{
	"name": "Epochs End 485",
	"files": [
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			"Epoch": "485",
			"series": "Reflections in Green",
			"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": [
				"The Alexandria Project",
				"https://thelibrary.fun"
			],
			"epoch Synopsis 485.0": [
				"The one where THE APE SOCIETY announced that they were",
				"leaving Cardano for a full-project migration to BASE.",
				"The former '#1 NFT Project' on Cardano posted",
				"an announcement that it was time for a new BASE,",
				"and released a detailed statement on their move",
				"seeking a wider user base and a new emphasis",
				"on Social-Fi. The $SOC token and Ape Collection",
				"will undergo a one-way migration, while the remainder",
				"of the collection assets has yet to be determined.",
				"Many took this as a surprise, many were elated",
				"and many more debated what this means for",
				"the future of the Cardano ecosystem as a whole,",
				"and in particular, NFTs.",
				"Charles removed the Ape Portrait in his personal office",
				"in always warm, always sunny Colorado,",
				"and replaced the artwork with two RWA coprolites:",
				"a HOSKY hat and a HOSKY plushie.",
				"A seeming turn of the page with respect",
				"to many in the Cardano community."
			],
			"see the RWA Coprolites": {
				"in Charles' office": [
					"https://x.com/StakeWithPride/status/1791563828616184286"
				]
			},
			"saying Goodbye from the Apes": {
				"announcement": [
					"https://x.com/the_ape_society/status/1790472953869603242"
				],
				"medium article": [
					"https://medium.com/@theapesociety/its-time",
					"-for-a-new-base-d53589121571"
				]
			}
		},
		{
			"src": "ipfs://Qmf9NZHLASog7b6pfoWztQXtYJeJoH3DpSzv6SMXjtb4sK",
			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"see the Code": {
				"on Github": [
					"https://github.com/cardano-scaling/hydra-doom"
				]
			},
			"see the DOOM": {
				"on HYDRA": [
					"https://x.com/IOHK_Charles/status/1791538835018420658"
				]
			},
			"epoch Synopsis 485.1": [
				"The one where HYDRA was put on display as a scaling",
				"solution for Cardano, running a version of the game",
				"DOOM wherein every frame was a micro-transaction",
				"being processed through a HYDRA HEAD.",
				"The seamless nature of the video attempted",
				"to demonstrate the fluid nature of high-volume",
				"throughput utilizing the HYDRA solution."
			]
		},
		{
			"src": "ipfs://QmcfVAKbBSdniTwR9xruAm1UEN1WFwE98xLBD7ktUd4HXM",
			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"see the Album": {
				"Listen on Pool.pm": [
					"https://pool.pm/asset18p3c2kyfqq9t0l795ehresha7zll25jv7nrg7a"
				],
				"Mint at FRE5SH MINT": [
					"https://mint.therefreshcnft.com/cellphonerecords"
				],
				"Announced on Twitter": [
					"https://x.com/_ThisCr8zyLife_/status/1790362611822825858"
				]
			},
			"epoch Synopsis 485.2": [
				"The one where the legendary MOSIE published a new",
				"music album on CARDANO!",
				"'I Probably Should Not Have Said That' is a 10-track",
				"album that features some absolute acoustic gems",
				"from one of the most distinctive and",
				"recognizable voice in all of Web 3.",
				"The album mint includes an embedded record player,",
				"original artwork for each track, direct download",
				"and playback optimization using the CIP-60",
				"standard for music publications on Cardano.",
				"A pack of cigs costs more than this sick album",
				"so go support your friends and amazing",
				"people making cool music."
			]
		},
		{
			"src": "ipfs://QmVD2mmS38zW8LYLkGmoB1Nt8528wdhL3evcQrMViKVcEF",
			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"Epoch Synopsis 485.3": [
				"The one where both FLUID token and NMRK",
				"were listed on MEXC, one of the top centralized",
				"exchanges for cryptocurrency in the world. This makes",
				"three large CEX listings for NMKR, and a",
				"further expansion of the FLUID ecosystem",
				"whose recent Bitcoin innovations were previously",
				"highlighted in the EPOCHS END NFT series.",
				"Congrats to both teams and cheers for",
				"the growing presence of the Cardano ecosystem",
				"across the wider world of Web 3 in 2024."
			],
			"See the Announcements": {
				"from NMKR": [
					"https://x.com/nmkr_io/status/1791107493940146276"
				],
				"from FLUID": [
					"https://x.com/FluidTokens/status/1790744570751341053"
				]
			}
		},
		{
			"src": "ipfs://QmYakGB4T5WDonsGnTdLsFqYfFFMTqdNcvmdH3KbvaXx5Y",
			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"see the Sale": {
				"from SPLATH": [
					"https://x.com/splashprotocol/status/1791862205215801800"
				]
			},
			"Epoch Synopsis 484.4": [
				"The one where SPLASH PROTOCOL made a splash on Cardano",
				"with the successful sale of their token that raised",
				"17.2M $ADA in the first 24 Hours.",
				"SPLASH has partnered with many different projects",
				"in the Cardano ecosystem who will be moving",
				"their token liquidity to this new platform,",
				"and many are excited for what has been described",
				"as 'DeFi 2.0 on Cardano.'",
				"Hallmarks of this era are lightning-quick",
				"transactions for very minimal costs, making many",
				"excited for the future directions of",
				"Cardano scalability and adoption."
			]
		},
		{
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			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"Epoch Synopsis 485.5": [
				"The one where JPG STORE announced that they would soon",
				"offer lending on their platform. Following the shocking",
				"news that The Ape Society is leaving Cardano, many",
				"speculated about the future of the Levvy Platform,",
				"which was said to be for sale, following the",
				"announcement that Apes were moving to BASE.",
				"While the specific details of JPG LENDING remain",
				"unclear, the company utilized the artistic skills",
				"of the legendary BLOCKOWLS team whose 3D-animation",
				"abilities are some of the most reknowned on",
				"all of the Cardano."
			],
			"See The Announcement": {
				"from JPG": [
					"https://x.com/jpgstoreNFT/status/1790500774948012118"
				]
			}
		},
		{
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			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"Epoch Synopsis 485.6": [
				"The one where the CARDANO CARAVAN announced that it",
				"would be re-branding its image to the",
				"CROSS-CHAIN CARAVAN in an effort to reach",
				"broader audiences under the banner of",
				"Web 3 Writ-Large.",
				"In particular, this announcement has been",
				"inspired by working relationships with friends",
				"from the VeChain community, who are like the",
				"next door neighbors of Cardano pretty much,",
				"and would probably invite you to their",
				"Fourth of July Party or possibly even just",
				"a few burgers on the weekend if you're",
				"rollin' by with the CARAVAN.",
				"Either way, EPOCHS END sends a shoutout",
				"for the journey of our buddy FLAWWD and his",
				"roadside companions across the globe",
				"looking to increase the MOBILE(ized)",
				"adoption of Blockchain everywhere."
			],
			"see the Announcement": {
				"from the Cross-Chain Caravan": [
					"https://x.com/Flawwed1Art/status/1790571046430765542"
				]
			}
		},
		{
			"src": "ipfs://QmahUgNPsmhL9ZGoSsWbxxNUdh96MyjmDTFuXM1WjovMZB",
			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"Epoch Synopsis 485.7": [
				"The one where CHILLED KONGS announced that they",
				"would be releasing an entire SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM.",
				"ChilledKongs.com is described as interoperable,",
				"decentralized social network, with an",
				"interactive map and IRL missions to",
				"promote Chilled Kongs holders' individual",
				"Kong IP/brands and the entire",
				"Cardano blockchain as a whole",
				"Many saw the announcement as auspicious",
				"coming off the heels of the Ape Society departure",
				"wherein many speculated what would be the 'new #1'",
				"project on Cardano while the floor of Apes downtrended",
				"and the one for Kongs went up for the first time",
				"in quite some time. The interactive map lets you",
				"get in touch with any Kong holder who is",
				"an individual responsible for the ownership",
				"of their respective Kong Intellectual Property."
			],
			"See the Announcement": {
				"from Chilled Kongs": [
					"https://x.com/ChilledKongs/status/1792003930420916458"
				]
			}
		},
		{
			"src": "ipfs://QmQC2pQvFwn2qnv3EWmGa7adL8cwJ8doANPA8EtUB6sYB2",
			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"See the REGULATIONS": {
				"for Tornado Cash": [
					"https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/05/14/",
					"tornado-cash-developer-alexey-pertsev-",
					"found-guilty-of-money-laundering/"
				],
				"for MEV front-runners": [
					"https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/05/15/brothers",
					"-accused-of-25m-ethereum-exploit-",
					"as-us-reveals-fraud-charges/"
				]
			},
			"Epoch Synopsis 485.8": [
				"The one where the SUPERSTORM of crypto regulation continued",
				"as Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev was found",
				"guilty of money laundering by a Dutch judge",
				"and was sentenced to 64 months of prison time",
				"In the United States, Anton Peraire-Bueno and",
				"James Pepaire-Bueno were arrested by the",
				"U.S. Department of Justice for attacking the",
				"Ethereum blockchain and stealing $25 million",
				"of cryptocurrency during a 12-second exploit.",
				"The Pepaire-Bueno brothers exploited a bug",
				"in MEV-boost's code that allowed them to",
				"preview the content of blocks before they",
				"were officially delivered to validators,",
				"and enabeled them to target traders who operated",
				"MEV bots using bait transactions to lure bots",
				"The brothers allegedly sold illiquid cryptocurrencies",
				"they tricked the victims' trading bots into",
				"for approximately $25 million of various stablecoins",
				"or other more liquid cryptocurrencies.",
				"This was a first-of-its-kind criminal action",
				"from the U.S. government related to the",
				"controversial practice of MEV,",
				"or maximal extractable value, whereby the operators",
				"of Ethereum (and similar blockchains) preview",
				"upcoming transactions from users to earn",
				"an extra profit for themselves."
			]
		}
	],
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	"mediaType": "image/jpeg"
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