Ash Bennington
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Senior Host & Crypto Editor @RealVision — Author of Crypto Crackup | Former: @CNBC + @CoinDesk | Prior Life: @CreditSuisse + BB&T. (RT & Follows ≠ Endorsements)
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I'm incredibly excited to announce that my newest book about SBF and the collapse of FTX — co-written with
@RealVision
's Artur Osiński and Elizabeth Bachmann — is now shipping on Amazon!
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Local man who thought Internet was no more significant than fax machine now thinks Crypto is like subprime
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Why isn’t Twitter screaming about the fact that the largest asset on FTX’s balance sheet is another project — Serum (SRM) — where SBF is a cofounder???
Bloomberg reported the story — but seems not to have made the connection to Sam as co-founder yet, or at least didn’t report.
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Amusing aspect of crypto: I often speak to people in the space with PhDs in subjects like math, com sci, electrical engineering, and quantum mechanics.
Then I hear from folks who studied journalism at uni: "I don't know about crypto — I'm a little skeptical of the technology..."
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Very excited to be interviewing
@SergeyNazarov
, cofounder of
@chainlink
, at the
@GlobalDeFiSmt
today at 6pm ET / 3pm PT.
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This is why they tell you not to check your phone when you wake up in the middle of the night…
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I just unlocked a very cool achievement
@RealVision
: My 400th show. It’s been awesome working with
@RaoulGMI
and the entire RV team — and we’re just getting started…
If you haven’t signed up for RV’s free crypto currency platform yet, now’s the time!
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It’s been an incredible journey working with
@RaoulGMI
and the amazing
@RealVision
team for 500 episodes. I’m *extremely* grateful to all of our RV viewers for watching. Here’s to the next 500!
🥳 It's a big day today! Our very own
@AshBennington
has officially hit 500 Real Vision episodes raking in a mind boggling 2 million+ views and more than 900k hours watched 🤯
🎉 Here's to you
@AshBennington
🥂
Let's show Ash some love!
#AggressivelyNeutral
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Dude. Wall Street CEOs don't 'ride to the rescue' — they buy distressed assets at steep discounts.
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Happy birthday to the captain of the
@RealVision
ship,
@RaoulGMI
!
It's someone's birthday and we figured the best way to celebrate would be with a blooper... Happy Birthday
@RaoulGMI
😉
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Hugely enjoying
@RaoulGMI
's interview with
@CaitlinLong_
on
@RealVision
Crypto. Caitlin is one of the few bitcoin OGs who truly understands how the plumbing on Wall Street works. Great stuff.
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Really enjoyed this conversation with
@SergeyNazarov
of
@chainlink
last week
“We’ve already taken the development cycle for DeFi down from months to days. And what we want to do is we want to take it down from days to hours.” –
@SergeyNazarov
shared
#Chainlink
2.0’s vision with
@AshBennington
at the 2021
@GlobalDeFiSmt
.
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Very proud of
@RealVision
's Ethereum documentary featuring
@VitalikButerin
& many others — premiering now. A great pleasure to interview
@consensys
's
@EthereumJoseph
and to cohost with
@RaoulGMI
&
@NuggetsNewsAU
's
@AlexSaundersAU
.
Free to all to watch!
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I’m totally down…🙋♂️
During this morning's
@CNBC
#Bitcoin
pump
@novogratz
issued a challenge that he would debate anyone at anytime on the intrinsic value of Bitcoin. I officially accept his challenge. Who volunteers to moderate? It won't take much time as Bitcoin has no intrinsic value to debate.
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My interview with
@IOHK_Charles
(Charles Hoskinson of Cardano) is now live and free to watch on
@RealVision
Crypto.
Day 5 Sneak Peek: Beyond
#BTC
&
#ETH
🚀
@AshBennington
&
@IOHK_Charles
in 👇
💥
#Cardano
: The
#SmartContract
War Heats Up 💥
Airing TONIGHT 12AM ET
#RealVisionCrypto
$ADA
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I recently dived down the rabbit hole on Network Effects. (If you're following
@RaoulGMI
's analysis on NFX, you already know why.) Who are you guys reading or listening to on the practical &theoretical impact of network effects that might make a great guest on
@RealVision
?
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Another clip from my interview with
@chainlink
's
@SergeyNazarov
discussing the infrastructure buildout that powers smart contracts.
Just like the internet's infrastructure matured to an inflection point before its best use cases went live, we are now seeing the improvement of blockchains, smart contracts and oracles to the inflection point where
#DeFi
is a new global financial system.
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If you're looking to get a 50,000-foot view of smart contracts -- and how oracles connect them to the world -- my
@RealVision
Ground Floor Consensus podcast with
@SergeyNazarov
of
@chainlink
is an excellent place to start.
Global financial markets seek yield, want to avoid counterparty risk and fear rapidly rising inflation from unprecedented money printing.
#DeFi
consistently provides superior 5%+ yield, transparency via blockchains and acts as a hedge against inflation.
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This interview with
@silviomicali
of
@Algorand
and
@MIT
is a must see for anyone interested in understanding the underlying cryptography of blockchain and zero knowledge proofs. A great (and fun!) intellectual journey.
🔥 The Power of Randomness 🚀
Founder of
@Algorand
,
@silviomicali
joins
@AshBennington
for a journey into his discovery of
#crypto
, the founding of
#Algorand
, zero knowledge proofs & the future of
#blockchain
protocols.
Watch FREE 👉
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Another good explainer segment on the role of oracles from my
@RealVision
Crypto interview with
@SergeyNazarov
from
@chainlink
Automated contracts rely on definitive proof.
#Chainlink
provides smart contracts with math-based proof around external events like market prices & weather data to power truly automatable & secure digital agreements.
@SergeyNazarov
's
@RealVision
episode:
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I greatly enjoyed this conversation with
@aantonop
— and I'm super stoked that it's coming out at midnight tonight on
@RealVision
Crypto
“We have to embrace both the good and the bad of unfettered, wide-open innovation.”
Best selling author,
@aantonop
& Real Vision’s
@AshBennington
in 👇
💥 Andreas M. Antonopoulos: “Unfettered, Wide-open, Innovation” 💥
Airing TONIGHT 12am ET.
#RealVisionCrypto
🚀
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My apartment building just officially dropped the mask mandate in the elevators — so I can now wander Carnegie Hill with barefaced impunity
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Longer-term, I’m more optimistic than ever on crypto.
Back in 2000, when I was one of the young guys on Wall St I remember the old guys asking me, basically, “Hey, kid. That internet thing was cute — what are you gonna do with the rest of your life now?”
Well, I’m still here.
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@BarHBARian
@cagilaba1
@ManceHarmon
Ha. Yes. I interview people from lots of projects — and the buzz from
#HBAR
is definitely impressive in its scope and intensity!
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A very thoughtful deep-dive on the
#Metaverse
and
#Decentralization
from
@sebbunney
over at
@BitcoinMagazine
that just got picked up by
@zerohedge
— framed around a
@RealVision
conversation between
@RaoulGMI
&
@Breedlove22
. Definitely worth checking out.
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Fascinated by
@pudgy_penguins
— in part because of the uncertainty. It's like
#Schr
ödingersPenguin: Are they a digital version of Picasso's Blue Period — or not... I Would love to have the founders on
@RealVision
to deep dive. (Also: The penguins are undeniably cute.)
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I'm stoked about my interview with
@Mashinsky
of the
@CelsiusNetwork
which drops at midnight tonight on
@RealVision
Crypto. Crypto lending is a truly fascinating space.
#CEL
#Celsius
#Celsians
#Bitcoin
#RealVisionCrypto
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Great conversation,
@IOHK_Charles
. Really looking forward to this airing on
@RealVision
next week.
Had so much fun on
@RealVision
I think the interview is coming out next week. Thanks guys!
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If you're looking to get a more granular understanding of the nature of the oracle problem and what the future of smart contracts may hold, I highly recommend my
@RealVision
Ground Floor Consensus conversation with
@SergeyNazarov
of
@chainlink
What are smart contracts? How do they work? What are the practical use cases for them?
Get ready to learn 💥
@SergeyNazarov
explains it all.
🧠Understanding Smart Contracts with
@SergeyNazarov
&
@AshBennington
🧠
#RealVisionCrypto
🚀
🎧 👉
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If you haven’t yet seen my AMA with
@RaoulGMI
on
@RealVision
Crypto Daily Briefing, definitely check it out. It’s a comprehensive take on Raoul’s big picture thesis on macro, markets, and crypto.
FULL SHOW FREE below on YouTube…
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Looking for something to do tonight? Tired of buying $18 cocktails at your local barroom?
Stay in and watch
@RaoulGMI
's AMA. It opens strong right out of the gate — with undoubtedly the best first 30 seconds in
@RealVision
AMA history...
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French fries in this city are increasingly served without salt — or joy
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@cardano_whale
I would love to have
@IOHK_Charles
back on
@RealVision
for another deep dive conversation with me. I very much enjoyed the last one.
Believe me, if it’s one thing all these years covering crypto has taught me it’s humility…
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Live with
@SergeyNazarov
, cofounder of
@chainlink
, in 10 mins — at 6pm ET / 3pm PT — at the YouTube link below
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If you didn't catch our
@RealVision
After Dark Twitter Spaces chat with
@RaoulGMI
and Friends on Friday night, the full recording is now available. There's some really great commentary and analysis from
@KiteVC
&
@OnChainMonkey
. Definitely worth checking out!
Couldn't tune in to our epic 2 1/2 hour
#TwitterSpaces
last night with
@RaoulGMI
,
@AshBennington
,
@KiteVC
,
@elaineyyly
,
@OnChainMonkey
and several thousand of our closest friends?
Check out the full recording 👇
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As
#btc
hits an air pocket, who would you most like to hear from for analysis on
@RealVision
#crypto
?
I’m especially curious if there are any on-chain data / analytics providers folks would like to hear from.
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Right now,
@biancoresearch
,
@RaoulGMI
, and
@SimonDixonTwitt
are talking about counterpart risk in the event of an
@FTX_Official
bankruptcy
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Central bank stimulus during disorderly markets can be a bit like stirring crystal meth into your morning coffee when you’re behind at work — helpful in the short term but deuce difficult to stop.
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It's a Saturday night — and I'm watching
@RaoulGMI
and
@biancoresearch
on
@RealVision
discuss the post-pandemic economy. I find Jim's argument very compelling: A wide variety of changes have transformed the dynamics of the US + global economy — forever.
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Hey,
@edwardnh
. Our
@RealVision
Daily Briefing looks surprisingly good for something we filmed on my iPhone, right?
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Gary Gensler: The crypto party is over
Attendees: Crypto party? Am I on the list?
@MessariCrypto
#Mainnet2021
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Seems like a good indicator
Strippers been telling y’all the recession is coming baby. We are feeling it in the clubs everywhere. You know it’s bad if girls from Miami are coming to New York to work.
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lol
"ROBINHOOD" CHANGES NAME TO "SHERRIF OF NOTTINGHAM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT"
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Gensler is laying out a framework and policy justification for making cryptocurrency a fully regulated part of the US financial markets
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Nearly all central bank interventions that become permanent, or semi-permanent, begin life as ‘strictly time limited’.
cc:
@RaoulGMI
@AndreasSteno
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Very few people understand how all the “plumbing” on Wall Street works — but even I understand this: When the plumbing becomes a hot topic, it’s a fair indicator that beneath the boiling cauldron of markets implicit risk is rising.
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Net capital & clearinghouse deposit obligations are a BORING explanation of Robin Hood trading restrictions. It’s much more EXCITING to believe Robin Hood was manipulated by hedge funds — even if that explanation should prove totally false. That’s the downside of social media.
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If you're interested in the future of trad-fi & de-fi — how they might merge and the structural barriers between them — this conversation between
@biancoresearch
and
@AlexSaundersAU
is must see.
.
@RaoulGMI
I have to say,
@biancoresearch
proudly wearing his
@RealVision
'Aggressively Neutral' t-shirt for his stablecoin conversation with
@AlexSaundersAU
is definitely an early video highlight...
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Blockchains and distributed, decentralized, highly censorship resistant networks are about to crash the party. Big time. The world just shifted on its axis.
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Charlie Munger is a genius — I've been a fan of his work for decades — but his take on a topic he really doesn't understand only demonstrates how lucky all of us in the space are to be early to the game.
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"There has never been a $2 trillion activity that's been killed by the government..."
@BrianBrooksUS
— in a panel conversation with
@CaitlinLong_
right now on
@RealVision
#CryptoGathering
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I'm really looking forward to hosting a panel discussion with
@CaitlinLong_
and SEC Commissioner
@HesterPeirce
at 7pm ET at
@RealVision
's "
#BTC
in The Real World" virtual conference on the future of bitcoin
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This is actually kind of a big deal…
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Now that the big day has finally arrived what, exactly, has changed? Anything, practically speaking???
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A great conversation. And a real pleasure to host
@profplum99
+
@APompliano
. Lots of detailed, substantive debate on the future of
#BTC
here on this
@RealVision
Crypto discussion.
Recording now
#RealVisionCrypto
🚀
🔥
@profplum99
vs
@APompliano
🔥
Moderated by
@AshBennington
Stay tuned - release date coming soon.
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The multiverse theory tells us that there may be a hypothetical universe somewhere where a version of me doesn’t buy and immediately consume a dark chocolate bar with chiles and cherries — but not this one.
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Whoa. Just saw this trailer for the first time.
Really looking forward to this airing...
“What is your view of
#Bitcoin
& why?”
@AshBennington
moderates 👇
💥Opposing Views:
@APompliano
&
@profplum99
💥
Airing tomorrow 9am ET.
#RealVisionCrypto
🚀
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I’ve always been a huge fan of Charlie Munger – but why does he want to be Crypto Voldemort on this?
Just say something folksy like, “I don’t understand crypto – but that’s a problem for another generation not mine…”
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If you're trying to understand what's happening during Crypto Crisis 2022 know this: One of the unmistakable hallmarks of crisis is chaos — things happen faster than you can move your mental models to understand them. It's like the first rule of Fight Club... 🧵
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Great seeing
@JackFarley96
after more than a year — depicted here eating The World's Bougiest Burger — bison on a lettuce wrap with wham bam sauce and organic mushrooms!
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I don't say this every day, but the conversation between
@hendry_hugh
&
@rally_io
's
@KevinChou
on
@RealVision
Crypto today is absolutely must see. If you're curious about the tokenization revolution + huge potential disruptions to come do check it out.
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I think ‘robot with emotions’ may be the best compliment I’ve ever gotten
@lott_jd
@RaoulGMI
@AshBennington
+1 on Ash being awesome
He’s like a robot with emotions. Clinical, super smart, to the point... but relatable & not boring. Rare
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In the event that I leave NYC — and decide to live in a house somewhere like a real grownup — this will be my mantra: You can *never* have enough AC electrical sockets. Ever.
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Mr Mayor Elect, we’d love to have you on
@RealVision
Crypto to talk about it. We’ve got viewers all over the world — but our studios are in New York City!
@FrancisSuarez
@Sarasti
In New York we always go big, so I’m going to take my first THREE paychecks in Bitcoin when I become mayor. NYC is going to be the center of the cryptocurrency industry and other fast-growing, innovative industries! Just wait!
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I just had a great session at
@RealVision
's Crypto Gathering with
@CaitlinLong_
of
@AvantiBT
and Jeff Horowitz of
@BitGo
on the importance of legal, regulatory and compliance issues in the digital asset space. Learned a ton...
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It’s been a total pleasure to work with you,
@edwardnh
— in lots of ways and for lots of reasons — but never more fun than on RVDB
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AR/VR + AI + Neuralink + CRISPR + blockchains — all cooked up by mad scientists dosed on legal psychedelics.
In the next 100 years, humans will either blow up the species entirely or become unrecognizable.
Either way, it will be one hell of a show.
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I'm so very grateful to have had the opportunity to work with the great
@edwardnh
at
@RealVision
. The Real Vision Daily briefing was Ed's idea — and his insightful analysis of the apparent regime shift of the Fed was the perfect way to close out our final show.
The Real Vision Daily Briefing 📊
What happened at the
#FOMC
meeting?
All hands are on deck today with
@edwardnh
,
@AshBennington
&
@JackFarley96
joining forces to provide an in-depth look at the latest coming out of the
#fedmeeting
.
LIVE NOW
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Largest asset on FTX’s balance sheet was $2.2 bln in Serum — another project where SBF was a co-founder.
SRM appears to be an even larger piece of the puzzle than FTT. Could be important…
Never heard of Serum? I asked SBF about it on
@RealVision
🧵
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My interview with
@SimonDixonTwitt
is now live on the
@RealVision
Crypto website and free for all users. It's a very accessible deep dive on bitcoin, macro, and monetary policy.
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Wanna know where we are in one sentence?
"I wish there were a completely painless way to restore price stability: There isn't."
—Jay Powell, Dec 14, 2022
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Very excited to host
@ParrillaDiego
today on the
@RealVision
daily briefing — live at 4:15pm ET on YouTube and on the Real Vision platform.
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.
@CaitlinLong_
is great at breaking down TradFi concepts like money multipliers and collateral rehypothecation — as well as explaining how digital assets can revolutionize the existing financial system
Remember learning about the fractional reserve banking system?
"That's not how the financial system works anymore..."
🔥
#Stablecoins
: A Turning Point for Banking 🚀
Check out the full episode with
@CaitlinLong_
, Dr. Manmohan Singh &
@AshBennington
👇
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Really looking forward to this one
We are so lucky! Kiril interviewed Cathie for over two hours giving us in depth insights to her investment thesis, how she invests, how she is challenging the status quo and even a long discussion on
#bitcoin
Value = Priceless.
Only on
@RealVision
, out Monday and all week.
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I’m anxiously refreshing the
@RealVision
website. I moderated a great conversation/debate between Jimmy Song and Jim Bianco which should be dropping soon. I actually haven’t seen the final cut yet — and I’m eagerly looking forward to it!
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Ethereum — Transaction Value + Users versus Total Market Cap
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🚨 Huge amount of Twitter traffic right now on an alleged exploit on
@opensea
. No confirm or comment from OpenSea — and no major news outlets covering yet. But Twitter is absolutely vibrating with chatter. 🚨
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Last night, NYC was in crisis; tonight, 2nd Ave on the UES is absolutely bumping — like some surreal Parisian café scene by Van Gogh or Toulouse-Lautrec
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And just like that, an entire generation of young traders have moved to Crypto and DeFi...
Robinhood, Interactive Brokers Clamp Down on High-Flying Stocks
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What does it mean, exactly, to have a verified Twitter account with a handle like ‘CryptoBoi_96’ with an obscure NFT profile pic? Like, what’s been verified?
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