Shira Frank

Aiming to keep paradise on the map and justice before our eyes.

[Shira Frank @shirabfrank]

We have a historic opportunity to create a new form of “digital money in the public interest” & to design financial systems w/user equity, privacy, & transparency at the center. Dive into the details of Maiden and MIT DCI’s year of global research! RSVP: https://t.co/9Kz8TpPLOs

[Digital Currency Initiative @mitDCI]

Just announced! Join the DCI for TWO events on CBDC: an intro workshop on OpenCBDC (Dec 5) + a research release on financial inclusion (Jan 12, w/ @Maiden_Labs). Info & RSVP: https://t.co/HUM2SDGeKN and https://t.co/imFcLyTvmJ

[Shira Frank @shirabfrank]

@jaxx_io @EdgeWallet @exodus_io On a practical note: It does not appear that the SEND feature is working today. I have tried numerous times. Can you please post a status update on how/when users can move funds to a new wallet?

[Shira Frank @shirabfrank]

@jaxx_io @EdgeWallet @exodus_io As a long-time user, it is sad to see Jaxx Liberty go. Thank you so much for everything you did to support and build this ecosystem!

[World Movement @MoveDemocracy]

We're at a watershed moment in history. The onus is on each & every one of us to recognize the magnitude of this challenge & act. Democracy in all its forms still is the best way of safeguarding freedom for generations to come. #FreeTheFuture #WM11Assembly @audreyt @TAIWANmoda🇹🇼

[Shira Frank @shirabfrank]

@KarlMuth What a story! Thanks to you I know about it. Will keep her work on my radar for sure.

[Shira Frank @shirabfrank]

@JamesClear What doesn’t work? Your yellow peekaboo. I find your moving image icon in my inbox to be annoying and distracting. I recommend your book to everyone and I really enjoy your newsletter but may need to unsubscribe just to avoid this assault on my inbox serenity.

[Shira Frank @shirabfrank]

The Bank of Canada’s thoughtful approach to researching CBDC technology, including critical issues of user privacy and access, is such a gift to the field! Excited to collaborate more closely in the year ahead through the @mitDCI.

[Digital Currency Initiative @mitDCI]

The @mitDCI and @bankofcanada announce a new research collaboration today (https://t.co/NVhkjXzq6N & https://t.co/Y4crFPDAGT). This research is part of DCI’s ongoing, open-source investigation of the risks, opportunities,and tradeoffs of CBDCs. Join us: https://t.co/21dJo7oOnu!

[Shira Frank @shirabfrank]

@AlondraNelson46 Link to executive summary of recent report: https://t.co/Ek4OgbL43p.

[Shira Frank @shirabfrank]

A tremendous piece by Dr. @AlondraNelson46! "Digital assets could [...] make financial services more widely accessible to [...] marginalized communities. But this won’t happen by accident; it has to be done by design." Our recent user research with MIT DCI sheds some light.

[Brian Deese Archived @briandeeseNEC]

Our colleague @AlondraNelson46 of @WHOSTP gives great insight into the importance of equity, financial inclusion and climate aspects of our cryptocurrencies and digital assets announcement.

Read her piece:
https://t.co/WwJCY6OFz5

[Shira Frank @shirabfrank]

On crypto & war from my colleague @timarple: "After a long period of shirking diplomatic leadership, the US faces a unique opportunity to restore and update its economic diplomacy by leading on this issue—before others set more dangerous standards." https://t.co/RdJaLcAXmg

[Shira Frank @shirabfrank]

@TheNeedling @AFDudley0 🥳😂

[Shira Frank @shirabfrank]

Technical Paper: Read the executive summary here: https://t.co/jVi48RyopB and the full paper here: https://t.co/GEELAu2MzZ.

[Shira Frank @shirabfrank]

Today @neha and the indomitable folks @mitDCI carve new pathways yet again with OpenCBDC: https://t.co/Tu2jMwGnVB. Every day I'm honored to collaborate with this team, but today I'm simply grateful to be a citizen in a world their integrity is helping to shape!

[Shira Frank @shirabfrank]

Code: Take a look at the transaction processor implementation in OpenCBDC, contribute code, and submit proposals. https://t.co/cH4KETmmdX

[Shira Frank @shirabfrank]

@KPase_Crypto @Maiden_Labs @mitDCI @neha :) Link to the video will go live soon; look out for it the week of 1/10! In the meantime, report is live: https://t.co/pdBE7TOBEZ

[Shira Frank @shirabfrank]

We made this equation. We can unmake it. None of this, no part of the systems we’ve made, can’t also be human unmade. Our gift is in our capacity to imagine, and our genius is in our mastery of adaptation. Money needs a new story—and we get to write it. #cryptocurrency #2022Means

[Maiden Labs @Maiden_Labs]

We are live! Sneak peek of our upcoming research release: Centering Users in the Design of Digital Currency with @mitDCI and @neha. (Full report out next week.) #digitalcurrency #cryptocurrency #users #userresearch https://t.co/5MldniRS7K https://t.co/6rEM95lsYT

[Digital Currency Initiative @mitDCI]

Join MIT DCI's @neha and Maiden's @shirabfrank on December 16th, 2021, for our first user research briefing. Register here: https://t.co/wo16Bf60hi

[Shira Frank @shirabfrank]

Justice was not served. #RittenhouseVerdict

[Shira Frank @shirabfrank]

@ZacGrove @collabland @Cooopahtroopa Those niche communities can’t all be technologists or technology adjacent folks. Ecosystem future user research and UX evolution is needed to realize this vision!