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September 6, 2023
Welcome back to ThinkGrowCryptoMedia! Your Cardano-biased, news media outlet for your blockchain-knowledge needs.
Remember when Cardano was just for storing coins?
Not anymore.
Now we’ve got emails, investments, and even real-world stuff.
In 2021 Cardano quite literally was just a wallet. In 2023 I have email, social media, investments, music, art, mining revenue, books, movies, digital identity, activity points and revenue from real world assets all tied to it. Forget about price for a bit, utility has gone 100x
— ADA whale (@cardano_whale)
6:55 AM • Sep 4, 2023
Also, Charles Hoskinson spilled some beans.
Cardano might just become a big player in Wyoming.
Yep, we're talking government-level stuff.
💡 @IOHK_Charles explains how Cardano Governance could be leveraged by Wyoming (if IOG wins the Wyoming stablecoin RFP) or Sidechains during the @RareEvo fireside chat . #Cardanotwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— St₳kΣ with Pride 🌈 (@StakeWithPride)
5:20 PM • Sep 5, 2023
Let’s get into it 👇
📊 Cardano Ecosystem Stats
🚀 Cardano Headlines
💸 Blockchain Headlines
Hot off the press, it looks like Vitalik Buterin has co-authored a paper that’s ruffling some feathers…
It’s called “Blockchain Privacy and Regulatory Compliance: Towards a Practical Equilibrium”. You can find a full copy of it here.
Already, some on Twitter are revolting. And if you’ve been involved in the Cardano ecosystem this past year, this may feel a bit familiar…
In other words, it looks like Ethereum & company are going through their own contingent staking debate. Yes, we’re sure there are some differences and nuances to be found; but the crux of the debate largely centers around how easily a blockchain should be designed fhttps://twitter.com/sebastiengllmt/status/1697978751328608753?s=46&t=J6nhihsIsgTVw2mRAMYbpwor compliance.
Check out an announcement of it from one of the authors here.
In Other News
📢 Cardano Community Corner
From sidechains to wrapped smart contracts, the Cardano Community never sleeps! Let’s check in on what the talk of the town has been this week.
🛠️ The latest instalment of the #WorldMobile Deployment Diary, Update 15, is now LIVE!
👇 Visit the link below to learn more about the work we're doing on the ground!
🔗 brnw.ch/21wCcEe
#DeWi#Blockchain#Network#Telecoms
— World Mobile (@WorldMobileTeam)
3:58 PM • Sep 1, 2023
1/Cardano has a vibrant ecosystem but some news goes unreported
In #LatestOnCardano, I highlight news, minor and major. L1+L2 upgrades, stats, dapps, SPO, NFT, governance, community and more
All things Cardano. Irregular but hopefully frequent. Here’s #23 in the series. DYOR
— ADA whale (@cardano_whale)
12:15 PM • Sep 6, 2023
Launching this month 🚀
on strong foundations 🏦Optim’s token - OPTIM
Optim’s DAO - ODAOLots of info, articles, etc. incoming 📖
— Optim Finance (@OptimFi)
3:27 PM • Sep 6, 2023
I don’t see how sidechains and layer 2s fit into the bigger picture. I don’t see how they will actually scale the ledger and make things inherently better. Sidechains and layer 2s are a poor form of sharding. 🧵
— Ales (@berry_ales)
2:21 PM • Aug 31, 2023
Not sure about the use-cases around #Cardano and it's native token #ADA?
We've got you. Check out our latest blog, Cardano Explained:
blockchain.com/blog/posts/car…
— Blockchain.com (@blockchain)
9:07 AM • Sep 2, 2023
What #Cardano needs now are protocols that can leverage the native capabilities of the E-UTxO model of Cardano
and novel financial products!
So here'r some #ProjectCatalyst proposals aiming to construct protocols
that leverage the native capabilities of #Cardano👇
1. P2P-DeFi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Sooraj (@SoorajKSaju)
7:50 AM • Sep 4, 2023
Thanks to Milkomeda's new "wrapped smart contract" system
Cardano users can interact with Milkomeda (and other partner chains) all directly from their Cardano wallets!
No need to install any special wallet 🔥
Supports @NamiWallet@eternlwallet@FlintWallet @lace_io & more http
— Sebastien Guillemot (@SebastienGllmt)
2:24 PM • Sep 2, 2023
Reaching out to #Cardano SPOs interested in exploring a new potential revenue stream.
If you have experience with cloud infrastructure and want to be part of building a decentralized hosting provider, keep reading 👇🧵
— TxPipe (@txpipe_tools)
5:01 PM • Aug 30, 2023
Just a reminder to myself and all #Cardano builders participating in #Catalyst Fund 10:
If your proposal isn't funded, don't get discouraged. The voting outcomes don't always reflect the true worth of an idea.
little example of a Fund 9 proposal that didn't make the cut 👇
— Santiago Carmuega (@santicarmuega)
11:51 AM • Sep 4, 2023
🤫 I just sent an NFT without spending any ADA (except the fees) using my Typhon Wallet. As easy as it can get, you have to try it to believe it.
Coming soon to your Typhon Wallet. Can't wait to release this.
cardanoscan.io/transaction/ae…
#Cardano $ADA @TyphonWallet
— Ashish Prajapati (@ashisherc)
6:58 PM • Sep 3, 2023
Catalyst Fund 10 Voting is live! 📜
We have 2 proposals within this fund; Decentralized Minting and The Handle Marketplace. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— $handle (@adahandle)
4:37 PM • Aug 31, 2023
I'll be very honest here:
We could really use your support.
For the last 2.5 years, we've been working on @nmkr_io and countless other projects every single day.
But the market is hard. And even NMKR needs to pay its bills.
We do not have any large VCs behind us, we're… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Patrick Tobler (@Padierfind)
6:01 PM • Sep 1, 2023
🖌 NFT of the Week with Noodz 🍜
Each week, we check in with our resident NFT connoisseur, Noodz. Let’s see what he’s got cookin’ for us…
Toolheads
If you’ve been trading JPGs this past week, then you’ve probably seen Toolheads trending.
Released by the same folks behind CNFT Tools, these PFPs also pack some utility behind them! (Check it out on their website here).
Just remember, be careful out there! If you’re looking for a quick flip, you never know when you’ll be left holding the bag. Instead, it’s always better to buy for the art, utility or, better yet, both.
📢 Cardano Events
Set a reminder for #Cardano's first FREE Esports event.
Join us Sep 12th at 6 PM EST
for a chance to make new friends, join a team, and watch them battle it out💥 as you cheer them on to victory!This is a virtual event you won't want to miss!🤩
— FutureFest 🤖 | Virtual Events (@futurefestxr)
4:54 PM • Sep 5, 2023
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