The 6 Most Important Things to Know in Crypto This Week
<#1 probably nothing>
JPMorgan to Bring Trillions of Dollars of Tokenised Assets to DeFi.
Trillions. With a “T”
<#2 probably nothing>
Mastercard CEO says the main cross-border payment system will not exist in 5 years.
Complete disruption by blockchain is coming, and most TradFi execs are asleep at the wheel. It’s mind blowing! 🤯
<#3 probably nothing>
PayPal now supports the transfer of crypto between PayPal and external wallets
Previously PayPal customers who purchased crypto, could not get custody of their assets.
Enabling transfer to self-custody is a major step towards delivering on the promise of Web3.
<#4 Crypto Energy Use & Environmental Impact>
Ethereum's energy usage will soon decrease by ~99.95%
Ethereum will be completing the transition to Proof-of-Stake in the upcoming months.
This article explains how Ethereum's energy usage will soon decrease by ~99.95%
<#5 Crypto Energy Use & Environment Impact>
See our guide for business leaders, “Is Crypto, Blockchain & Web3 bad for the environment?“ to learn more about Crypto’s impact on our planet
<#6 design for good>
“When creating the foundations for an ideal society, we should imagine that we do not know where we ourselves will fall within it.” - John Rawls
This thought experiment is known as the “veil of ignorance”.
When designing sustainable token economic systems, imagine you do not know where you yourself will fall within it.