Co-Founder, Nine Blocks - Crypto Hedge Fund - ex-PwC Crypto Leader - Author “The Book of Crypto”, Host of Crypto Capsule™ and Future of Money Podcast/Newsletter
#Armenian
hospitality - my Yandex (Uber) driver this afternoon had 5-star customer experience skills.
Even offered me cigars and Armenian cognac. When I asked him how I would drink it, he literally opened the storage where he had clean cognac glasses.
Only in
#Armenia
.
In New York for
#Blockchain
week. Love the sense of humour of the
#crypto
community! Protest of the “Bankers against Bitcoin”!
“19% fees to send money to Mexico is fair”
“Bitcoin ruined our business model”
“Why hasn’t this bubbled popped”
“You did eat our lunch”
This is what ethnic cleansing looks like in 2023.
#Azerbaidjan
forcing 120,000+ Armenians out of their ancestral land in
#NagornoKarabakh
after blockading them for 9 months with no access to the outside world and bombarding their houses and cities this week.
This week will
#HongKong
airport today. Completely empty. The week before Christmas would normally be packed. Anyone who wants to come back needs to spend 21 days in mandatory hotel quarantaine, including the first 7 days in a government camp.
#Covid
1/ FTX launched a lawsuit against its former Chief Compliance/Regulatory Officer, Dan Friedberg.
This is a very interesting twist of events.
Don’t have time to read the 40 pages of the lawsuit?
Here are the key things you need to know.
🧵👇
The Super Bowl of
#crypto
is about to start! The
@PwC
global crypto team is here and always happy to meet and discuss how we can help make your project a success. Feel free to DM me directly or reach out via the event app.
#Consensus2019
#NYBlockchainWeek
1/The BIS and the Bank of England shared the results of a very impressive retail
#CBDC
pilot called Project Rosalind.
#Bitcoin
maximalists will have a heart attack but central banks will rejoice.
Too busy to read the 35+ pages of the report? Here are the key takeaways:
🧵👇
If you ever wonder why the borders of
#Armenia
are not as valuable as those of
#Ukraine
, the below should explain it.
Shame on you
@vonderleyen
and the EU for supporting a dictatorial regime that is attacking the sovereign territory of another country.
Double standards?
The EU is turning to trustworthy energy suppliers.
Azerbaijan is one of them.
With today's agreement, we commit to expanding the Southern Gas Corridor, to double gas supplies from Azerbaijan to the EU.
This is good news for our supplies of gas this winter and beyond.
Flare Networks co-founder
@HugoPhilion
joins the show to discuss the potential of decentralized data in various industries, from finance and gaming to leveraging the latest innovations, from machine learning to oracles.
A must-listen episode if you're interested in bridging the
What does the future of data management look like?
Will businesses shift from centralized to decentralized data?
What’s the tipping point for decentralized data?
I discussed these topics with
@HugoPhilion
of
@FlareNetworks
on the latest episode of the Future of Money podcast.
@twobitidiot
I am ashamed as a lawyer to say this
@twobitidiot
but unfortunately asking for forgiveness has been better than asking for permission. We all know dozens of crypto start-ups who have gone bust trying to do the right thing whilst their unregulated peers are now worth billions.
Can
#oracle
networks solve blockchain scalability challenges?
An in-depth chat with
@chainlink
co-founder
@SergeyNazarov
.
The full episode here:
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Explore the forefront of digital asset regulation with Dmitry Fedotov from Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).
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It is somewhat intellectually insulting to see a meme coin like
#SHIB
have a higher market cap than other projects like
#Algorand
,
#Avalanche
#Polygon
#Stellar
(just to name a few) where years of R&D, innovation and PH.D. talent and time has been dedicated to advancing this space
>120K Christian
#Armenians
are being held hostage by Azerbaijan. No food, no drugs and no access to the outside world. EU silent as needs new source of gaz. Russia ignoring “peacekeeper” role as needs Azerbaijan and Turkey to bypass sanctions.
@Lara
What are the big opportunities at the intersection of
#AI
and
#crypto
?
How will the integration of machine learning and
#crypto
impact the future of technology?
I discussed these topics with industry expert
@HugoPhilion
of
@FlareNetworks
on the latest episode of the Future of
I get often asked why I love spending so much time in
#Armenia
.
One reason is that there are 15+ live jazz bars in
#Yerevan
where you can listen to world class performances every single night.
No cover or max $5 for a front row seat like last night.
1/A known speakers bureau reached out asking if I would give a paid keynote in Baku Azerbaijan in December…I challenged them as to why they are still doing work in Azerbaijan despite the recent attacks on
#Armenia
and whether they would stop as most did with Russia.
@FTX_Official
Respect. Instead of celebrating or watching the Super Bowl, the
@FTX_Official
marketing team went to work and responded to
@Coinbase
’s ad on a Sunday night. This is the difference between a good company and an excellent one. This should be a marketing course case study.
The
#Azerbaidjan
government is literally holding 100k+ Christian
#Armenians
hostage in
#NagornoKarabakh
No food, no gaz and in the cold of winter. Time for sanctions against the Aliyev dictatorship?
Closure of the Lachin Corridor has severe humanitarian implications and sets back the peace process. We call on the government of Azerbaijan to restore free movement through the corridor. The way forward is through negotiations.
120,000+ Christian
#Armenians
are literally being held hostage by
#Azerbadjian
for months and are at the brink of starvation.
Urgent UN security council meeting taking place tomorrow to discuss this
#NagornoKarabakh
crisis
Thank you
@ianbremmer
Armenians in
#NagornoKarabakh
are facing ethnic cleansing in the hands of
#Azerbaijan
. Over 100k people are literally held hostage with no gaz in the cold of winter and no access to the outside world for 3 full days now.
Don’t care what you think of
@SBF_FTX
but you have to respect the courage it takes to go on stage with a former US President and a UK Prime Minister wearing shorts, t-shirt and running shoes.
#CryptoBahamas
The FTX bankruptcy liquidator just released its second interim report.
Some baffling takeaways.
If you don’t have time to read the 35+ pages of the report, here are the key takeaways you need to know.
🧵👇
Either someone has a great sense of humour or it’s a message for peace. Flights from
#Armenia
and
#Azerbaijan
at the same luggage carrousel at Dubai airport. Airport diplomacy. Why not? Just a single number differentiates both flights.
#peace
Want to hear about the future of retail
#crypto
trading? I sit down with Kris Marszalek, CEO of
@cryptocom
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@Kris_HK
#bitcoin
Today's banking model may be disrupted in the coming years as we move to a platform model where large tech firms may dominate.
All discussed in my new book “The Future of Finance: The Impact of FinTech, AI and Crypto on Financial Services” To pre-order:
#Azerbaidjan
, an oil rich and corrupt dictatorship has launched a military attack against
#Armenia
, a democratic and sovereign country. But Europe can’t say anything as it needs new sources of gas after it stopped buying from that other oil rich country due to…
The hipocrisy…
1/Finished reading
@laurashin
’s latest book on the history of
#Ethereum
. Very insightful even as someone who was already in crypto at the time and physically present at those conferences and events mentioned throughout the book. My two takeaways: 🧵⬇️
Dear Friends - I got the great news last night that I am officially COVID-19 negative, both my lungs are clear of the COVID pneumonia and I now have the COVID antibodies.
Thanks again for all the amazing support in recent weeks. Your words of encouragements really meant a lot.
Many countries imposed sanctions on Russia as they rightly believed that a corrupt dictatorship attacking another democratic sovereign country was unacceptable
Shouldn't we do the same here with
#Azerbaijan
following its attacks on
#Armenia
?
If not, why the double standards?
#Thanksgiving
has often been a catalyst for
#crypto
retail adoption
Families can get finally get together and ask the nephew to explain this magic internet money!
@coinbase
opened 100K+ accounts during the 2017 Thanksgiving w-e
Will it happen again this year
@brian_armstrong
?
As an
#Armenian
and son of immigrants, I was always told to focus on hard work and education because whilst people can take away your land or assets, they can never take away your work ethics or the knowledge in your brain. I think about that every morning when I enter my office.
What is the latest with Cardano?
What makes it unique and how it's different from other L1s.
A deep-dive with
@F_Gregaard
, CEO of Cardano.
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How are
#crypto
lending platforms able to offer such high yields?
My latest podcast episode w the founder & CEO of
@CelsiusNetwork
,
@Mashinsky
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1/ A major court judgement today on
#Ripple
/
#XRP
.
Some good news and some areas for consideration.
Don’t have time to read the 30+ pages of the court judgement?
Here are my initial thoughts.
🧵👇
Just read the
#CFTC
legal complaint against
#Binance
.
If you are too busy to read the 70 pages+ legal filing, here are some key takeaways you need to know:
🧵
11/ What was also unique with this project was that many major tradfi players were involved, from MasterCard and Amazon to the Bank of Canada and Barclays.
This was not a small test by nerdy academics in a lab.
My Sunday LinkedIn newsletter The Future of Money just crossed 45,000 subscribers. Thank you all for your support!
Want to join the community? You can subscribe here:
#Bitcoin
#crypto
#cryptocurrency
Some wise investing expressions:
Traditional Markets:
“Sell in May and Go Away”
Crypto Markets:
“Never dump before the Consensus Bump”
#Consensus2019
#NYBlockchainWeek
At the
#Bahamas
airport immigration counter:
Officer: What brings you here?
Me:
@CryptoBahamas
Officer: I want to get into
#crypto
. Which platform/coin should I use/buy?
Me: (going on for 5 min re exchanges, beginner portfolio, risks)
Officer: Welcome to The Bahamas!
FTX’s liquidators are suing SBF to recover >$1b in stolen funds. Some new crazy facts emerged from wanting to buy Nauru to a $10m illegal transfer to his dad.
Don’t have time to read the 80+ pages of the legal complaint?
Here are some of the key takeaways:
🧵👇
Most people working in
#crypto
today cannot see themselves doing anything else but crypto!
Same goes for
@Kris_HK
, CEO of
@cryptocom
in my latest The Future of Money podcast!
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Excellent piece from
@Lara
on how
#Azerbaijan
is holding 120k Christian
#Armenians
hostage in
#NagornoKarabakh
“What would stop it is if the Western community, the U.S. and the European Union, sends a very clear message that Azerbaijan will pay a diplomatic and economic price.”
Wrote this piece for
@ForeignPolicy
on the crisis around the
#LachinCorridor
. My thanks to all the experts - Armenian, Azerbaijani and otherwise - who shared their time with me.
This latest
#China
#Bitcoin
ban is by far the most serious and coordinated ban so far and will also impact Western and global
#crypto
exchanges.
Time for a thread 👇
(Please note this is my personal POV and not that of any organisation I am involved with.)
"Giving people back their fundamental right to control their money, data and identity."
This is why I love our
#crypto
industry!
Full interview with
@Kris_HK
of
@cryptocom
here:
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Why are
#crypto
rewards programs important to bring the next billion crypto users onboard?
With
@SimonYuSEA
CEO of
@stormxio
on my podcast
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Latest developments in
#crypto
custody: what you need to know!
An in-depth chat with
@_pgauthier
, Chairman & CEO at
@Ledger
The full episode here:
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Is the future of the
#gaming
industry decentralised? What role will
#NFTs
play in such ecosystems?
With
@ysiu
of
@animocabrands
Full episode here:
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Seen in
#HongKong
today.
An ad from HSBC saying “The Story Continues”
Right behind an ad for
#Bitcoin
saying “Be Your Own Bank”
Literally on two different tram lanes that run in parallel but don’t touch each other.
You have to admire the irony of the coincidence!
#finance
Just came across an event about Solana in July 2018 organized by
#Ethereum
HK and sponsored by
@InvestHK
- no joke!
#Solana
up over 2200% since!
I did not attend as was busy with work
Moral of the story: don’t forget to attend your local meet-ups!
@collectionist
@rajgokal
What are some of the reasons the hacker behind the $600 million
#DeFi
hack returned the funds?
I summarize it in my newsletter this week:
#Crypto
#Bitcoin
#hacks
Here is this week’s
#Future
of
#Money
!
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One piece of advice to any hacker/criminal: do not use Bitcoin. You will get caught!
Use cash instead. Way more anonymous.
Hope this hack funds recovery will create more awareness on the traceability features of
#Bitcoin
and how it can empower a better financial ecosystem.
Join
@animocabrands
at
#bodw2021
@bodwplus
,
Asia's premier conference on design, leadership & innovation Nov 29-Dec 4🎨! Check out
@ysiu
on the panel: Unlocking Potential in the Metaverse on Dec 3 at 8-9 pm HKT (GMT+8) with
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!
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My mom never understood what I do for a living.
So 3 years ago at Christmas, I gave her some
#Bitcoin
as a gift.
She has been following
#crypto
markets since and she even emailed me recently saying if I can help her sign up to a webinar on
#ETH
2.0!
Is the future of the
#gaming
industry decentralised? What role will
#NFTs
play in such ecosystems?
With
@ysiu
of
@animocabrands
Full episode here:
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What is the future of
#crypto
in the Middle East?
Will cities like
#Dubai
become the next global crypto hubs?
I discuss the topic w Talal Tabbaa of
@CoinMENA
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@tabbaa4
#Bitcoin
How are institutional investors approaching
#DeFi
? Are CeFi and DeFi converging?
I discuss with
@mikelaujr
from
@Bullish
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The wealthiest person in the world and the CEO of public companies just posted a meme of Lion King promoting a cryptocurrency invented as a joke and named after a dog. And that coin surged 50% to reach a market cap of over US$6 billion. Let this sink in.
#DOGE
#Bitcoin
#Crypto
The latest on the global stablecoin ecosystem with Circle’s Jeremy Allaire
@circle
CEO
@jerallaire
joined me live at
@Token2049
to share his thoughts on the current state and future trajectory of a range of digital assets, including
#stablecoins
and
#CBDCs
, and their impact on
Today is a historic day in the
#crypto
space as we celebrate the 13th anniversary of Satoshi's
#Bitcoin
whitepaper.
Here are 5 interesting facts about the famous whitepaper that are often not known.
Time for a thread 🧵👇
Today is another historic milestone for
#Bitcoin
and the
#crypto
ecosystem with the listing of the first Bitcoin
#ETF
in the US.
What is the importance of this new Bitcoin ETF and what may be it’s impact?
Time for a thread 🧵
Will
#DeFi
&
#CeFi
eventually converge?
My latest
#Crypto
Explainer video is out!
Powered by
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is a powerful digital asset exchange built for institutions, offering deep liquidity, automated market making, and state-of-the-art security.
Easy to understand table that highlights the main approaches to
#CBDCs
.
This simplified table was developed as an introduction for my students but figured can also be useful to the many of you trying to understand this topic.
#Bitcoin
#cryptocurrencies
#Finance
#Future
For the past 2 weeks, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, have been held arbitrarily in Nigeria.
I have known Tigran for many years starting from his days as a special agent for the IRS fighting crypto crime.
Tigran played a leading role in bringing down the biggest crypto