We shared the replays from our Brisbane and Perth events last week so check them out below. We had great content shared by the panelists and even more in the networking
Here’s Brisbane
And then over in Perth
Also this week included a special gathering with friends to watch a live recording of the Australian DeFi Association podcast, in collaboration with DSAI. We had an insightful conversation with Vincent from Redbelly Network. Look forward to this episode coming out later this week—stay tuned!
Speaking of events, there’s a few coming up we have on our cards including a few of our own as well as the Digital Assets Top 50 Impact list for 2024 run by Blockchain APAC. Make sure to sign up for that here https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stevevallas_last-year-we-launched-the-inaugural-top-50-activity-7208596790319726593-qllc/
Our next events are below
Melbourne - 17th July https://lu.ma/m5qknu2j
Brisbane - 23rd July https://lu.ma/hx40h01q
Perth - 29th July - https://lu.ma/9q9qomj3
Sydney - 31st July - https://lu.ma/4gbe964y
Also last week we saw what looked like a great event at Upside in Melbourne https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gregoakford_bad-price-doesnt-matter-bad-weather-doesn-activity-7215157703491375104-0DUw?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android
Also great to see Brisbane and their Future of Money event https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kacohen_bitcoin-ai-defi-activity-7214479244842651650-jgiK?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android
Great to see Jeff Yew here on Ausbiz talking about the differences between their direct holding spot Bitcoin ETf and the feeder funds that are out there https://ausbiz.com.au/media/the-devils-in-the-details?videoId=36560&hss_channel=tw-1177136621885378560
Great to see our friends and sponsors at CloudTech Group in Canberra pushing for the Ubiquity stablecoin along with Catena Digital https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7214078849779662849/
Also check out the poetry from Robert Waugh on the topic https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7214178188288016388/
Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset in the US? Potentially https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/07/03/trump-sparks-talks-of-bitcoin-as-a-strategic-reserve-asset/
SuperAI had web3 thought leader Raoul Pal discussing the future of AI with Balaji Srinivasan and AI builder Emad Mostaque. Fascinating discussion here
Price crashes have led to the Bitcoin Fear/Greed index to its lowest level (highlighting fears in the market) - more here https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/07/05/crypto-crash-pushes-fear-greed-index-to-lowest-since-bitcoin-traded-at-17k-in-early-2023/
Finally, as it's post-June 30 now, crypto tax season is here so make sure you get yours sorted - the ATO is cracking down on this if you're not taking care of it properly https://cryptonews.com.au/news/ato-cracks-down-crypto-profits-under-scrutiny-as-aussies-lodge-tax-returns-121813/
Check out the Brisbane Aus DeFi replay earlier in the newsletter as we had tax related conversations in there.
That's it for this week folks! 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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