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ROLLUP: Bitcoin ETF Rumors | IRS Tax Rules | Ethereum Dencun

<p>Bankless Weekly Rollup<br /> First Week of 2024 </p> <p>-----<br /> 🏹 USE PODCAST24 FOR 10% OFF<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Citizen2024">https://bankless.cc/Citizen2024</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> ⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 </p> <p>🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Mantle">https://bankless.cc/Mantle</a> </p> <p>⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum </p> <p>🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Toku">https://bankless.cc/Toku</a> </p> <p>------</p> <p>TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 8:00 MARKETS<br /> <a href= "https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/bitcoin/ars">https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/bitcoin/ars</a> <br /> 10:25 Bitcoin<br /> <a href= "https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-birthday-15-years-satoshi-nakamoto-genesis-block-mine"> https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-birthday-15-years-satoshi-nakamoto-genesis-block-mine</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/lopp/status/1738547873967435907?s=46">https://twitter.com/lopp/status/1738547873967435907?s=46</a> <br /> 13:00 ETH<br /> 15:10 MatrixPort Liquidations<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/WatcherGuru/status/1742541738940510645">https://twitter.com/WatcherGuru/status/1742541738940510645</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.theblock.co/post/270125/sec-will-reject-all-bitcoin-spot-etfs-in-january-says-matrixport-analyst"> https://www.theblock.co/post/270125/sec-will-reject-all-bitcoin-spot-etfs-in-january-says-matrixport-analyst</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1742597650791162271?s=20">https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1742597650791162271?s=20</a> <br /> 19:20 SEI , ARB , OP<br /> <a href= "https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/sei">https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/sei</a> <br /> <a href= "https://defillama.com/chains">https://defillama.com/chains</a> <br /> 21:50 Narrative Investing<br /> <a href= "https://dune.com/cryptokoryo/narratives">https://dune.com/cryptokoryo/narratives</a> </p> <p>27:00 Bitcoin ETFs<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/JSeyff/status/1742216237017342041">https://twitter.com/JSeyff/status/1742216237017342041</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/EricBalchunas/status/1742580887022125209?s=20"> https://twitter.com/EricBalchunas/status/1742580887022125209?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/EricBalchunas/status/1742543503375106139?s=20"> https://twitter.com/EricBalchunas/status/1742543503375106139?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/MetaLawMan/status/1742532353535180988?s=20">https://x.com/MetaLawMan/status/1742532353535180988?s=20</a> </p> <p>31:00 Insane IRS Crypto Rules<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/jerrybrito/status/1742246479593382207">https://twitter.com/jerrybrito/status/1742246479593382207</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1742257989195636978?s=20">https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1742257989195636978?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/NeerajKA/status/1742362328937746793?s=20">https://x.com/NeerajKA/status/1742362328937746793?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/CryptoTaxGuyETH/status/1742366293649465782?s=20"> https://twitter.com/CryptoTaxGuyETH/status/1742366293649465782?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/jerrybrito/status/1742662203784744971?s=20">https://x.com/jerrybrito/status/1742662203784744971?s=20</a> </p> <p>39:00 Ethereum Duncan<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/christine_dkim/status/1737889041981575320?s=20">https://x.com/christine_dkim/status/1737889041981575320?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.eip4844.com/">https://www.eip4844.com/</a> <br /> 42:30 Devcon 7<br /> <a href= "https://devcon.org/en/">https://devcon.org/en/</a> <br /> 43:00 Avalanche Culture<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/avax/status/1740538202346381605?s=20">https://x.com/avax/status/1740538202346381605?s=20</a> <br /> 45:00 Michael Saylor<br /> <a href= &#3

Jan 5, 202458 min

2024 Crypto Investment Themes

<p>Welcome to Bankless Takes! This week, the first week of 2024… we have 6 Predictions for the major investment themes ahead for this year. </p> <p>What are going to be the trends that define 2024? What do you need to know to stay ahead of the game? At least, for what we can see today. </p> <p>-----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> <br /> ------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2">⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2</a> ⁠</p> <p>🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Mantle">https://bankless.cc/Mantle</a> </p> <p>⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//bankless.cc/Arbitrum">⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Toku">https://bankless.cc/Toku</a> </p> <p>------</p> <p>TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>00:00 Intro<br /> 04:45 Restaking and Liquid Restaking Tokens<br /> 12:34 What is Liquid Restaking?<br /> 20:26 Solana<br /> 28:18 Parallelized EVM's<br /> 37:16 Games<br /> 43:56 Data Availability<br /> 50:07 Airdrops</p> <p>------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures%E2%81%A0">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠</a> </p>

Jan 4, 202455 min

203 - ETH in 2024

<p>✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/debrief-eth-2024">https://www.bankless.com/debrief-eth-2024</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> 2023 wasn’t great for Ethereum… from a price perspective. But it was fantastic from a building perspective.</p> <p>Where does Ethereum go from here? What does 2024 have in store for ETH the asset and Ethereum the network?</p> <p>Anthony Sassano, Mike Ippolito, and Jordi Alexander join to give a high level overview of the Ethereum ecosystem. The problems, the solutions, and the future.</p> <p>-----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> <br /> <br /> ------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> ⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 ⁠</p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask </p> <p>⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum </p> <p>🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> https://bankless.cc/Celo </p> <p>🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION<br /> https://bankless.cc/Toku</p> <p>------<br /> TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 6:13 Ethereum in 2023<br /> 17:40 ETH as Money<br /> 24:30 The Internet Bond<br /> 30:00 From Execution to Settlement<br /> 37:40 Inside vs Outside Crypto<br /> 43:20 Restaking and Data Availability<br /> 1:10:00 Layer 2s and Modularity<br /> 1:23:00 Fragmentation<br /> 1:33:15 Decentralization<br /> 1:46:50 Wrapping Up<br /> 1:51:00 ETH Price Predictions</p> <p>------<br /> RESOURCES</p> <p>Anthony Sassano<br /> https://x.com/sassal0x?s=20</p> <p>Mike Ippolito<br /> https://x.com/MikeIppolito_?s=20</p> <p>Jordi Alexander<br /> https://x.com/gametheorizing?s=20</p> <p>------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> https://bankless.com/disclosures</p>

Jan 1, 20241h 46m

ROLLUP: Top 10 Biggest Crypto Events of 2023

<p>Bankless Weekly Rollup<br /> Last Week of 2023</p> <p>-----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT </p> <p>——<br /> 💳 AMBIRE | V2 Browser Extension is now Live!<br /> https://bankless.cc/ambire-v2<br /> <br /> ------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> ⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 ⁠</p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask </p> <p>⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum </p> <p>🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> https://bankless.cc/Celo </p> <p>🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION<br /> https://bankless.cc/Toku</p> <p>———</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 6:00 Markets 1 Year Ago<br /> 8:00 Base<br /> https://help.coinbase.com/en/coinbase/other-topics/other/base<br /> 10:00 SVB<br /> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collapse_of_Silicon_Valley_Bank<br /> 12:30 Balaji’s Bitcoin Bet<br /> 13:40 Scammers Arrested<br /> 15:00 Arbitrum Airdrop<br /> 17:00 Bitcoin Ordinals<br /> 22:40 Friend.tech<br /> 26:20 Pudgy Penguins IP<br /> 30:00 SEC Losing in Court<br /> 35:20 SEC Suing Exchanges<br /> 36:30 Michael Saylor Buying Bitcoin<br /> 39:35 CZ Steps Down<br /> 43:25 Solana Boom<br /> 47:00 Celestia and Jito Airdrop Season<br /> 49:45 Where We Are Now<br /> 52:30 Looking to 2024</p> <p>——<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> https://bankless.com/disclosures</p>

Dec 29, 202358 min

Coin Bureau’s Guy Turner Interviews Ryan & David

<p>Coin Bureau’s Guy Turner interviewed Ryan and David on November 15, 2023. We’re re-releasing this episode on our channels thanks to Coin Bureau. We hope you enjoy this meta-conversation of Ryan, David, and the Bankless brand. Happy Holidays! </p> <p>-------<br /> TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 1:55 Crypto YouTube vs. Podcast<br /> 7:10 Creating Crypto Content<br /> 16:55 SBF vs. Erik Voorhees <br /> 32:50 Crypto Industry Mistakes <br /> 41:05 Ethereum & Crypto Cycles<br /> 55:43 Crypto, Social Media, Madness <br /> 1:03:00 Podcast Guests<br /> 1:09:00 Final Thoughts</p> <p>------<br /> RESOURCES</p> <p>Full Coin Bureau Interview <br /> <a href= "https://youtu.be/HVpQroG434E?si=Yl0IR-LUd8dRQZ3l">https://youtu.be/HVpQroG434E?si=Yl0IR-LUd8dRQZ3l</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.com/disclosures">https://bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

Dec 28, 20231h 10m

Eigenlayer In 2024 With CEO Sreeram Kannan

<p>Ethereum validators are earning yield for nearly a million wallets but what happens if you can restake that ETH for even more yields? Eigen Layer is one of the most ambitious projects in crypto and crossed a billion dollars in deposits while recording this episode.</p> <p>Joining us today is special technical co-host Mike Neuder to discuss all things Eigen Layer with Sreeram and Teddy from the team.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2">https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2</a> ⁠</p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.com/MetaMask">https://bankless.com/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.com/Arbitrum">https://bankless.com/Arbitrum</a> ⁠</p> <p>🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.com/Celo">https://bankless.com/Celo</a> </p> <p>🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/toku">https://bankless.cc/toku</a> </p> <p>🌐 Layer Zero V2 Launch<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/LayerZeroLabs">https://bankless.cc/LayerZeroLabs</a> </p> <p>------</p> <p>Timestamps </p> <p>00:00:00 Intro<br /> 00:00:26 Episode Overview<br /> 00:09:20 Current State of Eigen Layer<br /> 00:12:01 Cap Limits and Accepted Tokens<br /> 00:19:42 Economic Security<br /> 00:25:51 Eigen Incentive Structures<br /> 00:34:12 What Is Eigen DA?<br /> 00:40:29 Benefits From Eigen DA<br /> 00:45:28 Why Eigen DA?<br /> 00:55:31 Throughput and Slashing<br /> 01:05:58 Finality Layer<br /> 01:10:51 ABS Aggregation<br /> 01:16:53 The Veto Committee<br /> 01:21:04 Neutrality<br /> 01:24:40 Networks in 2024<br /> 01:28:27 When Mainnet</p> <p><br /> ------</p> <p>Resources</p> <p>Mike<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/mikeneuder">https://twitter.com/mikeneuder</a> </p> <p>Sreeram<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/sreeramkannan">https://twitter.com/sreeramkannan</a> </p> <p>Teddy<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/TedBreyer">https://twitter.com/TedBreyer</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.com/disclosures">https://bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

Dec 27, 20231h 32m

Anatoly Reflects on Solana In 2023 & 2024

<p>In today’s episode, we have the creator of Solana and the Co-founder of Solana Labs, Anatoly Yakovenko. We brought on Anatoly to reflect on Solana in 2023 and its future in the New Year and beyond. </p> <p>-----</p> <p>🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> <br /> <br /> ------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2">https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2</a> ⁠</p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.com/MetaMask">https://bankless.com/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.com/Arbitrum">https://bankless.com/Arbitrum</a> ⁠ </p> <p>🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.com/Celo">https://bankless.com/Celo</a> </p> <p>🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/toku">https://bankless.cc/toku</a> </p> <p>🌐 Layer Zero V2 Launch<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/LayerZeroLabs">https://bankless.cc/LayerZeroLabs</a> </p> <p>-------</p> <p>TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 5:49 FTX’s Effect on Solana <br /> 8:03 Solana Lindy?<br /> 9:55 Local Fee Markets <br /> 17:51 Solana’s Governance <br /> 24:58 Important Solana Questions <br /> 28:44 Firedancer vs. Jump <br /> 37:36 Latency Games<br /> 40:20 Are More Users Scary?<br /> 43:50 Hyper-Optimism <br /> 48:52 What Scares Anatoly <br /> 54:59 $BONK & Solana Phone <br /> 1:07:58 Breakout Consumer Apps <br /> 1:12:37 Solana Economics <br /> 1:18:30 ETH vs. SOL<br /> 1:34:50 Solana Alignment <br /> 1:36:49 Solana Misrepresentation<br /> 1:37:53 Closing & Disclaimers </p> <p>------<br /> RESOURCES</p> <p>Anatoly<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko">https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.com/disclosures">https://bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

Dec 26, 20231h 38m

202 - The Year of the Crypto ETF with Cathie Wood

<p>Cathie wood and Ophelia Snyder join us today, their two companies are at the top of the list for ETF approvals slated for early next year.</p> <p>Is trad-fi excited? Are we underestimating the scale of this? Will Ethereum ever get an ETF? All these answered and more.</p> <p>------</p> <p>✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/debrief-cathie-wood">https://www.bankless.com/debrief-cathie-wood</a> </p> <p>-----</p> <p>🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> <br /> <br /> ------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2">https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2</a> ⁠</p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.com/MetaMask">https://bankless.com/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.com/Arbitrum">https://bankless.com/Arbitrum</a> ⁠<br /> <br /> 🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.com/Celo">https://bankless.com/Celo</a> </p> <p>🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/toku">https://bankless.cc/toku</a> </p> <p>🌐 Layer Zero V2 Launch<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/LayerZeroLabs">https://bankless.cc/LayerZeroLabs</a> </p> <p> </p> <p>-------</p> <p><br /> TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>00:00 Start<br /> 07:13 Joint Product Partnership<br /> 15:21 ETP vs ETF<br /> 20:25 Existing Products<br /> 33:13 How Much Interest Is There?<br /> 39:01 Portfolio Allocation and Risk<br /> 42:55 What Makes an ETF So Special<br /> 48:28 The Value Of Custody<br /> 53:27 How Many ETFs Can Get Approved?<br /> 58:07 Ethereum ETF in 2024<br /> 01:02:17 Did We Get A Fed Pivot?<br /> 01:04:10 Outlook For 2024</p> <p>------<br /> RESOURCES</p> <p>Cathie Wood<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/CathieDWood">https://twitter.com/CathieDWood</a> </p> <p>Ophelia Snyder<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/OpheliaBSnyder">https://twitter.com/OpheliaBSnyder</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> https://bankless.com/disclosures</p>

Dec 25, 20231h 2m

ROLLUP: The Inscription Infestation | Solana Flips Ethereum Volume | Restaking Heats Up

<p class="p1">Bankless Weekly Rollup</p> <p class="p1">3rd Week of December, 2023</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">-----</p> <p class="p1">🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today</p> <p class="p3"><a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">——</p> <p class="p1">💳 AMBIRE | V2 Browser Extension is now Live!</p> <p class="p3"><a href= "https://bankless.cc/ambire-v2">https://bankless.cc/ambire-v2</a></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">------</p> <p class="p1">BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE</p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">⁠<a href= "https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2">https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2</a> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> ⁠</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING</p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">⁠<a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM</p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">⁠<a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a></span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON</p> <p class="p3"><a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION</p> <p class="p3"><a href= "https://bankless.cc/Toku">https://bankless.cc/Toku</a></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">———</p> <p class="p1">0:00 Intro</p> <p class="p1">3:10 David in Argentina</p> <p class="p3"><a href= "https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1737955700415037856">https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1737955700415037856</a></p> <p class="p1">4:40 Markets</p> <p class="p3"><a href= "https://www.coingecko.com/en/global-charts">https://www.coingecko.com/en/global-charts</a></p> <p class="p3"><a href= "https://l2beat.com/scaling/summary">https://l2beat.com/scaling/summary</a></p> <p class="p3"><a href= "https://www.coingecko.com/">https://www.coingecko.com/</a></p> <p class="p1">11:45 Bitwise ETF Commercial</p> <p class="p3"><a href= "https://twitter.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1736755061127020794">https://twitter.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1736755061127020794</a></p> <p class="p1">13:50 Phishing Scams</p> <p class="p3"><a href= "https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/approval-phishing-cryptocurrency-scams-2023/"> https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/approval-phishing-cryptocurrency-scams-2023/</a></p> <p class="p1">17:30 Solana Flippens</p> <p class="p3"><a href= "https://twitter.com/DegenerateNews/status/1735842380257869974">https://twitter.com/DegenerateNews/status/1735842380257869974</a></p> <p class="p3"><a href= "https://x.com/SolanaFloor/status/1737414501610479893">https://x.com/SolanaFloor/status/1737414501610479893</a></p> <p class="p1">21:00 Celsius vs Ethereum</p> <p class="p3"><a href= "https://twitter.com/JedBreed/status/1737311679795400788">https://twitter.com/JedBreed/status/1737311679795400788</a></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">27:00 Inscriptions Invasions</p> <p class="p3"><a href= "https://twitter.com/0xCygaar/status/1736581628259107314">https://twitter.com/0xCygaar/status/1736581628259107314</a></p> <p class="p3"><a href= "https://x.com/0xCygaar/status/1736581694826992071">https://x.com/0xCygaar/status/1736581694826992071</a></p> <p class="p3"><a href= "https://twitter.com/Dogetoshi/status/1736813432983130186">https://twitter.c

Dec 22, 202355 min

Jito's Impact on Solana with CEO Lucas Bruder

<p>This is an exploration of Jito, the Solana validator client, the staked Solana token JITOSOL, and MEV optimization engine.</p> <p>The recent Jito airdrop show the whole industry as millions of dollars in value flooded into the Solana ecosystem.</p> <p>Joining us today is Lucas Bruder from the Jito team to walk us through the basics and nuances of this multifaceted project.</p> <p>-----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> <br /> ------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> ⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 ⁠ </p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask </p> <p>⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum ⁠ </p> <p>🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Toku">https://bankless.cc/Toku</a> </p> <p>------<br /> TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 6:00 Jito Airdrop<br /> 8:45 What is Jito<br /> 12:00 Staking and Decentralization<br /> 17:20 MEV Optimization<br /> 25:20 Fees and Failed Transactions<br /> 33:20 JITOSOL<br /> 37:00 Solana Economics<br /> 42:00 Staking vs JITOSOL<br /> 45:40 Ethereum vs Solana<br /> 53:30 Jito Governance<br /> 59:15 Stakenet<br /> 1:05:40 Solana Governance<br /> 1:09:40 Choosing Solana<br /> 1:13:30 A Successful Network</p> <p>------<br /> RESOURCES</p> <p>Lucas Bruder<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/buffalu__?s=20">https://x.com/buffalu__?s=20</a> </p> <p>Jito Labs<br /> <a href="https://www.jito.wtf/">https://www.jito.wtf/</a> </p> <p>Explorer<br /> <a href= "https://explorer.jito.wtf/">https://explorer.jito.wtf/</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.com/disclosures">https://bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

Dec 20, 20231h 21m

Ryan Selkis Shares His 2024 Crypto Predictions

<p>Joining us today is Ryan Selkis, who is here to walk us through his crypto thesis for 2024. </p> <p>We cover big investment themes, people to watch, the future of stablecoins, policy takes and so much more in this wide ranging episode.</p> <p>-----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> <br /> ------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2">⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2</a> ⁠</p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//bankless.cc/MetaMask">⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//bankless.cc/Arbitrum">⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum </a> ⁠</p> <p>🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Toku">https://bankless.cc/Toku</a> </p> <p>🌐 Layer Zero V2 Launch<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/LayerZeroLabs">https://bankless.cc/LayerZeroLabs</a> </p> <p>------<br /> TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>00:00:00 Intro<br /> 00:05:11 Recapping 2023<br /> 00:07:50 Are We In A Bull Market?<br /> 00:12:09 Investment Trends<br /> 00:16:48 BTC ETF Winners<br /> 00:20:03 Ether 2024 Predictions<br /> 00:26:57 BTC Security Model<br /> 00:33:06 Investment Strategy<br /> 00:36:56 VC and Private Markets<br /> 00:42:28 IPO's and M&A's<br /> 00:45:04 People To Watch<br /> 00:50:56 Why Does Elizabeth Warren Hate Crypto?<br /> 00:57:54 Grayscale<br /> 01:04:55 Products to Use in 2024<br /> 01:07:00 USDC Flips USDT?<br /> 01:11:32 Coinbase and BASE<br /> 01:15:46 Crypto Money<br /> 01:21:17 Privacy<br /> 01:27:54 How Crypto Wins In The US<br /> 01:40:07 The Political Bull Case<br /> 01:44:42 What's Most Exciting</p> <p><br /> ------<br /> RESOURCES</p> <p>Ryan Selkis<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/twobitidiot">https://twitter.com/twobitidiot</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.com/disclosures">https://bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

Dec 19, 20231h 47m

201 - Garry Kasparov on Why Freedom Always Wins

<p>✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/debrief-garry-kasparov">https://www.bankless.com/debrief-garry-kasparov</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Chess Legend and Freedom Fighter Garry Kasparov on AI, Geopolitics, and Crypto.</p> <p>One of the first people to experience machine intelligence in a profound way–greatest chess player in the world when he lost a match to IBM computer program Deep Blue in 1997—since then, humans have never been able to beat machines in a game of chess.</p> <p>The theme of this episode is Freedom. Garry’s optimism shines through on this topic. With experience in Geopolitics, Artificial Intelligence, and Human Rights, Garry Kasparov might just be the perfect guest to guide us through some very challenging topics that will likely define the rest of this decade, and beyond. </p> <p>-----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> 🌐 Layer Zero V2 Launch<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/LayerZeroLabs">https://bankless.cc/LayerZeroLabs</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "%E2%81%A0https:/k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2%C2%A0%20%C2%A0%E2%81%A0">⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2</a></p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> <a href= "%E2%81%A0https:/bankless.cc/MetaMask">⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a></p> <p>⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "%E2%81%A0https:/bankless.cc/Arbitrum%C2%A0%20%C2%A0%E2%81%A0">⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a></p> <p>🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Toku">https://bankless.cc/Toku</a> </p> <p>------<br /> TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 9:00 Gary’s Background <br /> 20:45 Chess & AI <br /> 24:38 e/acc vs. d/acc<br /> 28:53 AI & Human History<br /> 37:40 Russia & Freedom<br /> 49:25 Can Democracy Win? <br /> 56:32 Defining Evil<br /> 59:31 Garry on Crypto<br /> 1:03:00 Leadership <br /> 1:08:50 Biggest Threat to Freedom?<br /> 1:17:53 Crypto & Human Rights<br /> 1:21:01 Garry’s Human Rights Fight<br /> 1:29:15 Garry’s Advice <br /> 1:33:05 Closing & Disclaimers</p> <p>------<br /> RESOURCES</p> <p>Garry Kasparov<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/Kasparov63">https://twitter.com/Kasparov63</a> </p> <p>Human Rights Foundation<br /> <a href="https://hrf.org/">https://hrf.org/</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.com/disclosures">https://bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

Dec 18, 20231h 19m

ROLLUP: Fed Pivot | Ledger Scare | New Warren Bill | Airdrop Szn

<p>Bankless Weekly Rollup<br /> 2nd Week of December 2023</p> <p>-----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> 🌐 Layer Zero V2 Launch<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/LayerZeroLabs">https://bankless.cc/LayerZeroLabs</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> ⁠<a href= "https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2">https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 </a> ⁠</p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> ⁠<a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> ⁠<a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> ⁠ </p> <p>🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Toku">https://bankless.cc/Toku</a> </p> <p>------<br /> TIMESTAMPS & Resources</p> <p>0:00 Intro</p> <p>3:55 Markets<br /> <a href= "https://blockworks.co/news/satoshi-nakamoto-last-online">https://blockworks.co/news/satoshi-nakamoto-last-online</a> <br /> <a href= "https://ultrasound.money/">https://ultrasound.money/</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.coingecko.com/en/global-charts">https://www.coingecko.com/en/global-charts</a> <br /> <a href= "https://l2beat.com/scaling/summary">https://l2beat.com/scaling/summary</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.coingecko.com/">https://www.coingecko.com/</a> </p> <p>11:55 The Fed Pivots & Predictions <br /> <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/business/economy/federal-reserve-interest-rates.html"> https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/business/economy/federal-reserve-interest-rates.html</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-12-13/fed-s-powell-leans-into-rate-cuts-stok"> https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-12-13/fed-s-powell-leans-into-rate-cuts-stok</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/BloombergTV/status/1735029792511082982">https://x.com/BloombergTV/status/1735029792511082982</a> <br /> <a href= "https://imgur.com/UR6UhrA">https://imgur.com/UR6UhrA</a> <br /> <a href= "https://imgur.com/gJeKA0J">https://imgur.com/gJeKA0J</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/twobitidiot/status/1733315999615574391">https://twitter.com/twobitidiot/status/1733315999615574391</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/RasterlyRock/status/1734956139580936658">https://twitter.com/RasterlyRock/status/1734956139580936658</a> </p> <p>22:53 Airdrop Szn<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/StarknetFndn/status/1733101666357100992">https://x.com/StarknetFndn/status/1733101666357100992</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/LayerZero_Labs/status/1732862812710449466">https://x.com/LayerZero_Labs/status/1732862812710449466</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1730623451323322383">https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1730623451323322383</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/celestia">https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/celestia</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/wronguser000/status/1734894958497181939">https://x.com/wronguser000/status/1734894958497181939</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1733244396303163462">https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1733244396303163462</a> </p> <p>27:52 Ledger Scare<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/bantg/status/1735279127752540465">https://x.com/bantg/status/1735279127752540465</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/hudsonjameson/status/1735283602340843757">https://x.com/hudsonjameson/status/1735283602340843757</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/Mudit__Gupta/status/1735301007188406681">https://twitter.com/Mudit__Gupta/status/1735301007188406681</a> </p> <p>32:00 Elizabeth Warren Bill<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1732844381143539725">https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1732844381143539725</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/Neera

Dec 15, 202358 min

Kraken's CEO on Their Battle Against The SEC

<p>Kraken is one of the two most important exchanges in the US right now, it's also an essential bridge across many other jurisdictions. Recently Kraken has come under fire by the SEC for the second time this year.</p> <p><br /> In today’s episode we're joined by Kraken CEO, Dave Ripley. Dave walks us through what it's like to take the reigns of one of the largest US crypto exchanges and how he plans to navigate the constant battles they have to face from US regulators. </p> <p><br /> -----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> </p> <p><br /> ------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p><br /> 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> ⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 ⁠</p> <p><br /> 🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask </p> <p><br /> ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum ⁠</p> <p><br /> 👾GMX | V2 IS NOW LIVE <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/GMX">https://bankless.cc/GMX</a> </p> <p><br /> 🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p><br /> 🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/uniswap </p> <p><br /> ------<br /> TIMESTAMPS</p> <p><br /> 00:00 Intro<br /> 04:27 Regulatory Action Around Kraken<br /> 09:27 Is This a PR Stunt By The SEC?<br /> 11:31 "Co-Mingling Funds" & Fighting The SEC<br /> 16:28 Hostility Towards Crypto<br /> 21:03 Leaving The US?<br /> 24:32 Getting To Know the New CEO<br /> 28:50 Finding Bitcoin In 2013<br /> 32:48 Kraken Values<br /> 38:40 Custody & Proof Of Reserves<br /> 42:18 Kraken Endgame</p> <p><br /> ------<br /> RESOURCES</p> <p><br /> Dave Ripley:<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/DavidLRipley">https://twitter.com/DavidLRipley</a> </p> <p><br /> Why Kraken:<br /> <a href= "https://www.kraken.com/why-kraken">https://www.kraken.com/why-kraken</a> </p> <p><br /> ------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.com/disclosures">https://bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

Dec 14, 202344 min

VanEck’s 2024 Crypto Predictions with Matthew Sigel

<p>In today’s episode, Matthew goes over VanEck’s 15 hottest 2024 crypto predictions report. Matthew Sigel is the Head of Digital Assets Research at VanEck and has been since 2021. </p> <p>-----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "%E2%81%A0https:/k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2%20%C2%A0%E2%81%A0">⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2</a></p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> ⁠<a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a></p> <p>⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> ⁠<a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> ⁠ </p> <p>👾GMX | V2 IS NOW LIVE <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/GMX">https://bankless.cc/GMX</a> </p> <p>🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> ⁠<a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap </a></p> <p>------<br /> TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 4:55 VanEck Predictions Origin<br /> 5:53 Recession & Spot BTC ETF<br /> 8:06 4th Bitcoin Halving <br /> 11:45 BTC All-Time High<br /> 14:15 Ethereum Flip Bitcoin? <br /> 18:38 Post-EIP-4844 L2 Capture<br /> 22:26 NFT Activity Rebound<br /> 24:33 Binance <br /> 28:05 Stablecoin Market Cap<br /> 32:16 DEX’s All-Time Highs<br /> 37:17 Bitcoin Yield?<br /> 40:49 Blockchain Gaming<br /> 43:20 Solana Outperforms ETH <br /> 47:15 DePin<br /> 53:05 Corporate Holding Upside<br /> 56:24 DeFi & KYC<br /> 1:03:31 Closing & Disclaimers</p> <p>------<br /> RESOURCES</p> <p>Matthew Sigel<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/matthew_sigel">https://twitter.com/matthew_sigel</a> </p> <p>VanEck Predictions Report<br /> <a href= "https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/blogs/digital-assets/matthew-sigel-vanecks-15-crypto-predictions-for-2024/#us-recession-arrival-and-debut-of-spot-bitcoin-etfs"> https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/blogs/digital-assets/matthew-sigel-vanecks-15-crypto-predictions-for-2024/#us-recession-arrival-and-debut-of-spot-bitcoin-etfs</a> </p> <p>VanEck Solana Report<br /> <a href= "https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/blogs/digital-assets/matthew-sigel-vanecks-base-bear-bull-case-solana-valuation-by-2030/"> https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/blogs/digital-assets/matthew-sigel-vanecks-base-bear-bull-case-solana-valuation-by-2030/</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.com/disclosures">https://bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

Dec 12, 20231h 5m

200 - Vitalik Buterin's Philosophy: d/acc

<p>✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode:<br /> https://www.bankless.com/debrief-vitalik-philosophy</p> <p>------<br /> This past year there’s been a great societal wide debate: Tech-acceleration (e/acc) vs deacceleration. </p> <p>Should we continue the path toward AI or are the robots going to kill us? We’ve been hoping Vitalik would weigh in on this debate ever since our episode Elizer Yudkowski —now he has, so what’s Vitalik’s probability of AI doom?</p> <p>-----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> ⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 ⁠</p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask </p> <p>⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum ⁠</p> <p>👾GMX | V2 IS NOW LIVE <br /> https://bankless.cc/GMX</p> <p>🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> https://bankless.cc/Celo </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/uniswap</p> <p>------</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 3:50 The Technology Conversation<br /> 15:30 The Accelerationist View<br /> 30:30 The AI Problem<br /> 38:30 8 Year Old Child<br /> 44:00 AI Doom<br /> 51:00 d/acc<br /> 1:08:30 Improving the World<br /> 1:16:45 e/acc<br /> 1:20:30 Crypto Tribes<br /> 1:27:00 Direction and Priorities<br /> 1:30:50 Closing Optimism</p> <p>------<br /> Resources:</p> <p>Vitalik's Techno-Optimism:<br /> https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2023/11/27/techno_optimism.html</p> <p>Tweet Thread:<br /> https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1729251808936362327?s=20</p> <p>Techno-Optimist Manifesto:<br /> https://a16z.com/the-techno-optimist-manifesto/</p> <p>------<br /> More content is waiting for you on Bankless.com 🚀 <br /> https://bankless.cc/YouTubeInfo</p>

Dec 11, 20231h 32m

ROLLUP: Bull Market is Here | $JTO Airdrop | Capitol Hill Crosshairs

<p>Bankless Weekly Rollup<br /> 1st Week of December, 2023</p> <p>-----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> 🌐 AEVO's Options and Perps DEX<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/aevo">https://bankless.cc/aevo</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2">https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2</a> ⁠ </p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.com/MetaMask">https://bankless.com/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.com/Arbitrum">https://bankless.com/Arbitrum</a> ⁠</p> <p>👾GMX | V2 IS NOW LIVE <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.com/GMX">https://bankless.com/GMX</a> </p> <p>🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.com/Celo">https://bankless.com/Celo</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>------</p> <p>TIMESTAMPS & Resources</p> <p>0:00 Intro</p> <p><br /> 04:00 Markets<br /> <a href= "https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd">https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-04/bitcoin-btc-hype-machine-goes-into-overdrive-as-token-surges-past-42-000?embedded-checkout=true"> https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-04/bitcoin-btc-hype-machine-goes-into-overdrive-as-token-surges-past-42-000?embedded-checkout=true</a> <br /> <a href= "https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/eth-usd">https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/eth-usd</a> </p> <p>06:36 Spot ETF Dates<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/JSeyff/status/1730606890319532389">https://twitter.com/JSeyff/status/1730606890319532389</a> </p> <p>09:28 Altcoins Exploding<br /> <a href= "https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/bonk">https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/bonk</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/beam-2">https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/beam-2</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/0xferg/status/1732546634536640694?s=20">https://x.com/0xferg/status/1732546634536640694?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1732542939736215638?s=20">https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1732542939736215638?s=20</a> </p> <p>12:55 Blockchain Fees<br /> <a href= "https://cryptofees.info/">https://cryptofees.info/</a> <br /> <a href= "https://vxtwitter.com/WuBlockchain/status/1732213564696617018?s=20"> https://vxtwitter.com/WuBlockchain/status/1732213564696617018?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://mempool.space">https://mempool.space</a> <br /> <a href= "https://dune.com/dataalways/ordinals">https://dune.com/dataalways/ordinals</a> </p> <p>14:52 NEAR<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/NEARProtocol/status/1730585506314862949?s=20">https://x.com/NEARProtocol/status/1730585506314862949?s=20</a> </p> <p>16:49 Vibecession<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/Dictionarycom/status/1730345974957023355">https://twitter.com/Dictionarycom/status/1730345974957023355</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/SimonWDC/status/1731720857578328492">https://twitter.com/SimonWDC/status/1731720857578328492</a> </p> <p>22:50 Jito Airdrop<br /> <a href= "https://www.coinbase.com/advanced-trade/spot/JTO-USD">https://www.coinbase.com/advanced-trade/spot/JTO-USD</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/jito_sol/status/1732794280618668363?s=20">https://x.com/jito_sol/status/1732794280618668363?s=20</a> <br /> https://jito.network/airdrop<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/Dogetoshi/status/1732775546071711939?s=20">https://x.com/Dogetoshi/status/1732775546071711939?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/usgoose/status/1732801746416619585?s=20">https://x.com/usgoose/status/1732801746416619585?s=20</a> <br /> https://www.bankless.com/airdrop-hunter</p> <p>27:49 Treasury Attacks Crypto<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/CoinDesk/status/1

Dec 8, 202353 min

What is Celestia ($TIA)? Unpacking Modular Blockchains

<p>Celestia’s token ($TIA) just dropped. Highlighted by its modular data availability network the crypto community has showed a lot of excitement around this launch.</p> <p>Why? What is so valuable about Celestia? What is its vision for crypto? How, if successful, will Celestia change the crypto landscape? </p> <p>Today, on Bankless We’re talking to two Celestia CoFounders Mustafa and Ismail to explore the thesis behind Celesia. So, strap yourselves in, put on your learning cap, because we’re going to learn about Celestia in today’s episode. </p> <p>-----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> ⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 ⁠</p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask </p> <p>⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum ⁠</p> <p>👾GMX | V2 IS NOW LIVE <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/GMX">https://bankless.cc/GMX</a> </p> <p>🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/uniswap </p> <p>------<br /> TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 4:10 What is Celestia? <br /> 6:12 The Modular Thesis<br /> 9:00 Celestia & Ethereum Relationship <br /> 18:27 Economics of Celestia <br /> 21:21 Celestia’s SDK<br /> 26:31 Celestia’s Capital Power <br /> 28:15 $TIA <br /> 32:18 Blob Stream<br /> 34:30 Celestia Endgame<br /> 36:18 Current & Future Projects on Celestia <br /> 41:15 Celestia’s Vision <br /> 43:55 Closing & Disclaimers </p> <p>------<br /> RESOURCES</p> <p>Mustafa<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/musalbas">https://twitter.com/musalbas</a> </p> <p>Ismail<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/KreuzUQuer">https://twitter.com/KreuzUQuer</a> </p> <p>Celestia<br /> <a href= "https://celestia.org/learn/">https://celestia.org/learn/</a> </p> <p>Vitalik’s Endgame <br /> <a href= "https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2021/12/06/endgame.html">https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2021/12/06/endgame.html</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> ⁠ </p>

Dec 7, 202345 min

Immutable and Merit Circle Join Forces

<p>We’re exploring the frontier of crypto gaming!</p> <p>The seeds of the crypto gaming thesis are looking to play out. Today we’re hosting Robbie Ferguson from Immutable and Marco van den Heuvel from Merit Circle.</p> <p>Merit Circle is migrating from Avalanche to Immutable, bringing along their gaming ecosystem, DAO, and sizable treasury. </p> <p>-----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2">⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2</a> ⁠</p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//bankless.cc/MetaMask">⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//bankless.cc/Arbitrum">⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> ⁠ </p> <p>👾GMX | V2 IS NOW LIVE <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/GMX">https://bankless.cc/GMX</a> </p> <p>🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> ⁠<a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> <br /> ------</p> <p>TIMESTAMPS<br /> 0:00 Intro<br /> 4:00 Immutable<br /> 8:00 Merit Circle<br /> 14:30 Announcing the Partnership<br /> 22:40 A Beneficial Relationship<br /> 25:55 Merit Circle Treasury<br /> 28:13 New Games<br /> 34:40 The Terms of the Partnership<br /> 37:30 Vision for the Future<br /> 40:00 Avalanche</p> <p>------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures%E2%81%A0">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠ </a></p>

Dec 6, 202342 min

Do We Hate Solana?

<p>The truth on how we feel about Solana. </p> <p>Today we define the fundamentals, compare other networks, and ultimately share how we think SOL stacks up in the Layer 1 race. <br /> -----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> <br /> ------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2">⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2</a> ⁠ </p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//bankless.cc/MetaMask">⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask </a> </p> <p>⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//bankless.cc/Arbitrum">⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> ⁠ </p> <p>👾GMX | V2 IS NOW LIVE <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/GMX">https://bankless.cc/GMX</a> </p> <p>🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//bankless.cc/uniswap">⁠https://bankless.cc/uniswap </a></p> <p>------</p> <p>TIMESTAMPS<br /> 00:00 Intro<br /> 01:41 Addressing The Criticism<br /> 07:32 Defining The Fundamentals<br /> 14:05 Comparing Other Networks<br /> 19:11 Takes from Crypto Twitter<br /> 22:55 Our Thesis<br /> 26:19 Solana UX<br /> 30:37 Ethereum's Flaws<br /> 33:38 Discord Reactions</p> <p>------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures%E2%81%A0">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠ </a></p>

Dec 6, 202338 min

Ethereum is Hilariously Underpriced | Will SOL Flip ETH?

<p>Someone has to say it. ETH price at $2.2k is hilarious. <br /> Everyone is out here trading "what ifs" this cycle when Ethereum has fundamentals.</p> <p>Let us tell you why $2.2k ETH doesn't make any sense.<br /> ------<br /> 🌐 AEVO's Options and Perps DEX<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/aevo">https://bankless.cc/aevo</a> <br /> ------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2">⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2</a> ⁠</p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//bankless.cc/MetaMask">⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> ⁠<a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> ⁠</p> <p>👾GMX | V2 IS NOW LIVE <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/GMX">https://bankless.cc/GMX</a> </p> <p>🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> ⁠<a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>------<br /> TIMESTAMPS<br /> 00:00 Start<br /> 01:33 Ethereum is Underpriced<br /> 16:01 Will SOL Flip ETH?<br /> 38:12 Hating "Decentralization"<br /> 51:18 Changing of The Seasons</p> <p>------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures%E2%81%A0">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠</a> </p>

Dec 5, 202353 min

199 - Are Crypto Games Making a Comeback?

<p>Are crypto games making a comeback? Vance Spencer and his Co-Founder Michael Anderson join us today to answer that question.</p> <p><br /> We did a bunch of episode on crypto gaming last hype cycle – retrospectively, it was too early. But now we have cheap blockspace, better wallets, and games that are fun to play.</p> <p><br /> ------<br /> ✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode:<br /> https://www.bankless.com/debrief-crypto-gaming-2</p> <p><br /> -----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</p> <p><br /> ------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p><br /> 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> ⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 ⁠</p> <p><br /> 🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask </p> <p><br /> ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum ⁠</p> <p><br /> 👾GMX | V2 IS NOW LIVE <br /> https://bankless.cc/GMX</p> <p><br /> 🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> https://bankless.cc/Celo </p> <p><br /> 🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/uniswap</p> <p><br /> ------<br /> TIMESTAMPS</p> <p><br /> 00:00:00 Intro<br /> 00:07:19 Intro To Crypto Gaming<br /> 00:14:00 How Has Crypto Gaming Evolved?<br /> 00:17:39 Casual Vs AAA Games<br /> 00:21:10 The Current Gaming Experience<br /> 00:26:00 What Benefits Come From Blockchain?<br /> 00:32:47 Best Argument Against Crypto Gaming?<br /> 00:45:29 How Far Can This Go?<br /> 00:50:47 IOS and Taxes<br /> 00:55:11 Dealing With Regulators<br /> 00:59:01 Choosing a Chain<br /> 01:04:50 Are Traditional Studios Coming?<br /> 01:07:27 What's An On Chain Game?<br /> 01:12:20 Blockspace<br /> 01:18:58 Can This Pump Our Assets?<br /> 01:21:44 Closings and Disclaimers</p> <p> </p> <p><br /> ------<br /> RESOURCES</p> <p><br /> Vance:<br /> https://twitter.com/pythianism</p> <p><br /> Michael:<br /> https://twitter.com/im_manderson<br /> ------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠</p>

Dec 4, 20231h 23m

ROLLUP: Jito Airdrop | Cosmos Blocksize Wars | Kyber Hack | Paradigm's Blast

<p>Bankless Weekly Rollup<br /> Last Week of Nov. 2023</p> <p>-----<br /> 🌐 Near's Cost Effective Data Availability<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/near">https://bankless.cc/near</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> ⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 ⁠ </p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask </p> <p>⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum ⁠ </p> <p>👾GMX | V2 IS NOW LIVE <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/GMX">https://bankless.cc/GMX</a> </p> <p>🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/uniswap </p> <p>------<br /> TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES</p> <p>0:00 Intro</p> <p>3:50 Markets<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/camillionaire_m/status/1729850195012456518">https://twitter.com/camillionaire_m/status/1729850195012456518</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/saylor/status/1730222828270612851">https://x.com/saylor/status/1730222828270612851</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/WClementeIII/status/1730250345291375043">https://x.com/WClementeIII/status/1730250345291375043</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/jseyff/status/1728087271084028346">https://twitter.com/jseyff/status/1728087271084028346</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/datarade/status/1729416261149340002">https://twitter.com/datarade/status/1729416261149340002</a> </p> <p>18:32 Jito Launching Governance Token JTO<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/jito_sol/status/1729172532971065626">https://twitter.com/jito_sol/status/1729172532971065626</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/airdrop-hunter">https://www.bankless.com/airdrop-hunter</a> </p> <p>21:00 Cosmos enters its “Blocksize Wars” era <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/DefiIgnas/status/1729155760850981130">https://twitter.com/DefiIgnas/status/1729155760850981130</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/DefiIgnas/status/1729155760850981130/photo/3">https://twitter.com/DefiIgnas/status/1729155760850981130/photo/3</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/lurkaroundfind/status/1728805585313767528">https://twitter.com/lurkaroundfind/status/1728805585313767528</a> </p> <p>29:29 What does Paradigm think about Blast? <br /> <a href= "https://dune.com/alec/blast-the-new-eth-l2">https://dune.com/alec/blast-the-new-eth-l2</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/danrobinson/status/1728817674543862023">https://x.com/danrobinson/status/1728817674543862023</a> </p> <p>39:03 Ethereum blockchain Shenanigans<br /> https://twitter.com/nero_eth/status/1728680630773575956<br /> <a href= "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2305.09032.pdf">https://arxiv.org/pdf/2305.09032.pdf</a> </p> <p>45:11 KyberSwap Dex aggregator hacked for $54.7M<br /> https://twitter.com/KyberNetwork/status/1728115858889929021<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/TheDEFIac/status/1730196414154608785?s=20">https://x.com/TheDEFIac/status/1730196414154608785?s=20</a> </p> <p>48:40 Move-based L2 arrives on the scene<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/movementlabsxyz/status/1727385496953958571?s=20"> https://twitter.com/movementlabsxyz/status/1727385496953958571?s=20</a> <br /> Sei Network gets an upgrade<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/jayendra_jog/status/1729865516175798536">https://twitter.com/jayendra_jog/status/1729865516175798536</a> </p> <p>50:47 NFTs<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/coolcats/status/1729281454792929561">https://twitter.com/coolcats/status/1729281454792929561</a> </p> <p>51:35 Regulation<br /> <a href= "https://www.theblock.co/post/264702/the-sec-is-having-trouble-serving-hex-founder-richard-heart-with-its-lawsuit"> https://www.theblock.co/post/264702/the-sec-is-having-trouble-serving-hex-founder-richard-heart-with-its-lawsuit</a> <br /> <a href= "https://blockworks.co/news/binance-changpeng-zhao-us">https://blockworks.co/news/binance-changpeng-zhao-us</a> </p> <p>53:39 Meme of The Week<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/yugacohler/status/1728892556304625708">https://twitte

Dec 1, 202355 min

The Power of Property Rights with Hernando De Soto

<p>The first think you need to know about crypto is, "what is money?" <br /> The second is, "what is property?" and that is our topic for today.<br /> Joining us is notorious economist Hernando De Soto who is here to give us a masterclass on the world of property right and why we need to tokenize the world.<br /> ------<br /> ✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/debrief-hernando">https://www.bankless.com/debrief-hernando</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2">⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2</a> ⁠ </p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//bankless.cc/MetaMask">⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//bankless.cc/Arbitrum">⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> ⁠</p> <p>🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>👾GMX | V2 IS NOW LIVE <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/GMX">https://bankless.cc/GMX</a> </p> <p>💲 USDV | NATIVE OMNICHAIN STABLECOIN<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/usdv">https://bankless.cc/usdv</a> </p> <p>------<br /> TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>00:00:00 Intro<br /> 00:06:38 Welcome Hernando<br /> 00:08:34 History of Property Rights<br /> 00:12:31 Property Rights in The US<br /> 00:20:27 Value of Property Right Management Systems<br /> 00:27:34 The Role of Buerocracy<br /> 00:33:09 Advantage of Strong Property Rights<br /> 00:40:58 Other Countries Property Rights Systems<br /> 00:48:10 Comparing Property Rights Systems<br /> 01:00:20 Capitalism<br /> 01:07:32 Blockchains and Crypto<br /> 01:18:13 Summarizing Blockchain<br /> 01:23:54 Dealing With Politics<br /> 01:32:30 Closing Thoughts</p> <p><br /> ------<br /> RESOURCES</p> <p>Hernando: <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/HDeSotoPeru">https://twitter.com/HDeSotoPeru</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a>⁠ </p>

Nov 30, 20231h 40m

Addressing BanklessDAO Drama

<p>In case you weren’t aware, last week and over the weekend, Bankless became crypto’s main character. In today’s episode, we share our reflections on the backlash we received. What happened? Did we deserve it? And why are we here? </p> <p>-----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> ⁠<a href= "https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2">https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 </a> ⁠</p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> <a href= "%E2%81%A0https:/bankless.cc/MetaMask">⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "%E2%81%A0https:/bankless.cc/Arbitrum%20%E2%81%A0">⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum ⁠ </a></p> <p>🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>👾GMX | V2 IS NOW LIVE <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/GMX">https://bankless.cc/GMX</a> </p> <p>💲 USDV | NATIVE OMNICHAIN STABLECOIN<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/usdv">https://bankless.cc/usdv</a> </p> <p>------<br /> TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 3:10 Bankless Backlash <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/DeFi_Made_Here/status/1728159809827217412">https://twitter.com/DeFi_Made_Here/status/1728159809827217412</a> <br /> 4:14 bDAO Proposal to Arbitrum<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/banklessDAO/status/1728380541949653060">https://x.com/banklessDAO/status/1728380541949653060</a> <br /> 5:42 Raiding Treasuries <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/0xShual/status/1728078219625070926">https://x.com/0xShual/status/1728078219625070926</a> <br /> 7:25 Shit gets mean<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/Ketherche/status/1728416271409295692">https://x.com/Ketherche/status/1728416271409295692</a> <br /> 8:40 bDAO “were not BanklessHQ” clarifying thread<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/banklessDAO/status/1728380541949653060">https://twitter.com/banklessDAO/status/1728380541949653060</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1728203036999164017">https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1728203036999164017</a> <br /> 22:00 F Bankless Season <br /> 23:13 Is Bankless net bad for Ethereum?<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1728507517997658567">https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1728507517997658567</a> <br /> 25:00 Watching the press cover you: <br /> <a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/11/27/breaking-down-the-bankless-backlash/"> https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/11/27/breaking-down-the-bankless-backlash/</a> <br /> 27:40 David’s Long Tweet<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1728849871682048136">https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1728849871682048136</a> <br /> 30:30 Next Steps <br /> 32:35 In Conclusion? <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/intocryptoast/status/1728544232087130273">https://x.com/intocryptoast/status/1728544232087130273</a> <br /> 32:52 Why are we all here? <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/defi_mochi/status/1728703547121062273">https://twitter.com/defi_mochi/status/1728703547121062273</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/Fiskantes/status/1729428463017132487">https://x.com/Fiskantes/status/1729428463017132487</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1729303906201543128">https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1729303906201543128</a> <br /> 41:24 Closing & Disclaimers </p> <p>------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> ⁠ </p>

Nov 29, 202342 min

Is THORChain (RUNE) Undervalued? with Erik Voorhees and Chad Barraford

<p>What is THORChain? Join David as we explore the liquidity protocol that allows swapping between BTC, ETH, and more without intermediaries.</p> <p>Chad Barraford is a core developer at THORChain, and Erik Voorhees is a Bankless staple who has found a deep resonance with THORChain's mission.</p> <p>Is THORChain helping build the Bankless future? Come find out.</p> <p>-----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> ⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 ⁠</p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask </p> <p>⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum ⁠</p> <p>🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>👾GMX | V2 IS NOW LIVE <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/GMX">https://bankless.cc/GMX</a> </p> <p>💲 USDV | NATIVE OMNICHAIN STABLECOIN<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/usdv">https://bankless.cc/usdv</a> </p> <p>------<br /> TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 3:30 What is Thorchain<br /> 7:10 Erik and Shapeshift<br /> 10:20 How it Works<br /> 13:40 Is this a Bridge?<br /> 17:00 Staking and Security<br /> 20:00 Rune<br /> 28:45 Bitcoin and Ethereum<br /> 32:20 Latency<br /> 36:00 The Bull Case for Thorchain<br /> 38:40 Specialization<br /> 40:40 The Roadmap and Community<br /> 44:00 Get Involved</p> <p>------<br /> RESOURCES</p> <p>Erik Voorhees:<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/ErikVoorhees?s=20">https://x.com/ErikVoorhees?s=20</a> </p> <p>Chad Barraford<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/CBarraford?s=20">https://x.com/CBarraford?s=20</a> </p> <p>THORChain Website<br /> <a href= "https://thorchain.org/">https://thorchain.org/</a> </p> <p>THORChain Twitter<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/thorchain">https://twitter.com/thorchain</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠ </p>

Nov 28, 202345 min

198 - SUAVE Explained with Phil Daian & Andrew Miller

<p>Phil Daian is a crypto-economic researcher! Phil is the lead author behind the landmark paper, “Flash Boys 2.0,” which introduced and defined the MEV problem in the Ethereum landscape, over 4 years ago. He is the cofounder of FlashBots, which is a research and dev organization with the mission of mitigating the negative externalities of MEV.</p> <p>Andrew Miller is an Associate Professor at the University of Illinois, SGX Bull, and visiting researcher at Flashbots, and big believer in cypherpunk values through crypto-economic mechanisms. </p> <p>------<br /> ✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/debrief-suave">https://www.bankless.com/debrief-suave</a> </p> <p>Have you ever heard of Flashbots? Flashbots is the silent protector of Ethereum, a shield against the forces of centralization that silently sneak into our cryptosystems and turn them into TradFi. It’s one of the unsung heroes of crypto.</p> <p>The guests we have on today are from Flashbots, Phil Daian, and Andrew Miller. They believe the biggest centralization threats in crypto still lie ahead. And they’ve got a new platform that’s being built to defend against them. It’s called “Suave”, and we’ve been hearing a lot about it recently - “Solving MEV” - “Decentralizing block building” - but going into this episode, we weren’t sure exactly what it was. We found out during this episode. </p> <p>-----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> ⁠<a href= "https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2">https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2</a> ⁠ </p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> ⁠<a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask </a></p> <p>⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> ⁠<a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> ⁠ </p> <p>🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>👾GMX | V2 IS NOW LIVE <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/GMX">https://bankless.cc/GMX</a> </p> <p>💲 USDV | NATIVE OMNICHAIN STABLECOIN<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/usdv">https://bankless.cc/usdv</a> </p> <p>------<br /> TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 8:20 History of Flashbots & MEV<br /> 15:35 MEV Boost<br /> 19:25 Andrew’s Journey <br /> 23:20 What’s at Stake?<br /> 25:00 Solving MEV<br /> 33:44 What’s Suave? <br /> 41:13 Intents<br /> 45:25 Suavechain? <br /> 54:53 Decentralized Block Building <br /> 1:02:27 Privacy of Suave <br /> 1:08:02 Suave’s Importance & Goal<br /> 1:12:40 L2s <br /> 1:15:18 Alt-L1s <br /> 1:18:00 MEV Naiveness <br /> 1:21:31 Benefits of Suave<br /> 1:30:36 Suave Roadmap<br /> 1:32:23 Why the World Needs Suave<br /> 1:38:25 Closing & Disclaimers <br /> <br /> ------<br /> RESOURCES</p> <p>How to get Started Building on Suave<br /> <a href= "https://collective.flashbots.net/t/suave-wiki/2018">https://collective.flashbots.net/t/suave-wiki/2018</a> </p> <p>Learn about MEV<br /> Crypto’s Existential Threat<br /> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOVz7dOrGyY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOVz7dOrGyY</a> <br /> Flashbots Saves Crypto<br /> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xex9WVmVfbg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xex9WVmVfbg</a> </p> <p>Learn about Blockchain Supply Chains<br /> Ethereum’s Hidden Power Structures<br /> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQxuPBy8tJg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQxuPBy8tJg</a> </p> <p>Learn about Moloch<br /> Slaying Moloch <br /> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=903tHM4RA9k">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=903tHM4RA9k</a> <br /> Why we can’t have nice things?<br /> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeQ2_ep0Cg4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeQ2_ep0Cg4</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> ⁠ </p>

Nov 27, 20231h 32m

ROLLUP: CZ Steps Down From Binance | SEC Attacks Kraken | Argentina's Crypto President

<p>Bankless Weekly Rollup<br /> 4th Week of November, 2023</p> <p><br /> ------<br /> 🎙️ Tap into the Bankless Premium RSS Feed<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/premiumfeed">https://bankless.cc/premiumfeed</a> </p> <p><br /> -----<br /> 🌐 Near's Cost Effective Data Availability<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/near">https://bankless.cc/near</a> </p> <p><br /> ------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p><br /> 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> ⁠<a href= "https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2">https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2</a> ⁠</p> <p><br /> 🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//bankless.cc/MetaMask">⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask </a></p> <p><br /> ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//bankless.cc/Arbitrum">⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> ⁠</p> <p><br /> 🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p><br /> 👾GMX | V2 IS NOW LIVE <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/GMX">https://bankless.cc/GMX</a> </p> <p><br /> 💲 USDV | NATIVE OMNICHAIN STABLECOIN<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/usdv">https://bankless.cc/usdv</a> <br /> ------<br /> TIMESTAMPS</p> <p><br /> 0:00 Intro</p> <p><br /> 00:03:39 Markets<br /> <a href= "https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd">https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd</a> <br /> <a href= "https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/eth-usd">https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/eth-usd</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.coingecko.com/en/global-charts">https://www.coingecko.com/en/global-charts</a> </p> <p><br /> 00:04:39 CZ and Binance<br /> <a href= "https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/binance-ceo-changpeng-zhao-step-down-plead-guilty-01f72a40"> https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/binance-ceo-changpeng-zhao-step-down-plead-guilty-01f72a40</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/jacqmelinek/status/1727055732657246582?s=20">https://x.com/jacqmelinek/status/1727055732657246582?s=20</a> </p> <p><br /> 00:08:28 What is CZ Charged For?<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/cz_binance/status/1727063503125766367?s=20">https://x.com/cz_binance/status/1727063503125766367?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/tier10k/status/1727112081361834432?s=20">https://x.com/tier10k/status/1727112081361834432?s=20</a> </p> <p><br /> 00:12:44 Yellen's Threat<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1727074910370214051?s=20">https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1727074910370214051?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/jacqmelinek/status/1727068905083154619?s=20">https://x.com/jacqmelinek/status/1727068905083154619?s=20</a> </p> <p><br /> 00:17:22 Takes<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/SenWarren/status/1727075454258180374?s=20">https://x.com/SenWarren/status/1727075454258180374?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/PapiChuloGrim/status/1727072835842265315?s=20">https://x.com/PapiChuloGrim/status/1727072835842265315?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1727012179780788372?s=20">https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1727012179780788372?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1727090868908396745?s=20">https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1727090868908396745?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1727035378371305712?s=20">https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1727035378371305712?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1727022257250136447?s=20">https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1727022257250136447?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/11/21/binances-cz-and-the-end-of-the-borderless-crypto-company"> https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/11/21/binances-cz-and-the-end-of-the-borderless-crypto-company</a> </p> <p><br /> 00:31:23 SEC Attacking Kraken<br /> <a href= "https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2023-237">https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2023-237</a> <br /> <a href= "https://blockworks.co/news/kraken-commingle-customer-funds">https://blockworks.co/news/krake

Nov 23, 20231h 12m

Sam Altman Fired as OpenAI CEO, Joins Microsoft?

<p>Sam Altman Has been fired as CEO of OpenAI, joining Microsoft this morning and sending the internet into a spiral. Here's everything you need to know about what went down and what it all means for the world.</p> <p><br /> -----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> </p> <p><br /> ------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p><br /> 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2%20%E2%81%A0">⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 ⁠</a> </p> <p><br /> 🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> ⁠<a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p><br /> ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//bankless.cc/Arbitrum%20%E2%81%A0">⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum ⁠ </a></p> <p><br /> 🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p><br /> 👾GMX | V2 IS NOW LIVE <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/GMX">https://bankless.cc/GMX</a> </p> <p><br /> 💲 USDV | NATIVE OMNICHAIN STABLECOIN<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/usdv">https://bankless.cc/usdv</a> </p> <p><br /> ------<br /> TIMESTAMPS</p> <p><br /> 00:00 What Happened?<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/OpenAI/status/1725611900262588813?s=20">https://x.com/OpenAI/status/1725611900262588813?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://openai.com/blog/openai-announces-leadership-transition">https://openai.com/blog/openai-announces-leadership-transition</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/sama/status/1725631621511184771?s=20">https://x.com/sama/status/1725631621511184771?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/gdb/status/1725736242137182594?s=20">https://x.com/gdb/status/1725736242137182594?s=20</a> </p> <p><br /> 06:25 OpenAI Board Members<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/ilyasut?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor"> https://twitter.com/ilyasut?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/adamdangelo?lang=en">https://twitter.com/adamdangelo?lang=en</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tasha-mccauley-wikipedia-joseph-gordon-levitt-wife-ali-raza-3gsbf/?trk=article-ssr-frontend-pulse_more-articles_related-content-card"> https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tasha-mccauley-wikipedia-joseph-gordon-levitt-wife-ali-raza-3gsbf/?trk=article-ssr-frontend-pulse_more-articles_related-content-card</a> <br /> <a href= "https://cset.georgetown.edu/staff/helen-toner/">https://cset.georgetown.edu/staff/helen-toner/</a> </p> <p><br /> 11:59 The New CEO<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/eshear/status/1726526112019382275?s=20">https://x.com/eshear/status/1726526112019382275?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/adcock_brett/status/1726484049664057789?s=20">https://x.com/adcock_brett/status/1726484049664057789?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/EffMktHype/status/1726558177028935770?s=20">https://x.com/EffMktHype/status/1726558177028935770?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/Jason/status/1726492873775079807?s=20">https://x.com/Jason/status/1726492873775079807?s=20</a> </p> <p><br /> 16:32 Microsoft's Role<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/satyanadella/status/1726509045803336122?s=20">https://x.com/satyanadella/status/1726509045803336122?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/sama/status/1726510261509779876?s=20">https://x.com/sama/status/1726510261509779876?s=20</a><br /> <a href= "https://x.com/balajis/status/1726515841221681619?s=20">https://x.com/balajis/status/1726515841221681619?s=20</a> </p> <p><br /> 22:27 Employee Pushback<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/miramurati/status/1726542556203483392?s=20">https://x.com/miramurati/status/1726542556203483392?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/ilyasut/status/1726590052392956028?s=20">https://x.com/ilyasut/status/1726590052392956028?s=20</a> </p> <p><br /> 25:01 The Future of Silicon Valley</p> <p><br /> 28:03 Decel vs e/acc<br /> <a href= "h

Nov 20, 202337 min

197 - Software Eating the State with Sammuel Hammond

<p>Is software eating the nation state? Technologies like crypto and AI are about to fundamentally restructure society from the bottom up. We brought economist and writer, Sam Hammond on to predict how society will be reorganized under this new paradigm and how those in power will respond.</p> <p>Sam Hammond is an economist for the Foundation for American Innovation, a think tank advising policies in DC whose slogan reads, “Build Tech. Promote Freedom.” Freedom and Tech. We like those two things on Bankless - and we're also concerned with the project of how to protect them in a world where software starts to eat the nation state (and the nation state feels threatened). </p> <p>------<br /> ✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/debrief-sam-hammond">https://www.bankless.com/debrief-sam-hammond</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "%E2%81%A0https:/k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2%C2%A0%20%E2%81%A0">⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 ⁠</a></p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> <a href= "%E2%81%A0https:/bankless.cc/MetaMask">⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask </a></p> <p>⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "%E2%81%A0https:/bankless.cc/Arbitrum%20%E2%81%A0">⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum ⁠ </a></p> <p>🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>👾GMX | V2 IS NOW LIVE <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/GMX">https://bankless.cc/GMX</a> </p> <p>💲 USDV | NATIVE OMNICHAIN STABLECOIN<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/usdv">https://bankless.cc/usdv</a> </p> <p>------<br /> TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 6:48 Sam’s Take on Crypto<br /> 9:50 Nation State’s Hate on Crypto<br /> 14:53 Post-Printing Press <br /> 20:55 Crypto, AI, & The Internet <br /> 25:40 Tech Good, Bad, or Neutral?<br /> 32:03 Bracing For Impact & Tech Debt<br /> 38:15 Nation State Competition <br /> 46:39 Dangerous Tech<br /> 50:00 The Network State <br /> 1:04:55 AI Executive Order <br /> 1:12:28 China’s AI Approach<br /> 1:15:20 AI’s Double Edged Sword <br /> 1:33:45 AI & The Leviathan <br /> 1:48:23 What Technology Winning Means? <br /> 1:50:58 Closing & Disclaimers </p> <p>------<br /> RESOURCES</p> <p>Sam’s Substack, “Second Best”<br /> <a href= "https://www.secondbest.ca/">https://www.secondbest.ca/</a> <br /> <br /> AI & The Leviathan<br /> <a href= "https://www.secondbest.ca/p/ai-and-leviathan-part-iii">https://www.secondbest.ca/p/ai-and-leviathan-part-iii</a> </p> <p>The Dynamist - Podcast<br /> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dynamist/id1528920211">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dynamist/id1528920211</a><br /> <br /> Eliezer Yudkowski Episode<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/159-were-all-gonna-die-with-eliezer-yudkowsky"> https://www.bankless.com/159-were-all-gonna-die-with-eliezer-yudkowsky</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> ⁠ </p>

Nov 20, 20231h 39m

ROLLUP: Bull Market Week 2 | Blackrock ETH ETF | WSJ vs Crypto

<p>Bankless Weekly Rollup<br /> 3rd Week of July, 2023</p> <p>------<br /> 🎙️ Tap into the Bankless Premium RSS Feed<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/premiumfeed">https://bankless.cc/premiumfeed</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> ⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 ⁠</p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask </p> <p>⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum ⁠ </p> <p>🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>👾GMX | V2 IS NOW LIVE <br /> <a href= "https://app.gmx.io/">https://app.gmx.io/</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/uniswap </p> <p>------<br /> TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>0:00 Intro</p> <p>3:00 Markets<br /> 4:30 MicroStrategy<br /> <a href= "https://bitcointreasuries.net/">https://bitcointreasuries.net/</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/thepowerfulHRV/status/1724892561100443741">https://twitter.com/thepowerfulHRV/status/1724892561100443741</a> <br /> 7:20 ETH<br /> <a href= "https://imgur.com/P4U1F4r">https://imgur.com/P4U1F4r</a> <br /> 9:50 Layer2<br /> <a href= "https://l2beat.com/scaling/summary">https://l2beat.com/scaling/summary</a> <br /> 12:45 Solana<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/0xjaypeg/status/1723085649928937960">https://twitter.com/0xjaypeg/status/1723085649928937960</a> <br /> 16:00 Cathie Wood<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/AltcoinDailyio/status/1724602432347689321">https://twitter.com/AltcoinDailyio/status/1724602432347689321</a> <br /> 17:20 ETH Next<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1724813998770602176">https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1724813998770602176</a> <br /> 18:20 Inflation and Liquidity<br /> <a href= "https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/14/cpi-inflation-report-october-2023.html"> https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/14/cpi-inflation-report-october-2023.html</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/wclementeiii/status/1723340365749493822">https://twitter.com/wclementeiii/status/1723340365749493822</a> </p> <p>23:00 Blackrock Spot ETH ETF<br /> <a href= "https://www.theblock.co/post/263299/blackrock-ethereum-etf-sec">https://www.theblock.co/post/263299/blackrock-ethereum-etf-sec</a> <br /> 24:00 XRP ETF Hoax<br /> <a href= "https://vxtwitter.com/WhaleWire/status/1724170699944722614">https://vxtwitter.com/WhaleWire/status/1724170699944722614</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1724528224892326128">https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1724528224892326128</a> <br /> 26:00 ETF Speculation</p> <p>28:25 WSJ vs Crypto<br /> <a href= "https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/hamas-needed-a-new-way-to-get-money-from-iran-it-turned-to-crypto-739619aa"> https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/hamas-needed-a-new-way-to-get-money-from-iran-it-turned-to-crypto-739619aa</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1724897239611629636">https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1724897239611629636</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/GOPMajorityWhip/status/1724841543872266381">https://twitter.com/GOPMajorityWhip/status/1724841543872266381</a> </p> <p>31:20 OKX Layer2<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/okx/status/1724472549197619561">https://x.com/okx/status/1724472549197619561</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/okb">https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/okb</a> <br /> <a href= "https://coinmarketcap.com/rankings/exchanges/derivatives/">https://coinmarketcap.com/rankings/exchanges/derivatives/</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/sandeepnailwal/status/1724517804852834411">https://twitter.com/sandeepnailwal/status/1724517804852834411</a> </p> <p>36:00 Coinbase Verifications<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/CoinbaseCloud/status/1722702330406060282">https://twitter.com/CoinbaseCloud/status/1722702330406060282</a> <br /> 38:20 Nocturne<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/nocturne_xyz/status/1724806199777042623">https://twitter.com/nocturne_xyz/status/1724806199777042623</a> </p> <p>42:30 NEAR Pro

Nov 17, 202355 min

Vivek Ramaswamy’s Presidential Platform for Crypto

<p>In today’s episode, we welcome a U.S. presidential candidate who just rolled out a pro-crypto policy. This is the first one we’ve seen. His name is Vivek Ramaswamy and he plans to protect these three core crypto freedoms: Plank 1 - Freedom to Code, Plank 2 - Freedom of Financial Self Reliance, and Plank 3 - Freedom from Regulatory Overreach.</p> <p>Vivek Ramaswamy is a 38-year-old Republican presidential candidate. He’s an entrepreneur, he’s worked in finance, he talks a lot about freedom - most importantly, he’s brought us a new policy platform on crypto, that if elected - he will implement. That’s why we’re doing the show today.</p> <p>------<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "%E2%81%A0https:/k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2">⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 </a> ⁠</p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> ⁠<a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask </a></p> <p>⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "%E2%81%A0https:/bankless.cc/Arbitrum">⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> ⁠ </p> <p>🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>👾GMX | V2 IS NOW LIVE <br /> <a href= "https://app.gmx.io/">https://app.gmx.io/</a> </p> <p>------<br /> TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 5:17 Crypto’s Importance to Vivek<br /> 8:42 Operation Chokepoint 2.0 <br /> 13:17 Freedom to Code<br /> 22:35 Freedom from Regulatory Overreach<br /> 33:05 Vision of the Founding Fathers<br /> 35:11 Freedom of Financial Self-Reliance<br /> 42:17 WSJ’s Attack on Crypto<br /> 48:27 Holding Vivek Accountable <br /> 53:19 Closing & Disclaimers</p> <p>-----<br /> RESOURCES</p> <p>Vivek Ramaswamy<br /> <a href= "https://www.vivek2024.com/">https://www.vivek2024.com/</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/VivekGRamaswamy">https://twitter.com/VivekGRamaswamy</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

Nov 16, 202357 min

When Will $ETH Pump?

<p>Welcome back to Bankless Takes! Today we start with ETH, why is it lagging and where do we go next?</p> <p>Then to the culture, asking are we ETH Maxi's?</p> <p>And finally, how to navigate the bull market and why often times it's even more dangerous than the bear.</p> <p>------<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> <br /> -----<br /> 🌎 Linea DeFi Voyage<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Linea-defi-voyage">https://bankless.cc/Linea-defi-voyage</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2">⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2</a> ⁠ </p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//bankless.cc/MetaMask">⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a></p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//bankless.cc/Arbitrum">⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> ⁠</p> <p>🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Toku">https://bankless.cc/Toku</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//bankless.cc/uniswap">⁠https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>🔗 CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p><br /> ------<br /> TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES</p> <p>0:00 Intro </p> <p>1:26 Everything Is Pumping But ETH<br /> <a href= "https://www.coingecko.com/en/crypto-gainers-losers?time=d30&top=100"> https://www.coingecko.com/en/crypto-gainers-losers?time=d30&top=100</a> <br /> <a href= "https://ycharts.com/companies/ETHE/discount_or_premium_to_nav">https://ycharts.com/companies/ETHE/discount_or_premium_to_nav</a> <br /> <a href= "https://vxtwitter.com/ramahluwalia/status/1724107285956305006?s=46"> https://vxtwitter.com/ramahluwalia/status/1724107285956305006?s=46</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/ramahluwalia/status/1724107285956305006?s=20">https://x.com/ramahluwalia/status/1724107285956305006?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/isolot/status/1724231479213850797?s=20">https://x.com/isolot/status/1724231479213850797?s=20</a> </p> <p>21:21 Are We The Maxi's Now?<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/udiWertheimer/status/1723186142059569213">https://twitter.com/udiWertheimer/status/1723186142059569213</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/musalbas/status/1723975098783125574">https://twitter.com/musalbas/status/1723975098783125574</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1723075329126813853?s=20">https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1723075329126813853?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1723325854560719274?s=20">https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1723325854560719274?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1722471686149115923?s=20">https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1722471686149115923?s=20</a> </p> <p>35:18 The Bull Market is More Dangerous Than The Bear<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/ryansadams/status/1723094739811959157?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g"> https://twitter.com/ryansadams/status/1723094739811959157?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/erikvoorhees/status/1723046023088533609?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g"> https://twitter.com/erikvoorhees/status/1723046023088533609?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

Nov 15, 202343 min

What David Learned at Solana Breakpoint

<p>If Crypto Twitter can't provide a true reality of Solana, what is there left to do besides go to Breakpoint myself and get the vibes straight from the source? </p> <p>Bankless Nation, here's everything I learned at Solana Breakpoint </p> <p>-----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> 🌎 Linea DeFi Voyage<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Linea-defi-voyage">https://bankless.cc/Linea-defi-voyage</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p><br /> 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> ⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 ⁠</p> <p><br /> 🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask </p> <p><br /> ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum ⁠ </p> <p><br /> 🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Toku">https://bankless.cc/Toku</a> </p> <p><br /> 🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/uniswap </p> <p><br /> 🔗 CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>------<br /> RESOURCES</p> <p>Full Article:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/everything-i-learned-at-solana-breakpoint"> https://www.bankless.com/everything-i-learned-at-solana-breakpoint</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠</p>

Nov 14, 202316 min

196 - 10 Timeless Lessons for Crypto Investors With Morgan Housel

<p>Welcome back to Bankless, Morgan Housel. Morgan has written "The Psychology of Money", and most recently "Same As Ever" which discuss the dynamics and psychology around money and markets.</p> <p>In this episode Morgan drops lesson after lesson that you can apply to your own investing strategies and life broadly. It's a masterclass that is sure to have you reflecting on the decisions you make as we enter what may possibly be the next bull market. </p> <p>------<br /> ✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/debrief-morgan-housel">https://www.bankless.com/debrief-morgan-housel</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> 🌎 Linea DeFi Voyage<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Linea-defi-voyage">https://bankless.cc/Linea-defi-voyage</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p><br /> 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2">⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2</a> ⁠ </p> <p><br /> 🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> ⁠<a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p><br /> ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//bankless.cc/Arbitrum">⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> ⁠ </p> <p><br /> 🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Toku">https://bankless.cc/Toku</a> </p> <p><br /> 🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//bankless.cc/uniswap">⁠https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p><br /> 🔗 CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>------<br /> TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 6:49 History Always Repeats<br /> 11:44 Can We Break The Cycle?<br /> 16:49 THE BEAR MARKET<br /> 21:20 Psychology Of Investing<br /> 26:45 The Value Of Hard Things<br /> 29:26 Attaching Identity To Ideas<br /> 36:52 Markets Have Memory<br /> 42:23 The Key To Being Happy<br /> 47:27 Competing Against Yourself<br /> 55:32 Our Relationship With Money<br /> 58:51 The Power Of Incentives<br /> 1:04:48 Don't Try Too Hard<br /> 1:11:19 Investing Strategies<br /> 1:15:09 The Value of Imperfection<br /> 1:20:43 Optimism and Pessimism<br /> 1:24:41 Crypto's Barbell Thesis<br /> 1:27:53 Good Things Happen Slow, Bad Things Happen Fast<br /> 1:33:27 Final Bit Of Advice</p> <p>------<br /> RESOURCES</p> <p>Book: <a href= "https://www.morganhousel.com/">https://www.morganhousel.com/</a> </p> <p>Morgan: <a href= "https://twitter.com/morganhousel">https://twitter.com/morganhousel</a> </p> <p>Morgan Last on Bankless: <a href= "https://youtu.be/9VflkmluTVQ">https://youtu.be/9VflkmluTVQ</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures%E2%81%A0">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠ </a> </p>

Nov 13, 20231h 30m

ROLLUP: The Bull Market is On | Ethereum ETF | Near Layer2

<p>Bankless Weekly Rollup <br /> 2nd Week of November</p> <p>-----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> 🌎 Linea DeFi Voyage<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Linea-defi-voyage">https://bankless.cc/Linea-defi-voyage</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> ⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 ⁠</p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum ⁠</p> <p>🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Toku">https://bankless.cc/Toku</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/uniswap </p> <p>🔗 CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>------<br /> TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES</p> <p>0:00 Intro</p> <p>2:30 Markets<br /> 7:50 Layer 2s<br /> 8:40 Illuvium<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/illuviumio/status/1722235730695799152">https://x.com/illuviumio/status/1722235730695799152</a> <br /> 10:45 Chainlink<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/ChainLinkGod/status/1722053266043724107">https://x.com/ChainLinkGod/status/1722053266043724107</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1722309323894702359">https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1722309323894702359</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1722409371395817670">https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1722409371395817670</a> <br /> 12:00 Other Big Movers<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/0xferg/status/1722495714411139335">https://x.com/0xferg/status/1722495714411139335</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/abhishek095/status/1720193061232451722">https://twitter.com/abhishek095/status/1720193061232451722</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.tradingview.com/chart/?symbol=NASDAQ%3ACOIN">https://www.tradingview.com/chart/?symbol=NASDAQ%3ACOIN</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/punk9059/status/1722577108843528313">https://x.com/punk9059/status/1722577108843528313</a> <br /> 14:30 Money Markets<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/EricBalchunas/status/1721919275886166362">https://twitter.com/EricBalchunas/status/1721919275886166362</a> <br /> 17:30 Bitcoin Halving<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/CarpeNoctom/status/1721928615112196347">https://twitter.com/CarpeNoctom/status/1721928615112196347</a> </p> <p>22:00 Blackrock Spot ETH ETF<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1722633044388147547">https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1722633044388147547</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1722632267032613146">https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1722632267032613146</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/SummersThings/status/1722630271013675199">https://twitter.com/SummersThings/status/1722630271013675199</a> <br /> 24:15 SEC Bitcoin ETF<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/NateGeraci/status/1722368515292733896">https://twitter.com/NateGeraci/status/1722368515292733896</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/JSeyff/status/1722321412218638632">https://twitter.com/JSeyff/status/1722321412218638632</a> </p> <p>26:00 Near L2 Validium<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/sandeepnailwal/status/1722276746077331913">https://twitter.com/sandeepnailwal/status/1722276746077331913</a> </p> <p>29:22 Kraken Layer 2<br /> <a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/11/07/kraken-said-to-seek-partner-to-help-build-it-a-layer-2-blockchain-network/"> https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/11/07/kraken-said-to-seek-partner-to-help-build-it-a-layer-2-blockchain-network/</a> </p> <p>34:00 Elizabeth Warren vs Crypto<br /> <a href= "https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/11/08/how-misinformation-on-hamas-and-crypto-fooled-nearly-20-of-congress/?sh=5610dfab8270"> https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/11/08/how-misinformation-on-hamas-and-crypto-fooled-nearly-20-of-congress/?sh=5610dfab8270</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/brian_armstrong/status/1722312064100909212">ht

Nov 10, 202357 min

Bankless Takes | Solana vs Ethereum

<p>In a brand new format, we discuss everything about Solana.</p> <p>From David's experience at the Solana Breakpoint conference, Solana vs Ethereum, and a mildly heated exchange with Chris Burniske, we try to wrap our heads around the big question:</p> <p>What does SOL look like in the upcoming Bull Market? How should we feel about it?</p> <p>🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> ⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 ⁠</p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum ⁠</p> <p>🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Toku">https://bankless.cc/Toku</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/uniswap </p> <p>🔗 CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p><br /> ------<br /> TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>0:00 Intro </p> <p>4:15 David at Solana Breakpoint<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1719731518514323487">https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1719731518514323487</a> <br /> 10:00 Ethereum vs Bitcoin<br /> 13:30 Social Media Distortion</p> <p>15:30 Solana vs Ethereum<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/cburniske/status/1720891618709176633">https://x.com/cburniske/status/1720891618709176633</a> <br /> 20:10 Layer 2s vs Solana<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1720437160409502084">https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1720437160409502084</a> <br /> 24:30 Ryan Gets Ratio’d<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1721702916552065458">https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1721702916552065458</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/mattytay/status/1721886832743604225">https://twitter.com/mattytay/status/1721886832743604225</a> <br /> 27:45 Solana Value Capture<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1720492407567823345">https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1720492407567823345</a> </p> <p>29:00 Chris Burniske<br /> <a href= "https://imgur.com/366zoAA">https://imgur.com/366zoAA</a> <br /> <a href= "https://imgur.com/MozScOa">https://imgur.com/MozScOa</a> <br /> 32:00 Things Get Heated<br /> <a href= "https://imgur.com/U38Fgkh">https://imgur.com/U38Fgkh</a> <br /> 34:12 Blockchain Agnostic</p> <p>36:00 The Answer with SOL<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1721948544662422013">https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1721948544662422013</a> <br /> 38:00 Chain Usage with Polynya<br /> <a href= "https://polynya.mirror.xyz/BR8SGLdB97fYbyzQU2FP_RrHjLlClgibMJyosL0orl4"> https://polynya.mirror.xyz/BR8SGLdB97fYbyzQU2FP_RrHjLlClgibMJyosL0orl4</a> </p> <p>39:45 Bankless’ Final Take<br /> 42:55 Closing Remarks</p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

Nov 9, 202343 min

David @ Solana Breakpoint | Anatoly & Austin

<p>David sits down in person at Solana Breakpoint 2023 with Solana’s Founder, Anatoly Yakovenko, and Austin Federa, Solana Foundation’s Head of Strategy. </p> <p>The three chat about Breakpoint’s Evolution, Solana vs. Ethereum, and exciting new releases/products coming out of Solana. </p> <p>🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> 🔐 Get a Free Trial of Doppel<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/doppel">https://bankless.cc/doppel</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> ⁠<a href= "https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2%20%E2%81%A0">https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 ⁠ </a></p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> <a href= "%E2%81%A0https:/bankless.cc/MetaMask">⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask </a></p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "%E2%81%A0https:/bankless.cc/Arbitrum">⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> ⁠ </p> <p>🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Toku">https://bankless.cc/Toku</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "%E2%81%A0https:/bankless.cc/uniswap">⁠https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>🔗 CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p><br /> ------<br /> TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 6:00 Breakpoint 2023<br /> 6:53 What’s Breakpoint? <br /> 7:49 Breakpoint 1 <br /> 12:20 Breakpoint 2 <br /> 13:54 Evolution of Breakpoint <br /> 16:13 Aesthetic of Breakpoint <br /> 17:35 Who Attends Breakpoint <br /> 18:30 Solana’s Hardest Year <br /> 20:52 Solana Community Excitement <br /> 23:50 Consumer Solana Apps <br /> 24:48 Up Next For Anatoly<br /> 26:00 Anatoly Role Change <br /> 26:44 Solana vs. Ethereum Relationship <br /> 30:44 Solana Dev Mindset <br /> 31:44 Anatoly Cult <br /> 35:17 Firedancer <br /> 42:33 Solana 2.0 <br /> 43:11 Runtime v2 <br /> 44:18 Confidential Transactions <br /> 46:00 Up Next For Solana <br /> 48:48 Solana L2s & Slow-Lana<br /> 52:37 Solana Governance <br /> 56:05 Next For Austin<br /> 56:45 Breakpoint 2024 <br /> 59:28 Closing & Disclaimers </p> <p>-----<br /> RESOURCES</p> <p>Anatoly Yakovenko<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko">https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko</a> </p> <p>Austin Federa<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/Austin_Federa">https://twitter.com/Austin_Federa</a> </p> <p>Solana Youtube <br /> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/@SolanaFndn/videos">https://www.youtube.com/@SolanaFndn/videos</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

Nov 7, 20231h 1m

195 - The Bull Case for $COIN | Michael Rinko & Jay

<p>This is our first time ever covering a TradFi stock! However, Coinbase is a different beast…</p> <p>Coinbase is a behemoth of a company, growing since May of 2012. CEO Brian Armstrong has been on Bankless a number of times.</p> <p>Today, we’re bringing on two analysts–independent researcher Jay (0xJaypeg) and Delphi Digital analyst Michael Rinko.</p> <p>Today’s episode will not be a history lesson on Coinbase, if you’re looking for that, we’ll highly recommend checking out Coinbase’s documentary: COIN: A FOUNDER'S STORY</p> <p>Today’s episode is all about $COIN the asset. Down from its ATH of $342/share in Nov. 2021 to $85 today—and with a current market cap of $17.8B— are you bullish $COIN? Why or why not? </p> <p>------<br /> ✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/debrief-coin-bull-case">https://www.bankless.com/debrief-coin-bull-case</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> </p> <p>------<br /> TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 4:30 The Business of Coinbase<br /> 8:40 Diversifying the Business<br /> 14:30 Analyzing Equities<br /> 17:20 Coinbase USDC<br /> 23:30 Yields and Interest Revenue<br /> 31:45 The Staking Business<br /> 37:00 The Take Rate<br /> 43:45 Growth of Staked ETH<br /> 48:20 Coinbase International<br /> 56:45 Derivatives Revenue and Regulation<br /> 1:06:00 Coinbase Bank and Custody<br /> 1:17:00 BASE<br /> 1:31:00 Ranking Coinbase’s Opportunities<br /> 1:35:00 Coinbase Assets<br /> 1:38:20 The Company Itself<br /> 1:48:00 Predicting $COIN<br /> 1:54:50 The Bear Case</p> <p>-----<br /> RESOURCES</p> <p>Michael on Twitter<br /> <a href="https://x.com/mrink0">https://x.com/mrink0</a> </p> <p>Jay on Twitter<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/0xjaypeg">https://x.com/0xjaypeg</a> </p> <p>Delphi Digital Report<br /> <a href= "https://members.delphidigital.io/reports/coinbase-from-sleeping-giant-to-industry-leader"> https://members.delphidigital.io/reports/coinbase-from-sleeping-giant-to-industry-leader</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

Nov 6, 20231h 43m

ROLLUP: SBF Found Guilty | Solana Dominance | Celestia Airdrop

<p>Bankless Weekly Rollup <br /> First Week of November<br /> -----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> 🔐 Get a Free Trial of Doppel<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/doppel">https://bankless.cc/doppel</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2">⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2</a> ⁠</p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> ⁠<a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//bankless.cc/Arbitrum">⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> ⁠</p> <p>🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Toku">https://bankless.cc/Toku</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//bankless.cc/uniswap">⁠https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>🔗 CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>------<br /> TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES</p> <p>0:00 Breaking: SBF Found Guilty<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1720260173304893734?s=20">https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1720260173304893734?s=20</a> </p> <p>SBF and Eric Debate: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytaa_5liwMA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytaa_5liwMA</a> </p> <p>6:56 MARKETS<br /> <a href= "https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd">https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd</a> <br /> <a href= "https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf">https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/BTC.D/">https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/BTC.D/</a> </p> <p>9:59 Gary's HBD Wish To Bitcoin<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/GaryGensler/status/1719393827620876406?s=20">https://x.com/GaryGensler/status/1719393827620876406?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/DocumentingBTC/status/1719087893061181649">https://twitter.com/DocumentingBTC/status/1719087893061181649</a> </p> <p>13:10 Celebrating Bitcoin<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1719362025397117271?s=20">https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1719362025397117271?s=20</a> </p> <p>16:38 Solana<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/pythianism/status/1719731735049482598?s=46">https://twitter.com/pythianism/status/1719731735049482598?s=46</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.coinglass.com/LiquidationData">https://www.coinglass.com/LiquidationData</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1719775068828668389?s=20">https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1719775068828668389?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1719731518514323487?s=20">https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1719731518514323487?s=20</a> </p> <p>20:24 $COIN<br /> <a href= "https://www.tradingview.com/chart/?symbol=NASDAQ%3ACOIN">https://www.tradingview.com/chart/?symbol=NASDAQ%3ACOIN</a> </p> <p>21:34 US GDP Growth<br /> <a href= "https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/26/us-gdp-grew-at-a-4point9percent-annual-pace-in-the-third-quarter-better-than-expected.html"> https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/26/us-gdp-grew-at-a-4point9percent-annual-pace-in-the-third-quarter-better-than-expected.html</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/01/fed-meeting-november-2023-.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/01/fed-meeting-november-2023-.html</a> </p> <p>23:08 Stablecoin Liquidity<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/1717976711663333846?s=20">https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/1717976711663333846?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/RaoulGMI/status/1718622637084008929">https://twitter.com/RaoulGMI/status/1718622637084008929</a> </p> <p>27:18 SBF Takes The Stand<br /> <a href= "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/ecc3d1babd84f2082ff315222d7ef8397813ca41/0_227_3024_1815/master/3024.jpg?width=620&dpr=2&s=none"> https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/ecc3

Nov 3, 20231h 25m

Bitcoin ETFs: Bullish or Bearish? with Alex Thorn

<p>Alex Thorn is head of Research at Galaxy Digital, leading a team of researchers focused on unpacking the market developments in crypto, producing information for both internal and external audiences. Before Galaxy, Alex was Director of Blockchain Research at Fidelity, so he’s a veteran of straddling TradWorld and Crypto. </p> <p>Today we talked to Alex about the bull vs. bear case for the BTC ETF. </p> <p>-----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> 🔐 Get a Free Trial of Doppel<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/doppel">https://bankless.cc/doppel</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> ⁠<a href= "https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2">https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2</a> ⁠ </p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> ⁠<a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "%E2%81%A0https:/bankless.cc/Arbitrum">⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> ⁠ </p> <p>🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Toku">https://bankless.cc/Toku</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> ⁠<a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>🔗 CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>------<br /> TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 7:25 Spot BTC Interests<br /> 9:15 Breaking Down Alex's Thread<br /> 18:20 Spot BTC Pipeline & Next Steps<br /> 28:00 Inflows Into Bitcoin ETF<br /> 30:00 Predicting How Investors Will Invest <br /> 32:30 BTC Price Impact <br /> 42:20 Estimated BTC Price Prediction <br /> 46:15 Predicting Timeline<br /> 49:40 BTC ETF Marketing <br /> 52:00 The Bear Case for BTC ETF<br /> 1:02:30 Marijuana Analogy <br /> 1:04:30 ETH ETF Argument <br /> 1:09:50 Galaxy Brains <br /> 1:11:30 Closing & Disclaimers </p> <p>------<br /> RESOURCES</p> <p>Alex<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/intangiblecoins">https://twitter.com/intangiblecoins</a> </p> <p>Galaxy Brains Podcast<br /> <a href= "https://www.galaxy.com/insights/podcasts/galaxy-brains/">https://www.galaxy.com/insights/podcasts/galaxy-brains/</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

Nov 1, 20231h 12m

194 - How Crypto Saves The Internet | Li Jin & Eugene Wei

<p>Many of our listeners are familiar with Li Jin, an investor and co-founder of Variant Fund and is one of our favorite thinkers on crypto and the creator economy. Li is also joined by Eugene Wei. He’s a web2 product visionary. Listeners may be familiar with some of his incredible blog posts such as, “Status as a Service”, “Invisible Asymptotes”, “Why Information Grows” and more. </p> <p>In today’s episode, these two gigabrains, one from web2 social, one from web3 crypto, talk about the future of status as a service, psychological ownership, and the future ties between social and crypto. </p> <p>------<br /> ✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/debrief-li-jin-eugene-wei">https://www.bankless.com/debrief-li-jin-eugene-wei</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> ⁠<a href= "https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q4">https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q4 </a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> ⁠<a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> ⁠<a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> ⁠ </p> <p>🔗 CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>------<br /> TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 8:00 Web2 Social History<br /> 18:55 Is Web2 Ending?<br /> 24:50 Network Effect Theory<br /> 27:45 3 Paths to Break Free<br /> 32:17 The Internet’s Good, Bad, & Ugly<br /> 41:48 The Algorithm’s Constraints<br /> 46:25 Web2 to Web3 Learning Lessons<br /> 54:40 Love vs. Fame<br /> 1:00:24 Web3’s Potential<br /> 1:07:00 Crypto's Social vs. Financial Problem<br /> 1:19:30 Ethereum’s Social Network<br /> 1:25:14 Increasing Psychological Ownership<br /> 1:31:25 Price vs. Psychological Ownership<br /> 1:35:00 Eugene’s Advice to Crypto Builders <br /> 1:42:00 Li’s Take on Crypto’s Potential<br /> Closing & Disclaimers </p> <p>-----<br /> RESOURCES</p> <p>Li Jin<br /> https://twitter.com/ljin18<br /> <a href= "https://li.substack.com/p/the-ownership-economy-2022">https://li.substack.com/p/the-ownership-economy-2022</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6AJlmB2h8k">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6AJlmB2h8k</a> <br /> <a href= "https://li.substack.com/p/building-psychological-attachment">https://li.substack.com/p/building-psychological-attachment</a> <br /> <a href= "https://li.substack.com/p/love-vs-fame-a-framework-for-social" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://li.substack.com/p/love-vs-fame-a-framework-for-social&source=gmail&ust=1699648561698000&usg=AOvVaw32dlKevrnWrEmOoQLbdk5M"> https://li.substack.com/<wbr />p/love-vs-fame-a-framework-<wbr />for-social</a> </p> <p>Eugene Wei <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/eugenewei">https://twitter.com/eugenewei</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.eugenewei.com/blog/2019/2/19/status-as-a-service">https://www.eugenewei.com/blog/2019/2/19/status-as-a-service</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.eugenewei.com/blog/2018/5/21/invisible-asymptotes">https://www.eugenewei.com/blog/2018/5/21/invisible-asymptotes</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

Oct 30, 20231h 42m

ROLLUP: WSJ Lies About Crypto | SBF Testifies | Markets Pumping

<p>Bankless Weekly Rollup (Halloween Special)<br /> Final Week of October<br /> -----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> 🔐 Get a Free Trial of Doppel<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/doppel">https://bankless.cc/doppel</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p><br /> 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2">⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2</a> </p> <p><br /> 🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//bankless.cc/MetaMask">⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p><br /> ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> ⁠<a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> ⁠</p> <p><br /> 🔗 CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p><br /> ------<br /> Timestamps & Resources<br /> 0:00 Intro</p> <p><br /> 7:01 MARKETS<br /> <a href= "https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd">https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd</a> <br /> <a href= "https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/eth-usd">https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/eth-usd</a> </p> <p><br /> 11:20 Market Advice<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1717212229395784125?s=20">https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1717212229395784125?s=20</a> </p> <p><br /> 13:22 Arthur Hayes Take<br /> <a href= "https://cryptohayes.substack.com/p/the-periphery">https://cryptohayes.substack.com/p/the-periphery</a> </p> <p><br /> 17:04 BTC Halving Countdown<br /> <a href= "https://www.nicehash.com/countdown/btc-halving-2024-05-10-12-00">https://www.nicehash.com/countdown/btc-halving-2024-05-10-12-00</a> </p> <p><br /> 22:33 Bitcoin Spot ETF<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/EricBalchunas/status/1716487573588070728">https://twitter.com/EricBalchunas/status/1716487573588070728</a> </p> <p><br /> 25:46 How Much Will This Pump Price<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1716911938142105694">https://twitter.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1716911938142105694</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/intangiblecoins/status/1716840402894881133">https://twitter.com/intangiblecoins/status/1716840402894881133</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/NateGeraci/status/1716266912630407210?s=20">https://twitter.com/NateGeraci/status/1716266912630407210?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/WatcherGuru/status/1716473871430222292?s=20">https://twitter.com/WatcherGuru/status/1716473871430222292?s=20</a> </p> <p><br /> 30:50 ETH Spot ETF<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1714736564805214375?s=20">https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1714736564805214375?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/NateGeraci/status/1716538764061729123">https://twitter.com/NateGeraci/status/1716538764061729123</a> </p> <p><br /> 34:08 WSJ Lies!<br /> <a href= "https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/militants-behind-israel-attack-raised-millions-in-crypto-b9134b7a"> https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/militants-behind-israel-attack-raised-millions-in-crypto-b9134b7a</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/samcallah/status/1715854073461604555">https://twitter.com/samcallah/status/1715854073461604555</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2023.10.17%20Letter%20to%20Treasury%20and%20White%20House%20re%20Hamas%20crypto%20security.pdf"> https://www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2023.10.17%20Letter%20to%20Treasury%20and%20White%20House%20re%20Hamas%20crypto%20security.pdf</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/chainalysis/status/1714748704702296457">https://twitter.com/chainalysis/status/1714748704702296457</a> </p> <p><br /> 42:47 SBF Will Take The Stand!<br /> <a href= "https://www.theblock.co/post/259553/sam-bankman-fried-gets-chance-to-dispel-cartoon-villain-narrative-as-he-prepares-to-take-stand"> https://www.theblock.co/post/259553/sam-bankman-fried-gets-chance-to-dispel-cartoon-villain-narrative-as-he-prepares-to-take-stand</a

Oct 27, 20231h 31m

The Bull Case for $LINK (Chainlink) | ChainLinkGod & Fishy Catfish

<p>Chainlink’s community is anything but weak. Today we brought on two of Chainlink’s most prominent community members, ChainLinkGod, a Chainlink Community Ambassador and FishyCatfish, a miner, investor, and all around crypto enthusiast. The two of them are here to give us the bull case for $LINK. </p> <p>-----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> 🔐 Get a Free Trial of Doppel<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/doppel">https://bankless.cc/doppel</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "%E2%81%A0https:/k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2">⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 </a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> <a href= "%E2%81%A0https:/bankless.cc/MetaMask">⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask </a></p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "%E2%81%A0https:/bankless.cc/Arbitrum">⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum </a> ⁠</p> <p>🔗 CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>------<br /> TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 7:00 What is Chainlink? <br /> 8:32 Ultimate Vision of Blockchains<br /> 10:19 Why We Need Chainlink<br /> 16:15 $LINK Genesis Story<br /> 25:41 Role of $LINK <br /> 30:12 Chainlink Validating & Value Prop<br /> 35:02 Bonds & Yield <br /> 39:30 Chainlink Service Fees <br /> 44:53 Fee Price Discovery <br /> 50:42 Decentralized Computing Marketplace<br /> 54:39 Chainlink’s Unique Value <br /> 1:02:05 Composabilty & Scope of Fees <br /> 1:08:00 $LINK the Capital Asset <br /> 1:11:00 Chainlink Yield Hooks <br /> 1:12:10 Collateral Equilibrium <br /> 1:13:07 Tokenization of RWAs <br /> 1:20:24 Numbers to Focus On<br /> 1:25:25 David’s Bull Case For Chainlink<br /> 1:26:27 Chainlink’s Next 3 Big Bets <br /> 1:31:38 Get Further $LINK-pilled <br /> 1:33:00 Closing & Disclaimers</p> <p>------<br /> RESOURCES</p> <p>Sergey’s Bankless Episode <br /> <a href= "https://youtu.be/AzQnY0CqHOw">https://youtu.be/AzQnY0CqHOw</a> </p> <p>ChainlinkLinkGod<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/ChainLinkGod">https://twitter.com/ChainLinkGod</a> </p> <p>Fishy Catfish<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/CatfishFishy">https://twitter.com/CatfishFishy</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

Oct 25, 20231h 34m

Is the Crypto Bull Market Back? with Up Only's Ledger

<p>On the show today is Ledger! Ledger is no stranger to market cycles and is here to answer the question... Are we back?</p> <p>Join us as we walk through charts, discuss market catalysts and get a full break down on how ledger is navigating these market conditions.<br /> -----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</p> <p>-----<br /> 🔐 Get a Free Trial of Doppel<br /> https://bankless.cc/doppel</p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> ⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 </p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum ⁠</p> <p>🔗 CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> https://bankless.cc/Celo</p> <p>------<br /> RESOURCES</p> <p>Ledger<br /> https://twitter.com/ledgerstatus<br /> ------<br /> CHAPTERS<br /> 0:00 Intro<br /> 5:30 Are We Back?<br /> 11:21 Charting Bitcoin<br /> 24:39 ETH/BTC Pair<br /> 29:22 Four Year Cycles<br /> 34:29 Chainlink<br /> 36:13 DeFi Winners vs Losers<br /> 39:38 Solana<br /> 40:29 Beating Bitcoin<br /> 46:04 Important Future Events<br /> 49:03 Plan for Black Swans<br /> 54:18 Advice For Investors<br /> 58:45 Frontrunning Narratives<br /> 1:05:11 Ledger's Trading Strategy<br /> ------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</p>

Oct 24, 20231h 9m

The US Government is Trying to Kill Crypto | Miller Whitehouse-Levine and Jason Schwartz

<p><br /> 🚨LEAVE A COMMENT🚨<br /> <a href= "https://treasuryraid.lexpunk.army/">https://treasuryraid.lexpunk.army/</a> </p> <p>We need to stop the US from killing crypto. The new IRS proposals could effectively destroy DeFi and other crypto use cases.</p> <p>The good news? We can change this. 5 minutes is all it takes to leave a comment and get the interpretation delayed.</p> <p>In this episode, we bring on Miller Whitehouse-Levine of the DeFi Education Fund and tax lawyer Jason Schwartz to discuss the proposed rules and their catastrophic implications.</p> <p>-----<br /> 🔐 Get a Free Trial of Doppel<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/doppel">https://bankless.cc/doppel</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> ⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 </p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum </p> <p>🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Toku">https://bankless.cc/Toku</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/uniswap </p> <p>🔗 CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>------<br /> TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 6:30 Miller and Jason<br /> 8:15 The Broker Laws<br /> 15:30 Proposed Regulation<br /> 20:50 Endgame Oversight<br /> 26:00 They Hate Crypto<br /> 31:00 The Comment Process<br /> 36:40 New Crypto Tax Tools<br /> 42:00 So What Happens…<br /> 46:30 Pressuring the Departments<br /> 50:50 How We Can Win<br /> 56:20 What We Have to Do</p> <p><br /> ———<br /> RESOURCES</p> <p>Miller Whitehouse-Levine<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/millercwl?s=20">https://x.com/millercwl?s=20</a> </p> <p>Jason Schwartz<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/CryptoTaxGuyETH?s=20">https://x.com/CryptoTaxGuyETH?s=20</a> </p> <p>Get Involved<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/LeXpunK_Army/status/1713186443445629429?s=20">https://x.com/LeXpunK_Army/status/1713186443445629429?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/CryptoTaxGuyETH/status/1695603888957641154?s=20">https://x.com/CryptoTaxGuyETH/status/1695603888957641154?s=20</a> <br /> <a href= "https://x.com/fund_defi/status/1713929569030275285?s=20">https://x.com/fund_defi/status/1713929569030275285?s=20</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

Oct 24, 202358 min

193 - Lyn Alden's Masterclass On Money

<p>When we think of people to walk us through the history of money and where it's all headed, it's hard to think of a guest more qualified than Lyn Alden. </p> <p>This episode is a masterclass where we answer seemingly simple questions like "What is Money?" to the future of money and how Lyn thinks the next great transfer of wealth will play out. <br /> ------<br /> ✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/debrief-lyn-alden-and-the-history-of-money"> https://www.bankless.com/debrief-lyn-alden-and-the-history-of-money</a> <br /> -----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> <br /> ------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//k.xyz/bankless-pod-q4">⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q4</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> ⁠<a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//bankless.cc/Arbitrum">⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> ⁠</p> <p>🔗 CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a><br /> ------<br /> CHAPTERS<br /> 0:00 Intro<br /> 6:34 What is Money?<br /> 10:03 Double Coincidence of Wants<br /> 14:18 How Does Money Emerge?<br /> 19:46 Progression Of Money Over Time<br /> 28:00 Society vs Society<br /> 33:14 The Transition to Fiat<br /> 39:07 Settlement Time Of Gold<br /> 47:53 What Are Banks?<br /> 59:14 The Technology Arc<br /> 1:04:26 How Nation States Impact Money<br /> 1:13:33 Ledger's and Army's<br /> 1:16:36 Bretton Woods<br /> 1:31:01 Is The Fiat Era Ending?<br /> 1:38:13 The Crypto Future<br /> 1:44:05 Future Predictions<br /> -----<br /> RESOURCES</p> <p>Lyn Alden<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/LynAldenContact">https://twitter.com/LynAldenContact</a> </p> <p>Broken Money<br /> <a href= "https://www.lynalden.com/broken-money/">https://www.lynalden.com/broken-money/</a> <br /> -----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a></p>

Oct 23, 20231h 41m

ROLLUP: BTC ETF Rumors | Uniswap Fee Switch | SBF Trial Continued

<p>Bankless Weekly Rollup<br /> 3rd Week of October</p> <p>-----<br /> 🧥 Take the Survey and Win the Bankless Jacket!<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/survey">https://bankless.cc/survey</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> ⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 </p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum ⁠</p> <p>🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Toku">https://bankless.cc/Toku</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/uniswap </p> <p>🔗 CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>------<br /> TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES</p> <p>0:00 Intro</p> <p>3:20 Markets<br /> 5:15 Janet Yellen on War<br /> <a href= "https://news.sky.com/story/we-can-certainly-afford-two-wars-us-treasury-secretary-says-12985335"> https://news.sky.com/story/we-can-certainly-afford-two-wars-us-treasury-secretary-says-12985335</a> <br /> 7:50 A Trade War<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1714280042547806316">https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1714280042547806316</a> <br /> 9:10 Treasuries vs Bitcoin<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/robustus/status/1714303541077020770">https://twitter.com/robustus/status/1714303541077020770</a> <br /> 10:30 Vance on Young People<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/pythianism/status/1714697205259325511">https://x.com/pythianism/status/1714697205259325511</a> <br /> 12:22 Commodity-Like Money<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/MikeIppolito_/status/1714710556865597816">https://x.com/MikeIppolito_/status/1714710556865597816</a> <br /> 12:50 Vitalik Not Dumping<br /> <a href= "https://warpcast.com/vitalik.eth/0xb8ccf84d">https://warpcast.com/vitalik.eth/0xb8ccf84d</a> <br /> 13:45 Crypto Dollars<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/sebventures/status/1714226872471470452">https://twitter.com/sebventures/status/1714226872471470452</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/MikeIppolito_/status/1714345259847561526">https://twitter.com/MikeIppolito_/status/1714345259847561526</a> </p> <p>18:00 BTC ETF Flub<br /> <a href= "https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F8kL82PX0AAC0dm?format=jpg&name=medium"> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F8kL82PX0AAC0dm?format=jpg&name=medium</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/watcherguru/status/1713921987783885072">https://twitter.com/watcherguru/status/1713921987783885072</a> <br /> 19:20 How it Happened<br /> <a href= "https://cointelegraph.com/news/clarification-sharing-false-spot-bitcoin-etf-news"> https://cointelegraph.com/news/clarification-sharing-false-spot-bitcoin-etf-news</a> <br /> 21:10 Surprisingly Bullish<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/0xfoobar/status/1713931735086313788">https://twitter.com/0xfoobar/status/1713931735086313788</a> <br /> 22:40 Analyzing the Trade<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/john_j_brown/status/1713927067337646410">https://twitter.com/john_j_brown/status/1713927067337646410</a> <br /> 23:30 Larry Fink<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/pythianism/status/1714026700894359838">https://twitter.com/pythianism/status/1714026700894359838</a> <br /> 24:50 SEC Getting Involved<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1714987065664766303">https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1714987065664766303</a> </p> <p>25:50 Uniswap Fees<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/haydenzadams/status/1713987105666265113">https://twitter.com/haydenzadams/status/1713987105666265113</a> <br /> 27:40 People are Upset<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/econoar/status/1713998895079145858">https://x.com/econoar/status/1713998895079145858</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/NTmoney/status/1714023810586804732">https://twitter.com/NTmoney/status/1714023810586804732</a> <br /> 30:50 Nuanced Takes<br /> <a href= "https://x.com/jessewldn/status/1714023895164920267">https://x.com/jessewldn/status/1714023895164920267</a> <br /> <a href= "https://imgur.com/srTluvB">https://imgur.com/srTluvB</a> <br />

Oct 20, 20231h 28m

Crypto in Hong Kong with Sandy Peng

<p>Joining us today from Hong Kong is Sandy Peng. Sandy is here to tell us what crypto is like on the other side of the world, walking us through regulations, adoptions and bringing us fully up to speed on the landscape in Hong Kong. </p> <p>For many of us this episode is a 0 to 1 moment in understanding around crypto in Hong Kong and more broadly China.<br /> -----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> <br /> ------<br /> 📣 Bankless Podcast Survey: <br /> <a href= "https://forms.gle/Ai5qpCJjQPhAErPr8">https://forms.gle/Ai5qpCJjQPhAErPr8</a> <br /> ------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//k.xyz/bankless-pod-q4">⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q4</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//bankless.cc/MetaMask">⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//bankless.cc/Arbitrum">⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> ⁠ </p> <p>🔗 CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> RESOURCES</p> <p>Sandy<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/SandyPeng1">https://twitter.com/SandyPeng1</a> <br /> -----<br /> CHAPTERS<br /> 0:00 Intro<br /> 5:53 Hong Kong History<br /> 10:08 What is Hong Kong Like<br /> 12:27 Why Hong Kong is Successful<br /> 15:28 Innovators and Regulators<br /> 19:11 HK & China Relationship<br /> 26:35 Why is HK opening its Doors to Crypto<br /> 28:52 Crypto in HK<br /> 37:21 Has HK Put Its Foot on The Gas?<br /> 40:42 The Silicon Valley Of China<br /> 43:08 Stablecoin Legislation<br /> 45:08 How Crypto Friendly is HK?<br /> 46:54 Why Move To HK?<br /> 50:50 DeFi<br /> 54:46 Crypto Projects in HK<br /> 56:33 Watch The Debrief<br /> -----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures%E2%81%A0">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠</a> </p>

Oct 18, 202351 min

Scroll zkEVM Mainnet Launch with Sandy & Toghrul

<p>The rollup wars are alive well! Scroll just launched their zkEVM to Ethereum mainnet. We invited Scroll's Co-Founder, Sandy Peng and Scroll's Senior Researcher, Toghrul Toghrul Maharramov on the show. </p> <p>In today's episode, we discuss why Sroll is exciting, how it is different than other rollups. what’s next, and of course, wen token. </p> <p>-----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 📣 Bankless Podcast Survey: <br /> <a href= "https://forms.gle/Ai5qpCJjQPhAErPr8">https://forms.gle/Ai5qpCJjQPhAErPr8</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "%E2%81%A0https:/k.xyz/bankless-pod-q4">⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q4 </a></p> <p>🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> <a href= "%E2%81%A0https:/bankless.cc/MetaMask">⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask </a></p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "%E2%81%A0https:/bankless.cc/Arbitrum%C2%A0%20%E2%81%A0">⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum ⁠</a></p> <p>🔗 CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> TIMESTAMPS:</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 6:04 Scroll Mainnet Live<br /> 6:30 Why Is Scroll Mainnet Unique? <br /> 9:25 EVM Equivalence Importance <br /> 16:30 Apps Compatibility <br /> 17:50 Importance of Scroll Rollup<br /> 20:17 Why ZK is the Holy Grail <br /> 26:30 What to do on Scroll & Why Scroll<br /> 32:47 Stitching L2s Together<br /> 39:40 What's Next For Scroll<br /> 44:30 Toghrul Disagreements<br /> 49:00 Wen Token?<br /> 50:00 Closing & Disclosures</p> <p>-----<br /> RESOURCES:</p> <p>Sandy<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/SandyPeng1">https://twitter.com/SandyPeng1</a> </p> <p>Toghrul<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/toghrulmaharram">https://twitter.com/toghrulmaharram</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures%E2%81%A0">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠ </a></p>

Oct 17, 202352 min