Tribe Vibe - The Decentralisation Edition
Tribe Vibe - The Decentralisation Edition
☀️ Hello Tribe Vibers!
This week we saw the current US administration increase its hostility towards bitcoin and crypto, while Latam continues its embrace of the technology. We interview Joyce Brand, an American author and resident of a ZEDE, also known as a “Free City” in Honduras - find out more them below.
Editorial Note
Welcome to another exciting week in Bitcoin! Coming up:
👩🎓 Bitcoin 101: Learn about Free Cities!
🗞News: The latest Bitcoin News
🚀 Founders: Discover the latest tools and tech
👩💼Women in Bitcoin: Connect with other women in the Bitcoin Industry
🐣Moms: Bitcoin for Teens!
🎧 & 🎥Vibe of the Week: Our content recommendations
🎓 Free Cities
Learn about Free Cities and how they work with this free course with Looking Glass Education.
📈 Trending Topics in the News
1. Biden’s Admin Vetoes Repeal of SAB 121
The Scoop🕵️♂️: SAB 121, also known as the "Statement on Auditing Standards No. 121: Audit Risk and Materiality in Conducting an Audit," is an auditing standard issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). This standard provides guidance to auditors on how to assess audit risk and materiality in conducting an audit. The standard had a significant impact on highly regulated US firms wishing to hold bitcoin and crypto.
The Senate passed a CRA overturning the standard. However the Biden administration vetoed the bill on Friday 31st May.Why you should care🚨: Arguably you shouldn’t, because bitcoin is best held in self-custody, not on an exchange or with a bank. However, for the US economy this is a blow as it stymies the industry and encourages firms to locate their activities in less capricious jurisdictions such as the Middle East.
Here is the full statement put out by Biden’s team:
2. Nayib Bukele, El Salvador
The Scoop🕵️♂️: President Bukele of El Salvador was sworn in for a second term. You can watch the swearing in here.
Why you should care🚨: El Salvador was the first country in the world to make Bitcoin legal tender. While the West is increasingly missing the boat with Bitcoin, Bukele has successfully revived the Salvadoran economy and attracted masses of tourists and investors including Google. El Salvador is sparking interest from other Latam countries who want to learn from their success and building partnerships with the Middle East. Moreover, Bukele has brought crime levels down so low that El Salvador is now statistically safer than Canada 🇨🇦.
The event was attended by several world leaders including the Honduran President Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, and Argentinian President Javier Milei as well as US media and politicians.
🌎 The global power bases are shifting.
🚀 Founders
Hannah Rosenberg and her husband Erik are co-founders of Velas Commerce, a Bitcoin and Lightning Software Development company. In this week’s edition of their newsletter they pose the following question:
“AI is disrupting the web economy: Bitcoin's business potential
Directing traffic to targeted websites and grabbing users' attention are the business foundations of much of the current internet. Pay per click and web advertising are no doubt taking an increasing hit as web traffic moves to AI generated summaries and question and answer chats. So how will businesses get paid for providing the content that these AI agents consume and reproduce for users?”
To find out the answer, check out their newsletter here 👇
💼 Women in Bitcoin
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👩👧👦 Bitcoin for Kids Teens
We cover a lot of Bitcoin-themed toys and games for children, so this week we wanted to feature a new Bitcoin adventure book series created by a school teacher, especially for teenagers!
👇The first instalment of the Coded Shadows series by J. Empyre has been released this week.
“Three kids, three lives, and one extraordinary discovery.”
🛍 Get your copy here
🎧 & 🎥 Vibe of the Week - Joyce Brand, Free Cities
Must-Listen Podcast: 🎧 This week we caught up with Joyce Brand, Free City pioneer, author and resident of Ciudad Morazan in Honduras.
What are Free Cities?
“Free Cities are self-governing territories that uphold individual rights and freedoms.” Visit the Free Cities Foundation website to find out more.
We talked about:
✅ What went wrong with the American project (spoiler alert, it was the constitution...yes we know...shocking right?)
✅ What is a Free City?
✅ How are Free Cities governed? and so much more!
About Joyce
Joyce Brand is a versatile professional with experience as a writer, editor, film editor, manager, consultant, and free city pioneer. She promotes voluntary communities with governance as a service, emphasizing special jurisdictions to enhance freedom and prosperity. Joyce authored "Pioneering Prosperity: The Morazan Model for Free Cities" and co-authored "Economics and the Spiritual Life of Free Men" with Spencer Heath. She is a writer and editor for the Free Cities Foundation and consults with the Adrianople Group, providing geopolitical market research and business intelligence solutions.
Joyce holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and History from the University of Kentucky and is proficient in Spanish. She engages with thought leaders like Lex Fridman and has written success stories for the commercial real estate industry through her company, Joyce Brand, Storyteller. Her professional journey includes roles as a creative copywriter, film editor, and story consultant, including work at Renegade Studios.
Follow Joyce:
www.morazanmodel.com
www.morazan.city
www.free-cities.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joycebrand/
With her vast experience and dedication to innovative governance models, Joyce Brand continues to be a leading voice in the free cities movement, advocating for communities that thrive on freedom and voluntary association.
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