The Infinex Patron Sale wrapped up in September, and now the Patron Distribution is almost upon us, so I'm under pressure to write a retrospective on the sale. Also, I haven't been punched in the head this week, so my brain is working well enough for some long-form writing.

I’m happy to share that I’ve joined Paradigm as an Entrepreneur in Residence to build the next generation of crypto{graphy & currency}-enabled consumer applications. I’m a long-time consumer builder excited to continue shipping crypto applications like my most recent launch TMR.NEWS, a new type of prediction market. Previously, I’ve built apps in dating, social, and games.

During a panel at the SIBOS banking event today, Mu Changchun said that the mBridge cross border CBDC payment system could connect to traditional payments systems, including real time gross settlement systems (RTGS) and faster payment systems.

Bitcoin surged this week, approaching $69k with $72k in sight, thanks to October’s seasonal boost. But strong USD momentum, driven by US Treasury selling, is putting a temporary lid on BTC gains. Institutional interest remains strong, with $2.13 billion in BTC ETF inflows over the last six days. A major boost comes from the SEC approving BTC ETF options on the NYSE, enhancing liquidity.

The Next Wave of Web3 Growth: From Data to Action

As an active dlcBTC merchant, Waterdrip Capital now plays a crucial role in facilitating the minting and redeeming of dlcBTC, directly contributing to the enhanced liquidity and stability of the ecosystem.

Apus Network, as a trustless GPU network on AO, is driving the deep integration of AI with blockchain technology through its innovative Competition Pool feature, bringing tremendous value to the Arweave and AO ecosystems.

Among the most common and broad tokenomics strategies, one often sees the following structure: 1) expanding the ecosystem and acquiring users through token distribution methods, such as token sales or airdrops, and then 2) assigning proper utilities

Data from Arweave Network Last Week: Arweave has completed a total of 218,182,653 transactions, with 1.65 TiB storage achieved in the past week.

VooPay Partners with M3 DAO and Golden Carrot Capital: Enhancing the Web3 Spending