Hello friends 👋🏻 another week has flown by, and here's the roundup of the great stuff from this past week:
Crypto Stuff 🚀
📈 The Markets
$BTC Price is $43,920.81! Up 15.4% in the last 7 days!
$ETH Price is $2,251.74! is Up 10.3% in the last 7 days
The markets are exceptionally green this week, and everyone feels like we've entered a bull market. 🚀
However, I wouldn’t be surprised if the crypto market experiences a downward correction soon (not financial advise 😛). I found the griping about ETH's price quite amusing. We're just emerging from a bear market, and yet, people are already complaining that ETH isn’t surging like Bitcoin. 🤣
The next FED meeting is just 5 days away, and predictions are 99.8% certain that we won't see another interest rate hike. The markets are already aware of this! 🕺🏻💃🏻
🗞️ The News
🔥 This week Google launches Gemini, the AI model it hopes will take down GPT-4. Here’s an impressive demo on what it could do.
📽 The new Coinbase ad, which is truly inspiring, went viral this week.
JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon criticized cryptocurrencies, claiming they are used by criminals. However, it's noteworthy that his bank has its own token, despite being one of the most fined banks in the world
🔥 Bitcoin Surge Blasts $170M in Bearish Shorts as BTC Price Targets $48K
👀 Project I’m looking at
This week, I’ve been exploring some of the Metamask Snaps 🦊. If you're not familiar, Metamask wallets allow you to install secure third-party extensions to enhance the wallet in three main categories: Interoperability, Transaction Insights (especially useful from a security standpoint), and Notifications. The two snaps I've been experimenting with the most are Blockfence and WalletGuard, both focused on improving the security of my transactions. Give them a try if you haven't yet!
🚨 Security Stuff
🤕 L2 DeFi platforms Velodrome, Aerodrome hit by attack on front-end websites
👮🏻♂️ This week, I've been focusing on enhancing my personal security, so I upgraded to Surfshark, which offers both antivirus and VPN solutions to keep you safe online. They offer many great features, and I particularly appreciate their iOS app and the data breach security alert feature.
🆒 Cool Stuff from the Week
🎧 Podcast episode I’m listening to:
This week, I've been more into 'audiobooking' than 'podcasting,' so I don't have much to share. However, I won't leave you without your weekly podcast dose. Here's a podcast that's been recommended to me, and I'm eager to try it out. Maybe you'll be curious about it too!
📱 Cool app I’m using
A fun one this week: 🎅🏻 Video Call Santa 😅. With this app, you can 'call Santa' from your phone. My kid and I made a couple of calls this week to remind him not to forget the presents for Christmas! 🎄. It’s a handy one during the holiday season to add a bit of magic for the little ones.
🤔 Quote I’m pondering:
Seneca is regarded as the best at delivering one-liner stoic wisdom. Here's a quote from him:
📚 What am I reading (or listening 🎧):
Last week, I revisited The Psychology of Money in audio book format. It's such a great book for understanding our relationship with money 💸. Whenever I'm not particularly interested in any podcast episodes, I make time for a few hours of an audiobook during the week
🫵🏻 One question for you:
Thanks for reading 🙏🏻. Don’t forget to leave any feedback if you have on the comment section!
See you next week!