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Matt Hougan and Ryan Rasmussen from Bitwise join us to discuss their views on Coinbase, L2 valuations, the institutional investor landscape and more! And as usual, we start the episode with our analyst bullpen to discuss Ethereum's client failures, Pulse Chain's ponzi, Lido's new update and Tether's attestation report. - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:05) Hot Seat/Cool Throne (26:10) Interview Start: Institutional Investor Sentiment (37:23) Regulation Outlook (40:59) The Coinbase Bull Case (49:26) L2 Valuations: Arbitrum vs Optimism (51:49) Implications of USDC’s Depeg (57:11) The Decoupling of Equities and Crypto (1:00:42) DEX Market Share and Brand Moats in Crypto (1:05:02) LST Baskets (1:06:46) Returning Protocol Revenue to Token Holders (1:08:48) BRC-20s, High Fees and L2 Volume Growth - - Follow Matt: https://twitter.com/Matt_Hougan Follow Ryan: https://mobile.twitter.com/rasterlyrock Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Purplepill: https://twitter.com/purplepill3m Follow 0xPibblez: https://twitter.com/0xpibblez Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Today’s episode is brought to you by the Atom Accelerator, now offering grants to build out the ATOM economic zone! It's the perfect time to build with Cosmos and join the thriving ATOM ecosystem. With Interchain Security live, and the power of IBC connecting the interchain, builders are flocking to Cosmos. Join the ranks of Neutron, Lido, Astroport, Gitcoin, Mars and numerous other projects harnessing Cosmos’ leading infrastructure. Discover how to secure a grant from the Atom Accelerator by visiting https://www.atomaccelerator.com/ today! - - Resources: Tether's Q1 Report https://bit.ly/42UOYzY Bitwise's website https://bitwiseinvestments.com/ - - Check out Blockworks Research today! Research, data, governance, tokenomics, and models – now, all in one place: Blockworks Research: https://www.blockworksresearch.com/ Free Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

SPECIAL EPISODE: This is an episode of Blockworks' new podcast called 1000x! 1000x is a crypto markets podcast hosted by professional traders Avi Felman and Jonah Van Bourg that is for traders by traders (or anyone interested in trading/markets). In this episode, Avi and Jonah discuss Bitcoin's outlook and recent meme coin mania. We start with a discussion on Bitcoin and if bank failures are priced in, what it will take for BTC to break past the 30K range and if institutions are buying. Avi and Jonah then debate if we'll ever see 2021s perfect storm again. Meme coins are pumping, blockspace demand is saturated, and market sentiment is shifting. Is this a market turning point or just a short-term phenomenon? Tune in to find out! We'll drop a new 1000x episode on Empire's RSS feed and the 1000x YouTube channel every two weeks. Hit the links below and give us a follow! - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:32) Are Bank Failures Priced In? (07:31) The Impact of a Potential US Default (12:51) Repeating 2021’s Perfect Storm (18:03) Meme Mania: Why You Should Pay Attention (31:30) Deflationary ETH and Blockspace Fee Generation (36:34) BTC Miner Revenue and BRC-20s - - Follow Avi: https://twitter.com/AviFelman Follow Jonah: https://twitter.com/jvb_xyz Follow 1000x: https://twitter.com/1000xPod Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3FuSarX Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/mv4frfv7 Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/wbaypprw Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources: Golden Tree https://www.goldentree.com/ Cumberland https://cumberland.io/ BRC-20.io https://brc-20.io/ - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 1000x is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Avi, Jonah and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Neel Somani joins us to discuss how Eclipse enables rollups powered by Solana's parallelizable virtual machine. You've heard the debate: "Rollups don't scale because of the single-threaded EVM." With Eclipse, this is no longer the case. Tune in to learn why Eclipse chose the SVM, Eclipse's design and settlement assurances, how rollups can maintain interoperability, where value accrues in a modular world and more! And as usual, we start the episode with our analyst bullpen to discuss Coinbase earnings, Lido DAO, ETH staking and BRC-20s. - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:31) Hot Seat/Cool Throne (30:06) Interview Start: Neel’s EVM Terra Project (33:50) Monolithic vs Modular Chains (36:12) Eclipse: The Value Proposition & Design (47:18) Why Choose the SVM? (49:39) Trust Minimized Bridges (51:22) Parallelizable Rollups & Solana’s Firedancer (53:45) Value Accrual (56:26) Maintaining Interoperability (58:11) Rollups vs App-Specific Chains (1:00:03) MEV & Collaborations with Skip Protocol (1:02:07) Competing with Ethereum (1:03:32) What Projects Leverage Eclipse? (1:05:58) Liquidity Fragmentation & On-Boarding (1:06:53) Supporting Multiple VMs - - Follow Neel: https://twitter.com/neelsalami Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Effort Capital: https://twitter.com/EffortCapital Follow Westie: https://twitter.com/WestieCapital Follow Purplepill: https://twitter.com/purplepill3m Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources: Eclipse https://www.eclipse.builders/ https://twitter.com/EclipseFND GovHub https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz/status/1654179131171512320 - - Check out Blockworks Research today! Research, data, governance, tokenomics, and models – now, all in one place Blockworks Research: https://www.blockworksresearch.com/ Free Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Logan Jastremski joins us to discuss how parallelizable, high-throughput blockchains are the solution for scalable crypto products. We start with Logan's high-throughput thesis, why isolated fee markets and parallel computation are crucial features and how to analyze node requirements. Logan then explains why L2s won't scale, how DAS solutions are a feature, not a product, and his take on AppChains vs sector-specific chains. And as usual, we start the episode with our analyst bullpen to discuss Coinbase, liquid staking derivatives post Shapella, rETH's withdrawal design and token incentive design. - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:30) Hot Seat/Cool Throne (25:11) Interview Start: Logan’s Background (27:08) The High-Throughput Thesis (29:10) Backpack and xNFTs (32:44) Solana: State Compression, Hardware Requirements & Value Accrual (46:00) “Lightspeed Ad” (46:41) Quantifiably Measuring Decentralization (50:30) The L2 Experiment (56:14) Isolated Fee Markets (59:30) Celestia, EigenLayer & Polygon Avail (1:03:28) AppChains, Sector-Specific Chains & Mobile (1:08:09) Solana's Community and DePIN - - Follow Logan: https://twitter.com/LoganJastremski Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Effort Capital: https://twitter.com/EffortCapital Follow Matt: https://twitter.com/MattFiebach Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources: Westie https://twitter.com/WestieCapital Synthetix Dune Dashboard https://dune.com/blockworks_research/synthetix Polynya's OP discussion https://gov.optimism.io/t/draft-inflation-adjustment-proposal-to-0/5936 DefiLlama https://defillama.com/bridges Frictionless Capital https://www.frictionless.fund/ https://twitter.com/_Frictionless_ Logan's podcast https://www.youtube.com/@LoganJastremskiPodcast Vitalik's End Game https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/12/06/endgame.html Firedancer https://jumpcrypto.com/firedancer/ - - Check out Blockworks Research today! Research, data, governance, tokenomics, and models – now, all in one place Blockworks Research: https://www.blockworksresearch.com/ Free Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Anatoly Yakovenko joins us to discuss why Solana is building the most optimized, minimally-extractive L1. We start with Anatoly's updated view of Solana's value proposition, mobile focus and the significance of xNFTs. Anatoly then explains Firedancer's insane performance, Solana's localized fee markets and parallel execution, where L2s fail to scale, MEV on Solana, security assurances and more! You won't want to miss Anatoly's user-focused philosophy and clear explanations; he's a legend. And as usual, we start the episode with our analyst bullpen to discuss MEV Blocker, the ETH burn and MEV conspiracy theory, the MadLads xNFT mint, and Curve USD. - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:09) Hot Seat/Cool Throne (23:31) Interview Start: Solana's Saga Phone (29:23) “Lightning Ad” (30:04) Helium’s Migration to Solana (32:50) Solana’s Vision (34:19) Firedancer’s Insane Performance (38:16) Localized Fee Markets and Parallel Execution (49:32) Is SOL Money? (51:57) SVM L2s: Eclipse and Nitro (53:07) Solana’s Hardware Requirements (55:34) Security Guarantees: L2s vs Solana (59:35) Low Transaction Fees (1:01:38) MEV on Solana (1:08:11) Multi-VM Support (1:10:27) Building Consumer Apps (1:13:54) The Scaling Race: Solana vs Ethereum - - Follow Anatoly: https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Pibblez: https://twitter.com/0xpibblez Follow Purplepill: https://twitter.com/purplepill3m Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources: 0xbabe address (Curve deployer address) https://etherscan.io/address/0xbabe61887f1de2713c6f97e567623453d3c79f67 Curve Cap Substack https://curve.substack.com/ WenLlama https://twitter.com/WenLlama Solana https://solana.com/ https://twitter.com/solana Firedancer https://jumpcrypto.com/firedancer/ - - Check out Blockworks Research today! Research, data, governance, tokenomics, and models – now, all in one place Blockworks Research: https://www.blockworksresearch.com/ Free Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Join us on 0xResearch as Josh Bown (Astria) and Ben Fisch (Espresso Systems) join us to discuss the role of shared sequencers in the modular future. Josh and Ben explain how shared sequencers remove the risk of censorship, liveness and regulation for rollups while creating a layer for atomic composability. Will L2s choose to leverage a shared sequencer? What is the value proposition? Where will value and MEV capture occur? We discuss all of this and more! And as usual, we start the episode with our analyst bullpen to discuss Voltz v2 cross-margining, Crypto's mobile-first UX improvement and an update on Arbitrum. - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:59) Hot Seat/Cool Throne (21:50) Interview Start: The Modular Stack (24:23) The Role of Centralized Sequencers (28:29) Lightspeed Promo (29:10) Decentralized Sequencer Design (36:28) Why Will L2s Use a Shared Sequencer? (45:00) Cross-Rollup Atomic Composability (53:12) Rollup MEV Capture (1:01:00) A Winner-Takes-Most Market? (1:04:20) Restaking: Aligning L1 and L2 Economic Value (1:10:23) Who are the Ideal Users? (1:14:33) Supported Virtual Machines - - Follow Josh: https://twitter.com/Jskybowen Follow Ben: https://twitter.com/benafisch Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Westie: https://twitter.com/WestieCapital Follow Purplepill: https://twitter.com/purplepill3m Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources: Voltz's new cross-margining product https://twitter.com/voltz_xyz/status/1645741501002010624 Espresso Systems https://www.espressosys.com/ https://twitter.com/EspressoSys Astria https://www.astria.org/ https://twitter.com/AstriaOrg The Inevitability of UNIchain https://medium.com/nascent-xyz/the-inevitability-of-unichain-bc600c92c5c4 Espresso on L1 and L2 economic incentive alignment https://hackmd.io/@EspressoSystems/EspressoSequencer - - Check out Blockworks Research today! Research, data, governance, tokenomics, and models – now, all in one place Blockworks Research: https://www.blockworksresearch.com/ Free Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Join us on 0xResearch as Nick White explains how Celestia's modular data-availability network enables anyone to deploy scalable blockchains with minimal overhead. Builders have shifted their focus from monolithic L1s to building modular infrastructure that scales through specialization, data availability sampling and cryptography. Learn how modular blockchains can maintain interoperability, Celestia's security guarantees, decentralized sequencers, Ethereum's tradeoffs, trust-minimized settlement and more! And as usual, we start the episode with our analyst bullpen to discuss a $25M MEV exploit, xNFT backpack, Sushiswap's exploit and ETH's Shapella's upgrade. - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:44) Hot Seat/Cool Throne (22:24) Interview Start: Nick White (24:18) Celestia’s Value Proposition (29:40) Lightspeed Promo (30:20) Maintaining Interoperability (35:15) Security Guarantees (39:33) Light Clients (42:04) Cosmos, Sequencers and Libraries vs Networks (56:02) Pros and Cons of Ethereum (58:19) Trust Minimized Bridges and Settlement (1:02:12) DAS: Erasure Coding vs KZG (1:13:17) Bitcoin as a DA Layer (1:16:48) Oracle Infrastructure - - Follow Nick: https://twitter.com/nickwh8te Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Purplepill: https://twitter.com/purplepill3m Follow EffortCapital: https://twitter.com/EffortCapital Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources: Clusters by Mustafa Al-Bassam https://blog.celestia.org/clusters/ Settlement Assurances by Nic Carter https://medium.com/@nic__carter/its-the-settlement-assurances-stupid-5dcd1c3f4e41 Libraries vs. Networks by Jesse Walden https://variant.fund/articles/libraries-vs-networks/ Celestia https://celestia.org/ https://twitter.com/CelestiaOrg - - Check out Blockworks Research today! Research, data, governance, tokenomics, and models – now, all in one place Blockworks Research: https://www.blockworksresearch.com/ Free Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Join us on 0xResearch as we interview Preston Evans, the Chief Scientist of Sovereign Labs. Why should you care about Sovereign? Because they're building the Sovereign SDK. Like the Cosmos SDK that enables modular plug-and-play experimentation for L1s, the Sovereign SDK is a modular toolkit for building zk-rollups on any chain with seamless composability. In this episode, we discuss how Sovereign's design compares to the Cosmos SDK and IBC, smart contract vs Sovereign rollups, the role of data availability, decentralized sequencer design and more! This is my favorite 0xResearch episode yet. And as usual, we start the episode with our analyst bullpen to discuss the recent governance drama at Arbitrum! - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:45) Arbitrum's Governance Blunder (15:04) Blockworks Research (16:03) Interview Start: What is Sovereign? (22:23) The Sovereign SDK vs Cosmos SDK (23:59) Settlement on Smart Contract vs Sovereign Rollups (28:14) The Role of Data Availability (32:24) Decentralized Sequencers (37:54) Optimistic Rollup Tradeoffs (41:24) Composability and IBC (52:22) What Is Sovereign’s X Factor? (54:17) Building Rollups on Bitcoin (59:11) Sovereign’s Business Model and Timeline - - Follow Preston: https://twitter.com/prestonevans__ Follow Westie: https://twitter.com/WestieCapital Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Purplepill: https://twitter.com/purplepill3m Follow Matt: https://twitter.com/MattFiebach Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources: Delegate ARB to Blockworks Research https://twitter.com/blockworksres/status/1639279479368368132 Sovereign Labs https://www.sovereign.xyz/ https://twitter.com/sovereign_labs - - Check out Blockworks Research today! Research, data, governance, tokenomics, and models – now, all in one place Blockworks Research: https://www.blockworksresearch.com/ Free Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Join us on 0xResearch as we interview Jayendra Jog (co-founder of Sei) to discuss Sei, a highly optimized sector-specific L1 with a built-in order-matching primitive. Put simply, Sei is building the premier infrastructure for decentralized exchanges. In this episode, Jay explains why Sei chose the Cosmos SDK, why pursue a sector-specific chain, the mechanics behind optimistic block processing and parallelization, Sei's validator set, native oracles and more! And as usual, we start the episode with our analyst Hot Seat/Cool Throne segment, where we debate the banking system meltdown, Curve's wild volume, USDC's depeg and more! - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:22) Hot Seat/Cool Throne (24:40) Blockworks Research (25:38) Interview Start: Sei’s Origin (28:36) Why Use the Cosmos SDK? (33:43) Why a Sector-Specific Chain? (37:09) Optimistic Block Processing and Intelligent Block Propagation (49:50) Parallel Processing (53:48) The Tradeoffs (56:14) Sei’s Validator Set, Sei’s Token and MEV (1:09:56) Price Oracles (1:13:42) Ecosystem and Airdrop Strategy (1:19:35) Partnerships with Centralized Exchanges - - Follow Jay: https://twitter.com/jayendra_jog Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Purplepill: https://twitter.com/purplepill3m Follow Pibblez: https://twitter.com/0xpibblez Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources: Arbitrum airdrop dashboard https://dune.com/blockworks_research/arb-airdrop Sei https://www.seinetwork.io/ https://twitter.com/SeiNetwork - - Check out Blockworks Research today! Research, data, governance, tokenomics, and models – now, all in one place Blockworks Research: https://www.blockworksresearch.com/ Free Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Join us on 0xResearch as we interview Miguel Morel, Arkham's CEO. Unlike the traditional financial system, crypto is transparent and auditable. But, we need infrastructure that links wallets to specific identities (e.g. an exchange, pseudonym), or this transparency is just a list of alphanumerical accounts. That's why Arkham has built a platform to make tag wallets and on-chain data useful. Tune in as we explore Arkham and the implications for on-chain data in this deep dive! And as usual, we start the episode with our analyst Hot Seat/Cool Throne segment, where we debate the banking system meltdown, the rollup wars and Arbitrum's airdrop. - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:08) Hot Seat/Cool Throne (33:15) Blockworks Research (34:14) Interview Start: Arkham (47:22) Dissecting the USDC Depeg (56:48) Making On-chain Data Useful (59:12) FTX Liquidator Blunders (1:04:45) How To Algorithmically Tag Wallets (1:09:50) Arkham’s Roadmap - - Follow Miguel: https://twitter.com/RealMiguelMorel Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Effort Capital: https://twitter.com/EffortCapital Follow Westie: https://twitter.com/WestieCapital Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources: Arbitrum airdrop dashboard https://dune.com/blockworks_research/arb-airdrop Rollups Aren't Real (Jon Charbonneau) https://joncharbonneau.substack.com/p/rollups-arent-real Arkham https://twitter.com/arkhamintel https://www.arkhamintelligence.com/ - - Check out Blockworks Research today! Research, data, governance, tokenomics, and models – now, all in one place Blockworks Research: https://www.blockworksresearch.com/ Free Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Join us on 0xResearch with Joao Reginatto, the creator of USDC, as we discuss Circle's CCTP and its multichain vision. Learn how Circle's CCTP enables seamless cross-chain interactions, solving the security and UX issues that have plagued crypto. Joao explains why wallets and applications will integrate with CCTP and how Circle will bring native USDC to Cosmos. CCTP is the most exciting innovation in cross-chain infrastructure! And as usual, we start the episode with our analyst Hot Seat/Cool Throne segment, where we debate the banking system meltdown, Curve's wild volume, USDC's depeg and more! - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:27) Hot Seat/Cool Throne (27:55) Blockworks Research (28:54) Interview Start: Circle's History (40:38) USDC in a Multichain World (46:13) Bridges and the Origins of CCTP (56:43) USDC Monetization (1:00:06) Is CCTP Permissionless? (1:01:25) Integrations, Noble (Cosmos) and dYdX (1:06:50) CCTP Use Cases - - Follow Joao: https://twitter.com/reginatto Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow David: https://twitter.com/EffortCapital Follow Pibblez: https://twitter.com/0xpibblez Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources: Circle's CCTP https://developers.circle.com/stablecoin/docs Arthur Hayes BTC stablecoin article https://blog.bitmex.com/dust-on-crust/ USDC Monitor dashboard https://dune.com/blockworks_research/usdc-monitor - - Check out Blockworks Research today! Research, data, governance, tokenomics, and models – now, all in one place Blockworks Research: https://www.blockworksresearch.com/ Free Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

On this week's episode of 0xResearch, Julien Niset and Alex Gluchowski join us to discuss how account abstraction, smart contract wallets and Layer 2s will 10x crypto's user experience. We explore how account abstraction works, the benefits and challenges, base layer (ETH L1) implementations and how Argent/zkSync are pushing these innovations forward. We also get a behind-the-scenes look at smart contract wallets, social recovery and more! And as usual, we start the episode with our analyst Hot Seat/Cool Throne segment, where we discuss the top themes and narratives out of ETH Denver. This includes a host of new MEV innovations, EigenLayer hype and the zkEVM wars! - - Timestamps: (00:00) The Analyst Roundup (29:49) “Blockworks Research Ad” (30:48) Interview with Julien and Alex - - Follow Alex: https://twitter.com/gluk64 Follow Julian: https://twitter.com/jniset Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Westie: https://twitter.com/WestieCapital Follow Ren: https://twitter.com/purplepill3m Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources: How EigenLayer Supercharges ETH with Sreeram https://spoti.fi/406bkgH Ethereum Dashboard https://dune.com/blockworks_research/eth Relic Protocol https://relicprotocol.com/ Argent https://www.argent.xyz/ https://twitter.com/argentHQ zkSync https://zksync.io/ https://twitter.com/zksync - - Check out Blockworks Research today! Research, data, governance, tokenomics, and models – now, all in one place Blockworks Research: https://www.blockworksresearch.com/ Free Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

On this week's episode of 0xResearch, Tim Beiko shares his insights on Ethereum's governance, client diversity, and roadmap. We delve into the importance of EIP4844, the UX improvement from single-slot finality, Ethereum's state growth problem, the rationale behind MEV burn, and more! Tim is one of the most knowledgeable people on Ethereum's roadmap - you won’t want to miss this one! And as usual, we start the episode with our analyst Hot Seat/Cool Throne segment, where we debate Frax's CPI-pegged stablecoin, the L2 wars, Base and Jump's counter-exploit against the Wormhole exploiter! - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:36) Hot Seat/Cool Throne (30:15) Blockworks Research (31:14) Interview Start: Tim Beiko (37:16) Ethereum’s Governance Process (47:09) Client Diversity (59:10) Shanghai, EIP4844 and Single Slot Finality (1:04:40) MEV and PBS (1:07:40) Stateless Ethereum (1:10:14) Decentralized Sequencing and Fraud Proofs (1:17:06) MEV Burn - - Follow Tim: https://twitter.com/TimBeiko Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Pibblez: https://twitter.com/0xpibblez Follow Ren: https://twitter.com/purplepill3m Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources: Jump Executes Counter Exploit Against Wormhole Exploiter https://www.blockworksresearch.com/research/we-do-a-little-counter-exploit Ethereum.org https://ethereum.org/en/ - - Check out Blockworks Research today! Research, data, governance, tokenomics, and models – now, all in one place Blockworks Research: https://www.blockworksresearch.com/ Free Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

In this week's episode of 0xResearch, Lyn Alden explains macro markets and DeFi's shortcomings. Lyn is an absolute force in macro market analysis and is one of the few macro investors who understands crypto. In this conversation, we discuss if the Fed can manage a soft landing, if DeFi is only a closed loop of speculation, why smart contract protocols naturally centralize over time, the future of Bitcoin and more! And as usual, we start the episode with our analyst Hot Seat/Cool Throne segment, where we debate Blur's airdrop, Curve's future, the market rally and more! - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:43) Hot Seat/Cool Throne (29:12) Blockworks Research (30:11) Interview Start: Lyn Alden (30:29) The State of Macro Markets (43:02) GBTC: a Good or Bad Product for BTC Exposure? (45:19) DeFi’s Speculative Closed Loop (50:57) The Promise of Stablecoins (57:39) Tokenization of RWAs (1:01:20) Bitcoin vs Smart Contract Platforms (1:05:21) Bitcoin’s Longevity (1:10:05) Ordinals and Bitcoin’s Blockspace (1:14:47) Decentralized Social (1:17:41) Using BTC to Buy a Cup of Coffee (1:23:18) Headwinds Against Decentralization - - Follow Lyn: https://twitter.com/LynAldenContact Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Westie: https://twitter.com/WestieCapital Follow Ren: https://twitter.com/purplepill3m Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources: Westie's protocol-specific stablecoin report https://www.blockworksresearch.com/research/protocol-specific-stablecoins Lyn Alden's website https://www.lynalden.com/ The Problems with DeFi & Crypto (by Lyn Alden) https://www.lynalden.com/defi-problems/ - - Check out Blockworks Research today! Research, data, governance, tokenomics, and models – now, all in one place Blockworks Research: https://www.blockworksresearch.com/ Free Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

In this week's episode of 0xResearch, we bring on Ivan and Ilgiz from Gearbox to explore how Gearbox can offer traders up to 10x leverage while maintaining security and composability. As usual, we start the episode with our analyst Hot Seat/Cool Throne segment, where we debate the SEC's ruling against BUSD and if stablecoins are wrecked! If that's not for you, skip to the interview segment where we discuss Gearbox credit accounts, how to prevent protocol bad debt, attracting passive liquidity, GEAR value accrual and more. You won't want to miss this deep dive into one of the most innovative projects in DeFi! - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:24) Hot Seat/Cool Throne (20:47) Interview Start: Gearbox (32:05) How Liquidations Operate (37:55) Gas Fees and Deploying on L2s (39:41) Preventing Protocol Bad Debt (41:55) Liquid Staking Derivative Strategies (47:15) What are Gearbots? (52:30) Attracting Passive Liquidity (56:58) Gearbox Governance (1:00:11) GEAR Token Value Accrual - - Follow Ivan: https://twitter.com/ivangbi_ Follow ilgiz: https://twitter.com/apeir99n Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow David: https://twitter.com/EffortCapital Follow 0xPibblez: https://twitter.com/0xpibblez Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources: Gearbox https://gearbox.fi/ - - Check out Blockworks Research today! Research, data, governance, tokenomics, and models – now, all in one place Blockworks Research: https://www.blockworksresearch.com/ Free Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

In this week's episode of 0xResearch, Matthieu Gavaudan joins us to discuss DeFi's new primitive: Infinity Pools. Infinity Pools is an exchange that offers unlimited leverage on any asset, with no liquidations, no counterparty risk & no oracles. Matthieu explains how Infinity Pools works, why Infinity Pools is a step-change improvement, the next iteration of the protocol and so much more! - - Follow Matthieu: https://twitter.com/MLGavaudan Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources Infinity Pools https://infinitypools.finance/ Infinity Pools Twitter https://twitter.com/InfPools - - Check out Blockworks Research today! Research, data, governance, tokenomics, and models – now, all in one place Blockworks Research: https://www.blockworksresearch.com/ Free Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

In this week's episode of 0xResearch, Blockworks Research analyst Westie joins us to discuss Ethereum's roadmap. We start with the Shanghai upgrade, how the ETH withdrawal queue will work, what this means for ETH sell pressure and if we will see a rise in ETH staking rates. We then go deep, real deep, into Ethereum's long-term roadmap. This includes distributed validator technology, single secret leader elections, single slot finality and more! If you want to know what's coming and how Ethereum will scale to a billion users, this one's for you. - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:11) Hot Seat/Cool Throne (32:16) Interview Start: Ethereum’s Roadmap (34:52) How Staked ETH Withdrawal Periods Will Work (42:12) Catalysts for Increased Staking Rates (44:21) How LSD Protocols Will Handle Withdrawals (46:51) Distributed Validator Technology (DVT) (50:26) Single Secret Leader Elections (SSLE) (53:16) Single Slot Finality (55:57) The Surge, EIP4844 and KZG Commitments (1:04:49) Data Availability Sampling (DAS) (1:10:28) Proposer Builder Separation (PBS) (1:16:21) MEV Burn - - Follow Westie: https://twitter.com/WestieCapital Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Matt: https://twitter.com/MattFiebach Follow Ren: https://twitter.com/purplepill3m Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources: Empire's Frax podcast with Sam Kazemian http://bit.ly/3x5Krg5 RAI article https://dankradfeist.de/ethereum/2023/01/31/rai-crypto-experiment.html Westie's ETH Exit Queue thread https://twitter.com/WestieCapital/status/1613645213792366595 Westie's MEV Markets podcast http://bit.ly/40C3MD8 - - Check out Blockworks Research today! Research, data, governance, tokenomics, and models – now, all in one place Blockworks Research: https://www.blockworksresearch.com/ Free Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

In this week's episode of 0xResearch, we bring on Zaki Manian, Youssef Amrani and Rowland Graus to discuss how Inter Protocol is building Cosmos' first [sustainable] decentralized stablecoin. We explore Inter Protocol's roadmap, IST's peg stability mechanics, how liquidation auctions work, IST's multichain strategy and more! Cosmos now has swaps (Osmosis), lending (Mars) and a native stablecoin (IST). Is Cosmos summer on the horizon? Tune in to find out. - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:57) Hot Seat/Cool Throne (23:25) Solana’s Evolution by Flipside (26:31) “Chainalysis Ad” (27:31) Interview Start: Inter Protocol (IST) (36:19) Native USDC vs Bridged USDC (39:25) Minting IST and Build Boost (41:23) “Chainalysis Ad” (42:05) Minting IST and Build Boost (46:54) The Liquidation Process (53:16) Role of the Econ Committee (1:02:25) Encouraging Integrations Across Cosmos (1:04:15) Oracles, New Collateral Types and Liquidity - - Follow Zaki: https://twitter.com/zmanian Follow Youssef: https://twitter.com/youssef_amrani Follow Rowland: https://twitter.com/rowlandgraus Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources: Jon Charbonneau's Ethereum model https://twitter.com/jon_charb/status/1619705380875169794 Inter Protocol https://inter.trade/ Inter Protocol's Twitter https://twitter.com/inter_protocol Agoric https://agoric.com/ Agoric's Twitter https://twitter.com/agoric -- Chainalysis is the leading blockchain analytics company. Web3 companies like Dapper, Gemini, and Crypto.com manage risk, drive investigations, and inform growth strategies with Chainalysis. Together, we build trust in blockchains, grow safe consumer access to cryptocurrency, and promote more financial freedom with less risk. Visit Chainalysis.com/blockworks to learn more now. -- Flipside has the most comprehensive data in web3 to get you the insights you need to work smarter. Instantly query the data yourself (for free!) or browse dashboards by elite analysts to find hidden alpha and get the edge you need to win. Earn up to $75 USDC by completing 0xResearch's exclusive bounty for analysts on Flipside: https://flipsidecrypto.xyz/drops/0xresearch-bounty-defi-users-7f5442 - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

In this week's episode of 0xResearch, John Adler joins us to discuss how Fuel is building the premier execution layer for the modular future. We start with the key differences between rollups and modular execution and why state growth (not call data) is what rollups should optimize. We then explore Fuel's unique UTXO model, the Sway programming language and Fuel's tradeoffs. Warning: this discussion gets technical, but this episode is loaded with insights you won't want to miss! - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:05) Hot Seat/Cool Throne (15:54) Cosmos Ecosystem Voting by Flipside (19:15) “Chainalysis Ad” (20:10) Interview Start: John Adler (20:27) Rollups vs Modular Execution (25:58) Solving State Growth (34:01) “Chainalysis Ad” (34:42) UTXO Model & Parallel Execution (46:40) Fuel’s Tradeoffs (50:51) Sway vs Solidity (1:08:31) Ethereum’s Role in the Modular Future (1:10:07) Fuel’s Value Capture - - Follow John: https://twitter.com/jadler0 Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources: tsunami finance https://tsunami.finance/ Fuel https://www.fuel.network/ Celestia https://celestia.org/ -- Chainalysis is the leading blockchain analytics company. Web3 companies like Dapper, Gemini, and Crypto.com manage risk, drive investigations, and inform growth strategies with Chainalysis. Together, we build trust in blockchains, grow safe consumer access to cryptocurrency, and promote more financial freedom with less risk. Visit Chainalysis.com/blockworks to learn more now. -- Flipside has the most comprehensive data in web3 to get you the insights you need to work smarter. Instantly query the data yourself (for free!) or browse dashboards by elite analysts to find hidden alpha and get the edge you need to win. Earn up to $75 USDC by completing 0xResearch's exclusive bounty for analysts on Flipside: https://flipsidecrypto.xyz/drops/0xresearch-bounty-defi-users-7f5442 Check out Flipside's Twitter for more info: https://twitter.com/flipsidecrypt - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

In this week's episode of 0xResearch, we bring on Zaki Manian and Sun Raghupathi to discuss how Sommelier democratizes active portfolio management. We start with the underlying mechanics of Sommelier, including why they launched on Cosmos and Sommelier's multichain strategy. We then discuss Sommelier's staking mechanics, how to incentive strategists, bridge risks, why it's hard to build for Cosmos DeFi and more! - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:04) Hot Seat/Cool Throne (14:46) “Chainalysis Ad” (15:26) Osmosis Liquidity Pool Flows by Flipside Insights (18:57) Interview Start: Sommelier (25:20) Bridge Risks and Security (27:34) Sommelier’s Investment Strategies (41:30) “Chainalysis Ad” (42:13) Why It's Hard to Build for Cosmos DeFi (46:35) Staking Reward Mechanics (51:40) How to Launch Sommelier Vaults (53:15) POV as a Sommelier Strategist (1:00:52) Insurance Experiments & Decentralization (1:04:00) The DAO Treasury Opportunity (1:05:37) Real USD Yield Strategy & Backtesting - - Follow Zaki: https://twitter.com/zmanian Follow Sun: https://twitter.com/callmesunn Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources: David's Cosmos DeFi Summer Twitter Thread https://twitter.com/EffortCapital/status/1613197333164093442 Sommelier https://www.sommelier.finance/ -- Chainalysis is the leading blockchain analytics company. Web3 companies like Dapper, Gemini, and Crypto.com manage risk, drive investigations, and inform growth strategies with Chainalysis. Together, we build trust in blockchains, grow safe consumer access to cryptocurrency, and promote more financial freedom with less risk. Visit Chainalysis.com/blockworks to learn more now. -- Flipside has the most comprehensive data in web3 to get you the insights you need to work smarter. Instantly query the data yourself (for free!) or browse dashboards by elite analysts to find hidden alpha and get the edge you need to win. Earn up to $75 USDC by completing 0xResearch's exclusive bounty for analysts on Flipside: https://flipsidecrypto.xyz/drops/0xresearch-bounty-defi-users-7f5442 - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

In this week's episode of 0xResearch, Sreeram Kannan explains how EigenLayer enables permissionless and modular innovation across all blockchain layers. We explore EigenLayer's ETH value accrual mechanism, slashing mechanics and economic incentives, novel data availability solutions, re-staking risks and more. EigenLayer might be the most underrated project in Ethereum right now. Tune in to find out why! - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:10) Hot Seat/Cool Throne (15:51) Solana's Bonk by Flipside Insights (18:44) “Chainalysis Ad” (19:16) Interview Start: EigenLayer (35:05) LSD and Native Re-Staking (40:43) Slashing Mechanics (46:47) “Chainalysis Ad” (47:29) Pricing the Value of Decentralization (52:29) EigenLayer's role in a Modular Paradigm (58:57) EigenDA vs Other Data Availability Services (1:07:46) Does Re-Staking Overleverage ETH's Security? (1:12:43) Deployment Timeline (1:14:57) EigenLayer's Value Accrual - - Follow Sreeram: https://twitter.com/sreeramkannan Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources: EigenLayer https://www.eigenlayer.com/ -- Chainalysis is the leading blockchain analytics company. Web3 companies like Dapper, Gemini, and Crypto.com manage risk, drive investigations, and inform growth strategies with Chainalysis. Together, we build trust in blockchains, grow safe consumer access to cryptocurrency, and promote more financial freedom with less risk. Visit Chainalysis.com/blockworks to learn more now. -- Flipside has the most comprehensive data in web3 to get you the insights you need to work smarter. Instantly query the data yourself (for free!) or browse dashboards by elite analysts to find hidden alpha and get the edge you need to win. Earn up to $75 USDC by completing 0xResearch's exclusive bounty for analysts on Flipside: https://flipsidecrypto.xyz/drops/0xresearch-bounty-defi-users-7f5442 - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

In this episode of 0xResearch, we discuss our top predictions for 2023. We debate the future of liquid staking derivatives (LSD), scaling via L3s and AppChains , why CLOB volumes will overtake AMMs and the Fat Application thesis. Join us as we break down the narratives that will take center stage in 2023! - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:55) The LSD Liquidity War (11:22) LSD DEX Market Share by Flipside (16:18) An OG Protocol Will Re-Launch as an L3 (22:09) AppChains Everywhere (28:25) “Chainalysis Ad” (28:52) CLOBs vs AMMs (35:33) Rollups Still Need Training Wheels (41:56) Fat Applications & Gaming - - Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Westie: https://twitter.com/WestieCapital Follow Pibblez: https://twitter.com/0xpibblez Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources: Ethereum Asset Profile - Dune Dashboard https://dune.com/blockworks_research/eth -- Chainalysis is the leading blockchain analytics company. Web3 companies like Dapper, Gemini, and Crypto.com manage risk, drive investigations, and inform growth strategies with Chainalysis. Together, we build trust in blockchains, grow safe consumer access to cryptocurrency, and promote more financial freedom with less risk. Visit Chainalysis.com/blockworks to learn more now. -- Flipside has the most comprehensive data in web3 to get you the insights you need to work smarter. Instantly query the data yourself (for free!) or browse dashboards by elite analysts to find hidden alpha and get the edge you need to win. Earn up to $75 USDC by completing 0xResearch's exclusive bounty for analysts on Flipside: https://flipsidecrypto.xyz/drops/0xresearch-bounty-defi-users-7f5442 - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

In this episode of 0xResearch, we host an analyst hour to debate which projects, personalities and market events should be in crypto's 2022 Mount Rushmore. This is the ultimate 2022 recap of what happened, what mattered and where we go next. We've even timestamped every topic we cover below. Check it out! - - Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (01:07) Starbucks Odyssey (02:38) Names We Won’t Forget (05:31) Yuga Labs (08:34) ETH Merge & Burn (10:57) $1.9B in Bridge Hacks (13:02) Tornado Cash Ban (14:54) The Launch of Canto (16:16) Solana and Saga Phone (18:45) Layer 2 Adoption (21:24) DeFi’s Expansion (22:18) Zk-Tech is Heating Up (23:49) MEV-Boost & Flashbots (26:24) Moon Birds and Limit Break Digi’s (29:40) Institutional and Web2 Adoption (32:31) The AppChain Thesis and Improved Economics (38:27) Crypto Data Tools (39:45) LayerZero Labs (42:32) Sudoswap (44:44) Do Kwon (47:28) Flipside & THORChain’s Synth Utilization (50:21) Alt L1 Thesis vs Ethereum’s Ecosystem (01:01:01) Bitcoin’s Security Model Controversy (01:09:21) What Will Outperform in 2023? - - Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Westie: https://twitter.com/WestieCapital Follow Pibblez: https://twitter.com/0xpibblez Follow Matt: https://twitter.com/MattFiebach Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources Blockworks Research Dune dashboards (best in the biz) https://dune.com/blockworks_research TVL breakdown by smart contract language https://defillama.com/languages THORChain synths data from Flipside https://bit.ly/3HV7kK1 -- Chainalysis is the leading blockchain analytics company. Web3 companies like Dapper, Gemini, and Crypto.com manage risk, drive investigations, and inform growth strategies with Chainalysis. Together, we build trust in blockchains, grow safe consumer access to cryptocurrency, and promote more financial freedom with less risk. Visit Chainalysis.com/blockworks to learn more now. -- Flipside has the most comprehensive data in web3 to get you the insights you need to work smarter. Instantly query the data yourself (for free!) or browse dashboards by elite analysts to find hidden alpha and get the edge you need to win. Earn up to $75 USDC by completing 0xResearch's exclusive bounty for analysts on Flipside: https://flipsidecrypto.xyz/drops/0xresearch-bounty-defi-users-7f5442 - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

In this week's episode of 0xResearch, Chad Barraford joins us to discuss how THORChain will replace CeFi. We explore THORChain's unique advantage to centralized exchanges, Rune's unique tokenomics and the mechanics behind THORChain's security model. We ask the hard questions about THORChain's reliance on Rune, THORChain LP risk, RCE attacks and more. It's hard not to be bullish on THORChain after listening to this one! - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:52) Hot Seat/Cool Throne (15:11) Curve vs Uniswap by Flipside Insights (21:52) “Chainalysis Ad” (22:36) THORChain, the Cross-Chain DEX (28:27) Rune’s Unique Economic & Security Design (40:45) Connecting New Chains to THORChain (48:25) “Chainalysis Ad” (49:07) Incentivizing Liquidity (51:54) THORChain Savers Vaults & Synthetic Assets (1:00:52) Impermanent Loss Protection & LP Risk Profiles (1:08:41) Managing Risk via the Synthetic Utilization Cap (1:14:30) THORFi Lending (1:17:45) THORChain as Backend Infrastructure - - Follow Chad: https://twitter.com/CBarraford Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources: THORChain https://thorchain.com/ Anatoly "RCE" and THORChain Twitter debate https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko/status/1603468831170912256 -- Chainalysis is the leading blockchain analytics company. Web3 companies like Dapper, Gemini, and Crypto.com manage risk, drive investigations, and inform growth strategies with Chainalysis. Together, we build trust in blockchains, grow safe consumer access to cryptocurrency, and promote more financial freedom with less risk. Visit Chainalysis.com/blockworks to learn more now. -- Flipside has the most comprehensive data in web3 to get you the insights you need to work smarter. Instantly query the data yourself (for free!) or browse dashboards by elite analysts to find hidden alpha and get the edge you need to win. Earn up to $75 USDC by completing 0xResearch's exclusive bounty for analysts on Flipside: https://flipsidecrypto.xyz/drops/0xresearch-bounty-defi-users-7f5442 - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Blockworks just released a new podcast called 1000x! We're dropping the first episode here as we think you might want to add this podcast to the lineup. 1000x is a crypto markets podcast hosted by professional traders Avi Felman and Jonah Van Bourg that dives deep into the macro and micro factors that represent the lifeblood of digital money and web3. In this episode, Avi and Jonah discuss how to think like a crypto trader. They explore how today's market compares to the 2018 bear, where to look for opportunities, the investment landscape post-FTX and our top investing frameworks. A new 1000x episode will drop on Empire's RSS feed and the 1000x YouTube channel every two weeks. - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:28) Why We Started 1000x (06:18) Today’s Market Compared To 2018 (16:17) How To Think About Trading Markets (23:25) Market Structure Post-FTX (28:05) Managing Risks (36:30) Investing Frameworks (48:12) Crypto Is Here To Stay - - Follow Avi: https://twitter.com/AviFelman Follow Jonah: https://twitter.com/jvb_xyz Follow 1000x: https://twitter.com/1000xPod Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3Fw083Z Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/mv4frfv7 Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/wbaypprw Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources Golden Tree https://www.goldentree.com/ Cumberland https://cumberland.io/ Avi's psychology of a market tweet https://twitter.com/AviFelman/status/1595176484766883843 - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 1000x is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Avi, Jonah and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

In this week's episode of 0xResearch, Alex Gluchowski and Anthony Rose join us to discuss zkSync's technical roadmap and goal to become the standard that trustlessly connects execution environments. We explore the motive behind transitioning to open-source, why zkSync chose EVM compatibility (not equivalence), the path to decentralizing the sequencer & prover, account abstraction and more! - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:52) Hot Seat/Cool Throne (17:12) Bored Ape Staking & Flipside Insights (21:07) Chainalysis Ad (21:46) $200M Raise & Partnership With OpenZeppelin (28:47) EVM Compatability vs EVM Equivalence (34:18) Decentralizing The Sequencer & Prover (41:33) Scaling via L3s (50:54) Chainalysis Ad (51:36) Building Trustless Interoperability (58:33) Alpha Mainnet (1:03:38) zkSync’s architecture design choice (1:09:05) Account Abstraction (1:14:31) Disrupting The Status Quo - - Follow Alex: https://twitter.com/gluk64 Follow Anthony: https://twitter.com/anthonykrose Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources: Flipside Bored Apes Charts https://app.flipsidecrypto.com/dashboard/bayc-and-ape-staking-XZIYcw zkSync website https://zksync.io/ Matter Labs website https://matter-labs.io/ Slush, a proposal for Fractal scaling https://hackmd.io/@kalmanlajko/rkgg9GLG5 -- Chainalysis is the leading blockchain analytics company. Web3 companies like Dapper, Gemini, and Crypto.com manage risk, drive investigations, and inform growth strategies with Chainalysis. Together, we build trust in blockchains, grow safe consumer access to cryptocurrency, and promote more financial freedom with less risk. Visit Chainalysis.com/blockworks to learn more now. -- Flipside has the most comprehensive data in web3 to get you the insights you need to work smarter. Instantly query the data yourself (for free!) or browse dashboards by elite analysts to find hidden alpha and get the edge you need to win. Earn up to $75 USDC by completing 0xResearch's exclusive bounty for analysts on Flipside: https://flipsidecrypto.xyz/drops/0xresearch-bounty-defi-users-7f5442 - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

In this week's episode of 0xResearch, Matt Hougan and Ryan Rasmussen join us to discuss Bitwise's crypto thesis. We explore the expected fallout from FTX, Coinbase's massive market opportunity, Bitwise's investment products, crypto's next big unlock and more! Matt and Ryan share insight after insight in this brilliant episode that will leave you feeling psyched about the future of crypto. - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:05) Hot Seat/Cool Throne (13:53) Across Airdrop, Flipside Insights & Chainalysis (19:53) Expected Industry & Regulatory Fallout From FTX (34:40) Coinbase’s Massive Opportunity (38:13) “Chainalysis Ad” (38:55) Coinbase’s Massive Opportunity (42:31) Bitwise's Crypto Funds (47:49) How Has Client Interest Changed? (52:34) Custody, Governance and Fund Allocation (56:37) A Multichain vs Cross-Chain Future (01:01:24) Crypto’s Next Big Unlock (01:06:54) Should Tokens Generate Cash Flows? - - Follow Matt: https://twitter.com/Matt_Hougan Follow Ryan: https://mobile.twitter.com/rasterlyrock Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources: Maxine Waters' tweet to SBF https://twitter.com/RepMaxineWaters/status/1598693811252875264 Circle's tweet on terminating Concord business combination https://twitter.com/circle/status/1599764500923703296 Matt's tweet on Coinabase's growth https://twitter.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1455626864400076800 -- Chainalysis is the leading blockchain analytics company. Web3 companies like Dapper, Gemini, and Crypto.com manage risk, drive investigations, and inform growth strategies with Chainalysis. Together, we build trust in blockchains, grow safe consumer access to cryptocurrency, and promote more financial freedom with less risk. Visit Chainalysis.com/blockworks to learn more now. -- Flipside has the most comprehensive data in web3 to get you the insights you need to work smarter. Instantly query the data yourself (for free!) or browse dashboards by elite analysts to find hidden alpha and get the edge you need to win. Earn up to $75 USDC by completing 0xResearch's exclusive bounty for analysts on Flipside: https://flipsidecrypto.xyz/drops/0xresearch-bounty-defi-users-7f5442 - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

In this week's episode of 0xResearch, Antonio Juliano (the founder of dYdX) joins us to discuss dYdX's roadmap and upcoming AppChain. The fallout from FTX has shifted the spotlight to decentralized DEXs, and dYdX is in a perfect position to be the go-to DEX for perpetual trading. Antonio explains why dYdX is building an AppChain, what features to expect, how dYdX approaches MEV, new asset on-ramps and more. Antonio is a DeFi legend, you don't want to miss this one! - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:53) Hot Seat/Cool Throne (23:08) Flipside Insights (26:23) Chainalysis Ad (27:09) FTX's Ripple Effects Across CeFi & DeFi (34:36) Chainalysis Ad (35:18) FTX's Ripple Effects Across CeFi & DeFi (40:08) Brand As A Moat (44:46) How dYdX Can Outmatch CeFi (51:32) Expected FTX Regulatory Fallout (56:34) Risk Mgmt & dYdX’s Safety Module (01:03:37) SubDAOs & Governance (01:06:28) dYdX AppChain Update (01:15:33) How dYdX Will Approach MEV (01:18:50) On & Off Ramps To dYdX (01:25:19) Returning Fees To Stakers & The Future Of dYdX (01:30:36) Post-Interview Recap - - Follow Antonio: https://twitter.com/AntonioMJuliano Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources: Jason's "3 stages of a bear market" tweet thread https://twitter.com/jasonyanowitz/status/1536365738906202112 dYdX website https://dydx.exchange/ USDC's cross-chain protocol announcement http://bit.ly/3VxF57x -- Chainalysis is the leading blockchain analytics company. Web3 companies like Dapper, Gemini, and Crypto.com manage risk, drive investigations, and inform growth strategies with Chainalysis. Together, we build trust in blockchains, grow safe consumer access to cryptocurrency, and promote more financial freedom with less risk. Visit Chainalysis.com/blockworks to learn more now. -- Flipside has the most comprehensive data in web3 to get you the insights you need to work smarter. Instantly query the data yourself (for free!) or browse dashboards by elite analysts to find hidden alpha and get the edge you need to win. Earn up to $75 USDC by completing 0xResearch's exclusive bounty for analysts on Flipside: https://flipsidecrypto.xyz/drops/0xresearch-bounty-defi-users-7f5442 - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

In this week's episode of 0xResearch, Youssef Amrani and Sam Hart join us to discuss why Prop 82 was vetoed and what's next for ATOM 2.0. We start with the details of Prop 82, why it was controversial and the potential path forward. Youssef and Sam then break down the Allocator and Scheduler, the impacts of liquid staking, ATOM inflation and expected timelines. This is the go-to podcast for ATOM 2.0 fans/skeptics. - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:17) Hot Seat/Cool Throne (19:22) Flipside Insights (20:26) “Chainalysis Ad” (21:05) Interview Start: Why Was Prop 82 Vetoed? (30:53) The ATOM Growth Engine: Allocator & Scheduler (39:24) A Marketplace For Cross-Chain MEV (43:05) “Chainalysis Ad” (43:47) A Marketplace For Cross-Chain MEV (47:05) Liquid Staking On Cosmos Explained (56:38) ATOM Inflation (01:04:01) The Timeline (01:07:06) The Cosmos Assembly & Charter (01:10:35) Post-Interview Recap - - Follow Youssef: https://twitter.com/youssef_amrani Follow Sam Hart: https://twitter.com/hxrts Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources ATOM 2.0 Whitepaper http://bit.ly/3EtdVYE -- Chainalysis is the leading blockchain analytics company. Web3 companies like Dapper, Gemini, and Crypto.com manage risk, drive investigations, and inform growth strategies with Chainalysis. Together, we build trust in blockchains, grow safe consumer access to cryptocurrency, and promote more financial freedom with less risk. Visit Chainalysis.com/blockworks to learn more now. -- Flipside has the most comprehensive data in web3 to get you the insights you need to work smarter. Instantly query the data yourself (for free!) or browse dashboards by elite analysts to find hidden alpha and get the edge you need to win. Earn up to $75 USDC by completing 0xResearch's exclusive bounty for analysts on Flipside: https://flipsidecrypto.xyz/drops/0xresearch-bounty-defi-users-7f5442 - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

In this week's episode of 0xResearch, we bring on Westie and Matt Fiebach to discuss FTX's implosion, the impending fallout and how this affects the broader ecosystem. We then debate Cosmos 2.0, dYdX's AppChain thesis and the importance of native USDC on Cosmos. Is Cosmos gmi or is it just a great idea with bad execution? Tune in to find out! - - Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (00:55) Hot Seat: NFT PFPs, Custodians & Solana (12:55) Cool Throne: ETH Stakers, DeFi Perps, Proof-Of-Reserves (19:28) Flipside Insights (21:08) FTX Implodes, The Fallout (24:57) “Chainalysis Ad” (25:39) FTX Implodes, The Fallout (43:47) Cosmos 2.0 Update (57:52) dYdX AppChain Analysis (59:59) Native Cosmos USDC, Bullish - - Follow Westie: https://twitter.com/WestieCapital Follow Matt: https://mobile.twitter.com/mattfiebach Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources Westie's Twitter thread on FTX's liquidation engine https://mobile.twitter.com/WestieCapital/status/1591089073468280832 Cosmos Prop 82 https://www.mintscan.io/cosmos/proposals/82 0xngmi (The Llama) https://twitter.com/0xngmi -- Chainalysis is the leading blockchain analytics company. Web3 companies like Dapper, Gemini, and Crypto.com manage risk, drive investigations, and inform growth strategies with Chainalysis. Together, we build trust in blockchains, grow safe consumer access to cryptocurrency, and promote more financial freedom with less risk. Visit Chainalysis.com/blockworks to learn more now. -- Flipside has the most comprehensive data in web3 to get you the insights you need to work smarter. Instantly query the data yourself (for free!) or browse dashboards by elite analysts to find hidden alpha and get the edge you need to win. Earn up to $75 USDC by completing 0xResearch's exclusive bounty for analysts on Flipside: https://flipsidecrypto.xyz/drops/0xresearch-bounty-defi-users-7f5442 - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Disclaimer: This episode was recorded before the craziest day in crypto, aka Binance's announced acquisition of FTX. In this week's episode of 0xResearch, we bring on Will Clemente to discuss the state of Bitcoin mining. Some of the most prolific miners are facing default, and consolidation is on the horizon. How did miners get into this position? What happens next, and will this impact the BTC and broader crypto market? Tune in to find out! - - Timestamps (00:00) Pre-Interview: Alameda Drama, Cool Thrones & Art Gobblers (18:09) Art Gobbler Insights by Flipside (26:40) Chainalysis Ad (27:12) SBF & Binance Drama (30:11) The State of Bitcoin Mining (46:14) How Big Is The Potential Fall Out? (51:58) Chainalysis Ad (52:40) ASICs & Mining Rigs, Time To Buy? (56:44) Bitcoin’s Declining Subsidy & The Lightning Network (01:01:41) Is Hash Rate A Trading Signal? (01:03:26) Bitcoin As The On-Chain Reserve Asset (01:04:35) Will’s Investing Framework (01:10:09) Will ETH Flip BTC? (01:14:15) Post-Interview Recap - - Follow Will: https://twitter.com/WClementeIII Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources Eric Voorhees & SBF podcast episode https://spoti.fi/3t8lD5l knower's Twitter account https://twitter.com/knowerofmarkets Reflexivity Research https://www.reflexivityresearch.com/ Ultra Sound Money https://ultrasound.money/ Blockworks Research https://www.blockworksresearch.com/ Blockworks Research https://www.blockworksresearch.com/ Blockworks Research Newsletter https://blockworks.co/newsletter/daily-debrief-by-blockworks-research/ -- Chainalysis is the leading blockchain analytics company. Web3 companies like Dapper, Gemini, and Crypto.com manage risk, drive investigations, and inform growth strategies with Chainalysis. Together, we build trust in blockchains, grow safe consumer access to cryptocurrency, and promote more financial freedom with less risk. Visit Chainalysis.com/blockworks to learn more now. -- Flipside has the most comprehensive data in web3 to get you the insights you need to work smarter. Instantly query the data yourself (for free!) or browse dashboards by elite analysts to find hidden alpha and get the edge you need to win. Earn up to $75 USDC by completing 0xResearch's exclusive bounty for analysts on Flipside: https://flipsidecrypto.xyz/drops/0xresearch-bounty-defi-users-7f5442 - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

In this week's episode of 0xResearch, we bring on Westie to explore the "dark arts "of crypto: MEV Markets. We discuss the underlying mechanics of MEV-Boost, the threat of censorship, Flashbots' dominance, the flywheel of exclusive order flow and more. And if MEV isn't your thing, check out our pre-interview segment with Matt & Pibblez. Why? Because it's like a weekly newsletter, except not boring and delivered straight to your ears. - - Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (00:02) Pre-Interview: News, Hot Seat, Data Insights (21:15) Flashboys 2.0 (26:10) MEV Boost Explained (30:47) Threat of Censorship (38:59) Exclusive Order Flow (42:26) Manifold & MEV’s Biggest Players (48:35) Staking Rewards & Flashbot’s Dominance (59:47) Do All Liquid Staking Providers Use Flashbots? (01:03:47) Our Closing Question (01:05:34) Post-Interview Recap - - Follow Westie: https://twitter.com/WestieCapital Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources Sushi: The Bull & Bear Case https://www.blockworksresearch.com/research/sushi-the-bull-and-bear-case Flash Boys 2.0 https://arxiv.org/abs/1904.05234 Ethereum Is A Dark Forest https://www.paradigm.xyz/2020/08/ethereum-is-a-dark-forest MEV In PoS Ethereum (Westie) https://bit.ly/3gZ7Drw Understanding MEV Twitter Thread https://twitter.com/blockworksres/status/1584937588552441856 Chainalysis Insights Tab https://blog.chainalysis.com/ Sushi Chart (Flipside) https://bit.ly/3FvHT0a Understanding MEV Twitter Thread https://twitter.com/blockworksres/status/1584937588552441856 -- Blockworks Research https://www.blockworksresearch.com/ Blockworks Research Newsletter https://blockworks.co/newsletter/daily-debrief-by-blockworks-research/ -- Chainalysis is the leading blockchain analytics company. Web3 companies like Dapper, Gemini, and Crypto.com manage risk, drive investigations, and inform growth strategies with Chainalysis. Together, we build trust in blockchains, grow safe consumer access to cryptocurrency, and promote more financial freedom with less risk. Visit Chainalysis.com/blockworks to learn more now. -- Flipside has the most comprehensive data in web3 to get you the insights you need to work smarter. Instantly query the data yourself (for free!) or browse dashboards by elite analysts to find hidden alpha and get the edge you need to win. Earn up to $75 USDC by completing 0xResearch's exclusive bounty for analysts on Flipside: https://flipsidecrypto.xyz/drops/0xresearch-bounty-defi-users-7f5442 - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Welcome to 0xResearch, a podcast by Blockworks! 0xResearch is the show for those who want to step up their game and think like a crypto analyst. We bring on crypto's best to uncover the latest research, explore protocol developments and identify new narratives. We are two full-time crypto analysts who read white papers, governance forums and research pieces for fun (normal, right?). Join us as we combine crypto's top talent with our countless hours of research to create the best content in the space.