The Daily Spin. Thirsty Thursday Edition. With a lot of buzz hovering throughout the crypto industry amidst big moves by the regulatory side, central banks and power partnerships being formed — not to mention, the upcoming ETH Merge – here’s our round-up of curated news and opinions (surely biased) from the world of Blockchain, keeping you informed of the most trending, in-the-know, and controversial topics…all in the name of transparent, information dissemination to keep you curious, inspired, and clinically sane…
Ongoings at Coinweb
“How Bridges Need to Deliver Blockchain Interoperability” by Toby Gilbert on Medium
https://medium.com/@Coinweb.io/how-bridges-need-to-deliver-blockchain-interoperability-7c910e52a4c7
“One Chain to Rule Them All?” By Toby Gilbert on Medium
https://medium.com/@Coinweb.io/one-chain-to-rule-them-all-a049d1f8d97f
42 Geeks Networking Event, Sep 3
Event pictures to be posted shortly
Coinweb breaks top 500 on CoinGecko!
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/coinweb
First Coinweb In-house AMA Recorded on Aug 24
Teaser Video: https://twitter.com/CoinwebOfficial/status/1564623196195733504
Full Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyln96tmsFE
“How Decentralized Is Blockchain?” by Toby Gilbert on Medium
https://medium.com/@Coinweb.io/how-decentralized-is-blockchain-3a8d099862e1
“The Solution to Blockchain’s Problems” by Toby Gilbert on Medium
https://medium.com/@Coinweb.io/the-solution-to-blockchains-problems-is-not-another-blockchain-but-something-entirely-unique-and-
“Storm in a Teacup” by Toby Gilbert on CoinTelegraph
https://cointelegraph.com/news/regulators-have-a-weak-case-against-ftx
Op-Ed by Toby Gilbert: “Why Maximalists are Wrong” on Cryptoslate
https://cryptoslate.com/op-ed-why-maximalists-are-wrong-the-future-is-cross-chain/
On the Radar
The Ethereum 2.0 Merge, Sep 10-19
NEARCON - Building Business Behind the Hype, Sep 11-14 (Lisbon)
Monthly US Consumer Price Index (CPI) Report, Sep 13
iFX Expo Asia, Sep 13-15 (Bangkok)
MetaVSummit, Sep 14 (Dubai)
Blockchain Life, Sep 14 (Moscow)
AEternity Universe 2, Sep 15 (Unstrut)
Mt.Gox 137k BTC Repayment Release, Sep 15
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to Announce Interest Rates, Sep 20
Atom’s Cosmoverse Conference Colombia, Sep 26 (Medellin)
ChainLink’s SmartCon 2022, Sep 28 (New York)
Token2049, Sep 28-29 (Singapore)
Thailand Crypto Expo, Oct 6-9 (Bangkok)
On the Block (chain)
Bitcoin Exchange Inflows Sink to Multi-year Lows
https://cryptoslate.com/bitcoin-exchange-inflows-sink-to-multi-year-lows/
Aave Votes to Pause ETH Borrowing Following Concerns or Users Trying to Maximize ETHPoW Airdrops
https://cryptoslate.com/aave-votes-to-pause-eth-borrowing-following-concerns-of-users-trying-to-maximize-ethpow-airdrops/
Miner Hive Plans to Transfer ETH Hashrate to Other GPU Mineable Coins Ahead of Merge
https://news.bitcoin.com/publicly-listed-miner-hive-plans-to-transfer-eth-hashrate-to-other-gpu-mineable-coins-ahead-of-merge/?utm_source=OneSignalPush&utm_medium=notification&utm_campaign=PushNotifications
Report: Bank with $489bn in Assets Explains How Crypto Can Reach the Mainstream
https://dailyhodl.com/2022/09/06/bank-with-489000000000-in-assets-explains-how-crypto-can-reach-the-mainstream-public-report/
Analyst: One Catalyst Could Trigger Massive Rallies for ETH and Crypto this Month (Hint: It’s Not The Merge)
https://dailyhodl.com/2022/09/07/one-catalyst-could-trigger-massive-rallies-for-ethereum-and-crypto-this-month-according-to-analyst-and-its-not-the-merge/
Competitive Landscape
Trezor and Wasabi to Implement a CoinJoin Mixing Scheme into Hardware Wallets
https://news.bitcoin.com/trezor-and-wasabi-to-implement-a-coinjoin-mixing-scheme-into-hardware-wallets/?utm_source=OneSignalPush&utm_medium=notification&utm_campaign=PushNotifications
Ripple Hints at New CBDC Announcements
https://cryptoslate.com/ripple-hints-at-new-cbdc-announcements/
P2E Craze May Be Over With Polkastarter - XBorgs Entry to the Arena
https://cryptoslate.com/the-play-to-earn-craze-may-be-over-with-polkastarter-xborgs-entry-into-the-gaming-arena/
Helium Down 55% in Last 30 days
https://cryptoslate.com/helium-down-55-in-last-30-days-as-challenges-run-rife/
Solana-based y00ts NFT Collection Raises $7m in Seed Round
https://cryptoslate.com/solana-based-y00ts-nft-collection-launches-developers-raise-7m-in-seed-round/
Tron DAO and MasterBlox: The Future of Acceleration in Web3
https://cryptoslate.com/press-releases/tron-dao-and-masterblox-the-future-of-acceleration-in-web3/
FTX Selects GameStop as its Retail Partner in US
https://cryptoslate.com/ftx-selects-gamestop-as-retail-partner-in-the-us/
World
India’s Central Bank RBI Starts Digital Currency Pilot with 4 Banks
https://news.bitcoin.com/indias-central-bank-rbi-starts-digital-currency-pilot-with-4-banks/?utm_source=OneSignalPush&utm_medium=notification&utm_campaign=PushNotifications
Russia Can’t Do Without Cross-Border Crypto Payments
https://news.bitcoin.com/russia-cant-do-without-cross-border-crypto-payments-consensus-reached/?utm_source=OneSignalPush&utm_medium=notification&utm_campaign=PushNotifications
Brazilian Tax Authority Registers Record Number of Cryptocurrency Statements
https://news.bitcoin.com/brazilian-tax-authority-registers-record-number-of-cryptocurrency-statements/?utm_source=OneSignalPush&utm_medium=notification&utm_campaign=PushNotifications
Lawyer of Alleged Launderer Vinnk Calls on Russia to Talk Prisoner Swap with US
https://news.bitcoin.com/lawyer-of-alleged-crypto-launderer-vinnik-calls-on-russia-to-talk-prisoner-swap-with-us/?utm_source=OneSignalPush&utm_medium=notification&utm_campaign=PushNotifications
Thought Leadership
Gareth Soloway: They’re Trying To Hide What’s Really Coming (10mins)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hROd3X5gyc4
Report: A Framework for Navigating Web3 Compensation
https://medium.com/@framework/navigating-web3-compensation-a-framework-report-1a053ba41767
Top Narratives and Catalysts to Watch
https://onchainwizard.substack.com/p/top-narratives-and-catalysts-to-watch?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
Decentralized Infrastructure, the Bedrock of Web3
https://medium.com/coinmonks/decentralized-infrastructure-bedrock-of-web-3-0-7890a8a1eab5
The Crypto Banking System
https://cryptobanking.network/the-crypto-banking-system/