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⌐◪-◪ → BlackRock and Citadel are backing a new national stock exchange in Texas (TYSE) to challenge the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

This is bullish for crypto because BlackRock’s CEO, Larry Fink, loves blockchain technology. Here’s a video of him saying, “Every stock, every bond, will be tokenized”.

It’s seriously starting to feel like we’re on the verge of mass adoption by global financial markets.

I’m eager to learn more about their tech stack.

⌐◪-◪ → Vitalik Buterin is “quite unhappy” with the celebrity memecoin trend. While he is all for “financialization as a means to an end” the end has to be “worthy” — not just financialization itself.

In typical Vitalik style, he didn’t just complain, he suggested improvements. In summary, those are:

1. have a public good/goal besides enriching celebrities

2. have fun mechanics/utility beyond simply trading the token

3. build something sustainable (10+ years), not a bubble

These suggestions echo a blog post Vitalik wrote in March called “What else could memecoins be?”.

While I despise the greed and foolishness that underpins memecoin trading, the mere fact that we can do it is a testament to the freedom-enabling nature of blockchain technology.

The government’s monopoly on gambling is over.

⌐◪-◪ → PUNKS ARE DEAD AND THEY’RE NEVER COMING BACK!

Just kidding — this is just a friendly reminder that today might be your last chance to get CryptoPunks before they surge to a $1M floor.

From a purely financial perspective, the question to ask is → how will Punks perform vs. Bitcoin over various time frames?

While I don’t know the answer to this question, I can tell you this.

• CryptoPunks are the most revered asset on the digital frontier

• Crypto will create hundreds of thousands of new millionaires

• They are all going to want CryptoPunks

Money aside, Punks are the backbone of my web3 network and have helped me make so many incredible friends/memories over the last 6.5 years.

Cheers to my fellow punks and future punks.

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