Epochs End 459

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          "bitcoin_pumps_and_then_dumps_after_the_sec/"
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      "see an Overview": {
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      "epoch Synopsis 459.0": [
        "The one where the @SECGov Twitter account was comprimised",
        "and posted a tweet that the Bitcoin Spot ETFs",
        "had been approved, sending the crypto markets into",
        "turmoil. Minutes later, SEC Chair Gary Gensler",
        "posted an announcement that their",
        "account was compromised, and an unauthorized tweet",
        "tweet was posted. The chairman made clear that",
        "the SEC has not approved the listing and trading",
        "of spot BTC exchange traded funds, once more",
        "sending markets into liquidation turmoil.",
        "After investigation, the official @Safety account",
        "at Twitter posted a port-mortem, explaining that",
        "this was \"not due to any breach of X’s systems,",
        "but rather due to an unidentified individual",
        "obtaining control over a phone number associated",
        "with the @SECGov account through a third party.",
        "We can also confirm that the account did not",
        "have two-factor authentication enabled",
        "at the time the account was compromised.\"",
        "An estimated $300M USD were liquidated during",
        "the controversial episode, and many were left",
        "speculating the true root cause of the compromise."
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      "Epoch Synopsis 459.1": [
        "The one where AXO went live on Cardano mainnet with their",
        "Liquidity Seed Event (LSE). Many Defi participants rushed to",
        "use the platform for trading the Axo Token",
        "but were met with many instances of confusion",
        "during the price-discovery event.",
        "The timeline was flooded with people learning the",
        "differences between Order Books and AMMs",
        "while others struggled to understand",
        "how to navigate the new platform.",
        "Nonetheless, many were left hopeful that",
        "AXO's innovate approach to trading would help usher",
        "in a new era of Decentralized Finance on Cardano."
      ],
      "See the Announcement": {
        "From AXO": [
          "https://x.com/axotrade/status/1744724123434254704?s=20"
        ]
      },
      "see a Limit-Order Guide": {
        "from Flat Mars": [
          "https://x.com/Flat_Mars_Ltd/status/1744758729365663785?s=20"
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      "Epoch Synopsis 459.2": [
        "The one where Optim Finance released their Whitepaper V1,",
        "and articulated their vision for new scaling solutions",
        "for Decentralized Finance on Cardano.",
        "Many were excited at the prospects of their platform",
        "but were yet still unsure how to make sense",
        "of the wording from the Whitepaper.",
        "As an example, the paper ends by stating that:",
        ".",
        "\"For the Leviathan Chain Extension,",
        "L1s Present is the Past, and its Present is the Future.",
        "We must navigate that fundamental time dilation",
        "tactfully. Of particular note is the entry",
        "into the Future and exit into the Present.",
        "This entry is in and out of the contract’s",
        "purview and may be regarded as semantically",
        "similar to bridging. Tying into this problem",
        "is the travel into and out of the Future,",
        "as it necessarily must either wait for",
        "the Past to reach the Present, or wait",
        "until Finality in order to teleport",
        "into the Future.\"",
        ".",
        "Following community feedback, the Optim team",
        "stated that they would release a simplifed,",
        "easier-to-understand Version 2"
      ],
      "Read the Whitepaper V1": {
        "from Optim": [
          "https://github.com/OptimFinance/public-",
          "documents/blob/main/leviathan_wp.pdf"
        ]
      },
      "read a Simplified Breakdown": {
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          "https://x.com/0xMetamatt/status/1744287080375578796?s=20"
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      "watch an Overview": {
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          "https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=145As-",
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      "Epoch Synopsis 459.3": [
        "The one where ADAMARKETS unveiled their v1.5 Beta Release.",
        "This new development added a number of new features to",
        "their DEX-Aggregator platform",
        "including a new backend, faster UI, new nodes,",
        "chain-load stats, a dashboard, and the ability to",
        "filter trading between platforms using",
        "Plutus v1 or v2, among other improvements."
      ],
      "see the Announcement": {
        "from ADA Markets": [
          "https://x.com/AdaMarkets/status/1744450600266273127?s=20"
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      "Epoch Synopsis 459.4": [
        "The one where Charli3 Bridge went Live on Cardano mainnet",
        "The bridge offers long-waited solutions following",
        "the hack of the contracted NOMAD bridge, disrupting",
        "Charli3's total supply and fracturing the community",
        "After 5 months of development, the custom 1-way bridge",
        "went live, allowing ERC20 holders to return",
        "to Cardano and combine the Charli3 community",
        "once again."
      ],
      "See a Step-by-Step Guide": {
        "from Charli3": [
          "https://oraclecharli3.medium.com/charli3-",
          "bridge-is-live-step-by-step-guide-367bff6694ad"
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      "read an Update": {
        "from Smaug": [
          "https://www.reddit.com/r/cardano/comments/192kl09/",
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      "Epoch Synopsis 459.5": [
        "The one where the infamous $scamismypassion account",
        "continued to send out fraudulent reward tokens to members of",
        "the Cardano community, where users are prompted to",
        "process obfuscated and malicious 'Send-All' Transactions",
        "to drain their entire wallet. Smaug Pool, keeping tabs",
        "on this ongoing scam, provided regular updates",
        "on which new SCAM tokens were circulating,",
        "while The Cardano Times and others",
        "sought to organize legal action to",
        "track down the perpetrator.",
        "In total, $scamismypassion has collected",
        "nearly 1 Million $ADA from their",
        "fraudulent scheme."
      ],
      "see the Cardano Times' effort": {
        "for Legal Recourse": [
          "https://x.com/TheCardanoTimes/status/1744553330565677366?s=20"
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      "Epoch Synopsis 459.6": [
        "The one where Starch Industries continued to innovate",
        "the STRCH ecosystem with a number of updates and",
        "important historical events.",
        "In particular, STRCH mining went through its very first",
        "Halving, where STRCH rewards for minting blocks",
        "were cut in half. In addition, the interface for",
        "STRCH mining got a comprehensive update,",
        "the Lightpaper was updated, the very first",
        "cohort of STRCH pools was announced,",
        "and the very first SIP (Starch-Improvement Proposal)",
        "was publsihed, which included a required reading with",
        "The StarchChain Manifesto."
      ],
      "See the Starch Updates": {
        "on Starch.One": [
          "https://starch.one/updates"
        ]
      },
      "read the StarchChain Manifesto": {
        "as SIP-1 on Github": [
          "https://github.com/StarchIndustries/SIPs/pull",
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      },
      "Read the updated Starch Litepaper": {
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      "Epoch Synopsis 459.7": [
        "The one DEX HUNTER was integrated directly into CardanoScan,",
        "allowing Cardano users to trade tokens",
        "from within Cardano's leading",
        "Blockchain Explorer."
      ],
      "See the Announcement": {
        "from CardanoScan": [
          "https://x.com/cardanoscanio/status/1743651869539340764?s=20"
        ]
      }
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      "Epoch Synopsis 457.8": [
        "The one where Mehen provided a January update to the USDM",
        "token, Cardano's first fiat-backed stable coin in history.",
        "Following some considerate technical delays",
        "based on audit recommendations from Sundae Labs,",
        "the Mehen team needed to implement multiple changes",
        "to their smart contracts, improving security",
        "and futureproofing the USDM token from",
        "liquidity-fragmenting policy ID changes.",
        "A new target date for the release of USDM",
        "was identified as March 16th, 2024."
      ],
      "read the January Newsletter": {
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