PSA: Leave instructions for your relatives what to do with your recovery seed, in the event that something happens (x-post from /r/Bitcoin)

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Seeking a Sublet or Room near Capitol Hill for 02/2022

Hello everyone,

I'm planning on traveling to Denver next month, February 2022, to attend a few events and explore life in Denver. I am searching online to see if I can find a better community deal than Airbnb/hotels (crazy fees; I might as well rent a full place). I'm looking for a private space and would appreciate some leads. Ideally a place with:

• kitchen access -parking -ideally near Capitol Hill or close to public transit (doesn't have to be high end or fancy) -visitors allowed
  -furnished (bed, couch, tv, kitchen supplies, etc.) -entire apartment (or private room) - depends on $$

I'm an easy-going adult woman, and I'm traveling in seek of work opportunities and personal enrichment. I was a mortician but took a break from the industry over the summer and have been working in Security/Bounties p/t while attending classes. I'm working towards changing careers. I've always wondered about moving to Denver, so I'd love this experience. Ahaha anyhow, do let me know if you'd like help paying for your rent/mortgage in February. I'll pay money order or in Bitcoin. 😁

Or if you're a kindred spirit and willing to let me couch-surf for 11 days, I'm happy to explore it. I've also been a couch surf host!

*Rental Length depends on $$$. I would like at least 11 days.

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Tradfi news/events and their impact on crypto markets fomo and cycles and other thoughts

Something that’s been on my mind lately are the key macro drivers of volatility for crypto. Though there are many, it is really interesting to note the correlations between the 2017 bitcoin cycle to what we’ve seen so far in the current cycle when we compare some of the largest drivers of anticipation and price appreciation borne of a desire for the crypto space to reach “mass adoption” by way of entering traditional financial systems.

Now whether that is a good thing or not - that’s for the crypto maxies to debate - from a crypto market cap etc and individual protocol prices, tradfi on-ramps, market assets that directly buy crypto will be required to make crypto investments grow and become ensconced into golbal financial markets as a whole.

At the end of the 2017, bitcoin futures were hotly anticipated which created a lot of fomo prior to their release. Many in the community cautioned that the event would likely cause a “sell the news” event with silver futures are a guide/corollary. The silver comparisons were proven correct.

This summer talk of bitcoin ETFs became one of the most (if not the biggest) driver of anticipation with bitcoin peaking when the proshares ETF released. Since that week of November, bitcoin has trended down to where we are now. Whether the cycle plays out the same as 2017 remains to be seen. Could we revisit the weekly 100 ema like in 2018 summer and 2019 fall markets.. well I think, “We mostly don’t know shit about fuck” applies here.

So why do big tradfi-crypto happenings which crypto communities celebrate consistently seem to trigger “sell the news” events?

Big news and upcoming events in the traditional-crypto finance space (as signals to broader mainstream acceptance) create huge anticipation within crypto, fomo rips through communities, emotions run rampant resulting in large speculative volatility spikes. Everybody is riding the high until the tradfi-crypto products go live. Seasoned private and institutional investors, position their funds in crypto assets to capture the unsustainable ride up, then likely sell to create downward pressure as they have now taken short bets in these new tradfi products. Rinse and repeat.

We have to remember that traditional finance as a whole still very much view crypto as highly volatile and speculative assets. This was certainly true in 2017 and to be honest not much has changed in 2021. As we move forward however, money talks, and tradfi is allocating a lot of their funds to crypto investments, something that just wasn’t prominent in 2017. This will warp crypto markets more and more, more money in/out means that cycles will likely extend as it just takes more time to enter or unwind positions etc (so the cycle extension hypothesis makes sense to me). I think directly comparing to previous crypto cycles will loose relevance as I’ve not seen to many account the growing competition for funds and eroding market dominance realities of bitcoin relative to smart contracts protocols and everything else happening in the space.

Regardless, the one constant in all market old or new is human emotion. Our ape brains don’t handle investing to well, (its ok to admit it to yourself I wont tell anybody) and cryptos being of a very speculative nature exasperates that reality. Emotional exuberance - or plainly - buying/ selling on emotion and being part of communities that overwhelmingly reward emotional excess, will contribute to warped investing strategies and more often than not, making you loose sight of the forest from the trees. This should be a great concern, for you as you build your investing strategy over time but also its should be a concern for this and other communities as echo chambers tend more often than not to broadly warp expectations.

Specifically for this sub, Moons likely exasperate the situation as emotional posts and comments get more votes/more eyeballs, especially those proclaiming incoming windfalls (and likewise are rampant on youtube), with promises of riches and emotional pleas to buy at any prices as crypto “is the only way out or your current situation” or more disturbing “is your only hope for a future”. Perhaps to counter this, future moon proposals/vote could readjust rewards to heavily favour/reward solid informational post, research, tech breakdowns in an effort to bring balance to this sub I feel has been lost.

I was once told that if you get emotional about your investments, you’ve already lost the money, you just don’t know it yet. This is a good reminder for anyone still reading this that longterm success is born of patience and careful dyor into the projects/companies etc you put you’re money into. Whether its to play volatility or dca for longterm goals. The approach to short/med/long investment strategies will be different for each but the common thread is that those that are successful do so by building strategies and approaches that limit the effect of emotions on their actions.

fuck I wrote a book instead of fiat mining. oh well, until next time. cheers.

How bitcoin can replace fiat?

Only in the event of a global bloody war under the guise of long-term peacekeeping operations for the good deed" and only in the form of a temporary reserve digital currency, the creation of a planetary blockchain won't be completed yet.

The main digital currency will appear within 5 years with the widespread adoption of quantum computers among corporations. Digital planetary currency will be initiated with the participation of all coalitions (countries), where the initial share of each country will be pre-registered. But all this will be with other blockchain mechanisms. Bitcoin today is just an 11-year test.

Our CEO says that soon (by earthly standards) we will witness a significant evolution of the blockchain. We can say it will be blockchain version 2.0, but aimed at containing huge price fluctuations, as it happens daily in Bitcoin, but also allowing you to earn on its fluctuations, like the exchange rates of national currencies.

The national currency, by the way, will soon disappear but will remain in human memory, as a tribute to the old traditions of the corrupt world.

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Nike Inc. (Ticker: NKE) - Brief Breakdown

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Company Description

Nike Inc. designs, develops, and sells athletic footwear, apparel, and equipment worldwide. Nike offers products in various categories related to sports including running, NIKE basketball, Jordan brand, football, training, and sportswear. Nike offers gear and equipment in various sporting activities, licenses apparel with colleges, universities, professional sports teams, and league logos. Nike owns and operates various fashion brands including Converse, Chuck Taylor, All Star, Jordan brand, and various athlete “signature” shoes.

Quantitative Analysis

At the time of this writing (1/9/2022), NKE is trading at $156.97 with a 52 week range of $125.44 - $179.10 and a market cap of $248.22B. In Q2 of 2022, Nike’s revenue was up 1% year-over-year (YoY) to $11.4 billion and direct sales were up 9% to $4.7 billion. Nike’s gross margin increased 280 basis points to 45.9% and the diluted earnings per share was $0.83 up 6% YoY. Return of equity (ROE: Net Income / Total Equity *100) of NKE is 45.73% and net margin (net income / revenue) is 13.32%. The debt to equities ratio (total liabilities / total equity) is 1.61. Nike offers a dividend with a yield (dividend paid per share / price *100) of 0.72%. This financial analysis was done using financialstockdata.com (sign up using our promo code GCI here). You can view NKE’s last quarterly earnings here and 2021 annual report here. Below we have percent returns denominated in both USD and in Bitcoin.

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Qualitative Analysis

Nike is the largest sportswear brand in the world, with various sectors surrounding athletics. Nike sponsors entire professional sports leagues, sports teams, and individual athletes, in nearly every sport and at nearly all levels of competition (e.g., college, professional). You’ll be hard pressed to find a sport where Nike is NOT a sponsor of an athlete or team. Nike has also become a general fashion brand, giving consumers options to choose athletic apparel, “athleisure” clothing, and even semi-formal clothing. Although many athletic events were halted at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, I find it hard to believe that we’ll see another complete halt anytime soon - there is far too much money involved for far too many stakeholders. As long as sports are relevant (even ESports), Nike will be a major presence.

Bullish Thesis

Here are three points to support the bullish thesis:

• Household brand: It’s no surprise that Nike is one of the most familiar name brands in the athletic apparel industry. According to Wallstreetzen.com, Nike has more than 1,000 retail stores globally, including over 800 factory stores, 76 in-line stores, and 150 Converse stores. In 2020, Nike boasted a whopping 53% market share of the athletic footwear segment and 25% market share of the athletic apparel segment. Nike’s strong brand name, history of success, and familiarity to consumers will likely ensure it’s place near the top of the athletic apparel industry for many years to come.
• Increasing “virtual” presence: 2020 and 2021 drove many businesses deeper into the virtual world - particularly retailers, who were forced to adapt to economic shutdowns and slowing in-person shopping. At the end of their fiscal fourth quarter in 2021 (fiscal year ended May 31, 2021), Nike posted a quarterly revenue increase of 96% year over year to $12.3 billion and a full-year revenue increase of 19% to $44.5 billion. “This full-year growth was led by our own digital business, which has now more than doubled versus fiscal 2019 prior to the pandemic,” said CEO John Donahoe. Indeed, Nike’s direct-to-consumer digital business represented 21% of its total revenue in 2021. In addition to their shift into online, direct-to-consumer retail sales, Nike is jumping into the virtual fray via Metaverse-related acquisitions and partnerships. In December, they announced the purchase of virtual sneaker company RTFKT. Nike has also teamed up with Roblox to create a virtual world called Nikeland. Many companies - including Nike, apparently - view the metaverse as a way to reach younger consumers. Time will tell whether Nike can leverage its virtual reach into actual sales.
  
• Increased health consciousness: Coming out of a pandemic that had particularly severe health consequences for those who were overweight or obese may cause a global shift toward increased health consciousness. There is some preliminary evidence for this trend, including multiple studies showing that COVID-19 had significant impacts on people's behaviors and attitudes toward their health and well-being. If these trends continue, it would not be surprising to see an uptick in demand for exercise equipment and athletic apparel. As a major, well-known footwear, apparel, and equipment manufacturer, Nike is incredibly well positioned to meet this increased demand.
  

Bearish Thesis

Here are three points to support the bearish thesis:

• Increasing competition: For large companies this is almost a rinse and repeat argument, but Nike has seen increased competition out of multiple brands like few other sectors have seen. Nike is competing not only with the likes of Adidas and Under Armour, but also with Lululemon (who Nike recently sued over Mirror technology) and other emerging athleisure brands. Consumers have more options and some may be searching for the newer, cooler brand to wear. Nike will always have its staying brand power, but competition forces large companies like Nike to adapt in order to stay with the trends. It also forces Nike to spend money in marketing in order to continue to be in front of consumers.
• Continued supply chain disruptions: For any company that produces massive amounts of products, supply chain disruptions have been a big issue since March 2020 and this issue does not seem to be going away. Supply chain issues have been a hot button topic and there has been no resolution in sight. This is made it difficult for companies like Nike to get its products to its consumers and has caused delays on releases or limiting the amount of product available for sale. This could be used by companies like Nike to increase prices in the short term but this model is not sustainable over the long term as more and more people will be moving to available products if companies like Nike cannot figure out these supply chain issues in the future.
• Worries about China: China has always been one of Nike’s hot countries where consumers cannot get Nike clothing and shoes fast enough, yet recently Nike’s products have sat on shelves. Nike’s recent earnings do not reflect a decrease in earnings as increased spending in other countries has helped with the decrease in China spending. Chinese consumers have spent less on foreign brands in recent years and with the supply chain worries and geo-political forces due the COVID-19 pandemic have created a nationalistic outlook for Chinese consumers. Also, workers in Xinjiang boycotted following allegations of forced labor to produce cotton giving Nike negative publicity in China. This is something for potential investors to look at as China is historically one of the biggest consumers of Nike products.

Cardano Rumor Rundown January 10, 2022

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Newly covered today:

1. Upon his return from CES in Las Vegas Charles did a late night twitter space for 3+ hours. https://twitter.com/seal_kiman/status/1480291288171921415
2. Legacy institutions are even realizing that ETH is going to lose market share due to its lack of ability to scale. https://twitter.com/GhostchainClub/status/1480143844649979905 https://news.bitcoin.com/jpmorgan-report-states-ethereum-might-lose-defi-dominance-due-to-scaling-issues/
3. SundaeSwap is trying to prepare us for congestion at launch. https://sundaeswap-finance.medium.com/expectations-congestion-mainnet-launch-e9da5abfd819

Previously Covered but still interesting:

1. Cardano increased it’s blocksize and Plutus Script Memory yesterday (12.1.21)! https://twitter.com/InputOutputHK/status/1466086538207547393
2. Looks like more theft in ETH DeFi (“Robbery Forest”). Reports coming in that Badger DAO has lost $120MM. https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/02/badger-dao-protocol-suffers-10m-exploit/
3. Liqwid has announced that they are integrating Chainlink price feeds. https://twitter.com/liqwidfinance/status/1466404699284938756
4. IOHK drops a new video with Pi Lanningham of SundaeSwap regarding the tools that SundaeSwap has open sourced as part of its approach to launch. https://twitter.com/InputOutputHK/status/1466480233004113926
5. Cardano has reached one million wallets staked. https://twitter.com/IOHK_Charles/status/1467351929047044096
6. Cardano still remains secure. Meanwhile a gigantic bug in Solana that could have been exploited for six months was reported. https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/126318/solana-library-bug-could-have-seen-attackers-stealing-27-million-an-hour
7. Robbery Forest can’t seem to go a day without doing its thing. This time it was apparently $150 million. https://twitter.com/sheldonbitmart/status/14673162528552263
8. SundaeSwap went live on testnet with a faucet for free testnet ADA and various ice cream flavored free testnet tokens. All compatible with Nami. https://twitter.com/SundaeSwap/status/1467795614633185280
9. ADA Handles were a surprise integration into the SundaeSwap Testnet! https://twitter.com/adahandle/status/1467907015972323328
10. The testnet proved valuable quickly as some improvements were identified with the scooper and they were taken offline to make those changes. https://twitter.com/SundaeSwap/status/1467897465768665090
11. Here is a beautiful illustration of massive concurrency in action on Cardano’s testnet! https://twitter.com/ProfSmith9000/status/1467978254912946184/photo/1
12. Charles dropped a new AMA! https://youtu.be/Jex6wItSvzE
13. In macro news that could affect all of crypto including Cardano, it looks like Evergrande (one of the largest real estate developers in the world) has finally formally defaulted on its debt obligations. While Evergrand has been stumbling for a long time, this event could mark the beginning of a new phase in global economics. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/07/business/china-evergrande-kaisa-property.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/07/evergrande-set-for-restructuring-with-no-word-on-first-formal-default.html
14. You can now use the Cardano ERC-20 Converter live on testnet with AGIX. https://twitter.com/InputOutputHK/status/1468308091217362947
15. The Cardano Foundation dropped a fireside chat! https://youtu.be/TVWwnBpAbqE
16. P2P is now live on the Cardano testnet! This is a busy week for new products launching on testnet! https://twitter.com/InputOutputHK/status/1468592725532553226
17. The heads of Circle, FTX, Bitfury, Paxos, Stellar Development Foundation, and Coinbase appeared before the House Financial Services Committee. As expected, the questions from some of the House Committee members belied a misplaced focus on things like terrorist financing while others understood the need to regulate crypto appropriately so that crypto innovation is not forced offshore. There was significant focus on stablecoins due to the President’s Working Group placing so much focus there. One representative also chose to focus heavily on the energy consumption of Bitcoin mentioning coal power plants coming back on line to fuel Bitcoin mining. The witnesses from the crypto industry seemed to focus on dispelling misconceptions and also pushing for a single crypto focused regulatory body as opposed to the fragmented regulation that is typical in Washington. https://youtu.be/ohp-Trq4HU4
18. Rick McCracken makes a great point about Cardano Stake pools losing $0 of delegator money in 2021 while ETH stakepools have apparently lost at least $163 Million. https://twitter.com/RichardMcCrackn/status/1468819811014610945
19. There was an AMA about AVOUM on the IOHK discord on 12/09/21. AVOUM would allow for account balance type smart contracts (e.g. as in ETH) on top of the Cardano Blockchain. https://twitter.com/MutualKnowledge/status/1468711769069789196
20. It appears that the number of Plutus scripts running on the Cardano blockchain has more than doubled in the last month. https://twitter.com/CardanoStiftung/status/1468645270221033475/photo/1
21. Unbelievably, we’re seeing reports that Solana “crashed” again. Another report is chalking it up to a DDOS attack. Apparently, even after block creation was restarted, token distribution was still “halted”. https://twitter.com/murphsicles/status/1468998047879340041 https://twitter.com/Blockassetco/status/1468955731957202954
22. Fitch calls it official with Evergrande defaulting on $1.2 Billion in foreign debt and Kaisa defaulting on another $400 Million. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/evergrande-stock-china-default-bonds-fitch-chinese-market-intervention/
23. MLabs has released The Plutonomicon a developer driven guide to Plutus. https://twitter.com/MLabs10/status/1469218960856199173
24. In Macro news that could affect Cardano, the Fed is expected to discuss quicker tapering and rate hikes at their Dec. 14 & 15 meeting. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/10/fed-is-expected-to-speed-up-end-of-bond-buying-and-signal-interest-rate-hikes-are-coming.html
25. SundaeSwap releases the TasteTest model for decentralized price setting of tokens prior to launch. Very interesting! https://sundaeswap-finance.medium.com/sundaeswap-presents-the-taste-test-a5b125ee2645
26. Liqwid and ADA Handle announce a partnership. https://twitter.com/liqwidfinance/status/1470472391000219656
27. Reports of Solana outages are becoming so frequent now that it’s almost losing it’s newsworthiness (Dec. 13). https://twitter.com/Dogetoshi/status/1470421047518375938
28. Dewayne Cameron asks some important questions about the impact of EVM sidechains on the Cardano Ecosystem and gets some interesting reponses. https://twitter.com/DCdoso/status/1470429874078822409
29. IOHK posts a video clip around anti-fragility in our ecosystem. https://twitter.com/InputOutputHK/status/1470483828540125190
30. Pavia is testing inter-parcel messaging. https://twitter.com/Pavia_io/status/1470768849406595072
31. Good reports are coming out from the SPOs who attended the SundaeSwap Scoopers meeting. https://twitter.com/conraddit/status/1470834006602223619
32. There is now a smart contract option available from cnft.io so that you can now buy NFTs on their marketplace with any wallet. https://twitter.com/CNFT_IO/status/1470752923890204672
33. The growth of the Cardano ecosystem seems to be unstoppable! The ecosystem map continues getting huge. https://www.cardanocube.io/cardano-ecosystem-interactive-map
34. There is now a wrapped BTC on Cardano project. https://twitter.com/anetaBTC
35. Vacuum Labs has a new joint cardano/solana wallet called NuFi. https://twitter.com/NuFi_Official/status/1471162153109442570
36. Artifct App is bringing a Moon Metaverse to Cardano with parcels on the near and far side of the moon. They are reporting they used real data from the surface of the moon to render height maps of the actual lunar surface. https://twitter.com/ArtifctApp/status/1471014415495483397
37. Apparently, Vacuum Labs has been busy. They are also dropping a new Dex! https://twitter.com/wingriderscom/status/1471034657437270017
38. Pavia has revealed the “final sections” of the map! https://twitter.com/Pavia_io/status/1471222560075431939/photo/1
39. In macro news that could affect Cardano and all of crypto, the dot plot from the Dec. 14-15 FOMC meeting has been released. https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/files/fomcprojtabl20211215.pdf
40. Check out this crazy photo from a World Mobile aerostat looking like it’s at the edge of sky and space. https://twitter.com/MrTelecoms/status/1471035509929566210
41. Another Cardano based metaverse has sold out it’s initial landsale. This one is called Ada Realm! https://twitter.com/AdaRealm/status/1471477413611716611
42. Looks like the Cardano Mid-month update is finished and will be released Dec. 17 in the evening UTC. https://twitter.com/timbharrison/status/1471504180913180675
43. The Cardano community learns that an employee at Messari has reported holding ADA and #westandwithGarrick is born. https://twitter.com/CardanoDean/status/1471200564197396488
44. IOG is promoting use of the #buildingoncardano hashtag as a means to keep track of all the Cardano projects. https://twitter.com/InputOutputHK/status/1471554965848084490
45. Komodo has joined the UTxO alliance along with Cardano (& IOG), Ergo, Nexos, & Topl. https://twitter.com/KomodoPlatform/status/1471445153940480003
46. The Cardano community takes a moment to realize that beach front villas can be had for ADA in Phuket. https://twitter.com/BreakingADA/status/1471485197572968448
47. Pavia has given us a partial reveal of their team. https://www.pavia.io/team.html
48. The Cardano 360 December mid-Month update gave us some good progress reports on dApp development. https://youtu.be/_JNK4eDZFMA
49. The ADA Handle beta launch completed with 15,000 human readable addresses minted on the Cardano blockchain. https://adahandle.com/
50. There’s a new community built tool for analyzing the Ada Realms metaverse. https://jurgel.github.io/adarealm-market-map/
51. Cardano’s biggest metaverse is already more…uh…decentralized than Decentraland. https://twitter.com/PavianoGroup/status/1472879929230602247
52. We got another PAB Pre-Release (Dec. 20)! https://github.com/input-output-hk/plutus-apps/releases/tag/v2021-12-20
53. There are now automated seller ratings on cnft.io. This means you can tell which sellers habitually fail to send the asset after a sale. https://twitter.com/StaleDev/status/1472995940478996483
54. The end of year Cardano 360 will be going down on 12.30.21! https://twitter.com/InputOutputHK/status/1473707429875654666
55. A two-day countdown is underway for ADAX Pro. Is it a testnet launch? Mainnet? Reports are that it’s a testnet. No one seems to know much. But it looks like we are getting some kind of holiday surprise. Cardano DeFi is heating up! Soon we’ll be at full boil! https://twitter.com/adax_pro/status/1473356712232951815
56. Very positive coverage from Forbes including a Cardano tracking page! https://twitter.com/ForbesCrypto/status/1473747419200376840
57. The Cardano Foundation shares its 2021 highlights. https://cardanofoundation.org/en/news/2021-a-year-of-incredible-growth/
58. Here’s a great new interview with Micky Watkins of World Mobile and Bullish Dumpling! youtu.be/Cc1GLNy9508
59. The end of year Cardano 360 will be going down on 12.30.21! https://twitter.com/InputOutputHK/status/1473707429875654666
60. A two-day countdown is underway for ADAX Pro. Is it a testnet launch? Mainnet? Reports are that it’s a testnet. No one seems to know much. But it looks like we are getting some kind of holiday surprise. Cardano DeFi is heating up! Soon we’ll be at full boil! https://twitter.com/adax_pro/status/1473356712232951815
61. Very positive coverage from Forbes including a Cardano tracking page! https://twitter.com/ForbesCrypto/status/1473747419200376840
62. The Cardano Foundation shares its 2021 highlights. https://cardanofoundation.org/en/news/2021-a-year-of-incredible-growth/
63. Here’s a great new interview with Micky Watkins of World Mobile and Bullish Dumpling! youtu.be/Cc1GLNy9508
64. Cardano is still destroying competitors in terms of number of validators. https://twitter.com/Cardians_/status/1474024685582962693
65. Tech giants are making posts on social media to highlight the role of venture capital and institutional money in the ecosystem of Cardano’s largest competitor. https://twitter.com/jack/status/1473887809211711491
66. Here’s a great video explaining how World Mobile utilizes the Cardano blockchain. https://twitter.com/WorldMobileTeam/status/1473936758811340801
67. Cardano’s biggest metaverse now has over 8,000 wallet holders. https://twitter.com/Pavia_io/status/1473983061155094533
68. In case you missed it, here was Charles Xmas eve video. https://youtu.be/g94qwKpCvO0
69. Charles dropped a video today (Dec 27) on dApps & the CDA. https://youtu.be/lR2Ljy1CPTI
70. A partnership between World Mobil and Adax has been announced. https://twitter.com/wmtoken/status/1475466699919044609
71. The end of year Cardano 360 will be this Thursday (Dec. 30). https://twitter.com/InputOutputHK/status/1474077491019104261
72. The SundaeSwap audit by Runtime Verification has been completed! https://twitter.com/SundaeSwap/status/1475874695383764995 https://sundaeswap-finance.medium.com/runtime-verification-completes-audit-of-sundaeswap-contracts-e4e663cd791e
73. Emurgo now has an NFT marketplace called Fiborite! https://twitter.com/emurgo_io/status/1475946176759357458
74. COTI has announced a Djed x ErgoDex partnership. https://twitter.com/COTInetwork/status/1475830866492461058
75. The Yoroi dApp connector is now available on Yoroi nightly. https://twitter.com/YoroiWallet/status/1472795127735324676
76. There is interesting discussion happening on how custody will actually work with the Liqwid protocol. https://twitter.com/AmbivalentMr/status/1476203841670553604
77. Cardano blockchain insights will soon have count of payments tracking that will be more directly comparable to transaction count in account-balance style blockchains. https://twitter.com/matiwinnetou/status/1476207098929336321
78. DripDropz has dropped (no pun intended) a new video on how to withdraw your tokens (starting on Jan. 1) along with a few medium articles explaining what they are all about. https://youtu.be/J-QzYEW6ihs https://dripdropz.medium.com/drip-tokenomics-87c4ad099232
79. The 2021 Wrap Up Cardano 360 is now available. https://youtu.be/mhfxSWrTrtI
80. Artifct drops a full motion rendering of what walking around on your moon plot might be like. https://twitter.com/ArtifctApp/status/1476654582423961619
81. The Parade of Defectors has begun. Amazingly, it’s starting with CoinDesk. https://www.coindesk.com/learn/cardano-vs-ethereum-can-ada-solve-ethers-problems/
82. DeFi Llama is now tracking Cardano and also MuesliSwap. https://twitter.com/DefiLlama/status/1477335610805342213 https://twitter.com/DefiLlama/status/1477725343549120513
83. It looks like fractional NFT trading may be a thing sooner than we think! https://twitter.com/blueshrmpCO/status/1477744172450795520
84. Cardano will soon have over one dozen NFT markets. https://twitter.com/matiwinnetou/status/1477743975201222656
85. Charles dropped a giant whiteboard video on dApp Development. https://youtu.be/Yt4Sg6rs80Q
86. Reports came out that the Tiny Man platform on Algorand and the Polygon platform on ETH have both been hacked (Jan 2, 2022). https://twitter.com/Degen_DeFi_/status/1477648321913049088
87. Ardana Community Call #17 contained some great explanatory discussion of why DeFi projects will benefit from Cardano Improvement Proposals 31,32, & 33. https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1BdGYwDXMzyxX
88. Now even Cointelegraph is joining in on the positive Cardano coverage. https://cointelegraph.com/news/cardano-became-the-most-developed-crypto-on-github-in-2021-santiment
89. Pavia is teasing some big things in Q1. Hopefully those items will be revealed soon. https://twitter.com/Pavia_io/status/1478050885754408965
90. Reports say Solana went down again for several hours on January 4th, 2022. Maybe this is a strategy to normalize the idea of “decentralized blockchains” that can be turned on and off at will. https://twitter.com/ChainNewsBTC1/status/1478467293478895620
91. Samsung announces that it will use Veritree (which runs on Cardano) to plant two million mangrove trees in 2022. https://thenewscrypto.com/samsung-to-plant-2m-trees-with-blockchain-technology/
92. More proof that not all stablecoins are built the same. Tether decides to freeze over one million USDT held by a single account and is cited as saying they regularly work with law enforcement and regulators. https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/129133/tether-freezes-over-1-million-usdt-single-address
93. Now even Cointelegraph is joining in on the positive Cardano coverage. https://cointelegraph.com/news/cardano-became-the-most-developed-crypto-on-github-in-2021-santiment
94. Vitalik says they are 50% of the way to ETH 2.0 100% optimization. https://cointelegraph.com/news/we-are-50-of-the-way-there-says-vitalik-on-ethereum-s-development
95. Liqwid Community Call #4 happened on Jan 5, 2022. It sounds like Liqwid is taking a very different approach from Ardana and will not be waiting for any hardforks that might incorporate CIPs like 31, 32, & 33. https://twitter.com/liqwidfinance/status/1478446489202536448
96. The December ‘21 FOMC Meeting Minutes were released and spooked all the markets including crypto and Cardano. https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/files/fomcminutes20211215.pdf
97. Ledger currently has a Catalyst Fund 7 proposal for $75k for Ledger Live integration. https://cardano.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Ledger-Live-Integration/384961-48088
98. Cardano & Samsung rumors fly after the Veritree announcement, a seemingly cozy exchange between Charles and Samsung USA on Twitter, and a shaved headed Charles visiting the Samsung booth. https://twitter.com/IOHK_Charles/status/1478860226098962434 https://twitter.com/IOHK_Charles/status/1479218958917988352/photo/1
99. It’ll be interesting to see what collabs can produce for the Cardano metaverse space. Apparently, Ada Realm & Pandaverse are in collaboration talks. Pandaverse had previously announced some type of collaboration with Cardano Village. https://twitter.com/AdaRealm/status/1479232376354000898 https://twitter.com/PandaBandaCNFT/status/1479220744030756869

~Army of Spies