
Wouter Lockefeer
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Wouter Lockefeer
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Nothing special, just Putin repeating Hitler's speech word for word, justifying the war



Scoop: Julie Davis, the acting US Ambassador in Kyiv, is leaving the State Department having grown frustrated with Trump's dwindling support for Ukraine. Davis's resignation follows that of her predecessor, Bridget Brink, who resigned for similar reasons early last year. W/@christopherjm as.ft.com/r/1781e555-fad…




During talks between U.S. and Iranian delegations in Pakistan, the topic of Ukraine unexpectedly came up. While discussing U.S. guarantees in the event that Iran halts uranium enrichment and abandons the development of nuclear weapons, the Iranian side asked how the United States is fulfilling the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, in which it pledged to respect and protect Ukraine’s sovereignty. The U.S. delegation left the question unanswered.

fundamentally, nfts are a better fit for blockchain tech than defi is - lack of privacy in defi is a huge problem, holding back institutional adoption. for NFTs it’s a feature (provenance) - finance needs to move fast. blockchains are slow. collectibles are inherently low velocity so no problem there - traditional finance is incredibly liquid. it’s unrealistic that defi could ever compete on that front. traditional collectibles otoh are rather illiquid and the liquidity possible on crypto rails can actually make them better (see TCG gachas) - culture is, potentially, a moat. promotional APY boosts isn’t



Orbán's electoral crushing is a far greater achievement than most people realise. He systemically consolidated power for 16 yrs, fixed the electoral map, abused gov power for political purposes & censored media. The hurdles that Hungarians overcame for this moment were immense.


















