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Cryptocurrency's Mainstream Embrace
This chapter explores the significant implications of MasterCard's endorsement of cryptocurrencies and the broader trend of traditional payment systems adopting crypto technologies. It also examines the psychological dynamics of institutional investment in cryptocurrencies, the risks associated with decentralized finance, and the evolving regulatory landscape. Through discussions of high-profile corporate movements and technological challenges, this chapter highlights the rapid changes reshaping the financial ecosystem.
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MARKET
BTC Price $47K (New high w/ Tesla $1.5B buy) Flirting w/ $50k
ETH Price $1800 (New high… again) Passed 1 trillion transactions on Ethereum https://twitter.com/etherscan/status/1357748137478131713?s=20
TVL in DeFi: Nearly $40B $DPI: $408 DPI/ETH Daily Chart! https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/DPIWETH/?exchange=UNISWAP
Touching $1B AUM in DAOs https://twitter.com/DeepDAO_io/status/1357379114089472003?s=20
Crypto Art Sales Reach a Record $80 Million https://decrypt.co/56998/crypto-art-sales-on-ethereum-reach-a-record-80-million See Chart Here https://cryptoart.io/data
Token Terminal https://terminal.tokenterminal.com/dashboard/AMMs
ETH Powers over $30B in Stablecoins https://twitter.com/spencernoon/status/1359650088306569216?s=21
Metamask Absolutely Printing Money https://twitter.com/tomhschmidt/status/1359393949568303104?s=20
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Matic Turning into Polygon https://twitter.com/maticnetwork/status/1359206750239551492?s=20
Hashmasks made over $13 Million in First Week of Sales https://blog.flipsidecrypto.com/hashmasks-on-opensea/
Ledger has integrated WalletConnect (DeFi) https://decrypt.co/56993/ledger-owners-can-now-access-defi-from-ledgers-mobile-app
No Loss Prize Pool Builder is Live https://medium.com/pooltogether/prize-pool-builder-9f9c95fad860
UMA Protocol Releasing “KPI Options” with Community Airdrop https://twitter.com/UMAprotocol/status/1359745145793486849
SUSHI in Coinbase Custody https://twitter.com/MessariCrypto/status/1359950434715262983?s=20
------ NEWS
TESLA BUYS BTC https://twitter.com/carlquintanilla/status/1358758512613015554?s=20
CME: Nearly 400 ETH Futures Contracts Traded on First Day https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/94262/cme-eth-futures-contracts-launch-first-day
MasterCard bringing Crypto onto Network https://www.mastercard.com/news/perspectives/2021/why-mastercard-is-bringing-crypto-onto-our-network/
Huge Celeb NFT https://twitter.com/MesutOzil1088/status/1359851478849122307?s=20
Hester Pierce, SEC Commissioner, says we’re ready for a Bitcoin ETF https://www.coindesk.com/peirce-sec-coindesk-t
Twitter Considering Adding BTC to Balance Sheet https://www.coindesk.com/twitter-considering-bitcoin-options-including-on-balance-sheet-exec-says Coinbase uses 25% of all ETH gas https://twitter.com/will__price/status/1357406288884432898?s=20
Federal Reserve of St. Louis loves DeFi (and apparently Bankless) https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1358876105541881863?s=20
BNY Mellon Announcing it will offer Custody for Crypto https://www.wsj.com/articles/bitcoin-to-come-to-america-s-oldest-bank-bny-mellon-11613044810
Yearn Hack and $11m loss https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/93818/yearn-finance-dai-pool-defi-exploit-attack
Yearn Restores yDAI Vault and Compensates Hack Victims https://thedefiant.io/yearn-restores-ydai-vault-and-compensates-hack-victims/
Avalanche Blockchain stopped working https://www.coindesk.com/avalanche-developers-rush-client-patch-as-bug-slows-avalanche-transactions
------ TAKES
We’re nowhere close to the top https://twitter.com/gerrrrrrrrrg/status/1358066872927858688?s=21
Let's talk about high gas fees https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1359540327091167233?s=20
Early Adoption is Expensive and Clunky…. But just wait. https://twitter.com/ashleighschap/status/1359185073543794689?s=21
1 Flippening Left https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1359161920415236109?s=20
Memes are going to take ETH to 10k https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1359660705062899714?s=20
------ MEME
Jay-Z Confirmed Bankless https://twitter.com/Crypt0xWife/status/1359381601919074309?s=20
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