Chain Reaction - 18th September 2023
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Chain Reaction - 18th September 2023
Token2049 and more APAC events
What a week! So great to see all the festivities that was Token2049! Some great perspectives on it shared here by Bits of Blocks https://www.bitsofblocks.io/post/bear-market-spirits-latest-from-token2049
As well as this recap from Sylvia To at Bullish https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7108277676070617088/
Some highlights on video here too https://twitter.com/CaptDeFi/status/1703284485972975900
And we had showcased some photos from the events our Emerging Tech Pulse late last week too
Last week we saw Canvas CEO David Lavecky speak at the Nordic Blockchain Conference https://www.linkedin.com/posts/daniel-lavecky_are-you-curious-about-the-transformative-activity-7104720311228534784-FCim?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android
Congrats to NotCentralised on their announcements regarding opening offices in the heart of Hong Kong as well as their Fireblocks partnership as well. Here's to more growth into the APAC region
https://twitter.com/notcentralised/status/1701362121316217063
https://twitter.com/notcentralised/status/1702079713655554305
Our friends at Coinbase announced their 2nd phase for international expansion here https://www.coinbase.com/blog/announcing-phase-ii-of-our-international-expansion-strategy-83-of-major-hubs
And speaking of events, next week we have Mark speaking at Philippine Blockchain Week. See more here https://philblockchainweek.com/
News
Great to see Jazz Osvald moderating this panel on digital asset regulation for Intersekt. Check out the video here
Also amazing to see Hedera make an announcement for their stablecoin studio https://hedera.com/stablecoin-studio
More here as well on this week's update of the HBAR Bull show
Great to see friends like Patricia Haueiss in the news talking metaverse https://www.linkedin.com/posts/patricia-haueiss_digitalfashion-digitalfashion-virtualfashion-ugcPost-7106207840687575040-VVg9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android
Also, here’s a take on blockchain entering its broadband moment here https://usa.visa.com/visa-everywhere/blog/bdp/2023/09/01/blockchains-are-entering-1693585962590.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=cuyblockchain&utm_id=crypto&linkId=233541406
Private ATO ruling that Bitcoin is not property? https://www.linkedin.com/posts/damianmlloyd_attachment-1-private-ruling-detailed-ugcPost-7107257507491840000-a7JS?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android
CobWeb Pay went live over Token2049 with ads at Changi airport https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cobweb-pay_token2049-ads-changi-activity-7107184163790753793-DWfg?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android
Blockchain to help with greenhouse gases? It sure looks like it can https://cointelegraph.com/news/dmrv-blockchain-carbon-trading
Finally, it looks like FTX has gotten approval to sell off crypto assets recovered from the 2022 collapse. This means customers can start getting repaid. Hear hear!
Before we go, remember that NFTs (at least in Australia) are subject to GST so be aware when you make your sales https://www.linkedin.com/posts/varun-jajoo-083bb437_earlier-this-year-the-ato-had-confirmed-activity-7107179549146189826-_DMz?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
Tune in next week for another episode of Chain Reaction
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