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Twitter Threads (Cont'd #2): The roll-up impact of EIP-4844 Proto-danksharding by @socketdottech https://twitter.com/socketdottech/status/1510986744543408132 Will Millennials Get Screwed In The 2020’s? Or Get Rich? by @rektdiomedes https://twitter.com/rektdiomedes/status/1511170148597579779 https://twitter.com/rektdiomedes/status/1511170206286057475 How to earn yield with QiDAO by @rektdiomedes https://twitter.com/rektdiomedes/status/1510089299970052098 The 2020s decade is shaping up to challenge a lot of worldviews on money and energy by @lynaldencontact https://twitter.com/LynAldenContact/status/1510684239263584260 Redacted Cartel - all you need to know by @vivzhuu https://twitter.com/vivzhuu/status/1511104282489081856 Let's dive into the Balancer Pools https://twitter.com/BalancerLabs/status/1511023925567782915 @0xotheym's thread summarizing @GiganticRebirth's tweets looking for alpha https://twitter.com/0xOtheym/status/1510723461966090242 This Week in Music NFTs by @cooopahtroopa https://twitter.com/Cooopahtroopa/status/1511074654466678787 A deep dive into Near by @nansen_alpha https://twitter.com/nansen_alpha/status/1511344095389700105 Top 5 ETH yield strategies by @rossboothr https://twitter.com/rossboothr/status/1509656136282042369 Ethereum All Core Devs wrap up by @timbeiko https://twitter.com/TimBeiko/status/1509955843654971392 How should the DeFi Insurance brand look like? by @amiralnadi https://twitter.com/amiralnadi/status/1511091184495644676 The Simple Way To Grow Your Account In The NFT Space by @loopifyyy https://twitter.com/Loopifyyy/status/1511289616397213699 @jakubjbln collected the best resources to dig deeper into Frax https://twitter.com/JakubJBLN/status/1511316647998627848 Differences between Solana and Ethereum MEV https://twitter.com/wireless_anon/status/1509496603870126080 PSA: The live Compound codebase has a reentrancy bug. Many forks have been hacked from the same bug by @danielvf https://twitter.com/danielvf/status/1509524569836691459

Twitter Threads (Cont'd #1): A thread on the gh0stlygh0sts, and how omnichain NFTs may disrupt current NFT market dynamics in ways we didn’t expect by @layerzerointern https://twitter.com/layerzerointern/status/1511082947108954116 Let's talk about Shannon's Demon by @phtevenstrong https://twitter.com/phtevenstrong/status/1510385423243255813 Curve wars thread by @crypto8fi https://twitter.com/Crypto8Fi/status/1510295696036880397 Here’s why you should care about FloorDAO, which will likely power the upcoming NFT x DeFi ecosystem by @wooni_eth https://twitter.com/wooni_eth/status/1510691642373672960 @elbarto_crypto's thread about exploring Artbirum on Nansen https://twitter.com/ElBarto_Crypto/status/1510758244146462721 @ptrwtts' Celestia thread https://twitter.com/ptrwtts/status/1509869606906650626? @a1port_eth on Azuki holders' conviction https://twitter.com/a1rport_eth/status/1510261480469368835 Analysing a project's tokenomics before investing can be the difference between a successful and failed investment by @milesdeutscher https://twitter.com/milesdeutscher/status/1506997795554791435 A few thoughts on how to build a community by @rpnickson https://twitter.com/rpnickson/status/1503410113356345345 deep dive covering structured products today, how they work, and some alpha on their future by @hussufo https://twitter.com/hussufo/status/1509647887101161472 March's main news summary by @travis_kling https://twitter.com/Travis_Kling/status/1509677929718034440 A mega-thread about Layer 2 scaling solutions for Ethereum by @shivaskhuja https://twitter.com/shivsakhuja/status/1509329321936130056 On Bancor V3 - A thread by @nansen_alpha https://twitter.com/nansen_alpha/status/1509805674598854656 On Bancor V3 - A thread by The Tie https://twitter.com/TheTIEIO/status/1509883332573626371 The illusion of alpha by @altcoinpsycho https://twitter.com/AltcoinPsycho/status/1508549216410681344 Here's a Stark reminder that rollups are definitely gmi by @___middy___ https://twitter.com/___Middy___/status/1510259082854338568 ELI5 solana congestion by @aeyakovenko https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko/status/1510669989811871748 A thread on painful lessons learned, and an epic comeback that isn’t done yet by @joey__santoro https://twitter.com/joey__santoro/status/1510679529064321025 Here's how to become a pro alpha hunter by @cov_duk https://twitter.com/Cov_duk/status/1510501765166166019 how the starcatchers team screwed their "community" during the reveal by @mehdeegbr https://twitter.com/mehdeegbr/status/1511328109446168576 The Tokenized Vault Standard (ERC-4626) is final. And the Great Vault Standardization begins now by @iearnfinance https://twitter.com/iearnfinance/status/1511444220850184197 @habits listened to Hasu's podcast with Zhu Su so you won't have to https://twitter.com/habits/status/1511458604812972032 Here are some gud yield opportunities right now by @alpha_pls https://twitter.com/alpha_pls/status/1510955380926345219 @jwverret's thread on the case against Binance and how a judge ruled that Binance didn't have sufficient contacts to be considered operating an unregistered exchange in the US https://twitter.com/jwverret/status/1511111264373821447 Applying ZK tech to bridges can fix a lot of the issues by @pseudotheos https://twitter.com/pseudotheos/status/1511342937262759939 Why building a fixed-rate protocol is hard https://twitter.com/teddywoodward/status/1511387727031324675 Quick overview of the recent launch of $COW by CowSwap and its importance in the DeFi ecosystem by @kubesqrt https://twitter.com/kubesqrt/status/1509942179086614544 How to grow a small $ amount in crypto by @cov_duk https://twitter.com/Cov_duk/status/1511535173313064961 Ways to earning interest on $AVAX by @shivsakhuja https://twitter.com/shivsakhuja/status/1510779262600564737 Here are some DeFi yield strategies (and how to use them) by @crypto8fi https://twitter.com/Crypto8Fi/status/1511352670254243856 TVL, DEX volume, revenue, and bridge flows thread by @dynamo_patrick https://twitter.com/Dynamo_Patrick/status/1511337053996437512

Twitter Threads: 4pool: (minus MakerDAO vs UST threads, ain't nobody got time for that futile drama) https://twitter.com/stablekwon/status/1510021707377287170 https://twitter.com/ItsAlwaysZonny/status/1510011598492123143 https://twitter.com/redactedcartel/status/1510006207284666374 https://twitter.com/thegreenbutton_/status/1511385648803901448 https://twitter.com/crypto_condom/status/1511507059107373057 https://twitter.com/kamikaz_ETH/status/1510218881105031170 https://twitter.com/korpi87/status/1510390892875730951 https://twitter.com/CryptoHarry_/status/1510244225304117252 https://twitter.com/adamscochran/status/1510368365805772803 https://twitter.com/samkazemian/status/1510340791712944129 $WAVES / $USDN drama: https://twitter.com/Darrenlautf/status/1510653261711241218 https://twitter.com/0xHamz/status/1509581295621451779 https://twitter.com/sasha35625/status/1510589946926673920 https://twitter.com/lawmaster/status/1510598309085335557 https://twitter.com/SBF_FTX/status/1510685533705547783 https://twitter.com/0xHamz/status/1510993765573480454 https://twitter.com/FreddieRaynolds/status/1510611057978523648 https://twitter.com/sasha35625/status/1510617725705629698 https://twitter.com/FreddieRaynolds/status/1510636307726356486 https://twitter.com/0xSisyphus/status/1510653525121974274 https://twitter.com/pleyuh/status/1510891303877459972 https://twitter.com/Isildurrrr90/status/1510895570323398656 https://twitter.com/ikardanoff/status/1511415320619229184 https://twitter.com/0xHamz/status/1511373835072905218 AMA: https://twitter.com/wavesprotocol/status/1511288542122622978 https://twitter.com/0xHamz/status/1511408653672267790 https://twitter.com/nullagent/status/1510656150978523140 https://twitter.com/sasha35625/status/1511072893341478918 (proposal accepted) https://twitter.com/0xtroll/status/1510906906495578120 https://twitter.com/DegenSpartan/status/1511131318138343425 https://twitter.com/SerenityFund/status/1511208862296440841 https://twitter.com/FreddieRaynolds/status/1511040957738803200 https://twitter.com/CryptosEngineer/status/1511055564486369288 How to create your own NFT alpha "group" using Nansen by @nellimkopi https://twitter.com/nellimkopi/status/1509551793625178117 DFK knows how to do a ponzi thread by @buhlaque https://twitter.com/Buhlaque/status/1510139831191494658 Euler V1 thread by @euler_mab https://twitter.com/euler_mab/status/1509484799379091457 Meta-thread about the ECON & LIBE committees of the EU Parliament and their vote in favor of the FTR compromises by @paddi_hansen https://twitter.com/paddi_hansen/status/1509536318585454597 Solana Pay deep dive thread by @solanainsiders https://twitter.com/SolanaInsiders/status/1509582383175151619 Transaction Quality Trilema by @0xmisaka https://twitter.com/0xmisaka/status/1511370037306834954 The Hitchhikers guide to war rooms and Smart Contract's security incidents by @stroming0x https://twitter.com/storming0x/status/1509769575021178886 The truth about Liquidity Pool APRs by @momentum_6 https://twitter.com/Momentum_6/status/1510319194864115715 Why TVL is a useless metric and what we should look at instead by @valentalb https://twitter.com/valentalb/status/1510296444737097729 Want to get 10x better at evaluating projects & getting more gains? by @cov_duk https://twitter.com/Cov_duk/status/1511314611672211459 Thread on bridges and if these types of products are investable by @cryptobrucey https://twitter.com/cryptobrucey/status/1510855949107429376 Factor based investing by @fabiusmercurius https://twitter.com/FabiusMercurius/status/1510322281758617601 Useful tips to find alpha by @croissanteth https://twitter.com/CroissantEth/status/1509874507875602433 Polimec: Moonbeam x Kilt by @tonymo0ntany https://twitter.com/tonymo0ntany/status/1510998782820896771 If you have money in Stablecoins, the $WAVES drama is relevant to you by @crypto8fi https://twitter.com/Crypto8Fi/status/1510998298483564545

Additional Reads: (Cont'd #1) According to CoinMarketCap: The Great Web3 Migration https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/according-to-coinmarketcap-the-great-web3-migration Advanced CRV warfare: analysis of protocols built on top of Curve and Convex https://tokenbrice.xyz/crv-wars-l2/ Replicated Market Makers: Oracle-Free DeFi https://research.thetie.io/rmm/ Reliability and Hardening https://dev.optimism.io/reliability-and-hardening/ OpenDive Q1 Report https://medium.com/@OpenDiveHQ/opendive-q1-report-5a1acca61654 The Cross-Chain Insider — LI.FI’s Weekly Cross-Chain Newsletter https://blog.li.finance/the-cross-chain-insider-li-fis-weekly-cross-chain-newsletter-1b9d197f317c Ethereum is now unforkable, thanks to DeFi https://haseebq.com/ethereum-is-now-unforkable-thanks-to-defi/ Taking a Sharp Turn into the World of Digital Chaos https://ethropy.substack.com/p/taking-a-sharp-turn-into-the-world A Lot Of On-Chain Options, But Few To Exercise https://zeeprime.capital/a-lot-of-on-chain-options-but-few-to-exercise-a-deep-dive-into-defi-option-protocols/ Why Maple Finance's Milkshakes Will Bring All the Boys (Banks) to the (DeFi) Yard https://fatmac.substack.com/p/why-maple-finances-milkshakes-will MoonPay Company Intelligence https://www.theblockresearch.com/moonpay-company-intelligence-140361 Seed Club SC04 Demo Day https://club.mirror.xyz/xv-Iq8zbH_uCod72ZgYF4GW7t4g-yM7nq15pGD7B69I The Next Usability Frontier https://vividandvague.substack.com/p/thenextusabilityfrontier Straight Outta DeFi - R.W.A https://defieducation.substack.com/p/straight-outta-defi-rwa Proof of Physical Work https://multicoin.capital/2022/04/05/proof-of-physical-work/

Additional Reads: Arthur Hayes - Five Ducking Digits https://cryptohayes.medium.com/five-ducking-digits-cd92a7ab72ce After a $625 million hack, the party must go on https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/03/tech/axie-infinity-hack-party-nft-la/index.html Breaking away from cyclicality https://theknower.substack.com/p/breaking-away-from-cyclicality A Framework for Analyzing L1s https://jumpcrypto.com/a-framework-for-analyzing-l1s/ GameFi Monetization: A Framework for Redefining Play-to-Earn https://messari.io/article/gamefi-monetization-a-framework-for-redefining-play-to-earn Examining the Emotional Drivers for ‘Locking Tokens’ https://beethovenxio.medium.com/examining-the-emotional-drivers-for-locking-tokens-aa5e37e5509e Momentum 6 Portfolio Highlight: Ascenders https://medium.com/momentum6/momentum-6-portfolio-highlight-ascenders-a90aea972b07 The Bigger Problem With Axie Infinity https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/04/04/the-bigger-problem-with-axie-infinity/ Capital Inefficiency & DeFi Options https://nopeitslily.substack.com/p/capital-inefficiency-and-defi-options Comments by @tealfinance https://twitter.com/TealFinance/status/1510941071836123150 A Game of Premiums Through A Myriad of Complexities! — A Deep-Dive into On-Chain Option Protocols https://polygontech.medium.com/a-game-of-premiums-through-a-myriad-of-complexities-a-deep-dive-into-on-chain-option-protocols-d9619fe99278 March by the numbers: A look at crypto exchange volumes, open interest, and miner revenue https://www.theblockresearch.com/march-by-the-numbers-2-140124 Deciphering the Metaverse: The economic spin-off effect of blockchain gaming https://www.theblockresearch.com/deciphering-the-metaverse-the-economic-spin-off-effect-of-blockchain-gaming-140240 Inside Ukraine’s digital ministry and crypto efforts during wartime https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140277/inside-ukraines-digital-ministry-and-crypto-efforts-during-wartime Embernodes: Crypto Outlook for Q2 2022 https://embernodes.substack.com/p/crypto-outlook-for-q2-2022 DeFi Growth Hacking: How To Inflate Ur Volumes & Moon in 7 Days https://insights.deribit.com/market-research/defi-growth-hacking-how-to-inflate-ur-volumes-moon-in-7-days/ Tezos Foundations' March 2022 Biannual report https://twitter.com/TezosFoundation/status/1509538286347370500 zkSync Community Update - March 2022 https://www.reddit.com/r/zkSync/comments/tt0k6f/zksync_community_update_march_2022/ The NFT Mint ‘Sweet Spot’: Data on Early Decisions https://a16z.com/2022/03/31/nft-mint-data-early-decisions/ $ASTO Discovery Auction, Murakami Flowers & Notable Mints https://members.delphidigital.io/reports/nft-insights-asto-discovery-auction-murakami-flowers-notable-mints Move to Earn: Reasons for StepN's Success. Is StepN Sustainable? What's the direction？ https://wublock.substack.com/p/move-to-earn-reasons-for-stepns-success A Primer on DeFi’s Risks https://medium.com/intotheblock/a-primer-on-defis-risks-f3fdd1f55341 THORChain: The Solution to the Cross-Chain Dilemma? https://blog.bybit.com/en-US/post/thorchain-the-solution-to-the-cross-chain-dilemma--blt881cdfbc60cd5649/ Journey to my first ZK game https://mirror.xyz/botdad.eth/Lt8pvrC_dAQmNaU5JonLAtFSfjmzpmuhYq2j4pPvg_w Interoperability in the web 3 gaming "metaverse": attractive in theory, difficult in practice https://web3games.substack.com/p/interoperability-in-the-web-3-gaming Understanding Guilds and Economy https://misotsune.substack.com/p/understanding-guilds-and-economy Mezcal, A New Vision For Celo https://mirror.xyz/ocelotlabs.eth/9vtP5Tc-V_zRTMZ907DmmCWxUgIS4g-nKMrsckcZW7A StarkNet Roundup #11 https://swagtimus.substack.com/p/starknet-roundup-11 cCRV stage ready https://0xouija.medium.com/ccrv-stage-ready-351e9dbef6ee Mapping out Coatue Management’s crypto portfolio https://www.theblockresearch.com/mapping-out-coatue-managements-crypto-portfolio-140671 QCP Capital Q1 report https://docsend.com/view/n3xetm5mqxqcbgfr A look at Avalanche subnets https://www.theblockresearch.com/a-look-at-avalanche-subnets-139204

Raises: (Cont'd #1) Kwota aims to establish global quota standards, lands €1.5 million https://tech.eu/2022/04/04/kwota-aims-to-establish-global-quota-standards-lands-eur15-million Trisolaris Ecosystem Raise https://medium.com/trisolaris-labs/trisolaris-ecosystem-raise-1dc0c216419a Blockchain Startup Kandola Raises USD 450K in a Pre-Seed Round https://www.businesswireindia.com/blockchain-startup-kandola-raises-usd-450k-in-a-pre-seed-round-funding-led-by-arcanum-capital-alphawave-global-and-polygons-sandeep-nailwal-78135.html IBEX Mercado Raises $4M in Seed Funding https://www.finsmes.com/2022/04/ibex-mercado-raises-4m-in-seed-funding.html GEMS Esports 3.0 Platform Successfully Raises 5,000,000 USDT https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/04/02/2415172/0/en/GEMS-Esports-3-0-Platform-Successfully-Raises-5-000-000-USDT.html AFKDAO — Seed Round Successfully Closed with 10 Prestigious Investors 🥷🏻 https://medium.com/@AFK_DAO/april-2-2022-we-at-afkdao-are-happy-to-announce-that-our-seed-fundraising-round-has-been-f276001b2f0e

Raises: NEAR Protocol raises $350 million in new funding round led by Tiger Global https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140751/near-protocol-raises-350-million-in-new-funding-round-led-by-tiger-global Binance.US raises over $200 million at a $4.5 billion pre-money valuation https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140833/binance-us-raises-funding-200-million-4-5-billion-valuation Sky Mavis raises $150 million to reimburse Ronin hack victims https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140800/sky-mavis-raises-150-million-from-binance-to-reimburse-ronin-hack-victims Crypto bridge Wormhole seeks $2.5 billion price tag in private token sale https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140100/crypto-bridge-wormhole-seeks-2-5-billion-price-tag-in-private-token-sale Ethereum Scaler Boba Network Valued at $1.5B in $45M Series A https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/05/ethereum-scaler-boba-network-valued-at-15b-in-45m-series-a/ Terra Wallet Leap Raises $3.2M in Private Token Sale https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/05/terra-wallet-leap-raises-32m-in-private-token-sale/ Crypto data firm Coin Metrics raises $35 million funding round https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140860/coin-metrics-35-million-funding-data Parallel Finance Doubles Valuation in $5M Funding Round https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/05/defi-super-app-parallel-finance-doubles-valuation-plans-up-to-60m-series-b/ Monetized Memes: Dank Bank Raises $4.2M https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/01/monetized-memes-dank-bank-raises-42069m/ Twitch Co-Founder’s Gaming NFT Marketplace Raises $35M https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/01/twitch-co-founders-gaming-nft-marketplace-raises-35m/ Lightning Labs Raises $70M to Bring Stablecoins to Bitcoin https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/05/lightning-labs-raises-70m-to-bring-stablecoins-to-bitcoin/ Mapping Startup Hivemapper Raises $18M to Give Maps the Web 3 Treatment https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/05/mapping-startup-hivemapper-raises-18m-to-give-maps-the-web-3-treatment/ A16z Leads $4.8M Round for P2E Gaming Startup Battlebound https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/31/a16z-dapper-labs-lead-48m-round-for-p2e-gaming-startup-battlebound/ Stock trading API startup lemon.markets raises $17 million in seed funding https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140359/stock-trading-api-startup-lemon-markets-raises-17-million-in-seed-funding Moneybox plots crypto push as it secures $46 million in fresh funding https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140411/moneybox-plots-crypto-push-as-it-secures-46-million-in-fresh-funding Composable Finance close $32m Series A https://twitter.com/ComposableFin/status/1509395715264593927 Announcing Footium’s $3.35m Seed Round https://medium.com/footium/announcing-footiums-3-35m-seed-round-c43242fd5a31 Blockchain soccer game GOALS scores $15 million seed funding https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140441/blockchain-soccer-game-goals-scores-15-million-seed-funding Logan Paul’s marketplace for tokenized collectibles goes live after raising $8 million https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140573/logan-pauls-marketplace-for-tokenized-collectibles-goes-live-after-raising-8-million Lightning Labs unveils new protocol for Lightning Network stablecoins as it raises $70 million https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140560/lightning-labs-taro-protocol-stablecoins-fundraise Binance Labs Makes Strategic Investment in STEPN https://www.binance.com/en/blog/ecosystem/binance-labs-makes-strategic-investment-in-stepn-421499824684903657 Ready Player DAO raise the latest validation of play-to-earn gaming https://www.axios.com/ready-player-dao-raise-the-latest-validation-of-play-to-earn-gaming-2bd3ee5e-de21-4686-ace2-86398377c923.html Animoca-backed crypto startup nets $6m in funding https://www.techinasia.com/animocabacked-crypto-startup-nets-6m-funding GameFi Platform Polemos Secures $14M Seed Round https://blockworks.co/gamefi-platform-polemos-secures-14m-seed-round/

Regulation: Singapore Passes Law to Tighten Rules for Crypto Providers https://archive.ph/sYuqe#selection-2987.0-2996.0 US House members introduce bill to 'mitigate the risks' from El Salvador's adoption of Bitcoin https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140772/us-house-members-introduce-bill-to-mitigate-the-risks-from-el-salvadors-adoption-of-bitcoin SEC Tells Exchanges to Treat Customer Crypto Holdings as Liabilities https://archive.ph/Glg0b#selection-83.5-86.0 Federal prosecutors forfeit $34 million in crypto tied to illicit dark web activities https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140700/federal-prosecutors-forfeit-34-million-in-crypto-tied-to-illicit-dark-web-activities US sanctions world's largest darknet market and linked Russian crypto exchange https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140739/us-sanctions-worlds-largest-darknet-market-and-linked-russian-crypto-exchange SEC explores segregating businesses at crypto exchanges https://archive.ph/kq9Q2#selection-1523.0-1528.0 Indonesia to impose 0.1% income tax for crypto transactions https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140304/indonesia-to-impose-0-1-income-tax-for-crypto-transactions-report Oklahoma joins widening group of US states mulling tax incentives for bitcoin miners https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140343/oklahoma-joins-widening-group-of-us-states-mulling-tax-incentives-for-bitcoin-miners Dubai lures clutch of big crypto firms with tailored regulations https://archive.ph/23FKQ#selection-1525.0-1530.0 Turkey seeks 40,000-year jail sentences for crypto CEO, officials https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140348/turkey-seeks-40000-year-jail-sentences-for-crypto-ceo-officials New legislation calls for US State Department reporting on crypto in Russia and Ukraine https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140473/new-legislation-calls-for-us-state-department-reporting-on-crypto-in-russia-and-ukraine SEC chair Gensler calls for more regulation on stablecoins and crypto firms’ custody, market-making arms https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140522/sec-chair-gensler-calls-for-more-regulation-on-stablecoins-and-crypto-firms-custody-market-making-arms German authorities shut down Hydra darknet marketplace, seizing 500 bitcoin https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140641/german-authorities-shut-down-hydra-darknet-marketplace-seizing-500-bitcoin

NFTs: OpenSea rolls out credit card payments for NFTs https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140115/opensea-rolls-out-credit-card-payments-for-nfts Pudgy Penguins NFT Collection Looks to Next Chapter With $2.5M Sale https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/04/02/pudgy-penguins-nft-collection-looks-to-next-chapter-with-25m-sale/ Universal Music Group Files 4 Trademarks for Its Bored Ape Band Leader https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/05/universal-music-group-files-4-trademarks-for-its-bored-ape-band-leader/ UK Government Plans to Create an NFT https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/04/uk-government-plans-to-create-an-nft/ BAYC Says Discord Briefly Compromised, Tells Users to Avoid Discord for Minting APE NFTs https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2022/04/01/bayc-says-discord-briefly-compromised-tells-users-to-avoid-discord-for-minting-ape-nfts/ OpenSea Exec Who Quit After ‘Insider Trading’ Scandal Is Back With NFT Platform https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/31/opensea-exec-who-quit-after-insider-trading-scandal-is-back-with-nft-platform/ A DAO is selling NFTs for the right to tweet — in a bizarre experiment https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140334/a-dao-is-selling-nfts-for-the-right-to-tweet-in-a-bizarre-experiment Samsung Partners with NiftyGateway to Launch NFT Smart TV Service https://nftplazas.com/samsung-niftygateway-nft-service/ Fanatics Teams Up with WWE for Brand-New NFT Memorabilia https://nftplazas.com/fanatics-wwe-nft-memorabilia/ Closeup and Decentraland Offer Web3 Marriages with NFT Certificates https://nftplazas.com/decentraland-closeup-nft-marriage-certificate/ Announcing Origin’s All-New Arena Mode! https://axie.substack.com/p/announcing-origins-all-new-arena

News/Updates: (Cont'd #2) FTX.US backs ‘Flash Boys’ exchange IEX as firm maps out crypto strategy https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140542/ftx-backs-flash-boys-exchange-iex-in-undisclosed-investment-as-firm-plots-crypto-journey Ledger launches crypto hardware wallet with enhanced NFT support https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140598/ledger-launches-crypto-hardware-wallet-with-enhanced-nft-support Stillmark targeting $500 million raise for new bitcoin credit fund https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140637/stillmark-targeting-500-million-raise-for-new-bitcoin-credit-fund Introducing Bastion Stableswap https://twitter.com/BastionProtocol/status/1510999218248302597 Platypus to Gamify its Interface https://medium.com/platypus-finance/platypus-to-gamify-its-interface-25e8e17a0dd0 Neon EVM Alpha — Now Live on Solana Devnet https://neonlabsorg.medium.com/neon-evm-alpha-now-live-on-solana-devnet-c326dc12267c Introducing OolongSwap Trading Competition — Half a Million Worth of Rewards https://oolongswap.medium.com/introducing-oolongswap-trading-competition-half-a-million-worth-of-rewards-d7f6358711b8 $VALAS emissions are live https://twitter.com/ValasFinance/status/1509487468709560329 Hats Finance redesigned protocol economics https://twitter.com/HatsFinance/status/1509578819778142221 Alpha Finance Lab rebrands as AlphaVentureDAO https://twitter.com/AlphaVentureDAO/status/1509534225644781577

News/Updates: (Cont'd #1) Bakkt inks deal to offer bitcoin, ether buys and sells to American Bank customers https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140813/bakkt-inks-deal-to-offer-bitcoin-ether-buys-and-sells-to-american-bank-customers Galaxy Digital says it has renegotiated the terms of its BitGo acquisition https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140038/galaxy-digital-says-it-has-renegotiated-the-terms-of-its-bitgo-acquisition BNY Mellon to become custodian for USDC reserves https://forkast.news/headlines/bny-mellon-custodian-usdc-reserves/ HSBC launches metaverse fund for wealthy clients in Hong Kong and Singapore https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140842/hsbc-launches-metaverse-fund-for-wealthy-clients-in-hong-kong-and-singapore Stillmark targeting $500 million raise for new bitcoin credit fund https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140637/stillmark-targeting-500-million-raise-for-new-bitcoin-credit-fund DeFi protocol Inverse Finance suffers exploit, loss of $15 million in crypto https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140318/defi-protocol-inverse-finance-suffers-exploit-loss-of-15-million-in-crypto https://twitter.com/InverseFinance/status/1510282040809299972 https://twitter.com/euler_mab/status/1510243496015368193 https://twitter.com/peckshield/status/1510232640338608131 https://twitter.com/FrankResearcher/status/1510239094777032713 https://twitter.com/bertcmiller/status/1510284763332071427 Element DAO, ELFI Voting Distribution https://mirror.xyz/0x3fcAf7DDf64E6e109B1e2A5CC17875D4a5993F39/bctuLRkf7oBL4mMJ9lPf0y0blFjBDslTUfUL0CEk1gc Hospo LP pool rekt from a publicly accessible burn function https://twitter.com/danielvf/status/1511013322015051797 Proposal: Perp V2 Tokenomics https://twitter.com/perpprotocol/status/1511368015903920130 Pickle Finance introduce Frax brinery & pickle jars https://twitter.com/picklefinance/status/1510418012381192192 Abracadabra.Money: An Important Update on the Degenbox UST strategy! https://medium.com/abracadabra-money/an-important-update-on-the-degenbox-ust-strategy-8675049ee435 Abracadabra.Money: Our Spookyswap LP Degenbox Strategy! https://medium.com/@abracadabramoney/our-spookyswap-lp-degenbox-strategy-3a2f35e1b643 LooksRare’s public API is now live https://twitter.com/LooksRareNFT/status/1510989433482674182 Bitso gave away nearly $400,000 to Brazilian soccer fans in QR code game https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140039/bitso-gave-away-nearly-400000-to-brazilian-soccer-fans-in-qr-code-game CME Group is considering altcoin futures on Solana and Cardano https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140189/cme-group-is-considering-altcoin-futures-on-solana-and-cardano SEC shoots down Ark 21Shares in latest spot bitcoin ETF rejection https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140268/sec-shoots-down-ark-21shares-in-latest-spot-bitcoin-etf-rejection Bitcoin miner PrimeBlock plans to go public via $1.25 billion SPAC deal https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140266/bitcoin-miner-primeblock-plans-to-go-public-via-1-25-billion-spac-deal BitMEX lays off 75 employees after bank acquisition collapses https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140412/bitmex-lays-off-75-employees-after-bank-acquisition-collapses Ledger partners with The Sandbox to promote crypto education in the metaverse https://cointelegraph.com/news/ledger-partners-with-the-sandbox-to-promote-crypto-education-in-metaverse OKX DeFi Portal MetaX Integrates Ethereum Layer 2 Immutable X https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/okx-defi-portal-metax-integrates-ethereum-layer-2-immutable-x-301515473.html Polynomial launched on Optimism https://twitter.com/PolynomialFi/status/1509532003330191364 Intel previews its second-generation 'Blockscale' bitcoin mining chip https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140457/intel-previews-its-second-generation-blockscale-bitcoin-mining-chip Staking company Chorus One launches $30 million venture fund https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140234/staking-company-chorus-one-launches-30-million-venture-fund

News/Updates: Twitter shares jump as Elon Musk takes 9.2% stake in social media giant https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140426/elon-musk-has-taken-a-9-2-stake-in-twitter Pantera Capital sets out stall to raise new $200 million fund https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140793/pantera-capital-sets-out-stall-to-raise-new-200-million-fund Fantom Foundation: New 335m FTM Incentive Program with Gitcoin Grants https://fantom.foundation/blog/new-335m-ftm-incentive-program-with-gitcoin-grants/ $15 Billion Rugpull Vulnerability in Convex Finance protocol Uncovered and Resolved https://blog.openzeppelin.com/15-billion-rugpull-vulnerability-in-convex-finance-protocol-uncovered-and-resolved/ Government sets out plan to make UK a global cryptoasset technology hub https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-sets-out-plan-to-make-uk-a-global-cryptoasset-technology-hub Binance Staking Launches UST Staking with Up to 19.63% APY https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/26d2615fa70a4253a8c240f16248dfdd MailChimp have confirmed that their service has been compromised by an insider targeting crypto companies https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140346/crypto-hardware-wallet-trezor-issues-warning-about-newsletter-phishing-attack https://twitter.com/Trezor/status/1510558771944333312 Tezos Deploys Major ‘Tenderbake’ Upgrade https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/01/tezos-deploys-major-tenderbake-upgrade/ Japan crypto exchange bitFlyer to be sold to Asian investment fund https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Cryptocurrencies/Japan-crypto-exchange-bitFlyer-to-be-sold-to-Asian-investment-fund Wintermute launches institutional crypto OTC trading platform https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140797/wintermute-launches-institutional-crypto-otc-trading-platform Goldman Sachs to offer over-the-counter ETH options https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140869/goldman-sachs-to-offer-over-the-counter-eth-options Ronin replaces compromised validators and plans to ‘bolster’ security after $600 million hack https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140165/ronin-replaces-compromised-validators-and-plans-to-bolster-security-after-600-million-hack Alchemix v1 to v2 migration tool released https://twitter.com/AlchemixFi/status/1509845789614428161 mSPELL staking is live on ETH, AVAX, FTM and Arbitrum https://twitter.com/MIM_Spell/status/1509936868917489673 JonesDAO acquire $4M of CVX https://twitter.com/DAOJonesOptions/status/1509573157635739657 LayerZero security update https://twitter.com/LayerZero_Labs/status/1509988714184802305 Rari Capital: Fuse Security Upgrade Report https://twitter.com/samczsun/status/1509965624973443073 Coinbase to Hire 1,000 People in India Expansion https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/04/coinbase-to-hire-1000-people-in-india-expansion/ Luna Foundation Guard buys a further $231 million of bitcoin https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140827/luna-foundation-guard-buys-a-further-231-million-of-bitcoin Announcing OpenZeppelin Contracts for Cairo https://blog.openzeppelin.com/announcing-openzeppelin-contracts-for-cairo/ Gro joins the Curve War https://twitter.com/groprotocol/status/1509905907265777696 DeFi Kingdoms' Crystalvale is live https://twitter.com/avalancheavax/status/1509604415044390918 Worldpay to offer merchants direct settlement in USDC https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140856/worldpay-to-offer-merchants-direct-settlement-in-usdc MetaMask rolls out Apple Pay integration and other iOS updates https://cointelegraph.com/news/metamask-rolls-out-apple-pay-integration-and-other-ios-updates Stakeall Finance Mainnet Launch https://blog.stakeall.finance/releasing-stakeall-finance-36402ebeb164 Kraken to release structured products for staking focused on institutional investors https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140639/kraken-to-release-structured-products-for-staking-focused-on-institutional-investors Abra Targets High-Net-Worth Clients With New Asset Management Division https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/05/abra-targets-high-net-worth-clients-with-opening-of-asset-management-division/

This week in crypto: Reboot. #13 Donations: 0xfBF60e5F3fa29B42b460B11eE461D12D3C0bB2fd Wednesday version this time round. Dropped 'Podcasts' because of the recent poll. (expect like 15 posts in the next few min, that's how this channel works; forgive the spam.)

Have a lovely weekend. Oh how I wish you voted 'Too long honestly'. 😂😅 Stay safe. Until next time.

Alpha: Rysk https://medium.com/@rysk-finance/rysk-is-the-only-free-lunch-e4f832af0026 Upshot https://mirror.xyz/0x82FE4757D134a56BFC7968A0f0d1635345053104/0s3KRsvDfWDQdiYpv9kD8EEtSJLiouW-8ao9Q0Wd8ZA xBank https://medium.com/xbank-finance/announcing-xbank-alpha-release-on-starknet-public-testnet-129b2a8d2762

Tools: Paradigm: Announcing Foundry v0.2.0 https://www.paradigm.xyz/2022/03/foundry-02 Gnosis Safe's Transaction Builder https://twitter.com/gnosisSafe/status/1506969555431698432 The Ultimate StarkNet Dev Environment https://medium.com/starknet-edu/the-ultimate-starknet-dev-environment-716724aef4a7 DefiLlama's token faucet token-faucet.defillama.com NEAR Ecosystem Spreadsheet - By @Near_Mates (Updating daily) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Kw-5oQBnolLnjoQwkz4CRseMwObbWAWXMtYhWEYUNGg Nansen opens some of its features for free https://twitter.com/nansen_ai/status/1507550123991085057 Gaming x Metaverse Summer Notion (thanks raymond, wassie, cloud) https://metagamefi.notion.site/metagamefi/Gaming-x-Metaverse-Summer-ee699410916e4401a2e2eba1d158785b View all Parallel card functions revealed so far https://parallelcards.io/ List of awesome Smart-contract-examples github repositories, issues and users https://githublab.com/repositories?q=smart-contract-examples Solana security resources https://twitter.com/0xsanny/status/1508868586890223626

Podcasts/Watches: Are funds SAFU? Mitigating DeFi risk with Aave founder Stani Kulechov https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/139071/are-funds-safu-mitigating-defi-risk-with-aave-founder-stani-kulechov The Chopping Block: Do Kwon Pitches a Decentralized NFT Publishing Service - Ep.333 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xl8u7-KVwM Think and Invest like a NFT Fund - Richard Chen, GP of 1confirmation, Ep. 190 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv1mEawSjjQ Crypto Raiders: Creating an Anti-Fragile Game Economy With Skill-Based Gameplay https://members.delphidigital.io/media/crypto-raiders-creating-an-anti-fragile-game-economy-with-skill-based-gameplay Notes https://twitter.com/fyhfyhio/status/1507408692030832646 https://twitter.com/chng_raymond/status/1508702308489596932 Mastering Retention: Future-proofing game economies https://open.spotify.com/episode/7wxKakCBjRsuN437oMixLT Notes https://twitter.com/LeftsideEmiri/status/1508149336471109632 The Collector’s Guide To Music NFTs: Owning vs. Patronage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k2K6mFG0zk Creatokia: How to develop a successful PR strategy for your NFT project https://open.spotify.com/episode/1GRa3K3rAsEt8U8YqB9mI9?si=f2619e95b6c04169&nd=1 Do Kwon Is Backing UST With Bitcoin – And Here’s What Else He Is Building https://unchainedpodcast.com/do-kwon-is-backing-ust-with-bitcoin-and-heres-what-else-he-is-building/ How bitcoin is becoming the new decentralized ‘gold standard,’ according to Terraform Labs' Do Kwon https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/139871/how-bitcoin-is-becoming-the-new-decentralized-gold-standard-according-to-terraform-labs-do-kwon Draco Dice Sweeper – The Nifty Show #148 https://theniftyshow.com/draco-dice-sweeper-the-nifty-show-148/ Bankless | The Return of Aave | Stani Kulechov https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/-the-return-of-aave-stani-kulechov Episode 224: Foundry with Georgios Konstantopoulos https://zeroknowledge.fm/224-2/ Dan Hannum - Crypto Taxes, DAOs, Web3 Investing - Zima Red ep 112 https://anchor.fm/andrew-steinwold/episodes/Dan-Hannum---Crypto-Taxes--DAOs--Web3-Investing---Zima-Red-ep-112-e1ghld5 Conor & David - Metastreet: The Billion Dollar NFT Credit Market Opportunity - Zima Red ep 111 https://anchor.fm/andrew-steinwold/episodes/Conor--David---Metastreet-The-Billion-Dollar-NFT-Credit-Market-Opportunity---Zima-Red-ep-111-e1gchma

Twitter Threads (Cont'd #1): Reminder on staying safe by @bowtiediguana https://twitter.com/BowTiedIguana/status/1507770741906817028 Next steps for Ozone https://twitter.com/riskharbor/status/1509243745668980739 Limitations of EVM and how Fantom is solving them by @stader_ftm https://twitter.com/stader_ftm/status/1509240812990865416 Random observations for the week while researching on DefiLlama by @rektdiomedes https://twitter.com/rektdiomedes/status/1507953523324973056 Ethereum’s Merge is coming. Here’s what you need to know, explained simply by @jackniewold https://twitter.com/JackNiewold/status/1506779959242764288 Optimal Trade Sizing by @fabiusmercurius https://twitter.com/fabiusmercurius/status/1507770848488218625 PleasrDAO 1 yr anniversary thread https://twitter.com/PleasrDAO/status/1508158737768493064 Deep dive on the lending war on the Near ecosystem by @hiimalen https://twitter.com/HiimAlen/status/1507755690181361664 A thread on Ragnarok by @ham_chubbicorn https://twitter.com/ham_chubbicorn/status/1507796632573820936 10 Threads you can learn how to be a founder in Web3 by @darrenlautf https://twitter.com/Darrenlautf/status/1508206592352735237 Why TreasureDAO is a fasinating socio-economic experiment by @0xprismatic https://twitter.com/0xPrismatic/status/1508081582044856326 @smallcapscience thread about $COW and CowSwap https://twitter.com/SmallCapScience/status/1508488054192881668 What it "the merge", why is it important, and what does it mean for the future of Ethereum? by @shivaskhuja https://twitter.com/shivsakhuja/status/1507188737133883424 Here are 5 factors on how to evaluate GameFi teams/founders by @cloudxgmf https://twitter.com/cloudxgmf/status/1508002279994978306 Kel's Top 5 Takeaways - FRWC' Wizard Wednesday, March 30 by @kel_1of1 https://twitter.com/Kel_1of1/status/1509321555301396482 @nichanank expands on projects to be added to the updated DAO tooling map https://twitter.com/nichanank/status/1508871180459163648 Cross-chain is a technological dead-end. Either the future is mostly secured on Ethereum with rollups, or multi-chain by @pseudotheos https://twitter.com/pseudotheos/status/1509530981581000705 @croissanteth's thread about the fundamental changes that are coming to Ethereum https://twitter.com/CroissantEth/status/1508455422818230279 $CVX Mega-thread and catalysts by @0xcha0s https://twitter.com/0xCha0s/status/1508907645658402824 Paradigm (not the fund) announce the formation of Paradigm Insights https://twitter.com/tradeparadigm/status/1508810353588813824 MEGA Thread Thorchain: Fundamental and DeFi plays by @crypto8fi https://twitter.com/Crypto8Fi/status/1508773010701897728 Why @smallcapscience is bullish on $JONES https://twitter.com/SmallCapScience/status/1508834300166381568 LFGrow finalists https://twitter.com/ETHGlobal/status/1509222874053320704 A few ideas worth building on top of Aave V3 by @the3d_ https://twitter.com/The3D_/status/1509452333108899845

Twitter Threads: Ronin Exploit: https://twitter.com/Ronin_Network/status/1508828719711879168 https://twitter.com/officer_cia/status/1508834618396614659 https://twitter.com/FrankResearcher/status/1508832517826174989 https://twitter.com/mayazi/status/1508838340866490375 https://twitter.com/SBF_FTX/status/1508839529293176847 https://twitter.com/cz_binance/status/1508869326916530176 https://twitter.com/napgener/status/1508872612574904324 https://twitter.com/Ronin_Network/status/1509284549020188672 https://twitter.com/Psycheout86/status/1509134627319033863 Stargate/LayerZero: Quick dive: tech + biz case by @niceodeva_ https://twitter.com/NicoDeva_/status/1507281006834855936 How is $stg different than all the other bridges? by @joebullow https://twitter.com/JoeBullow/status/1507834653872295939 Why Layer Zero is highly sus https://twitter.com/boredGenius/status/1508366355791187969 https://twitter.com/trayvox/status/1508230193097453584 https://twitter.com/boredGenius/status/1508541170909016066? https://twitter.com/trayvox/status/1508592674483412996 samczsun: https://twitter.com/samczsun/status/1508605618596327433 Investing in L0 https://twitter.com/ramnikarora/status/1509220751467069449 https://twitter.com/alive_eth/status/1509243375349911561 https://twitter.com/michellebailhe/status/1509250366252093444 https://multicoin.capital/2022/03/30/building-bridges 10 threads about crypto & investing from @Route2FI's Twitter bookmarks https://twitter.com/Route2FI/status/1507035074360979457 @charlieyouai found a $20m bug in Jet Protocol and didn’t even realize it https://twitter.com/CharlieYouAI/status/1508842093514567687 Some of the coolest high-yield tricks atm involve leveraging up on interest-bearing $ETH tokens by @litocoen https://twitter.com/litocoen/status/1507348674459938829 Privacy for Pennies: Scaling Aztec’s zkRollup https://twitter.com/aztecnetwork/status/1507296266501296131 Book review: The Cryptopians by @bitmexresearch https://twitter.com/BitMEXResearch/status/1509220541856632832 The incredible bullish case for ENS and decentralized identities by @brommhill https://twitter.com/Brommhill/status/1507129141463760898 Why TradeFi borrowers will choose algo stablecoins over USD https://twitter.com/0xHamz/status/1508464828687466497 Bipartian vibe shift thread by @KMSmithDC https://twitter.com/KMSmithDC/status/1507442057912233986 I don't buy music nfts because I think they'll make me rich thread by @jarrodt123 https://twitter.com/jarrodT123/status/1507344798574911497 The next 12 months are going to be all about Ethereum by @adrianoferia https://twitter.com/AdrianoFeria/status/1508790866797813764 GMX mega thread by @pureluksin https://twitter.com/pureLUKsin/status/1509332695398207488 $ETH Yields, a mini-thread by @phtevenstrong https://twitter.com/phtevenstrong/status/1509167406438039558 This long thread below will aid in your understanding ZkSync by @eth_daily https://twitter.com/ETH_Daily/status/1509146053395857419 US DOJ $1.1m "Frosties" wire fraud thread by @exlawyernft https://twitter.com/exlawyernft/status/1507194315675643925 Here's your playbook for creating Systems in Crypto by @thedefiedge https://twitter.com/thedefiedge/status/1503433574418059267 A thread about Jump's governance proposal for UST's Bitcoin reserves https://twitter.com/danku_r/status/1509173542268645377 Alchemix is arguably the most misunderstood DeFi protocol on the market by @chasedevens https://twitter.com/chasedevens/status/1506979173729902593 Here are 17 common mistakes @thedefiedge wish they knew before they started https://twitter.com/thedefiedge/status/1507722622095613955 Today is $SOLID 1 month anniversary. So what went wrong? by @_0xve https://twitter.com/_0xVe/status/1508497541704290307 Key points for next week and thoughts on the Fed's balance sheet for May by @4adybug Aave V3 is going to suck billions of ETH in the next weeks, thread by @smykjain https://twitter.com/smykjain/status/1507777455314157573 On How Short Life Is by @punk6529 https://twitter.com/punk6529/status/1507787390114488322