Michael McSweeney

2 weeks ago | mail.blockworks.com | Michael McSweeney

I guess the Trump team figured out a way to defy gravity, memecoin style. Earlier this week, a private dinner with President Trump was announced for “[t]he top $TRUMP Coin holders.” Specifically, the “TOP 25 COIN HOLDERS” according to the, uh, splashy website that debuted alongside the announcement. Predictably, TRUMP pumped, and is up more than 8% on the day.

3 weeks ago | blockworks.co | Michael McSweeney

This is The Riff segment from a recent edition of the Empire newsletter, where newsletter writer Katherine Ross and other contributors opine on recent happenings in crypto. To read full editions, . On our minds: Content coinsI'm of two minds here. First (and this was my gut reaction), I wonder if we really need another segment that lacks inherent utility. And, like I wrote above, is this something that lasts? You all know my background prior to crypto.

3 weeks ago | mail.blockworks.com | Michael McSweeney

Brought to you by: If they build it, will they come? Earlier this week on the Supply Shock podcast newsletter, we discussed an interesting report out of Reuters about China and crypto. TL;DR ‚ÄĒ there‚Äôs a debate going on about what, exactly, to do with confiscated coins. Now, you‚Äôre probably thinking, well, why doesn‚Äôt China just HODL? And perhaps it should. Another school of thought that Americans might know is the school of thought that encourages SODL instead.

2 months ago | blockworks.co | Michael McSweeney

A new voice in crypto coverage for gaming, tokens, NFTs and more has arrived. This afternoon, we're officially launching The Drop, a newsletter delivered Monday through Friday with the latest news, analysis and more from the crypto ecosystems' buzziest apps, games and tokens. As we shared when we first acquired The Drop brand back in October from founder Gannon Breslin, our goal here is to focus on what I like to call the "application layer" of crypto.

Nov 6, 2024 | blockworks.co | Michael McSweeney

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