Someone I've never met invited me to speak at conference. I said I'd be happy to consider. He followed up with the "cost to speak" at his event: $12,999 for a 15 minute talk & $8,999 to be on a panel. Speakers pay conferences these days? Maybe we are in a bubble.

Word on the street is: #Summer is so hot right now only because of all the #bitcoin #mining. 🤣#sustainability #pow

Blockchain technology in the energy sector: A systematic review of challenges and opportunities doi.org/10.1016/j.rser…

Facebook warns investors that Libra digital currency may never see the light of day cnb.cx/2YsGZbU

China's PBOC says its own #cryptocurrency Is ‘close’ to release. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Antwort auf Libra: China plant eigene Digitalwährung – und könnte den Westen abhängen handelsblatt.com/finanzen/geldp…

Telegram pushes pushes ahead with plans for ‘Gram’ #Cryptocurrency - #TON "send out first #GRAM coins within the next two months" nyti.ms/30HU574

Love it 😂

Kriminelle verfolgen über alle Blockchains | #TechnologyReview ShapeShiftDAO #AML #CTF heise.de/tr/artikel/Kri…

ECB occasional paper: In search for stability in #crypto assets - Are #stablecoins the solution? #ECB European Central Bank #innovation #volatility ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/scpops…

Moderne Geldtheorie, anschaulich visualisiert. #mmt

I’ve hired a few people in my time. I’ve never been disappointed by hiring someone who is less technical but is a great human who cares for others. I can teach tech pretty easily. But boy have I seen people who are strong technical people with toxic attitudes destroy a team.

I think there is a lot of potential in educational or serious games where you play as the “enemy”, which helps give you an understanding of the strategies being used against you and how to overcome them. In this clever game, you play as your own anxiety... ncase.me/anxiety/

Great collection of relevant information, material and resources! Thank you Jacque Wernimont 👍

The European Central Bank publishes a Report on a digital euro. #CBDC #EUR ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/other/…

FSB report on #global #stablecoin arrangements: Authorities = Tools, Resources, Cooperation & Proportionality-based. Stablecoins = Risk Management & Safeguard Collected Data & Recovery+Resolution plans. Users = Transparent Information & Legal Clarity. fsb.org/wp-content/upl…

The social life of the future!

Facebook-backed #Diem digital currency project abandons Swiss license application, will move to the U.S. #Libra Diem Association cnbc.com/2021/05/12/fac…

So true!