The Weekend Shift: Tether, Mario Nawfal, Binance

Welcome to the 123rd 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.

23 mins ago

Starting off with the latest issue of the Context by Bennett Tomlin

22 mins ago

The biggest story this week dropped on Friday.

22 mins ago

Banq alleges founder stole assets to start crypto custodian Fortress Well Done !!! Plenty of Crime in The Casino https://t.co/llPRKKCXC2
— Marc Cohodes (@AlderLaneEggs) June 14, 2023

Also this week.

21 mins ago

Isn’t it cool that less than two weeks after we published this article Wyre announced they were shutting down? https://t.co/hpXBZ3HSV5
— Bennett Tomlin (@BennettTomlin) June 17, 2023

Coincidence?

14 mins ago

Reddit flooded with reports that Binance US customers can’t withdraw funds.
Remember- the SEC order does NOT prevent users from withdrawing!
4444444444 https://t.co/kKjFbkvznd
— DIRTY BUBBLE MEDIA: GOOD LUCK, GOOD BYE. (@MikeBurgersburg) June 16, 2023

21 mins ago

Hilarious.

20 mins ago

NEWS: Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino told investors that ad spending in several advertiser categories is now up at least 40% YoY, including health, consumer packaged goods & financial services.
Twitter is applying for “money transmitter licenses” in all 50 U.S. states – Reuters
— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) June 17, 2023

Apparently…

20 mins ago

Reply of the week, by far.

19 mins ago

Doesn’t seem awkward at all.

18 mins ago

N’Golo Kante is the most humble man in football.
He drives a banged up old Mini, does his shopping at Asda, and meets up with fans to play FIFA.
As the midfield maestro departs the Premier League, here’s the story of football’s nicest bloke… pic.twitter.com/ti9NqjGcvo
— The Upshot (@UpshotTowers) June 15, 2023

Great thread.

18 mins ago

You might think the Jeffrey Epstein story is over and that you already know more than you want to about the years of abuse he inflicted.
But nearly four years after his death, the story is still far from over – because there’s a new wave of lawsuits building up.
— Tortoise (@tortoise) June 14, 2023

Looks interesting.

18 mins ago

I’ve been trying to find an answer to this. Perhaps it lies in the Bitcoin Endowment Fund? https://t.co/RqoFBqZ4MV
— KHONSHU🔻コンスコンス・ラー🌖♟️🎯🌐 (@fistofkhonshu69) June 14, 2023

Throwback to our piece on the Bitcoin Endowment Fund.

17 mins ago

Chats between Samuel Lim (former Binance Chief Compliance Officer) and Alvin Bro (another Binance employee):
Lim: “bnb suka suka anyday can go to zero”
Bro: “can easily go to cents”
Lim: “anyone who takes BNB now is fking brave” pic.twitter.com/XX7tZJO4V0
— Molly White (@molly0xFFF) June 7, 2023

Also hilarious.

17 mins ago

Some stuff you didn’t know about Mario Nawfal, one of the most popular Twitter Spaces hosts.

16 mins ago

Look at this predator.

16 mins ago

Also this week.

14 mins ago

Interesting.

13 mins ago

Tune in to the Protos Newsroom playlist. Optimized for the weekend.\

13 mins ago

ICYMI

12 mins ago

Also.

10 mins ago

I thought Protos was an anti-crypto investigative journalist blog that just went after crypto scams and Ponzi schemes.
But then I just saw they did a whole thing on Bitcoin miniscript back in Feb.
What is Protos?https://t.co/vvbl0tMMUa
— Brad Mills 🔑⚡️ (@bradmillscan) June 12, 2023

What is Protos to you?

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9 mins ago

Goes without saying, but if OPNX becomes the biggest exch, will rebuy the Goose at any price. For the culture.
Congrats to the new buyer, Dmitri, Sotheby’s, and the 3AC estate. History was made.
— Kyle Davies 🐂 (@KyleLDavies) June 16, 2023

Cheeky.

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9 mins ago

No. BlackRock joined a dozen companies who already filed a spot ETF application
VanEck, Valkyrie Investments, NYDIG/Stone Ridge, First Trust/SkyBridge, Fidelity/Wise Origin, Kryptoin, Galaxy Digital, Ark Invest, Global X, One River, Invesco Bitcoin ETF, Grayscale, etc
Not new
— Pledditor (@Pledditor) June 15, 2023

This post will be updated over the weekend.

Source: https://protos.com/the-weekend-shift-tether-mario-nawfal-binance/