Tune in to Second Life's Lab Gab with Linden Lab Executive Chairman Oberwolf Linden, who discusses this week’s announcement that cross-border payments firm Thunes has entered into an agreement to acquire Tilia.

Informative links:
Thunes announces agreement to acquire Tilia LLC: https://www.thunes.com/news/thunes-an...
Thunes Tackles US Gaming Market With Tilia Acquisition: https://www.pymnts.com/acquisitions/2...

00:00 - Introduction
01:00 - Information about the Tilia Acquisition from Oberwolf
06:35 - What does Thunes bring to us?
08:23 - More information about the 5-year partnership
09:55 - More payment options?
11:00 - Why Thunes?
12:32 - The press release says this is “subject to regulatory approval.” What does that mean? How long do you think it will take? When (if ever) will the community notice the transition?
15:33 - Will the proceeds from the sale of Tilia go back into Second Life to help grow and improve the platform?
17:33 - Will Second Life user data be safe during the transition?
18:59 - Will this deal result in price increases for Second Life community members for cashing out and/or payment processing?
21:00 - Clarification around the demarcation between the Linden Dollar economy and payment processing
23:25 - Does this deal have anything to do with your desire as a company to re-focus and double-down on Second Life including its mobile future?
26:11 - Community Roundtable with Leadership will be held on May 20th more info here: https://second.life/news042624

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