Dirk Siebels

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What’s interesting about this is that Shell doesn’t actually produce a lot of oil and gas. They’re developing into much more of an energy trader which is great for them because they can just as well trade other stuff (e.g. hydrogen) in the future.

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I was 7 km away from today's mystery location 📍. Can you beat me?

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My main question about this is whether he actually believes a single word of what he's saying. If he does, he's not qualified to do his job. If he doesn't, he's not hones enough to do his job. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzlGr6VlKKA

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What about those who don’t care so much about crypto and much more about blockchain tech, decentralization and stuff like that? Crypto can just be a means to an end, not something that has to 100x your wealth in two months.

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I scored 222 points in the Football Quiz on Falsenine! 🏆 Can you beat my score?

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New website design almost done, check it out: https://www.blockswithbenefits.com/ And I can only recommend Beehiiv over Substack. Get in touch if you haven't heard about them, it's a great platform. And don't forget to subscribe, obviously. And forward our newsletter to your non-crypto friends if you have any... 😉

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Not disagreeing with the appcoins take but UX also has a long way to go. Example from Africa which is truly mobile-first in ways that many builders don't understand it seems. Some stats: - 86% of web traffic in Nigeria comes from mobile - >60% of financial transactions in Kenya are on phones - Similar situation in many other countries (although good stats are a challenge) Go to any busy market and you can see people using apps with one hand and handling daily life with the other. It's not about "optimise for mobile". It's "mobile is the only platform that matters". Web3 apps (or indeed any apps) winning here? They work with sometimes patchy connections and one-handed use. And that's easily transferable to pretty much any other market.

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It’s funny cause it’s true.

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Is there anybody here who is playing @footium (or has heard about it and would like to give it a try)?

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I'm a Builder-Pragmatist (-4.5, 3.0) on the Onchain Alignment Chart! Check out your position:

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Here's a thought: Many Web3 founders and marketers don't understand incentives. Web3 mixes performance-based marketing (i.e. tokenomics) with brand marketing (i.e. mindshare). It leads to inconsistent results. Buyers come for the token and leave when the price doesn't live up to their expectations. That’s COMPLETELY different than coming for the brand. A performance-based approach doesn't align well with brand marketing. Tokens are not the value of brands, yet brands are perceived as valued by token prices. Does that help to retain clients/users? What's your take on this and if you agree, how can it possibly be fixed?

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Sent out our weekly newsletter today - have a look, feel free to subscribe and get in touch for anything we should cover: https://www.blockswithbenefits.com/p/newsletter-2025-03-11 We’re explaining crypto to non-crypto people. (Believe it or not, they do exist so just forward this if you happen to know any. 😉)

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Inflation isn’t just prices going up. It’s when prices for stuff on sale go up. Next month, the special offers may be even more expensive than the regular prices.

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So, Germany's soon-to-be chancellor is running into trouble already. After annihilating his election promises (from "no new debt" to "€500bn on infrastructure plus many billions on defence" within days), his own party isn't happy. Now he may not even have the votes to get his plans approved: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/10/germanys-green-party-rejects-merzs-spending-proposals Problem is that this needs a two-third majority. Virtually impossible in the new parliament, possible with help from the Green Party in the current one. The hitch is that they are currently in gov't but soon in opposition and don't like the way all that money should be spent – which is fair, given that they weren't part of the negotiation at all. That now has implications on Europe's big plans on defence spending as Germany is supposed to be a major contributor. And there's the tiny issue of political stability in the EU's largest economy.

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So much talk about AI, agents and so on. How much of that will be real and how much is just hype? There are not a lot of companies that have really perfected the art of data storage which is a lot less sexy than talking about some new AI project and marketing your AI-powered service.

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What's your state of mind right now? (Full credit to xkcd.com which has been the best for such a long time.)

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Silver lining is that the price of eggs might go down as well.

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Good reminder that risks are interconnected. This is from the WEF's "Global Risks Report" (a bit more here: https://shorturl.at/ANrAH). In short: Looking at disinformation, inter-state conflict or climate change alone doesn't cut it. Different types of risks are connected and can amplify each other.

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Here's a very good read about crypto policy in the US under the Trump administration (written by the Chief Strategy Officer of USDC issuer Circle): https://www.gisreportsonline.com/r/cryptocurrency-regulations

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Is anybody interested in background about BlackRock’s deal to buy lots of port terminals from a Hong Kong-based conglomerate? Let me know, that’s my day job. ☺️

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