Chain Reaction - 22nd April 2024
Bitcoin halving, Token2049, Aus DeFi Melbourne and more
We just had our Melbourne even this week and it was great to hear from folks like Donna, Andrew, Mark, Linh, and to our hosts Chiraag and Greythorn, we thank you. Replay here
We’ll see you over in Sydney for our next meetup later this week back at Stone & Chalk on the 24th April https://www.meetup.com/australian-defi-association/events/300164818/
We also saw friends over in Dubai surviving the weather for Token2049
Here’s Ryan from Zerocap’s take on it
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7187678181535952897/
And more of the flood from Greg Oakford from Upside who was also over there
https://twitter.com/GregOakford/status/1780182393673888126
It was also Bitcoin halving week! Check out the coverage from Bankless here:
The Chainsaw takes a look at what the experts predict in terms of price action https://thechainsaw.com/defi/bitcoin/bitcoin-halving-price-predictions/
And great takes from local folks like one of our chapter leads, Jake Denny of Pier Two - check out his thoughts here https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jakedenny_bitcoin-activity-7187202796180377600-_7J1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
Local group, Creo Legal, also highlighted that DAOs now have legal status in the state of Wyoming in the USA and go into it in this detailed webinar
Germany’s largest federal Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) is offering crypto custody services in another positive move for the industry
https://en.bitcoinsistemi.com/surprise-cryptocurrency-move-from-the-german-banking-giant/
An interesting take from Arturo (one of our co-founders) on how blockchain can help drive the economy without the need for CBDCs. Check it out here
https://medium.com/@numbersdefi/central-bank-driven-blockchain-economies-without-cbdcs-b3649d46da17
Great to see Polkadot bring spoken about here in good detail by an athlete showing knowledge of the sponsor, not just wearing the colours
Want to know more about the EIP3074 upgrade then look no further than this great write up from Alex Connolly, CTO of Immutable
Great to see CloudTech supporting crypto research at RMIT as you can see in this post https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7186165899576422402/
See you next week, folks, for another round of highlights!
About Aus DeFi Association
The Australian DeFi Association (Aus DeFi) is a non-profit community organisation dedicated to increasing education and awareness of blockchain technology, specifically decentralised finance (DeFi) and web3-based projects. Their goal is to empower the Australian community with the knowledge and tools to participate in the decentralised 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 organisations 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
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