Sunday Funday - Weekly Roundup with
@santiagoroel
and
@JasonYanowitz
These are great talks to keep track of what is going on, if you only have time for 1 podcast, this is your alpha.
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@PleasrDAO
> FOMC & Markets
> Defi & Warren
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@zhusu
ETH tweet
> NFTs
> Institutions
I ❤️ Encarta & Britannica growing up but couldn’t afford it every year. Wikipedia changed everything by making knowledge sources open & accessible. It’s one of the best public goods. I’m excited to collect this iconic piece of Internet history & add it to
@PleasrDAO
collection ✨
It should be no surprise that governments print money when debt crises cause politically unacceptable amounts of equity-eating debt and corresponding economic pain.
However, not all money that governments print is of equal value. (1/2)
Near - prob the most underrated chain. See this as an extension of Ethereum (L2?). Team moves fast and is attracting growing # of apps
Cosmos - Tendermint is battle-tested (eg Terra is a fork). IBC took a while to ship but you can see a future where more chains connect to Cosmos
Stablecoins pose risks to consumers & to our economy. They’re propping up one of the shadiest parts of the crypto world, DeFi, where consumers are least protected from getting scammed. Our regulators need to get serious about clamping down before it is too late.
Yes I have abandoned Ethereum despite supporting it in the past.
Yes Ethereum has abandoned its users despite supporting them in the past.
The idea of sitting around jerking off watching the burn and concocting purity tests, while zero newcomers can afford the chain, is gross.
1/ Today we’re launching the Bitwise Blue-Chip NFT Index Fund, the world’s 1st NFT index fund.
NFTs are a historic movement, and just getting started.
The fund holds the 10 most valuable NFT collections: CryptoPunks, Bored Apes, Fidenza, etc.
A thread w more details —
Let's not forget to adjust that consolidated global chart and account for dollar debasement (M2 money supply growth). Oh, here's THAT chart.
up...6.9%.....Since the 2009 bottom - 12 years ago.
So what's the point?