The Weekend Shift: crypto, banking, politics

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Welcome to the 110th Weekend Shift!

What is the problem? Over the weekend, 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 it Monday through Friday, so we try to explore new topics on the weekends.

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

March 18, 7 hours ago The Context. 7 hours ago ICYMI 7 hours ago

China says President Xi Jinping will visit Russia Monday-Wednesday in apparent show of support for Russian President Vladimir Putin https://t.co/qAwtfYSA57

— TIME (@TIME) March 17, 2023 Small talk. 7 hours ago

Breaking News: The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes. The court said Putin was personally responsible for the kidnapping and deportation of Ukrainian children. https://t.co/FM93YQ3uMA pic.twitter.com/t2fh3FjNdJ

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 17, 2023 In the meantime. 7 hours ago

Korean crypto streamer Satto was liquidated for just under $1,000,000 on a live stream just now.

Meanwhile, his conversation falls on him.

Brutal pic.twitter.com/qhbUXzXePJ

— exitscammed (@exitscammed) March 14, 2023 Ouch. 7 hours ago 7 hours ago

You can’t make this up.

Euler’s exploiter just sent 100 ETH to a victim after finding out he’s been a marine link for six years. pic.twitter.com/mZa6zbpWAP

– fart connoisseur the third (@fartconthird) March 16, 2023 7 hours ago 7 hours ago

Would you like to subscribe to a Caroline Ellison only fans

— LWT (@LWTTrading) March 12, 2023 Cold. 7 hours ago Indeed.. 7 hours ago 7 hours ago

Log in. 7 hours ago

Protesters disrupted traffic in Paris as angry critics, political opponents and unions across France lambasted President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to force through a bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 years in Parliament without a vote. https://t.co/uTpfGioBqq

— The Associated Press (@AP) March 17, 2023 7 hours ago

The retirement age in France is too low. It’s a legitimate problem.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 18, 2023 Shots fired. 7 hours ago

Thefts at Kia and Hyundai have skyrocketed by up to 900% in some US cities, writes Insiders @BrittaLokting. So what is the cause of this mad car theft frenzy? It all started with a viral TikTok. https://t.co/HEqddzyfbo

— Insider (@thisisinsider) March 16, 2023 7 hours ago ICYMI 7 hours ago 7 hours ago 7 hours ago

Tokyo’s cherry blossoms have begun to bloom, tying records set in 2020 and 2021 for earliest debut dates on record. https://t.co/f1QiCUHRo1

— VICE World News (@VICEWorldNews) March 14, 2023 7 hours ago

1/ The liquidation of Silvergates contributed to a drop in the prices of cryptos and American banks.

Short sellers made $780 million on Silvergate, down 98% from the November 21 peak.

How did the crypto-friendly bank come to this? pic.twitter.com/B0det7lIWj

— Protos (@Protos) March 10, 2023 ICYMI

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