7 Crypto Limericks to Brighten Your Friday

"There was a young man named Vitalik..."

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  • But it’s Friday, so I thought I’d offer a diversion....

    There was a young man named Vitalik
    Who decided Bitcoin was a relic.
    He made his own token,
    Some say that it’s broken,
    But, then, those are Maxi smart alecks
    .

    The wildest exchange they call BitMEX
    (Not to be mixed up with Bittrex).
    The chief’s on the lam,
    But to CT, he’s fam,
    One hundred times leverage? Don’t get rekt
    .

    Marc Hochstein is CoinDesk's executive editor. This post originally appeared in The Node, CoinDesk's (otherwise essential) daily roundup of the most pivotal news stories on the future of money and Web 3.0. You can subscribe to get the full newsletter here

    There once was a man named Maduro
    Who sought to outdo Europe's euro.
    He minted a s**tcoin, 
    Exchanged it for bitcoin
    And left his bagholders with zero
    .

    I know of a ghoul named Gerard
    Who twisted my post's words roughshod.
    In sneers he rejoices,
    One day he’ll be hoisted
    Sky-high, by his own petard
    .

    An old cypherpunk known as Zooko
    Valued his privacy
    beaucoup.
    To keep transfers dark,
    Layered on zk-SNARKs:
    A math more complex than Sudoku!

    Have a good weekend, everyone. 

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