its depressing how many people I formerly liked to read are now posting what is clearly chatGPT generated tweet slop. they might be using their own ideas, but you can see the highly distinct chatGPT voice everywhere now. and its sensationalist, impersonal, and just terrible.

Would love to see jack Dorsey pick up where karl.floersch.eth (✨🔴_🔴✨) left off in 2017: coindesk.com/markets/2017/1… Plan B? Ethereum Innovators Are Reviving the Fight for Net Neutrality via CoinDesk

🎙️What if Africa becomes the world’s onchain laboratory? Join us for an interactive Space as we explore the possibilities of positioning Africa as a global hub for onchain innovation. Featuring industry builders chibie.eth Dami.base.eth Oluwaseun | OnChain Conference, Lagos 🔗: x.com/i/spaces/1mrGm…

During the Space chat, we will also host an Open Mic session, giving builders the chance to pitch their products to a live audience. Whether you’re launching or scaling, this is your moment to own the stage. Cc: Superteam Nigeria BuidlersConnect Web3 Afrika | web3afrika.eth x.com/i/spaces/1mrGm…

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“Whatever nightmare pressed people to leave home — war, famine, natural disaster — their arrival unleashes torrents of human dynamism. The movement of people, even or especially under duress, is inextricably tied with human progress.” — Lydia Polgreen nytimes.com/2025/01/31/opi… via

Decentralization in blockchain platforms exists on a spectrum, with varying degrees of control+ openness for varying users. Interoperability protocols that connect platforms must be decentralized, or they introduce custodial risk touching all systems. 🧵 ↓

“We want the whole world to run on blockchains” - Sergey Nazarov co-founder of Chainlink

Property ownership underpins freedom and capitalism. Real estate is the largest asset class - physically immovable, soon digitally liquid. We’re transforming it into a programmable and tradable financial instrument.

Lyn Alden Pride is a hell of a drug. You see it a lot on here l, people just unable to take the L sometimes. Not just btc but stock mkt calls etc. it’s good to ack it and even laugh at self a bit when something goes against you vs denial or taking ur ball and going home.

As an immigrant, I found the separation of economic and political interests to be one of the strongest principles of the U.S. economy. Go live abroad if you want to see what mixing the two leads to. Keep interests separate, keep people disjoint, respect both sides.

As part of Crypto Week, Chainlink is excited to launch Tokenized in America in partnership with Blockchain Association. This new industry resource tracks the progress of U.S. state-level government initiatives advancing tokenization and blockchain adoption 🧵⬇️ tokenizedinamerica.com

Thiel-backed Erebor joined crypto firms Circle, Ripple, BitGo, and a subsidiary of Protego applying for banking charters. It’s fascinating to see who they’ve hired, by ⁦Adam Willems⁩ via ⁦WIRED⁩ wired.com/story/palmer-l…

One of the best investments I made this year was learning to type correctly, finally graduating from the tribe of two- or three-finger typists. It’s been a solid reminder that you can unlearn and relearn just about anything. I’d been typing “freestyle” for about 20 years, mostly

Web3 adoption grows in Africa, but investment in onchain startups is slowing, highlighting a funding gap. Join us for a chat on how African startups can attract more funding Cc: Brenton Naicker -CV Labs Stephen Deng -DFS Lab Elo, fresh off a raise for Cr3dentials

This is also an open call to builders seeking funding, we will have an open mic session during the space, offering founders a chance to discuss with VCs Reserve your spot using the link below 👇 Cc: Lisk Africa Superteam Nigeria BuidlersConnect Web3bridge™ Africa x.com/i/spaces/1mrGm…

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I typically avoid public controversy, but this situation requires a response. On May 30, we at @Mariblock published a strong op-ed examining the legal status of crypto in Nigeria. 📰 Read it here: mariblock.com/crypto-is-lega… Just one day later — on May 31 — davgit of BitKE

In 2007 Walmart gave up on its plans to become an Industrial Loan Company (bank): marketwatch.com/story/wal-mart… In August Amazon will stop supporting the ill-conceived Amazon Coins: amazon.com/coins/changes-… With the rise of stablecoins, all bets are off: wsj.com/finance/bankin…?