BREAKDOWN: 'Stacking Sats' vs. 'ETH is Money' - The Memes That Shaped 2019
NLW breaks down ten memes and narratives that dominated the crypto conversation in 2019.
Dec 18, 2019
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From “digital gold” to “stacking sats” to “ETH is money,” 2019 was a year of narrative battlegrounds and meme warfare. And when every narrative is competing for scarce resources and attention, things are sure to get contentious.
This special episode breaks down Ryan Selkis’ recent list of top ten crypto narratives and adds a few more worthy of note. Does “The Revolution Need Rules?” Is “Dissident Tech” the newest important area of focus.
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