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AN UPDATE ON TOKENIZED SECURITIES

Tokenized securities, digital versions of traditional assets like T-bills, ETFs, or stocks, are gaining traction with a market cap of over $220 million, facilitated largely by platforms like Ondo and Matrixdock. They offer a way to invest in low-risk traditional financial instruments using crypto assets like USDC, attracting on-chain treasury capital. Most tokenized assets are issued on Ethereum due to its large capital base. While the process of investing in these assets is not as efficient as the TradFi system yet, it’s easy to envision infrastructure being developed that will make it orders of magnitude more efficient in the future.

2023.05.24
threadreaderapp.com2 min readTLDR Crypto

2023.05.24
unchainedcrypto.com3 min readTLDR Crypto

A BALANCED TAKE ON FTX 2.0 BY WASSIELAWYER

The future form of the failed FTX exchange, dubbed "FTX 2.0", has been hotly contested. Possible outcomes include reopening for claim trading, a complete restart by a new operator, or selling the customer list to another exchange. It seems like some form of FTX 2.0 makes sense as a logical step forward, as opposed to complete liquidation.

2023.05.24
threadreaderapp.com4 min readTLDR Crypto

IPFS

Vitalik Buterin uploaded a pre-crypto real-time strategy game from 2011 called Slasha to IPFS for users to enjoy.

2023.05.24
slasha.vitalik.eth.limo1 min readTLDR Crypto

SANCTIONED CRYPTO MIXER TORNADO CASH HIJACKED BY HACKERS

Tornado Cash, a crypto mixing service, was overtaken via a hostile hacking operation. A malicious actor created 1.2 million counterfeit votes, surpassing the 700,000 legitimate ones, enabling them to seize complete control of Tornado Cash's governance. Following this exploit, the attacker withdrew and sold 10,000 TORN. Consequently, crypto exchange Binance temporarily halted TORN deposits and the token's value dropped 44%. Tornado Cash, used extensively for money laundering including by North Korean hackers, according to the US Treasury Department, which sanctioned Tornado Cash last year, has facilitated over $8 billion in transactions since its inception in 2019.

2023.05.22
archive.ph2 min readTLDR Crypto

RETREAT

TradFi funds that were heavily involved in crypto market making like Jane Street and Jump have been pulling out from the space in the US due to increased regulatory scrutiny, leading to decreased liquidity and potentially scaring away other institutional investors. This retreat and the subsequent liquidity issues have caused price instability in crypto markets. This has created a dynamic in the market where bigger investors are sidelined or inactive as they worry about causing large price fluctuations and smaller investors that are still trading are subject to greater volatility.

2023.05.22
archive.ph7 min readTLDR Crypto

CONTRACT DIFF TOOL

The Contract Diff Tool is a multi-chain tool that allows for the comparison of contracts across around 300 chains. It offers automatic source code fetching, multifile support, formatting, and diff summaries.

2023.05.18
github.comGitHub repositoryTLDR Crypto

THE PROMISE OF CRYPTO HAS NOT LIVED UP TO ITS INITIAL EXCITEMENT

This article from The Economist points to the deflated crypto market as “proof” that the technology hasn’t lived up to its hype. However, it points out some of the bright spots in the space, such as optimism in regions like Dubai and other regions where inflation is high or cross-border payments are difficult.

2023.05.18
archive.ph6 min readTLDR Crypto

IMPLOSION IS EVEN BETTER.

As was reported last year, Michael Lewis is releasing a book about the rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges. Titled "Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon," the book recounts how Lewis, initially introduced to Bankman-Fried by a friend, became an observer of an unfolding scandal. FTX faced a spectacular collapse, with Bankman-Fried accused of money laundering, bribery, and fraudulent schemes. Lewis, having shadowed Bankman-Fried for about a year, captured the unfolding events. The book is due to release on October 3.

2023.05.17
archive.ph6 min readTLDR Crypto