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Dfinity’s ICP crypto complaint, Snap/Twitter earnings, China’s e-learning crackdown & more | E1252

E1252 • Jul 23, 2021 • 69 mins

Jason Calacanis discusses the class action complaint against Dfinity, Snapchat's impressive Q2 earnings, and Twitter's strong financial performance. He also talks about the Chinese government's plans for the ed-tech sector, Alphabet's new industrial automation venture, and the current state of San Francisco's real estate market.

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0:00	Introduction
2:46	a16z-backed crypto organization Dfinity is facing a class action complaint for their ICP token
11:41	Calm for Business - Get one month free
13:13	Dfinity’s funding sources & Jason’s take
19:33	Snapchat’s Q2 earnings blew away estimates
25:49	Embroker - Get an extra 10% off using code TWIST
27:24	Twitter’s strong earnings
34:15	The CCP is considering turning it's ed-tech sector non-profit
38:49	SnackMagic - Get 10% off gifting a snack box using code TWIST
40:23	Alphabet’s new industrial automation company
47:22	Real estate update - San Francisco has 17M sq. ft. of vacant office space
58:28	Jason's old Disney+ predictions

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