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<p>AI is exploding into every facet of the internet. The convergence of Crypto and AI is inevitable, and we bring on Qiao Wang and Mohamed Fouda to discuss the opportunities and challenges this presents.</p> <p>They explore why Web3 provides an interesting platform for AI, such as payment and execution rails for AI agents, easy access to financial tools, and the ability to commission resources permissionlessly. One example of this is AutoGPT, which uses AI to generate code for on-chain smart contracts.</p> <p>How do we balance caution and optimism? How can we surf this tidal wave of innovation and new frontiers?</p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 Stake with Swell<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Alpha">https://bankless.cc/Swell</a></p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </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>🧠 AMBIRE | SMART CONTRACT WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Ambire">https://bankless.cc/Ambire</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | FRIENDLY MULTICHAIN WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Resources:</p> <p>Qiao Wang<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/QwQiao">https://twitter.com/QwQiao</a> </p> <p>Mohamed Fouda<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/mohamedffouda">https://twitter.com/mohamedffouda</a> </p> <p>Alliance<br /> <a href="https://alliance.xyz/">https://alliance.xyz/</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>We’re entering a new multi-chain and secure cross-bridge world very soon. With Axelar's General Message Passing launch, a new era for interoperability has been unlocked. </p> <p>Tune in to hear from CEO/Co-Founder Sergey Gorbunov, Zaki Manian, Co-Founder of Sommelier Protocol, Co-Founder of Iqlusion, & Steven Goldfeder, Co-founder of Offchain Labs, and contributor to Arbitrum</p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 Airdrop Alpha is waiting for you on Bankless.com <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Alpha">https://bankless.cc/Alpha</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </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>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>------<br /> TIMESTAMPS: </p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 5:09 Axelar Explained<br /> 8:25 Cross-Chain Bridging <br /> 10:46 Axelar’s Announcement<br /> 15:10 Bridges of the Past & Future<br /> 19:00 General Message Passing<br /> 21:40 The New Way For Interoperability <br /> 28:42 Arbitrum’s Side<br /> 32:36 The Tech Metaphor<br /> 35:40 Multichain & Interoperable World<br /> 37:00 Bridge Security<br /> 39:05 GMP Applications & Services<br /> 40:57 Zaki’s Cosmos Vision<br /> 43:20 Why is this Bullish for Arbitrum? <br /> 47:27 Resources<br /> 48:00 Closing & Disclaimers</p> <p>------<br /> RESOURCES:</p> <p>Sergey Gorbunov<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/sergey_nog">https://twitter.com/sergey_nog</a> </p> <p>Zaki Manian<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/zmanian">https://twitter.com/zmanian</a> </p> <p>Steven Goldfeder<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/sgoldfed">https://twitter.com/sgoldfed</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Society is off track. We all feel it. What’s wrong? How do we fix it without throwing out all the good parts? We brought on Tim Urban to help us answer these questions. </p> <p>Tim Urban is a blogger, writer, and illustrator, who is best known for his blog "Wait But Why.” Started in 2013, “Wait But Why” covers various topics, from science and technology to social issues and human behavior. Tim recently wrote a book titled: “What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies,” which Ryan and David think offers a roadmap for the tribal crypto communities battling in the Web3 landscape.</p> <p>------<br /> ✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the episode: <br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/debrief-tim-urban">https://www.bankless.com/debrief-tim-urban</a> <br /> <br /> ------<br /> ✨ COLLECTIBLES | Collect this episode: <br /> <a href= "https://collectibles.bankless.com/mint">https://collectibles.bankless.com/mint</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 Airdrop Alpha is waiting for you on Bankless.com <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Alpha">https://bankless.cc/Alpha</a> </p> <p>------<br /> In today’s episode, Tim covers many questions, but the overarching ones are: <br /> 1) Power Games vs Liberal Games<br /> 2) The Importance of Liberalism to Crypto protocols<br /> 3) How to find out whether your crypto tribe is a low-rung echo chamber, or high-mind idea lab <br /> 4) Why we MUST solve this problem in order to survive as a society </p> <p>And of course, we had to ask him if AI is going to come kill us all…? Tim’s answer puts things into perspective. </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </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>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>------<br /> TIMESTAMPS: </p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 7:48 Why Are We Angry?<br /> 8:53 Defining Liberalism <br /> 17:09 Liberal vs. Power Games <br /> 29:45 Modernity, Liberalism, Institutions, & Norms<br /> 42:32 How Radical is Crypto? <br /> 46:29 Crypto and Tim’s Radical Levels Pyramid <br /> 51:05 Steelmanning the Liberalism Argument <br /> 1:03:31 Higher vs. Primitive Mind <br /> 1:13:51 How to Ascend the Ladder<br /> 1:19:50 Low Wrung Thinkers, Social Media, & Society<br /> 1:25:05 Tim’s Thoughts on AI<br /> 1:32:00 What Gives Tim Hope?<br /> 1:35:20 Closing & Disclaimers</p> <p>------<br /> RESOURCES:</p> <p>Tim Urban<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/waitbutwhy">https://twitter.com/waitbutwhy</a> </p> <p>Tim’s Blog<br /> <a href= "https://waitbutwhy.com/">https://waitbutwhy.com/</a> </p> <p>Tim’s New Book<br /> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Our-Problem-Self-Help-Societies/dp/B0BVGH6T1Q"> https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Our-Problem-Self-Help-Societies/dp/B0BVGH6T1Q</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Bankless Weekly Rollup<br /> 2nd Week of April 2023 </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 TOKEN HUB 🚀<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/join?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Intro&utm_campaign=Intro_CTA1"> https://www.bankless.com/join?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Intro&utm_campaign=Intro_CTA1</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>📣 SAFE (Gnosis) | ACCOUNT ABSTRACTION<br /> https://bankless.cc/AA</p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🧠 AMBIRE | SMART CONTRACT WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Ambire">https://bankless.cc/Ambire</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | FRIENDLY MULTICHAIN WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Topics Covered</p> <p>0:00 Intro</p> <p>4:30 MARKETS<br /> 6:30 Mt Gox<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/tier10k/status/1651317391626846214?s=20">https://twitter.com/tier10k/status/1651317391626846214?s=20</a> <br /> 10:00 ETH Staking<br /> <a href= "https://www.theblock.co/data/on-chain-metrics/ethereum/cumulative-eth-deposited-to-beacon-chain-and-validators"> https://www.theblock.co/data/on-chain-metrics/ethereum/cumulative-eth-deposited-to-beacon-chain-and-validators</a> <br /> 12:00 Staking Dashboard<br /> <a href= "https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking">https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking</a> <br /> 15:25 Polynya Post<br /> <a href= "https://polynya.mirror.xyz/1ZTJ3_BG2-wnBTy6dJLM5E3TPH8wvLGKQVDAnv7VLIw"> https://polynya.mirror.xyz/1ZTJ3_BG2-wnBTy6dJLM5E3TPH8wvLGKQVDAnv7VLIw</a> </p> <p>20:30 Coinbase Suing the SEC<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/iampaulgrewal/status/1650655451720318976?s=20"> https://twitter.com/iampaulgrewal/status/1650655451720318976?s=20</a> <br /> 22:00 MetaLawMan Comments<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/MetaLawMan/status/1650847807480135681?s=20">https://twitter.com/MetaLawMan/status/1650847807480135681?s=20</a> <br /> 24:50 Coinbase Responds to SEC<br /> <a href= "https://youtu.be/pvbWPUCFdKA">https://youtu.be/pvbWPUCFdKA</a> <br /> 36:30 Shield NFT<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/1650612986980048897?s=20">https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/1650612986980048897?s=20</a> </p> <p>38:30 John Oliver <br /> <a href= "https://youtu.be/o7zazuy_UfI">https://youtu.be/o7zazuy_UfI</a> </p> <p>51:00 Voyager Binance Deal<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/investvoyager/status/1650921887512272917?s=20"> https://twitter.com/investvoyager/status/1650921887512272917?s=20</a> <br /> 52:45 SBF Parents<br /> <a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66631291/133/united-states-v-bankman-fried/"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66631291/133/united-states-v-bankman-fried/</a> <br /> 54:30 Lens Bonsai Layer 3<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/lensprotocol/status/1651270830729592832">https://twitter.com/lensprotocol/status/1651270830729592832</a> <br /> 55:05 DevConnect Istanbul<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/EFDevconnect/status/1649069463797481472">https://twitter.com/EFDevconnect/status/1649069463797481472</a> <br /> 55:45 Mad Lads<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/Pinapaan/status/1651413751378354176?s=20">https://twitter.com/Pinapaan/status/1651413751378354176?s=20</a> <br /> 57:30 MiCA Going Through<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/paddi_hansen/status/1649070968579452933?s=20">https://twitter.com/paddi_hansen/status/1649070968579452933?s=20</a> <br /> 59:53 TransUnion DeFi Credit Score<br /> <a href= "https://newsroom.transunion.com/transunion-spring-labs-and-quadrata-partner-to-deliver-credit-scoring-to-blockchain/"> https://newsroom.transunion.com/transunion-spring-labs-and-quadrata-partner-to-deliver-credit-scoring-to-blockchain/</a> <br /> 1:00:45 Phi Bankless<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/phi_xyz/status/16508018563299

<p>Paul Grewal, Coinbase's Chief Legal Officer joins Ryan and David to discuss why Coinbase is Suing the SEC. Why did they choose to respond to the SEC's Wells Notice to Coinbase in the way they did? Is Gary playing 4D chess or is he just embarrassing and pushing U.S. crypto innovation outside of the U.S.? </p> <p>Tune in to hear Paul's thoughts and much more. </p> <p>------<br /> 📣 SAFE (Gnosis) | Non-Technical Hackathon Sign-up!!<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/AA">https://bankless.cc/AA</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </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>🧠 AMBIRE | SMART CONTRACT WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Ambire">https://bankless.cc/Ambire</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | FRIENDLY MULTICHAIN WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Timestamps:</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 5:44 Why Coinbase is Suing the SEC?<br /> 9:10 SEC Giving Crypto Community Rules?<br /> 13:14 Why Gary Thinks There's Clarity<br /> 15:22 Petition to Give Crypto Rules! <br /> 18:10 Why No Clarity Yet?<br /> 20:51 What Kind of Rules Do We Want?<br /> 23:44 Engaging with the SEC <br /> 26:40 Open Conversation? <br /> 34:48 Coinbase Wells Notice<br /> 42:11 Why is Gary so Confident? <br /> 45:28 Battle of Public Opinion <br /> 49:42 Does Crypto Regulation Have Hope? <br /> 52:45 Closing & Disclaimers </p> <p>------<br /> Resources:</p> <p>Paul Grewal<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/iampaulgrewal">https://twitter.com/iampaulgrewal</a> </p> <p>Coinbase Suing SEC Blog Post<br /> <a href= "https://www.coinbase.com/blog/coinbase-takes-another-formal-step-to-seek-regulatory-clarity-from-sec-for"> https://www.coinbase.com/blog/coinbase-takes-another-formal-step-to-seek-regulatory-clarity-from-sec-for</a> </p> <p>Coinbase Wells Notice Video<br /> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq2jf4sBdYE&t=576s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq2jf4sBdYE&t=576s</a> </p> <p>Gary's Clarity Video<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/GaryGensler/status/1651624244445421591?s=20">https://twitter.com/GaryGensler/status/1651624244445421591?s=20</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Ledger from UpOnly joins Ryan and David without Cobie or an appendix. However, Ledger brings the heat. He gives his takes, predictions, and everything in between on all things ETH, BTC, Shitcoins, Gensler's grilling, and macro. </p> <p>------<br /> 📣 SAFE (Gnosis) | Non-Technical Hackathon Sign-up!!<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/AA">https://bankless.cc/AA</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🧠 AMBIRE | SMART CONTRACT WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Ambire">https://bankless.cc/Ambire</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | FRIENDLY MULTICHAIN WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Resources:</p> <p>Ledger<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/ledgerstatus">https://twitter.com/ledgerstatus</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Paul Christiano runs the Alignment Research Center, a non-profit research organization whose mission is to align future machine learning systems with human interests. Paul previously ran the language model alignment team at OpenAI, the creators of ChatGPT. </p> <p>Today, we’re hoping to explore the solution-landscape to the AI Alignment problem, and hoping Paul can guide us on that journey. </p> <p>------<br /> ✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the episode: <br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/debrief-paul-christiano">https://www.bankless.com/debrief-paul-christiano</a> <br /> <br /> ------<br /> ✨ COLLECTIBLES | Collect this episode: <br /> <a href= "https://collectibles.bankless.com/mint">https://collectibles.bankless.com/mint</a> </p> <p>------<br /> ✨ Always wanted to become a Token Analyst? Bankless Citizens get exclusive access to Token Hub. Join Them.<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/TokenHubRSS">https://bankless.cc/TokenHubRSS</a> </p> <p>------<br /> In today’s episode, Paul answers many questions, but the overarching ones are: <br /> 1) How BIG is the AI Alignment problem? <br /> 2) How HARD is the AI Alighment problem?<br /> 3) How SOLVABLE is the AI Alignment problem? </p> <p>Does humanity have a chance? Tune in to hear Paul’s thoughts. </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | FRIENDLY MULTICHAIN WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Topics Covered</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 9:20 Percentage Likelihood of Death by AI<br /> 11:24 Timing <br /> 19:15 Chimps to Human Jump<br /> 21:55 Thoughts on ChatGPT<br /> 27:51 LLMs & AGI<br /> 32:49 Time to React?<br /> 38:29 AI Takeover <br /> 41:51 AI Agency <br /> 49:35 Loopholes <br /> 51:14 Training AIs to Be Honest <br /> 58:00 Psychology <br /> 59:36 How Solvable Is the AI Alignment Problem?<br /> 1:03:48 The Technical Solutions (Scalable Oversight) <br /> 1:16:14 Training AIs to be Bad?! <br /> 1:18:22 More Solutions<br /> 1:21:36 Stabby AIs <br /> 1:26:03 Public vs. Private (Lab) AIs<br /> 1:28:31 Inside Neural Nets<br /> 1:32:11 4th Solution <br /> 1:35:00 Manpower & Funding <br /> 1:38:15 Pause AI?<br /> 1:43:29 Resources & Education on AI Safety <br /> 1:46:13 Talent <br /> 1:49:00 Paul’s Day Job<br /> 1:50:15 Nobel Prize <br /> 1:52:35 Treating AIs with Respect <br /> 1:53:41 Uptopia Scenario <br /> 1:55:50 Closing & Disclaimers </p> <p>------<br /> Resources:</p> <p>Alignment Research Center<br /> <a href= "https://www.alignment.org/">https://www.alignment.org/</a> </p> <p>Paul Christiano’s Website<br /> <a href= "https://paulfchristiano.com/ai/">https://paulfchristiano.com/ai/</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Bankless Weekly Rollup<br /> 2nd Week of April 2023 </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 TOKEN HUB 🚀<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/join?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Intro&utm_campaign=Intro_CTA1"> https://www.bankless.com/join?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Intro&utm_campaign=Intro_CTA1</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>📣 SAFE (Gnosis) | ACCOUNT ABSTRACTION<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/AA">https://bankless.cc/AA</a> </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🧠 AMBIRE | SMART CONTRACT WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Ambire">https://bankless.cc/Ambire</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | FRIENDLY MULTICHAIN WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Topics Covered</p> <p>0:00 Intro</p> <p>4:10 MARKETS<br /> 10:00 ETH Staking<br /> <a href= "https://www.rated.network/overview">https://www.rated.network/overview</a> <br /> <a href= "https://imgur.com/JyEFP6j">https://imgur.com/JyEFP6j</a> </p> <p>24:00 Gary Gensler<br /> <a href= "https://financialservices.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=408708"> https://financialservices.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=408708</a> <br /> 27:15 Patrick McHenry<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1648359230179782656">https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1648359230179782656</a> <br /> 29:50 Tom Emmer<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/TylerSCrypto/status/1648360838544203777?s=20">https://twitter.com/TylerSCrypto/status/1648360838544203777?s=20</a> <br /> 35:30 Warren Davidson<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/WarrenDavidson/status/1648379560122105882?s=20">https://twitter.com/WarrenDavidson/status/1648379560122105882?s=20</a> <br /> 37:20 Gary Fans<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1648365096413052928?s=20">https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1648365096413052928?s=20</a> <br /> 42:20 Missing SBF<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/sassal0x/status/1648135965456863236?s=46">https://twitter.com/sassal0x/status/1648135965456863236?s=46</a> <br /> 43:50 ETH is Not a Security<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/lay2000lbs/status/1648356295622422529?s=20">https://twitter.com/lay2000lbs/status/1648356295622422529?s=20</a> <br /> 44:40 Republicans vs Democrats<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1648365962100367361?s=20"> https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1648365962100367361?s=20</a> </p> <p>46:30 Gensler vs Bittrex<br /> <a href= "https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2023-78">https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2023-78</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/MasonVersluis/status/1647987623670218752?s=20"> https://twitter.com/MasonVersluis/status/1647987623670218752?s=20</a> <br /> 50:50 SEC Crypto Regulations<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1648234719081816064">https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1648234719081816064</a> <br /> 51:40 Coinbase Bermuda<br /> <a href= "https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/04/19/coinbase-gets-bermuda-license-plans-to-launch-offshore-exchange-in-coming-weeks/"> https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/04/19/coinbase-gets-bermuda-license-plans-to-launch-offshore-exchange-in-coming-weeks/</a> </p> <p>53:30 SEC Decentralized Exchanges<br /> <a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/04/05/a-new-sec-definition-for-exchanges-has-big-implications-for-crypto/"> https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/04/05/a-new-sec-definition-for-exchanges-has-big-implications-for-crypto/</a> <br /> 55:30 Opaque Regulation<br /> <a href= "https://www.coincenter.org/a-new-sec-proposal-has-a-serious-change-hidden-within-its-complex-language/"> https://www.coincenter.org/a-new-sec-proposal-has-a-serious-change-hidden-within-its-complex-language/</a> <br />

<p>Today, we're talking about the State of Crypto with Eddy Lazzarin, the CTO of a16z Crypto.</p> <p>The 2023 a16z Crypto Report was published last week and discussed a number of topics, including developer activity, transaction volume, users, and so much more.</p> <p>What are the best insights as we look forward to the rest of the year?</p> <p>------<br /> 📣 SAFE (Gnosis) | Non-Technical Hackathon Sign-up!!<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/AA">https://bankless.cc/AA</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🧠 AMBIRE | SMART CONTRACT WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Ambire">https://bankless.cc/Ambire</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | FRIENDLY MULTICHAIN WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Resources:</p> <p>2023 State of Crypto Report<br /> <a href= "https://a16zcrypto.com/content/article/state-of-crypto-report-2023/"> https://a16zcrypto.com/content/article/state-of-crypto-report-2023/</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>In this highly anticipated sequel to our 1st AI conversation with Eliezer Yudkowsky, we bring you a thought-provoking discussion with Robin Hanson, a professor of economics at George Mason University and a research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University. </p> <p>Eliezer painted a chilling and grim picture of a future where AI ultimately kills us all​. Robin is here to provide a different perspective.</p> <p>------<br /> ✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the episode: <br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/debrief-robin-hanson">https://www.bankless.com/debrief-robin-hanson</a> <br /> <br /> ------<br /> ✨ COLLECTIBLES | Collect this episode: <br /> <a href= "https://collectibles.bankless.com/mint">https://collectibles.bankless.com/mint</a> </p> <p>------<br /> ✨ NEW BANKLESS PRODUCT | Token Hub<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/TokenHubRSS">https://bankless.cc/TokenHubRSS</a> </p> <p>------<br /> In this episode, we explore:</p> <p>- Why Robin believes Eliezer is wrong and that we're not all going to die from an AI takeover. But will we potentially become their pets instead?<br /> - The possibility of a civil war between multiple AIs and why it's more likely than being dominated by a single superintelligent AI.<br /> - Robin's concerns about the regulation of AI and why he believes it's a greater threat than AI itself.<br /> - A fascinating analogy: why Robin thinks alien civilizations might spread like cancer?<br /> - Finally, we dive into the world of crypto and explore Robin's views on this rapidly evolving technology.</p> <p>Whether you're an AI enthusiast, a crypto advocate, or just someone intrigued by the big-picture questions about humanity and its prospects, this episode is one you won't want to miss.</p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | FRIENDLY MULTICHAIN WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Topics Covered</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 8:42 How Robin is Weird<br /> 10:00 Are We All Going to Die?<br /> 13:50 Eliezer’s Assumption <br /> 25:00 Intelligence, Humans, & Evolution <br /> 27:31 Eliezer Counter Point <br /> 32:00 Acceleration of Change <br /> 33:18 Comparing & Contrasting Eliezer’s Argument<br /> 35:45 A New Life Form<br /> 44:24 AI Improving Itself<br /> 47:04 Self Interested Acting Agent <br /> 49:56 Human Displacement? <br /> 55:56 Many AIs <br /> 1:00:18 Humans vs. Robots <br /> 1:04:14 Pause or Continue AI Innovation?<br /> 1:10:52 Quiet Civilization <br /> 1:14:28 Grabby Aliens <br /> 1:19:55 Are Humans Grabby?<br /> 1:27:29 Grabby Aliens Explained <br /> 1:36:16 Cancer <br /> 1:40:00 Robin’s Thoughts on Crypto <br /> 1:42:20 Closing & Disclaimers </p> <p>------<br /> Resources:</p> <p>Robin Hanson<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/robinhanson">https://twitter.com/robinhanson</a> </p> <p>Eliezer Yudkowsky on Bankless<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>What is the AI FOOM debate?<br /> <a href= "https://www.lesswrong.com/tag/the-hanson-yudkowsky-ai-foom-debate"> https://www.lesswrong.com/tag/the-hanson-yudkowsky-ai-foom-debate</a> </p> <p>Age of Em book - Robin Hanson<br /> <a href="https://ageofem.com/">https://ageofem.com/</a> </p> <p>Grabby Aliens<br /> <a href= "https://grabbyaliens.com/">https://grabbyaliens.com/</a> </p> <p>Kurzgesagt video<br /> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDSf2h9_39I&t=1s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDSf2h9_39I&t=1s</a> </p> <p>--

<p>Bankless Weekly Rollup<br /> 2nd Week of April 2023 </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 TOKEN HUB 🚀<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/join?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Intro&utm_campaign=Intro_CTA1"> https://www.bankless.com/join?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Intro&utm_campaign=Intro_CTA1</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | FRIENDLY MULTICHAIN WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Topics Covered</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 2:45 CryptoTaxCalculator<br /> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3me8nfF">https://bit.ly/3me8nfF</a> </p> <p>4:45 MARKETS<br /> 13:20 Layer 2 Adoption<br /> <a href= "https://l2beat.com/scaling/tvl">https://l2beat.com/scaling/tvl</a> <br /> 16:00 a16z Report<br /> <a href= "https://a16zcrypto.com/content/article/state-of-crypto-report-2023/"> https://a16zcrypto.com/content/article/state-of-crypto-report-2023/</a> <br /> 18:40 Trusting Crypto<br /> <a href= "https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2023/04/10/majority-of-americans-arent-confident-in-the-safety-and-reliability-of-cryptocurrency/"> https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2023/04/10/majority-of-americans-arent-confident-in-the-safety-and-reliability-of-cryptocurrency/</a> </p> <p>24:00 Shapella Withdrawals<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/etherscan/status/1646281789735047168">https://twitter.com/etherscan/status/1646281789735047168</a> <br /> 28:40 Danny Ryan<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/dannyryan/status/1641679529188925442">https://twitter.com/dannyryan/status/1641679529188925442</a> <br /> 29:50 Nail-Biter<br /> 35:25 ETH Withdrawal Stats<br /> <a href= "https://app.metrika.co/ethereum/dashboard/withdrawals-overview">https://app.metrika.co/ethereum/dashboard/withdrawals-overview</a> </p> <p>41:25 Arbitrum Foundation<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/arbitrum/status/1642653013062868992">https://twitter.com/arbitrum/status/1642653013062868992</a> <br /> 48:30 Eric Wall Take<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/ercwl/status/1644819508798865408">https://twitter.com/ercwl/status/1644819508798865408</a> </p> <p>52:00 Euler Redemptions<br /> <a href= "https://forum.euler.finance/t/plan-for-redemption-of-euler-funds-v2/947"> https://forum.euler.finance/t/plan-for-redemption-of-euler-funds-v2/947</a> <br /> 53:55 Bitcoin Lightspark<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/davidmarcus/status/1645849537691676672">https://twitter.com/davidmarcus/status/1645849537691676672</a> <br /> 56:10 FTX Recovery<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/WatcherGuru/status/1646207148244844560">https://twitter.com/WatcherGuru/status/1646207148244844560</a> <br /> 59:45 Japan Crypto<br /> <a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/04/06/japan-releases-web3-white-paper-to-promote-industry-growth-in-the-country/"> https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/04/06/japan-releases-web3-white-paper-to-promote-industry-growth-in-the-country/</a> <br /> 1:03:20 Winklevoss Gemini<br /> <a href= "https://archive.ph/iCDGW">https://archive.ph/iCDGW</a> </p> <p><br /> 1:03:15 🚀 TOKEN HUB 🚀<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/join?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Intro&utm_campaign=Intro_CTA1"> https://www.bankless.com/join?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Intro&utm_campaign=Intro_CTA1</a> </p> <p>1:06:00 MetaMask Buy<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/MetaMask/status/1645446587131346946">https://twitter.com/MetaMask/status/1645446587131346946</a> <br /> 1:06:30 Etherscan Token Approval<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/tayvano_/status/1644977491612930048">https://twitter.com/tayvano_/

<p>Ryan, David, Tim Beiko, Justin Drake, and Anthony Sassano unpack everything you need to know about today’s, highly anticipated Shanghai-Capella: ETH Staking Withdrawals. </p> <p>Also, the five cover ETH staking mechanics, withdraw upgrade FUD myths, what’s next for Ethereum, and Justin’s prediction around, staking airdrops?!... </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | FRIENDLY MULTICHAIN WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Topics Covered</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 8:20 Shanghai-Capella Explained <br /> 10:09 ETH Staking Mechanics <br /> 14:33 Deposit Queue <br /> 18:10 Why Shanghai-Capella<br /> 21:04 Importance of Shanghai-Capella<br /> 24:52 Validators & Finality <br /> 28:12 Sassal’s Thoughts on Shanghai-Capella<br /> 32:26 Major Derisk Event? <br /> 34:30 Demystifying Withdraw Upgrade FUD<br /> 42:35 Where Will Ether Accrue? <br /> 46:20 Benefits of Competition for ETH Stakers<br /> 48:55 Bear Case for ETH Price <br /> 55:35 Solo-Staking <br /> 1:01:30 Making Solo-Staking Easier <br /> 1:04:30 Re-Keying <br /> 1:06:00 What is Next for Ethereum? <br /> 1:09:48 Anthony Sassano’s Tinkering Setup<br /> 1:15:50 Staking Airdrops?! <br /> 1:19:00 Closing & Disclaimers </p> <p>------<br /> Resources:</p> <p>Tim Beiko<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/TimBeiko">https://twitter.com/TimBeiko</a> </p> <p>Justin Drake<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/drakefjustin">https://twitter.com/drakefjustin</a> </p> <p>Anthony Sassano<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/sassal0x">https://twitter.com/sassal0x</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Sriram Krishnan is a GP at a16z Crypto and a defector from Web2 to Web3. Formerly a Product Lead at Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat, Sriram has seen basically everything there is to see in the world of Web2, and especially Web2 social. He also hosts a podcast with his wife covering tech and internet creators, so he knows a thing or two about the world of creators, internet social platforms, and crypto. </p> <p>------<br /> ✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the episode: <br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/debrief-sriram-krishnan">https://www.bankless.com/debrief-sriram-krishnan</a> <br /> <br /> ------<br /> What’s broken about Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook? And how can it be fixed? Can it be fixed? Sriram has many profound ideas. </p> <p>Growing up in a small town in India with little opportunity, Sriram used the internet to change the course of his life. Now he worries that these same opportunities won’t be available for the next generation. He believes Web3 is the only way to keep the internet full of opportunity for the next generations.</p> <p>In today’s episode, we cover why Sriram defected from Web2 to Web3, why Twitter can topple world governments but can’t sell ads effectively, why every social media network has to start with status, how crypto and AI intersect, and much more. </p> <p>------<br /> Topics Covered</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 7:14 Eliezer Yudkowsky<br /> 8:19 Sriram’s Thoughts on A.I.<br /> 11:35 Sriram’s Background & North Star<br /> 16:10 The Early Internet Explained <br /> 19:54 The Permissionless of the Internet Today<br /> 22:18 What Are API Keys?<br /> 25:55 Towers vs. Townsquares<br /> 28:24 TikTok Hearings & Web2 Solutions <br /> 36:13 Twitter <br /> 43:25 New Age of Twitter <br /> 49:29 Web3 Social Tour<br /> 1:02:46 Overcoming Web2 Network Effects <br /> 1:20:20 How to Crypto-Pill Elon <br /> 1:22:38 Web2 Pausing Web3 Adoption <br /> 1:26:32 Future of Creators<br /> 1:30:25 Web3 & Creators <br /> 1:35:06 Crypto & AI <br /> 1:40:33 Sriram’s Closing Arguments<br /> 1:42:22 Closing & Disclaimers </p> <p>------<br /> Resources:</p> <p>Sriram & His Wife’s Podcast<br /> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/@AarthiAndSriram/videos">https://www.youtube.com/@AarthiAndSriram/videos</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.aarthiandsriram.com/">https://www.aarthiandsriram.com/</a> </p> <p>Sriram’s Twitter<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/sriramk">https://twitter.com/sriramk</a> </p> <p>Eugene Wei’s Status-as-a-Service <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> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Bankless Weekly Rollup<br /> First Week of April 2023</p> <p> Daily Gwei:<br /> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvCp6vKY5jDr87htKH6hgDA">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvCp6vKY5jDr87htKH6hgDA</a> </p> <p>Anthony Sassano:<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/sassal0x">https://twitter.com/sassal0x</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 CONSENSUS GIVEAWAY:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/join?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Intro&utm_campaign=Intro_CTA1"> https://www.bankless.com/join?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Intro&utm_campaign=Intro_CTA1</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | FRIENDLY MULTICHAIN WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Topics Covered</p> <p>0:00 Intro</p> <p>3:30 MARKETS<br /> 9:25 Self Custody<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/santimentfeed/status/1640454653900124166">https://twitter.com/santimentfeed/status/1640454653900124166</a> <br /> 10:00 Uniswap vs Coinbase<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/esatoshiclub/status/1642879360473464833">https://twitter.com/esatoshiclub/status/1642879360473464833</a> <br /> 11:30 TraderJoe Arbitrum<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/SizeChad/status/1641780916509974529">https://twitter.com/SizeChad/status/1641780916509974529</a> <br /> 13:20 Nasdaq Price<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/ercwl/status/1641974275023200257">https://twitter.com/ercwl/status/1641974275023200257</a> <br /> 15:25 Silk Road Bitcoin<br /> <a href= "https://www.docdroid.net/cAA99Gw/123-pdf">https://www.docdroid.net/cAA99Gw/123-pdf</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/joemccann/status/1641845646226509824">https://twitter.com/joemccann/status/1641845646226509824</a> </p> <p>21:30 Arbitrum Controversial Vote<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/0xedenau/status/1642502145839890432">https://twitter.com/0xedenau/status/1642502145839890432</a> <br /> Vote: <a href= "https://snapshot.org/#/arbitrumfoundation.eth/proposal/0x3be7368a662d1cf12fa4da768d626edbc013be0dc7b994fef2e24d9a54e4033a"> https://snapshot.org/#/arbitrumfoundation.eth/proposal/0x3be7368a662d1cf12fa4da768d626edbc013be0dc7b994fef2e24d9a54e4033a</a> <br /> Response: <a href= "https://twitter.com/arbitrum/status/1642653014518366209">https://twitter.com/arbitrum/status/1642653014518366209</a> <br /> Clarification: <a href= "https://twitter.com/arbitrum/status/1643699348683870211">https://twitter.com/arbitrum/status/1643699348683870211</a> <br /> AIP-1: <a href= "https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/aip-1-arbitrum-improvement-proposal-framework/30"> https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/aip-1-arbitrum-improvement-proposal-framework/30</a> </p> <p>43:50 Elizabeth Warren’s War on Crypto<br /> Tweet: <a href= "https://twitter.com/ewarren/status/1641138829162577928">https://twitter.com/ewarren/status/1641138829162577928</a> <br /> Stop: <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1641738330147569664">https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1641738330147569664</a> </p> <p>50:04 Dogecoin Twitter<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1642976364080041984">https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1642976364080041984</a> </p> <p>51:55 Binance Interpol<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/cobie/status/1643030646326202370">https://twitter.com/cobie/status/1643030646326202370</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/cobie/status/1643042169153028097">https://twitter.com/cobie/status/1643042169153028097</a> <br /> <a href= "https://cryptopotato.com/cz-says-interpol-red-notice-rumors-are-fud/"> https://cryptopotato.com/cz-says-interpo

<p>Itay Vinik is the Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer at Equi, an alternative investment platform that brings investment strategies to accredited investors.</p> <p>Today, Itay returns to the pod to answer the question: can the Fed thread the needle between inflation and recession?</p> <p>------<br /> ✨ BECOME A BANKLESS CITIZEN ✨<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=ChannelLinks&utm_campaign=Website"> https://www.bankless.com?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=ChannelLinks&utm_campaign=Website</a>! </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | FRIENDLY MULTICHAIN WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Topics Covered</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 6:00 Itay Returns<br /> 8:00 Reflecting on 2022<br /> 12:04 Equi Portfolio<br /> 15:35 Threading the Needle<br /> 19:10 Destroying Wealth<br /> 26:45 Accelerating Chaos<br /> 29:10 Inflation and Monetary Supply<br /> 38:30 The Fed is Bleeding<br /> 43:30 Small Cap Stocks<br /> 46:00 Will the Fed Pivot?<br /> 55:14 Economic Recession<br /> 1:01:14 Recession Indicators<br /> 1:02:59 Hopium<br /> 1:06:24 The US Banking System<br /> 1:09:44 How to Analyze the Economy</p> <p>------<br /> Resources:</p> <p>Itay Vinik<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/VinikItay?s=20">https://twitter.com/VinikItay?s=20</a> </p> <p>Equi<br /> <a href="https://www.equi.com/">https://www.equi.com/</a> </p> <p>Links to our recent macro series<br /> <a href= "https://youtu.be/pP_HHE0kFhA">https://youtu.be/pP_HHE0kFhA</a> <br /> <a href= "https://youtu.be/E8lxrsF29u0">https://youtu.be/E8lxrsF29u0</a> <br /> <a href= "https://youtu.be/-DzY_pCFGbI">https://youtu.be/-DzY_pCFGbI</a>. <br /> <a href= "https://youtube.com/live/eregdZPLYjg">https://youtube.com/live/eregdZPLYjg</a>. <br /> <a href= "https://youtu.be/5sNCrPAwt6w">https://youtu.be/5sNCrPAwt6w</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Lyn Alden is one of crypto’s favorite macro commentators and also a frequent returning guest to the Bankless program. When Lyn comes on Bankless, you know it’s because Macro is confusing, and we need help navigating these chaotic waters. </p> <p>Inflation! Bank run! Insolvency! Recession! Everyone’s yelling things! But what’s going to happen? Lyn has the answers. </p> <p>------<br /> ✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the episode: <br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/debrief-lyn-alden">https://www.bankless.com/debrief-lyn-alden</a> <br /> <br /> ------<br /> In today’s episode, Lyn covers whether or not the Fed Balance sheet is expanding to infinity, what’s even on the Fed Balance sheet, how the Fed actually works, why a regional bank crisis might domino to the Dollar losing world reserve currency status, and how that same bank crisis might impact the 2024 US Election. </p> <p>This is a Lyn Alden episode you don’t want to miss. </p> <p>------<br /> Topics Covered</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 5:09 Summary of Last Few Weeks<br /> 6:19 Speed Bump or Phase Change? <br /> 7:55 Nobody Knows What Happens Next<br /> 10:10 The Balaji to Ben Spectrum <br /> 18:14 Fed Balance Sheet Timeline<br /> 24:08 Run on the Fed? <br /> 31:05 U.S. Treasuries Value<br /> 41:31 Impact of the Economy Post-Sucking <br /> 47:31 Innovation Damper<br /> 49:18 Rethinking the Dollar’s Role in the World<br /> 52:52 Bull Case for Non-U.S. Dollar Supremacy <br /> 57:38 More Division in the Economy? <br /> 1:01:38 Loss of the Dollar? <br /> 1:08:00 Reserve Currency Predictions<br /> 1:12:47 Bitcoin Liquidity Profile <br /> 1:15:46 What Do We Do Lyn? <br /> 1:18:14 Is Crypto the Ultimate Tail Risk? <br /> 1:20:19 Closing & Disclaimers </p> <p>------<br /> Resources:</p> <p>Lyn Alden Twitter<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/LynAldenContact">https://twitter.com/LynAldenContact</a> </p> <p>Lyn Alden <br /> <a href= "https://www.lynalden.com/">https://www.lynalden.com/</a> </p> <p>Links to our recent macro series <br /> <a href= "https://youtu.be/pP_HHE0kFhA">https://youtu.be/pP_HHE0kFhA</a> <br /> <a href= "https://youtu.be/E8lxrsF29u0">https://youtu.be/E8lxrsF29u0</a> <br /> <a href= "https://youtu.be/-DzY_pCFGbI">https://youtu.be/-DzY_pCFGbI</a> <br /> <a href= "https://youtube.com/live/eregdZPLYjg">https://youtube.com/live/eregdZPLYjg</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Bankless Weekly Rollup<br /> Last Week of March 2023</p> <p>------<br /> 📣 Infura | New SDK for NFT APIs For Devs<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Infura">https://bankless.cc/Infura</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/dashboard">https://www.bankless.com/dashboard</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | FRIENDLY MULTICHAIN WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/earnifi">https://bankless.cc/earnifi</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Topics Covered</p> <p>0:00 Intro</p> <p>3:56 Markets<br /> 5:49 2/3 of QT reversed <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/biancoresearch/status/1639004727001358339">https://twitter.com/biancoresearch/status/1639004727001358339</a><br /> 17:41 Staking tokens up - April 12 is the date<br /> <a href= "https://decrypt.co/124812/ethereum-staking-tokens-shanghai-upgrade-gets-date"> https://decrypt.co/124812/ethereum-staking-tokens-shanghai-upgrade-gets-date</a> <br /> 19:14 Arbitrum <br /> https://l2beat.com/scaling/projects/arbitrum<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/TingHu888/status/1638884726441410561">https://twitter.com/TingHu888/status/1638884726441410561</a> <br /> 21:00 How much ETH is lost forever?<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/jconorgrogan/status/1637944295746412549">https://twitter.com/jconorgrogan/status/1637944295746412549</a> </p> <p>26:50 Binance gets busted<br /> <a href= "https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8680-23">https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8680-23</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/Bonecondor/status/1640376962999787521">https://twitter.com/Bonecondor/status/1640376962999787521</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/Bonecondor/status/1640398821153816592">https://twitter.com/Bonecondor/status/1640398821153816592</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.binance.com/en/blog/from-cz/czs-response-to-the-cftc-complaint-2408916493005890282"> https://www.binance.com/en/blog/from-cz/czs-response-to-the-cftc-complaint-2408916493005890282</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/blockbytescom/status/1640370581949362182">https://twitter.com/blockbytescom/status/1640370581949362182</a> </p> <p>35:18 War on Crypto continues <br /> <a href= "https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ERP-2023.pdf"> https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ERP-2023.pdf</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/FEhrsam/status/1638247809488150529">https://twitter.com/FEhrsam/status/1638247809488150529</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/ryansadams/status/1640511693045346305">https://twitter.com/ryansadams/status/1640511693045346305</a> </p> <p>43:20 Crypto has its defenders even outside of crypto! <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/1640494485456003072">https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/1640494485456003072</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/FinancialCmte/status/1640804417850036227">https://twitter.com/FinancialCmte/status/1640804417850036227</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/Dennis_Porter_/status/1640144615843188737">https://twitter.com/Dennis_Porter_/status/1640144615843188737</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/congressman-tom-emmer-tackles-the-war-on-crypto"> https://www.bankless.com/congressman-tom-emmer-tackles-the-war-on-crypto</a> <br /> <a href= "https://decrypt.co/124872/sec-gensler-insists-clear-rules-crypto-already-exist"> https://decrypt.co/124872/sec-gensler-insists-clear-rules-crypto-already-exist</a

<p>Representative Tom Emmer is a U.S. Representative for Minnesota, and is the serving House Majority Whip as of this year, making him one of the highest-ranking members of the U.S. House of Representatives. He has been an outspoken advocate of crypto and has rung the alarm bells as to what seems to be the politically-driven debanking of crypto in the United States of America. </p> <p>------<br /> 📣 Infura | New SDK for NFT APIs For Devs<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Infura">https://bankless.cc/Infura</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/dashboard">https://www.bankless.com/dashboard</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | FRIENDLY MULTICHAIN WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/earnifi">https://bankless.cc/earnifi</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Timestamps:</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 5:35 Function of the House Whip<br /> 7:06 Crypto’s Priorities <br /> 8:42 Does the U.S. Hate Crypto?<br /> 12:30 Operation Choke Point 2.0 <br /> 16:00 What Do We Do?<br /> 21:01 Economic Report & Partisanship<br /> 31:46 Are We Close to Common Ground?<br /> 36:46 Crypto’s Role in the 2024 Election<br /> 39:37 Closing & Disclaimers<br /> <br /> ------<br /> Resources:</p> <p>Representative Tom Emmer<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/GOPMajorityWhip">https://twitter.com/GOPMajorityWhip</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/GOPMajorityWhip/status/1636008298481680384">https://twitter.com/GOPMajorityWhip/status/1636008298481680384</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/GOPMajorityWhip/status/1633970248549269511">https://twitter.com/GOPMajorityWhip/status/1633970248549269511</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Jim Bianco is the Head of Bianco Research and owner of BiancoResearch.ETH, Jim is our go-to source of macro analysis from someone who also knows crypto. </p> <p>Jim was early and loud about the initial Fed pivot into rising interest rates, all the way back in March of 2022, before much of the crypto industry really understood how significant interest rates can be. </p> <p>Now, we’re having Jim back on for his 4th time to help us navigate this next wave of macro chaos.</p> <p>------<br /> 📣 Infura | New SDK for NFT APIs For Devs<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Infura">https://bankless.cc/Infura</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/dashboard">https://www.bankless.com/dashboard</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | FRIENDLY MULTICHAIN WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/earnifi">https://bankless.cc/earnifi</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Timestamps:</p> <p>0:00 Intro <br /> 8:10 Balaji's Bet <br /> 10:48 Arthur Hayes & Ben Hunt<br /> 14:30 The Fed's Balance Sheet Chart<br /> 18:00 Deposits in Banks Chart<br /> 27:20 BTFP<br /> 36:09 Raising Rates & Insolvency <br /> 38:35 The Long Tail of Banks <br /> 47:09 Treasury Returns?! <br /> 54:45 Uncertainty & Bond Market <br /> 58:20 Phase Change <br /> 1:02:24 Signs of Health<br /> 1:06:55 What is Jim Doing? <br /> 1:10:40 Closing & Disclaimers</p> <p>------<br /> Resources:</p> <p>Jim Bianco <br /> https://twitter.com/biancoresearch<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/biancoresearch/status/1638995201770536961">https://twitter.com/biancoresearch/status/1638995201770536961</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/biancoresearch/status/1639004727001358339">https://twitter.com/biancoresearch/status/1639004727001358339</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Ryan talks to Polygon's Mihailo and Jordi about the launch of their zkEVM! </p> <p>------<br /> 📣 Infura | New SDK for NFT APIs For Devs<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Infura">https://bankless.cc/Infura</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/dashboard">https://www.bankless.com/dashboard</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | FRIENDLY MULTICHAIN WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/earnifi">https://bankless.cc/earnifi</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Timestamps:</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 3:58 Polygon zkEVM<br /> 10:40 What Polygon zkEVM Unlocks?<br /> 16:40 Polygon zkEVM vs. PoS <br /> 18:20 Polygon PoS Chain<br /> 22:24 Cost Per Transaction<br /> 24:30 Optimistic Rollup vs. zkEVM<br /> 29:37 Polygon Ecosystem<br /> 38:06 Polygon zkEVM Value Proposition <br /> 46:00 Risks of New Tech<br /> 54:15 $MATIC<br /> 56:20 Closing, Resources, & Disclaimers </p> <p>------<br /> Resources:</p> <p>Mihailo<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/MihailoBjelic">https://twitter.com/MihailoBjelic</a> </p> <p>Jordi<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/jbaylina">https://twitter.com/jbaylina</a> </p> <p>Polygon Labs Launches zkEVM Layer 2<br /> <a href= "https://www.theblock.co/post/222950/polygon-labs-unveils-zkevm-layer-2-scaling-solution"> https://www.theblock.co/post/222950/polygon-labs-unveils-zkevm-layer-2-scaling-solution</a> <br /> <a href= "https://wiki.polygon.technology/docs/zkEVM/develop/">https://wiki.polygon.technology/docs/zkEVM/develop/</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Chris Tarbell is a former FBI Agent specializing in cyber investigations. While at the FBI, Chris led some of the most high-profile cybercrime investigations in the world, including the arrest of members of the hacker group LulzSec, as well as the founder of the Silk Road, Ross Ulbricht, which resulted in the largest seizure of bitcoins to date.</p> <p>------<br /> ✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the episode: <br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/debrief-the-fbi-agent-who-took-down-the-silk-road"> https://www.bankless.com/debrief-the-fbi-agent-who-took-down-the-silk-road</a> <br /> <br /> ------<br /> ✨ COLLECTIBLES | Collect this episode: <br /> <a href= "https://collectibles.bankless.com/mint">https://collectibles.bankless.com/mint</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Rarely do we have the opportunity to pick the brain of a cybercop, but this was our opportunity to see through the eyes of the FBI agent who took down the Silk Road in the largest crypto seizure ever recorded.</p> <p>In today’s episode, Chris shares the story of crypto, Ross Ulbricht, and the Silk Road as told by the FBI agent who took it down. We also dig into the eternal cat-and-mouse game between Cybercriminals and Cyberpolice, how to protect yourself from people who want to take your crypto, and if the FBI wants your private keys, how they get them. </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/join">https://www.bankless.com/join</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | #1 SOLANA WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Topics Covered</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 9:10 Bitcoin Predictions <br /> 10:08 FBI’s Crypto Impression<br /> 11:15 Chris’s Crypto Aha Moment <br /> 16:11 FBI’s Institutional Knowledge<br /> 17:00 Silk Road Story <br /> 21:25 FBI Divisions <br /> 27:14 Growth of the Silk Road <br /> 30:39 Purchasing on the Silk Road<br /> 31:36 Why End the Silk Road?<br /> 34:17 Ross Ulbricht<br /> 37:38 Timeline of the Investigation <br /> 39:00 Dread Pirate Roberts<br /> 42:20 Ross Ulbricht as a Martyr<br /> 43:27 What Ross Was Charged With?<br /> 44:05 Chris’s Thoughts on Ross?<br /> 46:30 Sabu vs. Ross<br /> 48:05 Other Charges <br /> 50:53 Silk Road Principles <br /> 52:45 Silk Road Bitcoin Vault<br /> 54:53 Seizing the Laptop <br /> 56:04 The Black Marketplace Wave <br /> 57:32 FBI Adapting <br /> 1:00:52 Cyber Police <br /> 1:03:26 What Chris Sees in Crypto <br /> 1:06:30 Bursting the Crypto Utopia <br /> 1:10:59 Crypto Tools <br /> 1:12:11 Steelmanning the Crypto Case <br /> 1:15:39 Tornado Cash<br /> 1:17:58 Hive Ransomware<br /> 1:21:05 Profile of a Hacker <br /> 1:22:21 The New Frontier of Ransomware<br /> 1:22:38 Nationstate Actors <br /> 1:25:04 Honeypots for Hackers<br /> 1:27:49 How to Protect Yourself<br /> 1:32:06 Prioritizing Targets <br /> 1:36:00 zkProofs & Privatization<br /> 1:39:32 Missing Silk Road Bitcoin Story <br /> 1:43:46 Chris’s Podcast<br /> 1:45:10 Closing & Disclaimers </p> <p>------<br /> Resources:</p> <p>Hacker and the Fed<br /> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hacker-and-the-fed/id1649541362"> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hacker-and-the-fed/id1649541362</a> </p> <p>Naxo<br /> <a href="https://www.naxo.com/">https://www.naxo.com/</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commissi

<p>There are bank runs and also rumors of more bank runs on the horizon. One side says, “the banks are insolvent, get to the lifeboats.” Another side says, “the banks are going to be fine…we’re sick and tired of doomers pulling the fire alarm.” Who’s right?</p> <p>This is our third episode in a series of conversations. To get the full debate you’ll need to listen to the last two episodes with Balaji Srinivasan and Arthur Hayes.</p> <p>In this episode, we’re speaking with Ben Hunt who lays out the counterpoint details on why banks are going to be fine. He believes Balaji and Arthur are dangerously wrong. Tune in to hear why! </p> <p>------<br /> 📣 Infura | New SDK for NFT APIs For Devs<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Infura">https://bankless.cc/Infura</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/dashboard">https://www.bankless.com/dashboard</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | FRIENDLY MULTICHAIN WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/earnifi">https://bankless.cc/earnifi</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Timestamps</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 6:55 Ben’s Crypto Credentials <br /> 10:36 Critiques of the Fed<br /> 16:55 Ben’s Understanding of Balaji’s Thesis<br /> 24:33 What Ben Believes is Untrue<br /> 33:42 Treasuries Are the Safest Assets?<br /> 43:34 Ben’s Objection<br /> 45:55 Icebergs<br /> 50:52 Fiat is Better? <br /> 57:45 Step Back for Society? <br /> 1:02:26 Checks on Power<br /> 1:07:39 Rules-Based Monetary Policy <br /> 1:12:30 How to Fix the Fed<br /> 1:15:35 Closing & Disclaimers </p> <p>------<br /> Resources:</p> <p>Previous Debates <br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/balaji-bets-the-dollar-will-hyperinflate-to-zero-not-a-drill"> https://www.bankless.com/balaji-bets-the-dollar-will-hyperinflate-to-zero-not-a-drill</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/arthur-hayes-says-get-your-bitcoin-and-get-out"> https://www.bankless.com/arthur-hayes-says-get-your-bitcoin-and-get-out</a> </p> <p>Ben Hunt<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/EpsilonTheory">https://twitter.com/EpsilonTheory</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Alex Gluchowski is the Co-founder and CEO of Matter Labs and the creator of zkSync. Anthony Rose is the head of engineering at Matter Labs and has a background in software and machine learning. Prior to joining Matter Labs, Anthony spent a number of years in the industry building teams at SpaceX. </p> <p>In today’s episode, the four talk about zkSync’s massive announcement, they’ve launched their zkEVM to mainnet! They also delve into the engineering challenges, what zk unlocks, the difference between zkEVM vs Optimistic Rollups, what builders need to know, and of course…wen token?! </p> <p>------<br /> 📣 Infura | New SDK for NFT APIs For Devs<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Infura">https://bankless.cc/Infura</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/dashboard">https://www.bankless.com/dashboard</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | FRIENDLY MULTICHAIN WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/earnifi">https://bankless.cc/earnifi</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Timestamps</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 8:15 zkSync’s Era Mainnet Launch<br /> 8:53 The Importance of zkSync Era<br /> 9:53 zkSync Era<br /> 13:53 Staged Roll-Out<br /> 18:50 zkSync Era Projects<br /> 21:14 Engineering Challenges <br /> 26:25 What Does zk Unlock? <br /> 28:16 zkEVMd vs Optimistic Rollups<br /> 36:35 How Low Can Gas Fees Go?<br /> 39:22 The Power of zkEVMs<br /> 48:58 How is zkSync Era Different?<br /> 53:08 New Risks to Pay Attention to<br /> 55:35 Path to Decentralization & Security<br /> 1:03:42 What Do Builders Need to Know? <br /> 1:05:36 Resources<br /> 1:07:12 Token?! <br /> 1:08:20 Closing & Disclaimers</p> <p>------<br /> Resources:</p> <p>zkSync Website<br /> <a href="https://zksync.io/">https://zksync.io/</a> </p> <p>Alex Gluchowski<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/gluk64">https://twitter.com/gluk64</a> </p> <p>Anthony Rose<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/anthonykrose">https://twitter.com/anthonykrose</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Bankless Weekly Rollup<br /> 4th Week of March 2023</p> <p>------<br /> 📣 Infura | New SDK for NFT APIs For Devs<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Infura">https://bankless.cc/Infura</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/dashboard">https://www.bankless.com/dashboard</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | FRIENDLY MULTICHAIN WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/earnifi">https://bankless.cc/earnifi</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Topics Covered</p> <p>0:00 Intro</p> <p>3:08 Markets<br /> 6:47 FED hikes<br /> <a href= "https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/22/fed-rate-hike-decision-march-2023.html"> https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/22/fed-rate-hike-decision-march-2023.html</a> <br /> 12:30 Volatility<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/ColeGotTweets/status/1637645721485598725">https://twitter.com/ColeGotTweets/status/1637645721485598725</a> <br /> 13:40 ETHBTC & Wartime<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1638878806105628673">https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1638878806105628673</a> <br /> 22:50 Crypto VC List<br /> <a href= "https://coinstack.substack.com/p/the-crypto-vc-list-2023">https://coinstack.substack.com/p/the-crypto-vc-list-2023</a> </p> <p>27:48 Do Kwon Arrested<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1638891838881910785">https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1638891838881910785</a> </p> <p>29:38 Arbitrum Airdrop<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/arbitrum/status/1638163831833649152">https://twitter.com/arbitrum/status/1638163831833649152</a> <br /> 33:14 Earnifi<br /> <a href= "https://earni.fi/account">https://earni.fi/account</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/arbitrum">https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/arbitrum</a> </p> <p>37:24 War on Crypto <br /> 37:34 SEC Coinbase Wells Notice <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1638655328257548289">https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1638655328257548289</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/1638654192138199041">https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/1638654192138199041</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/iampaulgrewal/status/1638660032324829184">https://twitter.com/iampaulgrewal/status/1638660032324829184</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/brianquintenz/status/1638747660080533504">https://twitter.com/brianquintenz/status/1638747660080533504</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/jessepollak/status/1638716234027106305">https://twitter.com/jessepollak/status/1638716234027106305</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/RebeccaRettig1/status/1638867335745290240">https://twitter.com/RebeccaRettig1/status/1638867335745290240</a> <br /> 46:25 Sushi SEC Subpoena<br /> <a href= "https://www.theblock.co/post/221723/sushi-hit-with-sec-subpoena-seeking-3-million-usdt-legal-defense-fund"> https://www.theblock.co/post/221723/sushi-hit-with-sec-subpoena-seeking-3-million-usdt-legal-defense-fund</a> <br /> 46:55 SEC Lawsuit Against Justin Sun & Celebrity Promoters<br /> <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/22/technology/justin-sun-sec-crypto.html"> https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/22/technology/justin-sun-sec-crypto.html</a> </p> <p>47:55 Bank Pressure & Contagion Spreads<br /> <a href= "https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/20/what-ubs-rescue-of-credit-suisse-cs-means-for-markets-and-banks.html"> https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/20/what-ubs-r

<p>You might know Arthur Hayes as perhaps THE dominant financial creative writer in crypto. When Arthur Hayes drops an article, it commands the attention of basically everyone in the industry. </p> <p>And he’s done it again with his new piece, “Kaiseki,” which outlines one of the most chaotic and critical times in the macro and monetary landscape that we’ve seen, at least since 2008. </p> <p>In today’s episode, Arthur walks us through his essay, why he believes Balaji’s $1M Bitcoin bet is wrong, how he’s navigating these tumultuous times, and so much more. </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/join">https://www.bankless.com/join</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | FRIENDLY MULTICHAIN WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/earnifi">https://bankless.cc/earnifi</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Timestamps:</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 6:27 Arthur’s Recent, “Kaiseki” Essay<br /> 13:09 Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP) <br /> 18:08 Effect on the Banking Sector<br /> 24:30 Current State of the Banking Sector <br /> 30:44 Should We Support BTFP?<br /> 39:11 What’s Going to Happen to Crypto? <br /> 46:56 Sending Bitcoin to $1M <br /> 55:05 Effects on Expanding Variables <br /> 57:35 Who Takes the Loss? <br /> 1:00:00 Rampant Inflation Worldwide & Fiat<br /> 1:03:36 Swap Lines <br /> 1:06:07 Punchlines & Endgame <br /> 1:09:25 Everyone is a Speculator<br /> 1:10:49 What Will Arthur Hayes Do?<br /> 1:13:36 Closing & Disclaimers </p> <p>------<br /> Resources: </p> <p>Arthur Hayes<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/CryptoHayes">https://twitter.com/CryptoHayes</a> </p> <p>Arthur’s Recent, “Kaiseki” Essay<br /> <a href= "https://entrepreneurshandbook.co/kaiseki-b15230bdd09e">https://entrepreneurshandbook.co/kaiseki-b15230bdd09e</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Balaji Srinivasan is back on Bankless with alarming takes. According to Balaji, in the next 90 days, the Dollar will hyperinflate—and the Bitcoin price will skyrocket to $1 Million.</p> <p>He’s backed up these claims with a million dollar bet. With these dire predictions and a track record of strong takes, we needed to hear him out. </p> <p>Who should we bring on next to counter these claims?</p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/join">https://www.bankless.com/join</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | FRIENDLY MULTICHAIN WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/earnifi">https://bankless.cc/earnifi</a> </p> <p>———<br /> Timestamps:</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 7:50 Weeks when Decades Happen<br /> 9:30 $1 Million Bitcoin Bet<br /> 16:20 Balaji’s Track Record<br /> 19:00 Pandemic<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1222921758375927808">https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1222921758375927808</a> <br /> 23:15 Hyperinflation<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1636797265317867520">https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1636797265317867520</a> <br /> 27:50 US Banking Failure<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1636822077775941633">https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1636822077775941633</a> <br /> 32:50 The Banks are Insolvent<br /> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FrXKYKcakAAdJwe?format=jpg&name=medium<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1637671174271565825">https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1637671174271565825</a> <br /> 35:38 More Failure, More Funding<br /> <a href= "https://archive.is/0Jww3#selection-731.0-731.286">https://archive.is/0Jww3#selection-731.0-731.286</a> <br /> 40:30 FDIC and the Fed<br /> <a href= "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/10874230/Jean-Claude-Juncker-profile-When-it-becomes-serious-you-have-to-lie.html"> https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/10874230/Jean-Claude-Juncker-profile-When-it-becomes-serious-you-have-to-lie.html</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20230312b.htm"> https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20230312b.htm</a> <br /> 44:18 Bank Runs<br /> <a href= "https://qz.com/the-feds-discount-window-is-lending-to-banks-at-2008-le-1850237214"> https://qz.com/the-feds-discount-window-is-lending-to-banks-at-2008-le-1850237214</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1637859435149398016">https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1637859435149398016</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.straitstimes.com/business/banking/wall-street-giants-move-to-rescue-first-republic-bank"> https://www.straitstimes.com/business/banking/wall-street-giants-move-to-rescue-first-republic-bank</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/other20230315a.htm"> https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/other20230315a.htm</a> <br /> 52:25 Escaping to Gold<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/1637544100663803904">https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/1637544100663803904</a> <br /> 57:50 Exporting Inflation<br /> <a href= "https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jul/17/bread-food-arab-spring"> https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jul/17/bread-food-arab-spring</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.wsj.com/graphics/red-economy-blue-economy/">https://www.wsj.com/graphics/red-economy-blue-economy/</a> <br /> <a href= "https://howmuch.net/articles/rise-and-fall-dollar">https:/

<p>David interviews Polygon Co-Founder, Sandeep Nailwal & Immutable Co-Founder Robbie Ferguson on their new zkEVM Partnership. </p> <p>The three dive into the announcement, what it means for IMX and MATIC, how this partnership impacts the future of web3 gaming, and so much more. </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/join">https://www.bankless.com/join</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | FRIENDLY MULTICHAIN WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/earnifi">https://bankless.cc/earnifi</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Timestamps:</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 5:15 Immutable x Polygon Announcement<br /> 10:47 Immutable zkEVM<br /> 13:00 Polygon’s Tokenomics <br /> 14:32 IMX & MATIC<br /> 16:50 Paradigm Shift of Gaming Deals <br /> 20:26 Topology of Immutable x Polygon<br /> 24:17 Immutable x Polygon Business Development <br /> 29:11 Web3 Gaming Competition <br /> 31:22 Current State of Web3 Gaming <br /> 34:00 What’s Next for Immutable x Polygon? <br /> 39:42 Resources to Learn More <br /> 40:25 Scaling with Ethereum <br /> 42:06 Closing & Disclaimers</p> <p>-----<br /> Resources:</p> <p>Sandeep<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/sandeepnailwal">https://twitter.com/sandeepnailwal</a> </p> <p>Robbie<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/0xferg">https://twitter.com/0xferg</a> </p> <p>Polygon<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/0xPolygon">https://twitter.com/0xPolygon</a> </p> <p>Immutable<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/immutable">https://twitter.com/immutable</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Hester Peirce is one of five SEC Commissioners. She's been a Commissioner since 2018, with her term ending in 2025. Peirce, a previous podcast guest of Bankless, consistently makes first principles statements and is known to often dissent for her colleagues on crypto-related actions…we talk about that in today’s episode. These are a couple of many reasons why we enjoy her and her guidance so much. </p> <p>------<br /> ✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the episode: <br /> <a href= "https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-hester-peirce">https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-hester-peirce</a> <br /> <br /> ------<br /> ✨ COLLECTIBLES | Collect this episode: <br /> <a href= "https://collectibles.bankless.com/mint">https://collectibles.bankless.com/mint</a> </p> <p>------<br /> We’re three months into 2023 in one of the worst regulatory environments we’ve seen for crypto in the United States. In today’s episode, SEC Commissioner, Hester Peirce shares some insight on what crypto could be like if we had a first principles SEC, what a security is and how we can define it, and how can crypto take its share of the responsibility to move this industry forward. </p> <p>Commissioner Peirce was on the show two years ago…Apr 12, 2021. Today’s second appearance is one you do not want to miss. </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/join">https://www.bankless.com/join</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | #1 SOLANA WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Topics Covered</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 8:25 Thoughts on Bank Crisis<br /> 9:30 Why We Need the SEC <br /> 11:40 Information Asymmetries<br /> 13:20 Healthy Crypto/SEC Relationship<br /> 17:15 SEC Security Definition <br /> 20:52 Security Catch-22 <br /> 25:40 Expanding Jurisdiction <br /> 28:35 SEC Advocation <br /> 35:03 Dissent SEC Sway<br /> 39:36 Kraken Staking <br /> 43:36 Guidance vs. Enforcement <br /> 46:15 Stablecoin Status <br /> 47:43 What Crypto Could Be Doing Better?<br /> 51:12 Decentralization <br /> 53:49 Self-Regulation <br /> 55:24 Duke Speech <br /> 57:59 Closing </p> <p>------<br /> Resources:</p> <p>Hester Peirce<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/HesterPeirce">https://twitter.com/HesterPeirce</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Wen Arbitrum token?! We've been asking CEO, Steven Goldfeder, and CTO Harry Kalodner this exact question each time they've been on Bankless. We're sad, but also overly delighted that, that question has officially been answered. </p> <p>Arbitrum's token $ARB will officially be airdropped later this week. In this episode, we dive into all of the juicy details of the airdrop and Arbitrum's plans for the future. </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/join">https://www.bankless.com/join</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | FRIENDLY MULTICHAIN WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/earnifi">https://bankless.cc/earnifi</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Timestamps:</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 4:44 Wen Token?<br /> 8:30 Why Now?<br /> 11:52 Token Distribution & Treasury<br /> 20:12 Governance<br /> 26:11 Token Eligibility<br /> 35:08 Protocol Guild <br /> 38:55 Arbitrum Constitution <br /> 44:52 Rollup Decentralization<br /> 49:10 Orbits & Layer 3s<br /> 57:05 What's Next for Abitrum? <br /> 1:01:55 Closing & Disclaimers </p> <p>-----<br /> Resources:</p> <p>Arbitrum<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/arbitrum">https://twitter.com/arbitrum</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Bankless Weekly Rollup<br /> 3rd Week of March 2023</p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/join">https://www.bankless.com/join</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<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>🦄 UNISWAP | THE DEFI EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | CROSS-CHAIN WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom">https://bankless.cc/phantom</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Topics Covered</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 1:40 Citizenship</p> <p>3:30 MARKETS<br /> 9:40 CPI Inflation<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/RealVision/status/1635619573901688834">https://twitter.com/RealVision/status/1635619573901688834</a> <br /> 12:54 ETH Burn<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/ultrasoundmoney/status/1635719284876771350">https://twitter.com/ultrasoundmoney/status/1635719284876771350</a> <br /> 14:00 DeFi Volume<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/AustinAdams10/status/1634737488534073344">https://twitter.com/AustinAdams10/status/1634737488534073344</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/synthetix_io/status/1633963371434332161">https://twitter.com/synthetix_io/status/1633963371434332161</a> </p> <p>18:45 Arbitrum Token<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1636351836381937666">https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1636351836381937666</a> <br /> <a href= "https://docs.arbitrum.foundation/gentle-intro-dao-governance">https://docs.arbitrum.foundation/gentle-intro-dao-governance</a> <br /> 27:35 $ARB Airdrop Predictions<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/the-arb-arbitrum-airdrop-is-here/">https://www.bankless.com/the-arb-arbitrum-airdrop-is-here/</a> <br /> https://earni.fi/</p> <p>32:27 US Banking System<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/scienceisstrat1/status/1627661003449147393">https://twitter.com/scienceisstrat1/status/1627661003449147393</a> <br /> 36:12 Recapping SVB and Silvergate<br /> 37:07 Operation Chokepoint 2.0<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/1634770876494147584">https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/1634770876494147584</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/GOPMajorityWhip/status/1636008298481680384">https://twitter.com/GOPMajorityWhip/status/1636008298481680384</a> </p> <p>41:49 USDC Price<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/jerallaire/status/1635059024050937856">https://twitter.com/jerallaire/status/1635059024050937856</a> <br /> 39:47 Credit Suisse<br /> <a href= "https://apnews.com/article/credit-suisse-banks-svb-shares-ecb-lagarde-94585aebadbf67f9a2307d3560ce502c"> https://apnews.com/article/credit-suisse-banks-svb-shares-ecb-lagarde-94585aebadbf67f9a2307d3560ce502c</a> <br /> 45:47 Banking Crisis<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/twobitidiot/status/1635112021862785024">https://twitter.com/twobitidiot/status/1635112021862785024</a> <br /> 46:42 FedNow CBDC<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/federalreserve/status/1636110208878379010">https://twitter.com/federalreserve/status/1636110208878379010</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/damonnam/status/1636150037657837568">https://twitter.com/damonnam/status/1636150037657837568</a> </p> <p>48:23 ETH Security KuCoin Crypto<br /> <a href= "https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2023/attorney-general-james-continues-crackdown-unregistered-cryptocurrency-platforms"> https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2023/attorney-general-james-continues-crackdown-unregistered-cryptocurrency-platforms</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/03/09/what-happens-if-ethereum-is-a-security/"> https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/03/09/what-happens-if-ethereum-is-a-security/</a> <br /> 50:37 Gary Gensler Proof of Stake<br /> <a href= "https://www.theblock.co/post/220297/gensler-suggests-proof-of-

<p>Co-Founder and CEO of Circle, Jeremy Allaire, answers the question, "What's next for USDC?"</p> <p>It's been a rocky week for the stablecoin. Bottoming out right around $0.88 amidst the U.S. banking crisis, it seems to have regained its peg. What happened behind the scenes? What regulation is needed according to Jeremy? And most importantly, what's next for USDC? </p> <p>------<br /> 📣 RhinoFi | Makes DeFi Frictionless <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/rhino">https://bankless.cc/rhino</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/join">https://www.bankless.com/join</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | FRIENDLY MULTICHAIN WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/earnifi">https://bankless.cc/earnifi</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Timestamps:</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 3:52 Update on the Past Week<br /> 15:44 Circle's Adapted Strategy <br /> 20:32 CBDCs<br /> 26:18 What Regulation is Needed?<br /> 29:02 Closing & Disclaimers</p> <p>-----<br /> Resources:</p> <p>Jeremy Allaire<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/jerallaire">https://twitter.com/jerallaire</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Ram Ahluwalia, CEO of Lumida Wealth Management, joins us to discuss everything that's happened in the past five days post-SVB collapse. Ram has his finger on the pulse on all things finance (crypto included), the U.S. Banking System, and The Federal Reserve.</p> <p>Was USDC ever at risk? Is crypto being targeted? Could DeFi have fixed this? Answers to these questions and much more in the episode. </p> <p>------<br /> 📣 RhinoFi | Makes DeFi Frictionless <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/rhino">https://bankless.cc/rhino</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/join">https://www.bankless.com/join</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | FRIENDLY MULTICHAIN WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/earnifi">https://bankless.cc/earnifi</a> <br /> -----<br /> Timestamps:</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 7:48 The Last 5 Days<br /> 10:30 Technology <br /> 15:35 Fractional Reserves & Assets<br /> 19:17 Banking & Venture<br /> 21:44 SIVB Outlier <br /> 27:35 Risk Curves<br /> 29:35 Carry Trades<br /> 35:05 Money Markets<br /> 38:15 Who's Next?<br /> 40:55 Feds' Goal<br /> 47:15 Sneak Attack on Tax Payers?<br /> 49:30 Longtail Banks<br /> 57:39 Was USDC Ever at Risk? <br /> 1:03:10 SigNet <br /> 1:07:15 Is Crypto Being Targeted?<br /> 1:12:18 Interest Rates<br /> 1:18:35 Could DeFi Fix This? <br /> 1:22:24 Closing & Disclaimers</p> <p>-----<br /> Resources:</p> <p>Ram Ahluwalia<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/ramahluwalia">https://twitter.com/ramahluwalia</a> </p> <p>SVB is not like other banks<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/ramahluwalia/status/1635464465142480896">https://twitter.com/ramahluwalia/status/1635464465142480896</a> </p> <p>Why was Signature Bank targeted?<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/ramahluwalia/status/1635267951610810370?s=20">https://twitter.com/ramahluwalia/status/1635267951610810370?s=20</a> </p> <p>“Settlement Risk” <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/ramahluwalia/status/1635113232909373441?s=20">https://twitter.com/ramahluwalia/status/1635113232909373441?s=20</a> </p> <p>Conclusion<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/ramahluwalia/status/1634203375880265730?s=20">https://twitter.com/ramahluwalia/status/1634203375880265730?s=20</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>This was the 2nd largest bank failure in the United States! Ryan and David discuss the breaking story around the SVB banking crisis. What happened? Why? What's the effect on crypto, the rest of the financial markets, and the banking system? </p> <p>------<br /> 📣 RhinoFi | Makes DeFi Frictionless <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/rhino">https://bankless.cc/rhino</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe">https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | #1 SOLANA WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/earnifi">https://bankless.cc/earnifi</a> <br /> -----<br /> Timestamps:</p> <p>0:00 Intro</p> <p>10:50 Recap <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/biancoresearch/status/1634885127179325440">https://twitter.com/biancoresearch/status/1634885127179325440</a> <br /> 22:40 Balaji<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1634297491507273730">https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1634297491507273730</a> </p> <p>28:05 Joint Statement from FDIC, Fed, Treasury<br /> <a href= "https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1337">https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1337</a> <br /> 32:40 Silvergate says it would have been fine<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/tarunchitra/status/1635130119030468608">https://twitter.com/tarunchitra/status/1635130119030468608</a> <br /> 36:25 Bank Stocks Today<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/krugermacro/status/1635272871563132928">https://twitter.com/krugermacro/status/1635272871563132928</a> <br /> 37:10 Circuit Breaker Day<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/EricBalchunas/status/1635277429932699650">https://twitter.com/EricBalchunas/status/1635277429932699650</a> <br /> 38:14 XLF Banking sector:<br /> <a href= "https://www.tradingview.com/chart/pabiN1CM/?symbol=AMEX%3AXLF">https://www.tradingview.com/chart/pabiN1CM/?symbol=AMEX%3AXLF</a> <br /> 38:37 Two Tiers of Banks<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/1634991519735361536">https://twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/1634991519735361536</a> <br /> 39:25 Jake: “Will regulators get in the way of other banks providing services to crypto customers?" <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1635062063583363072">https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1635062063583363072</a> <br /> Yano gives 6 options<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz/status/1635092782665846784">https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz/status/1635092782665846784</a> </p> <p>42:40 Effect on USDC<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/circle/status/1634391505988206592">https://twitter.com/circle/status/1634391505988206592</a> <br /> DAI too<br /> <a href= "https://imgur.com/r52CCX1">https://imgur.com/r52CCX1</a> <br /> 44:40 Chadallaire <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/jerallaire/status/1635059024050937856?s=20">https://twitter.com/jerallaire/status/1635059024050937856?s=20</a> <br /> 48:20 USDC:USD conversions are good to go <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/1635276541545566215?s=20">https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/1635276541545566215?s=20</a> </p> <p>52:20 10 yr yield down<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/Fxhedgers/status/1635283433684627457">https://twitter.com/Fxhedgers/status/1635283433684627457</a> <br /> 52:50 Pricing in new interest rates<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/tier10k/status/1635218135405195264">https://twitter.com/tier10k/s

<p>Brian Armstrong is the CEO and Founder of Coinbase. Coinbase started in 2012 as simply a custodial Bitcoin wallet and has grown into the massively successful publicly traded company that we know today. </p> <p>------<br /> ✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the episode: <br /> <a href= "https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-brian-armstrong-coinbase">https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-brian-armstrong-coinbase</a> <br /> <br /> ------<br /> ✨ COLLECTIBLES | Collect this episode: <br /> <a href= "https://collectibles.bankless.com/mint">https://collectibles.bankless.com/mint</a> </p> <p>------<br /> In this episode, we go over everything you wanted to know from Brian—his reflections on 2022 and his outlook on crypto moving forward. We cover the regulatory situation in America, how SBF infiltrated our halls of power, why Coinbase launched a chain in the worst regulatory environment we’ve ever seen, Wall Street’s understanding of Coinbase, and Brian’s best advice for the settlers and builders sticking around during this crypto winter.</p> <p>The last time we had Brian on the podcast was in November of 2021. We’ve come such a long way since then…and more recently, he also hopped into a livestream with us in the middle of the FTX collapse last November. It was so good to have him back on, enjoy!</p> <p>------<br /> 📣 RhinoFi | Makes DeFi Frictionless <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/rhino">https://bankless.cc/rhino</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe">https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | #1 SOLANA WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Topics Covered</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 8:18 Learnings From 2022<br /> 13:05 Brian’s Thoughts on SBF<br /> 14:37 FTX’s Affect on Coinbase<br /> 19:44 Crypto’s Backlash <br /> 24:06 SBF’s Sneaky Political Game<br /> 28:55 The Optimistic Long Game <br /> 32:29 Organizing Voters & Crypto 435 <br /> 38:50 Staking, Derivatives, & Crypto Securities<br /> 43:42 Why U.S. Crypto Regulation is Bad <br /> 46:38 Stabelcoins<br /> 53:17 Coinbase’s L2 Base <br /> 59:28 Coinbase’s Long Game<br /> 1:02:38 The Future Products of Base<br /> 1:07:25 Coinbase’s NFT Platform<br /> 1:10:41 Base Token?!<br /> 1:11:22 Does Wall Street Understand $COIN? <br /> 1:15:52 5-10 Year Coinbase Vision <br /> 1:17:45 Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS) <br /> 1:21:17 One River Acquisition<br /> 1:23:55 Decentralizing Coinbase<br /> 1:26:00 Crypto in 2030<br /> 1:28:20 Were Brians's Crypto Expectations Met?<br /> 1:30:06 Advice to Builders<br /> 1:32:34 Closing, Action Items, & Disclaimers</p> <p>------<br /> Resources:</p> <p>Brian Armstrong<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong">https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong</a> </p> <p>Coinbase<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/Coinbase">https://twitter.com/Coinbase</a> </p> <p>Crypto 435 <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/1630592674020335617">https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/1630592674020335617</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosur

<p>Bankless Weekly Rollup<br /> 3rd Week of March 2023</p> <p>------<br /> 📣 RhinoFi | Makes DeFi Frictionless <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/rhino">https://bankless.cc/rhino</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/dashboard">https://www.bankless.com/dashboard</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<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>🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/earnifi">https://bankless.cc/earnifi</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | CROSS-CHAIN WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom">https://bankless.cc/phantom</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Topics Covered</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 3:23 Markets<br /> 8:04 Total Crypto Market Cap<br /> 8:50 Fed<br /> <a href= "https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/feds-powell-previews-tougher-rate-hike-path-starting-soon-2023-03-08/"> https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/feds-powell-previews-tougher-rate-hike-path-starting-soon-2023-03-08/</a> <br /> 10:00 Warren vs. Powell Address<br /> <a href= "https://youtu.be/8Kz4pm5l4Og?t=126">https://youtu.be/8Kz4pm5l4Og?t=126</a> <br /> 14:35 Records of the U.S. <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/kobeissiletter/status/1632408557101432833">https://twitter.com/kobeissiletter/status/1632408557101432833</a> </p> <p>15:50 Stablecoin Check-In<br /> <a href= "https://www.coingecko.com/en/categories/stablecoins">https://www.coingecko.com/en/categories/stablecoins</a> </p> <p>19:32 Silvergate <br /> <a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/03/08/crypto-bank-silvergate-announces-voluntary-liquidation/"> https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/03/08/crypto-bank-silvergate-announces-voluntary-liquidation/</a> <br /> 26:49 Warren<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/SenWarren/status/1633611272372486144">https://twitter.com/SenWarren/status/1633611272372486144</a> </p> <p>30:21 Binance<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/MikeBurgersburg/status/1631489833838297088">https://twitter.com/MikeBurgersburg/status/1631489833838297088</a> <br /> <a href= "https://archive.ph/w7QNe">https://archive.ph/w7QNe</a> <br /> 36:20 Voyager<br /> <a href= "https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-snubbed-as-voyager-wins-court-approval-for-sale-to-binance-us"> https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-snubbed-as-voyager-wins-court-approval-for-sale-to-binance-us</a> </p> <p>37:43 Grayscale v. SEC <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/jeffjohnroberts/status/1633130559353372672">https://twitter.com/jeffjohnroberts/status/1633130559353372672</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.reuters.com/legal/court-set-hear-arguments-grayscales-lawsuit-against-sec-over-bitcoin-fund-2023-03-07/"> https://www.reuters.com/legal/court-set-hear-arguments-grayscales-lawsuit-against-sec-over-bitcoin-fund-2023-03-07/</a> </p> <p>42:57 Bankless 2.0 <br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/dashboard">https://www.bankless.com/dashboard</a> <br /> 47:12 Bankless ETH Denver Interview series<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1633559479588454401">https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1633559479588454401</a> </p> <p>49:33 Coinbase<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/1633473042000101378">https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/1633473042000101378</a> <br /> 51:35 One River<br /> <a href= "https://www.coinbase.com/blog/coinbase-has-acquired-one-river-digital-asset-management"> https://www.coinbase.com/blog/coinbase-has-acquired-one-river-digital-asset-management</a> <br /> 52:20 Commercial<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/1633222932255358976">https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/1633222932255358976</a> </p> <p>54:25 Tornado Cash Contributors' Proof of Innocence<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/ameensol/stat

<p>Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. One of the most prestige being, ETHDenver! We’re back with a handful of exclusive interviews with some of the most fascinating minds in crypto. </p> <p>Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you.</p> <p>In this episode, we’re talking to the Up Only legend, Ledger, aka Brian Krogsgard, and also Co-Founder and CMO of Flip, a growing NFT aggregation platform. Brian and David talk about the past, present, and future of UpOnly and Flip. </p> <p>------<br /> 📣 RhinoFi | Makes DeFi Frictionless <br /> https://bankless.cc/rhino </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe</p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | #1 SOLANA WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/earnifi">https://bankless.cc/earnifi</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Timestamps:</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 3:35 Brian or Ledger & Camera Formatting?<br /> 4:50 UpOnly Status<br /> 5:24 Flip<br /> 10:44 Who is Flip For?<br /> 12:37 Fundraising <br /> 13:32 Fees & Liquidity <br /> 14:32 Customers & Business Development<br /> 15:45 Content & Future of UpOnly<br /> 16:23 Closing </p> <p>-----<br /> Resources: </p> <p>Brian<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/Krogsgard">https://twitter.com/Krogsgard</a> </p> <p>Flip<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/Flip_xyz">https://twitter.com/Flip_xyz</a> </p> <p>Ledger<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/ledgerstatus">https://twitter.com/ledgerstatus</a> </p> <p>UpOnly<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/UpOnlyTV">https://twitter.com/UpOnlyTV</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. One of the most prestige being, ETHDenver! We’re back with a handful of exclusive interviews with some of the most fascinating minds in crypto. </p> <p>Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you.</p> <p>In this episode, we’re talking to Steven Goldfeder of Arbitrum to discuss Arbitrum’s innovative new Stylus and the ever-evolving L2 wars. Steven also drops some alpha?! Tune in to find out. </p> <p>------<br /> 📣 RhinoFi | Makes DeFi Frictionless <br /> https://bankless.cc/rhino </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe</p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> https://bankless.cc/kraken</p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> https://bankless.cc/uniswap</p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | #1 SOLANA WALLET<br /> https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</p> <p>🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS<br /> https://bankless.cc/earnifi </p> <p>------<br /> Timestamps:</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 3:51 Arbitrum Stylus <br /> 5:16 Stylus Explained <br /> 7:40 Prysmatic Labs<br /> 9:05 Any Dev Can Build on Arbitrum<br /> 9:52 L2 vs. L1 Roadmap Adoption<br /> 11:19 Arbitrum Alpha L3 Chains <br /> 13:40 How Do Chains Talk to Each Other?<br /> 14:52 Closing & Action Items</p> <p>-----<br /> Resources: </p> <p>Steven Goldfeder<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/sgoldfed">https://twitter.com/sgoldfed</a> </p> <p>Arbitrum <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/arbitrum">https://twitter.com/arbitrum</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. One of the most prestige being, ETHDenver! We’re back with a handful of exclusive interviews with some of the most fascinating minds in crypto. </p> <p>Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you.</p> <p>In this episode, we’re talking to Sreeram Kannan of EigenLayer, a platform to leverage Ethereum security through the innovative method of restaking. Sreeram and David chat about EigenLayer’s evolution, wen mainnet(?!), what the EigenLayer competition looks like, and much more! ‘</p> <p>------<br /> 📣 RhinoFi | Makes DeFi Frictionless <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/rhino">https://bankless.cc/rhino</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe">https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | #1 SOLANA WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/earnifi">https://bankless.cc/earnifi</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Timestamps:</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 3:10 EigenLayer’s Evolution<br /> 3:51 Wen Mainnet? <br /> 4:56 What to Build on EigenLayer<br /> 6:27 Supporting the Builders<br /> 7:13 EigenLayer Competitors<br /> 8:10 EigenLayer Mod Analogy <br /> 10:33 The EigenLayer Chain Spectrum <br /> 14:21 Good Technical EigenLayer Questions<br /> 18:02 Action Items, Jobs, & Closing</p> <p> -----<br /> Resources: </p> <p>Sreeram Kannan<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/sreeramkannan">https://twitter.com/sreeramkannan</a> </p> <p>EigenLayer<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/eigenlayer">https://twitter.com/eigenlayer</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. One of the most prestige being, ETHDenver! We’re back with a handful of exclusive interviews with some of the most fascinating minds in crypto. </p> <p>Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you.</p> <p>In this episode, we’re talking to Fig from Squid, a crosschain swap protocol built on top of Axelar. Is Squid finally the interoperability solution we’ve all been waiting for? Tune in to find out! </p> <p>------<br /> 📣 RhinoFi | Makes DeFi Frictionless <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/rhino">https://bankless.cc/rhino</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe">https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | #1 SOLANA WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/earnifi">https://bankless.cc/earnifi</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Timestamps:</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 3:09 What is Squid? <br /> 4:26 Squid vs. Previous Interoperability Solutions<br /> 7:52 Fig’s Chain Fatigue Response <br /> 9:04 Squid’s Use Cases<br /> 11:15 Closing & Action Items</p> <p>-----<br /> Resources: </p> <p>Fig<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/ecdsafu">https://twitter.com/ecdsafu</a> </p> <p>Squid <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/squidrouter">https://twitter.com/squidrouter</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. One of the most prestige being, ETHDenver! We’re back with a handful of exclusive interviews with some of the most fascinating minds in crypto. </p> <p>Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you.</p> <p>In this episode, we’re talking to Jordi Baylina, Technical Lead for Polygon Hermez zkEVM. Polygon’s zkEVM is scheduled to go live on MARCH 27, 2023! So of course, we had to ask Jordi all about it. </p> <p>------<br /> 📣 RhinoFi | Makes DeFi Frictionless <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/rhino">https://bankless.cc/rhino</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe">https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | #1 SOLANA WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/earnifi">https://bankless.cc/earnifi</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Timestamps:</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 3:07 Jordi’s ETHDenver Panel<br /> 3:58 Was Polygon the 1st zkEVM?<br /> 5:54 Frequent Builder Questions<br /> 7:23 Polygon zkEVM Timeline<br /> 10:35 zkEVM Bugs Explained<br /> 16:24 Closing </p> <p>-----<br /> Resources: </p> <p>Jordi Baylina<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/jbaylina">https://twitter.com/jbaylina</a> </p> <p>Polygon ZK<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/0xPolygonZK">https://twitter.com/0xPolygonZK</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. One of the most prestige being, ETHDenver! We’re back with a handful of exclusive interviews with some of the most fascinating minds in crypto. </p> <p>Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you.</p> <p>In this episode, we’re talking to Sunny Aggarwal of Osmosis Labs and Cosmos. Sunny and David chat about how Osmosis and Axelar are working together, what’s new in the Cosmos ecosystem, and how Cosmos isn’t solely DeFi-focused. </p> <p>------<br /> 📣 RhinoFi | Makes DeFi Frictionless <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/rhino">https://bankless.cc/rhino</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe">https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | #1 SOLANA WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/earnifi">https://bankless.cc/earnifi</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Timestamps:</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 3:11 The Interoperability Meta<br /> 4:05 Axelar vs. THORChain<br /> 5:15 Osmosis & Axelar <br /> 6:50 Bridge Risk<br /> 8:43 The Cosmos Ecosystem<br /> 10:11 AppChains <br /> 12:00 Is Cosmos Only DeFi-Focused? <br /> 13:00 State of the Cosmos Community<br /> 14:25 Sunny’s ETHDenver Agenda<br /> 15:08 Sunny’s Sweater<br /> 15:30 Closing</p> <p>-----<br /> Resources: </p> <p>Sunny Aggarwal<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/sunnya97">https://twitter.com/sunnya97</a> </p> <p>Osmosis<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/OsmosisZone">https://twitter.com/OsmosisZone</a> </p> <p>Cosmos<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/Cosmos">https://twitter.com/Cosmos</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. One of the most prestige being, ETHDenver! We’re back with a handful of exclusive interviews with some of the most fascinating minds in crypto. </p> <p>Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you.</p> <p>In this episode, we’re talking to Francesco Renzi, CEO and Co-Founder of Superfluid, the real-time settlement solution for the 21st century. Fran and David discuss how games are leveraging Superfluid, why Fran is bullish web3 gaming, and what the cross-chain Superfluid ecosystem may look like. </p> <p>------<br /> 📣 RhinoFi | Makes DeFi Frictionless <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/rhino">https://bankless.cc/rhino</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe">https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | #1 SOLANA WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/earnifi">https://bankless.cc/earnifi</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Timestamps:</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 3:35 Superfluid Explained<br /> 4:02 Streaming Payments <br /> 5:06 Adoption <br /> 5:45 Games Leveraging Superfluid<br /> 6:08 Building New Economies<br /> 6:51 Bullish Web3 Gaming? <br /> 8:20 Does Crypto Solve Gaming?<br /> 9:14 Crosschain Superfluid Ecosystem<br /> 10:05 Closing & Action Items</p> <p>-----<br /> Resources: </p> <p>Fran <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/FrancescoRenziA">https://twitter.com/FrancescoRenziA</a> </p> <p>Superfluid<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/superfluid_HQ">https://twitter.com/superfluid_HQ</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. One of the most prestige being, ETHDenver! We’re back with a handful of exclusive interviews with some of the most fascinating minds in crypto. </p> <p>Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you.</p> <p>In this episode, we’re talking to Sergey Gorbunov about the purpose of the Interoperability Summit at ETHDenver, the interoperable frontier, the differences between the Axelar and Cosmos and so much more. </p> <p>------<br /> 📣 RhinoFi | Makes DeFi Frictionless <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/rhino">https://bankless.cc/rhino</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe">https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | #1 SOLANA WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/earnifi">https://bankless.cc/earnifi</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Timestamps:</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 4:33 Interoperability Summit Vibe<br /> 5:20 Communities Represented<br /> 6:05 The Interoperable Frontier <br /> 6:56 Axelar Explained <br /> 8:00 Axelar Blockchain<br /> 8:37 Axelar vs. Cosmos<br /> 9:41 Chain Fatigue <br /> 11:20 Lessons Learned <br /> 13:03 Closing & Action Items</p> <p>-----<br /> Resources: </p> <p>Sergey Gorbunov<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/sergey_nog">https://twitter.com/sergey_nog</a> </p> <p>Axelar Network<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/axelarcore">https://twitter.com/axelarcore</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Callil Capuozzo is the VP of Design at Uniswap Labs. Uniswap recently unveiled their brand new mobile app; and we’re going to explore that here today, along with asking about the long-term vision of Uniswap Wallet, and how Uniswap Labs plans to support and develop it!</p> <p>------<br /> 📣 RhinoFi | Makes DeFi Frictionless <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/rhino">https://bankless.cc/rhino</a> </p> <p> ------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe">https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | #1 SOLANA WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a> </p> <p>🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/earnifi">https://bankless.cc/earnifi</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Timestamps:</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 6:00 Callil's Background<br /> 12:28 Design in Crypto<br /> 16:45 Uniswap Labs<br /> 18:00 Why Wallet?<br /> 19:25 Future of Crypto Wallets<br /> 23:30 Apple Gatekeeping <br /> 34:12 Uniswap Wallet Demo<br /> 48:20 Uniswap Wallet Roadmap<br /> 51:05 What Else is Uniswap Labs Building?<br /> 53:30 Smart Contract Wallets <br /> 1:00:25 Closing & Disclosures </p> <p>------<br /> Resources:</p> <p>Callil Capuozzo<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/_callil">https://twitter.com/_callil</a> </p> <p>Uniswap Wallet <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/Uniswap/status/1631691330031169537">https://twitter.com/Uniswap/status/1631691330031169537</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Eric Peters operates one of the largest institutional crypto hedge funds in the world. What do the institutions think of our little crypto asset class? Are they running for the hills?</p> <p>------<br /> ✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the episode: <br /> <a href= "https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-eric-peters">https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-eric-peters</a> <br /> <br /> ------<br /> ✨ COLLECTIBLES | Collect this episode: <br /> <a href= "https://collectibles.bankless.com/mint">https://collectibles.bankless.com/mint</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Eric Peters is the Founder, CIO of One River Asset Management–his fund has made some of the largest institutional investments in crypto ever..including one purchase of over $600 million in Bitcoin and Ethereum. When we think institutional crypto, we think Eric Peters. </p> <p>His first appearance on Bankless was in October 2021…we brought him back to catch us up on the current institutional thesis for crypto.</p> <p>------<br /> 📣 RhinoFi | Makes DeFi Frictionless <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/rhino">https://bankless.cc/rhino</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe">https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<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>👻 PHANTOM | #1 SOLANA WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Topics Covered</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 9:51 Still Bullish?<br /> 16:42 Was FTX Surprising? Institutions Reaction<br /> 25:14 FTX Red Flags<br /> 33:00 3 Arrows Capital<br /> 41:40 Philosophy of Investment Decisions <br /> 47:36 What Should Regulators Do?<br /> 58:20 Was Crypto 2022 Worth It? <br /> 1:04:30 Ego<br /> 1:09:54 Institutional Exposure to Crypto<br /> 1:18:40 Reports <br /> 1:24:04 Institutional Exposure to Crypto<br /> 1:30:05 2023 Macro Outlook<br /> 1:37:22 A Decade Later<br /> 1:40:37 Closing & Disclaimers</p> <p>------<br /> Resources:</p> <p>Eric Peters<br /> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericpetersoneriver/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericpetersoneriver/</a> </p> <p>Eric’s 1st Appearance on Bankless<br /> <a href= "https://youtu.be/NMPiGjxdH0E">https://youtu.be/NMPiGjxdH0E</a> </p> <p>One River Digital Assets Research<br /> <a href= "https://www.oneriveram.com/research/digital-daily">https://www.oneriveram.com/research/digital-daily</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Bankless Weekly Rollup<br /> 2nd Week of March 2023</p> <p>------<br /> 📣 RhinoFi | Makes DeFi Frictionless <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/rhino">https://bankless.cc/rhino</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe">https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/metamaskpod">https://bankless.cc/metamaskpod</a> </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/earnifi">https://bankless.cc/earnifi</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | CROSS-CHAIN WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom">https://bankless.cc/phantom</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Topics Covered</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 7:10 Markets<br /> 8:20 Total Crypto Market Cap<br /> 9:30 Ethereum<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/tomuky/status/1630417197125255169">https://twitter.com/tomuky/status/1630417197125255169</a> <br /> 10:55 NFT Royalty Truth <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/hildobby_/status/1630231567061733376">https://twitter.com/hildobby_/status/1630231567061733376</a> </p> <p>14:42 Crypto vs Gary<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/AlexanderGrieve/status/1629816811360337920">https://twitter.com/AlexanderGrieve/status/1629816811360337920</a> <br /> 15:55 Unregistered Securities<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1631106283163074560">https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1631106283163074560</a> <br /> 19:00 Jake Chervinsky’s Take<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1629871537217044481">https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1629871537217044481</a> <br /> 19:50 Logan Bolinger’s Take<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/TheWhyOfFI/status/1629649343627116545">https://twitter.com/TheWhyOfFI/status/1629649343627116545</a> <br /> 20:55 Emojis are Financial Advice <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/LisaBraganca/status/1628868429540126720">https://twitter.com/LisaBraganca/status/1628868429540126720</a> <br /> 23:41 Robinhood Received Crypto-Related Subpoena Request From SEC<br /> <a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/27/robinhood-received-crypto-related-subpoena-request-from-sec-10k/"> https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/27/robinhood-received-crypto-related-subpoena-request-from-sec-10k/</a> <br /> 25:00 1st-Ever Hearing on Regulatory ‘Attack’ on Crypto<br /> <a href= "https://www.dlnews.com/articles/regulation/new-congress-body-to-hold-first-ever-hearing-on-regulatory-attack-on-crypto/"> https://www.dlnews.com/articles/regulation/new-congress-body-to-hold-first-ever-hearing-on-regulatory-attack-on-crypto/</a> <br /> 27:40 Brian Armstrong CNBC Op-Ed<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1630997178683457536">https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1630997178683457536</a> </p> <p>29:45 Silvergate Distressed<br /> <a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/03/02/silvergate-stock-tumbles-45-after-going-concern-filing/"> https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/03/02/silvergate-stock-tumbles-45-after-going-concern-filing/</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.reuters.com/technology/silvergate-slumps-28-after-delaying-annual-report-warning-about-viability-2023-03-02/"> https://www.reuters.com/technology/silvergate-slumps-28-after-delaying-annual-report-warning-about-viability-2023-03-02/</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/nlw/status/1631281983836901376">https://twitter.com/nlw/status/1631281983836901376</a> </p> <p>32:24 MetaMask in Unity Store!<br /> <a href= "https://metaversal.banklesshq.com/p/game-on-metamask-x-unity">https://metaversal.banklesshq.com/p/game-on-metamask-x-unity</a> <br /> <a href= "https://program-ace.com/blog/unity-vs-unreal/">https://program-ace.com/blog/unity-vs-unreal/</a> <br /> <a href= "https://assetstore.unity.com/decentralization"

<p>Charles Guillemet is the CTO at Ledger with a highly experienced background in cryptography <br /> and hardware security. </p> <p>In today’s episode, Charles walks through all levels of security. No matter if you’re just beginning your wallet security journey or if youre a veteran, this episode will teach you something new about all things crypto and wallet security. </p> <p>------<br /> 📣 MetaMask Learn | Learn Web3 with the Leading Web3 Wallet <a href= "https://bankless.cc/">https://bankless.cc/</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe">https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | #1 SOLANA WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Topics Covered</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 5:52 CTO of Ledger<br /> 8:35 Private Keys <br /> 17:25 Avoiding Bad Entropy <br /> 23:11 Private Keys & Seed Phrases<br /> 29:00 Mistakes Storing Seed Phrases<br /> 36:55 Securing Your Seed Phrase <br /> 45:00 Overengineer Wallet Security<br /> 47:55 Cold vs. Hot Wallets <br /> 54:22 Benefits of Hot Wallets <br /> 58:47 Smart Contract Risk <br /> 1:06:45 Allowances <br /> 1:11:30 Allowance Access <br /> 1:14:00 Blind Signing <br /> 1:18:00 Solution to Blind Signing <br /> 1:21:38 Resources to Learn More<br /> 1:22:22 Closing & Disclaimers </p> <p>------<br /> Resources:</p> <p>Charles Guillemet<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/P3b7_">https://twitter.com/P3b7_</a> </p> <p>Ledger<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/Ledger">https://twitter.com/Ledger</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Annie Jacobsen is an investigative journalist and author writes about war, weapons, government secrecy, and national security. She’s written books on the secrets of Area 51, and the Pentagon’s military science R&D efforts over the decades.</p> <p>------<br /> ✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the episode: <br /> <a href= "https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/annie-jacobsen-debrief">https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/annie-jacobsen-debrief</a> <br /> <br /> ------<br /> ✨ COLLECTIBLES | Collect this episode: <br /> <a href= "https://collectibles.bankless.com/mint">https://collectibles.bankless.com/mint</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Our guest Annie Jacobsen has spent her career interviewing and studying intelligence agencies.</p> <p>The 2023 crypto movement is sufficiently large enough that it has certainly attracted the attention of every intelligence agency out there. We want to learn about how the world’s intelligence agencies might have or are interacting with the crypto community. </p> <p>Is the CIA spying on crypto? Our guest Annie gives us her thoughts.</p> <p>------<br /> 📣 MetaMask Learn | Learn Web3 with the Leading Web3 Wallet <br /> <a href="https://bankless.cc/">https://bankless.cc/</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe">https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | #1 SOLANA WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist">https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Topics Covered</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 8:00 Three Letter Agencies<br /> 14:40 Annie’s Work<br /> 17:33 Crypto Patterns<br /> 20:48 State vs. Non-State Actors<br /> 27:35 Satoshi <br /> 33:18 Government’s Crypto Interest?<br /> 38:05 The Different Intelligence Communities<br /> 46:56 North Korea-Linked Lazarus Group<br /> 51:46 Untapped Crypto Lands<br /> 56:20 The Internet Analogy<br /> 1:02:26 The Intelligence Community Crypto Strategy<br /> 1:04:45 CIA Hedge Fund<br /> 1:12:03 Is My Friend in the CIA?<br /> 1:19:46 Totalitarian Tools<br /> 1:23:58 Is Crypto a Win for the Intelligence Community?<br /> 1:28:15 How Should We Perceive the Intelligence Community?<br /> 1:31:16 Closing & Disclaimers<br /> <br /> ------<br /> Resources:</p> <p>Annie Jacobsen<br /> <a href= "https://anniejacobsen.com/">https://anniejacobsen.com/</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>In today's show, we bring on Ben Jones, Chief Scientist of the Optimism Foundation, Karl Floersch, CTO at OP Labs, and Jing Wang, Executive Director of Optimism Foundation </p> <p>The five discuss Coinbase's Base launch, the OP Stack integration, and what it means for the Superchains vision! </p> <p>------<br /> MetaMask Learn <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/metamaskshow">https://bankless.cc/metamaskshow</a> </p> <p>------<br /> JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe">https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p> EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/earnifi">https://bankless.cc/earnifi</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Timestamps:</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 6:20 Sentiment at Optimism<br /> 7:00 Biggest Deal with the News?<br /> 11:28 Reflection on Coinbase's Base<br /> 15:45 OP Stack<br /> 17:15 Is Base a Competitor?<br /> 20:53 Puberty State of Chains<br /> 33:30 Superchains<br /> 40:35 Security of the Superchains<br /> 44:35 Superchain Standards <br /> 51:51 Base Decentralization Timeline?<br /> 57:10 Closing & Disclaimers </p> <p>------<br /> Resources:</p> <p>Coinbase Base Announcement<br /> <a href= "https://www.coinbase.com/blog/introducing-base">https://www.coinbase.com/blog/introducing-base</a> </p> <p>Optimism + OP STack Details<br /> <a href= "https://optimism.mirror.xyz/2jk3D1Y8-hid8YOCUUa6yXmsyzNCYYyFJP0Nhaey9x0"> https://optimism.mirror.xyz/2jk3D1Y8-hid8YOCUUa6yXmsyzNCYYyFJP0Nhaey9x0</a> </p> <p>Ben Jones <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/ben_chain">https://twitter.com/ben_chain</a> </p> <p>Karl Floersch<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/karl_dot_tech">https://twitter.com/karl_dot_tech</a> </p> <p>Jing Wang<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/jinglejamop">https://twitter.com/jinglejamop</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.bankless.com/disclosures">https://www.bankless.com/disclosures</a> </p>

<p>Bankless Weekly Rollup<br /> Last Week of February 2023</p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe">https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/earnifi">https://bankless.cc/earnifi</a> </p> <p>👻 PHANTOM | CROSS-CHAIN WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/phantom">https://bankless.cc/phantom</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Topics Covered</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 4:33 Markets<br /> 6:18 Total Crypto Market Cap<br /> 6:28 FOMC minutes<br /> <a href= "https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20230222a.htm"> https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20230222a.htm</a> <br /> 7:43 ETH Burn take<br /> https://ultrasound.money/ <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/data_always/status/1626397473559261186">https://twitter.com/data_always/status/1626397473559261186</a> </p> <p>12:10 Arbitrum Hot<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/purplepill3m/status/1628205181836963841">https://twitter.com/purplepill3m/status/1628205181836963841</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/BFreshHB/status/1628211402174345219">https://twitter.com/BFreshHB/status/1628211402174345219</a> <br /> 13:55 Coinbase Q4 earnings <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/moosecryptos/status/1628191828569735168">https://twitter.com/moosecryptos/status/1628191828569735168</a> </p> <p>17:57 Base<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/BuildOnBase/status/1628759581353549825">https://twitter.com/BuildOnBase/status/1628759581353549825</a> <br /> 33:45 Apps on the move<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/MacroMate8/status/1628762951435051008">https://twitter.com/MacroMate8/status/1628762951435051008</a> <br /> 34:20 Jesse Tweet<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/jessepollak/status/1628765413289996288">https://twitter.com/jessepollak/status/1628765413289996288</a> </p> <p>35:55 SEC Sues Terraform Labs and Do Kwon <br /> <a href= "https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-sues-do-kwon-and-terraform-labs-for-fraud"> https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-sues-do-kwon-and-terraform-labs-for-fraud</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/02/17/4-huge-revelations-in-the-secs-charges-against-do-kwon-and-terraform-labs/"> https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/02/17/4-huge-revelations-in-the-secs-charges-against-do-kwon-and-terraform-labs/</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1627662054722097157">https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1627662054722097157</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/cyounessi1/status/1627881740290097153">https://twitter.com/cyounessi1/status/1627881740290097153</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/MikeSeligEsq/status/1626976949766684675">https://twitter.com/MikeSeligEsq/status/1626976949766684675</a> </p> <p>49:05 Spotify rolling out token gating<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/apoorvlathey/status/1628496224818184192">https://twitter.com/apoorvlathey/status/1628496224818184192</a> <br /> 51:51 The Shapella network upgrade scheduled<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/TimBeiko/status/1628145316271894528">https://twitter.com/TimBeiko/status/1628145316271894528</a> <br /> 52:32 Flashbots announced MEV Shares <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/bertcmiller/status/1625878260025380865">https://twitter.com/bertcmiller/status/1625878260025380865</a> <br /> 54:30 Layoffs<br /> <a href= "https://www.theblock.co/post/213586/polygon-labs-cuts-staff-by-20-in-consolidation"> https://www.theblock.co/post/213586/polygon-labs-cuts-staff-by-20-in-consolidation</a> <br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/CoinDesk/status/1628316333015179264">https://twitter.com/Coi