The Weekend Shift: Bitcoin, Diplomatic Immunity, Binance
The most interesting reads, podcasts, charts, and opinions from the internet this weekend — curated for you by the Protos newsroom.
Welcome to the 112th Weekend Shift!
What’s the deal? Over the weekend, we’ll 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.
As my term as the Ambassador of Grenada to the World Trade Organization (@wto) comes to a close, effective 31 March 2023, I want to express my gratitude for the wonderful experiences and the amazing support that I have received during my time here.
Scoop: CZ tweeted that Binance would be converting its $1 billion in BUSD for the Industry Recovery Initiative to "native crypto," boasting "transparency."
Instead, the funds ended up back in a corporate exchange wallet, where they will remain:https://t.co/FsOUUMUMdj
[DB] US Govt Sold 9,800 BTC on March 14, Intends to Sell a Further 41,500 BTC Connected to Silk Road in Four Batches Over the Course of the Year: Court Filing
Today is my last day as President and COO of Activision Blizzard. Thank you to the incredible teams who create truly epic games. Tomorrow I officially start at CEO of Yuga Labs. Couldn't be more excited for this next chapter. pic.twitter.com/eo3RfIyz0q
Did Johnson get funds from dodgy #crypto ventures? @PrivateEyeNews leads with Christopher Harborne – also https://t.co/ftS8rFB598 suggesting now Thailand-based Harborne (now named Chakrit Sakunkrit) is mixed up with Tether fraud. Assume Johnson did his proper due diligence 🤔 pic.twitter.com/sk40VydLrm
Some personal news after a much-needed Twitter hiatus. Today, I'm stepping into the CEO role at The Block. I’m also excited that @EvgenyGaevoy is joining the board, and together with the team, we'll work to strengthen our position following a challenging year.
"All these years later, Cole hated the idea of letting any of his tickets go, of giving them to someone else who couldn’t understand and hadn’t actually been there." #longreads@JustinHeckert@espnhttps://t.co/cdwNDqogoa
Donald Trump will almost certainly be accompanied at every step of the process — from the moment he’s taken into custody until his appearance before a judge in Manhattan — by armed Secret Service agents, who are required by law to protect him at all times. https://t.co/ZWfGuwxVH6pic.twitter.com/7AmSfE2Om0
Midjourney, the year-old firm behind recent fake visuals of Trump and the pope, illustrates the lack of oversight accompanying spectacular strides in AI. https://t.co/NIQ2KxsICK
Hours before his arrest, Do Kwon thought he was about to board a luxurious private jet chartered using money he stole from UST victims.
Instead, he's stuck in prison for what might be several months – and his current conditions aren't looking pretty. (h/t @Protos) pic.twitter.com/GlKAkoM8w1
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