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Show Summary
- Crypto as a solution to cross-border payment friction: The group discusses the friction of moving money across borders and how crypto can be a solution to this problem.
- Markets moving together: The group talks about how the crypto market moves in tandem with the general stock market and how it will trend up in the future.
- Stability of currencies: The stability of currencies is debatable, with some being relatively reliable for trade, while others are very unstable.
- Digital currencies: There is a lot of talk about central bank digital currencies and their potential impact on privacy and control.
- Ripple and cross-border payments: Ripple's technology is important in the changing economic infrastructure on a global scale, particularly in cross-border payment movement.
- Crypto tax reporting rules: The US Treasury Department has proposed new crypto tax reporting rules to crack down on crypto users who may be failing to pay their taxes.
- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: A provision aimed to increase tax reporting requirements, estimated to bring in close to $28 billion over a decade.
- Building a Community: The importance of building a community through live shows and engaging with viewers, including plans for NFT projects and tribes.


Links to Articles We Discuss
Real-world asset tokenization represents a fundamental shift in finance.
— Ripple (@Ripple) August 24, 2023
Discover how tokenization unlocks liquidity, transparency, and simplicity for financial institutions and enterprises in our 2023 New Value Report: https://t.co/WoQxlbbyBQ pic.twitter.com/zvrIIXQ5LM
How many payments were processed in the 60 seconds it took Brendan Berry to explain how blockchain improves payments?
— Ripple (@Ripple) August 25, 2023
Answer in the comments.#CryptoInOneMinute ⏱️ pic.twitter.com/0rPAkqh0H3
91% of executives say their loyalty programs should provide more rewards or benefits. ⭐️
— Ripple (@Ripple) August 23, 2023
Learn how blockchain-enabled programs can evolve brand rewards and loyalty in our latest report with @PwC. https://t.co/v0v7eBQfVD pic.twitter.com/rVXQIU1gz8
🎉 Exciting news: GemWallet has just surpassed 1,000+ weekly users on the Chrome Store! 🚀
— GemWallet 💎 (@gemwallet_app) August 23, 2023
A big THANK YOU for the tremendous support. Your trust and feedback empower us to keep innovating and enhancing GemWallet. 💎
Onwards and upwards! pic.twitter.com/x05hZNDnwJ
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Several #XRP holders got irritated at me b/c I said we must admit @ethereumJoseph, who quickly hired Sullivan & Cromwell, right after Clayton’s appointment, to represent @Consensys, including hiring several S&C lawyers as staff attorneys, including making a S&C Partner Deputy… https://t.co/7qxzkRjO0c
— John E Deaton (@JohnEDeaton1) August 20, 2023
Financial Giant Western Union Begins Experimenting With Ripple XRP https://t.co/Kth0Bs7dMF
— Digital Assets Daily (@AssetsDaily) August 25, 2023
The CEO of Western Union quoted in this article resigned nearly 3 years ago. This news source needs to not be shared or engaged with. pic.twitter.com/zqGNoocjov
— 🌸Crypto Eri 🪝Carpe Diem (@sentosumosaba) August 26, 2023
The argument in the United States has historically been the third party doctrine (no reasonable expectation of privacy in information you willingly disclose to a third party) but now, for the first time, the government is trying to apply this logic to cases without third parties.
— David "JoelKatz" Schwartz (@JoelKatz) August 26, 2023
More SDXL 1.0 silliness. pic.twitter.com/jczCzRr4lV
— David "JoelKatz" Schwartz (@JoelKatz) August 26, 2023
📢 TOMORROW 2PM EST: END OF SUMMER BASH ‼️
— xrp.cafe ☕ (@xrpcafe) August 25, 2023
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Join, have fun, win NFTs ☀️ᴗ☀️ pic.twitter.com/lW4y3l83MD
BREAKING: China has landed on Mars and was able to pay a Martian to film their landing in real time. pic.twitter.com/oIdBR6cS9T
— Stew Peters (@realstewpeters) August 25, 2023
