075eddc4dd A Guide to the Best NFT Marketplaces on Binance Smart Chain https://nftplazas.com/best-nft-marketplaces-binance-smart-chain/ Metis First-Half 2022 Roadmap https://metisdao.medium.com/metis-first-half-2022-roadmap-55c029ddf80a Capital gains tax: What is it and how it applies to your crypto https://www.coinbase.com/de/learn/your-crypto/understanding-capital-gains 2022 Crypto Year Ahead: Themes, Projects, and Trends We’re Watching https://members.delphidigital.io/reports/year-ahead-2022-themes-projects-trends/

Additional Reads: Vitalik Buterin: Soulbound https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2022/01/26/soulbound.html Cardano’s First Dex is Here. Does It Work? | Sundaeswap First Look https://thedefiant.io/cardanos-first-dex-is-here-does-it-work-sundaeswap-first-look/ State of Uniswap Q4 2021 https://messari.io/article/state-of-uniswap-q4-2021 (throw-back) DeFi Flywheel : engineering protocol to protocol synergies through tokens https://tokenbrice.xyz/defi-flywheel/ Tokemak, the Kingmaker of Web3 https://medium.com/tokemak/tokemak-the-kingmaker-of-web3-ab6592e112ff Yield Guild Games: The Ally of Gamers https://messari.io/article/yield-guild-games-the-ally-of-gamers Speeding up the EVM (part 1) by Xinyuan Sun https://writings.flashbots.net/research/speeding-up-evm-part-1/ Simpin' Ain't Easy: The Business Sense Behind IreneDAO https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/01/20/simpin-aint-easy-the-business-sense-behind-irenedao/ Genesis Q4 Market Observations https://genesistrading.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Genesis21Q4QuarterlyReport-final3.pdf DeFi Kingdoms — Tokenomics — Summoning Costs and Tavern Fees and Impact on Quest Reward Pool https://medium.com/@Samichpunch/defi-kingdoms-tokenomics-summoning-costs-and-tavern-fees-and-impact-on-quest-reward-pool-2119b67e9c01 Zeneca_33: Letter 24: Infinite Regret https://zeneca33.substack.com/p/letter-24-infinite-regret Olympus12: Building a Strong Ecosystem Around a Web3-Native Reserve Currency https://olympusdao.medium.com/olympus12-building-a-strong-ecosystem-around-a-web3-native-reserve-currency-416f58175e74 A Deep Dive Into Stader: Building Infrastructure For Staking https://blog.coinlist.co/a-deep-dive-into-stader-building-infrastructure-for-staking/ A quick guide to Treasure by William M. Peaster https://metaversal.banklesshq.com/p/a-quick-guide-to-treasure What's a SubDAO? by frogmonkee https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/whats-a-subdao A DeFi crash course for normies: Crypto markets since 2017 https://noahpinion.substack.com/p/a-defi-crash-course-for-normies-crypto Crypto and Music: Jamming into Web 3.0 https://messari.io/article/crypto-and-music-jamming-into-web-3-0 Arthur Hayes - Bottomless https://blog.bitmex.com/bottomless/ StarkNet roundup #1 https://swagtimus.substack.com/p/starknet-roundup-1 Coinbase Institutional: Tokenomics Review - $GRT https://assets.ctfassets.net/7ca8qfn907uv/3vuJir2LoFEgEz4N2TILNX/5038959fed408198e5560bb0be849a52/Tokenomics_2022.01.24_GRT.pdf A modest proposal: USDC v3 https://alexkroeger.mirror.xyz/RJ1gZ8tAfqXOmfA3MJz0AkD082c-3hwr2lba-F1j3uw Redacted V2022 WIP https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1z0BTfir5unw8wTn5m4LHD9zX7k2410LZi24BSeCMvRY/edit#slide=id.g10c7ddd8dab_1_298 Introducing Web3 Investment Clubs https://syndicate.mirror.xyz/4p6a0nKpBYMSxoAfN6KpjcUwJSD2t68Dq7zgoliB4pk Paradigm: Constant Rate Issuance Sales Protocol https://www.paradigm.xyz/2022/01/constant-rate-issuance-sales-protocol/ zkSNARKs vs zkSTARKs: a primer https://mirror.xyz/pseudotheos.eth/_LAi4cCFz2gaC-3WgNmri1eTvckA32L7v31A8saJvqg

Regulation: Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged, points to interest rate hike coming in March https://twitter.com/cnbcnow/status/1486413678777880576 Fed Releases Discussion Paper on US Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) https://www.investopedia.com/fed-paper-on-central-bank-digital-currency-cbdc-5216571 https://www.reuters.com/business/fed-lays-out-risks-benefits-cbdc-paper-takes-no-policy-stance-2022-01-20/ Putin is in favor of regulating crypto mining in Russia https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131974/putin-reportedly-in-favor-of-regulated-crypto-mining-in-russia Russian Finance Ministry submits crypto regulatory framework for review https://cointelegraph.com/news/russian-finance-ministry-submits-crypto-regulatory-framework-for-review Binance failed to live up to its anti-money laundering obligations, report says https://fortune.com/2022/01/24/binance-anti-money-laundering-obligations/ SEC reportedly probing crypto lending products by Gemini and Celsius https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-reportedly-probing-crypto-lending-products-by-gemini-and-celsius Turkish president orders ruling party to organize metaverse forum https://cointelegraph.com/news/turkish-president-orders-ruling-party-to-organize-metaverse-forum IMF urges El Salvador to remove Bitcoin's status as legal tender https://cointelegraph.com/news/imf-urges-el-salvador-to-remove-bitcoin-s-status-as-legal-tender Thai regulators team up to issue guidelines on digital asset payments https://cointelegraph.com/news/thai-regulators-team-up-to-issue-guidelines-on-digital-assets-payments Gemini Galactic approved for FINRA membership https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131759/gemini-galactic-approved-for-finra-membership Following CFTC settlement, prediction platform Polymarket geoblocks trades in the US https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131383/following-cftc-settlement-prediction-platform-polymarket-geoblocks-trades-in-the-us Indonesian regulator takes cue from Islamic NGOs, bars crypto sales for institutions https://cointelegraph.com/news/indonesian-regulator-takes-cue-from-islamic-ngos-bars-crypto-sales-for-institutions House of Representatives committee schedules hearing on stablecoins for February 8 https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131726/house-of-representatives-committee-schedules-hearing-on-stablecoins-for-february-8 Bulgaria Won’t Waver on Euro Adoption, Finance Chief Says https://archive.ph/Uvt4L#selection-3009.0-3016.0 MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Accounting to Investors Rejected by SEC https://archive.ph/eukiu#selection-1495.0-1506.0 SEC delays decision on ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF until 3rd of April https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro/cboebzx/2022/34-94055.pdf SEC delays decision on Teucrium Bitcoin Futures Fund until 8th of April https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro/nysearca/2022/34-94054.pdf

Raises: (Cont'd #1) DOOMSDAYX raised $1.5mln led by TCG https://twitter.com/doomsdayxio/status/1483845582435143688 a16z, Google lead $20M investment in Africa Web3 game publisher Carry1st https://cointelegraph.com/news/a16z-google-lead-20m-investment-in-africa-web3-game-publisher-carry1st Crypto IRA iTrustCapital raises $125M, pushes valuation over $1B https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-ira-itrustcapital-raises-125m-pushes-valuation-over-1b Venue One closes $3.4M Financing https://venueone.medium.com/venue-one-closes-3-4m-financing-2091e9b32e49 Syndr: Announcing our Angel round https://medium.com/syndr/announcing-our-angel-round-e0677a7c5b8 BITCOIN COMPANY VOLTAGE RAISES $6M IN SEED ROUND https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-company-voltage-raises-6m Vinter, Europe’s fastest-growing index provider for crypto assets, raises $3.4m https://finance.yahoo.com/news/vinter-europe-fastest-growing-index-080000412.html MetaGoons, closes $2M seed round to create the premier Meta-lifestyle brand and become the tastemaker of the Metaverse, announces partnership with Team Pacquiao GG https://medium.com/@MetaGoons/metagoons-closes-2m-seed-round-to-create-the-premier-meta-lifestyle-brand-and-become-the-d9d3c3d116d2 Infinity Force raises $5.5M seed investment https://medium.com/infinityforce/infinity-force-raises-5-5m-seed-investment-b43b6af99e96 Cyber raises $6.7m to empower creatives to build their own worlds with digital assets https://mirror.xyz/0x76DB02500F7631d57BC2DcDCa9d4cf782b99E119/uUiaVgG7DSAkaPAIiv3kH_jMUXhUqGlvUhNiwmTkURY Leading Capital Markets Protocol Folks Finance Closes $3 Million Seed Funding Round https://folksfinance.medium.com/leading-capital-markets-protocol-folks-finance-closes-3-million-seed-funding-round-7a8aad9bfe42 Pip, a Solana Web3 project, gets funding from Coinbase Ventures, Alameda Research and CMS Holdings https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/pip-a-solana-web3-project-gets-funding-from-coinbase-ventures-alameda-research-and-cms-holdings Azuro closes $3.5mln seed round to build the base layer for decentralized betting https://azuroprotocol.medium.com/azuro-closes-3-5mln-seed-round-to-build-the-base-layer-for-decentralized-betting-369f384cd228 Binance Labs Leads $5.5 Million Seed Round for Heroes of Mavia https://www.binance.com/en/blog/ecosystem/binance-labs-leads-$55-million-seed-round-for-heroes-of-mavia-421499824684903327 Closing Out Our Strategic and Private Round Funding with $3.3 Million Raised https://medium.com/metastrike/closing-out-our-strategic-and-private-round-funding-a6747f39b967 BCB GROUP RAISES $60M IN THE LARGEST EVER SERIES A FUNDING ROUND IN THE UK BLOCKCHAIN INDUSTRY https://www.bcbgroup.com/bcb-group-raises-60m-in-series-a-funding-round/ EXA Finance raises $2 Million in Seed Funding https://exafinance.medium.com/exa-finance-raises-2-million-in-seed-funding-10a9521f513b Flint had raised $5.1 mln in their seed led by Sequoia India and GFC https://twitter.com/anshuagrawal_/status/1485976492861698051 Project Galaxy Secures $10M Led by Multicoin Capital And Dragonfly Capital To Build The Largest Open Credential Network In The World https://blog.galaxy.eco/project-galaxy-secures-10m-led-by-multicoin-capital-and-dragonfly-capital-to-build-the-largest-c262151481fb Prismatic Closed $2M Seed-Raise https://beincrypto.com/prismatic-closed-2m-seed-raise/ BasicBlock Raises $78M in Equity Funding https://www.finsmes.com/2022/01/basicblock-raises-78m-in-equity-funding.html

Raises: FTX.US scores $8 billion valuation in its first funding round https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131652/ftx-us-scores-8-billion-valuation-in-its-first-funding-round The Graph, the 'Google of Blockchains,' Raises $50M in Round Led by Tiger Global https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/21/google-for-blockchains-the-graph-raises-50m-led-by-tiger-global/ Crypto tax reporting platform CoinTracker raises $100 million in Series A funding https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131960/crypto-tax-reporting-platform-cointracker-raises-100-million-in-series-a-funding Fireblocks raises $550 million in Series E funding, now valued at $8 billion https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131952/fireblocks-raises-550-million-in-series-e-funding-now-valued-at-8-billion Superdao raises $10.5 million seed round, valued at $160 million https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131637/superdao-raises-10-5-million-seed-round-valued-at-160-million Crypto art collector PleasrDAO is raising $69 million https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131441/pleasrdao-crypto-art-fundraise JonesDAO raises $3M in Seed Round with Tetranode, [REDACTED] Cartel, David Iach, SmallCapScientist, Xenesis, Revofusion, Witherblock, and 0xSami https://jonesdao.substack.com/p/jonesdao-raises-3m-in-seed-round Blockchain infrastructure firm Blockdaemon scores $3.25 billion post-money valuation in new fundraise https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131861/blockchain-infrastructure-firm-blockdaemon-scores-3-25-billion-post-money-valuation-in-new-fundraise BreederDAO just raised funding from a16z and others to generate NFTs at scale https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/25/this-startup-newly-funded-by-a16z-is-producing-nfts-as-if-they-were-widgets/ BCB Group raises a $60 million Series A round co-led by Foundation Capital https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131385/bcb-group-raise Solana-based 'move-to-earn' startup STEPN raises $5 million in SAFT sale https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/130953/solana-move-to-earn-stepn-funding meow.co announces new investors https://twitter.com/arvanaghi/status/1484579265911922694 Stonks raises $15m to build a Live Platform for Startup Demo Days https://blog.stonks.com/stonks-raises-15m-to-build-a-live-platform-for-startup-demo-days-2eddef09c07a Multicoin: Investing in Web3 Credentialing https://multicoin.capital/2022/01/25/investing-in-web3-credentialing/ Sigil invests in Fairmint ahead of its strong 2022 https://www.sigilfund.com/blog/sigil-invests-in-fairmint-ahead-of-its-strong-2022-73 CoinTracker Raises $100M as Crypto Tax Season Heats Up https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/27/cointracker-raises-100m-as-crypto-tax-season-heats-up/ Atomic Form Raises its 4.5MM Series Seed to Expand Full Stack Solutions for NFTs, Displays, and On-Chain Digital Media https://txvi5croxbmnq8mw-53414527152.shopifypreview.com/blogs/news/atomic-form-raises-its-series-seed-to-expand-full-stack-solutions-for-nfts-displays-and-on-chain-digital-media HAL secures $3 million seed funding and integration with DeFi platform Aave https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131735/hal-secures-3-million-seed-funding-and-integration-with-defi-platform-aave The Sandbox Looks to Boost Metaverse Startups With $50M Incubator Program https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/27/the-sandbox-looks-to-boost-metaverse-startups-with-50m-incubator-program/ Blockchain security startup Redefine raises $11 million Seed round for crypto firewall https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3927366,00.html Introducing Lit Protocol - undisclosed raise https://blog.litprotocol.com/?p=introducing-lit-protocol Bahrain-based crypto exchange Rain raises USD 110 mn series B https://enterprise.press/stories/2022/01/19/bahrain-based-crypto-exchange-rain-raises-usd-110-mn-series-b-63152/ French Crypto Platform Coinhouse Raises $17M to Fuel European Expansion https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/18/french-crypto-platform-coinhouse-raises-17m-to-fuel-european-expansion/ GameFi Operator Digital Entertainment Asset Closes $12 Million Seed Round https://dea.sg/news/20220119_01/

Perion DAO & Smart Token Labs Launch Season Rewards NFT for Top Scholars https://nftplazas.com/perion-dao-launch-season-rewards-nft-for-top-ranked-players/

NFTs: Twitter Launches NFT Profile Picture Verification https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/20/twitter-launches-nft-profile-picture-verification/ https://twitter.com/opensea/status/1484227676873191424 https://twitter.com/rainbowdotme/status/1484228261567676429 Echelon whitepaper https://paper.echelon.io/echelon-whitepaper.pdf Parallel's Prime Proposal https://paper.parallel.life/prime-proposal.pdf FRONTIER x Ubisoft https://twitter.com/missingfrontier/status/1486753447596679168 Tarantino’s First Pulp Fiction NFT Sells for $1.1 Million https://nftplazas.com/tarantinos-first-pulp-fiction-nft-sells-for-1-1-million/ Google Searches for ‘NFT’ Outrun ‘Crypto’ As Asia Dominates Action https://thedefiant.io/google-searches-nfts/ Aavegotchi Prepares for DeFi RPG Launch with Wearables Raffle https://nftplazas.com/aavegotchi-defi-rpg-wearables-raffle/ OpenSea Adds Listing Checking Tools Following Major Exploit https://nftplazas.com/opensea-listing-tools/ Beer giant Anheuser-Busch launches NFT project for Bud Light https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131863/beer-giant-anheuser-busch-launches-nft-project-for-bud-light The Beatles and John Lennon music history collection to be auctioned as NFTs https://cointelegraph.com/news/the-beatles-and-john-lennon-music-history-collection-to-be-auctioned-as-nfts OpenSea is trying to save people's NFTs but pesky frontrunners are poaching them https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131961/opensea-is-trying-to-save-peoples-nfts-but-pesky-frontrunners-are-poaching-them NFTs with Exclusive Footage of David Bowie Live Now https://nftplazas.com/nfts-with-exclusive-footage-of-david-bowie/ adidas Originals and Prada announce a user-generated NFT project https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131037/adidas-originals-and-prada-announce-a-user-generated-nft-project YouTube CEO hints that NFTs could be added to creator platform https://cointelegraph.com/news/youtube-ceo-hints-that-nfts-could-be-added-to-creator-platform Facebook's parent company Meta is looking to launch NFT marketplace https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/130974/meta-nft-report Reddit is testing out NFT profile pics, but ‘no decisions have been made’ https://cointelegraph.com/news/reddit-is-testing-out-nft-profile-pics-but-no-decisions-have-been-made The Bored Ape Yacht Club's Apes Vs. Mutants Mobile Game Competition Begins https://www.theboredapegazette.com/post/the-bored-ape-yacht-club-s-apes-vs-mutants-mobile-game-competition-begins-tonight https://twitter.com/BoredApeYC/status/1484652107252785152 The Sandbox and Warner Music Group to create music-themed LAND https://cointelegraph.com/news/the-sandbox-and-warner-music-group-to-create-music-themed-land OpenSea is reimbursing users who sold NFTs below market value due to UI issue https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131443/opensea-reimburses-users-sold-nfts-below-market-value-ui-issue NASA blasts NFTs, says they won’t take off with its imagery https://cointelegraph.com/news/nasa-blasts-nfts-says-they-won-t-take-off-with-its-imagery Larva Labs threatening to dump V1 Punks on the market https://twitter.com/larvalabs/status/1486092138534387712 Madonna, Beanie, Rug Radio and CryptoSkulls: 5 NFT events trending on Twitter https://cointelegraph.com/news/madonna-beanie-rug-radio-and-cryptoskulls-5-nft-events-trending-on-twitter UFC Strike have sold out their first Fully Loaded pack drop for $5m USD https://twitter.com/flowverse_/status/1485455762986246145 Kanye West wants royalties from Paparazzi photos, with the help of NFTs (lol) https://cointelegraph.com/news/kanye-west-wants-royalties-from-paparazzi-photos-with-the-help-of-nfts NFT market continues to shrug off broader macro rout https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131496/nft-market-continues-to-shrug-off-broader-macro-rout Leaked Screenshots Indicate OpenSea & Solana Integration https://nftplazas.com/opensea-solana-integration/ MoonPay rolls out credit card checkout tool for NFT purchases https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131912/moonpay-rolls-out-credit-card-checkout-tool-for-nft-purchases

News/Updates (Cont'd #1) Aloe Labs: Roadmap Update and Investor Announcement https://aloelabs.medium.com/roadmap-update-and-investor-announcement-eeeb02a2bb6e YouTube’s head of gaming leaves to join Polygon Studios as CEO https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131573/youtubes-head-of-gaming-leaves-to-join-polygon-studios-as-ceo Avalanche SpacesVM https://twitter.com/_patrickogrady/status/1484221404111245312 Anchor’s V2 Borrow Model https://twitter.com/anchor_protocol/status/1484272487470972929 StarkWare x OpenZeppelin https://twitter.com/StarkWareLtd/status/1486727091424935948 Themis is now live on mainnet https://twitter.com/OfficialThemis/status/1484561372251836418 ParaSwap launching on Fantom to extend its DEX aggregator service https://medium.com/paraswap/paraswap-launching-on-fantom-to-extend-its-dex-aggregator-service-6da1797fda52 Germany's 2021: New regulations, the digital euro and NFTs on the rise https://cointelegraph.com/news/germany-s-2021-new-regulations-the-digital-euro-and-nfts-on-the-rise Bithumb to block crypto withdrawals to unverified private wallets https://cointelegraph.com/news/bithumb-to-block-crypto-withdrawals-to-unverified-private-wallets JPMorgan Chase closes Uniswap founder's bank accounts https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131314/jpmorgan-chase-closes-uniswap-founders-bank-accounts Enter ZORA V3 https://zine.zora.co/zora-v3 Coinbase hires former SEC counsel to serve as senior public policy manager https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131377/coinbase-hires-former-sec-counsel-to-serve-as-senior-public-policy-manager Solidly: preparation for launch https://andrecronje.medium.com/solidly-preparation-for-launch-8e653ce8a428 Binance Lists Anchor Protocol (ANC) https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/25dfef7a745d4e9d9eef111ed054c3d4 JonesDAO launch was botted https://twitter.com/unexployed_/status/1485979731971485699 Aave Governance: Revert ENJ Parameter Changes and Enable FEI as Collateral on Aave V2 https://app.aave.com/#/governance/57-Qma1jU4Cdw9QTKYCiaCPtfZX8SEcHpYFknWk1ugiK88rfm Synthetix Governance: Synthetix expansion to Polygon https://research.synthetix.io/t/synthetix-expansion-to-polygon/515 New brand for Uniswap Grants Program https://twitter.com/john_c_palmer/status/1407082444101148679 Boba Network Launches Innovative ‘WAGMI’ Options Incentives with UMA Protocol https://boba.network/wagmi/ Introducing Tracer Perpetual Pools V2 https://tracer.finance/radar/perpetual-pools-v2-roadmap/ Synthetix L222 Roadmap https://mirror.xyz/kain.eth/uM1hi6YIcjOfYAY4FwWqvW9u2uDywv3sv38cLX73jEE Index Coop x Notional Finance https://twitter.com/Crypto_Texan/status/1486098526367010817 Valkyrie files for bitcoin mining ETF https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131864/valkyrie-files-for-bitcoin-mining-etf Ribbon Launches Vaults On Solana With Zeta Markets https://zetamarkets.medium.com/ribbon-launches-vaults-on-solana-with-zeta-markets-888651e11997 Thailand’s Bitkub plans crypto expansion in SE Asia https://archive.ph/8KMh8#selection-1503.0-1508.0 South Korean Crypto Exchange Bithumb Will Block Unregistered Wallets https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/01/25/south-korean-crypto-exchange-bithumb-will-block-unregistered-wallets/ CoinShares Lists World’s First Crypto ETPs With Transparent Staking Rewards and Reduced Management Fees https://coinshares.com/news/coinshares-reduced-fee-staked-etps-polkadot-tezos Bitfinex Announced Support for BitTorrent Token Redenomination and Swap https://www.cryptonewsz.com/bitfinex-announced-support-for-bittorrent-token-redenomination-and-swap/ Ethereum's Hashrate Sets New Milestone in Ongoing Shift to Proof of Stake https://u.today/ethereums-hashrate-sets-new-milestone-in-ongoing-shift-to-proof-of-stake

News/Updates: DeFi protocol Wonderland is allegedly run by QuadrigaCX co-founder https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131931/avalanche-defi-wonderland-time-0xsifu-quadrigacx-patryn Wonderland co-founder revelations spark market sell-off for associated tokens https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131951/wonderland-co-founder-revelations-spark-market-sell-off-for-associated-tokens Ripple announces stock buyback, nabs $15 billion valuation https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131577/ripple-announces-stock-buyback-nabs-15-billion-valuation Dragonfly Capital is raising $500 million for new fund https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131596/dragonfly-capital-is-raising-500-million-for-new-fund Sushi x Frog Nation - passed https://mirror.xyz/0x8A7f7C5b556B1298a74c0e89df46Eba117A2F6c1/uh6IqKf0T6WqhIy2Bhn2UVDn8wDvHlvCCljDWeuO2LM Meta to wind down stablecoin project Diem with $200 million asset sale https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/132015/meta-to-wind-down-stablecoin-project-diem-with-200-million-asset-sale-report RON Is Live! https://axie.substack.com/p/ron Rari's Fuse is live on Arbitrum https://twitter.com/RariCapital/status/1485661611838877699 Keep3r FixedForex updated, version 0.7.4 released https://twitter.com/thekeep3r/status/1486614433099038721 94% of Advisors Received Questions About Crypto from Clients in 2021, Bitwise/ETF Trends Survey Finds https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220120005710/en/ Introducing NFTX Inventory Staking https://blog.nftx.io/introducing-nftx-inventory-staking/ Mobile-First Blockchain Celo Launches Stablecoin Tied to Brazilian Real https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/27/mobile-first-blockchain-celo-launches-stablecoin-tied-to-brazilian-real/ Anchor Protocol Burns Through Its Reserves As Deposits Pile Up https://thedefiant.io/anchor-yield-reserve/ Binance to Sponsor Argentina’s National Soccer Team, Professional ​​League https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/25/binance-to-sponsor-argentinas-national-soccer-team-professional-league/ DEXs Sliding into Price War as Uniswap and dYdX Slash Trading Fees https://thedefiant.io/price-war-dexs/ OlympusDAO Governance: OIP-76: Create Inverse Bond Policy Lever https://forum.olympusdao.finance/d/1020-oip-76-create-inverse-bond-policy-lever BlackRock Plans ‘Blockchain and Tech’ ETF Amid Crypto Meltdown https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-21/blackrock-plans-blockchain-and-tech-etf-amid-crypto-meltdown SEC rejects Fidelity's proposed spot Bitcoin ETF https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/132039/sec-rejects-fidelitys-proposed-spot-bitcoin-etf Traders are complaining about Solana's performance, raising questions about its status as a Wall Street darling https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131278/traders-are-complaining-about-solanas-performance-raising-questions-about-its-status-as-a-wall-street-darling Fantom Becomes Third-Largest DeFi Protocol by Value Locked https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/01/24/fantom-becomes-third-largest-defi-protocol-by-value-locked/ UBS to acquire robo-advisor Wealthfront for $1.4 billion https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131805/ubs-to-acquire-robo-advisor-wealthfront-for-1-4-billion Amazon Marketplace Owners Can Now Be Bought Out in Crypto https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/27/amazon-marketplace-owners-can-now-be-bought-out-in-crypto/ Sushiswap launches limit orders on Fantom https://twitter.com/chillichelli/status/1485235806793089026 BitDAO launches $200M zkDAO to advance Ethereum scaling via zkSync https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitdao-launches-200m-zkdao-to-advance-ethereum-scaling-via-zksync RDPX V2 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lFaOJRNjgdbC6-9Pxmz3_pRHAv5ckotr/view Astroport upgrades unlocked: APYs, staking, and claiming https://astroport.medium.com/astroport-upgrades-unlocked-apys-staking-and-claiming-77aff02cfd00 MakerDAO Governance: gbMKR, a proposal to benefit long-term MKR holders https://forum.makerdao.com/t/gbmkr-a-proposal-to-benefit-long-term-mkr-holders/12756

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Hope you have a lovely weekend, a great, blessed and healthy week and may this week's dump bring you value. ♥️ I celebrated 3,000 subscribers but by the time I finished dumping all the links at least 5 left, probably due to the sheer horror or sudden notification spam. Alas, we will celebrate 3k once more!

Podcasts: Empire: $6 Billion Fund Manager Explains Why Defi is Undervalued (ft. Joey Krug, Pantera) https://open.spotify.com/episode/0MzovjyZja8VVRbOXEoNqT UpOnly: Tetranode on being an activist whale for Ethereum projects https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDhywT14xpE Notes: https://twitter.com/Tetranode/status/1482169163946729473 https://twitter.com/FichaCapital/status/1481765793067151364 https://twitter.com/dcaintern/status/1481782705205489670 https://twitter.com/cmsintern/status/1481776994631225349 Bankless | Creating Memes with Gabriel Haines | Meet the Nation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuOSGpLwLnM The Block Research: Yearly Blockchain Funding Wrap Up | Full Video https://www.theblockresearch.com/yearly-blockchain-funding-wrap-up-full-video-131034 Frog Radio: Andre Cronje x Daniele Sesta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJp47q5iTck Notes: https://twitter.com/AlchemixOccultx/status/1483871068913905669 https://twitter.com/delphiintern/status/1483879379960844295 https://twitter.com/Adielyaakov/status/1484176225593483272 https://twitter.com/statelayer/status/1483989467744591873 https://twitter.com/JackNiewold/status/1483962639579422721 Talking Crypto #79 - Darren Lau https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvWqXClEWmU Sillytuna - The OG Who Sold A Punk For $12m AND Can See The Future - Zima Red ep 99 https://anchor.fm/andrew-steinwold/episodes/Sillytuna---The-OG-Who-Sold-A-Punk-For-12m-AND-Can-See-The-Future---Zima-Red-ep-99-e1d47qf Zero Knowledge FM: Episode 214: Emin Gün Sirer on Avalanche and its Formation https://zeroknowledge.fm/214-2/ Delphi Podcast: Ryan “Fwiz” Wyatt: Head of YouTube Gaming on the Future of Blockchain Games, Web3, and the Creator Economy https://members.delphidigital.io/reports/ryan-fwiz-wyatt-head-of-youtube-gaming-on-the-future-of-blockchain-games-web3-and-the-creator-economy/ CoinGecko Meetup #17 feat Adam Cochran, Matthew Graham, Bobby Ong and Chris McCann https://www.crowdcast.io/e/coingecko-meetup-17

Twitter Threads: (Cont'd #1) Long-Tail Miner Extractable Value (LTMEV) is one of the most secretive phenomena of DeFi by @ChainsightA https://twitter.com/chainsighta/status/1483295939901153281 valueless govenance tokens discussion on @mewn21's thread (read the comments) https://twitter.com/mewn21/status/1482949212732067842 A thread discussing NFT launch issues and @Teahousehost's solution https://twitter.com/TeahouseHost/status/1482957468695412736 Thoughts on Coinbase and Opensea by @NTmoney https://twitter.com/NTmoney/status/1483162523792670722 A vision for CryptoSkulls and Historical NFTs by @leonidasNFT https://twitter.com/LeonidasNFT/status/1483168648785240068 A thread by Daniele Sestagalli about Wonderland moving away from the Olympus model https://twitter.com/danielesesta/status/1483182059002957824 @lazyvillager1's thoughts on said transition ^ https://twitter.com/lazyvillager1/status/1483289855652241408 @thedefiedge also wrote a guide for transitioning between $TIME and $wMEMO https://twitter.com/thedefiedge/status/1483424755936075783 Ledger ranting about price action followed by great comments by Cobie and others https://twitter.com/ledgerstatus/status/1483446390420381706 9 NFT charts to remember by @sanchans https://twitter.com/sanchans/status/1482099936002928640 @cyouness1's thread about what they've learned from Olympus https://twitter.com/cyounessi1/status/1483594676145954818 @cryptodetweiler's FRONTIER bull thesis https://twitter.com/cryptodetweiler/status/1483483126206812161 A very brief write-up on PvP and PvE markets by @CryptoCred https://twitter.com/CryptoCred/status/1483588227600637954 What are the limits of value derived from emissions? A Curve thread by @0xHamz https://twitter.com/0xHamz/status/1483557841914904579 @dcaintern's notes from @dcfgod's great twitter Spaces session https://twitter.com/dcaintern/status/1483583090547204097 $fee token and what to do before you decide to claim https://twitter.com/0xQuit/status/1483563882375434246 Differences between L2 -> L1 message passing between Optimism and StarkWare by @bkiepuszewski https://twitter.com/bkiepuszewski/status/1483698473048461314 A thread about Wonderland Money shenanigans by @sw4g_ct https://twitter.com/sw4g_ct/status/1483486962753630209 Why Qi Dao Could Be One Of The Hottest Defi Protocols Of 2022 by @rektdiomedes https://twitter.com/rektdiomedes/status/1482998983840600064 How to get started in web3 by @edatweets_ https://twitter.com/edatweets_/status/1483040244530393090 NoSleep reading list by @nosleepjon https://twitter.com/nosleepjon/status/1480353410457157640 Olympus thread by @carlmikel https://twitter.com/carlmikel/status/1483607844729630721 SBF: Slack in the system https://twitter.com/SBF_FTX/status/1483961876975398918 These are the best resources to help you learn more about Solidity by @useweb3 https://twitter.com/useWeb3/status/1483101569142951939 A (brief!) master guide on Avalanche by @jayks17 https://twitter.com/jayks17/status/1481417657391849472 The Tie on how to optimize your Twitter feeds https://twitter.com/thetieio/status/1482048442901975052

Twitter Threads: $WTF: A service, a token, and what everyone said five minutes into the launch when one bot drained 58 ETH from the pool by @cat5749 https://twitter.com/cat5749/status/1481813755914711042 Squeeth is live; some initial data by @wilburforce_ https://twitter.com/wilburforce_/status/1481667024577343497 Short DefiLlama front-end bug post-mortem by @0xngmi https://twitter.com/0xngmi/status/1481807475871522817 ve(3,3) Airdrop and where does the Iron Bank fit in by @kamikaz_ETH https://twitter.com/kamikaz_ETH/status/1481360236531564545 $CREAM and $veIB Thesis by @BillbyBobBaghold (lol'd at the @) https://twitter.com/BillyBobBaghold/status/1481848007197097984 @adamscochran on Curve's vyper_contract and its potential implications https://twitter.com/adamscochran/status/1482099244127428614 @LefterisJP's thread about @feeswtf's airdrop and what went wrong https://twitter.com/LefterisJP/status/1481928978680188928 Fundraising tips for founders by @n2ckchong https://twitter.com/n2ckchong/status/1482175697997099010 A thread on the dynamics of DeFi and how they've changed + some Badger alpha by @Spadaboom1 https://twitter.com/spadaboom1/status/1482041501794414597 WildCredit thread by @kujo888 https://twitter.com/kujo888/status/1482308898925252609 A thread about the key difference between Platypus' and Curve's tokenomics by @DefiDrew https://twitter.com/DefiDrew/status/1482290267952594947 A thread on punk sandwiches by the great @bertcmiller https://twitter.com/bertcmiller/status/1482086447775580161 $JPEG thread by @alexcoen_ https://twitter.com/alexcoen_/status/1482448538948808712 crypto headwinds for 2022 by @krugman25 https://twitter.com/Krugman25/status/1482388382328053761 Some updated data on btc security by @MorganTBennett https://twitter.com/MorganTBennett/status/1482411627655933953 How UMA(Risk Labs) got rugged by a US bank this week https://twitter.com/kevinchan2020/status/1482120364171816960 What's going on in the ZK/StarkWare ecosystem? by @odin_free https://twitter.com/odin_free/status/1482639179121053704 A thread on Arweave: data, comparisons, and things @AlanaDlevin finds interesting https://twitter.com/AlanaDLevin/status/1482434870475436033 Haven’t we learned our lesson on the value of useless payments tokens by @ryanwatkins_ https://twitter.com/RyanWatkins_/status/1482853467974770690 A primer about Dopex and DAOJones by @0xPEZ https://twitter.com/0xPEZ/status/1482425820706713606 A thread about what's coming to Wonderland Money by @thedefiedge https://twitter.com/thedefiedge/status/1482894904145723394 ve(3,3) transforms frogs into angel investors by @kamikaz_ETH https://twitter.com/kamikaz_ETH/status/1481897675251662849

Additional Reads: (Cont'd #1) Convex Finance: Analysis and Forecast into the 'King-Maker' DeFi Protocol by The Average Joe's Crypto https://avgjoescrypto.substack.com/p/convex-finance-analysis-and-forecast The Evmos Token Model https://evmos.blog/the-evmos-token-model-edc07014978b Is Star Atlas the next evolution in blockchain gaming? https://messari.io/article/is-star-atlas-the-next-evolution-in-blockchain-gaming Pyth Network: A First-Party Financial Oracle (whitepaper) https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pyth.whitepaper/whitepaper.pdf Splinterlands and the emergence of YGG’s subDAOs https://members.delphidigital.io/reports/splinterlands-and-the-emergence-of-yield-guilds-subdaos/

Additional Reads: Aave might be entering the Curve/Convex wars https://governance.aave.com/t/arc-consolidate-aave-v1-v2-amm-reserve-factors-purchase-cvx-and-deploy-to-earn-yield/6797 Harmony's State of the Network | Jan 13th 2022 https://www.reddit.com/r/harmony_one/comments/s3n8r4/state_of_the_network_jan_13th_2022/ Towards Malicious address identification in Bitcoin (thanks CIA officer) https://arxiv.org/pdf/2112.11721.pdf egirl capital's CL207: METAVERSE MONEY https://www.egirlcapital.com/insights/97347842 Bankless: What is the ideal NFT marketplace? https://metaversal.banklesshq.com/p/what-is-the-ideal-nft-marketplace Of Smoke and Mirrors, Part 2: The Gods’Father by Jordi Alexander https://medium.com/@game_theorizing/of-smoke-and-mirrors-part-2-the-godsfather-cd24ff7476da Kaiko Research: Volatile Risk Sentiment Fuels Soft Recovery https://blog.kaiko.com/volatile-risk-sentiment-fuels-soft-recovery-df7456f52182 A correct model of Olympus DAO by @0xfbifemboy https://fbifemboy.substack.com/p/a-correct-model-of-olympus-dao An overview of techniques for boosting Bitcoin miner hashing power https://www.theblockresearch.com/overview-techniques-boosting-bitcoin-miner-hashing-power-130728 Flashbots Transparency Report — Sept-Dec 2021 https://writings.flashbots.net/writings/transparency-21q4/ W3BB: Self-Sovereign Identity, Decentralized Identifiers, and Verifiable Credentials https://www.theblockresearch.com/w3bb-self-sovereign-identity-decentralized-identifiers-and-verifiable-credentials-129507 Mapping out the crypto mining ecosystem https://www.theblockresearch.com/mapping-out-the-crypto-mining-ecosystem-128952 Deciphering the Metaverse: The Shifting Sands of Market Dominance https://www.theblockresearch.com/deciphering-the-metaverse-the-shifting-sands-of-market-dominance-130366 What Are Play-to-Earn Games? How Players Are Making a Living With NFTs by NFT1nsight https://decrypt.co/resources/what-are-play-to-earn-games-how-players-are-making-a-living-with-nfts Sound.xyz - Music Without the Middleman https://sound.mirror.xyz/3_TAJe4y8iJsO0JoVbXYw3BM2kM3042b1s6BQf-vWRo An attempt to analyze all the drama around Olympus DAO by @0xrusowski https://0xrusowsky.substack.com/p/an-attempt-to-analyze-all-the-drama Block by Block: Assessing Risk in Decentralized Finance https://www.moodysanalytics.com/articles/2021/block_by_block_assessing_risk_in_decentralized_finance Dani's vision by knowerofmarkets https://theknower.substack.com/p/danis-vision Stablecoins Adoption on AAVE Polygon - Reading between the chains https://polygondefi.substack.com/p/stablecoins-adoption-on-aave-polygon Letter 24: Infinite Regret by Zeneca_33 https://zeneca33.substack.com/p/letter-24-infinite-regret Redacted: Introducing The Hidden Hand Marketplace https://mirror.xyz/0xE90c74145245B498fef924fAdC7bb34253c7cF90/CZDYoNk97LWOSvnOXst5ugbM5B1WHlcW3MCu4-5LIFE Principal Freezing and Ransom Attacks with MasterChefV2 by onewayfunction.eth https://mirror.xyz/onewayfunction.eth/J6mp8FmcEPBj3Q4e64GA48zmiqYoB9BobMNFgXdPJXQ The Year in Ethereum 2021 by Josh Stark & Evan Van Ness https://stark.mirror.xyz/q3OnsK7mvfGtTQ72nfoxLyEV5lfYOqUfJIoKBx7BG1I (non-crypto) Wall Street’s ‘Model Portfolio’ Boom Gets Slammed in New Paper https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-18/wall-street-s-4-9-trillion-model-boom-gets-slammed-in-new-paper https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3972562 egirl capital: 2022 PREDICTIONS FROM OUR 2D FAMILY https://www.egirlcapital.com/insights/95576068 Vitalik Buterin’s Podcast Reveals Ethereum Prospect https://medium.com/@business_40259/vitalik-buterin-ethereum-to-complete-transition-from-pow-to-pos-by-july-46412ab154f9 Sinks & Faucets: Lessons on Designing Effective Virtual Game Economies https://medium.com/1kxnetwork/sinks-faucets-lessons-on-designing-effective-virtual-game-economies-c8daf6b88d05 An updated look at Tornado Cash https://www.theblockresearch.com/an-updated-look-at-tornado-cash-130197