0/🔸Back from a crypto-free Easter break and want to know what's been happening in the space?

The below 21-part thread should help! It covers some relevant news and developments from the crypto and blockchain ecosystem over the past 24 hours or so.

1/ 🦅 @CoinDesk got the latest on institutions and crypto from @giancarloCFTC. On @Bakkt, he seemingly implied the proposed futures exchange's choice to custody BTC w/o first seeking a state license has been a big reason for its place in regulatory limbo. coindesk.com/cftc-giancarlo…

2/ 🗓️ The ICON Foundation announced the P-Rep TestNet will open on April 30. Per its ann., they believe the "TestNet will allow P-Rep candidates to check the technical status of the nodes and simulate activities to ensure [the] long-term stable operation" of @helloiconworld.

3/ 📂 "After thousands of hours of hard work and effort from many different people," @SKALELabs opened its GitHub repos for the SKALE Network and launched the NODE foundation, which has been apportioned $SKL tokens vesting over a 7-year period. medium.com/skale/skale-ne…

4/ 📣 @MessariCrypto announced 7 new participants - @AirSwap [ $AST ] @Cosmos [ $ATOM ], @CryptoCom [ $MCO ], @FantomFDN [ $FTM ], @QtumOfficial [ $QTUM ], @ProjectVeil [ $VEIL ], and @ZcashCo [ $ZEC ] - to its disclosures database.

5/ 🌓 @SetProtocol announced that, following several weeks in beta, Strategy Enabled Tokens are live on TokenSets.

For the first time ever, anyone can acquire a single token to automate asset management strategies for crypto. Neat! medium.com/set-protocol/t…

6/ 🚀 @IoTeX_io [ $IOTX ] recognized a significant milestone today, launching the alpha version of the IoTeX Mainnet; delivering a "state-of-the-art Root Chain on which new Layer 2 chains, tokens, dApps, and businesses will be launched," per a blog post. launch.iotex.io

7/ 📢 Along with a new website and developer portal, @KyberNetwork [ $KNC ] unveiled v1 of the Kyber protocol paper; formalizing Kyber as a liquidity protocol that can be implemented on any smart contract-enabled blockchain to power on-chain token swaps. blog.kyber.network/kyber-protocol…

8/ 🇹🇭 Per @StephaneDeBaets (President, @ElevatedReturns), and as reported by @TheBlock__, the Elevated Returns-backed, Thai-based brokerage company Seamico Securities Digital received its Thai ICO portal license. Big news for @Tezos and @Securitize indeed. theblockcrypto.com/tiny/bangkok-b…

9/ 🌌 @HuobiGlobal, @Poloniex, and @KrakenFX announced the listing of @Cosmos [ $ATOM ], which occurred shortly after block 500,000 was mined and cosmoshub-1 upgraded to cosmoshub-2. blog.cosmos.network/phase-ii-initi…

10/ 🤝 @PhantasmaChain [ $SOUL ] partnered with GOATi Entertainment, the developers of detailed vehicle physics and traffic simulation IP and technology, on all blockchain-related development. medium.com/phantasticphan…

11/ 🤑 Unitopia, a blockchain research lab of Chinese video game developer Electronic Soul, received $5M in funding from Shuimu Fenghua Fund, Link Hui Capital, Jun Joint Venture, Digital Chain Capital, and Super Brain Fund.

12/ 🖼️ @ArtoryCom, a blockchain-based art registry, officially closed its $7.3M Series A round. Private investing firm @2020vc, which has previously backed @Spotify and @Postmates, participated in the raise. theartnewspaper.com/news/artory-ba…

13/ ✍️ @DecryptMedia delved into the murky industry of whitepaper writing, with @Ben_Munster finding what many had long suspected: "the writing of these papers is largely outsourced to contractors - many with limited technical knowledge." decryptmedia.com/6643/confessio…

14/ 🗞️ @Arca's latest 'That's Our Two Satoshis' came out today.

In it, the team hones in on 3 events from last week they feel have long-term implications for crypto. As always, Arca also highlights market movers and shakers, along with recommended reads. ar.ca/blog/crypto-ma…

15/ 📊 @DiarNewsletter v3.11 is out!

This edition focuses on @Coinbase's recent trading activity and business decisions; @MakerDAO and the ongoing challenge to return Dai to its desired USD peg; the continued growth in Zcash's hashrate; and more. diar.co/volume-3-issue…

16/ 🔘 @Flynnjamm published the 46th edition of 'NFTY News', a newsletter exploring NFTs, dApps, and the ecosystem affecting consuming crypto applications.

This week, Brian covers (what he begrudgingly calls) mini-dApps (e.g., @InstaDApp). nfty.substack.com/p/nfty-46-mini…

17/ 🎙️ @TR401 (Managing Partner, @NobleBridgeWm) appeared on Luke Martin's @VentureCoinist podcast to discuss how crypto is changing the personal investment landscape, how to think about Bitcoin when planning for the future, Bitcoin ETFs, and more.

18/ 🔄 In the latest 'Flippening' podcast episode, host @ClayCollns (Founding CEO, @NomicsFinance) chats to @JCliff42 (Co-Founder, @ScalarCapital) about cryptoasset fungibility and the privacy coin landscape. blog.nomics.com/flippening/pri…

19/ 📝 Speaking of podcasts, @MDudas revealed the premiere episode of @TheBlock__'s @CashApp-sponsored "The Scoop" goes live tomorrow!

Kicking things off, host @fintechfrank will talk with @MikeBodson (CEO, @The_DTCC). podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

20a/ 📄 @_KevinLiao, @MatthewHammer (Engineer & Researcher, @DFINITY), and @socrates1024 (Board Member, @ZcashCo Foundation) published a paper laying "the groundwork for building a concrete, executable implementation of the [universal composability (UC)] framework."

20b/ 🍝 Through a process calculus, dubbed the Interactive Lambda Calculus (ILC), they "develop a simplified implementation of UC called SaUCy," which they envision being used "to tackle...applications involving blockchains and smart contracts." eprint.iacr.org/2019/402.pdf

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