'Up and down this country I have seen blockchain been used in social enterprises - people are building houses via blockchain partnerships - it is changing people's lives. There is a real force for good here', said The Lord Goddard of Stockport, Vice Chair of the APPG for Blockchain Technologies, speaking at the BBA…

Perhaps, more accurately, the internet is the next superstate. A single world governance does not need to emerge through authoritarianism; it may evolve from common emergent culture, communication, and collaboration - and thereby actually be equitable.

I just watched this interview of Adams for HD1 and was blown away by his genuine, intelligent, insightful and articulate responses. Perhaps there is hope for the political future of America.

youtu.be/GybvlbI7PP0?si…

Fascinating and important thread:

🔴 #MiCA alert

#ESMA delivers its third consultation package and finalises first rules on crypto-asset service providers.

🔳 Consultation → europa.eu/!cFpCMM
🔳 Final Report → europa.eu/!GxrJ8f

Timeline 👇

In a world where billionaires exist, it would be a far better one if all the billionaires were more like Mr Cuban.

With successful pilot after successful pilot, why is the notion of Universal Basic Income still met with skepticism? It's not a handout; it's a launch pad. Imagine a society where the fear of failure isn't a barrier to trying new ideas. That's not utopia; that's a smart economy.

This is chilling - not only for Americans, but also the wider democratic world.

See for yourself: project2025.org/policy/

🤔 Humans might be incapable of solving this?

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Today we, the Baltic States 🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹 and Czechia 🇨🇿 come to this Council to address the entire international community with a very simple message:

For all our sakes, wake up. 🧵

‘The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing. So don't be inactive.’ - Alexei Navalny

Never take democracy for granted.

Never take your human rights and your freedom for granted.

Now more than ever we need to take a stand.

Fascinating to watch the UK's trajectory as an international trading superpower, especially the later developments after 2016.

#Brexit

The Benefits of Brexit in one short clip…

Could not have said it any better.

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In total, Earth's oceans have heated by about 287 zettajoules (4.6 billion Hiroshima nuclear bombs) with respect to the 1981-2010 baseline.

We are about 68% of the way to re-creating Chicxulub, the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicxulub…