crypto's blue ball era

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The happenings.

• ETHDenver:

  • Be sure to visit Boys Club in Regenlandia (booth DC) and get ready to spend on a very limited edition apparel drop.

  • If you’re on the list for Friday, be sure to arrive early and adhere to the vibe.

  • Come hang with us and Uniswap at a low-key meet-up.

• Podcasts:

  • Listen to an interview with Tara Fung, co-founder of web3 rewards platform Co:Create (launching something soon with Boys Club.)

  • Then catch up on CONTEXT with Dev Moore, co-creative director of Felt Zine.

• SxSW:

  • Save the date, 3/13.

Love,

The Boys

Writer: Rachlol

Editor: Deana

Another win for bald men. Coinbase dropped their own chain this week called “Base”, built on the Ethereum network. The launch filled the timeline with blue balls. This is obviously a huge dill for Coinbase and zaddy Armstrong as it pushes the company towards greater decentralization, while also creating an onramp for 110 million Coinbase users to the decentralized world. It’s also a win for the Ethereum and Optimism communities, since Base is being built on an Ethereum/Optimism stack. One thing we know for sure, Base is based.

The future is gated. Spotify teased token-gated playlists this week. A handful of NFT projects have joined the pilot, allowing their holders to test out the integration. Unlocking exclusive access has been the promise of many (most?) NFT communities, so this will be an interesting use case. Overall, the reviews have been mixed, but adoption is adoption bb.

This week on Judge Judy. A hacker just got rugged by a judge in the UK. Last summer, 120,000 ETH (a bajillion doll hairs) was stolen from the Wormhole bridge. The hacker then deposited the ETH into Oasis. Yesterday, on orders of a judge, Oasis took control of the deposit. This story draws a line between protocols that have upgradeable smart contracts (like Oasis) vs. ones that are immutable, like Uniswap. Recovering stolen funds, good. But what’s the cost? 

• 🎉 We love to see it pt 1. Ashley launched The DAO Society for DAO operators, contributors and enthusiasts.

• 🎨 We love to see it pt 2. Addie gets a glowing review of her circuit board art exhibition, “A Leap into the Void.”

• ✍🏼 We love to see it pt 3. Lay2000lb’s penned a piece about Ethereum being the new Venice .

• 🎤 We love to see it pt 4: Kassi’s new pod, “All Your Data.”

• 🌱 Hiring? Check out the Boys Club collective.