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Narrative Watch 9.23 | MEME WARFARE: 'Bitcoin fixes this' vs. 'ETH is money' pscp.tv/w/cFkUvTE0Nzc1…
What are we talking about?

1. The power of memes in the industry and how they drive markets

2. The specific shift in 'bitcoin fixes this' from an almost tongue-in-cheek meme to something that captures the generational hedge of BTC

3. The rise of 'ETH is money'
My hot takes?

1. Bitcoin fixes this is the best BTC meme right now. It's better than digital gold and safe haven which both bring a ton of baggage from other industries.

2. ETH is money shows that the Ethereum community *heard* the message in "How To Meme BTC to the moon'
On the 'ETH is Money' meme - we're also seeing how powerful it is to have a meme that contextualizes the news.

When @bitpay adds ETH support? ETH is money.

When DAI trades at a premium in Argentina? ETH is money.
@BitPay On the 'Bitcoin Fixes This' meme, one of the central parts of the power is that it roots the argument for bitcoin in fixing a real problem (rather than, for example, paying for coffee, which isn't really a friggin problem for anyone). Even when one disagrees, they ask "well how?"
@BitPay This conversation inspired by the pod @twobitidiot and I recorded & features @bitstein @RyanSAdams @sassal0x @CamiRusso @AriannaSimpson @cyounessi1 @TrustlessState @jimmysong @_ConnerBrown_ all of which you can see on this @MessariCrypto linkboard boards.messari.io/b/narrative-wa…
@BitPay @twobitidiot @bitstein @RyanSAdams @sassal0x @CamiRusso @AriannaSimpson @cyounessi1 @TrustlessState @jimmysong @_ConnerBrown_ @MessariCrypto Check out this #NarrativeWatch via podcast

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Crypto Daily 3@3 9.25 | BTC drops! / Does WeWork matter for crypto? / Incognito mode for payments pscp.tv/w/cFu3-DE0Nzc1…
What we're discussing:

+1. Number go DOOOWN. Bakkt backlash? Margin calls? Something else entirely?

+2. A slew of new VC funding for crypto co's, including for @fold_app's "incognito for payments"

+3. Does the correction in tech co valuations have implications for crypto?
@fold_app My takes:

+1. I have no idea man. What I do know is that the best way to enjoy the BTC ride is to be long term.

+2. Bringing privacy to transactions after the base layer is A+. Also @fold_app - @trylolli competition could be amazing for the world of adoption.
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Crypto Daily 3@3 - 9.24 | Bakkt launch - fly or flop? / Kik kicks the bucket / SEC in Congress pscp.tv/w/cFphjDE0Nzc1…
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1. Bakkt launch - what to make of the volume?

2. Kik has shut down and shifted all remaining resources to KIN

3. All 5 SEC commissioners testify before Congress
My 🔥 takes:

1. Expecting huge pops upon Bakkt launch was almost certainly going to lead to disappointment; it's a long term play

2. This wasn't an ICO killing a successful app; it was an ICO as attempt to save an app past its prime and it didn't work.

3. Nothinburger.
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