0/ Back from #Sydney and can think of no better way to get myself back up to speed than by putting together a daily thread.

Read on to find out what's been going on in the realm of #crypto and #blockchain over the past 24 hours!

1/ 🔛 @0xProject [ $ZRX ], an open protocol for decentralized exchange on the #Ethereum #blockchain, unveiled 0x Instant.

Buy #crypto with one click via your favourite dApps, price feeds, NFT marketplaces, non-custodial wallets and more. Game changer! blog.0xproject.com/introducing-0x…

2/ 🔢 Following their popular 'The State of the Ethereum Network' post, leading #blockchain startup @ConsenSys shared an updated look at various #Ethereum-specific metrics.

Click below to see the latest data on nodes, devs, users, transactions and more! media.consensys.net/ethereum-by-th…

3/ 💅 @MikeRayMcDonald's site devoted to tracking activity on the @MakerDAO platform - mkr.tools - underwent a sleek redesign.

Now, visitors can view individual CDPs, historical bites, potential liquidations and token statistics in far greater detail!

4/ 🗞️ A massive edition of 'Protocol Weekly' from @8x_Protocol! The newsletter showcases the progress of L1 and #Ethereum-based L2 protocols.

This week we have @ParityTech, @KyberNetwork, @JoinColony, @AirSwap, @GraphProtocol, @Quantstamp and more! protocolweekly.8xprotocol.com/protocol-weekl…

5/ 👨🏻‍🏫 Trying to wrap your head around Eth 2.0 economics? Then fear not! @Econoar (Founder, @ETHHub_io) has compiled a page on the EthHub repo detailing all you need to know on the economics underlying the not-yet-released Ethereum Serenity upgrade. Nice! github.com/ethhub-io/ethh…

6/ 📢 @RiseVisionTeam [ $RISE ] successfully executed its consensus soft fork. Now, the RISE #blockchain runs in accordance with an altered dPoS.

These changes were detailed last month by Andrea Baccega (CTO) in the below blog post. medium.com/rise-vision/ri…

7/ 🤝 Decentralized oracle network @Chainlink [ $LINK ] partnered with #blockchain-based remittance solution platform, @ETHAremit [ $ETA ].

Thanks to #Chainlink, ETHA's smart contracts can access off-chain data feeds and APIs to validate/execute actions (e.g., bank transfer).

8/ 🔗 Another player in the #blockchain oracle space, @RhombusNetwork, partnered with fellow @ConsenSys-backed startup @OpenLawOfficial to begin automating standardized derivatives contracts.

Click through for more! media.consensys.net/the-future-of-…

9/ 📝 #Crypto exchange @CoinbasePro announced support for the following four #Ethereum-based #ERC20 tokens: @CivicKey [ $CVC ], @district0x [ $DNT ], @LoomNetwork [ $LOOM ] and @Decentraland [ $MANA ].

Marked the first of a four-phase #CoinbasePro launch. blog.coinbase.com/erc20-tokens-c…

10/ 📣 Preceding this was another ann. out of #Coinbase revealing that they're exploring the addition of 31 new digital assets incl. @MakerDAO [ $MKR ] and @Zilliqa [ $ZIL ].

Mostly #Ethereum-based tokens. Is easier to integrate the #ERC20 standard with existing infrastructure.

11/ 🤓 Big news out of @mitDCI/@MITpress, sharing the first issue of Cryptocurrency Research Review!

Looks at papers on CBC Casper (@Muneeb, @JudeCNelson, @AaronBlankstein), accumulators (@PWuille), and the economic limits of #Bitcoin and the #blockchain.

https://twitter.com/mitDCI/status/1071098377771847682

12/ 🔎 For those wanting alternative coverage of @VladZamfir's correct-by-construction (CBC) Casper, Ethereum's @VitalikButerin did his best to explain it in an article shared on his website on Wednesday.

Give it a read by clicking below! vitalik.ca/general/2018/1…

13/ ✍️ More quality from @TheBlock__! Taking the reigns for the first edition of 'FUD Fridays' was @ArjunBlj.

Covering EOS, Arjun details its network architecture and the teething problems endured since transferring to #mainnet earlier in the year. theblockcrypto.com/2018/12/07/why…

14/ 🇪🇺 The EU Blockchain Observatory & Forum (@EUBlockchain) published a 33-page report on #blockchain for government and public services. Produced by #Ethereum development studio ConsenSys AG. eublockchainforum.eu/sites/default/…

15/ 📊 One of the more comprehensive, insightful TA commentary I found vis-à-vis the state of the #cryptocurrency market came from @MustStopMurad.

He presents one helluva 16-part thread looking mainly at #bitcoin [ $BTC ] and #ethereum's ether [ $ETH ].

https://twitter.com/MustStopMurad/status/1071095842000515072

16/ 🎙️ For those wanting to know the latest on the progress out of #Ethereum, the core devs held their 51st meeting earlier today. Constantinople has been scheduled for block #7080000 (≈16th Jan.)!

Next meeting date is 4th Jan. at 14:00 UTC.

17/ 🔧 Another useful #Ethereum-related tool has been created.

This one is from @5chdn, who put together whataboutarchivenodes.5chdn.co to track Ethereum archive node size. Nice!

18/ 🗣️ On #crypto-YouTube, @TheCryptoZombie uploaded an insightful chat with @KomodoPlatform [ $KMD ] ecosystem dev. Charles Gonzalez (a.k.a. PTYX).

They discuss upcoming Komodo updates, dPoW, @ChainzillaIO, @VerusCoin, Zcash's Sapling upgrade, and more!

19/ ‼️ For a contrary take on Komodo's dPoW Sybil-resistant mechanism, @JEhrenhofer shared the below blog post comparing it to PoW.

Justin expresses concern with the pockets of staunch dPoW proponents emerging in the #crypto space.

{fin} medium.com/@JEhrenhofer/n…