Markets dumped but Crypto Twitter never fails to deliver — check out what went down on CT the past week.
Gm,
Could the bull market party of 2023 be over (for now)?
Here’s what’s not over:
Strap in, a short but hard-hitting round-up of Crypto Twitter’s interesting last week.
Whose Threads Are A Must-Read?
A bit of a quiet week on the thread front, but there were still a few gems.
A wonderful thread that should give you insight into how whales operate when buying assets.
Wisdom Of The Week
Some people wonder whether crypto isn’t just greater fool's investment. Maybe. But definitely not all of crypto. Degenerate Spartan summarized how crypto investing works in this handy chart:
Laugh all you want but right-curvers and left-curvers agree. Submit to the narrative if you want to be rewarded.
Elon Building Twitter
Elon took a well-deserved break from drama and shitposting and mostly focused on the launch of a new SpaceX starship last week. But it wasn’t all rocket launches. He didn’t miss the obligatory dig at a publicly funded broadcaster:
Talk of the Town
The talk of the town last week was undoubtedly the grilling of Gary Gensler at the congressional hearing. Our man Gary got roasted:
But that was not the only amusing thing last week. Another big shot, or at least former big shot, of the crypto industry took the protection of his coins to another level.
Exhibit A, Do Kwon’s hardware wallet security:
No, never a dull week in crypto.
Either way, one surefire way to never have to rely on market prices is spinning up your own NFT or shitcoin scam. Rappers like Soulja Boy have caught on to this fact. But he didn’t have ZachXBT on his radar:
But Soulja Boy isn’t the only one cashing in on a scam. So did this lucky buyer of PEPE last week, printing a cool million from only 250 quid:
Yes, sometimes you can win in the casino. As long as you remember that in the end, it’s always the house that wins. Cause turns out that PEPE is just another version of an insider scam that was thrown up as a pump and dump:
No, it definitely does not get boring in this space. It’s so interesting that now France wants to join in on the fun and launched their own ERC-20 stablecoin on Ethereum. It just needs a few improvements in terms of the code…
Oh, and a new Hayes piece dropped as well. Arthur analyzed de-dollarization and whether it’s really happening:
Our Favorite Coinfession
Most in the crypto space will not be able to relate to this:
Memes
Next week is the last before “sell in May and go away.” You bet it’s not going to be a quiet one.
See you then!