References

Stake | DAO is moving fast with their mascot (elephant herd), new website (nice), xSDT token staking and treasury/profit sharing debates. See, for example, this proposal to the DAO on xSDT TreasuryVIPs:

https://gov.stakedao.org/t/new-strategies-stakedao-vip-for-xsdt-holders/276

Index Coop is also moving fast with mascot (owl), social media campaigns, token rewards and many partnerships. May soon launch an Ethereum-only fundamentals-driven index in partnership with Token Terminal:

https://token-terminal.gitbook.io/token-terminal-smart-beta-index-tti/

Active vs Passive TradFi ETFs

https://www.investopedia.com/news/what-are-actively-managed-etfs-and-do-they-work/

Historic US SEC Regulator ruling allowing Active ETFs to manage disclosure to investors:

https://www.sec.gov/rules/ic/2019/ic-33477.pdf

Top TradFi Hedge Funds:

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/worlds-top-10-hedge-fund-managers-by-earnings/

TradFi 'Indexing' Example - MSCI

/https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visual-guide-to-direct-indexing/

Competitor public criticism of PowerPool...largely correct, but it will be OK

https://link.medium.com/c0GxIAHVEfb

Governance actions: How to whitelist a token on Bancor

https://bancor.medium.com/how-to-whitelist-a-token-on-bancor-v2-1-c867b82675d

Governance actions: Example of Synthetix Improvement Proposal (SIP) to add new listing: https://sips.synthetix.io/sips/sip-125

Availability of protocol abuse insurance is important:

https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/a-short-history-of-ethereum-hacks

Example of NAV-based bonding curves for staking xCVP in large amounts:

https://medium.com/nexus-mutual/tagged/bonding-curves