# The Goblin Newsletter: Issue 005

By [Ninja](https://paragraph.com/@blueninja) · 2022-08-26

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### Goblin mode. Alpha filled. No BS. The updates you need.

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### Weekly Highlights

*   [The Ethereum Merge to PoS date has been confirmed, will happen around September 15](https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1558072902972473344?s=20&t=QKxIbjX_QIdvRTEQfu4i3Q)
    
*   [Thoughts on the recent Tornado Cash sanctions from @RyanSAdams](https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1559161429378449409?s=20&t=gZDRDSz8-HiwiIHDdhdP0Q)
    
*   [Acala to burn aUSD after a recent exploit](https://twitter.com/AcalaNetwork/status/1559162769122791425?s=20&t=7lVwvfdGhSuo0R1P0NzelA)
    
*   [Coinbase continues to battle with Ethereum Staking services](https://twitter.com/Blockworks_/status/1560215446909075459?s=20&t=QKxIbjX_QIdvRTEQfu4i3Q)
    

### Ecosystem Updates: Crypto & Web3

*   [Circle, and other major players decide to support Ethereum Proof-of-Stake post-merge](https://twitter.com/tier10k/status/1557019919337852930?s=20&t=QKxIbjX_QIdvRTEQfu4i3Q)
    
*   [Lido is launching stETH on Layer 2s](https://twitter.com/LidoFinance/status/1549034818155020289?s=20&t=6OAaqhT1KwtufHnguvSsQA)
    
*   [Crypto alpha and tools from](https://twitter.com/sgallardo_9/status/1559505675151183872?s=20&t=0HJsActGzvH2NHqSv9RKRA) [@sgallardo\_9](https://twitter.com/sgallardo_9)
    

### The Dungeon: DeFi Updates

*   [Hubble Exchange is now live on Avalanche](https://twitter.com/HubbleExchange/status/1556913319600001025?s=20&t=iyDFIaKDTKyAdphEeWjaHw)
    
*   [TracerDAO transitions to Mycelium and we will be launching Mycelium Perpetual Swaps this month](https://twitter.com/mycelium_xyz/status/1557684411214479360?s=20&t=pDJ2ak125-eiNO49KSL4RQ)
    
*   [SpiritSwap V2 is now live on Fantom](https://twitter.com/Spirit_Swap/status/1557474412223414275?s=20&t=QKxIbjX_QIdvRTEQfu4i3Q)
    

### Where’s the Yield?

*   [LooksRare NFT Marketplace $LOOKS offers a staking APY of ~40-50%](https://looksrare.org/rewards) [and rewards in WETH](https://looksrare.org/rewards)
    

### The Art Connoisseurs Corner: NFT Updates

*   [OpenSea volume continues to dip](https://twitter.com/EC_NFTea/status/1559948655167246337?s=20&t=QKxIbjX_QIdvRTEQfu4i3Q)
    
*   [A thread on SudoSwap from](https://twitter.com/blocmatesdotcom/status/1559399856984051712?s=20&t=c25UHfJnVjeC5bYTpqu-jw) [@blocmatesdotcom](https://twitter.com/blocmatesdotcom)

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*Originally published on [Ninja](https://paragraph.com/@blueninja/the-goblin-newsletter-issue-005)*