# Kiwi News Recap #54: 15/07-21/07 By [Kiwi Weekly](https://paragraph.com/@kiwi-weekly) · 2024-07-22 --- gm gm, before we start, two important news: * we know who [won our writing contest](https://paragraph.xyz/@kiwi-updates/t2-lens-writing-challenge-results), * our users can get a 10% [discount on Devcon tickets](https://x.com/KiwiNewsHQ/status/1813581938201891053), and now let's get down to the top links from the last week. ### **News** **Optimism shared the** [**OP Retro Funding Round 4 results**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x6697e9715be4b0171d459fe770bd0a8bf890c9d1d97bfc0687539e8ab17ca0a7c6340308) submitted by timdaub.eth **Zora will share** [**their OP retro funding with its community**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x66992ddb4b6b94f06d8871f1eb9edb4a127c5e0616651ebc4b30d1ba734a14a9d3feb602) submitted by timdaub.eth | 1 comment **Ethereum ETF is** [**about to launch on 23/07** ](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x66957ac3bad052487efbfda805adf4fb34c5baf26fc317b041899677be16c819bd008ab6)submitted by macbudkowski.eth **Major Windows BSOD issue** [**takes banks, airlines, and broadcasters offline**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x669a23579049fe3f703bdfcb42b41af8885ac5057e6b1ae03da81de5ac13594ba19fa9fa) submitted by macbudkowski.eth **JD Vance** [**floats crypto plan**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x66957b132575898e4033e2c1f448c8e9b810ca6ebbb0d3f1c585a63338ebc803b6645c10) submitted by timdaub.eth **Lens targets Q4** [**for mainnet on ZKsync**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x6699580294b9aa46e7fb87648345244e1bbf650ffe91af5acc0f83b34e1d5f533aa8e04b) submitted by mishaderidder.eth **Mt. Gox begins** [**mass BTC Transfers**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x6696bd41e2604983906b14e8d430da911661685c3bf22e9dec07158c225d645001720732) submitted by mishaderidder.eth **Zk proof is verified on Bitcoin** [**for the first time in history**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x6698d0ee9a0eafeeea26fb949d649f305895f842f138af979ac95e18279b84d79aa867fd) submitted by rvolz.eth **Fractal ID had** [**a data breach**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x66981e4ef2c6088cec367f3be88884c11ef893a9c8fa680d898db2aa20236380aabea945) submitted by timdaub.eth | 1 comment **LI.Fi network got hacked and** [**you can check if you were affected**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x66967bb5a5faa15c21fc2a1211be4ce6e425167adb8b9105106d8984b7857eea95eec84f) submitted by timdaub.eth | 4 comments **DEGEN had a** [**vulnerability that led to users losing funds while bridging**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x6696471d6d0f4247eca07d42c3ea0bba838dd4daa8e05ab2e7d9bd7b3acca9323b5844c5) submitted by timdaub.eth **Results of the** [**t2 x Kiwi x Lens writing challenge**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x6699325cd20940bb335e5d299b65e62a89aeea1e91fb84133fadb89605ce5b802992fb2c) submitted by macbudkowski.eth **We organized a discount for** [**Devcon tickets for Kiwi users**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x6697d7407ca75747a2f2e77e2f7be7f78eac0a91eae11bef9579a8d4a08072b76f2500a7) submitted by macbudkowski.eth | 2 comments ### **Essays & Talks** **Vitalik advises** [**against choosing your political allegiances based on who is "pro-crypto"**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x6697fd2cd74b9bfb3952ad9cc32973a66fce3ba4220b3c678baf7279da9d94b48ff09319) submitted by macbudkowski.eth **fil analyzes the** [**Polymarket's rise and explains why prediction markets have a potential**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x66981eb2e6f6e114616e35bd2d4dbd944c19beb1deb80e63dd83323b22f3cbd2c321981a) submitted by timdaub.eth **Vitalik shares his** [**hot take re "too much investment in infra"**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x669624ed906d3578a3cec688e6c10efc1b43955e17cfab072dd0f1a60ae5f4e394fa82ac) submitted by mishaderidder.eth **Tim and Mac share the** [**origin story of the Kiwi News logo**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x6698890d84b9b6f8cf5f3b46d5d353eb82cd51b88adfa309cf2f13941b1946d17cc6f8b7) submitted by narbeh.eth **Defi^2 shares their** [**Worldcoin Cash Grab Part 2: Price Control, Misdirection & Unexpected Victims**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x66981f44191cfc2f7dd7ed605b067f7a20ea691775cd0dd3707c7d9a07f26a5ba81ad931) submitted by gokhan.eth **Carl Cervone analyzes** [**what’s been the impact of Retro Funding so far**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x6696319d6b495f59ec0ee332030aa932cae4fc2938694eec3ef81b189ebc0071de045fb2) submitted by timdaub.eth **Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz** [**compare the policies of Biden and Trump**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x66975862dacc55162232cd11320d222a4c5a9575c73b4f58f2800c0574f8630bd387cba0) submitted by qiaoliang.eth | 1 comment **Voting rationale thread** [**about OP Retro Funding 4**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x6697a2c823747038b8cb121024dc4b155dabcf71e603c5ef57517cb7f2ce0c5e5e07f4bd) submitted by timdaub.eth **William M. Peaster shows that** [**Music NFTs are not dead**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x669a13b4efa32254f84a26c14deca217be0fe663bd42d687921e7979a9c4b313a44dab08) submitted by mishaderidder.eth **Larry Fink says that** [**Bitcoin is a legitimate financial instrument**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x66956ec9ef47f96981e15f343aa25273fe03e6ce85d062fe6983bae42ef8daa894361f27) submitted by mishaderidder.eth **Rafa shows how** [**people, bots, and content are coordinating in digital spaces**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x669794625fd544bdf8dbf552b9618249ec12adb18582ecf1b4bfc397bf797197abd498ea) submitted by timdaub.eth **Tyler Cowen explains why the** [**US elections vibes have changed**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x66981310f125f56a4a617f7d8815b3ae47c951633a9f1cb25e97219cac95cf1d2aea961d) submitted by macbudkowski.eth | 1 comment **Gritcult shares their** [**"You should document more" manifesto**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x669cfb057b2b142a3c71c69e81498e724d771d227cdfadb466c34b18e233ea489abab15a) submitted by mishaderidder.eth | 1 comment **tomkysar shows** [**how prediction markets can impact the world**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x669906102282c163db19961f63cefe8622e09cd7af3df3e2c614529467941cd7aedbe418) submitted by gokhan.eth **Dudeamir explains** [**why monetizing personal data fails and printing tokens do not solve it**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x66963b893305ac7059e82dffd1b9f7f2db7da85b3b014f92352fbc15b60db92a40a9a3b6) submitted by dudeamir.eth **Zinkk describes the** [**importance of online communities and attempts to monetize them**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x669a55f13abbfe51e9ddb4252d2f3f5fffdb306cc19e1f94fcc233ce83b082ad417fa7ea) submitted by zinkk.eth **Michael Templeman creates** [**the essential list of entrepreneurs In the Star Wars Galaxy**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x6696320957446aaa700a141543063a1ff0314a8eb69e670a4808e9774e7123d1533e3ab0) submitted by frotograf.eth **Matilda Lucy shows how** [**all content is ephemeral**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x669699a2f405602fc58b66b3c928d4c9d4b3936322c43a6e8622259beed7a33ac834bcc2) submitted by timdaub.eth **Frota writes about the** [**digital sense of place, psychogeography and Metaverse**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x6695923c736434ef0aa04b92e9a3cf012b41f659252a950c01c59a8c6de148a46e3b25f6) submitted by mishaderidder.eth **Sid Shekhar analyzes data about** [**Farcaster channels and predicts their future**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x66977ae5a231572552d032447d1eb33319c96c1089e7de968983b0b26624d6a06c2dd46e) submitted by macbudkowski.eth | 1 comment **Rekt:** [**LiFi/Jumper**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x66979990c9b718063c6e9795edbcdc8e93386dddedcd8b1d6e6b8f79f888ab66a0512d65) submitted by timdaub.eth **Peteris Erins introduces** [**DPARA that helps him manage 10+ Projects with just a browser**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x669680a565817fc0bc6c53888c10eb563e13dfb397171d457f05e59c29a49b0dc704b705) submitted by auditless.eth **JD Vance** [**on Gary Gensler and crypto**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x66958cdad42bd303c0ee4124b1e457678679c8d146102fab3c7098643e082f2ac18958d2) submitted by timdaub.eth **Cryptic Woods** [**interviews jaredfromsubway**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x6698ff3439a831e9cd21982de168e77c408a52296d9411ba80ad3e91d1eb0e78fc08d0da) submitted by gokhan.eth **Dankrad Feist explains why he thinks that** [**RAI is one of the coolest experiments in crypto**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x6696577e51a3394d25c11f25395418337d21edfef6d1c448a49511bfd997cf044b023b0c) submitted by gokhan.eth **Ivan Vendrov writes about** [**Metrics, Cowardice, and Mistrust**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x66965706382b527ec29d867ee1debea4150eddc8d7185d31ffd68216a76898c46dc44be0) submitted by macbudkowski.eth **Kris Decoodt speaks about** [**unmasking crypto's Moloch**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x66964ce9d81d68a911d6ba6aa90a778fea968e1e7a4d0f7268d39f131d05495e517ece7e) submitted by timdaub.eth **Friederike Ernst explains** [**how Gnosis 3.0 paves the way for mass adoption**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x669d38ace8863dfe8e764ceb81af521b1c7578f31b31c3281e2758f500abcbe98f7daf02) submitted by mishaderidder.eth **Joan Westenberg writes about the** [**F-Word we're too fucking scared to say**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x669d0b99133abb93a9c1bac376c01a28faad61cd45dca8430a7fb8c0efc4a26f9d262e50) submitted by timdaub.eth | 1 comment ### **Products** [**EVM Actions**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x66953e6ea41faa9acb05581f1629c76055ced01264388c67821fe02f3b24a1512b8c1172) submitted by zinkk.eth | 1 comment **OnlyBlinks:** [**Blinks Explorer**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x6696b38ad3e8dbde115314cb76f718d49c03023c7d12b5094b67dfbfbeb9ee20c47e13a7) submitted by 0xluo.eth **SimpleX Chat:** [**private messenger without user IDs**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x669d9746d983bb0ac2f00d623eb3518a8ee4fda861e04ac35d08d5f8a988dd3f004d254a) submitted by mishaderidder.eth | 2 comments ### **For Devs** **xyzeva explains** [**how she found a security bug on a16z website using inspect element**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x669bd92dd9601c972c08227223ead3d747e57f953401a8f677d535e9e8b5b30fbf2a606b) submitted by timdaub.eth **LI.FI shares their** [**Security Incident Report 16th July**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x6699f8f6a53186620ec6ce94f0d6f7adb8153cf6058fa78d4922c06894c5fea3140e6537) submitted by zinkk.eth ### **Art** **Peter Bauman** [**demystifies generative art**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x6697a5980237cedafbf3f7c9614cd10d7a5477dc5352c60453e5dd803063ab119cb3bf83) submitted by mishaderidder.eth **Olga Fradina:** [**Untitled**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x6696175db6c120b5439fcb3625654a1210ef45bc7eb8298dac7a046afaab7bb6bf4430d3) submitted by mishaderidder.eth ### **AI** **AI outperforms** [**clinical tests at predicting Alzheimer**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x66990087e6b5267ac1719a37b452dfb2dd316b17abc66e974c6bf856048af2922ac41355) submitted by frotograf.eth ### **Misc** **SongADayMann song about** [**the Trump supporter who was shot**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x6697cca3decaf35e205bbbe731d8c41006de075a281e9cfeedbaf9652b2c6048659f1027) submitted by timdaub.eth **GIP-10:** [**Create a 1-4% cashback program for Gnosis Pay benefiting GNO holders**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x6697b0068047c9201b6a2c4894ffa451089bce6c19a423186a8dc24f0a6b11f1dc97b7b0) submitted by zinkk.eth [**Web3 Summit 2024**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x6698c19b5665a80f4976fc2275fecdfc14b74eebef0e19f5044725d73653c6cffa3bf943) submitted by mishaderidder.eth [**Week in Ethereum News, July 20, 2024**](https://news.kiwistand.com/stories?index=0x669b6c1476f36c26b94a8e810a3e5fcbe085ea3f4953e5beeb28a58bf9708203922a691a) submitted by timdaub.eth | 1 comment * * * and if you'd like to learn more about Kiwi, you can [dig in here](https://kiwistand.github.io/kiwi-docs/). --- *Originally published on [Kiwi Weekly](https://paragraph.com/@kiwi-weekly/kiwi-news-recap-54)*