**The Weekly Spin. Ninth Edition. **The Alpha Testers have been selected, and the wallet release is just around the corner! As we finalize the program’s communication structure and prepare the v1 wallet for expansive testing, the program marks the end of a 2-month campaign over Zealy and the start of the next exciting phase of our SDLC.
Meanwhile, Bitcoin Spot ETFs have been in the limelight since BlackRock’s initiative and many TradFi entities have followed in lock-step. Asia continues to open its doors for crypto business, and AI is starting its hype-cycle straight out of Silicon Valley. NFTs continue taking hits as the hype fizzles and new (cloned) collections such as Azuki Elementals drop expectations to an unpredictable low… 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
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
Coinweb Launches Official Partnership with CryptoBanter
Coinweb joins the fastest growing community and highest alpha-per-minute show, the CryptoBanter Fam! Read more about it and use their referral link to access our Zealy for potential rewards!
https://coinweb.io/events/banter/
Coinweb is accepting Alpha Wallet Tester registrations on Zealy!
Join our community of Questooors on the Zealy (formerly Crew3) platform to earn XP and special privileges – including an opportunity to participate in our Alpha Wallet Tester Program!
https://zealy.io/c/coinweb/questboard
A Thread on the Coinweb “Token Shield” and How It Works
https://twitter.com/CoinwebOfficial/status/1667167179287011330?s=20
The Coinweb Monthly Spin, our round-up of Coinweb-related events, updates, and news from the Web3 industry – June Edition
https://coinweb.beehiiv.com/
Venture Alpha Podcast by Contango: Episode 7
Making Blockchain Accessible with a Revolutionary Cross-Chain Ecosystem
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3QW9iSHaVsMRIGlRo5msyS?si=jBV58G5kQUOhVDrbFyLg0A&nd=1
Coinweb’s Maksym Surzhynskyi speaks at the Lublin Central Europe Forum, on behalf of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Rebuilding Ukraine: Navigating Ongoing and Post-War Challenges / Lublin Central Europe Forum 2023
Coinweb’s InChain Architecture
What is InChain data?
https://www.medium.com/@Coinweb.io/coinwebs-inchain-architecture-577344971114
Implementing Gas Fee Abstraction on Coinweb
https://medium.com/@Coinweb.io/implementing-gas-fee-abstraction-on-coinweb-c6843ec6613b
CWEB Token Usage and Utility
https://medium.com/@Coinweb.io/cweb-token-usage-913307f8f441
On the Radar
ETH Barcelona, Jul 5-7 (Barcelona)
GM Vietnam, Jul 6-8 (Ho Chi Minh City)*
BlockDown Festival, Jul 10-12 (Albufeira)
World Blockchain Summit Singapore 2023, Jul 13-14 (Singapore)
NFT Show Europe, Jul 14-15 (Valencia)
DAOCON 2023, Jul 16 (Paris)
ETHCC Paris, Jul 17-20 (Paris)
AIBC Asia, Jul 19-22 (Manila)
WebX Asia Conference, Jul 25-26 (Tokyo)
Seoul Web 3.0 Festival, Jul 31-Aug 3 (Seoul)
Web3Conf India, Aug 11-14 (Goa)
ETH Toronto, Aug 13-16 (Toronto)
Coinfest Asia by Coinvestasi, Aug 24-25 (Bali)
ETH Warsaw, Aug 30-Sep 3 (Warsaw)
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)
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)
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)
Fireblocks integrates Google Cloud and others for enhanced blockchain security
https://crypto.news/fireblocks-integrates-google-cloud-and-others-for-enhanced-blockchain-security/
100 tokenized Teslas ‘democratize’ and ‘decentralize’ Web3 ride sharing
https://cointelegraph.com/news/100-teslas-democratize-and-decentralize-web3-ride-sharing
Forta and QuickNode partner to better monitor and protect all assets in Web3
https://cryptoslate.com/press-releases/forta-and-quicknode-partner-to-better-monitor-and-protect-all-assets-in-web3/
Staked ETH surpasses exchange balances with 19% of supply locked
https://cryptoslate.com/staked-eth-surpasses-exchange-balances-with-19-of-supply-locked/
Competitive Landscape
Binance revises stance on privacy coin listings in Europe
https://crypto.news/binance-revises-stance-on-privacy-coin-listings-in-europe/
NEAR price soars amid Alibaba Cloud partnership
https://crypto.news/near-price-soars-amid-alibaba-cloud-partnership/
DWF Labs and Algorand Foundation reach strategic partnership
https://crypto.news/dwf-labs-and-algorand-foundation-reach-strategic-partnership/
Major Sui Wallet integrates HeroSwap for Cross-Chain Trading
https://cryptoslate.com/press-releases/major-sui-wallet-integrates-heroswap-for-cross-chain-trading/
US. Coordinated Regulation Failures
‘Crypto tumult in the US may be a boon for Japan’ says The Japan Times
https://crypto.news/crypto-tumult-in-the-us-may-be-a-boon-for-japan-says-the-japan-times/
EDX Markets reportedly drops Paxos as planned custodial partner
https://cryptoslate.com/edx-markets-reportedly-drops-paxos-as-planned-custodial-partner/
SBF trial locked in for October after court rejects pre-trial motion to dismiss
https://cryptoslate.com/sbf-trial-locked-in-for-october-after-court-rejects-pre-trial-motion-to-dismiss/
First leveraged Bitcoin futures ETF opens for trading on CBOE
https://cryptoslate.com/first-leveraged-bitcoin-futures-etf-opens-for-trading-on-cboe/
World
HSBC unveils bitcoin and ethereum ETF in Hong Kong
https://crypto.news/hsbc-unveils-bitcoin-and-ethereum-etf-in-hong-kong/
MAS publishes report on asset tokenization and DeFi
https://crypto.news/mas-publishes-report-on-asset-tokenization-and-defi/
SNB prepares for launch of digital currency pilot program
https://crypto.news/snb-prepares-for-launch-of-digital-currency-pilot-program/
Shanghai Clearing House adds support for digital yuan in commodity trading
https://crypto.news/shanghai-clearing-house-adds-support-for-digital-yuan-in-commodity-trading/
Bitfinex initiates P2P trading service in Argentina, Colombia, and Venezuela
https://crypto.news/bitfinex-initiates-p2p-trading-service-in-argentina-colombia-and-venezuela/
Bank of England policy makers clash over digital pound design
https://cryptoslate.com/cbdc-policy-makers-clash-over-digital-pound-design/
Reserve Bank of India expects to reach 1M CBDC users in June
https://cryptoslate.com/reserve-bank-of-india-expects-to-reach-1m-cbdc-users-soon/
Worldcoin integrates with Okta’s Auth0, initiates World ID registrations in Germany
https://crypto.news/worldcoin-integrates-with-oktas-auth0-initiates-world-id-registrations-in-germany/
Thought Leadership
Exploring the expansive ecosystem of EVM-compatible chains
https://crypto.news/exploring-the-expansive-ecosystem-of-evm-compatible-chains/
Crypto adoption across generations: examining ownership age trends
https://crypto.news/crypto-adoption-across-generations-examining-ownership-age-trends/
CoinGecko Report: The State of Decentralized Perpetual Protocols (2023)
https://www.slideshare.net/coingecko/the-state-of-decentralized-perpetual-protocols-coingecko-258530277
