Governance
Technology
Alameda-owned RenVM confirms it’s ‘impossible to launder any assets’ through Ren Bridge, debunking claims of $540M in money laundered
Elliptic Connect, a blockchain data analytics firm, claimed that Alameda Research-owned RenVM allowed $540M to be laundered through its cross-chain bridge.
IRL
How to practice better “digital hygiene” to keep your wallet secure when interacting with web3
CryptoSlate's Akiba speaks to Lukas Schor, co-founder of Safe (formerly Gnosis Safe), at EthCC[5] about the future of web3. The interview covers digital hygiene, the web3 user experience, the road to mass adoption, the power of multi-sig wallets, pre-paid gas fees, signing messages, and more.
Hacks
Curve Finance DNS exploit resolved – how to check if it is safe to use
The front end exploit of Curve Finance has been resolved but not all DNS records have yet been propagated so caution is advised
IRL
The future of social media and protecting user data in web3 w/ Lens Protocol and the Aave companies
CryptoSlate's Akiba speaks to the Head of Growth for the Aave companies, Christina Beltramini, about the future of social media in web3, the reasons why it is needed, and how users can protect their data by migrating to web3 social.
Regulation
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says ‘the more regulation there is for crypto, the better it is for Coinbase’
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said on an Aug. 9 earnings call that the company is keen to see "common sense frameworks for regulation" next year within the United States.
Hacks
Curve Finance front end UI compromised following DNS hack – users advised to exercise caution
Over $500k has been stolen from Curve finance as the front end is compromised through an attack taking control of its nameserver.
Earnings
Coinbase reports $1.10B loss in Q2 as assets on exchange slump
Coinbase reported the biggest loss ever in Q2, losing more than $1B over the past 3 months. Assets held on the exchange also fell to just $96 million.
Privacy
Circle ‘blacklists’ all Tornado Cash ETH addresses effectively freezing USDC
Circle's USDC has "blacklisted" all Ethereum addresses owned by Tornado Cash listed in the US Treasury Department's sanction against the protocol.
NFTs
Vitalik proposes private NFTs using ‘stealth addresses’ to hide owner’s identity
Vitalik Buterin suggests an idea to use stealth addresses to hide the identity of NFT owners without the need for ZK-SNARKs or Merkle trees
IRL
How to analyze on-chain data with Nansen to find your own alpha for trading and investing
CryptoSlate spoke to lead analysts at crypto data platform Nansen to talk market reversal, using on-chain data, smart money analysis, NFTs, and gaming.
Culture
Anonymous may have set sights on BAYC for alleged connections to Nazi imagery
An Anonymous Facebook account has aligned itself with Ryder Ripps in his pursuit to "out" BAYC as having roots in Nazi symbology declaring "expect us" in reference to Yuga Labs.
Investments
Bitcoin Stock-to-Flow model creator PlanB promotes ‘quant investing’ via ByBit to ‘100x’ HODL strategy
PlanB, the creator of the S2F model for Bitcoin is promoting copy trading on ByBit to followers claiming 100x returns compared to HODLing
