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Picking a launch event that worked for her product's timeline was the easy part. Michelle had to make her product worthy—among Salesforce's more than 90 others at the time—to get featured in a center stage keynote and be ready for Salesforce's massive sales team to sell.
The fact that “decentralized” assets have “centralized” dependencies leads to two major conclusions. First, NFTs are useless—propped up by fraud, speculation, and misunderstanding. This was often the case in 2021 and is likely to remain largely true for years to come. Second, the untapped potential of this technology is extraordinary and will be realized as the utility of, and access to, blockchain-based games and products expands.
The Metaverse
Matthew Ball
Dimon and Carney were fighting about a lot of money: the Basel III requirements would significantly increase JPMorgan’s cost of doing business and could cut into its profits. But much more is at stake than JPMorgan’s balance sheet. That weekend exchange is a telling moment in the story of the plutocrats’ relationship with the state—more significant, even, than high-profile wrangling over taxes on the plutocracy, like carried interest or the charge on large estates.
Plutocrats
Chrystia Freeland
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