When we were originally diligencing Eclipse, we heard rumors that neelsalami.eth 🌑 had a history of sexual harassment. We passed pretty quickly on the investment.

If we heard this doing only minimal diligence, there's no way the actual investors didn't also hear the same.

It's one…

LFG. And listen to Ansem on the Unchained with Laura Shin who thinks Zyn is something you Vape. 😂.

BlackRock and Securitize Submit Application for Arbitrum Program Focused on RWA Diversification

The move is another sign of the growing institutional presence in the crypto space.

Sage~ reports
🗞️Read more: unchainedcrypto.com/blackrock-and-…

Why Spot Ether ETFs Will Likely Have to Wait Until After the Presidential Election to Be Approved

Grayscale withdrawing its application was likely a big blow to the funds’ approval, analysts say.

Kollen Post reports
Read more: unchainedcrypto.com/why-spot-ether…

Today marks the two-year anniversary of the collapse of UST and the Terra ecosystem.

Here's a link to the interview I did with Do Kwon a few months after that, timestamped to his thoughts on whether he feels remorse.

youtu.be/RgYSJVC7Ps8?fe…

Why Ethereum Gas Fees Have Fallen to Their Lowest Level Since 2020

The low price of transacting is a result of the flight of activity away from Ethereum's base layer to its layer 2 networks, particularly following March’s Dencun upgrade.
Sage~ reports
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Was a pleasure to contribute to this piece with my former boss and mentor Rishi at Allen & Overy.

Also fun to see the crazy comments on FTXs plan I tweet from the toilet at 3am vindicated by restructuring lawyers far more senior than me.

👀

According to ◢ J◎e McCann 🧊 and James Seyffart, there’s a lot of cash sitting in money markets and funds. 💵

Also, there’s not much consensus for a supercycle… 🎢

Will this pave the way to BTC at $250K, ETH at $10K, and SOL at $1K?

🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/44GfZt1

Could the SEC Have a Case Against Liquid Staking Protocols?

📄 With Consensys receiving a Wells notice alleging it operated an unregistered securities broker, does that also put its partners, Lido and Rocket Pool, in the firing line, too?
Kari Vanessa McMahon reports
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🧐 Is this what the SEC’s investigation into ETH is all about?

🤯 Is this how they’ll try to name Ethereum a security?

James Seyffart has a theory on Bits + Bips: bit.ly/44GfZt1

Nice research from Laura Shin’s team.

Still think there’s a lot of untapped innovation in the debt recovery token space in general.

OPINION: Is It Fair That Crypto Bankruptcies Are Denominated in Dollars? Here’s a Solution to Dollarization

The proposed recovery plan for FTX customers reveals the shortcomings of current US bankruptcy laws when applied to crypto cases, write Rishi Hindocha and Ian Chapman.…

Digital Asset Lender Ledn Made Record $690 Million in Loans in Q1

💰 @HodlWithLedn’s surge in loans came from retail clients who borrowed from now-bankrupt firms refinancing their loans, and institutions borrowing more #bitcoin to settle their spot ETF transactions.

Sage~…

Optimism is welcoming layer 3 builders to its Superchain initiative, with plans to introduce custom gas tokens and data availability layer optionality so developers can spin up low cost chains.

Samyuktha Sriram reports
bit.ly/4dAE3Bx

House Chair Patrick McHenry said that SAB 121 was “one of the most glaring examples of the regulatory overreach that has defined Gary Gensler’s tenure at the SEC.”

Samyuktha Sriram reports
bit.ly/3wvFKQb

Making an announcement soon? Don't hire a PR agency.

Definitely not through Series A, and maybe not ever.

You can execute PR internally with a junior resource without having to pay a $50K / month retainer.

Here are the basics in <5 minutes (bookmark this):