Christian Catalini, co-creator of Meta's Libra stablecoin project, reflects on Libra's failure, what Stripe's Tempo blockchain can learn from it, and more
including one of the card networks the whole thing is designed to replace—and “neutrality.” [image] Brij Singh / @brij : Facebook's Libra turned out to be a strangely “successful” project - if success...
Sources: Stripe appoints Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang to serve as CEO of its planned Layer 1 blockchain Tempo; a source says Huang will remain at Paradigm
Matt Huang (left) and Glara Ahn at a 2024 gala in Hollywood, Los Angeles. — As Stripe pushes further into crypto …
Uniswap Labs says the US SEC has closed its probe into the company and will not file enforcement actions, after the SEC dropped OpenSea and Robinhood probes
WSJ: BBG John E Deaton / @johnedeaton1 : Hayden lays out the problem when it comes to regulators more interested in pushing a political agenda than enforcing the law. Hayden mentions the personal toll...
Bitcoin passed $89K for the first time, Tesla closed up 8.96%, Coinbase closed up 19.76%, and Robinhood closed up 7.4%, as investors pile into “Trump trades”
It Just Had Its Best One Ever Steven Walgenbach / Inside Bitcoins : BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Hits New Record As Polymarket Odds Of Bitcoin Hitting $100K This Year Soar Vladimir Popescu / Watcher Guru : T...
Sources reveal FTX and Alameda's dubious financial practices, like showing investors some of the same assets on their books despite claiming separate operations
more than I realized. A run on the bank and market crash exhausted liquidity. So what can I try to do? Raise liquidity, make customers whole, and restart. Dylan Matthews / @dylanmatt : So @kelseytuoc ...
Ethereum activates its long-awaited Merge upgrade, in development since 2020, and transactions are now being processed under proof of stake
First off, thank you for reading and as always, nothing you read or hear of my content is ever financial advice. Ryan Whitwam / ExtremeTech : Ethereum Switches to Proof-of-Stake, Will Reduce Global En...
After 3AC's collapse, centralized lenders with exposure to 3AC had failed, while their decentralized counterparts liquidated collateral and continued operating
Good morning! An IT head, data scientist, and AI product manager walk into a bar. PYMNTS.com : Today in Crypto: Three Arrows Capital Files for Bankruptcy; Celsius Hits Three Week Mark of Closed Withd...
Elon Musk says his Twitter takeover “cannot move forward” until the CEO proves bots are <5% of users, since his offer was based on “SEC filings being accurate”
Good morning! If Parle gave India Thums Up, Goldspot … Tweets: Elon Musk / @elonmusk : Twitter claims that >95% of daily active users are real, unique humans. Does anyone have that experience? Elon M...
Jack Dorsey's tweet sparks uproar: “You don't own ‘web3.’ The VCs and their LPs do. It will never escape their incentives. It's ultimately a centralized entity”
Happy Friday Everyone 👋 — SIX things you need to know this week in 60 seconds. Ana Grabundzija / CryptoSlate : Reformed maxi Erik Vorhees joins the burning debate spurred by Jack Dorsey's Web3 rant ...
Jack Dorsey's tweet sparks uproar: “You don't own ‘web3.’ The VCs and their LPs do. It will never escape their incentives. It's ultimately a centralized entity”
Welcome to the mesha tribe. A biweekly newsletter by Mesha … Suprita Anupam / Inc42 Media : Is Web 3.0 Centralised? Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey Spark A New Debate The Signal : Four day week next year Kevi...