🧠 The weekly Crypto round Up

Happy Friday Seedphrasers 👋 another weekend for cheat meals and chocolate! Scroll this email for the top headlines of the week. If you like this, share this, it takes 1 click 🤝

Peter Zeihan criticizes Bitcoin on Joe Rogan Podcast

• Peter Zeihan, a well-known geopolitical analyst and author, recently appeared on the Joe Rogan podcast and shared his thoughts on Bitcoin. It was a heart to heart so he didn't hold back - he called it a "hot dumpster fire" with no intrinsic value.

• His clip sparked so much backlash from the Bitcoin community, he had all the BTC bros saying he's lacking education. But, I'll let you be the judge of that. - Watch The Clip

Twitter developing a “Coins” feature with Stripe Payments

• Twitter is tip-toeing around web3, news breaks they're looking to develop a "Coins" feature with Stripe.

• Still early to figure out what the coins will be used for but the assumption is you'll be able to buy and trade these coins for premium access between users and creators. (Kinda like NFTs)

• There hasn't been clarification on whether or not these coins will be on the blockchain, but it is possible they'll be able to get purchased with crypto. Read More

Crypto Lender Genesis fires 30% of it’s staff

• The micro-markets may seem bullish but zooming out always gives us a clearer picture. Signs of an economic depression continue to show with big companies continuing the firing spree. - Read More

The US government investigating Conglomerate DCG

• DCG a leading venture capital is under investigation by the DOJ and SEC. It's the parent company of CoinDesk, Foundry, Genesis, Grayscale, and Luno. You may ask why? For non-transparent financial interplay. - Get the full story

Polygon has ~2 times the amount of daily users than Ethereum

• Ethereum may be king, but Polygon has been making its case to be Crypto's young shining prince. With tons of web2 brands utilizing Polygon for Web3 initiatives, the network currently sits at twice as many active users as Ethereum. - Here's proof

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Azuki announces a virtual world called Hilumia

• Yesterday was the 1 year anniversary of the Azuki collection and they announced a new universe called "Hilumia". A new and reimagined Azuki universe that's divided into multiple parts correlating to the Azuki lore that is being developed.

• A whale swept 24 Azuki's spending over $120,000, and the Azuki floor went up one ETH in celebration of the announcement.

Yuga Labs releases a new game - interactive minting experience

• More cartoon monkeys are hitting the streets. Yuga labs announced the next collection from their ecosystem. All BAYC & MAYC holders get to claim a “Sewer Pass” in order to play “Dookey Dash” a skill-based mint participate in the game. .

• The market reacted pretty poorly to the news, going from 11.5 to 9.3 ETH down 20% for The Kennel Club, $APE down 8%, and BAYC down another 8%.

• TLDR; High-end Nft holders are busy people, and they don't want to feel like they have to work in order to get max value out of their NFTs. (Our take)

Game Of Thrones NFT Sells Out in 7 Hours

• Game of Thrones finally dropped its highly anticipated NFT launch, and it sold out in just 7 hours after its release on Nifty's NFT marketplace. Crypto Twitter isnt satisfied, complaining over the quality of the collection's art.

Beeple Teases New Project!

• Beeple is dropping a new project that's the ALPHA. No details just a date. 03.11.23...

Friendship Bracelets hit new all-time highs at a 37,000+ supply

• Friendship bracelets an Art Block collection, hit new all-time highs, people realized that the negative catalyst that was hanging over the collection was gone, and they started shopping. Over the past 24 hours, Flamingo DAO bought 454 friendship bracelets in one hour spending almost 300ETH - $413,000+. (We bought some 😉)

Proof_xyz partnership with United Talent Agency

• Kevin Rose announced that they have partnered with UTA to build partnerships and turn Moonbirds into a global brand. UTA plans to help Proof by "brand partnerships, merchandising, licensing, sponsorships and more, and create new opportunities in film, television, and publishing, among other verticals." - Might be a good time to find yourself a Moonbird!

More Headlines:

• AWS Partners with Avalanche to scale blockchain Adoption - Read more

• Samsung Asset Management Hong Kong is set to list the "Samsung Bitcoin Futures Active ETF" On HK Market - Read more

• Sam Bankman-Fried is a blogger now - Read More

• Justin Roiland, Rick & Morty co-creator and founder of Art Gobblers arrested for domestic violence. - Get the story

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