Building a Blockchain to Survive WWIII

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It seems like everyone else building in crypto is focused on the present or future. But today’s guest is focused on building blockchain technology and infrastructure that can outlast catastrophic events.

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For this week’s Tuesday episode, we’re sharing a conversation I had with Adrian Blink, co-founder of Anoma and Namada.

We discuss why it’s important to build decentralized technology that can withstand natural and man-made disasters, the importance of privacy through blockchain technology and the impact it has on national defense.

Adrian does a great job of explaining why it’s so important for people, businesses and the government to think more about data privacy and how they can protect themselves from the “unknown.” It’s not fear mongering, per se, but more so highlighting ways we can be prepared for whatever is to come (and things out of our control.)

The interview was definitely different from other ones we’ve done in the past — and I learned a lot — so I highly encourage our listeners to tune in and share their thoughts.

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Money and people moves

As bitcoin’s price is near all-time highs, a number of firms, investors and more are trying to buy up more 👇

1. MicroStrategy acquires an additional 51,780 bitcoin for $4.6B, bringing its total bitcoin holdings to 331,200, worth about $30 billion

2. MARA proposes private offering of $700M in a convertible senior notes to qualified institutional buyers so it can buy more bitcoin and repurchase a portion of existing convertible notes

3. Metaplanet, a Japan-based investment firm, is issuing one-year ordinary bonds for ¥1.75B, worth about $11.3M, to purchase more bitcoin

4. And taking a look at the bigger funding picture…

   1. Crypto venture funding plummets in Q3 (Axios)

   2. But - Crypto funds add another $2.2 billion in a week as YTD inflows and AUM hit record levels (The Block)

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