Web3: State of the Sandbox; BuyTheBroncos DAO; Cosmos Interchain Accounts; LatAm Crypto Growth; Decentralised Identity Solution; Blockchain in Food Supply
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NFT, Metaverse, and Gaming
⭐ The State of Sandbox Q4 2021 - Messari, February 15
OpenSea CEO Says NFT Exploit Was Likely a ‘Phishing Attack’ - Decrypt, February 20
NFTs and DeFi are Revolutionising Real-Estate Investing and Homeownership — Here’s how - Coin Telegraph, February 18
Metaverse Presenting Massive Opportunities for Consumers and Beyond, According to Banking Giant JPMorgan - The Daily HODL, February 17
New ConsenSys Mesh NFT Marketplace Pays Royalties to Creators and Collectors - Coin Telegraph, February 17
DAOs and Token Engineering
⭐ BuyTheBroncos DAO Looking to Make $4B Offer for Denver Broncos NFL Team - BeInCrypto, February 20
Incentive Structures - Cobie, February 19
Andrew Yang Turns to DAO in Web3 Lobbying Push - Blockworks, February 17
How the 'Big Short DAO' Bet Against the Crypto Market and Won - CoinDesk, February 17
Syndicate Protocol Helps Create 450 New DAOs in Just Three Weeks - Coin Telegraph, February 17
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DeFi and Stablecoins
⭐ Block, Circle, Coinbase Create Decentralised Identity Solution for KYC’d Blockchain Transactions - Ledger Insight, February 17
Gold Stablecoins: Should You Invest in the Latest Crypto Fad? - The Economic Times, February 17
BofA Says Chainlink Likely Driver for DeFi’s TVL Growth to $203B - CoinDesk, February 17
DeFi Project Ref Finance Closes $4.8M Round Led by Jump Crypto - CoinDesk, February 17
Sovryn's Edan Yago on Building Bitcoin DeFi; Slower Growth But Strongest Foundation - The Defiant, February 21
Public Blockchains
⭐ Cosmos Steward ICF Releases Interchain Accounts - Crypto Potato, February 18
DCG Leads $205M Growth Fund for The Graph - Coin Telegraph, February 17
Digging Into Avalanche - Galaxy Digital, February 20
What Is The Ethereum Name Service (ENS)? - Decrypt, February 16
Cloud $9 Million: Fluence Labs Raises Cash, Aims to Liberate Web3 From AWS - Decrypt, February 16
Crypto, Fintech and Institutional
⭐ Crypto VC Investments in Latin America Grew Almost Tenfold in 2021 to $653M - CoinDesk February 16
Ukraine Passes Law Legalising Crypto as Threat of War Looms - Blockworks, February 18
Sorry, Jack, You Can Send ETH Tips Via Twitter Now - Tech Crunch, February 16
Sequoia Capital Is Looking to Invest Up to $600 Million in Crypto Startup Tokens - Decrypt, February 17
Remote Working Fintech Deel Now Allows Firms to Fund Payroll in Stablecoin USDC - Crowdfund Insider, February 20
Enterprise Chains and CBDCs
⭐ Can Blockchain Solve the Problem of Food Recalls? - Supply Chain Brain, February 18
Inside IBM’s Fast-Growing Crypto Custody Play - CoinDesk, February 18
Chronicled, a Web3-Powered Network Within the Life Sciences Industry Receives US$8.3 Million Funding From True Global Ventures - Yahoo Finance, February 17
IMF Warns CBN That eNaira May Lead to New Money-Laundering and Terrorism Financing Risks - Nairametrics, February 21
Taiwan to Debut Retail CBDC by September - PYMNTS, February 17
Virtual Events & Conferences
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