GRAND PRIZE
$1000 in #BTC https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> to @techent90966526

We brought more journalists than you did. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚔️" title="Gekreuzte Schwerter" aria-label="Emoji: Gekreuzte Schwerter">
SECOND PRIZE
$500 in #BTC https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> to @drdent20

Old media thought of themselves as gods. Till they met crypto Twitter. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💪" title="Angespannter Bizeps" aria-label="Emoji: Angespannter Bizeps">
THIRD PRIZE
$250 in #BTC https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> to @cryptanzee

Don’t bring a media corporation to a meme fight. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚀" title="Rakete" aria-label="Emoji: Rakete">
FOURTH PRIZE
$250 in #BTC https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> to @litcapital

GP punches land different. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤪" title="Zany face" aria-label="Emoji: Zany face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤛" title="Nach links zeigende Faust" aria-label="Emoji: Nach links zeigende Faust">
HONORABLE MENTION
$100 in #BTC https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> to @jeetsidhu_

This one is for Scott Alexander. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🗡️" title="Dolchmesser" aria-label="Emoji: Dolchmesser">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚡️" title="Hochspannungszeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Hochspannungszeichen">
HONORABLE MENTION
$100 in #BTC https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> to @jeetsidhu_

Bluechecks vs blockchains. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😁" title="Grinsendes Gesicht mit lächelnden Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Grinsendes Gesicht mit lächelnden Augen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏋️‍♂️" title="Man lifting weights" aria-label="Emoji: Man lifting weights">
HONORABLE MENTION
$100 in #BTC https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> to @huestelhuestel

Don& #39;t try this stuff on crypto Twitter! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐦" title="Vogel" aria-label="Emoji: Vogel">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Applaus-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Applaus-Zeichen">
[WE NOW COME TO THE SERIOUS PORTION OF OUR PROGRAM]

LEGAL ANALYSIS
$1000 in #BTC https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> to @prestonjbyrne

Sometimes you need a lawyer to explain the obvious. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙂" title="Leicht lächelndes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Leicht lächelndes Gesicht">

Is it a good idea to secretly record private chats for profit? Unsurprisingly, the answer is no! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🕵️" title="Detective" aria-label="Emoji: Detective"> https://prestonbyrne.com/2020/07/02/you-really-shouldnt-record-clubhouse-calls/">https://prestonbyrne.com/2020/07/0...
PROOF OF PAYMENT

To show that people were paid, there are two options:

- post the on-chain address [with their permission]
- have them reply to this tweet confirming receipt

For example, here& #39;s @jeetsidhu_& #39;s prize.
https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/1KyHA1NQqfmBwxnJ4r69e4fg1qeaS7NaDD">https://www.blockchain.com/btc/addre...
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