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Centralization caused the FTX fiasco, not DeFi. Regulators must make sure not to conflate the two. My OpEd in the @WSJ @WSJopinion with @VivekGRamaswamy
Mark Lurie
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Mark Lurie
@MarkLurie
Building USDM1. CEO @M1XGlobal, Fmr @Sushi, Fmr VC @FJLabs, @BessemerVP. @HarvardHBS @Harvard. Publishing at bit.ly/3ZxIWEU.
- Australia puts forth a common sense proposal; if you custody user assets, you should be regulated. Kudos to them for not conflating CeFi with DeFi and remembering the reasons regulations exist in the first place - to protect user funds. treasury.gov.au/sites/default/…
- DeFi is dying and DEXs are to blame. To rescue the system we need to return to first principles. #1 LPs have to profit, without them the value of DeFi is moot. #2 Traders need up-to-the-second price info w/ minimal transaction friction. Here’s how we do it. 🧵👇🏽
- Elizabeth Warren thinks crypto is for money laundering, but as law enforcement becomes more sophisticated it is turning into an effective tool to fight crime, including terrorism. My latest in @ForbesCrypto. forbes.com/sites/digital-…
- Looking for the best yields in DeFi? Clipper Core Pools transform market volatility into gains. Here's how it works: clipper.exchange/how-it-works
- The biggest impact of DeFi may be forcing TradFi to innovate and become more customer friendly. Just as the biggest impact of Napster/filesharing was forcing record labels to allow Spotify.
- The first drop from the most interesting initiative to change digital art market structure I've seen yet. All proceeds regranted to emerging artists. Bids taxx deductible. Bid starting in 1 hour!
00:00 - DeFi PSA: Imagine if you gave your money to a hedge fund manager who pocketed a % of every trade they made with your money, instead of a % of the gains they earned for you. They are going to make lots of $ losing trades. This is the same as LP'ing in Uniswap/Sushi/Pancake
- Replying to @foundation_artb @ippsketch and @ArtBlocksEngine@foundation_artb is proud to announce FABDAO and the release of its inaugural drop. Proceeds fund future artists and are tax deductible!
- Shipyard is offering our collective expertise to support the Sushi leadership + community with a transparent report to help reestablish credibility. We feel it is important to ensure Sushi's story is a successful one.🍱 Posted a short proposal to bring in the founders of @Clipper_DEX to help @SushiSwap with building, organization, and more: 🍣 forum.sushi.com/t/proposal-to-…forum.sushi.comCommonDiscuss, organize, and grow decentralized communities
- There is $12B in DAO treasuries and 1.7m voters, but many haven’t even incorporated. With unlimited liability, that’s crazy! In the latest “WTF, Crypto” ep, I chat with Adam Miller (@TheThriller_) of @MIDAODS about why and how to incorporate your DAO: shipyardsoftware.org/podcast-episod…
- Shipyard is offering our collective expertise to support the Sushi leadership + community with a transparent report to reestablish credibility (updated link!)
- I'm looking forward to making a major DAO announcement next Tuesday at 10amMT/12pmET. Watch my keynote at daodenver.org @Clipper_DEX @ShipyardSW @DAODenver @IgorIlyinsky
