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our submissions to the writing contest have ended.

in this newsletter episode, we prepared a separate section "L2 writing contest" with the latest submissions. you can also find all submission on Kiwi.

and here are the top links of the last week:

News

Fed cuts interest rates for first time in four years
submitted by mishaderidder.eth | 1 comment

Congress roasts SEC in hearing over 'politicized' regulation
submitted by mishaderidder.eth

Texas court dismisses Consensys lawsuit against SEC
submitted by thatalexpalmer.eth

Vitalik: An Ethereum Story documentary is out
submitted by pedrovilela.eth

WalletConnect introduces the WalletConnect Foundation
submitted by pedrovilela.eth | 1 comment

Lens will use Avail for their DA layer
submitted by pedrovilela.eth

L2 writing contest

183Aaros shows how asymmetric info shapes the L2 landscape
submitted by 183aaros.eth

Abouraz asks if Ethereum is experiencing an existential crisis
submitted by ahouraz.eth

Jaack describes the rollup trap
submitted by jaack.eth | 1 comment

Devansh Mehta shows how DAOs can diversify their treasury
submitted by devansh.voicedeck.eth | 1 comment

Jason Chaskin shows the behind the scenes POV of Ethereum’s open coordination
submitted by chaskin.eth | 1 comment

Ishita suggests that not all L2s prioritize Ethereum's security equally
submitted by lens/ishitarastogi

Kairon explains why L2s are just the Internet Re-treading its Steps
submitted by kairon.eth | 3 comments

Chris Carella describes L2 interoperability through Shared Validity Sequencing
submitted by ccarella.eth | 1 comment

Marek shows how Celo is a Cultural Extension of Ethereum
submitted by 0x17f4…6359 | 1 comment

Baptizer states that Ethereum L2s are not competitor
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Six says that for L2s Culture is the Strategy
submitted by aimhigher.eth

GuireWire describes most popular L2 tech solutions
submitted by 0x98aa…7b8e | 1 comment

Tim Daub shares an extremely brief history of layer 2s
submitted by timdaub.eth

Mac Budkowski describes the vision of the United States of Ethereum
submitted by macbudkowski.eth

Essays & Talks

Dan Romero explains what sufficient decentralization means
submitted by mishaderidder.eth | 4 comments

Dan Romero describes the spam filtering dilemma
submitted by mishaderidder.eth

Fred Wilson shares his thoughts after watching Vitalik: An Ethereum Story
submitted by mishaderidder.eth

Simon de la Rouviere explains why Act 2 is about context, not conflict
submitted by mishaderidder.eth | 2 comments

Andy Boyan says that Key Opinion Leaders are bad for the crypto industry
submitted by naomiii.eth | 2 comments

Chris Carella asks what is a mini-app?
submitted by rvolz.eth | 2 comments

Tpan reflects on the evolution of social engagement through NFTs
submitted by timdaub.eth

rm shares his loose thoughts about “Crypto Consumer Goods”
submitted by mishaderidder.eth

Cheryl Douglass shares the SEED Club consumer crypto roundup
submitted by mishaderidder.eth

Honest Broker asks if we are living in a Parasite Culture?
submitted by mishaderidder.eth | 1 comment

Polynya reflects on their "Crypto's broken moral compass" essay, six months later
submitted by mishaderidder.eth

Peteris Erins presents the World Building canon
submitted by auditless.eth

Jhinnbay explains the idea of the Mental Wealth Academy
submitted by mishaderidder.eth

Ludicity shows how AI hype makes this field worse
submitted by timdaub.eth | 1 comment

Naomiii explores the deeper meaning of Pathétique
submitted by rileybeans.eth | 2 comments

Tom Beck argues why you should not set goals
submitted by naomiii.eth

Dashboards & Reports

Which L2s reached the Stage 1?
submitted by mishaderidder.eth

Products

Launched: DAVE: Discord’s new e2ee for audio & video
submitted by mishaderidder.eth

Launched: The Scout Game
submitted by timdaub.eth

Launched: Mint Protocol
submitted by macbudkowski.eth

Found: Oto.co: onchain companies
submitted by timdaub.eth | 1 comment

Update: Grok 2 has image generation now
submitted by thatalexpalmer.eth | 1 comment

Update: PSE changes leadership and sunsets some projects
submitted by sileo.eth | 2 comments

For devs

Guiltygyoza describes Practical Rateless IBLT (Part 1)
submitted by rvolz.eth | 1 comment

Ghostie shares the easy and hard parts of running archive nodes
submitted by rvolz.eth | 1 comment

Jarrod Watts explains how passkey crypto wallets work
submitted by timdaub.eth | 1 comment

Art

Blas.v: Perseverance
submitted by mishaderidder.eth

Eric P. Rhodes says that assigning floor prices hurts artists
submitted by mishaderidder.eth

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