Monday, July 18th 2022

The Weekly Spin. Starter Edition. Coinweb’s round-up of curated news and opinions (likely biased) from the world of Blockchain, keeping you informed of the most trending, in-the-know, and controversial topics…and now also with some world news and a thought leadership section to keep you curious, inspired, and clinically sane…

Ongoings at Coinweb

Toby Gilbert returns from his triumphant journey, secures lower oil prices and curbs inflation

Events

EthCC 5, July 19 (Paris)

Innovation is the Only Way to WIn (Coinweb), July 19 (Bangkok)

REDeFiNE TOMORROW (Scb10x), July 21-22 (Virtual)

NFT3 Awards, Aug 5 (Los Angeles)

Blockchain Futurist Conference, Aug 9 (Toronto)

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Crypto-industry News

$248m outflow from Coinbase trigger concerns for community

https://cryptoslate.com/248m-stablecoins-flow-out-of-coinbase-as-community-refutes-exchange-liquidity-issues/

Mixer usage sees all time high due to nation affiliate cyber-criminals

https://cryptoslate.com/mixer-usage-sees-all-time-high-thanks-to-nation-affiliate-cybercriminals/

Ethereum’s centralized dApps may overshadow decentralization of PoS

https://cryptoslate.com/ethereums-centralized-dapps-may-overshadow-the-decentralization-of-proof-of-stake/

SEC fines McAfee’s associate $375k in penalties for ICO promotions

https://news.bitcoin.com/sec-fines-john-mcafees-associate-375k-in-penalties-for-ico-promotions/?utm_source=OneSignalPush&utm_medium=notification&utm_campaign=PushNotifications

Gensler outlines what to expect from SEC on US Crypto regulation

https://news.bitcoin.com/gary-gensler-outlines-what-to-expect-from-sec-on-us-crypto-regulation/?utm_source=OneSignalPush&utm_medium=notification&utm_campaign=PushNotifications

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Competitive Landscape

Axelar ushers in the Crypto Super App

https://0xpostman.medium.com/axelar-ushers-in-the-crypto-super-app-12f6f9ae53a6

Optimism Bridge Comparison

https://jp12.medium.com/optimism-bridge-comparison-453fa1f476f6

Startups seek cryoto-native messaging platforms https://cryptoslate.com/start-ups-turn-to-crypto-native-messaging-platforms/

Kalima blockchain on path to establish new standard for IoT

https://cryptoslate.com/press-releases/kalima-blockchain-on-a-path-to-establish-new-standard-for-blockchain-based-iot/

Footprint Analytics releases GameFi industry research monthly report

https://cryptoslate.com/gamefi-sector-down-but-not-out-june-report/

Yuga Labs drops “”Otherside” Litepaper, covering the foundations of the metaverse platform

https://news.bitcoin.com/yuga-labs-drops-otherside-litepaper-document-covers-the-foundational-principles-of-the-metaverse-platform/?utm_source=OneSignalPush&utm_medium=notification&utm_campaign=PushNotifications

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World

Russia afraid of Ukraine Missiles

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/07/15/afraid-of-ukrainian-missiles-the-russians-are-chaining-air-defense-vehicles-to-ships/?utm_medium=browser_notifications&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=2277234&sh=100fe5d823bb

India calls on G20 to bring crypto with global “Automatic Exchange of Information” framework

https://news.bitcoin.com/india-calls-on-g20-to-bring-crypto-within-global-automatic-exchange-of-information-framework/?utm_source=OneSignalPush&utm_medium=notification&utm_campaign=PushNotifications

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Thought Leadership

A deeper understanding for wallets

https://medium.com/@devinabbott/what-wallets-really-are-and-their-even-greater-potential-ed76e59546e

Walresian mechanics for Non-Convex Economies and Bound-Form First Welfare

https://mitchwatt.github.io/files/PricingMechanismsNonConvex.pdf?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Market Design: “Redistributive Allocation Mechanisms”

https://substack.com/redirect/d806a5a9-58d6-4655-a1c2-b5e78f63f002?u=92159257

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