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Together with Aave Arc:

Weekly Recap

2020 had DeFi Summer, and now it's time for NFT Spring. From DAOs and communities to games, music, ETFs and more, NFTs are integrating with society faster than many imagined.

We've got our own NFT series launching soon. See for yourself.

Now for the highlights of the week:

Number of the Week

$16B

Despite falling interest in DeFi as Web3 and NFTs take over, total value locked between Aave and Sushi reached nearly $16 billion this week.

This is after the launch of their V3 and Trident projects, respectively, and may signal a DeFi rise.

Top Insights

Bretton Woods III, A Monetary New World Order — Credit Suisse
Who’s in Charge of What? Breaking Down the Crypto Executive Order — Blockworks
Crypto Job Report — TrueUp
Can New Launches from Aave and Sushi Usher in DeFi’s Comeback? — Blockworks
The Latest in Crypto Hiring: Polygon Studios Adds Range of Talent — Blockworks
Elizabeth Warren’s anti-crypto crusade splits the left — Politico
Measuring Decentralization: Is Your Crypto Decentralized? — Blockworks

Top News

ConsenSys Plans To ‘Redesign’ MetaMask and Hire 600 New Employees — Blockworks
The Y Combinator of Web3 Attracts Record Number of DAO Startups — Blockworks
Russia’s Sberbank Receives License To Issue Digital Assets — Blockworks
EU’s Crypto Bill in Monday Vote Without Proof-of-work Ban — Blockworks
Binance.US Inches Closer to Approval in All 50 States — Blockworks
Fed Raises Interest Rates a Quarter Percentage Point — Blockworks
DraftKings Links NFTs to Betting Products in Web3 Push — Blockworks
HSBC Buys Virtual Real Estate in Sandbox Metaverse — Blockworks
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Rolls Out Bill Designed To Close Crypto Loopholes to Sanctions — Blockworks
Impossible for Russia To Evade Sanctions With Crypto, FinCEN Rep Says — Blockworks
ApeCoin in for Volatile Ride as Exchanges List Bored Ape Yacht Club-linked Crypto — Blockworks
Universal Music’s Web3 Label Acquires Bored Ape NFT for $360,000 — Blockworks
Crypto Unicorns Nets $26M in Token Sales Led by TCG, Backed VC — Blockworks
EU Committee Votes Down Anti-proof-of-work Clause in Crypto Bill — Blockworks

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Events of the Week

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Access DeFi with institution-required security, operational efficiency and compliance. Trade, stake, borrow, lend, invest, bridge and interact with over 17,000 DeFi protocols and applications.

Read their report, “DeFi and Web3 for Organizations,” to get informed expert insight into opportunities and investments in DeFi for institutions.

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What's Trending

A thread of strategies to earn more $ETH with your $ETH. (Thread) — Crypto Pragmatist
How to survive in crypto long-term (without getting lucky): (Thread) — Route to FI
My thoughts on @anchor_protocol and 20% APY. (Thread) — Harry UST
A few NFT trends I can't stop thinking about: (Thread) — Greg Isenberg
JPMorgan: From crypto skeptic to joining the metaverse. Their journey (Thread) — Blockworks
I've spent a lot of time thinking about sustainable Play2Earn game economies (Continues) — Nico Vereecke
'The browser wars' was one of the most intense battles in the history of the internet. I believe the web3 version is coming with 'the wallet wars' (Continue) (Thread) — Idan Levin
Crypto Scammers stole $14 billion from people last year. Follow this checklist to protect you and your funds: — The DeFi Edge
1/ We analyzed 20 of the most popular NFT drops in the past 6 months. (Continues) (Thread) — Curio
We're Hiring! (Continues) (Thread) — Blockworks

We're Watching

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