Bitcoin: we’re still learning where its limits are.

But wouldn’t you like it if your Bitcoin plan was unlimited?

Seriously: Bitcoin might torpedo the world’s cellphone plans to create a new world order.

And no matter which country, or which phone carrier you use, get ready to dial B for Bitcoin. It’s toll-free.

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☕️ Aragon’s DAO Launchpad 🐲 🚀

The open-source framework to launch DAOs called Aragon is launching a new framework on Coinbase’s new developer network, called “Base.”

This new framework includes a bevy of tools to help DAOs get off the ground and get users on-chain.

Running and operating DAO has become so complicated that a user “basically has to be a developer,” said Aragon Head of Growth Anthony Leutenegger in an interview with Decrypt. But Aragon wants to remedy that.

Aragon has helped launched more than 1,500 DAOs in the past two months, a total that could surge as these tools become more accessible.

And Aragon, again, is an open-source framework, not to be confused with the best-selling dragon book written by a home-schooled fifteen-year-old.

☕️ Mysterious Crypto Burn ❔ 🔥

Crypto and NFTs worth $8 million were mysteriously burned last week, prompting speculation and conspiracy theories throughout crypto.

The burning was conducted by the user “nd4.eth” and included more than 2,000 ETH, several Bored Apes, Mutant Apes, and a Cryptopunk.

There’s really… no good explanation for this behavior. To repeat Arkham Intel’s take, “Why would someone do this?”

But one possibility is that nd4.eth is a Joker-style villain trying to both instill a valuable lesson in his henchmen and show how twisted he is.

☕️ Crypto Fraud in the Deep South 🔻 ⚖

The CFTC is charging four individuals from Louisiana, Florida, and Arkansas with promoting a crypto fraud scheme through their entity, “Fundsz.”

The individuals charged allegedly duped over 14,000 investors with promises of impossibly high returns based on Fundsz’ proprietary algorithm, which turned out to be a bunch of nonsense.

Fundsz promised 3% gains every week through a fraudulent system supposedly involving both crypto investments and precious metal purchases.

But we have to commend Louisiana, Florida, and Arkansas on the new fintech direction for the region’s crime. Usually, when these three are involved in a criminal conspiracy, it involves alligators and methamphetamine.

Spilling the Beans

Bitcoin: The Verizon Killer? 🔪 ☎️

We remain bullish that Bitcoin will be the currency of the future.

But maybe one fact that we haven’t explored is Bitcoin’s potential for communication.

And yes, Bitcoin and cryptocurrency have certainly brought a new level of transparency to online transactions and transfers.

But what about entirely revamping one of mankind’s favorite modes of communication?

Consider the cell phone.

There are plenty of reasons for wanting to leave America behind and become an expat.

Maybe you’re tired of the fraught, neverending political discourse. Maybe you hate working from a cubicle, even if is a hybrid job. Maybe you just had a brutal breakup and you’re trying to “Eat Pray Love” the pain away.

Whatever your motivations, there’s never a bad time to leave it all behind and go entirely off the grid.

We’re talking about a white sand beach in Thailand. Or maybe a cozy hammock in one of those lifted Vietnamese swamp houses. Hell, maybe share a yurt with one of those Mongolian horse tribes, if that’s your jam.

But even as you attempt to escape the normalcy and monotony of the first-world grind, you’re probably going to want a cell phone. Your mother worries.

And during your sabbatical, you’ll need to continuously purchase SIM cards to stay in contact with those faraway friends and relatives.

And this… kind of takes the wind out of your sails. It’s hard to feel like you’ve really gotten away from it all when you’re still shelling out some of your monthly budget to Verizon or Vodafone.

That’s money that should be going toward grilled fish or ill-advised tattoos.

But what if there was a way to truly break away? Well, folks, Bitcoin has your answer.

A new company called “Bitrefill” will allow you to purchase data with crypto, revolutionizing and decentralizing the way we travel the globe.

“Everyone who uses data on their phone is a potential customer [...]. Right now, we’re directing it at travelers — many crypto users [who] travel the world either live as digital nomads or travel for conferences and such,” Bitrefill Founder and CEO Sergej Kotliar wrote in an email to Cointelegraph.

“You can just get an e-SIM from the airplane wifi, install it in a minute, and be online from the moment your plane touches down on the tarmac, without worrying about getting a massive surprise bill from your telco.” Kotliar continued.

And that’s important on two levels. First, there’s the basic, monetary component. Nobody wants to get a massive bill from their phone carrier just because they forgot to set their cell to “Roaming” while they were trying to find themselves in the hills of Sicily.

Secondly, and not to sound like that girl from your sophomore dorm, here, but much of the nature of this kind of travel is spiritual.

If you’re going to become a nomad, part of the thrill and excitement is worrying if you have enough bread and peanut butter to backpack to the next town, not if you’re going to get dinged on cell coverage.

This way, you can travel, barter, and explore without dealing with phone company monoliths backed by fiat currency.

If you’re on an island nation with no word for war, you should feel safe from the influence of the American dollar, even if you want to call home every now and again.

Bitrefill was founded in 2014 and its crypto services are currently available in more than 170 nations.

I know you think your phone is your friend, but they’re called cell phones because, like a prison, your phone contract is a cell, whether or not you can see the bars.

But Bitrefill and Sergej Kotliar are giving you a sharpened spoon they stole from the mess hall, and it’s time to dig yourself out.

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Crypto 101

Burn: This is the crypto equivalent of destroying or terminating assets.

The tokens or NFTs are transferred to a burn address, from which they can never be recovered, effectively destroying them.

Though most burns are part of ensuring healthy circulation for a token, some burns, like the one mentioned in today’s espresso shots, are more mysterious.

The Last Sip

Considering the recent $8 million crypto burn, we’ve compiled a list of the sickest burns of all time.

3. When I burned my forearm trying to get a tray of snickerdoodles out of the oven.

2. When Mark Twain said: “I did not attend his funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.”

1. Kickflipping over an Arkansas book burning just to save a copy of “Catcher in the Rye” so a single ninth-grader can say “I don’t like Holden Caulfield.”

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Coffee & Crypto Team

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