Bitcoin drama, EthPoW tragedy, Celsius comedy

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Welcome to the 86th Weekend Shift!

What’s the deal? Over the weekend, well update this post with some of the most interesting articles, podcasts, charts, and opinion pieces we’re too busy to write about.

OK, only crypto? Not necessarily. We do that Monday to Friday, so we try to explore new subjects on weekends.

Feel free to join in and submit entries on Twitter. Any topic is fair game.

September 24 4 hours ago Starting off with our most read article this week. 4 hours ago

This week I argued against the increasingly popular argument that “bitcoin isn’t crypto” which IMHO is simply an attempt to create an illusion of scarcity where there’s none…

Illustration by Ben Hickey https://t.co/vIVNGPy88j

— Jemima Kelly (@jemimajoanna) September 22, 2022 Hot take. 4 hours ago

I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT BITCOIN AND I’M HERE TO LIE ABOUT IT!

Devoid of intellectual rigor, no effort to find the truth (which is the whole point of journalism). Truly embarrassing from @FinancialTimes https://t.co/i1TqH3wS09

— Cory Swan.com 477-478-1039-1763-1821-1834 (@coryklippsten) September 22, 2022 Followed by some drama. 4 hours ago And then some. 4 hours ago

What did WestCap/CDPQ know about the myriad problems at Celsius that have emerged and that customers were kept in the dark about? They’ve refused to say.

But now they’re complaining the bankruptcy case might be “inappropriately and inequitably skewed in favor of the customers” pic.twitter.com/VRT0JM2O0K

— kadhim (^) (@kadhim) September 23, 2022 Ruh roh. 4 hours ago We’ve covered this particular topic a couple of weeks ago. 4 hours ago Nothing to see here. 4 hours ago

SCOOP: A Forbes investigation based on leaked documents, former employee testimonies, and blockchain data found that as @Helium crypto execs touted the equality of the “People’s Network,” they quietly amassed the majority of its wealth at the start.https:// t.co/PnriAvdUip

— sarah emerson (@SarahNEmerson) September 23, 2022 ‘People’s Network” 4 hours ago

On a plane next to some Scandinavian skinbrain (next to them MAGA has the docility of the International Association of Vegetarian Birdwatchers). He has Bitcoin tattoos, w/addresses. What will he do w/these tattoos in 25 y? pic.twitter.com/MPn4uRmyXq

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb) September 22, 2022 Bitlord in the spotlight, yet again. 4 hours ago Feels Adam Levine-relevant. 4 hours ago ICYMI 4 hours ago All in. 4 hours ago We’re doomed. 4 hours ago As quickly as possible. 4 hours ago Curious podcast. 4 hours ago

Hex has a multi-billion dollar mark-to-market capitalization but in crypto, wealth can be illusory.

Our investigation into Richard Heart and the curious launch of Hex, Pulse, and PulseX is now available in audiohttps://t.co/b6q7qCPWxl

— Protos (@Protos) September 21, 2022 Circling back our recent look into Richard Heart, Hex, Pulse, and PulseX. 4 hours ago EthPoW, wow. 4 hours ago Speaking of which. 4 hours ago

Episode 5 of Innovated:Blockchain City is out now!@CasPiancey once again travels to Storey County in an attempt to understand how this utopian vision crumbled and to (hopefully) finally get an interview with someone at Blockchains.

Listen here: https://t.co/Zfkf5qPbYp

— Protos (@Protos) September 2, 2022 New episodes of Blockchain City: Innovated are coming. You might want to catch up with the latest. Spoiler: The story gets wild. 4 hours ago

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was caught on a hot mic Wednesday insulting US Congress members as idiots who could be a potential embarrassment for President Biden if they did not approve funding for global public health.https://t.co/LntXMmjGsM

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 22, 2022 Say what. 4 hours ago

In wealthier countries, sectors including construction and domestic duties were found to have the highest rates of forced work, with the private sector responsible for the majority of cases https://t.co/EPphfAKg3e

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) September 22, 2022 Modern slavery. 4 hours ago Elon, we have a problem. 4 hours ago God save the pound. 4 hours ago

The United States Space Force announced the release of its own official song, Semper Supra (Always Above), joining the ranks of The Marines Hymn, The Army Goes Rolling In and other staples of the American military anthem repertoire. https://t.co/pEyZYpmFC5

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 20, 2022 You guys… 4 hours ago 4 hours ago

Weve seen, generally, a failure of the political process and therefore many climate activists are turning to the courts to look for climate justice, says @SMarjanacCE on this weeks Money Talks https://t.co/ta11idGIJF

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) September 22, 2022 Who’s paying the bill? 4 hours ago Peanuts. 4 hours ago Throwback. 4 hours ago While we’re on it. 4 hours ago

Your weekend soundtrack. 4 hours ago

Protests erupted on the streets of Russia after Putin announced a partial mobilization of citizens. Some are clashing with police and reportedly being conscripted, while other Russians are seeking to flee the country. CNN’s @clare_seb reports.

Watch here: https://t.co/Njkt12HQcz

— CNN (@CNN) September 22, 2022 Rage quit. 4 hours ago

GO. 4 hours ago

Ummmm.

This post will be updated over the weekend. You can follow us onTwitterandGoogle Newsor listen to our investigative podcastInnovated: Blockchain City.

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