🟪 Given one more chance to defend himself, SBF blew it
The former FTX CEO was sentenced to 25 years in jail today — and his last words before the court probably did nothing to reduce his jail time.
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Grayscale believes we're currently in the "MIDDLE" stages of a crypto bull run.
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— Miles Deutscher (@milesdeutscher)
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The April 2024 Bitcoin halving may be the most impactful we’ve seen. Why?
The last Bitcoin halving, 2020, Bitcoin was at ~$9,000. So the supply reduction in $ terms was ~$9M a day, and ~$3B a year.
This halving with Bitcoin ~$70,000, it will be >3x greater in $ terms: ~$32M a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Hunter Horsley (@HHorsley)
4:15 PM • Mar 29, 2024
In 25 years time
Both his parents will be gone forever
Every politician he bribed, if they are remembered at all, won’t recall this hiccup in their careers
Every executive and VC who helped him erect his empire will be quickly forgiven
Every journalist who covered for him… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Jason Choi (@mrjasonchoi)
8:10 AM • Mar 30, 2024
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Solana Mobile is a highly ambitious foray into the mobile consumer hardware market, seeking to open up a crypto-native distribution channel for mobile-first applications. The market for Solana Mobile devices has demonstrated a phenomenon whereby external market actors (e.g. Solana-native projects) continuously underwrite subsidies to Mobile consumers. The value of these subsidies, coming in the form of airdrops, trial programs, and exclusive NFT mints, have consistently covered the cost of the phone and generated positive returns for consumers. Given this trend in subsidies, the unit economics in the market for Mobile devices, and the initial growth rate and trajectory of sales, it should be expected that Solana mobile can clear 1M to 10M units over the coming years. As more devices circulate amongst users, Solana Mobile presents a promising venue for the emergence of killer-applications uniquely enabled by this mobile-first, crypto-native distribution channel.
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