Is TradFi the way for mass Web3 adoption?

Quick question before we get into the meat today.

We want to get new subs here for this newsletter and for DR as a whole. To that end, I’m thinking of creating something that persuades people to sign up.

A simple lead magnet.

I wondered what would be the lead magnet you would most want and would persuade you to sign up for this.

If you could hit reply or tweet us at @DecReviews / @HeyPJB, that would be a huge help.

Cheers!

Quick hits

• ​Deutsche Bank applies for digital asset license in Germany- Deutsche Bank, the largest bank in Germany with over $1.3 trillion in assets, applies for a digital asset license. Great news to see more tradfi adopt more blockchain solutions.
• ​Alibaba appoints crypto friendly chairman — Joseph Tsai has just been appointed as the new chairman for Chinese mega-brand Alibaba. If you don’t know, Tsai is a proponent and supporter of blockchain and crypto. Being appointed to the top seat in a company with so much influence within China might be the initial domino that helps China more freely adopt crypto.
• ​Etherscan adds ChatGPT support — I absolutely hate having to figure out on-chain explorers. They have to be among the most annoying elements of Web3 in terms of UX. Good news is, Etherscan has implemented OpenAI’s ChatGPT to read on-chain data and allow people to easily query it. Should make research and dev…