ETH Global kicked off their ETH Sydney event this past which saw developers fly in from around the country and internationally for various talks and events. This author only got to go to 1 event which was on decentralisation but it was full of insights. You can see the quick write up here https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7191710864964489216/
Some more shots this time from Upside with the Sassal talks https://twitter.com/0xUpside/status/1785852464207736993
More from the Upside x Helix x Bitget afterparty https://www.linkedin.com/posts/0xupside_ethglobal-upside-ethereum-activity-7192339590727241728-U0ZP?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
Stacks Australia, who are joining us at the end of this month in Sydney, did their Brisbane event with Swyftx https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tommy-honan_bitcoin-blockspace-money-ugcPost-7192436011040186368-6V9e?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
Congrats to our friends at Redbelly and JellyC with the latter announcing their investment in the Aussie blockchain - see more here https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jellyc_we-are-pleased-to-announce-that-the-bluebottle-activity-7191654524900544514-BRdQ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
Money 20/20 kicked off in Bangkok the week before last and great to see some highlights here from our friend Rene Michau of Standard Chartered with this panel also featuring Caroline Bowler of BTC Markets https://www.linkedin.com/posts/renemichau_bangkok-ugcPost-7190522460964827136-cAUZ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android
Congrats to Swyftx on their fresh coat of paint (as Tommy over there puts it). Check out the new branding https://twitter.com/SwyftxAU/status/1785779340892164263
DTCC taking a stand against crypto ETFs in this latest move calling zero value on collateral on these funds https://cointelegraph.com/news/dtcc-rules-out-collateral-for-bitcoin-linked-etfs
On another episode of the bankless podcast this time with Jeremy Allaire of Circle, The company behind USDC the stablecoin
New crypto asset seizure powers in the UK and TRM Labs has the rundown https://www.linkedin.com/posts/isabella-chase-373441113_curious-about-the-uks-new-cryptoasset-activity-7190700886111735809-2LWp?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android
Some more thought out ideas here from the travels of Steve Vallas sharing the irony of what is being accepted by the mainstream in terms of blockchain origin products, yet they stem from the product that is being shunned which is the crypto side of the equation https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stevevallas_the-overton-window-with-respect-to-digital-activity-7190824642079563776-wxrW?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android
This actually reminds us of a similar thing where our co-founder Arturo points out the irony across the stablecoin market, where who holds the risk is not really who people think it is (see comments on this post https://www.linkedin.com/posts/policyeconomist_common-knowledge-theory-of-stablecoins-activity-7188978764003913728-hKHi?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
And continuing the discourse. We see this post from Chloe White showcasing the stablecoin tracker built by Visa https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7191006423810551809?updateEntityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_feedUpdate%3A%28V2%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7191006423810551809%29
Chainalysis and Tether making waves with a partnership that will mean better protections for users of that Stablecoin https://tether.io/news/tether-enhances-compliance-measures-with-chainalysis-ecosystem-monitoring-solution/
The team at Consensys is suing the SEC and it's for pretty good reason. Especially if it really is that the regulator is trying to regulate technology. That has major implications for blockchain if they can take open source developers to task.
CZ off to jail for 4 months. Some may have expected more but we’ll see what happens when he’s out https://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/i-failed-here-crypto-king-with-a-51b-fortune-sent-to-jail-20240501-p5fnwq.html
Great charts here from Tommy over at Caleb and Brown showing tokenised assets reaching $3 billion in value https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tommyrogulj_tokenisation-crypto-activity-7191655311827439619-5XDF?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
Before we leave, we have a number of events coming up around the country that we’d love to have you join if you’re free. Kicking things off in Melbourne on the 23rd we’ll be with CloudTech and their ANNG Gallery
Then it’s back to Sydney on the 29th for our meetup with Stacks Australia showcasing what they’re up to
Also on the 29th it’s also Perths turn with our event over in the West
Then early June we’ll be over in Brisbane with our friends at HopgoodGanim Lawyers
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.
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