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DeFi
Why Startup Founders Should Check In With Their Investors About Compliance
VC-funded startups should take note that their communications with investors may be scrutinized in the future.

Podcast
Vitalik Buterin on Building a Base Layer for the Global Economy Without Compromising on Decentralization
Vitalik Buterin wrote the Ethereum white paper when he was just 19. His aim was simple yet comprehensive, to create a ‘world computer’ that was designed to be a flexible base layer for all online applications without the need of any third party. Since its inception in 2015, Ethereum has become the most active and largest smart contracts…

DeFi
Pseudonymity is a meme
Alright ya beautiful lovelies, CryptoFirstNewsBadger here filling in for yer regular old presenter. And I know you’re thinking you look just like him. You sound just like him and you probably saw me getting me groceries at t’same superstore in t’same town at t’same time. But I assure you I am someone completely different and…

Research & Opinion
Zero Knowledge Proofs Can Save the Metaverse From Becoming a Dystopian Surveillance State
Bijan Shahroki argues that Big Tech will turn the metaverse into a surveillance state unless zero knowledge proofs are tapped to protect privacy.

NFTs & Web3
Gas Prices Slam Buyers in Cool Pets NFT Drop as Transaction Fees Soar 7,000%
The Cool Pets NFT drop was plagued by soaring gas prices.

DeFi
Gnosis Votes on Whether to Spin Out DeFi Infrastructure Project as Independent DAO
Gnosis is considering a spinout of one of its key units in its ecosystem.

Markets
Smooth Love Potion Soars 70% in 24 Hours Behind Axie Infinity Update
Smooth Love Potion, the token attached to Axie Infinity, is soaring after a major update.

DeFi
Cancel Culture Comes to Crypto as Offensive Tweets Trigger Flurry of Ousters
A spate of offensive tweets form DeFi managers has led to ousters and signalled a new, more scrutinous era for crypto.

DeFi
No Liquidation, Squared Leverage!? Squeeth Is Nuts!
Squeeth is short for Squared Eth. It’s a new power perpetual from Opyn allowing users to benefit from convexity when going long ETH. Long squeeth (ETH²) gives you a leveraged position with unlimited upside, protected downside, and no liquidations. Compared to a 2x leveraged position, you make more when ETH goes up and lose less…

Research & Opinion
The Time is Now: Web3 Must Make Good on its Promise of Inclusivity
A recent report by ArtTactic revealed something startling about web3: for an industry that casts itself as an egalitarian panacea we still have a long way to go. More than three quarters of NFT sales went to male artists, between January 2020 and September 2021, while only 5% went to female artists (the report also…



