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Out of the loop? Wondering what this latest tech-vs-media brouhaha was all about?

Wonder no more. A decentralized network of independent journalists has prepared the definitive record of these events in meme form for your holiday enjoyment.

And now, the memes!
GRAND PRIZE
$1000 in #BTC to @techent90966526

We brought more journalists than you did. ⚔️
SECOND PRIZE
$500 in #BTC to @drdent20

Old media thought of themselves as gods. Till they met crypto Twitter. 💪
THIRD PRIZE
$250 in #BTC to @cryptanzee

Don’t bring a media corporation to a meme fight. 🚀
FOURTH PRIZE
$250 in #BTC to @litcapital

GP punches land different. 🤪🤛
HONORABLE MENTION
$100 in #BTC to @jeetsidhu_

This one is for Scott Alexander. 🗡️⚡️
HONORABLE MENTION
$100 in #BTC to @jeetsidhu_

Bluechecks vs blockchains. 😁🏋️‍♂️
HONORABLE MENTION
$100 in #BTC to @huestelhuestel

Don't try this stuff on crypto Twitter! 🐦👏
IMAGE MEME
$50 in #BTC to @Anachrofuturist

Surveillance journalists showing their traditional degree of respect for privacy. 🕵️📞
IMAGE MEME
$50 in #BTC to @svsfo

The inevitable outcome of any fight between legacy media corporations and crypto Twitter. 🥊
IMAGE MEME
$50 in #BTC to @devilscompiler

All the news...except the fine print.📰🔍
IMAGE MEME
$50 in #BTC to @_derekj__

How the New York Times Company amused us all this month 🤡😆
IMAGE MEME
$50 in #BTC to @jeffjagoe

Don’t be a surveillance journalist! Quit and join tech. 😁🕵️
[WE NOW COME TO THE SERIOUS PORTION OF OUR PROGRAM]

LEGAL ANALYSIS
$1000 in #BTC to @prestonjbyrne

Sometimes you need a lawyer to explain the obvious. 🙂

Is it a good idea to secretly record private chats for profit? Unsurprisingly, the answer is no! 🕵️
prestonbyrne.com/2020/07/02/you…
HONORABLE MENTION
$250 in #BTC to @tylerstantontx

And sometimes you need a *second* lawyer to explain the obvious.

It’s probably illegal to secretly record Clubhouse calls. So don't do it! 🕵️
medium.com/@ts.hawkins/do…
CONCLUSION
$100 in #BTC to @branchtrunkroot

We saved one of the best for last.
PROOF OF PAYMENT

To show that people were paid, there are two options:

- post the on-chain address [with their permission]
- have them reply to this tweet confirming receipt

For example, here's @jeetsidhu_'s prize.
blockchain.com/btc/address/1K…
Note btw that I am not an employee of Bitcoin or the Federal Reserve, of a16z or the NYT, of CB or JPMC. That’s what frees me to speak my mind.

Decentralized media means a renewed focus on (possibly pseudonymous) individuals & ideas, not institutions and narratives.
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