The Daily Index — Wednesday, September 20, 2023 · TLDR Index

MARKETS & BUSINESS

TLDR Crypto

TLDR Crypto

INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

Nomura subsidiary, Laser Digital Asset Management, has launched the Bitcoin Adoption Fund to provide an easy path for institutional investors to enter the digital asset space. According to management, this is the first step in plans to launch a broader platform of digital asset investment products. Led by Sebastien Guglietta and Fiona King, the fund aims to capitalize on long-lasting transformational changes in the economy caused by technology.

archive.ph · 2 min

TLDR Crypto

APTOS LABS ADDS COINBASE PAY TO ITS PETRA CRYPTO WALLET

Petra, a crypto wallet developed by Aptos Labs, is integrating Coinbase Pay into its platforms. The goal of this integration is to improve ease of use and onboarding for users in the web3 space. This integration could potentially attract users to Aptos by creating more seamless onramps and offramps. Petra has integrated 160+ dApps into its wallet offering so far, including LayerZero and PancakeSwap.

techcrunch.com · 2 min

TLDR Crypto

ECLIPSE MAINNET: THE ETHEREUM SVM L2

Eclipse is planning to launch a general-purpose L2 solution that combines Ethereum's security and liquidity, Solana's speed and scalability, and Celestia's data availability to massively scale Ethereum. The platform aims to improve user experience and ease of development. Key features include Ethereum settlement, a Solana Virtual Machine execution environment, Celestia for scalable data availability, and ZK proofs of fraud via RISC Zero.

mirror.xyz · 13 min

TLDR Crypto

THE FUTURE OF OWNYFANS

This article discusses the evolution of social media towards an "asocial" model, with a focus on financial transactions and capital extraction. It further dives into web3's potential to revolutionize online commerce through tokens associated with specific social "tribes" or communities. This sort of tokenization of culture could fundamentally transform social interactions online by monetizing internet subcultures and trending memes.

zeeprime.capital · 10 min

TLDR Crypto

ARBITRUM STYLUS - A WORLD OF NEW OPPORTUNITIES

This article provides an overview of the Arbitrum ecosystem and the newly-released Arbitrum Stylus. Stylus allows smart contract developers to use various programming languages to build on Arbitrum. The article also discusses potential ecosystem growth due to a new governance proposal for ARB incentives and upcoming protocols including Tapioca, Dolomite, Parallax, Empyreal, and Hyperliquid.

degensensei.substack.com · 6 min

TLDR Crypto

GENERATIVE MANUFACTURING: TRANSMUTING CODE INTO PHYSICAL GOODS

Generative art has taken the crypto world by storm over the past couple of years. This article argues that the unique combinations of generative algorithms and blockchain tech will eventually enable generative manufacturing of consumer and luxury goods. It argues that the generative manufacturing stack will be comprised of the creation layer, including on-chain engines and coding libraries, a curation layer, a translation layer, a fabrication layer, and an authentication layer.

mirror.xyz · 11 min

TLDR Crypto

TO STAKE

Crypto influencer Gainzy announced that he was switching from crypto gambling site Rollbit to its competitor Stake.com, leading to a 5.3% drop in Rollbit's token. While his sports betting and casino gameplay generally generates interest on social media, his move to Stake.com has generated quite the buzz thus far. Stake has built an impressive roster of celebrities and mainstream influencers to represent its brand, while Rollbit has leaned heavily on Crypto Twitter influencers.

decrypt.co · 3 min

TLDR Crypto

LAWMAKER SAYS

Hong Kong is in its second consultation for stablecoin issuance guidelines, aiming to release regulations by mid-2024.

theblock.co · 2 min

TLDR Crypto

OPTIMISM QUIETLY ROLLS OUT THIRD COMMUNITY AIRDROP

Optimism recently conducted its third community airdrop, distributing $27 million in OP tokens to 31,000 addresses.

coindesk.com · 1 min

TLDR Crypto

BRIEF HISTORY OF DEFI

From its roots in Bitcoin all the way back in 2010 to present day, DeFi evolved from decentralized digital currency to complex financial systems. This post highlights some of the biggest milestones along the way in that journey.

twitter.com · 2 min