The Last 168 Hours in DeFi

The Ethereum Merge to Proof of Stake is a Success!

Adam LΞΞ @eth_adam

We're live from Boulder. #ethmerge #proofofstake

The Etherum blockchain successfully Merged from Proof of Work to Proof of Stake! Six years of research and development, testing and communication, and execution finally paid off last night, flawlessly. Congratulations to everyone involved, and thank you for the tireless efforts. Cheers to the success yesterday, and here’s to a very bright future of decentralized finance!

vitalik.eth @VitalikButerin

And we finalized! Happy merge all. This is a big moment for the Ethereum ecosystem. Everyone who helped make the merge happen should feel very proud today.

Julien Bouteloup @bneiluj

This is the best quote by far. It does really put Ethereum merge into perspective into our society and decentralisation in general. A giant leap for mankind. "The merge will reduce worldwide electricity consumption by 0.2%" @drakefjustin

vitalik.eth @VitalikButerin

"The merge will reduce worldwide electricity consumption by 0.2%" - @drakefjustin

NEWS:

Do Kwon finally issued an arrest warrant for the Terra/Luna collapse:

IGSquawk @IGSquawk

S. KOREA COURT ISSUES ARREST WARRANT FOR TERRA FOUNDER DO KWON

Institutional Finance are building a Crypto exchange:

CoinDesk @CoinDesk

Financial heavyweights @CharlesSchwab, Citadel, @Fidelity, and others have come together to start digital asset exchange EDX Markets. By @parikshitm899

trib.alCharles Schwab, Citadel, Fidelity, and Others Start Crypto Exchange EDX MarketsThe exchange will be lead by CEO Jamil Nazarali.

NFTs:

jonwu.(🗽, 🍎) @jonwu_

The Starbucks x Polygon loyalty announcement is so boring it's revolutionary. A non-speculative, 1:1 drop-in replacement for typical loyalty programs. That's exactly why it's a huge deal:

REGULATORY:

The Block @TheBlock__

ICYMI: SEC to recommend ‘flexible’ pathway for token registration: Gensler theblock.co/post/170050/se…

POD O’ THE WEEK:

A recap of the Merge:

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