In the eye of the tornado
I attended Alex Pertsev’s hearing last Tuesday, in Den Bosch, as they were judging his preliminary detention. At play, his potential release to be detained at home with an ankle monitor, while awaiting trial. It didn’t go as hoped.
Alex was arrested on August 10th in the Netherlands and has been detained ever since, with no clear charges. We patiently listened to the prosecution and defense arguing Alex being a flight risk or not and then casually scheduling the next hearing to February 20th 2023… extending his imprisonment by another 90 days. An exemplary moment of the crushing criminal system at play against the individual.
Nothing new was brought up, only the usual misunderstandings around Tornado Cash and various attempts at character assassination.
Not your keys, not your crypto right? Riiiiight?!
This year is seems like CEX is going out of its way to make this saying ever more true. A few debacles, millions down the drain and an impressive lineup of failed businesses such as 3AC, Celsius and now FTX. While SBF continues to live his glamorous life, lobbies against DeFi…. Alex is deprived freedom.
Our heart goes out to everyone that was impacted. We know that bridges to the fiat world are still necessary, please send your fiat, make the trade and get out.
Meetups are where the magic happens
Our next events
29/11 Community Call - tonight, at 20:00 - DM me if want to join
11/01 Crypto Drinks - Rotterdam
19/01 Crypto Drinks - Zürich
Did you say CryptoCanal merch?
Many of you raved about our t-shirts and hoodies that we made for ETHDay and DeFiDay during Devconnect. We’ve since spotted a few at various conferences which warmed our hearts. Soooo in the making is a merch shop, please bear with us as we step into this e-commerce adventure.
Save the date!
ETHDam was launched during Devcon Bogota and we’ve spent the last few months scouting venues and event partners. Our hearts landed with Pakhuis de Zwijger - where we organised DeFiDay in April 2022 - please mark your agendas, as ETHDam a conference-hackathon will occur on the 19/20/21 of May 2023 at Pakhuis de Zwijger in Amsterdam.
Never stop learning
Nicoletta and I are ready to hit the road, we’ve developed a b2b experiential learning workshop for teams called “What the Duck is crypto” and it’s awesome. In one day, we make sure to cover all the fundamentals in a fun, experiential manner. No more boring presentations, only in person moments you are your team can cherish.
You want to make sure your team is informed and educated on crypto? You’ve heard about it a hundred times but you still can’t fully grasp what’s at play? It’s all available online but you don’t know where to find the right information? You believe this is the next important industry and don’t want to miss out? If you answered any of the above “yes” than let’s jump on a call. 🦆
“A government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims.”
― Ayn Rand