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The Financial System Can’t Keep Up With Technological Innovation
GM DOers!This was a terrible weekend for many.Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) went belly up, impacting thousands of tech start ups and 100,000s of employees. 😳As a result, $USDC broke its peg and fell to < $0.90 for the first time, putting the DeFi and crypto ecosystem on edge. (more on this below in case you’re......
🥛 Down goes SVB. What now?! 👀
GM. This is Milk Road. The newsletter that makes you feel like you’re part of the family. *raises glass of milk*... salud! Here’s what we're serving today: Down goes SVB Epic Games & Lego team up on a new metaverse Today's edition is brought to you by Brickken, the go-to platform for token investments DOWN GOES SILICON......
🥛 Silvergate Sale: Everything must go
GM. This is Milk Road. We're like the friend that just listens when you're talking about your ex for the 100th time. No judgment here.Here’s what we're serving today: Silvergate is a gonerGraph of the Day: Bitcoin whale withdrawalsFunding Friday!Napoleon Dynamite goes Web3Today's edition is brought to you by ConsenSys, so the Milk Man can......
How Amazon’s NFT Marketplace Could Revolutionize E-Commerce
GM DOers!Amazon launching its own NFT marketplace…in a bear market!That wasn’t on our 2023 bingo card, but it sure does make us bullish for this year.While the timing may be unexpected, Amazon's experience in building successful marketplaces gives it the potential to disrupt the web3 space, which has struggled to bridge the gap between digital......
🥛 Uncle Sam’s Bitcoin stash is on the move 👀
GM. This is Milk Road, the daily newsletter that checks up on all your crypto injuries & motivates you to keep going. Rub some dirt on it and get back out there. Here’s what we've got today: 4 numbers to keep your eye on Visual of the Day: 2 years of NFTs in 2 minutes......
MR PRO | The Business of Blockchains
GM DOers!Apple sells iPhones. 📱Starbucks sells coffee. ☕️ Blockchains sell blockspace.For all the complexities that come with blockchain technology, it’s really as simple as that.Blockchains produce a product called blockspace and they sell it via a term called gas.I’d love to take credit for the saying above, but I have to give that to our......
Gemini Pushes Back On Report Of Cut Ties With JP Morgan
A new report from Coindesk claims that banking giant JP Morgan is severing ties with crypto exchange Gemini. JP Morgan began offering both Gemini and Coinbase banking services in May 2020 (Coinbase told Coindesk it still has a deal with the bank.) Gemini was quick to push back on the news, tweeting that “despite reporting to the contrary, Gemini's banking relationship......
A new liquid staking protocol comes to Coinbase & other exchanges
There’s a new way for crypto services to offer liquid staking for customers. Liquid Collective is a protocol that will let the likes of institutional players like Binance offer liquid staking to users. It launched Tuesday and is governed by a group of crypto leaders, including Coinbase, Acala, Alluvial, and Bitcoin Suisse. Why is this a big deal? Because......
🥛Powell speaks. Markets react. Here’s what happened… 👀
GM. This is Milk Road. If you like Pina Coladas and getting caught in the rain, this is the crypto newsletter for you. Here’s what we've got today: Jerome Powell speaks on the markets Graph of the Day: Another week of crypto outflows Vitalik dumps $700k worth of shitcoins Web3 Wednesday: Top jobs in crypto......
Web3’s Unicorn Blocked By Apple
GM DOers!Uniswap is being bullied 😔Big tech and Big Gov are using their power to stifle innovation (what’s new?)Web3’s great Unicorn (Uniswap) is about to launch the greatest next step in Web3 UX… but can’t.Well they sort of can…But Apple is waging a war with Uniswap and its new mobile wallet (this thing is sick),......
