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The TGCm Weekly RunUp
December 6, 2023
Welcome back to ThinkGrowCryptoMedia! Your Cardano-biased, news media outlet for your blockchain-knowledge needs.
I don’t want to jinx it but are we back yet?? 👀
Cardano TVL crosses $300million and $ADA hits $0.45!
Seems like everyone’s suddenly realized that being decentralized and secure isn’t just tech talk.
WHY THE CARDANO BLOCKCHAIN WILL NOT MAKE IT
1/ Cardano has never been hacked and everyone knows hackers only target the best chains.
2/ Cardano is decentralized. Centralization is the reason we are all here!
3/ Cardano has no VCs. Everyone knows VC investors look after the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— TapTools (@TapTools)
3:34 PM • Dec 6, 2023
What do you think, are we onto something, or is it just me getting too excited?
Oh and don’t forget to vote on the continuation of a Cardano Governance MVP.
Voted from my @vesprwallet despite it not being a supported wallet on the site. Thug life. 1694ballot.cardano.org/vote
— ADA whale (@cardano_whale)
12:34 AM • Dec 2, 2023
Let’s get into it 👇
📊 Cardano Ecosystem Stats

🚀 Cardano Headlines
💸 Blockchain Headlines
As equities and Bitcoin continue to climb, excitement is building!
Are we out of the woods and into another bull? Or do we still need some time to work out the weeds a bit?
Time will tell. Regardless, our own CNT market is seeing lots of action. Remember, be safe out there folks!
In Other News
📢 Cardano Community Corner
From testnets of DEX’s and games to speculation on when it’s $ADA’s time to shine, the Cardano Community never sleeps! Let’s check in on what the talk of the town has been this week.
The Cardano Ballot on #CIP1694 is now open and closes on Dec 11 at 21:44 UTC. Register your feedback in this non-binding poll on the progress made thus far in the #Voltaire governance journey.
✅ Take part: buff.ly/3GqV0PE
❓FAQs buff.ly/3GqV3Lk
— Intersect (@IntersectMBO)
10:04 PM • Dec 1, 2023
Have you ever heard that Cardano has the safest Smart Contract system because they can be easily formally verified?
That's great and all, but in practice no one is actually using formal verification because there is no tooling for it.
Let's fix that:— phil (@phil_uplc)
4:07 PM • Dec 1, 2023
Something new and innovative is coming to Cardano 🔥👀👀
— Spectrum Network (@SpectrumLabs_)
6:28 PM • Dec 5, 2023
Cardano isn't controlled by 2 mining pools. #Cardano#Bitcoin
— St₳kΣ with Pride 🌈 (@StakeWithPride)
6:36 PM • Nov 29, 2023
We’re excited to announce CherryLend is now live on Cardano mainnet! 🔥
✅ 11 supported tokens
✅ Earn CHRY for each loanThanks to our community for the support 🍒
Lend now 🧃👇
app.cherrylend.org— CherryLend 🍒 Mainnet Live, Earn CHRY (@Cherry_Lend)
2:05 PM • Dec 1, 2023
On Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Cardano
— Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles)
10:35 AM • Nov 30, 2023
🔥 GENIUS YIELD's DEX #PUBLICTESTNET IS LIVE!
Our testnet is now open to everyone! Try it out here, remember to set your wallet in Pre-prod mode.
👉 testnet.geniusyield.co🔎 We’ll be happy to receive your feedback and reports on our Discord. If you aren’t a member yet, join!… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Genius Yield official (@GeniusyieldO)
12:43 PM • Dec 4, 2023
Having recently teased some features unique to our upcoming marketplace, a few have asked how it's even possible? Why are existing dApps seemingly quite limited in comparison?
The answers lie in the smart contract's design. So let us share some info on our solution below.👇… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Lending Pond (@LendingPond)
8:53 PM • Dec 4, 2023
Cardano Themed Proof Of Onboarding (P.O.O.O Design.
cardano.ideascale.com/c/idea/113472
— HOSKY (@hoskytoken)
11:03 PM • Nov 30, 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…

This week, Cardano Ambassador Lucas Macchiavelli took to the airwaves to represent Cardano on live TV. He did an honorary NFT drop for it as well, which sold out in a few days!
You can check the interview out here. Thanks for representing us and doing great work, Lucas! 😎
📢 Cardano Events
Atrium #Cardano SPO call!
This Friday at 11am EST we're hosting the first ever SPO call.
In this call, we'll discuss how you can apply to be in the mainnet Diffusion Basket and provide more details about the upcoming incentivized testnet. We'll also take any questions you have.
— Atrium Lab (@atrium_lab)
5:23 PM • Dec 5, 2023
💬 Get in Touch
That's all for now!
Feels a bit brief? Don’t worry, we’re right there with ya!
We’re starting off slow, as our first priority is longevity. We’ll be building out our platform over time.
As they say, slow and steady wins the race!
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