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Quick Take

• This is a section from The Block Research’s upcoming 2022 Digital Assets Outlook report
  
• Maker was the largest lending platform by value locked and outstanding debt
• Curve and Uniswap v3 were the largest decentralized exchanges by value locked and volume, respectively
• dYdX outpaced other derivatives protocols in volume after the introduction of its recent liquidity mining program
• Convex surpassed Yearn and became the largest yield optimizer by value locked

Quick Take

• To outsiders, the recent arrest of a former Chinese official for “supporting” a local crypto mining business may appear to be a direct outcome of China’s ongoing crackdown on crypto mining.

• But the backstory actually stretches back more than three years, and what he is accused of doing is far more than just supporting a crypto mining business.

Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton has called for increased regulation of cryptocurrency markets in an interview with MSNBC. 

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The Law Commissions finds no need for big changes to the common law of England and Wales regarding smart contracts.

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The Earth, once the Eden, the precious gift to mankind, has turned to a dark, exhausted orb in this vastly deep, cold, and seemingly empty space.

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A virtual land plot in the Axie Infinity NFT game sold for a record price of 550 ether (about $2.4 million) on Wednesday.

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Adidas Originals, a brand of the German sportswear clothing firm Adidas, announced a partnership with the crypto exchange Coinbase in a Wednesday tweet. Details about the partnership are scant, however.

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Crypto payments firm MoonPay has quietly launched a new concierge service to help celebrities and the super-rich buy NFTs and crypto.  

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The Council adopted two proposals for digital assets today focused on consumer protection and mitigating cyber threats.

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Quick take

• The Ethereum network currently secures over $1T of value.
• Transitioning from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake is critical for the long term scalability and sustainability of the network.
• Hot swapping of the protocol’s consensus mechanism will take place through a process referred to as “the Merge”, which will be discussed here.