Plus, key ENS contributor removed for tweet
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 BuzzFeed is facing backlash after publishing a piece that doxxes the founders of Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC). In an article published last Friday, BuzzFeed publically revealed the previously pseudonymous identities of two BAYC founders as Greg Solano and Wylie Aronow. More: - Journalist Kate Notopoulos uncovered the pair's identities by searching publically available records of BAYC's parent company, Yuga Labs.
- Yuga Labs was incorporated in Delaware with an address linked to Solano, while other documents could be traced back to Aronow.
- Notopoulos pointed out that the people behind BAYC are courting investors and running a business that could be worth billions. She also said laws requiring the use of real names prevent terrorists, criminals, or sanctioned nations from doing business in the U.S.
- The same day the story went live, the Financial Times reported that Yuga Labs was in talks with Andreessen Horowitz regarding a funding round that would value it at between $4B and $5B.
- But some members of the Web3 community have criticized the BuzzFeed article as "doxxing people for clicks and ad revenue" rather than good journalism.
- Notopoulos received messages threatening to reveal her home and work addresses, plus addresses of her parents and siblings. Another person dug up a tweet she posted in 2009 that contained a homophobic slur.
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 The tweet Brantly Millegan sent in 2016 that got him fired. Brantly Millegan has been removed from a key role within the organization that governs Ethereum Name Service (ENS) after a homophobic and transphobic tweet from 2016 surfaced. Millegan, a Catholic, doubled down on his stance through a slew of tweets and a Twitter Space. More: - Millegan was removed from his role of "community steward" after a 3-1 vote cast by fellow community stewards within ENS.
- The is an ongoing discussion taking place within ENs as to what the next steps should be in regard to:
- Immediate suspension from leadership roles until a decision has been reached
- Asking Brantly to step down from his leadership roles at ENS
- Removal as a director from the ENS foundation — through DAO vote
- Removal from the Singapore-based non-profit entity that leads the development of ENS — True Names Limited
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 Bud Light has partnered with the generative NFT project Nouns DAO for an upcoming Super Bowl ad. According to Bud Light's senior director of partnerships Corey Brown, Nouns DAO gifted Bud Light with a Nouns NFT in exchange for the Nouns glasses to be featured in the Super Bowl commercial. More: - The current Nouns floor price on OpenSea is 86 ETH (~$270,000).
- The ad will be for Bud Light's new no-carb beer, Bud Light NEXT.
- Bud Light launched its first NFT project last month.
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The DAO aiming to help free WikiLeaks founder Julien Assange, AssangeDAO, has raised over 12,500 Ether (~$39M) — surpassing ConstitutionDAO's total fundraising in ETH terms. The DAO will look to buy an NFT created by the artist Pak and Assange himself, with proceeds to go toward Assange's legal fees. More: - The U.S. government recently won its appeal of a U.K. court ruling barring Assange's extradition.
- Assange has spent the past three years in London's Belmarsh Prison.
- If extradited to the United States, he could face up to 175 years in prison.
- The DAO was inspired by an earlier DAO called FreeRossDAO, which raised $12M to help the imprisoned founder of the Silk Road dark web marketplace, Ross Ulbricht.
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As part of an advertisement airing during the second half of this year's Super Bowl, FTX will be giving away bitcoin. The amount of bitcoin given away is a function of what the East Coast time is when the commercial airs. More: - If the commercial airs at 9:02 p.m. ET, FTX will give away 9.02 bitcoins to four participants. If it airs at 9:45 p.m., FTX will give out 9.45 BTC.
- To have a chance to win, all you need to do is follow FTX Twitter and retweet their pinned tweet between the time the commercial airs and 11:59 p.m. ET on Feb. 13.
- FTX competitor Crypto.com is also reportedly running a Super Bowl ad.
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 |  | Trevor Grant is an entrepreneur, investor, and writer based out of Chicago, Illinois. His primary area of interest is web3 venture capital, social tokens, and infrastructure. Other pursuits include screenwriting, yoga, and traveling. He holds a BS in biomedical engineering. Connect with him on Twitter @trevorisonline |   | | Editor | Aaron Crutchfield is based in the high desert of California. Over the last two decades, he has spent time writing and editing at various local newspapers and defense contractors in California. When he's not working, he can often be found looking at the latest memes with his kids or working on his 1962 Ford. | |
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