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Today you will find Alpha on:
Spotlight
Updates & Upgrades in DeFi (LayerZero & Zora) (Base chain stalled)
OnChain & Macro & News (Saudi push for $100 oil poses a headache for Biden administration
Alpha by Threadors (overview of new catalysts in the bull run)
Exploits & Bugs (Gmblcomputer exploited for 500 ETH)
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2/➯ Updates & Upgrades in DeFi
① MetaMask has launched Sell, a new feature that allows users to seamlessly cash out their crypto for fiat (PayPal or your bank account)
② LayerZero live on Zora Network mainnet
③ Base chain stalled
The Coinbase L2 network Base had a block production issue for 45 minutes. The team fixed it and confirmed that the network is now back to normal
Status at the time of writing👇
④ ARK files with SEC for Ethereum ETF
⑤ First multisig on Starknet mainnet
⑥ Mozaic x Google Cloud Web3 Startup Program
⑦ Polygon zkEVM upgrade completed
This update introduces the latest versions of both the Node and Prover components.
⑧ Stake co-founder response to hack
⑨ HyperliquidX adds LayerZero pre-launch perps
⑩ 1inch proposal to stake $1M DAI for sDAI
⑪ CatalystAMM introduces Catalyst Missions
⑫ Lybra Finance v2 Mining Program
3/➯ Macro Metrics 📈
① Energy remains the cheapest sector in the market: Renaissance Macro’s Jeff DeGraaf
② Bank of Canada holds rates but says further hikes possible
③ Saudi push for $100 oil poses a new headache for the Biden administration.
Rising energy prices during re-election bid. Biden used half of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to manage prices.
④ Cash Rates vs Bond Yields — Global Perspective:
For bonds to perform well and yields to drop in developed markets, cash rates must peak and central bankers need to switch to rate cutting. EM central banks have already begun this process after being the first to shift to hiking in 2021
Source: Chart of the Week - Bond Yields vs Cash Rates
⑤ US Treasury Yields vs Long-Term Inflation Rate
Cautionary chart: The long-term inflation model suggests an upside for US 10-year yields. An indicator appears to be peaking, but higher for longer possible if inflation maintains. Break vs downtrend makes people bearish on bonds.
Source: Chart of the Week - Bond Yields Higher For Longer?
⑥ Saudi Arabia and Russia have extended their unilateral oil supply curbs for an additional three months
⑦ What is macro telling us about the likelihood of a recession?
Source: Ecoinometrics 🔗Substack
⑧ US UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT - @DeItaone
⑨ Jeez, U.S. banks have lost deposits for 5 quarters in a row - @JackFarley96
4/➯⛓️On-Chain Data
① Arkham identifies assets of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, the world's second-largest BTC entity with $16B+.
Also confirms Grayscale Ethereum Trust as the second largest ETH holding entity with $5B+.
② Bitcoin network settlement is stagnant at $2.63B, only $660M (25%) away from the lowest point of $1.97B, indicating a substantial slowdown in network settlement @glassnode
③ The highest concentration of liquidity in the Uniswap Pool c
④ Protocols that tokenize real-world assets - @Dynamo_Patrick
Bitcoin: New Address Momentum - @glassnode
Healthy network adoption:
An uptick in daily active users
More transactions
Increased demand for block space
This chart shows macro trend shifts in network adoption:
🔴 Above 🔵 = on-chain activity expansion, improving network fundamentals, and growing utilization.
🔴 Below 🔵 indicates reduced on-chain activity and declining network utilization.
5/➯ VITAL NEWS📰₿
① Ark Invest & 21 Shares file for spot Ether ETF
② Binance is returning $3.2 million to users after scammers deposited stolen funds onto the exchange
③ BTC bull market began in March, and more will be realized in a year — Arthur Hayes
④ Bitcoin Miner Riot Platform Made a Record $31 Million From Power Credits in August
⑤ Blockchain Privacy and Regulatory Compliance - Vitalik Buterin
⑥ Binance executives leave amid Russia business re-evaluation.
Gleb Kostarev and Vladimir Smerkis announce their departures on Facebook. Binance is considering withdrawing from Russia.
⑦ Story Protocol Launches IP Ownership Network with $54 Million in Funding
Story Protocol, an on-chain intellectual property protocol, completed a $25 million Series A round of financing.
Led by a16z crypto, with participation from investors including Hashed, Endeavor, Samsung Next, etc. The protocol facilitates the creation, management, and licensing of intellectual property on-chain.
⑧ Kraken gradually rolling out PayPal deposits in UK and Europe
⑨ Solana announced the Hyperdrive Hackathon
Solana announced the Hyperdrive Hackathon from September 6th to October 15th, offering $1 million in prizes and seed funding. Themes include DePIN, AI, DeFi, payments, DAO, etc.
6/➯ Alpha by Threadors
① Shoal Research thread on New Derivatives - @Shoalresearch
② Fundamental projects have the potential to generate 5-10x returns with less risk - @wacy_time
③ Restaking narrative revs up -
④ Psychology is key to development - @ZoomerOracle
⑤ DeFi News and Catalysts for September 7, 2023 @thedefiedge
7/➯ Exploits & Bugs
① Insane! Someone lost $24.23m worth of stETH and rETH to crypto phishing - @realScamSniffer
② Gmblcomputer exploited for 500 ETH - @gmblcomputer
Update:
Gmblcomputer exploiter returns 50% of funds - @PeckShieldAlert
③ Top 10 crypto hacks of 2023 — Stake.com ranks fifth as hackers wipe $735m
That’s it for today frens!
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