Happy Friday, Blockfolians
The Lede
That’s what Qiao Wang called the $117m BTC airdrop coming to citizens of El Salvador.
Last night, President Nayib Bukele announced the airdrop in an hour long address to his nation about the new Bitcoin as legal tender policies.
For those of us watching from the outside, Nic Carter pretty well captured the significance:
What a time to be alive!
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Community Commentary
Good news on the “no oppressive regulation front”
Very cool, Jack
The #bitcoin development community above all else.
As more companies and institutions get into the mix, we all want to help protect and spread what makes #bitcoin open development so perfect.
This day is focused on education and actions to do just that.
A Really Big Number We Should Be Paying Attention To
$2.2B
That’s the size of A16Z’s new crypto fund. Yowza!