# The X Crypto Brief #5 - 15.09.2023 **Published by:** [DeFi Voyager](https://paragraph.com/@defivoyager/) **Published on:** 2023-09-15 **Categories:** web3, defi, cryptocurrency, blockchain **URL:** https://paragraph.com/@defivoyager/the-x-crypto-brief-5-15092023 ## Content In Today's episode:Threads / ArticlesProjects' UpdatesThreads / Articles Splin Teron @splinter0n Global changes in crypto happening right now! More than 800 million active users are coming! Will it turn the market around? 81 11:35 PM • Sep 14, 2023 olimpio @OlimpioCrypto Arbitrum Governance Update There's a proposal to distribute up to 75,000,000 ARB in incentives for Arbitrum protocols in the span of 4 months. I just voted to support the distribution of up to 50M ARB through Jan 31 2024. Some thoughts on the proposal below: Summary… 188 12:20 AM • Sep 15, 2023 hitesh.eth @hmalviya9 DeFi 3.0 is The Biggest Crypto Narrative. Here, we've covered the top 10 DeFi 3.0 projects you should know about. My Free September 2023 research report co-authored with @0xMughal 358 9:05 AM • Sep 14, 2023 daesu @0xdaesu so CVX becomes a LST this highlights the desire to separate CVX lockers from stakers whilst introducing something similar to a dual token model the major assumption is that voting as the only power is sufficient for vlCVX holders 24 2:52 AM • Sep 15, 2023 olimpio @OlimpioCrypto Alpha-Packed: Friday 15 Sep 1. FTX approved to sell $-billion worth of cryptocurrencies, 2. SEC accuses Binance US of lack of transparency. Management slowly leaving company. 3. Ethereum Holesky testnet is launching today. 4. Ape token unlock over the weekend. 5.… 83 5:01 PM • Sep 15, 2023 Nikyous @CryptoNikyous Do you want to be really early? Spot projects below 1k followers on twitter. Here are 10 projects below 450 followers that could be the next big thing 9 6:01 PM • Sep 15, 2023 https://deebsdefi.substack.comI turned excel into my personal financial advisor. Introducing TOKEN TLDRHow? 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