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Hello there! We’ve been busy as always here at Decential. Here’s a roundup of the stories and podcasts we published this week in case you missed them. Thank you for your support and interest in our work.

MON. JUNE 12

Freckle TV Rewards You For Your Media Consumption

The web3 media company is building community through rewards-based branded integrations

WED. JUNE 14

Blockchain Doesn’t Discriminate - How the Tech Empowers the Trans Community

With transgender people four-times more likely to face violent attack, the metaverse can offer some reprieve

WED. JUNE 14

“We’ll do better stuff” — Sam Altman is Cautiously Optimistic that Humanity Won’t Eat Itself

A look inside one of the ChatGPT creator’s discussions around the world regarding AI and humanity

THUR. JUNE 15

Bitcoin Mining Operations Increasingly Used to Launder Ill-Gotten Crypto, Chainalysis Says

Crypto gained via ransomware and sent to mining pools has risen 5,000-times since 2018, according to Chainalysis

FRI. JUNE 16

Digital Fashion Pioneer Kadine James on the Power of Storytelling Within Immersive Web3 Environments

James visits Singapore for the first time to meet with the digital fashion community

FRI. JUNE 16

Hong Kong's Push to Be a Crypto Haven Isn't So Clear Cut

Startup activity after a change in Hong Kong regulations shows little international enthusiasm from web3 firms

Decential podcasts

DeCent People With Jack O’Holleran of SKALE Labs

SKALE is seeking to vastly increase the throughput of blockchain transactions in part by selling block space in a wholesale fashion rather than per transaction, making it cheaper

Big Brother and the Hodling Company With Alec (AL3C) D’Alelio | Music artist, Reveel, Campfire

Hear from Alec about the early beta of Lens Protocol which may come to be the new Twitter (and much more) for the web3 world

Lights Camera Crypto With David Cash | Founder of Cash Labs

Hear how David went from buying Bitcoin in 2014 to buy weed from integrating with major brands that want to explore web3 possibilities

The Karsen Daily Show With Sonni Abatta

Learn how Sonni transitioned from TV news to digital media