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before we start, two important news:

• we know who won our writing contest,

• our users can get a 10% discount on Devcon tickets,

and now let's get down to the top links from the last week.

News

Optimism shared the OP Retro Funding Round 4 results
submitted by timdaub.eth

Zora will share their OP retro funding with its community
submitted by timdaub.eth | 1 comment

Ethereum ETF is about to launch on 23/07
submitted by macbudkowski.eth

Major Windows BSOD issue takes banks, airlines, and broadcasters offline
submitted by macbudkowski.eth

JD Vance floats crypto plan
submitted by timdaub.eth

Lens targets Q4 for mainnet on ZKsync
submitted by mishaderidder.eth

Mt. Gox begins mass BTC Transfers
submitted by mishaderidder.eth

Zk proof is verified on Bitcoin for the first time in history
submitted by rvolz.eth

Fractal ID had a data breach
submitted by timdaub.eth | 1 comment

LI.Fi network got hacked and you can check if you were affected
submitted by timdaub.eth | 4 comments

DEGEN had a vulnerability that led to users losing funds while bridging
submitted by timdaub.eth

Results of the t2 x Kiwi x Lens writing challenge
submitted by macbudkowski.eth

We organized a discount for Devcon tickets for Kiwi users
submitted by macbudkowski.eth | 2 comments

Essays & Talks

Vitalik advises against choosing your political allegiances based on who is "pro-crypto"
submitted by macbudkowski.eth

fil analyzes the Polymarket's rise and explains why prediction markets have a potential
submitted by timdaub.eth

Vitalik shares his hot take re "too much investment in infra"
submitted by mishaderidder.eth

Tim and Mac share the origin story of the Kiwi News logo
submitted by narbeh.eth

Defi^2 shares their Worldcoin Cash Grab Part 2: Price Control, Misdirection & Unexpected Victims
submitted by gokhan.eth

Carl Cervone analyzes what’s been the impact of Retro Funding so far
submitted by timdaub.eth

Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz compare the policies of Biden and Trump
submitted by qiaoliang.eth | 1 comment

Voting rationale thread about OP Retro Funding 4
submitted by timdaub.eth

William M. Peaster shows that Music NFTs are not dead
submitted by mishaderidder.eth

Larry Fink says that Bitcoin is a legitimate financial instrument
submitted by mishaderidder.eth

Rafa shows how people, bots, and content are coordinating in digital spaces
submitted by timdaub.eth

Tyler Cowen explains why the US elections vibes have changed
submitted by macbudkowski.eth | 1 comment

Gritcult shares their "You should document more" manifesto
submitted by mishaderidder.eth | 1 comment

tomkysar shows how prediction markets can impact the world
submitted by gokhan.eth

Dudeamir explains why monetizing personal data fails and printing tokens do not solve it
submitted by dudeamir.eth

Zinkk describes the importance of online communities and attempts to monetize them
submitted by zinkk.eth

Michael Templeman creates the essential list of entrepreneurs In the Star Wars Galaxy
submitted by frotograf.eth

Matilda Lucy shows how all content is ephemeral
submitted by timdaub.eth

Frota writes about the digital sense of place, psychogeography and Metaverse
submitted by mishaderidder.eth

Sid Shekhar analyzes data about Farcaster channels and predicts their future
submitted by macbudkowski.eth | 1 comment

Rekt: LiFi/Jumper
submitted by timdaub.eth

Peteris Erins introduces DPARA that helps him manage 10+ Projects with just a browser
submitted by auditless.eth

JD Vance on Gary Gensler and crypto
submitted by timdaub.eth

Cryptic Woods interviews jaredfromsubway
submitted by gokhan.eth

Dankrad Feist explains why he thinks that RAI is one of the coolest experiments in crypto
submitted by gokhan.eth

Ivan Vendrov writes about Metrics, Cowardice, and Mistrust
submitted by macbudkowski.eth

Kris Decoodt speaks about unmasking crypto's Moloch
submitted by timdaub.eth

Friederike Ernst explains how Gnosis 3.0 paves the way for mass adoption
submitted by mishaderidder.eth

Joan Westenberg writes about the F-Word we're too fucking scared to say
submitted by timdaub.eth | 1 comment

Products

EVM Actions
submitted by zinkk.eth | 1 comment

OnlyBlinks: Blinks Explorer
submitted by 0xluo.eth

SimpleX Chat: private messenger without user IDs
submitted by mishaderidder.eth | 2 comments

For Devs

xyzeva explains how she found a security bug on a16z website using inspect element
submitted by timdaub.eth

LI.FI shares their Security Incident Report 16th July
submitted by zinkk.eth

Art

Peter Bauman demystifies generative art
submitted by mishaderidder.eth

Olga Fradina: Untitled
submitted by mishaderidder.eth

AI

AI outperforms clinical tests at predicting Alzheimer
submitted by frotograf.eth

Misc

SongADayMann song about the Trump supporter who was shot
submitted by timdaub.eth

GIP-10: Create a 1-4% cashback program for Gnosis Pay benefiting GNO holders
submitted by zinkk.eth

Web3 Summit 2024
submitted by mishaderidder.eth

Week in Ethereum News, July 20, 2024
submitted by timdaub.eth | 1 comment

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