Milady treasury drained, Ethereum upgraded, SEC under fire, and 7 interesting WEB3 Jobs listed
W/ more news from MetaMask, Arbitrum, Binance, Jack Dorsey, Solana, Vitalik Buterin,…
Hey Alphafellaz,
I have to be honest: I was a bit nervous about sending out the previous newsletter, especially since it had been a year since the last one. I was particularly curious about how a year-long hiatus would affect my open rates and reader numbers. As it turns out, my concerns were unfounded: y’all picked up right where we left off (see here)!!
Therefore, I want to say THANK YOU for being so loyal to my newsletters and for reading them in such large numbers - I really appreciate it. 🙏🙏
To return the favor, I've started a new chapter at the bottom of the newsletter: WEB3 Jobs. We're kicking off with some exciting opportunities at Rarible, Uniswap, Magic Eden, and OKX!
I'd also like to restart the section on web3 memes, but I haven't found anything cool or funny this week. Does anyone want to help me look? Feel free to forward them or tag me on social media! :)
Anyway - let’s kick things off with some interesting reads:
Portugal elections 2024: Why are they important for crypto adoption and Bitcoin rally?
Cheatsheet: MicroStrategy has now outperformed Nvidia this year
— 🩸💀 AMERICAN RADASS
ETHEREUM’S DENCUN UPGRADE IS NOW LIVE
Ethereum successfully implemented the Dencun upgrade this Wednesday, which is set to lower gas fees for its layer-2 (L2) blockchains. The reduction is made possible by spaces reserved on Ethereum blocks called ‘blobs’, which will store transaction data sent by the L2 networks.
📰 OTHER NEWS FROM THE PAST WEEKS
Yuga Labs requests court sanction on Ryder Ripps for destroying private keys in ‘bad faith’
Arbitrum DAO cancels proposal to fund Tornado Cash developers
South Korea plans crypto management system against tax evasion
Binance Faces Renewed Legal Trouble as U.S. Court Revives Class Action Lawsuit
MicroStrategy spends $821 million to grow its Bitcoin hoard to 205,000
El Salvador’s Bitcoin Bet Pays Off: Profits Soar to $84 Million Amidst Crypto Surge
$1.4 billion of bitcoin was mined last year by once bankrupt Core Scientific
Coinbase sells $1 billion bond as crypto and the company’s stock prices soar
Judge orders former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao to ‘surrender’ Canadian passport
Crypto Founder Faces up to 20 Years in Prison for Money Laundering Charges
Elon Musk forecasts Dogecoin payment option for buying Tesla cars ‘at some point’
Cetera Financial Group rolls out Bitcoin ETF policy for financial advisors
Crypto.com hit with €2.85 million fine by Dutch Central Bank for regulatory noncompliance
Axie Infinity’s Ronin Chain Sees Renaissance As Gamers Return
✨ NEW IN THE SPACE
Jack Dorsey’s Block Launches Next-Gen Bitcoin Hardware Wallet
Studio369 secures $5 million for advanced development of Web3 MMO MetalCore
Movies Plus joins Wikipedia, Microsoft in embracing Bitcoin payments
Cardano Foundation Joins Forces with Dubai Police for Blockchain Solutions
NFT lending protocol NFTfi raises $6 million in series A1 funding
Bitpanda and Leadblock Partners Launch €50 Million Fund to Invest in Early Stagedigital Assets Startups
Telos and Web3 Incubator Atka Announce Strategic Partnership
ChainGPT Unveils $1M Grant Scheme for Startups Supercharging Web3-AI Innovation
💀 RUG PULLS
How Vitalik Buterin Plans to Make Ethereum Safe From Quantum Attack
These Crypto Scams Stole $47 Million from 57,000 People in February
$104 million in crypto lost to phishing incidents within two months of 2024
X (Formerly Twitter) Remains a Haven for Scammers as Phishing Incidents Claim $104M
Tether collaborates with FBI to recover $1.4 million in scam targeting seniors
SEC charges 17 people in $300 million crypto Ponzi scheme targeting Latino investors
Hackers like Lazarus continue to use Tornado Cash despite US sanctions
Bybit flagged by Hong Kong regulator as suspicious crypto platform
👔 WEB3 JOBS
🤓 DISCLAIMER: NFA & DYOR
This newsletter is a curated overview of the most exciting things I’ve read the past week, the projects I’ve researched, and the NFTs I’ll be trying to buy.
This means I’m - per definition - biased, so don’t consider this as financial advice, and keep doing your own research if you see something you like.