Great to see our co-founders, Arturo and Mark in Canberra for Block Unlock on Friday (along with Canberra Chapter Lead, Jordan Franklin). Some shots from the event here https://twitter.com/AusDeFi/status/1679675316397305856?t=lUGGRUKFv71bOHhQLBF78Q&s=19
And here's some shots from Peter Xing https://www.linkedin.com/posts/peter-xing_the-roving-web3-community-meeting-the-locals-activity-7085477890573668352-bUts?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android
And blockchain Australia CEO Simon Callaghan https://www.linkedin.com/posts/simoncallaghan_blockchain-crypto-banking-activity-7085433528422649856-baUy?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android
Also, Mark was at the Techstars launch on Monday with one of the 12 projects being SomePlace, the web3 augmented reality company. All project already have amazing impressive track records so it’ll be great to see them grow further. NSW Chapter Lead, Liya Dashkina is also one of the mentors so a lot of amazing support for these startups is there. See here https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7084291249590976512-jP__?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
On Tuesday, it was podcast recording day and great to get the likes of Erez Rachamim from Stables on the show to talk about the importance of community and how they got started. We also got to film another episode of the Emerging Tech Pulse. Check out these shows here on our new revamped podcast
We also released the replay video from our Melbourne Aus DeFi event thanks to the folks at Sensand
Jam packed!
News
Sponsors and amazing community builders Sensand were in the news for their capital raise and more details about the carbon innovation they're bringing to market https://australianfintech.com.au/carbon-disruptor-sensand-to-power-smart-farming-breakthrough-with-6-million-funding-injection/
On Tuesday it was great to see this reversal of roles video with the Bankless crew getting interviewed on their own show by none other than Raoul Pal of Real Vision
Immutable in the news as they look to further solidify their patenship with Polygon (and zkEVM technology) and take on the exploitative nature of web2 gaming. Read more here https://blockworks.co/news/immutable-compete-web2
Ripple wins their SEC case and we can see more details here https://blockworks.co/news/judge-rules-ripple-xrp-not-security
We also saw community member highlight more details of this like Jabz the Lawyer https://twitter.com/jabranthelawyer/status/1679898371988008961
Also the NotCentralised crew https://medium.com/notcentralised/the-ripple-effect-a-landmark-legal-victory-and-its-implications-for-the-crypto-industry-5e0e5a8c7602
Monochrome file a Bitcoin ETF to be listed on the ASX - see more here https://cointelegraph.com/news/monochrome-filing-spot-bitcoin-etf-asx-australia
There’s a question on whether or not Ethereum is centralised. Some say so, but in this episode we see how Ether Fi is trying to do something about that
Great to see local group RacerLabs in the news with their new airdrop for their original customers. Read more here https://nftnewsinsider.com/racer-club-labs-unveils-epic-airdrop-limited-edition-og-fan-passes/
Razer gets hacked and the hackers who did it look like they know what they’re doing when it comes to the ransom of choice (privacy coin XMR in this case). More here https://www.linkedin.com/posts/limchishen_gaming-firm-razer-hit-by-potential-breach-activity-7084104847565746176-hpSU?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
When it comes to emerging technologies like blockchain, it’s important to zoom out and see how they compare to other innovations like the car or the internet. One that you might have missed when it comes to comparisons is ETFs. Here’s an exploration of how they compare as part of a multi-part weekly series. More here https://medium.com/notcentralised/the-etf-blockchain-connection-a-parallel-evolution-towards-efficiency-c00a1a16e3bd
We’ll leave off with another video from our new Explainer series helping those across all industries on the podcast where in this update we look at a clever ChatGPT prompt called “Act Like A…”.
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About Aus DeFi Association
The Australian DeFi Association (Aus DeFi) is a non-profit community organization dedicated to increasing education and awareness of blockchain technology, specifically decentralized finance (DeFi) and web3-based projects. Their goal is to empower the Australian community with the knowledge and tools to participate in the decentralized economy, and to promote the adoption and growth of blockchain technology in Australia. They strive to provide a more grassroots approach to promoting blockchain technology compared to other industry-focused organizations in Australia, and to provide a platform for community members to learn about and engage with this emerging technology.
You can watch our recorded meetups and interviews here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ausdefiassociation3956/videos
Sponsors
We also thank all of our sponsors who help us run and organise and keep this association going. We could not do it without them so check out their details here