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before we start, a friendly reminder:

we are running a writing contest inspired by Vitalik's "L2s as a cultural extension of Ethereum" essay. you can learn more here.

and here are the top links of the last week:

News

Pavel Durov shares a statement after his release
submitted by timdaub.eth

Telegram updates policy so users can report private chats
submitted by mishaderidder.eth | 2 comments

Danny Ryan steps back from Ethereum R&D
submitted by sileo.eth | 1 comment

Vitalik only to publicly mention L2s that are stage 1+, starting 2025
submitted by Casslin.eth

PayPal and Venmo now support ENS names
submitted by timdaub.eth

CCP Games reveals EVE Frontier game with blockchain elements
submitted by zinkk.eth | 1 comment

Friend.tech team renounces control of smart contracts
submitted by macbudkowski.eth | 3 comments

a16z partners with Stand with Crypto to defend artists & creators
submitted by pedrovilela.eth

Chrome introduces Digital IDs
submitted by simplifiedprivacy.eth | 2 comments

Brazilians banned from using X moved to Bluesky
submitted by ameliehua.eth

"Pluralistic Future of L2s" writing contest deadline has been extended
submitted by macbudkowski.eth

Kiwi received a mini-grant from ENS
submitted by timdaub.eth | 2 comments

Essays & Talks

[writing contest] Simon de la Rouviere shows what urbanism can teach us about L2s scaling
submitted by 0x8a1e…A5c8 | 2 comments

[writing contest] Freyja dives into L2s and says that we will eat the Bear's buttocks
submitted by imhentai.eth

DHH says that passwords have problems, but passkeys have more
submitted by macbudkowski.eth | 2 comments

2022 analysis predicting Mirror's problems
submitted by lens/pfedprog | 3 comments

Riley Beans writes about quests and the new experience economy
submitted by rileybeans.eth | 2 comments

Chris Stokel-Walker shows how hobby apps become the new social networks
submitted by naomiii.eth

David C suggests that cult NFTs are winning
submitted by mishaderidder.eth

Fred Wilson explains startup mortality rates
submitted by macbudkowski.eth

Peteris Erins asks Is Solana’s GetCode an L2 or a “Network Extension”?
submitted by auditless.eth | 2 comments

Chris Carella shares ideas what can Purple do for Farcaster content
submitted by timdaub.eth | 1 comment

Matti says that we shouldn't believe in four-year cycles
submitted by timdaub.eth | 3 comments

sarah jeong shows how our basic assumptions of photos changing
submitted by naomiii.eth | 2 comments

Brian Armstrong explains "Why Base?"
submitted by macbudkowski.eth

Paul Skallas suggests that the Culture is stuck
submitted by macbudkowski.eth | 1 comment

Isabella Haid describes Digital Ruination and the Memetic Lifecycle
submitted by mishaderidder.eth

Jun tries to answer if L2s are Ethereum?
submitted by mishaderidder.eth

Molly White shows why big publishers think libraries are the enemy
submitted by mishaderidder.eth

EF Research explains if there's still a plan to scale Ethereum’s L1
submitted by macbudkowski.eth

0xLouisT says that we're missing the real issue in the L2 debate
submitted by timdaub.eth

Kurt Vonnegut's “Creative Writing 101”
submitted by thatalexpalmer.eth | 1 comment

Sterling Crispin asks to avoid anthropomorphism working with AI tools
submitted by mishaderidder.eth | 1 comment

Elon Musk at the All In Summit 2024
submitted by timdaub.eth

Matthew Fox says that mini apps will eat the internet
submitted by macbudkowski.eth

Dashboards & Reports

Dashboard: Lens vs Farcaster
submitted by mishaderidder.eth | 2 comments

Will Ogden Moore analyzes Polymarket
submitted by timdaub.eth

Products

Demo: Magic Account - single balance to use across all of Ethereum
submitted by macbudkowski.eth | 2 comments

Review: iSpeakNerd reviews top smart wallets
submitted by mishaderidder.eth

Launched: Zora app
submitted by pedrovilela.eth | 2 comments

Launched: Snapshot X - onchain voting protocol
submitted by 0x4692…BAc3 | 1 comment

Launched: OpenAI o1-preview
submitted by timdaub.eth

Launched: Coinbase Wrapped BTC (cbBTC)
submitted by 183aaros.eth

Update: ENSv2 progress
submitted by mishaderidder.eth

Update: Aave re-enabled repay with collateral
submitted by timdaub.eth

Update: Unlonely is pivoting
submitted by macbudkowski.eth | 1 comment

Update: Return of interested.fyi
submitted by alec.eth

List of software projects on Hypersub
submitted by timdaub.eth

For devs

Tim Daub asks why does Sign in With Ethereum have such bad UX?
submitted by timdaub.eth

Google animated emoji repo
submitted by timdaub.eth | 2 comments

AllWallet Devs: a forum to discuss Ethereum wallets
submitted by timdaub.eth

Farcaster Hubs: Snapchain
submitted by timdaub.eth | 1 comment

Art

Brian L. Frye explains why he sued the SEC
submitted by mishaderidder.eth

and if you'd like to learn more about Kiwi, you can dig in here.