The Decential Digest

Pudgy Penguins I DSCVR socialfi on Solana I Andrew Yang, RFK Jr. & Ted Cruz speak at North American Blockchain Conference

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Decential Media
November 18, 2023

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.

A note to our readers: we won’t be publishing a Decential Digest newsletter next week but will be back on Dec. 2. For our readers in the U.S. who celebrate Thanksgiving we hope you have a restful week.

MON. NOV. 13

Pudgy Penguins and the Pursuit of the Character Legacy Brand

Pudgy Penguins founder Luca Netz is betting on an emotional relationship forming between real Pudgy toys sold at Walmart and their digital NFTs

WED. NOV. 15

DSCVR Spearheads SocialFi Industry Growth with New Solana Partnership

The launch aims to increase their user base and expand their tokenized communities

THUR. NOV. 16

Andrew Yang on Using Blockchain to Solve America’s Big Problems 

The Independent presidential candidate said blockchain can make voting simpler and safer

THUR. NOV. 16

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “Decentralization is Democracy” 

The independent presidential candidate said if he’s elected he’d make the U.S. the central hub for digital technology

FRI. NOV. 17

“Our goal is nothing short of audacious” — Singapore Fintech Festival Rallies Bankers, Regulators and Innovators to Build a Better World 

For fintech founders and financial institution leaders, this year’s Singapore Fintech Festival provided a unique opportunity to glean the latest government positions on digitization, tokenization of assets, financial inclusion and environmental sustainability goals  

FRI. NOV. 17

Texas Senator Ted Cruz: “The Most Dangerous Threat to Blockchain is the United States Government” 

Cruz vowed to keep Texas a leader in Bitcoin mining

Decential podcasts

DeCent People With Philip Martin

The self-described “security nerd” was a counterintelligence officer both in the U.S. and abroad before he got into crypto and rose to be chief security officer at Coinbase.