Just a quick observation on this story. As most of you know, DCEBrief covered this topic earlier this week, based on the news media reports circulating at the time. As we noted in our coverage, the original Business Insider story relied on unidentified "people familiar with the matter" - which is why we chose to guard our language in the article that appeared on Brief. As a result, we referred to reports from CNBC and others, but avoided declarative statements about Goldman's actual plans - since we could find no primary source material confirming any of those reports.

Unfortunately, the BI story has been credited as a factor in the market drop this week. Crypto markets often react strongly to even the slightest hint of bad news - and sometimes all it takes is a rumor to get things rolling. This was just a rumor, of course, since Goldman apparently had no firm plans or schedule for launching the trading desk, and thus there were no firm plans to abandon. It obviously would have been helpful if the company could have clarified all of this on Wednesday, as soon as the BI report was published and before too much damage was done. Better late than never, though.

There is a lesson here for all of us in this age of rapid-fire media reports. Anonymous sources and so-called people-familiar-with-the-matter often prove to be less than entirely credible. Sometimes, these sources are just insiders with an agenda. Other times, they're people who don't know as much as they think they know. And, perhaps less frequently, some sources don't even exist except in the fevered imaginations of certain reporters. The lesson is simple: we should all be cautious when reading news based on unnamed sources, and especially cautious when what we are reading could impact our investment decision-making process.

SEC Commissioners to Review Staff Rejection of Bitcoin ETFs

https://dcebrief.com/sec-commissioners-to-review-staff-rejection-of-bitcoin-etfs/

Tim has been doing an outstanding job on the audio book. In a previous life, I recorded sales training video courses, so I can attest to the fact that this type of audio voiceover work can be every bit as challenging as writing the materials in the first place. Well done, Tim!

That's a timely observation, Amadeus, and right on point. Once funding is obtained, those additional resources will help fuel DNotes' growth as the ecosystem ramps up, the project gains more exposure, and the drive for mass acceptance and adoption can truly begin. That's when we will all see just how powerful the DNotes strategy truly is, as the Future of Money becomes a reality for more and more people around the world. Thanks for supporting that effort and being a part of this revolutionary, transforming moment in history.