The Weekly Spin. Fourteenth Edition. As we cover the major happenings in the crypto-world this week, the focal mass of the industry is currently in Canada for ETH Toronto – as well as Women’s Blockchain Week! Should be some nice announcements following those events, but for the eventful last week we’ve seen SBF get thrown back in jail, inflation data was released to the positive and yet the price of Bitcoin remained unaffected. An analysis of Bitcoin Futures open interest might even suggest market maturity, full article in the TL section.

Coinweb has fully launched our Alpha Wallet Tester programme, and we’ve been receiving great comments and feedback from our top community. We cannot thank them enough for helping to contribute to the project in so many meaningful ways. We are off to a great start with huge potential! While there may be less content being released to educate or provide more information about the project during this time period, it’s clear that we have shifted our focus to delivering on our roadmap and development of our ecosystem. Check out our medium article below to learn more about this. Also upcoming, we have a massive collaboration with Coinvestasi in Bali next week – be sure to keep an eye out for it!

Meanwhile, PayPal launched PYUSD, a stablecoin issued by Paxos (the same entity that was ordered to cease issuing BUSD) designed for the PayPal ecosystem, that has over 400 million active users. Telegram bots are currently the hype, with Maestro leading the pack for TON-native integrated applications. Base, the L2 built on the OP Stack by Coinbase has recently launched their “OnChain Summer” campaign, and has already surpassed Cardano in daily number of transactions. Microsoft was mentioned by Aptos, and Hedera Hashgraph was mentioned by FedNow – both coins rallying into the double-digits after their respective news releases. Ripple partners with the BIS ever so shortly after their affair with the SEC was partially concluded, Japan is piloting cross-border CBDCs and Nigeria has taken an official stance on crypto-policy… here is our round-up of curated news and opinions (surely biased) from the world of Blockchain, keeping you informed into the market news with the most trending, in-the-know, and controversial topics. In the name of transparent, dissemination of information to keep you curious, inspired, and clinically sane…

Ongoings at Coinweb

Growing the Coinweb Ecosystem

https://medium.com/@Coinweb.io/growing-the-coinweb-ecosystem-265596e261c8

The Coinweb Monthly Spin, our round-up of Coinweb-related events, updates, and news from the Web3 industry – July Edition
https://coinweb.beehiiv.com/

CryptoBanter’s Miles Deutscher Releases Video of Deep Dive on Coinweb
Join Miles Deutscher in this special edition of Crypto Banter DeFi for a deep dive into Coinweb and a chance for early access & a $1000 Giveaway!

Coinweb’s InChain Architecture
What is InChain data?
https://www.medium.com/@Coinweb.io/coinwebs-inchain-architecture-577344971114

Toby Gilbert featured on “Bridged Podcast” – A Green Thru Series: ep. 46
Join us as we uncover the secrets behind Coinweb's groundbreaking architecture as we speak with Toby, CEO at Coinweb, a protocol that connects and unifies self-sovereign blockchains through a common currency, enabling seamless communication, cross-chain transactions, and empowering the future of decentralised finance.

https://greenthru.org/episodes/202306210930-podcast-46-tobygilbert-gml5p-k77ds-2hdb5-4tzhs-6m7lt-sl9jm-fx73y-aae5g-kh9z7-wb3gw-d8ewn-zfjah

A Thread on the Coinweb “Token Shield” and How It Works

https://twitter.com/CoinwebOfficial/status/1667167179287011330?s=20

Venture Alpha Podcast by Contango: Episode 7Making Blockchain Accessible with a Revolutionary Cross-Chain Ecosystem

http://open.spotify.com/episode/3QW9iSHaVsMRIGlRo5msyS?si=jBV58G5kQUOhVDrbFyLg0A&nd=1

On the Radar

ETH Toronto, Aug 13-16 (Toronto)
Coinfest Asia by Coinvestasi, Aug 24-25 (Bali)*
ETH Warsaw, Aug 30-Sep 3 (Warsaw)
Starknet Summit, Aug 31 (San Francisco)

Korea Blockchain Week, Sep 4-9 (Seoul)
Nordic Blockchain Conference 2023, Sep 6-7 (Copenhagen)
Near APAC, Sep 8-12 (Ho Chi Minh City)
Ethereum Singapore, Sep 10-12 (Singapore)
DappCON23, Sep 11-13 (Berlin)
TOKEN2049, Sep 13-14 (Singapore)*
Metaverse Summit, Sep 21-22 (Paris)
ETHGlobal New York Hackathon, Sep 22-24 (New York City)
Stellar Meridian 2023, Sep 26-28 (Madrid)
Fintech Festival Asia, Sep 27-28 (Bangkok)*

Blockchain Economy Summit, Oct 4-5 (Dubai)
Zebu Live, Oct 4-5 (London)
ETHGlobal Online Hackathon, Oct 6-25 (Virtual)
ETH Miami 2023, Oct 27-29 (Miami)
ETH Vietnam, Oct 27-29 (Hanoi)
Solana BreakPoint 2023, Oct 30-Nov 3 (Amsterdam)

Blockchain Events curated by CryptoNomad
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KtyFTb_W282bQ1xoVA5rlTwTDz3QfhswWIVpXhpbQIc/edit

Web3 Events by NFTTech

https://www.nfttech.com/events

On the Block(chain)

https://cryptoslate.com/sei-token-to-launch-aug-15-on-bitfinex-binance-and-more/

https://cryptoslate.com/paypal-launches-erc20-stablecoin-pyusd-with-paxos/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

https://cryptoslate.com/makerdao-dai-supply-gains-200m-as-interest-rate-surges-to-8/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

https://cryptoslate.com/press-releases/introducing-ton-space-self-custody-wallet-in-telegram-available-to-developers-now/

https://cryptoslate.com/certik-crypto-wallet-audits-help-apple-find-critical-security-vulnerability-in-ios/

https://cointelegraph.com/news/alchemix-reports-return-of-all-stolen-funds-from-curve-pools

https://crypto.news/cypher-protocol-freezes-smart-contract-amid-1m-exploit/

https://crypto.news/cardano-whales-amass-116m-as-on-chain-volume-soars/

https://crypto.news/eos-network-foundation-urges-community-to-reject-22-million-settlement-offer/

https://crypto.news/justin-sun-makes-huge-moves-amid-insolvency-allegations/

https://crypto.news/top-10-ethereum-addresses-control-34-2-of-total-supply/

Competitive Landscape

https://cryptoslate.com/coinbase-newly-launched-base-network-transaction-volume-higher-than-cardano-others/

https://cryptoslate.com/press-releases/ankr-deploys-on-base-mainnet/

https://crypto.news/y00ts-shifts-from-polygon-to-ethereum-returns-3m-grant/

https://cryptoslate.com/lidos-adoption-surges-with-10000-new-stakers-despite-ethereums-price-struggles/

https://crypto.news/paypals-stablecoin-has-wallet-freezing-and-wiping-functions/

https://crypto.news/fantoms-dex-spiritswap-folding-after-multichain-hack/

https://crypto.news/aptos-microsoft-partner-to-fuse-ai-with-blockchain/

https://crypto.news/taskchain-a-quest2earn-web3-platform-launches-presale/

https://cryptoslate.com/press-releases/synesis-one-launches-the-worlds-first-nlp-ai-data-crowdsourcing-application-on-solana-mainnet/

US. Coordinated Regulation Failures

https://cryptoslate.com/hbar-surges-15-as-fednow-support-hedera-based-dropp-for-real-time-transactions/

https://crypto.news/us-fed-issues-new-crypto-program-for-local-banks/

https://cryptoslate.com/house-financial-services-committee-chair-renews-call-for-stablecoin-legislation-after-paypals-pyusd-announcement/

https://dailyhodl.com/2023/08/06/us-court-dismisses-class-action-lawsuit-against-bitfinex-and-tether/

https://www.dlnews.com/articles/regulation/crypto-privacy-battle-started-by-words-inserted-in-2021-law/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=

https://cryptoslate.com/sec-partisan-divide-could-alter-bitcoin-etf-approval-odds-former-sec-attorney-predicted/

World

https://crypto.news/ripple-joins-forces-with-bis-in-cross-border-payments-initiative/

https://crypto.news/circle-ceo-reveals-massive-usdc-adoption-outside-us/

https://crypto.news/japanese-fintech-to-launch-cross-border-cbdc-in-asia/

https://crypto.news/bitdeer-completes-its-bhutan-mining-facility/

https://crypto.news/binance-gets-fully-licensed-in-el-salvador/

https://crypto.news/13-banks-in-russia-chosen-for-digital-ruble-pilot-program/

https://crypto.news/regulatory-body-in-nigeria-wants-binance-banned/

https://cryptoslate.com/nigeria-national-agency-to-authenticate-government-certificates-using-blockchain/

https://cryptoslate.com/press-releases/venom-foundation-partners-with-the-uae-government-to-launch-national-carbon-credit-system/

Thought Leadership

https://cryptoslate.com/op-ed-pos-layer-1-protocols-must-make-3-esg-changes-to-improve-the-user-experience/

https://cryptohayes.medium.com/im-all-shook-up-ba2559081ee0

https://crypto.news/paypals-secret-strategy-to-smart-contact-security-revealed/

https://crypto.news/billionaire-rubenstein-calls-bitcoin-mainstream-adoption-inevitable/

https://conduit.xyz/blog

https://medium.com/the-interchain-foundation/what-is-the-celestia-network-and-what-problem-does-it-solve-d04726f0540e

https://cryptoslate.com/sora-ventures-champions-decentralized-science-with-investment-in-researchhub/

The Weekly Spin. Fourteenth Edition. As we cover the major happenings in the crypto-world this week, the focal mass of the industry is currently in Canada for ETH Toronto – as well as Women’s Blockchain Week! Should be some nice announcements following those events, but for the eventful last week we’ve seen SBF get thrown back in jail, inflation data was released to the positive and yet the price of Bitcoin remained unaffected. An analysis of Bitcoin Futures open interest might even suggest market maturity, full article in the TL section.

Coinweb has fully launched our Alpha Wallet Tester programme, and we’ve been receiving great comments and feedback from our top community. We cannot thank them enough for helping to contribute to the project in so many meaningful ways. We are off to a great start with huge potential! While there may be less content being released to educate or provide more information about the project during this time period, it’s clear that we have shifted our focus to delivering on our roadmap and development of our ecosystem. Check out our medium article below to learn more about this. Also upcoming, we have a massive collaboration with Coinvestasi in Bali next week – be sure to keep an eye out for it!

Meanwhile, PayPal launched PYUSD, a stablecoin issued by Paxos (the same entity that was ordered to cease issuing BUSD) designed for the PayPal ecosystem, that has over 400 million active users. Telegram bots are currently the hype, with Maestro leading the pack for TON-native integrated applications. Base, the L2 built on the OP Stack by Coinbase has recently launched their “OnChain Summer” campaign, and has already surpassed Cardano in daily number of transactions. Microsoft was mentioned by Aptos, and Hedera Hashgraph was mentioned by FedNow – both coins rallying into the double-digits after their respective news releases. Ripple partners with the BIS ever so shortly after their affair with the SEC was partially concluded, Japan is piloting cross-border CBDCs and Nigeria has taken an official stance on crypto-policy… here is our round-up of curated news and opinions (surely biased) from the world of Blockchain, keeping you informed into the market news with the most trending, in-the-know, and controversial topics. In the name of transparent, dissemination of information to keep you curious, inspired, and clinically sane…

Ongoings at Coinweb

Growing the Coinweb Ecosystem

https://medium.com/@Coinweb.io/growing-the-coinweb-ecosystem-265596e261c8

The Coinweb Monthly Spin, our round-up of Coinweb-related events, updates, and news from the Web3 industry – July Edition
https://coinweb.beehiiv.com/

CryptoBanter’s Miles Deutscher Releases Video of Deep Dive on Coinweb
Join Miles Deutscher in this special edition of Crypto Banter DeFi for a deep dive into Coinweb and a chance for early access & a $1000 Giveaway!

Coinweb’s InChain Architecture
What is InChain data?
https://www.medium.com/@Coinweb.io/coinwebs-inchain-architecture-577344971114

Toby Gilbert featured on “Bridged Podcast” – A Green Thru Series: ep. 46
Join us as we uncover the secrets behind Coinweb's groundbreaking architecture as we speak with Toby, CEO at Coinweb, a protocol that connects and unifies self-sovereign blockchains through a common currency, enabling seamless communication, cross-chain transactions, and empowering the future of decentralised finance.

https://greenthru.org/episodes/202306210930-podcast-46-tobygilbert-gml5p-k77ds-2hdb5-4tzhs-6m7lt-sl9jm-fx73y-aae5g-kh9z7-wb3gw-d8ewn-zfjah

A Thread on the Coinweb “Token Shield” and How It Works

https://twitter.com/CoinwebOfficial/status/1667167179287011330?s=20

Venture Alpha Podcast by Contango: Episode 7Making Blockchain Accessible with a Revolutionary Cross-Chain Ecosystem

http://open.spotify.com/episode/3QW9iSHaVsMRIGlRo5msyS?si=jBV58G5kQUOhVDrbFyLg0A&nd=1

On the Radar

ETH Toronto, Aug 13-16 (Toronto)
Coinfest Asia by Coinvestasi, Aug 24-25 (Bali)*
ETH Warsaw, Aug 30-Sep 3 (Warsaw)
Starknet Summit, Aug 31 (San Francisco)

Korea Blockchain Week, Sep 4-9 (Seoul)
Nordic Blockchain Conference 2023, Sep 6-7 (Copenhagen)
Near APAC, Sep 8-12 (Ho Chi Minh City)
Ethereum Singapore, Sep 10-12 (Singapore)
DappCON23, Sep 11-13 (Berlin)
TOKEN2049, Sep 13-14 (Singapore)*
Metaverse Summit, Sep 21-22 (Paris)
ETHGlobal New York Hackathon, Sep 22-24 (New York City)
Stellar Meridian 2023, Sep 26-28 (Madrid)
Fintech Festival Asia, Sep 27-28 (Bangkok)*

Blockchain Economy Summit, Oct 4-5 (Dubai)
Zebu Live, Oct 4-5 (London)
ETHGlobal Online Hackathon, Oct 6-25 (Virtual)
ETH Miami 2023, Oct 27-29 (Miami)
ETH Vietnam, Oct 27-29 (Hanoi)
Solana BreakPoint 2023, Oct 30-Nov 3 (Amsterdam)

Blockchain Events curated by CryptoNomad
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KtyFTb_W282bQ1xoVA5rlTwTDz3QfhswWIVpXhpbQIc/edit

Web3 Events by NFTTech

https://www.nfttech.com/events

On the Block(chain)

https://cryptoslate.com/sei-token-to-launch-aug-15-on-bitfinex-binance-and-more/

https://cryptoslate.com/paypal-launches-erc20-stablecoin-pyusd-with-paxos/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

https://cryptoslate.com/makerdao-dai-supply-gains-200m-as-interest-rate-surges-to-8/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

https://cryptoslate.com/press-releases/introducing-ton-space-self-custody-wallet-in-telegram-available-to-developers-now/

https://cryptoslate.com/certik-crypto-wallet-audits-help-apple-find-critical-security-vulnerability-in-ios/

https://cointelegraph.com/news/alchemix-reports-return-of-all-stolen-funds-from-curve-pools

https://crypto.news/cypher-protocol-freezes-smart-contract-amid-1m-exploit/

https://crypto.news/cardano-whales-amass-116m-as-on-chain-volume-soars/

https://crypto.news/eos-network-foundation-urges-community-to-reject-22-million-settlement-offer/

https://crypto.news/justin-sun-makes-huge-moves-amid-insolvency-allegations/

https://crypto.news/top-10-ethereum-addresses-control-34-2-of-total-supply/

Competitive Landscape

https://cryptoslate.com/coinbase-newly-launched-base-network-transaction-volume-higher-than-cardano-others/

https://cryptoslate.com/press-releases/ankr-deploys-on-base-mainnet/

https://crypto.news/y00ts-shifts-from-polygon-to-ethereum-returns-3m-grant/

https://cryptoslate.com/lidos-adoption-surges-with-10000-new-stakers-despite-ethereums-price-struggles/

https://crypto.news/paypals-stablecoin-has-wallet-freezing-and-wiping-functions/

https://crypto.news/fantoms-dex-spiritswap-folding-after-multichain-hack/

https://crypto.news/aptos-microsoft-partner-to-fuse-ai-with-blockchain/

https://crypto.news/taskchain-a-quest2earn-web3-platform-launches-presale/

https://cryptoslate.com/press-releases/synesis-one-launches-the-worlds-first-nlp-ai-data-crowdsourcing-application-on-solana-mainnet/

US. Coordinated Regulation Failures

https://cryptoslate.com/hbar-surges-15-as-fednow-support-hedera-based-dropp-for-real-time-transactions/

https://crypto.news/us-fed-issues-new-crypto-program-for-local-banks/

https://cryptoslate.com/house-financial-services-committee-chair-renews-call-for-stablecoin-legislation-after-paypals-pyusd-announcement/

https://dailyhodl.com/2023/08/06/us-court-dismisses-class-action-lawsuit-against-bitfinex-and-tether/

https://www.dlnews.com/articles/regulation/crypto-privacy-battle-started-by-words-inserted-in-2021-law/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=

https://cryptoslate.com/sec-partisan-divide-could-alter-bitcoin-etf-approval-odds-former-sec-attorney-predicted/

World

https://crypto.news/ripple-joins-forces-with-bis-in-cross-border-payments-initiative/

https://crypto.news/circle-ceo-reveals-massive-usdc-adoption-outside-us/

https://crypto.news/japanese-fintech-to-launch-cross-border-cbdc-in-asia/

https://crypto.news/bitdeer-completes-its-bhutan-mining-facility/

https://crypto.news/binance-gets-fully-licensed-in-el-salvador/

https://crypto.news/13-banks-in-russia-chosen-for-digital-ruble-pilot-program/

https://crypto.news/regulatory-body-in-nigeria-wants-binance-banned/

https://cryptoslate.com/nigeria-national-agency-to-authenticate-government-certificates-using-blockchain/

https://cryptoslate.com/press-releases/venom-foundation-partners-with-the-uae-government-to-launch-national-carbon-credit-system/

Thought Leadership

https://cryptoslate.com/op-ed-pos-layer-1-protocols-must-make-3-esg-changes-to-improve-the-user-experience/

https://cryptohayes.medium.com/im-all-shook-up-ba2559081ee0

https://crypto.news/paypals-secret-strategy-to-smart-contact-security-revealed/

https://crypto.news/billionaire-rubenstein-calls-bitcoin-mainstream-adoption-inevitable/

https://conduit.xyz/blog

https://medium.com/the-interchain-foundation/what-is-the-celestia-network-and-what-problem-does-it-solve-d04726f0540e

https://cryptoslate.com/sora-ventures-champions-decentralized-science-with-investment-in-researchhub/