This week in Business Twitter: Web3 crashes Art Basel, Tether takes heat, Elizabeth Holmes’ schedule gives us all anxiety, and Jack bids Twitter adieu We take a look at how crypto and Silicon Valley are invading a decades-old art show, at the Holmes trial as it winds down, and at Jack Dorsey's departure from Twitter. Christie Smythe 12.3.21 5:47 PM
How Guy Griffithe went from making a thumb wrestling mockumentary to promoting a pot investment scam The president of Bridgegate Pictures Corp., who has made at least nine flicks and worked with VR film specialist Travis Cloyd, now owes $5.3 million for his role in a "Ponzi-like" scheme. Christie Smythe 11.29.21 6:14 PM
This week in Business Twitter: Alex Svanevik says real estate is dying, founders rally around April Koh, Andrew Yang defends Dave Chapelle, and “old money” gets into DAOs We start with a blockchain analytics firm co-founder making a bold prediction about investment returns, while acknowledging that he has “no credentials except my profile pic is a penguin.” Christie Smythe 11.26.21 10:30 PM
This week in Business Twitter: Crypto has a Colonel Jessup moment, a DAO tries to buy the Constitution, and Silicon Valley comes out swinging for MetaKovan This week it's all about crypto. At this point, we might as well admit that's all anyone wants to talk about. Christie Smythe 11.21.21 7:16 PM
This week in Business Twitter: Bill Ackman’s account wasn't hacked, Elon Musk’s $26 billion Twitter poll, and Balaji Srinivasan on YIMBYism High stakes this week with Elon Musk polling Twitter on selling $26 billion worth of stock, and a famed hedge fund manager takes a stand on the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. Christie Smythe 11.12.21 11:05 PM
This week in Business Twitter: NYC mayor-elect Eric Adams goes big on Bitcoin, a cryptobro melts down at an NFT conference, Zillow lays off 2,000 employees, and a crypto influencer pulls the rug This week, NFTs and Bitcoin all but took over Business Twitter. Even New York mayor-elect Eric Adams endorsed the cryptocurrency. Ivan De Luce 11.5.21 9:55 PM