Episode 1241

Barclays blocks Binance, China pauses Didi downloads + Steezy CEO Evan Zhou | E1241

Jul 7, 202159:32Watch on YouTube

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Show notes:

0:00 Start

2:34 Binance banned in the UK, Barclays takes action

9:23 OurCrowd - Check out the Deal of the Week at https://ourcrowd.com/twist

10:39 Founder promotion, comparing regulated vs. unregulated exchanges to casinos

16:40 Didi’s headline scare, new app downloads blocked in China shortly after IPO

26:10 Brainbase - File a trademark for $169 at https://brainbase.com/twist

27:44 Steezy CEO & Co-Founder Evan Zhou

32:56 Consumer monetization

36:18 Importance of mobile in consumer software

37:36 Masterworks - Skip the waitlist using code TWIST at https://masterworks.io/twist

39:05 Steezy’s major video innovations

43:15 Pandemic growth, building instructor relationship, building the Disney for dance

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Referenced in the show:

https://www.ft.com/content/a10c297f-c8dd-48b1-9744-09d4ff2e89ca

https://www.coindesk.com/u-k-bank-barclays-blocks-payments-to-binance

https://www.coindesk.com/binances-coinmarketcap-acquisition-is-a-bet-that-crypto-really-is-for-the-masses

https://coinmarketcap.com/rankings/exchanges/

https://twitter.com/cz_binance/status/1410599088010141699

https://twitter.com/CryptoWhale/status/1409022776405602310

https://twitter.com/JacobKinge/status/1412171285644316674

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/04/didi-app-suspended-in-china-over-data-protection.html

https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-s-internet-regulator-reviewing-cybersecurity-of-ride-hailing-business-didi-chuxing-11625231216#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWe%20plan%20to%20conduct%20a,Chinese%20antitrust%20authorities%20in%20April.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/jack-ma-alibaba-ant-china/2021/01/20/eb6b5d32-5adb-11eb-a849-6f9423a75ffd_story.html

https://money.cnn.com/2018/04/12/technology/toutiao-app-bytedance-china/index.html

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/nov/04/jack-ma-ant-group-is-tamed-social-media-reacts-after-china-blocks-ipo

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