OMAHA 一 Michael Saylor, Bitcoin maxi and seven-time synchronous swimming champion, died yesterday at the age of 58 when he lost control of his eye-blazing abilities. It marked the end of a storied career of whatever it was he actually did besides tweeting about Bitcoin. The latest Decentralized Arts newsletter has shipped! This is an edition you don't want to miss. In addition to the fun and interesting content, we've got a major feature we're doing in collaboration with The Rug Staff.

BREAKING — SEC Crashes Cryptozoology Meeting, Claiming Securities Fraud "The members attempted to explain that cryptozoology is about finding and identifying unknown animals. He blew them off, saying, “I’ve heard all about Web3 gaming." PODCAST — Under The Rug | Ep. 11 "Bullish Comedy" is live! SBF's defense attorney, Buckaroo Bonzai, Perchy's Alpha Attack, Trump's Bail, Bitcoin leasing, and much much less… Check it out on Fountain or wherever you get your podcasts!

Dear third eyes, Banks are crashing, everything is a security, and bitcoin is finally not boring... What an action packed few weeks amidst the bearish winter weather. For starters Lido is dealing mETH, a second Judge rules on shrug emoji advice, and there are eight new projects at ETHDenver of which nobody knows the legality of. Also it turns out ADAFortCollins was a huge success, both attendees reported. In other news Amazon guarantees two-day shipping on NFTs, Bitcoiner maxis continue to not use bitcoin blockchain, ADT drops security from name amidst regulatory concerns, and Coinbase teases a Pale Blue Dot memorial NFT collection.

Friday Mar 10, 2023 is a very significant day in the history of Bankless, it marks the day we set sail into the realm of web3 fully. We are migrating off of a publishing platform (Substack) and self hosting a platform for equipping people along their Crypto Journey. As a top crypto media company with well over a quarter of a million subscribers, we are locking this down only to existing verified users prior to the launch.

In February's Issue of The Rug NFT, we look at the IMF’s crypto-obliteration plan, Kim Kardashian’s “no comment”, and how Jerome Powell accidentally spent 1 Trillion dollars at Krogers.