The Weekend Shift: Crypto, Banking, Politics

Welcome to the 110th Weekend Shift!

What’s the deal? Over the weekend, we’ll update this post with some of the most interesting articles, podcasts, charts, and opinion pieces we’re too busy to write about.

OK, only crypto? Not necessarily. We do that Monday to Friday, so we try to explore new subjects on weekends.

Feel free to join in and submit entries on Twitter. Any topic is fair game.

March 18

22 mins ago

The Context.

20 mins ago

ICYMI

19 mins ago

China says President Xi Jinping will visit Russia from Monday to Wednesday in an apparent show of support for Russian President Vladimir Putin https://t.co/qAwtfYSA57
— TIME (@TIME) March 17, 2023

Small talk.

18 mins ago

Breaking News: The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin of Russia for war crimes. The court said that Putin bore individual criminal responsibility for the abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children. https://t.co/FM93YQ3uMA pic.twitter.com/t2fh3FjNdJ
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 17, 2023

In the meantime.

17 mins ago

Korean crypto streamer Satto got liquidated for just under $1,000,000 on a live stream just now.
Meanwhile, his chat is shtting on him.
Brutal pic.twitter.com/qhbUXzXePJ
— exitscammed (@exitscammed) March 14, 2023

Ouch.

16 mins ago

You can’t make this up.
Euler exploiter just sent 100 ETH to a victim after finding out he has been a link marine for the last six years. pic.twitter.com/mZa6zbpWAP
— fart conneisseur the third (@fartconthird) March 16, 2023

15 mins ago

Would you subscribe to a Caroline Ellison only fans
— LWT (@LWTTrading) March 12, 2023

Cold.

15 mins ago

Indeed..

14 mins ago

Tune in.

13 mins ago

Protesters have disrupted traffic in Paris as angry critics, political opponents and labor unions around France blasted President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to force a bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 through parliament without a vote. https://t.co/uTpfGioBqq
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 17, 2023

13 mins ago

Retirement age in France is too low. That’s a legit issue.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 18, 2023

Shots fired.

13 mins ago

Kia and Hyundai thefts have boomed by as much as 900% in some US cities, Insider’s @BrittaLokting writes.
So, what’s the cause of this wild car-theft spree? It all started with a viral TikTok. ⬇️https://t.co/HEqddzyfbo
— Insider (@thisisinsider) March 16, 2023

12 mins ago

ICYMI

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10 mins ago

Tokyo’s cherry blossoms have begun blooming, tying records set in 2020 and 2021 for the earliest start dates on record. https://t.co/f1QiCUHRo1
— VICE World News (@VICEWorldNews) March 14, 2023

JUST IN
5 mins ago

1/ Silvergate’s liquidation has contributed to a drop in crypto and US bank stock prices.
Short sellers have made $780M on Silvergate, down 98% from a November ‘21 peak.
How did the crypto-friendly bank get here? pic.twitter.com/B0det7lIWj
— Protos (@Protos) March 10, 2023

ICYMI

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Source: https://protos.com/weekend-shift-crypto-banking-politics/