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NEWS: The parent company behind Original Penguin has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Pudgy Penguins, arguing its apparel marks “mislead and deceive” consumers PEI Licensing says it has used its penguin mark since 1956 and sent Pudgy a cease-and-desist in Oct. 2023

Dubai spent 30 years building its brand - with billions of dollars, stability, and the promise of safety. Iran undermined it in 24 hours with a few hundred cheap drones. Buildings can be rebuilt in weeks. The airport will be repaired. The glass will be replaced. But images of smoke over Dubai and the burning Burj Al Arab will remain in the world’s memory forever - because those are the scenes that spread across global media after the drone and missile attacks. A brand is a promise. Dubai sold the world one simple idea: you are safe here. Today, that promise was broken.

Crypto/Web3 Slang cheat sheet Social Slang: AF/ASF – As f*ck FR – For real FYI – For your information ICYMI – In case you missed it IRL – In real life IYKYK – If you know you know NGL – Not gonna lie RN – Right now TBH – To be honest TMI – Too much information Culture & Behavioral: CT – Crypto Twitter DYOR – Do your own research FOMO – Fear of missing out FUD – Fear, uncertainty, and doubt HODL – Hold on for dear life L – Loss(es) NFA – Not financial advice PND – Pump and dump W – Win(s) Trading, Metrics & Finance: CBDC – Central bank digital currency CEFI – Centralized finance CEX – Centralized exchange DCA – Dollar-cost average DEFI – Decentralized finance DEX – Decentralized exchange ETF – Exchange traded fund EV – Expected value FDV – Fully diluted valuation GTD – Guaranteed GWEI – Gigawei (units for paying ETH gas fees) LP – Liquidity provider/pool MC – Market cap RWA – Real world assets TA – Technical analysis TF – Time frames TL – Timeline TVL – Total value locked WL – White list Technology & Infrastructure: DAPP – Decentralized application DEPIN – Decentralized private infrastructure networks EVM – Ethereum virtual machine INFOFI – Information finance L2 – Layer 2 NFT – Non-fungible token POS – Proof of stake POW – Proof of work ZK – Zero-knowledge Funding, Tokens & Organizations: CA – Contract address DAO – Decentralized autonomous organization ICO – Initial coin offering IEO – Initial exchange offering STO – Security token offering TGE – Generation event token VC – Venture capital Compliance & Security: 2FA – Two factor authentication AML – Anti-money laundering KYC – Know your customer

27 predictions for 2026 🧵

Stablecoins aren’t just tokens they’re a full technology stack. Issuance. Settlement. Infrastructure. Distribution And the big shift? Companies are no longer staying in one layer they’re moving up and down the stack. - New payment-native settlement chains are emerging - Stablecoin issuance is becoming a product decision - Infra hides blockchain complexity (custody, compliance, cards, orchestration) - Distribution makes stablecoins invisible to users The winners won’t be who issues the next coin but who connects the stack end-to-end and makes money move instantly, globally, and compliantly.