Chain Reaction - 4th March 2024
Biggest 30 days done, on to the next month
Happy Monday everyone! We just had our Sydney meetup last week and it capped off our biggest 30 days in our 2 years of existence. We had 6 meetups and participated in the Blockchain Australia Policy Forum. Phewwww! Back to Sydney and it was great to get back into the thick of things and hear from the community covering things like communities coming together, what’s happening in the UAE, ecosystem specific stablecoins, and how folks are helpign and advising the community. Check out the replay hereÂ
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Check out the shots here https://twitter.com/AusDeFi/status/1762987583611838785?t=znN8twV3NP8bvmGDdAOnIA&s=19
And from Liya
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Melbourne and the folks at Upside had an event last week too with Bernie from Stables, Tori West, Anthony Sassano and others https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stablesbernie_vibes-at-upside-last-tonight-were-immaculate-activity-7169126081612967936-Zazr/Â
We’re back at it again in Melbourne soon too for our 6th March event with friends at RMIT featuring Stables, Elbaite, NotCentralised and our very own Nick Bishop is down from Sydney too so make sure to say hello https://www.meetup.com/aus-defi-association-melbourne/events/299248134/Â
Speaking of events, this week we see many friends overseas in Japan covering the Fintech Week, DeFi Retreat and a host of other great events going on in Tokyo. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7169171723731283968Â
And we also just put out our latest Aus DeFi podcast with DSAI (Data Science and AI Australia) with this one focusing on a leader in the AI space, Steve Nouri. You might not know his work but you might already be a follower along with the 3 million other people who already do
Great insights here from Boot on ERC404s - hi thoughts are quite valuable so check this out https://twitter.com/lowercaseboot/status/1761931514407764009
What is the data layer and what is data availability? If you've ever wondered, then this is the Banks episode for you
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An AI / crypto bubble? Its looking like itÂ
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Few weeks old but an interesting piece on coordination and incentives from Rob Morris of FunDAOmentalÂ
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More on the Bitcoin analytics here from Pratik of DigitalXÂ https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pratik-kala_bitcoin-bitcoin-bitcoin-activity-7169127257502892032-sawh/Â
And we’ll end up with the positive vibes from the Bankless crew who find it hard to contain their excitement over where we are in the cycleÂ
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See you next week!
Mark Monfort - Editor (Australian DeFi Association / NotCentralised)
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
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