Bessie Liu @_bessieliu Twitter profile

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

1 year

Following @caseywagnerr 's footsteps, I wanted to share that I will be moving full-time into the DeFi & Tech beat at @Blockworks_ . As always, dm's are open - so ping me your stories :)

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10 months

boy math is investing thousands of dollars into crypto then being worried that a woman only wants to be with u for ur internet money

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@tastefullysaucy

10 months

Boy math is being afraid of gold diggers when you only have 3 pairs of socks to your name.

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1 year

i felt like this deserved a tweet

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@_bessieliu

10 months

teamwork makes the dream work. gotta shout out @mpmcsweeney and @Blockanalia for constantly challenging my reporting. this industry is constantly evolving, so v grateful that I am always learning from all of you.

Yano 🟪

@JasonYanowitz

10 months

Bessie is quickly becoming one of the industry's best DeFi reporters Very good crypto native coverage, would recommend the follow: @_bessieliu

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

2 years

Spoke with @ChandlerGuo on the Ethereum Fork — and why he is all on on ETHW despite knowing the risks. Latest for @Blockworks_

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@_bessieliu

10 months

who's going to be in London next year?

Digital Asset Summit 2024

@blockworksDAS

10 months

UPDATE: We’re moving DAS 2024 from DC to London Crypto in London is thriving, institutions are getting excited, and PM Sunak has welcomed crypto with open arms. DAS has always been at the heart of institutional adoption and right now, that is London 🇬🇧

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11 months

idk who needs to hear this but ur self worth should not be tied to how much money ur friends are willing to bid on u

Blockworks

@Blockworks_

11 months

NEWS: It's now possible to assign a monetary value to your crypto friends

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

1 year

I spent half a day trying to understand Lasso and Jolt so you didn't have to 👇

Blockworks

@Blockworks_

1 year

NEWS: A new approach to zkVMs, by a16z crypto researchers…simplified

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@_bessieliu

10 months

boy math is spending all your time lurking on reddit forums for bad trading advice instead of getting alpha at permissionless III

Permissionless

@Permissionless

10 months

Boy math is knowing that you're going to attend Permissionless III but missing the window to buy an Early Bird ticket while they're still available 🧍‍♂️

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9 months

every day i wake up and wonder what, really, is an eth l2? if someone could spare me of my misery and enlighten me with the truth that would be greatly appreciated.

Blockworks

@Blockworks_

9 months

NEWS: Does integrating with Celestia make Arbitrum less Ethereum-aligned?

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

1 year

gm to me and my 2 followers on thread

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

1 year

good to know that sometimes speaking another language does come in handy at work

Blockworks

@Blockworks_

1 year

NEWS: CZ tweeted a clip of Chinese state TV talking crypto — here’s what they said

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@_bessieliu

6 months

@chamathsintern i feel attacked

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

1 year

everybody is out here talking about ripple vs sec, but i have some fun DeFi news for you. @squidrouter has introduced "boost" which means you can send transactions cross-chain in as little as 2 seconds read about it here 👇

Cross-chain transactions in just 2 seconds? Squid says it’s possible

Squid said its new Boost feature will enable all its swaps under $20,000 to occur in less than a minute.

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@_bessieliu

1 year

The way I relate to this op-ed by @MollyJZuckerman on a spiritual level

I’m a crypto journalist, just please don’t tell anyone

Opinion: There are only so many ways to say that I work in financial or tech journalism before people realize the truth.

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

1 year

Testing out the new Solana Saga 👀 (ty @smyyguy for being the hand model here)

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

9 months

stay safe out there

Yano 🟪

@JasonYanowitz

9 months

Crazy scam yesterday. Someone cloned the entire Blockworks website and drove users into a fake $37M Uniswap exploit story (see top left on image). Thankfully the drainer wasn't setup properly so no one lost money. But damn these scams are getting elaborate. Stay safe.

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@_bessieliu

9 months

kat is your girl

❀ kat ❀

@it_me_kat

9 months

hi - unfortunately i was laid off from blockworks today. i’m really proud of what i accomplished during my time there & met so many amazing ppl along the way if you know anyone hiring for a brand/marketing strategist (doesn’t have to be in crypto), i’d love to connect

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10 months

Circle’s USDC CCTP is coming to Cosmos via Noble congrats @jelenaaa____ and team 🫶

Circle and Noble bring native USDC to Cosmos via CCTP

USDC issuer Circle will implement its cross-chain transfer protocol with Noble, a Cosmos-based token protocol.

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

1 year

Is Bitcoin just the OG appchain?

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

10 months

take a break from all that sbf negativity and let's focus on some positive news: OP Labs introduces *permissionless* fault proofs on OP testnet

Blockworks

@Blockworks_

10 months

NEWS: Optimism introduces permissionless fault proofs which you can now test on OP Goerli Testnet

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

1 year

me, everyday.

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11 months

pretty cool to see how blockchain tech is being used to support investments into renewable energies 🌱

Why tokenized smart batteries are a ‘net new asset class’

Renewable energy storage solution Entheos is partnering with Plural Energy so investors can finance the first-ever portfolio of smart battery assets.

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

6 months

gotta say @MollyJZuckerman 's op-eds never fail to make me laugh

Blockworks

@Blockworks_

6 months

OPINION: Keep your love life and your crypto passion separate

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

11 months

the reason i work is to feed my cat tbh

Why you should have a cat

@ShouldHaveCat

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1 year

spoke with @cryptofishx about trader joe launching on ethereum ☺️ very excited to see what is next for the DEX

Avalanche DEX favorite Trader Joe is launching on Ethereum

Trader Joe will initially offer stablecoin pools on Ethereum, with plans to expand its offerings in the coming months

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

1 year

1/Coinbase is launching its own L2! 4 key learnings from my interview with @jessepollak and @ben_chain

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@_bessieliu

1 year

Go read our talented @blockworksres team's report on liquid staking derivatives! - it's free for the next 24 hours :)

Blockworks

@Blockworks_

1 year

Liquid staking derivatives are gaining momentum, but why are they important and why should you care about them? @_bessieliu has the details

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@_bessieliu

1 year

was told that my twitter account looks like a bot 🥲 how do i prove i'm real

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

1 year

maybe i'm not a bot, maybe i just lack a social media presence 🤷🏻‍♀️

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@jacqmelinek

1 year

just did a really great interview with a super smart (and successful) investor who has little to no social media presence it was refreshing and I share this as a reminder that sometimes people with a lot followers are just the loudest in the room

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2 years

USDC will be launching on @cosmos . Read more for my latest at @Blockworks_

USDC Is Coming to Cosmos in 2023

Circle will issue USDC on a “generic asset issuance chain” secured by Cosmos validators.

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@_bessieliu

2 years

Bankman-fired.

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@_bessieliu

6 months

@GarrettHarper_ u sound salty

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

10 months

see you there 🍻

Permissionless

@Permissionless

10 months

HEY! Will you be in NYC next Tuesday? Join the @Blockworks crew Oct 10 for our monthly happy hour from 6-9pm @ Sundays Well As always, the first 50 beers are on us 🍻 Signup below 👇

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

1 year

anyway read my articles, ty

Blockworks

@Blockworks_

1 year

NEWS: ATOM Accelerator is looking for a research team to revamp ATOM.

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@_bessieliu

1 year

you can now mint crvUSD using sfrxETH as collateral :)

Blockworks

@Blockworks_

1 year

NEWS: Users can soon borrow new stablecoin crvUSD

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@_bessieliu

7 months

lmao

Gary Gensler

@GaryGensler

7 months

The @SECGov twitter account was compromised, and an unauthorized tweet was posted. The SEC has not approved the listing and trading of spot bitcoin exchange-traded products.

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1 year

@MattFiebach probs cuz ur intents are unclear

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10 months

@JasonYanowitz aw this was lovely, thank you jason :) though i gotta say i do feel like im still constantly learning, theres always something new happening in this industry which def keeps things exciting!

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

1 year

come through

Blockworks

@Blockworks_

1 year

Blockworks Beers is back! Stop by for a drink & network with other investors, builders & crypto enthusiasts. The first 50 beers are on us 😉

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

2 years

Since The Merge, there have been concerns about Ethereum centralization and censorship. I chat with @tw_tter and @uriklarman to unpack the situation in my latest for @Blockworks_

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

2 years

not sure what's more daunting, having to build a twitter personality because it's now your job or being new to web3 and crypto, or both. send help, all tips are appreciated.

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

11 months

the team at @OffchainLabs has launched the testnet for Arbitrum stylus, which means devs can now use Rust, C, and C++ to write smart contracts 👇

Arbitrum Stylus could cut costs 100x with two virtual machines

The new Arbitrum Stylus programming environment will enables developers to write smart contracts in Rust, C, and C++.

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

1 year

not me renewing my lease for another year whilst daydreaming about moving to germany

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

1 year

"We respect official requests to temporarily freeze funds and are proud of our role as industry leaders in promoting cooperation between industry and government authorities.”

Tether Blacklists MEV Bots Exploiter 'Sandwich the Ripper' After 'Official Requests'

Tether has blacklisted an Ethereum validator who had front-run MEV bots, earning $25 million via a sandwich attack.

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

1 year

the letter "e" is broken on my keyboard and I'm typing at snail speed, pls send ur thoughts and prayers

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

1 year

a work of art i must say

Permissionless

@Permissionless

1 year

Introducing: Permissionless II It’s time to reboot 🧵

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@_bessieliu

1 year

@ChorusOne wrote a report examining how MEV can be mitigated on a validator driven order book I spoke to their research lead to see what they found 👇

MEV doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game, research suggests

On-chain perpetual trading exchange dYdX is poised to embrace full decentralization with its upcoming v4 protocol design.

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@_bessieliu

1 year

silvergate having its own watergate moment

Blockworks

@Blockworks_

1 year

NEWS: What crypto’s biggest banks Silvergate and Signature actually do for crypto.

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@_bessieliu

10 months

@MikeIppolito_ thank you for calling this out

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@_bessieliu

1 year

Saturn has returned to pisces after 26 years and we all need stop doom-scrolling on twitter

Silicon Valley Bank Meltdown Has Little to Do With Crypto

Silicon Valley Bank, or SVB, is a vital part of the venture technology space — and its sudden collapse has sent the tech community reeling

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

10 months

it's bc i dread being roasted tbh

Polkachu Intern

@polkachu_intern

10 months

You live and thrive on Twitter controversies I mute conversations at the slightest sign of going rival We are not the same

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@_bessieliu

1 year

Solana Saga, an Android Phone With a Crypto Twist

Customers from the US, EU, UK, Canada, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand will be able to order the Solana Saga phone beginning May 8.

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

2 years

I genuinely wonder how smoothly this will go.

Blockworks

@Blockworks_

2 years

BREAKING: MakerDAO co-founder wants to take the "yolo into ETH" approach to avoid US Treasury sanctions Via @_bessieliu

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@_bessieliu

2 years

my best attempt at trying to break down what is happening for those who are a little lost

Blockworks

@Blockworks_

2 years

After snapping up struggling crypto companies, FTX suffers the same fate. Latest from @_bessieliu

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2 years

Spoke with Agoric founder @DeanTribble to learn more about his work, you can read more at @Blockworks_

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@_bessieliu

1 year

my twitter feed keeps showing me "why you should have a cat" memes. @elonmusk pls, i'm trying to work.

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1 year

@JonRiceCrypto uhm.

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1 year

Bitcoin Security for Proof of Stake? Why Not, Says Babylon

Babylon’s testnet brings Bitcoin-level security to 16 different chains, with plans to eventually expand beyond Cosmos.

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@_bessieliu

7 months

why does it feel like we're being gaslit by the sec

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

@SECGov

10 months

Careful what you read on the internet. The best source of information about the SEC is the SEC.

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1 year

note to self: never start a tweet with @ cuz it goes into ur replies 😪

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2 years

@nelbzzz r u ok

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10 months

@RuddMoore_ @byKatherineRoss @MollyJZuckerman @caseywagnerr @hjfinnerty i don't want to hurt any more boy's feelings

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@whosknave_ bruh

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@_bessieliu

1 year

@smyyguy tru.. but at least this bot has a human profile pic

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2 years

sometimes i wonder if i've ever had an original thought

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@_bessieliu

1 year

If the ANT token can be used to profit its holders, it could be reclassified as an “asset token” — comparable to equities, bonds or derivatives.

Blockworks

@Blockworks_

1 year

NEWS: Aragon DAO removes voting rights from token holders following 51% attack risks

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@_bessieliu

1 year

Ok, so does anyone want to explain to me why so many of the addresses who voted "no fee" on the Uniswap fee switch proposal are brand new with 0 transaction history? 🤨

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@_bessieliu

1 year

@smyyguy how does ur gf feel about this though, fr

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2 years

Cryptocurrencies make up 5% of all global payments withdrawn monthly

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@_bessieliu

1 year

@vikushavas what is real anyway? how do we know we're not just computer codes who live in a complex hologram, programmed to feel and act 🧐

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@_bessieliu

2 years

What are DeFi dApps doing in preparation for the Merge? latest for @Blockworks_

Dreams of Forked Ether Have DeFi Dapps Preparing for Nightmare Scenarios

Those hoping to profit from a proof-of-work fork of Ethereum after the Merge have ETH lenders taking action.

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

6 months

my non-internet fren (yes, i know, i have friends irl) dropped a new single and y'all should give it a listen

Running - Radio Edit

Gifted Fire, Bao Han · Song · 2024

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

10 months

@smyyguy @polkachu_intern he's prob referring to @WestieCapital not u dan

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10 months

@BuildOnBase @GarrettHarper_ it's ur time to shine

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@_bessieliu

2 years

👀

Earning Yields Just Became Easier With Index Coop’s Latest Token

The Market Neutral Yield token (MNYe) will utilize basis trading to create a yield-generating token without price risk.

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

2 years

@morgan_chittum this is the cutest 🥺

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@_bessieliu

1 year

@it_me_kat Saturn has returned into pisces my girl

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2 years

@caseywagnerr i love him

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2 years

🙌🙌

Blockworks

@Blockworks_

2 years

BREAKING: US Attorney confirms arrest of Sam Bankman-Fried in The Bahamas:

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@_bessieliu

2 years

Crypto layoffs continue as OpenSea says goodbye to 20% of its staff. latest @Blockworks_

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@_bessieliu

2 years

the plot thickens

Blockworks

@Blockworks_

2 years

BREAKING: Binance says that it has backed out from the FTX deal

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10 months

@polkachu_intern that requires me to be funny, something I struggle with, evidently.

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@_bessieliu

7 months

@Sebsinclair1989 @DLNewsInfo congrats seb :)

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

1 year

Uniswap community says "no fee," at least for now.

Uniswap Community Doesn’t Pass Fee Switch Proposal

Voting closed at 1:05 pm ET today — after opening on May 25 — with a little over 45% of voters in favor of no fee.

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@_bessieliu

1 year

@byKatherineRoss 🥺🥺

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@_bessieliu

2 years

FTX CEO Bankman-Fried Resigns, Bankruptcy Proceedings Begin

In a statement this morning, 130 affiliated FTX Group companies began Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings as CEO Bankman-Fried stepped down

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

1 year

@EffortCapital i gotchu

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1 year

6/ For more info you can read my latest article here:

Coinbase Enters Phase 3.5 of ‘Secret Master Plan’ With L2 Launch

Coinbase's end goal is to make it easier for developers to build useful dapps and bolster their distribution.

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

2 years

Should You Be Concerned About Flashbots Censorship?

Flashbots has been at the center of centralization and censorship concerns since Ethereum’s move from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake.

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

9 months

@byKatherineRoss he fr out here thinking that his lame ass excuses and lack of accountability would suffice

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

10 months

@WestieCapital @swmartin19 aww thanks guys 💜, but @whosknave_ is def giving me a run for my money haha

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Bessie Liu

@_bessieliu

1 year

software giant SAP is testing cross-border payments on goerli 👇

Blockworks

@Blockworks_

1 year

NEWS: Software company SAP is testing cross-border stablecoin payments

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@0xpibblez hmmmmmmmm mayyyybe

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1 year

@caseywagnerr i love him

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@BoysClubWorld @natashaghoskins @caseywagnerr

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2 years

tl;dr

Coffeezilla

@coffeebreak_YT

2 years

For those who haven't been following: The world's 2nd biggest crypto exchange (FTX) just got bought out today by the number 1 (BINANCE), because it was secretly insolvent by over $1 billion and couldn't cover withdrawals. This is the wildest timeline.

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@davidjgoosey omg he is so cute 😭

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7/ Or check out the empire podcast episode on Spotify: Apple: YouTube:

NEWS: Coinbase launches L2

Breaking News: Coinbase is launching an L2 on Ethereum called Base!Jesse and Will from Coinbase join us to discuss the news and paradigm shift for Coinbase. ...

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