Governance
Memecoins
DOGE up 8% as Elon Musk makes new acquisition offer for Twitter
Elon Musk offers $54.20 per share for Twitter as deal is back on the cards and possibility of Dogecoin integration re-emerges
DeFi
New Sushi Head Chef promotes asset-backed tokens, receives 83% of vote
Jared Grey has been appointed as the new Head Chef for Sushi and has strong beliefs in asset-backed tokens as the future of DeFi
Investments
Uniswap Labs rumored to be raising $100M in funding at a $1B valuation
Techcrunch reported that Uniswap Labs is being valued at $1B ahead of a proposed new $100M funding round
Hacks
Wintermute hack replicated on simple laptop in under 48 hours by exploiting Profanity flaw
A standard M1 Macbook with 32GB of RAM was able to crack the Wintermute private key in less than 48 hours
Macro
Future rate hikes may be good for the crypto markets as major currencies are devalued against the dollar
Bitcoin volume against the British Pound reached unprecedented highs this week as Lingham argues rate hikes may hit bears hard.
NFTs
Warner Music partners with OpenSea to give artists access to new Drops feature
WMG artists are being given access to new features on OpenSea before they are released to the public in landmark collaboration
NFTs
Ethernity up 174% ahead of anticipated announcement at Decentraland meetup
NFT project Ethernity pumps while the overall market sinks. Many members of the community unsure of the catalyst for outsized gains
Bear Market
ATOM price struggles but Cosmoverse showcases the strength of Cosmos ecosystem
Cosmoverse attracts the attention of LATAM as it emerges as the next potential hub for crypto innovation
Web3
EPNS rebrands to Push Protocol as it moves to a multi-chain future
Push Protocol replaces the EPNS brand to position itself as the multi-chain communication layer for web3.
Merge
Ethereum proof-of-stake client bug caught and patched without incident
Ethereum developers discovered a bug that could lead to EVM chains becoming stuck due to an excess gas error in the Besu client.
Gaming
Insight into Apple’s 30% rake on NFT sales & the cross-chain future of gaming – SlateCast #21
Tyranno Studios believes the future of web3 gaming is cross-chain where users can sell NFTs on any chain but play on a gaming-first blockchain
Technology
Osmosis co-founder reveals cross staking through mesh security in chainmail armor at Cosmoverse
Sunny Aggarwal argued that recreating a Polkadot-like consensus protocol would be a 'waste of time' for Cosmos
