The 68th edition of our curated newsletter.
In today’s newsletter we look at:
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- Web3 and Non-Transferable Soulbound Tokens
- Dune Launches Dune Engine v2
- the Current Rollup Ecosystem
- Crypto ETP Listings
- Rate Hikes and What Happens Next
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Web3 and Non-Transferable Soulbound Tokens (SBTs)
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“Decentralized Society: Finding Web3’s Soul“, co-authored by Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin is a paper illustrating how SBTs will assist and encode the trust networks of the real economy within Web3 to establish provenance and reputation.
The paper also postulates that SBTs will enable other applications, such as community wallet recovery, mechanisms for decentralisation, shared rights and more.
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The Mercuryo team is at Money20/20 in Amsterdam this week, as well as Consensus 2022 in Texas!
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The Launch of Dune Engine V2
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Dune, a free crypto analytics tool, announced the complete overhaul of its product.
Dune Engine v2 brings with it 10x performance, multichain queries, a significant upgrade in performance, and the upgrade of its entire data architecture. These upgrades will allow Dune to continue on its mission to make crypto data accessible to whoever may need it.
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The Current Rollup Ecosystem
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Rollups are one of four off-chain scaling solutions for the Ethereum blockchain, and there are two primary contenders and a varying assortment of other promising theoretical designs.
Optimistic rollups have been on mainnet longer than zk-rollups – earning them the vast majority of rollup applications. However, there appears to be a more significant number of zk-rollups in active development than optimistic rollups. Find out more about where the rollup ecosystem currently stands and where it’s going in the future.
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Crypto Assets: ETP Listings, Requirements and Processes
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Crypto Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) are becoming more popular with the growing use of blockchain tech, and the interest crypto has been receiving as a financial asset.
Andre Cronje, prolific DeFi developer, comments on crypto regulation by jurisdiction, where he believes it’s headed, and where the industry has failed previously. Cronje believes that “depending on the product in question and the desired jurisdiction and market exposure, advice on the appropriate product “packaging” may differ“.
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If you’d like an in-depth read on the current links between inflation, crypto, the current political climate and even history – settle in and look no further than this article.
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