{
	"name": "Epochs End 495",
	"files": [
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			"Epoch": "495",
			"series": "Reflections in Green",
			"see OADA": {
				"Dashboard": [
					"https://app.optim.finance/dashboard"
				],
				"Live on Mainnet": [
					"https://x.com/optimfi/status/1808582666674995440"
				]
			},
			"Frequency": "Every Five Days",
			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"Epochs End": {
				"Twitter": "https://twitter.com/EpochsEnd"
			},
			"Description": "Official NFT for Epochs End",
			"cheaper Than": "Therapy",
			"sponsored by": {
				"WEED STAKE POOL": [
					"https://pool.pm/932a460e99687c00e8afbda204f1ae",
					"db9479a9c4448c4bf738058590/stake"
				],
				"The Alexandria Project": [
					"https://thelibrary.fun"
				]
			},
			"epoch Synopsis 495.0": [
				"The one where OADA went live on Cardano mainnet!",
				"Developed by Optim Finance, OADA is a synthetic version",
				"of ADA, always pegged to the price of Cardano's base-layer",
				"coin, and offers different DeFi opportunities in",
				"an Algorithmic Market Operation (AMO). In this model,",
				"users can mint OADA 1:1 for ADA, and deposit OADA",
				"in a staking vault in exchange for sOADA.",
				"sOADA then accrues yield by accruing the staking rewards",
				"from all OADA, establishing a staking model on Cardano",
				"that is familiar to other blockchain ecosystems",
				"such as Ethereum. At the time of mint",
				"friends at Epochs End, namely the HIGH COUNCIL of",
				"WEED STAKE POOL, are currently smoking a metric",
				"fuck-ton of the devil's lettuce trying to understand",
				"the inner workings and implications of this",
				"new innovation to the Cardano ecosystem."
			]
		},
		{
			"by": "Zygomeb",
			"PDF": "The OADA System",
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			"epoch Synopsis 495.1": [
				"The one where EMRUGO announced the (re)introduction of",
				"Cardano's latest stablecoin: USDA. Anzens' USDA stablecoin",
				"faced significant headwinds last year when bringing",
				"USDA stablecoin to market and promised an",
				"exploration of alternative ways to launch.",
				"EMURGO has partnered with Encryptus to launch USDA,",
				"who have previously worked together with the Yoroi Wallet",
				"team to integrate an off-ramp solution allowing",
				"ADA-to-fiat conversions in their mobile wallet.",
				"This background will allow global off-ramps for USDA",
				"and numerous currencies in 80+ countries, access to",
				"emerging economies, and simplify access to Web3",
				"under the banner of Anzens.",
				"In their description: 'Anzens powers $USDA,",
				"the stablecoin that empowers Cardano.'"
			],
			"see the Announcement": {
				"from EMURGO": [
					"https://www.emurgo.io/press-news/cardano-stablecoin",
					"-usda-to-resume-launch-under-new-ownership/"
				]
			}
		},
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			"see the SaturnSwap": {
				"Whitepaper": [
					"https://docs.saturnswap.io/"
				],
				"Announcement": [
					"https://x.com/saturnswapio/status/1808265615494295771"
				]
			},
			"epoch Synopsis 495.2": [
				"The one where SATURNSWAP officially went live on Cardano!",
				"Developed by AVATAR NICK, whose previous work on SaturnNFTs,",
				"The Ape Society, Levvy Finance, and NIKESWAP are",
				"well-known, SATURN brings a fresh and fast approach",
				"to decentralized trading on Cardano. Described as the",
				"fastest, simplest DEX on Cardano. While many DEX's",
				"on Cardano place an order into a smart contract",
				"that fills very slowly over the course of a ",
				"few minutes with a central batcher, Saturn Swap changes",
				"the model, allowing users to directly interact with",
				"the smart contracts for instant trades. Without Batcher",
				"Fees, trading on the new platform is a cheaper alternative",
				"for DeFi enthusiasts, and traders are incentivized to",
				"use SATURN through the Foundation's incentives program by",
				"earning trading fees instead of paying trading fees",
				"when placing limit orders or providing liquidity."
			]
		},
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			"See the Markets": {
				"Absolutely Nuking": [
					"https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/07/04/bitcoin-",
					"nosedives-under-58k-amid-mt-gox-german-",
					"government-wallet-movements/"
				]
			},
			"Epoch Synopsis 495.3": [
				"The one where GLOBAL CRYPTO MARKETS tanked during the",
				"4th of July, and while everyone was out enjoying the",
				"nice fireworks, the crypto charts turned into a",
				"sea of red following news of the German government",
				"selling large amounts of Bitcoin, and Mt. Gox",
				"repayments finally going out to creditors. Bitcoin fell",
				"nearly 12% to trade at $54k USD, while Cardano's ADA",
				"took a nosedive to thirty-three cents and almost",
				"triggered Johnny Kelly's limit order at $0.25!",
				"Defunct crypto exchange Mt. Gox showed signs of",
				"activity for the first time in a month while",
				"the German Federal Criminal Police Office moved",
				"over $75 million to crypto exchanges. These sharp",
				"market movements inspired debate among crypto",
				"communities as to whether the downtrend was a",
				"temporary market movement, some market manipulation,",
				"or perhaps a signal that the bull market was",
				"already over and we will see everyone again",
				"in another four years. Either way, everyone here at",
				"Epochs End is enjoying the wild and crazy ride,",
				"especially when you are delegated to WEED STAKE POOL",
				"where you can Stake. Smoke. and Earn."
			]
		},
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			"see the Frens": {
				"Winning": [
					"https://x.com/MoparGirls/status/1809018785455886467"
				],
				"Getting Engagement Farmed by Taptools": [
					"https://x.com/TapTools/status/1808608654406660131"
				]
			},
			"Epoch Synopsis 495.4": [
				"The one where TAPTOOLS finally, and officially, updated",
				"their website for the FREN/ADA trading pair, and removed",
				"the term 'holders' from the banner, replacing it with",
				"FRENS. For several months, many in the Cardano community",
				"have waited for this update following a DM from TapTools",
				"that, if it got 1k likes, then they would update the page.",
				"While the original post did far surpass the elusive",
				"thousand likes on Twitter, no further action was taken by",
				"the team. Nevertheless, on July 3rd, the Taptools Intern",
				"announced that they were given clearance by the top penguins",
				"to post another Tweet asking for 1k likes. And this time,",
				"when their demands were met, the page was finally updated",
				"and one of Cardano's longest running meme campaigns",
				"reached its triumphant conclusion. Epochs End celebrates",
				"all frens everywhere, and, as JOKER POOL put it:",
				"the winners won."
			]
		},
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			"See The Workshops": {
				"Announced": [
					"https://x.com/intersectmbo/status/1809271997953679702"
				],
				"on Google Maps, from Adam Dean": [
					"https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/viewer?",
					"ll=3.9541686643774057%2C0&z=3&mid=1L2dPBy2",
					"-pCcBRt7kxWn-fQUp70p3oo0"
				]
			},
			"Epoch Synopsis 495.5": [
				"The one where INTERSECT announced the locations for the",
				"upcoming Constitution Workshops around the world.",
				"These events will be important occasions for memebers",
				"of the Cardano Community to review the Interim",
				"Cardano Constitution, and suggest any needed",
				"changes or modifications before this document",
				"is officially ratified in January 2025.",
				"98 total applicants submitted an application to host",
				"one of these historic events, and the winning locations",
				"included 50 destinations around the world including",
				"San Diego, Buenos Aires, Philadelphia, Washington Dc",
				"Ho Chi Minh City, Tokyo, and more. Epochs End looks",
				"forward to seeing everyone at one of these Workshops",
				"this fall and welcoming our ecosystem into the",
				"Age of Voltaire."
			]
		},
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			"Epoch Synopsis 493.6": [
				"The one where SEBASTIEN GUILLEMOT announced the release",
				"of software that enables Cardano NFTs written with",
				"a CIP-25 Standard to be read by Plutus Smart Contracts.",
				"Previously, only CIP-68-formatted NFTs were able",
				"to engage with Smart Contracts, but this open-source",
				"release brings new possibilities to the NFT ecosystem",
				"where they may be used in Automated-Market Makers (AMMs),",
				"new interoperability standards, and uses in onchain games.",
				"Sebastien's team working in Tarochi Games needed assets",
				"that could evolve dynamically based on user actions",
				"could be traded with good liquidity (AMMs)",
				"and we want to achieved this in a decentralized way",
				"with no centralized server. As a result, their team took",
				"an innovative approach where Plutus cannot access metadata",
				"directly, but it can access the transaction hash,",
				"which contains the metadata, therefore allowing new",
				"use cases and applications of NFT technology using",
				"the format most NFTs in the Cardano ecosystem",
				"are written \u2014 such as this one you are reading!"
			],
			"see the Announcement": {
				"from Sebastien": [
					"https://x.com/SebastienGllmt/status/1809526008082764129"
				]
			}
		},
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			"See the Event": {
				"from Madras Dao": [
					"https://x.com/MadrasDAO/status/1810205877112390025"
				],
				"from Trivolve Tech ": [
					"https://x.com/trivolvetech/status/1809883077877100808"
				],
				"from Patrick at NMKR": [
					"https://x.com/Padierfind/status/1809657417850142847"
				]
			},
			"Epoch Synopsis 493.7": [
				"The one where NUCAST hosted the CARDANO CODEX event in",
				"Chennai, India. Attended by over 70 individuals, this",
				"hackathon-style event featured workshop presentations",
				"and panel discussions from builders in the ecosystem",
				"like NMKR, NuCast, and MADRAS DAO, among others.",
				"Cardano Codex is an ongoing workshop series tailored for",
				"Web3 and Cardano enthusiasts. Their events are designed",
				"to offer a blend of networking opportunities,",
				"key insights, and practical looks at the real-world",
				"applications of Cardano's unique features.",
				"Hosted by Nucast and powered by Project Catalyst,",
				"these gatherings are an ideal place to",
				"connect and share ideas.",
				"Lovelace Club reflected on the event stating:",
				"'we're only getting bigger from here. You don't",
				"build something meaningful in a day, or a week",
				"or a month. You build something meaningful by",
				"showing up every day and working to achieve",
				"your goals, whatever they may be."
			]
		},
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			"See the Agenda": {
				"from Cardano Foundation": [
					"https://x.com/cardano_cf/status/1808892299637583876"
				]
			},
			"Epoch Synopsis 483.8": [
				"The one where the CARDANO FOUNDATION released the official",
				"agenda for the upcoming Cardano Summit event.",
				"Held on October 23rd and 24th in Dubai, Cardano's largest",
				"annual event will include panels on Dubai's roadmap to",
				"crypto adoption, enterprise blockchain technology,",
				"social impact, emerging markets, supply chain",
				"educational outreach, social change, governance,",
				"layer 2s, digital ID, sustainability, regulation, and",
				"voting systems using proof-of-stake technology."
			]
		}
	],
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