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SotN#23: Crescendoing! w/ Eric Conner (Community Culture, & Staking, War Effort, Propaganda)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a><br /> </span><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">✊ STARTING GUIDE BANKLESS:</span> <a style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;" href="https://bit.ly/37Q17uI">https://bit.ly/37Q17uI</a><br /> <span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> ❤️ JOIN PRIVATE DISCORD:</span> <a style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;" href="https://bit.ly/2UVI10O">https://bit.ly/2UVI10O</a><br /> <span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST:</span> <a style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;" href= "http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">http://podcast.banklesshq.com/</a><br /> <span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> 👕 BUY BANKLESS TEE: https://merch.banklesshq.com/</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-----</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">📢 DEFI BUILDER? APPLY TO FILECOIN ACCELERATOR FOR $20K GRANT</span></p> <p><span style= "font-weight: 400;">http://bankless.cc/filecoinapply</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-----</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">GO BANKLESS WITH THESE SPONSOR TOOLS: </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">⭐️LEDGER - BEST HARDWARE WALLET TO SECURE YOUR CRYPTO<br /></span><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"><a href="https://bankless.cc/ledger-20">https://bankless.cc/ledger-20</a><br /> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">🚀 ZERION - INVEST IN DEFI FROM ONE PLACE (download it now!)</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://bankless.cc/zerion">https://bankless.cc/zerion</a><br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">💳 MONOLITH - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://bankless.cc/monolith">https://bankless.cc/monolith</a><br /> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">🤖YEARN - YIELD-SEEKING MONEY ROBOT THAT FARMS DEFI FOR YOU </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "http://bankless.cc/yearn">http://bankless.cc/yearn</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">------</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eric Conner, co-Host of the EthHub Podcast, Formerly Product at Gnosis, and Ethereum’s Unofficial Community Manager</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We ask Eric, does he accept the title of 'Unofficial Community Manager'?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eric has called the the 2018-19 Bear Market period as ‘the time that User, Investors, and Builders of Ethereum all came together’</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Why is this important?<br /></span><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">- What was the Ethereum community like in 2015-17?<br /></span> <span style= "font-family: -apple-s

Nov 18, 20201h 10m

39 - Grayscale: $10B Bridge to Crypto | Michael Sonnenshein

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Nov 16, 20201h 12m

ROLLUP: 2nd Week of November

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Nov 13, 202042 min

AMA w/ Zapper | Co-Founder Seb Audet and DeFi Dad

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a><br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">✊ STARTING GUIDE BANKLESS: <a href= "https://bit.ly/37Q17uI">https://bit.ly/37Q17uI</a><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">❤️ JOIN PRIVATE DISCORD: <a href= "https://bit.ly/2UVI10O">https://bit.ly/2UVI10O</a><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: <a href= "http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">http://podcast.banklesshq.com/</a><br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">👕 BUY BANKLESS TEE: <a href= "https://merch.banklesshq.com/">https://merch.banklesshq.com/</a><br /> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-----</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">📢 DEFI BUILDER? APPLY TO FILECOIN ACCELERATOR FOR $20K GRANT<br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><a href= "http://bankless.cc/filecoinapply">http://bankless.cc/filecoinapply</a><br /> </span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">-----<br /></span><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">GO BANKLESS WITH THESE SPONSOR TOOLS: </span></p> <p><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> ⭐️LEDGER - BEST HARDWARE WALLET TO SECURE YOUR CRYPTO<br /></span><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"><a href="https://bankless.cc/ledger-20">https://bankless.cc/ledger-20</a><br /> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">🚀ARGENT - GET THE MOST SIMPLE AND SECURE DEFI WALLET<br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://bankless.cc/argent">https://bankless.cc/argent</a><br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">💳 MONOLITH - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS<br /></span><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"><a href="https://bankless.cc/monolith">https://bankless.cc/monolith</a><br /> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">🤖YEARN - YIELD-SEEKING MONEY ROBOT THAT FARMS DEFI FOR YOU <br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><a href= "http://bankless.cc/yearn">http://bankless.cc/yearn</a><br /> <br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">------</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Zapper AMA with Founder Seb Audet and DeFi Dad </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Zapper is a home-base for your financial activity on Ethereum. Load up your wallets at https://zapper.fi/ and use Zapper to make quick and easy transactions in DeFi!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">DeFi Dad on Twitter: https://twitter.com/defi_dad</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Seb on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sebaudet26</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">------</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don't stop at the video!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Subscribe to the Bankless newsletter program</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a><br /> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Visit the official Bankless website for resources</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "http://banklesshq.com/">http://banklesshq.com/</a><br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Follow Bankless on Twitter</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"&

Nov 12, 202055 min

LiquidStake - Andrew Keys & James Slazas | Meet the Nation

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Nov 11, 202053 min

SotN#22: BONDING! w/ Collin Myers (ETH Internet Bond Market, Staking Returns, ETH Needed to Retire?)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For this particular State of the Nation, the video is <em>very </em>helpful. Especially when we discuss the calculator and staking returns:<br /> <br /> 📺 WATCH: <a href= "https://youtu.be/FkxrTXCRUOo">https://youtu.be/FkxrTXCRUOo</a><br /> _________</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: http://bankless.substack.com/</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">✊ STARTING GUIDE BANKLESS: https://bit.ly/37Q17uI</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">❤️ JOIN PRIVATE DISCORD: https://bit.ly/2UVI10O</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">👕 BUY BANKLESS TEE: https://merch.banklesshq.com/</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-----</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">📢 DEFI BUILDER? APPLY TO FILECOIN ACCELERATOR FOR $20K GRANT</span></p> <p><span style= "font-weight: 400;">http://bankless.cc/filecoinapply</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-----</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">GO BANKLESS WITH THESE SPONSOR TOOLS: </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">⭐️LEDGER - BEST HARDWARE WALLET TO SECURE YOUR CRYPTO<br /></span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://bankless.cc/ledger-20</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">🚀ARGENT - GET THE MOST SIMPLE AND SECURE DEFI WALLET</span></p> <p><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://bankless.cc/argent</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">💳 MONOLITH - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS</span></p> <p><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://bankless.cc/monolith</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">🤖YEARN - YIELD-SEEKING MONEY ROBOT THAT FARMS DEFI FOR YOU </span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">http://bankless.cc/yearn</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">------</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">SotN#22: BONDING! w/ @StakeETH (ETH Internet Bond Market, Staking Returns, ETH Needed to Retire?)</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Internet Bond: https://bankless.substack.com/p/eth-the-internet-bond</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Whitepaper: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13-s15SvCIUBukhSZiNkpd0sTff3izQ5G/view</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Calculator: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LTv8c-9nfq225bV-esv-JXmb0K-nM_z6qbmVooTAUUo/edit?ts=5f730135#gid=13834492</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ryan's: 7 Lessons for Crypto Pioneers</span></p> <p><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://bankless.substack.com/p/7-lessons-for-crypto-pioneers-market</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bankless Guide: How to Become a Validator</span></p> <p><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://bankless.substack.com/p/-guide-how-to-become-a-validator</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">CodeFi, Collins project!</span></p> <p><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://activate.codefi.network/</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">------</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don't stop at the video!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Subscribe to the Bankless newsletter program</span></p> <p><span style= "font-weight: 400;">http://bankless.substack.com/</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Visit the official Bankless website for resources</span></p> <p><span style= "font-weight: 400;">http://banklesshq.com/</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Follow Bankless on Twitter</span></p> <p><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Follow Ryan on Twitter</span></p&gt

Nov 11, 20201h 38m

38 - The World is Waking Up to Crypto | Raoul Pal

<p>🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a><br /> ✊ STARTING GUIDE BANKLESS: <a href= "https://bit.ly/37Q17uI">https://bit.ly/37Q17uI</a><br /> ❤️ JOIN PRIVATE DISCORD: <a href= "https://bit.ly/2UVI10O">https://bit.ly/2UVI10O</a><br /> 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: <a href= "http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">http://podcast.banklesshq.com/</a><br /> 👕 BUY BANKLESS TEE: <a href= "https://merch.banklesshq.com/">https://merch.banklesshq.com/</a></p> <p>-----<br /> <span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">📢 DEVS OR BUILDER? <a href="http://bankless.cc/filecoinapply">APPLY TO FILECOIN ACCELERATOR FOR $20K GRANT </a><br /> <br /> -----<br /></span></p> <p>GO BANKLESS WITH THESE SPONSOR TOOLS:<br /> <br /> ⭐️<a href="https://bankless.cc/ledger-20%20">LEDGER</a> - BEST HARDWARE WALLET TO SECURE CRYPTO <a href= "https://bankless.cc/ledger-20">https://bankless.cc/ledger-20</a><br /> <br /> 💳 <a href="https://bankless.cc/monolith">MONOLITH</a> - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/monolith">https://bankless.cc/monolith</a></p> <p><br /> 🚀<a href="https://bankless.cc/argent">ARGENT</a> - OUR MOST RECOMMENDED DEFI WALLET <a href= "https://bankless.cc/argent">https://bankless.cc/argent</a><br /> <br /> 🤖<a href="http://bankless.cc/yearn">YEARN</a> - YIELD-SEEKING MONEY ROBOT THAT FARMS DEFI FOR YOU<br /> <a href="http://bankless.cc/yearn">http://bankless.cc/yearn</a></p> <p><br /> ------</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The World is Waking Up to Crypto | Raoul Pal</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Raoul Pal is the CEO and co-founder of Real Vision, which is a content production studio focused on democratizing access to financial knowledge. He is an investor with a sharp eye on the global macro environment, and has a strong grasp on the relationship between history and economics.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Raoul is famous for being 'irresponsibly long' on Bitcoin, and has expressed similar favourable attitudes towards Ethereum and DeFi. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We start the episode asking about the role that Bitcoin fills in the current financial crises. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What about the current state of the world makes Raoul bullish on Bitcoin? Why does the world need it? Why now?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- What are the factors that are influencing the incentives behind central governments printing money?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Raoul is generally of the opinion that the money printer is going to be forced to turn on</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Why forced?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- How does the looming retirement crisis impact the valuation of Bitcoin?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Does Raoul think about how the U.S. might become really jealous of people taking their newly printing money and buying Bitcoin with it?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Then, we turn the conversation to Ethereum, and Ether, as well as the Bankless thesis!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tune in!</span></p> <p>MORE CONTENT: </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Real Vision: https://www.realvision.com/</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Retirement crisis video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OFaZcC0lRU&t=1611s</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Reinventing the money system with Ethereum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cZtrX2EHtw</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bitcoin is a life raft: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL2LfVRl3J0</span></p> <p>------</p> <p>Don't stop at the video!</p> <p>Subscribe to the Bankless newsletter program <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a></p> <p>Visit th

Nov 9, 20201h 38m

ROLLUP: 1st Week of November

<p>🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a><br /> ✊ STARTING GUIDE BANKLESS: <a href= "https://bit.ly/37Q17uI">https://bit.ly/37Q17uI</a><br /> ❤️ JOIN PRIVATE DISCORD: <a href= "https://bit.ly/2UVI10O">https://bit.ly/2UVI10O</a><br /> 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: <a href= "http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">http://podcast.banklesshq.com/</a></p> <p>-----<br /> <span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">📢 DEVS OR BUILDER? <a href="http://bankless.cc/filecoinapply">APPLY TO FILECOIN ACCELERATOR FOR $20K GRANT </a><br /> <br /> -----<br /></span></p> <p>GO BANKLESS WITH THESE SPONSOR TOOLS:<br /> <br /> ⭐️<a href="https://bankless.cc/ledger-20%20">LEDGER</a> - BEST HARDWARE WALLET TO SECURE CRYPTO <a href= "https://bankless.cc/ledger-20">https://bankless.cc/ledger-20</a><br /> <br /> 💳 <a href="https://bankless.cc/monolith">MONOLITH</a> - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/monolith">https://bankless.cc/monolith</a></p> <p><br /> 🚀<a href="https://bankless.cc/argent">ARGENT</a> - OUR MOST RECOMMENDED DEFI WALLET <a href= "https://bankless.cc/argent">https://bankless.cc/argent</a><br /> <br /> 🤖<a href="http://bankless.cc/yearn">YEARN</a> - YIELD-SEEKING MONEY ROBOT THAT FARMS DEFI FOR YOU<br /> <a href="http://bankless.cc/yearn">http://bankless.cc/yearn</a></p> <p>------</p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">(MARKET) What’s the Market saying? (5 mins)</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://messari.io/chart"><span style="font-weight: 400;">BTC Price</span></a> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Republican house = no tax cut repeals, no increase in capital gains</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">= Bullish?</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Number never goes down</span></li> </ul> </li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Biden presidency = Pro stimulus, pro MMT</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://btconethereum.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">BTC on Ethereum</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">BTC futures ATH volume before election (</span><a href= "https://twitter.com/TheBlock__/status/1324166895143190535?s=20)"><span style="font-weight: 400;">link</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">)</span></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://messari.io/chart"><span style="font-weight: 400;">ETH Price</span></a> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Existent</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Underwhelming (in price)</span></li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Means the upside is the head of us. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">People that were already bullish didnt have any further ability to express more bullishness</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">So much of the game is left to be played</span></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1324360199507881984?s=20"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1324360199507881984?s=20</span></a></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Unchanged, flat. </span></li> </ul> <

Nov 6, 202035 min

Phase 0 ANNOUNCED - ETH STAKING IS HERE | Preston Van Loon of Prysmatic Labs ALPHA LEAK

<p>🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a><br /> ✊ STARTING GUIDE BANKLESS: <a href= "https://bit.ly/37Q17uI">https://bit.ly/37Q17uI</a><br /> ❤️ JOIN PRIVATE DISCORD: <a href= "https://bit.ly/2UVI10O">https://bit.ly/2UVI10O</a><br /> 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: <a href= "http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">http://podcast.banklesshq.com/</a><br /> 👕 BUY BANKLESS TEE: <a href= "https://merch.banklesshq.com/">https://merch.banklesshq.com/</a></p> <p>-----<br /> <span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">📢 DEVS OR BUILDER? <a href="http://bankless.cc/filecoinapply">APPLY TO FILECOIN ACCELERATOR FOR $20K GRANT </a><br /> <br /> -----<br /></span></p> <p>GO BANKLESS WITH THESE SPONSOR TOOLS:<br /> <br /> ⭐️<a href="https://bankless.cc/ledger-20%20">LEDGER</a> - BEST HARDWARE WALLET TO SECURE CRYPTO <a href= "https://bankless.cc/ledger-20">https://bankless.cc/ledger-20</a><br /> <br /> 💳 <a href="https://bankless.cc/monolith">MONOLITH</a> - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/monolith">https://bankless.cc/monolith</a></p> <p><br /> 🚀<a href="https://bankless.cc/argent">ARGENT</a> - OUR MOST RECOMMENDED DEFI WALLET <a href= "https://bankless.cc/argent">https://bankless.cc/argent</a><br /> <br /> 🤖<a href="http://bankless.cc/yearn">YEARN</a> - YIELD-SEEKING MONEY ROBOT THAT FARMS DEFI FOR YOU<br /> <a href="http://bankless.cc/yearn">http://bankless.cc/yearn</a></p> <p><br /> ------</p> <p><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Phase 0 is HERE - ETH STAKING December 1st!</span></p> <p><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> What Happens on December 1st?<br /> Can we just send ETH to depositcontract.eth?<br /> What else do we have to do?</span></p> <p><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> How much ETH is required in the deposit contract?</span></p> <p><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> What are the risks? How do I avoid getting slashed?</span></p> <p><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> We bring Preston Van Loon from the Prysmatic Labs team to inform us of WHAT JUST HAPPENED!</span></p> <p><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> L</span><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">INKS: Launchpad for Staking ETH and running an ETH 2 validator: <a href= "https://launchpad.ethereum.org/">https://launchpad.ethereum.org/</a></span></p> <p><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR DOING.</span> <span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> START BY WATCHING THE VIDEO on YouTube: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkUiw1y3BHU&feature=youtu.be">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkUiw1y3BHU&feature=youtu.be</a></span></p> <p><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Ethereum.org Official Blog: <a href= "https://blog.

Nov 4, 20201h 13m

SotN#21: POLITICAL! w/ Tyler Whirty (ELECTION DAY! Repubs, Dems, Crypto, and YOU)

<p>🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a><br /> ✊ STARTING GUIDE BANKLESS: <a href= "https://bit.ly/37Q17uI">https://bit.ly/37Q17uI</a><br /> ❤️ JOIN PRIVATE DISCORD: <a href= "https://bit.ly/2UVI10O">https://bit.ly/2UVI10O</a><br /> 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: <a href= "http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">http://podcast.banklesshq.com/</a><br /> 👕 BUY BANKLESS TEE: <a href= "https://merch.banklesshq.com/">https://merch.banklesshq.com/</a></p> <p>-----<br /> <span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">📢 DEVS OR BUILDER? <a href="http://bankless.cc/filecoinapply">APPLY TO FILECOIN ACCELERATOR FOR $20K GRANT </a><br /> <br /> -----<br /></span></p> <p>GO BANKLESS WITH THESE SPONSOR TOOLS:<br /> <br /> ⭐️<a href="https://bankless.cc/ledger-20%20">LEDGER</a> - BEST HARDWARE WALLET TO SECURE CRYPTO <a href= "https://bankless.cc/ledger-20">https://bankless.cc/ledger-20</a><br /> <br /> 💳 <a href="https://bankless.cc/monolith">MONOLITH</a> - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/monolith">https://bankless.cc/monolith</a></p> <p><br /> 🚀<a href="https://bankless.cc/argent">ARGENT</a> - OUR MOST RECOMMENDED DEFI WALLET <a href= "https://bankless.cc/argent">https://bankless.cc/argent</a><br /> <br /> 🤖<a href="http://bankless.cc/yearn">YEARN</a> - YIELD-SEEKING MONEY ROBOT THAT FARMS DEFI FOR YOU<br /> <a href="http://bankless.cc/yearn">http://bankless.cc/yearn</a></p> <p><br /> ------</p> <p>SotN#21: POLITICAL! w/ Tyler Whirty (ELECTION DAY! Repubs, Dems, Crypto, and YOU)</p> <p> </p> <p>Joe Biden or Donald Trump…</p> <p>- How these two outcomes with how it relates to crypto?<br /> - How does this decision impact our industry?<br /> - Is there a partisan divide between the two parties and their stance towards our industry?</p> <p>Assuming the answer is somewhere around ‘it doesn’t really matter’...<br /> - What are the political decisions that are going to be made in the near-term that will impact our industry<br /> - What are the characteristics, features of Crypto, DeFi, Bitcoin that are at stake due to political decisions in government?<br /> - What do we have to lose in this fight?<br /> - What does crypto have to gain from a successful regulatory relationship with the US?</p> <p>LINKS</p> <p>Tyler's Election prediction <a href= "https://twitter.com/twhirty_/status/1323640068469379074?s=21">https://twitter.com/twhirty_/status/1323640068469379074?s=21</a></p> <p>Real-time odds on Ethereum</p> <p><a href= "https://polymarket.com/market/will-trump-win-the-2020-us-presidential-election"> https://polymarket.com/market/will-trump-win-the-2020-us-presidential-election</a></p> <p>Bankless Market Monday: The Fight Yet to Come <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/the-fight-thats-yet-to-come-market">https://bankless.substack.com/p/the-fight-thats-yet-to-come-market</a></p> <p>Ryan Twitter Poll: Have we already lost the fight for privacy? <a href= "https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1323371459230814212?s=20">https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1323371459230814212?s=20</a></p> <p> </p> <p>------</p> <p>Don't stop at the video!</p> <p>Subscribe to the Bankless newsletter program <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a></p> <p>Visit the official Bankless website for resources <a href= "http://banklesshq.com/">http://banklesshq.com/</a></p> <p>Follow Bankless on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ">https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ</a></p> <p>Follow Ryan on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/ryansadams">https://twitter.com/ryansadams</a></p> <p>Follow David on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/TrustlessState">https://twitter.com/TrustlessState</a></p> <p>Follow DeFi Dad on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad">https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad</a></p> <p>-----</p> <p>Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or se

Nov 4, 20201h 26m

SotN#21: POLITICAL! w/ Tyler Whirty (ELECTION DAY! Repubs, Dems, Crypto, and YOU)

Nov 4, 20201h 36m

37 - Crypto is Empowering | Phil Bonello

<p>🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a><br /> ✊ STARTING GUIDE BANKLESS: <a href= "https://bit.ly/37Q17uI">https://bit.ly/37Q17uI</a><br /> ❤️ JOIN PRIVATE DISCORD: <a href= "https://bit.ly/2UVI10O">https://bit.ly/2UVI10O</a><br /> 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: <a href= "http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">http://podcast.banklesshq.com/</a><br /> 👕 BUY BANKLESS TEE: <a href= "https://merch.banklesshq.com/">https://merch.banklesshq.com/</a></p> <p>-----<br /> <span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">📢 DEVS OR BUILDER? <a href="http://bankless.cc/filecoinapply">APPLY TO FILECOIN ACCELERATOR FOR $20K GRANT </a><br /> <br /> -----<br /></span></p> <p>GO BANKLESS WITH THESE SPONSOR TOOLS:<br /> <br /> ⭐️<a href="https://bankless.cc/ledger-20%20">LEDGER</a> - BEST HARDWARE WALLET TO SECURE CRYPTO <a href= "https://bankless.cc/ledger-20">https://bankless.cc/ledger-20</a><br /> <br /> 💳 <a href="https://bankless.cc/monolith">MONOLITH</a> - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/monolith">https://bankless.cc/monolith</a></p> <p><br /> 🚀<a href="https://bankless.cc/argent">ARGENT</a> - OUR MOST RECOMMENDED DEFI WALLET <a href= "https://bankless.cc/argent">https://bankless.cc/argent</a><br /> <br /> 🤖<a href="http://bankless.cc/yearn">YEARN</a> - YIELD-SEEKING MONEY ROBOT THAT FARMS DEFI FOR YOU<br /> <a href="http://bankless.cc/yearn">http://bankless.cc/yearn</a></p> <p><br /> ------</p> <p>37 - Crypto is Empowering | Phil Bonello</p> <p>Phil Bonelo<br /> <span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> - Director of Research of Greyscale<br /></span> <span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> - Former ikigai asset management<br /></span> <span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> - Messari. How crypto powers the individual.</span></p> <p>Phil speaks about technology for the people by the people, a central theme of the Bankless Nation.</p> <p>Crypto is an empowering technology.</p> <p>Elliptic curve cryptography provides the maximum level of ownership assurances over property, a service that the Nation State historically has had monopoly over.</p> <p>Cryptocurrency is a subset of cryptograpgy.<br /> Cryptography powers more thing than just 'crypto'.</p> <p>Why is it important to have individual-empowering technology?</p> <p>How does encryption empower the individual? I<span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">s this good?</span></p> <p>How does cryptography impact global labor markets?</p> <p>What does an internet-enabled economy produce?</p> <p>What else can we do with this power?</p> <p>Join us as we go on this journey!</p> <p>ACTIONS: 1) Read the Sovereign individual thesis - https://philjbonello.substack.com/p/the-sovereign-individual-investment</p> <p>------</p> <p>Don't stop at the video!</p> <p>Subscribe to the Bankless newsletter program <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a></p> <p>Visit the official Bankless website for resources <a href= "http://banklesshq.com/">http://banklesshq.com/</a></p> <p>Follow Bankless on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ">https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ</a></p> <p>Follow Ryan on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/ryansadams">https://twitter.com/ryansadams</a></p> <p>Follow David on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/TrustlessState">https://twitter.com/TrustlessState</a></p> <p>Follow DeFi Dad on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad">https://t

Nov 2, 20201h 30m

ROLLUP: 4th Week of October

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Oct 30, 202040 min

SotN#19: HARDENING! with Demian Brener from Open Zeppelin

<p>🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a><br /> ✊ STARTING GUIDE BANKLESS: <a href= "https://bit.ly/37Q17uI">https://bit.ly/37Q17uI</a><br /> ❤️ JOIN PRIVATE DISCORD: <a href= "https://bit.ly/2UVI10O">https://bit.ly/2UVI10O</a><br /> 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: <a href= "http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">http://podcast.banklesshq.com/</a><br /> 👕 BUY BANKLESS TEE: <a href= "https://merch.banklesshq.com/">https://merch.banklesshq.com/</a></p> <p>-----</p> <p>GO BANKLESS WITH THESE SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🌐 UNSTOPPABLE DOMAINS - HUMAN READABLE ETHEREUM & CRYPTO ADDRESSES <a href= "https://bankless.cc/unstoppable">https://bankless.cc/unstoppable</a></p> <p>🌈 ZAPPER - ULTIMATE HUB FOR DEFI - ZAP INTO DEFI <a href= "http://bankless.cc/zapper">http://bankless.cc/zapper</a></p> <p>💳 MONOLITH - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS <a href= "https://bankless.cc/monolith">https://bankless.cc/monolith</a></p> <p>🤖YEARN - YIELD-SEEKING MONEY ROBOT THAT FARMS DEFI FOR YOU <a href= "http://bankless.cc/yearn">http://bankless.cc/yearn</a></p> <p>------</p> <p><strong>SotN#19: HARDENING! with Demian Brener from Open Zeppelin</strong> (Harvest Hack, Defining Trustless, New Open Zeppelin Platform: DEFENDER)</p> <p>Starting with the Harvest Hack! We discuss how the Harvest Hack happened.</p> <p><strong>Read:</strong></p> <p>Bankless Market Monday: Are We Trustless Yet? <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/are-we-trustless-yet-market-monday"> https://bankless.substack.com/p/are-we-trustless-yet-market-monday</a></p> <p>Daily Gwei account of the Harvest Hack <a href= "https://thedailygwei.substack.com/p/a-rotten-harvest-the-daily-gwei-103"> https://thedailygwei.substack.com/p/a-rotten-harvest-the-daily-gwei-103</a></p> <p>Was this a new type of exploit? Or have we seen this type of exploit before?<br /> What was the weakness in Harvest’s protocol that enabled this exploit?</p> <p>Was this exploit avoidable, or was that attack surface integral to how harvest operated?</p> <p>What should the Harvest team have done differently?</p> <p><strong>Defining ‘Trustless’</strong></p> <p>John Adler defines trustless as these two things<br /> 1. You always have your money<br /> 2. No one can steal your money Do you agree with this definition of trustless? How would you define trustless?</p> <p><strong>New Open Zeppelin Platform: DEFENDER</strong><br /> We're going to get into what this is and how it is helping harden DeFi Ship faster with lower risk.</p> <p>Automate your Ethereum operations to deliver high-quality products faster with less risk to users. <a href= "https://openzeppelin.com/defender/">https://openzeppelin.com/defender/</a></p> <p>Moloch NFT: <a href= "https://app.rarible.com/token/0x59c53d49dc17c603a4aa41b67aa93f45f16a9dc1:1:0x3d6cdfafbfb3b76dc02bbee72564dd3160eacb8a"> https://app.rarible.com/token/0x59c53d49dc17c603a4aa41b67aa93f45f16a9dc1:1:0x3d6cdfafbfb3b76dc02bbee72564dd3160eacb8a</a></p> <p> </p> <p>------</p> <p>Don't stop at the video!</p> <p>Subscribe to the Bankless newsletter program <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a></p> <p>Visit the official Bankless website for resources <a href= "http://banklesshq.com/">http://banklesshq.com/</a></p> <p>Follow Bankless on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ">https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ</a></p> <p>Follow Ryan on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/ryansadams">https://twitter.com/ryansadams</a></p> <p>Follow David on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/TrustlessState">https://twitter.com/TrustlessState</a></p> <p>Follow DeFi Dad on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad">https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad</a></p> <p>-----</p> <p>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. Disclosure. From time-to-time we may add links in this channel to products we use. We may receive commission if you make a pur

Oct 28, 20201h 7m

36 - The DeFi Blockspace Cycle | Nic Carter

<p>🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a><br /> <br /> ✊ STARTING GUIDE BANKLESS: <a href= "https://bit.ly/37Q17uI">https://bit.ly/37Q17uI</a><br /> <br /> ❤️ JOIN PRIVATE DISCORD: <a href= "https://bit.ly/2UVI10O">https://bit.ly/2UVI10O</a><br /> <br /> 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: <a href= "http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">http://podcast.banklesshq.com/</a><br /> <br /> 👕 BUY BANKLESS TEE: <a href= "https://merch.banklesshq.com/">https://merch.banklesshq.com/</a><br /> -----</p> <p>GO BANKLESS WITH THESE SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🌐 UNSTOPPABLE DOMAINS - HUMAN READABLE ETHEREUM & CRYPTO ADDRESSES <a href= "https://bankless.cc/unstoppable">https://bankless.cc/unstoppable</a></p> <p>🌈 ZAPPER - ULTIMATE HUB FOR DEFI - ZAP INTO DEFI <a href= "http://bankless.cc/zapper">http://bankless.cc/zapper</a></p> <p>💳 MONOLITH - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS <a href= "https://bankless.cc/monolith">https://bankless.cc/monolith</a></p> <p>🤖YEARN - YIELD-SEEKING MONEY ROBOT THAT FARMS DEFI FOR YOU <a href= "http://bankless.cc/yearn">http://bankless.cc/yearn</a></p> <p>------</p> <p>36 - The DeFi Blockspace Cycle | Nic Carter</p> <p>Nic Carter recently released an article titled "Public Blockchain Fee Cyclicality and Negative Feedback Loops"...</p> <p>... simplified "transaction fees get higher, and that incentives people transact less, and then that lowers transaction fees and that incentives people to transact more"</p> <p>According to Nic, there's no equilibrium found upon public blockchains with inflexible block size; the demand to purchase blockspace will always be volatile, across all time frames.</p> <p>Another perspective: constraints on blockspace availability dramatically impacts the kind of usage that is feasible to happen on the base-layer blockchain.</p> <p>Transactors who are transacting large transactions will pay for higher fees! This severely impacts the markets that are supported by public blockchains! Constraints on block space are constraints on market participants!</p> <p>David, Ryan, and Nic go through Nic's process is disecting the data that created these conclusions. Nic gives his perspective as to the ultimate pattern that emerges from this data.</p> <p>David reads Nic's article aloud on the Bankless YouTube! Useful for listening to the episode! <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ1X_3I5KrI&t=666s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ1X_3I5KrI&t=666s</a></p> <p>Actions & Resources:</p> <p>Read Nic’s articles Ethereum’s Fees Mean Choosing Between a World Computer and a Financial Network <a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/ethereums-fees-mean-choosing-between-a-world-computer-and-a-financial-network"> https://www.coindesk.com/ethereums-fees-mean-choosing-between-a-world-computer-and-a-financial-network</a></p> <p>Public Blockchain Fee Cyclicality and Negative Feedback Loops <a href= "https://medium.com/@nic__carter/public-blockchain-fee-cyclicality-and-negative-feedback-loops-1620141a8a87"> https://medium.com/@nic__carter/public-blockchain-fee-cyclicality-and-negative-feedback-loops-1620141a8a87</a></p> <p>The Adaptive Markets Hypothesis Robert Low <a href= "https://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2017/12/18/the-adaptive-markets-hypothesis-a-financial-ecosystems-survival-guide/"> https://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2017/12/18/the-adaptive-markets-hypothesis-a-financial-ecosystems-survival-guide/</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.alphasimplex.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/09/The-Adaptive-Markets-Hypothesis.pdf"> https://www.alphasimplex.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/09/The-Adaptive-Markets-Hypothesis.pdf</a></p> <p>------</p> <p>Don't stop at the video!</p> <p>Subscribe to the Bankless newsletter program <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a></p> <p>Visit the official Bankless website for resources <a href= "http://banklesshq.com/">http://banklesshq.com/</a></p> <p>Follow Bankless on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ">https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ</a></p> <p>Follow Ryan on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/ryansadams">https://twitter.com/ryansadams</a></p> <p>Follow David on Twitter <a href= "https://

Oct 26, 20201h 24m

ROLLUP: 3rd Week of October

<p>🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a><br /> ✊ STARTING GUIDE BANKLESS: <a href= "https://bit.ly/37Q17uI">https://bit.ly/37Q17uI</a><br /> ❤️ JOIN PRIVATE DISCORD: <a href= "https://bit.ly/2UVI10O">https://bit.ly/2UVI10O</a><br /> 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: <a href= "http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">http://podcast.banklesshq.com/</a><br /> 👕 BUY BANKLESS TEE: <a href= "https://merch.banklesshq.com/">https://merch.banklesshq.com/</a></p> <p>-----</p> <p>GO BANKLESS WITH THESE SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🌐 UNSTOPPABLE DOMAINS - HUMAN READABLE ETHEREUM & CRYPTO ADDRESSES <a href= "https://bankless.cc/unstoppable">https://bankless.cc/unstoppable</a></p> <p>🌈 ZAPPER - ULTIMATE HUB FOR DEFI - ZAP INTO DEFI <a href= "http://bankless.cc/zapper">http://bankless.cc/zapper</a></p> <p>💳 MONOLITH - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS <a href= "https://bankless.cc/monolith">https://bankless.cc/monolith</a></p> <p>🤖YEARN - YIELD-SEEKING MONEY ROBOT THAT FARMS DEFI FOR YOU <a href= "http://bankless.cc/yearn">http://bankless.cc/yearn</a></p> <p>------</p> <p>ROLLUP: 3rd Week of October Welcome to Weekly Rollups, where David and Ryan package up a whole week's worth of news into a bite-sized bit of data, for easy inclusion into your brain!</p> <p>Weekly Rollups: 5 TOPICS, 5 MINUTES EACH</p> <p>PRICES AND MARKETS</p> <p>- BTC<br /> - ETH Price<br /> - TVL in DeFi<br /> - ETH unique address ATH <a href= "https://twitter.com/santimentfeed/status/1317165165234835456?s=20"> https://twitter.com/santimentfeed/status/1317165165234835456?s=20</a><br /> - Ethereum to settle $1T in 2020 <a href= "https://twitter.com/MessariCrypto/status/1318985292347543552">https://twitter.com/MessariCrypto/status/1318985292347543552</a></p> <p>WHAT GOT RELEASED?</p> <p>- PayPal adopts crypto<br /> _____ ⚠️ walled garden! Not yet crypto! <a href= "https://www.reuters.com/article/paypal-cryptocurrency/update-1-paypal-to-open-up-network-to-cryptocurrencies-idUSL1N2HC0PL"> https://www.reuters.com/article/paypal-cryptocurrency/update-1-paypal-to-open-up-network-to-cryptocurrencies-idUSL1N2HC0PL</a></p> <p>Barn Bridge <a href= "https://defirate.com/barnbridge-seed-round/">https://defirate.com/barnbridge-seed-round/</a><br /> - Separates risk into tranches<br /> - Smooths out yields across protocols</p> <p>Yield Protocol <a href= "https://medium.com/yield-protocol/yield-protocol-is-live-e6e8ebf2537b"> https://medium.com/yield-protocol/yield-protocol-is-live-e6e8ebf2537b</a><br /> - Fixed-rate, fixed-term borrowing and lending, with market-determined interest rates.</p> <p>CirclesUBI <a href= "https://decrypt.co/45419/universal-basic-income-app-launches-gives-users-free-crypto"> https://decrypt.co/45419/universal-basic-income-app-launches-gives-users-free-crypto</a></p> <p>- Decentralized Identity<br /> - Regular issuance + airdrop token</p> <p>MetaMask Swaps <a href= "https://medium.com/metamask/introducing-metamask-swaps-84318c643785"> https://medium.com/metamask/introducing-metamask-swaps-84318c643785</a><br /> <br /> - Swap assets inside MetaMask<br /> - Aggregator of aggregators</p> <p>WHAT'S IN THE NEWS?</p> <p>Fincen going after BTC mixing service <a href= "https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/81667/fincen-mixing-service-helix-fine-bitcoin"> https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/81667/fincen-mixing-service-helix-fine-bitcoin</a></p> <p>Central Bank Digital Currencies are getting hype <a href= "https://twitter.com/RaoulGMI/status/1317836119149580288?s=20">https://twitter.com/RaoulGMI/status/1317836119149580288?s=20</a><br /> <br /> Shielded Zvash Pool hit 600k ZE <a href= "https://twitter.com/jswihart/status/1317192646062796801?s=20">https://twitter.com/jswihart/status/1317192646062796801?s=20</a></p> <p>Coinbase Report on who requests data from Coinbase <a href= "https://blog.coinbase.com/transparency-at-coinbase-c8edf6dce4d6">https://blog.coinbase.com/transparency-at-coinbase-c8edf6dce4d6</a></p> <p>Yearn Manifesto <a href= "https://gov.yearn.finance/t/how-we-think-about-yearn/7137">https://gov.yearn.finance/t/how-we-think-about-yearn/7137</a><br /> <br /> Watches

Oct 23, 202031 min

ETH 2.0 AMA with Danny Ryan

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Oct 22, 20201h 9m

SotN#19: DRUMROLLING! w/ Jacob Cantele from Metamask, Q3 Token Report, Gradually then Suddenly

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Oct 21, 20201h 35m

35 - Designing Ethereum | Vitalik Buterin

<p>🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a><br /> ✊ STARTING GUIDE BANKLESS: <a href= "https://bit.ly/37Q17uI">https://bit.ly/37Q17uI</a><br /> ❤️ JOIN PRIVATE DISCORD: <a href= "https://bit.ly/2UVI10O">https://bit.ly/2UVI10O</a><br /> 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: <a href= "http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">http://podcast.banklesshq.com/</a><br /> 👕 BUY BANKLESS TEE: <a href= "https://merch.banklesshq.com/">https://merch.banklesshq.com/</a></p> <p>-----</p> <p>GO BANKLESS WITH THESE SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🌐 UNSTOPPABLE DOMAINS - HUMAN READABLE ETHEREUM & CRYPTO ADDRESSES <a href= "https://bankless.cc/unstoppable">https://bankless.cc/unstoppable</a></p> <p>🌈 ZAPPER - ULTIMATE HUB FOR DEFI - ZAP INTO DEFI <a href= "http://bankless.cc/zapper">http://bankless.cc/zapper</a></p> <p>💳 MONOLITH - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS <a href= "https://bankless.cc/monolith">https://bankless.cc/monolith</a></p> <p>🤖YEARN - YIELD-SEEKING MONEY ROBOT THAT FARMS DEFI FOR YOU <a href= "http://bankless.cc/yearn">http://bankless.cc/yearn</a></p> <p>------</p> <p>35 - Designing Ethereum | Vitalik Buterin</p> <p>With Ethereum 2.0 on the horizon, we bring Vitalik Buterin back onto the podcast to discuss the 'why' behind many of the design choices of Ethereum 2.0</p> <p>Why Proof of Stake? Why Sharding? </p> <p>We also go over what has been discovered and added between the 2015 launch of Ethereum 1.x, and where we are now, such as<br /> - EIP1559<br /> - Rollups<br /> as well as Vitaliks view of a 'rollup centric Ethereum'</p> <p>We also discuss the process going getting Ethereum 1 onboarded into Ethereum 2.0, as well as a rollup-round where we ask some quick questions!</p> <p>'Rollup Centric Ethereum' blog post: <a href= "https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/a-rollup-centric-ethereum-roadmap/4698"> https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/a-rollup-centric-ethereum-roadmap/4698</a></p> <p>Get ready for Staking: https://bankless.substack.com/p/guide-becoming-a-validator-on-the History:</p> <p><a href= "https://blog.ethereum.org/2014/01/15/slasher-a-punitive-proof-of-stake-algorithm/"> https://blog.ethereum.org/2014/01/15/slasher-a-punitive-proof-of-stake-algorithm/</a></p> <p><a href= "https://vitalik.ca/general/2019/11/22/progress.html">https://vitalik.ca/general/2019/11/22/progress.html</a></p> <p><a href= "https://blog.ethereum.org/2014/11/25/proof-stake-learned-love-weak-subjectivity/"> https://blog.ethereum.org/2014/11/25/proof-stake-learned-love-weak-subjectivity/</a></p> <p><a href= "https://vitalik.ca/general/2020/08/17/philosophy.html">https://vitalik.ca/general/2020/08/17/philosophy.html</a></p> <p> </p> <p>------</p> <p>Don't stop at the video!</p> <p>Subscribe to the Bankless newsletter program <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a></p> <p>Visit the official Bankless website for resources <a href= "http://banklesshq.com/">http://banklesshq.com/</a></p> <p>Follow Bankless on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ">https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ</a></p> <p>Follow Ryan on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/ryansadams">https://twitter.com/ryansadams</a></p> <p>Follow David on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/TrustlessState">https://twitter.com/TrustlessState</a></p> <p>Follow DeFi Dad on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad">https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad</a></p> <p>-----</p> <p>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. Disclosure. From time-to-time we may add links in this channel to products we use. We may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. We'll always disclose when this is the case.</p>

Oct 19, 20201h 59m

Weekly Rollups - 2ND WEEK OF OCTOBER

<p>🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a><br /> ✊ STARTING GUIDE BANKLESS: <a href= "https://bit.ly/37Q17uI">https://bit.ly/37Q17uI</a><br /> ❤️ JOIN PRIVATE DISCORD: <a href= "https://bit.ly/2UVI10O">https://bit.ly/2UVI10O</a><br /> 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: <a href= "http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">http://podcast.banklesshq.com/</a><br /> 👕 BUY BANKLESS TEE: <a href= "https://merch.banklesshq.com/">https://merch.banklesshq.com/</a></p> <p>-----</p> <p>GO BANKLESS WITH THESE SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🌐 UNSTOPPABLE DOMAINS - HUMAN READABLE ETHEREUM & CRYPTO ADDRESSES <a href= "https://bankless.cc/unstoppable">https://bankless.cc/unstoppable</a></p> <p>🌈 ZAPPER - ULTIMATE HUB FOR DEFI - ZAP INTO DEFI <a href= "http://bankless.cc/zapper">http://bankless.cc/zapper</a></p> <p>💳 MONOLITH - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS <a href= "https://bankless.cc/monolith">https://bankless.cc/monolith</a></p> <p>🤖YEARN - YIELD-SEEKING MONEY ROBOT THAT FARMS DEFI FOR YOU <a href= "http://bankless.cc/yearn">http://bankless.cc/yearn</a></p> <p>------</p> <p>Weekly Rollups - 2ND WEEK OF OCTOBER</p> <p>Welcome to Weekly Rollups, where David and Ryan package up a whole weeks worth of news into a bite-sized bit of data, for easy inclusion into your brain!</p> <p>Weekly Rollups: 5 TOPICS, 5 MINUTES EACH</p> <p>PRICES AND MARKETS</p> <p>- BTC, ETH Price</p> <p>- TVL in DeFi</p> <p>- BTC hashrate ATH</p> <p>- Tornado cash is picking up speed (https://twitter.com/BotTornado/status/1315364063547994117?s=20)</p> <p>- Bitcoin when moon? (https://bankless.substack.com/p/when-bitcoin-moon) WHAT GOT RELEASED?</p> <p>- Uniswap on TradingView</p> <p>- YFI, BAL governance vote for collateral into Maker</p> <p>- ETH 2 Bounty Program <a href= "https://twitter.com/dannyryan/status/1314563680588238853">https://twitter.com/dannyryan/status/1314563680588238853</a></p> <p>- MetaMask Swaps, 1M monthly actives <a href= "https://medium.com/metamask/metamask-exceeds-1-million-monthly-active-users-9da72a1e915d"> https://medium.com/metamask/metamask-exceeds-1-million-monthly-active-users-9da72a1e915d</a></p> <p>- Zinken Testnet is up and running <a href= "https://zinken.launchpad.ethereum.org/">https://zinken.launchpad.ethereum.org/</a></p> <p>- The Block sexy new data dashboard! <a href= "https://www.theblockcrypto.com/data/on-chain-metrics/bitcoin">https://www.theblockcrypto.com/data/on-chain-metrics/bitcoin</a></p> <p>WHAT'S IN THE NEWS?</p> <p>- Grayscale took in $1B in Q3 <a href= "https://grayscale.co/insights/grayscale-q3-2020-digital-asset-investment-report/)"> https://grayscale.co/insights/grayscale-q3-2020-digital-asset-investment-report/)</a></p> <p>- DOJ 83-page crypto framework <a href= "https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-announces-publication-cryptocurrency-enforcement-framework"> https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-announces-publication-cryptocurrency-enforcement-framework</a></p> <p>- China Airdopping their Central Bank Digital Currency https://twitter.com/cz_binance/status/1315830279676686336?s=20 WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?</p> <p>- Hayden's Tweet Heard Around the World <a href= "https://twitter.com/haydenzadams/status/1313959574244859905?s=20">https://twitter.com/haydenzadams/status/1313959574244859905?s=20</a></p> <p>- CFTC Chairman is impressed about Ethereum FULL STOP <a href= "https://twitter.com/CoinDesk/status/1316506694839685125?s=20">https://twitter.com/CoinDesk/status/1316506694839685125?s=20</a></p> <p>- Scaling approaching from ALL FRONTS:<br /> <span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> ---The Graph Adds State Channels <a href= "https://thegraph.com/blog/the-graph-brings-state-channels-to-ethereum"> https://thegraph.com/blog/the-graph-brings-state-channels-to-ethereum</a><br /> ---Curve Implements zkSync <a href= "https://medium.com/matter-labs/curve-zksync-l2-ethereums-first-user-defined-zk-rollup-smart-contract-5a72c496b350"> https://medium.com/matter-labs/curve-zksync-l2-ethereums-first-user-

Oct 16, 202029 min

SotN#18: ANTICIPATING! w/ Tim Beiko (EIP1559, ETH 2.0, Elections, market crossroads)

<p><span class="emojiContainer-3X8SvE" tabindex="0" role= "button">📣</span> Join us at Invest Ethereum Conference Oct 14th - <a class="anchor-3Z-8Bb anchorUnderlineOnHover-2ESHQB" tabindex="0" title="http://bankless.cc/investeth" role="button" href="http://bankless.cc/investeth" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">http://bankless.cc/investeth</a><br /> <br /> $25 off w/ “BANKLESS” code</p> <p>-----</p> <p>🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a><br /> ✊ STARTING GUIDE BANKLESS: <a href= "https://bit.ly/37Q17uI">https://bit.ly/37Q17uI</a><br /> ❤️ JOIN PRIVATE DISCORD: <a href= "https://bit.ly/2UVI10O">https://bit.ly/2UVI10O</a><br /> 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: <a href= "http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">http://podcast.banklesshq.com/</a><br /> 👕 BUY BANKLESS TEE: <a href= "https://merch.banklesshq.com/">https://merch.banklesshq.com/</a></p> <p>-----</p> <p>GO BANKLESS WITH THESE SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🌐 UNSTOPPABLE DOMAINS - HUMAN READABLE ETHEREUM & CRYPTO ADDRESSES <a href= "https://bankless.cc/unstoppable">https://bankless.cc/unstoppable</a></p> <p>🌈 ZAPPER - ULTIMATE HUB FOR DEFI - ZAP INTO DEFI <a href= "http://bankless.cc/zapper">http://bankless.cc/zapper</a></p> <p>💳 MONOLITH - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS <a href= "https://bankless.cc/monolith">https://bankless.cc/monolith</a></p> <p>🤖YEARN - YIELD-SEEKING MONEY ROBOT THAT FARMS DEFI FOR YOU <a href= "http://bankless.cc/yearn">http://bankless.cc/yearn</a></p> <p>------</p> <p>Tim Beiko (ConsenSys) the chief herder of cats for EIP1559 tells us what EIP1559 is and if it's actually happening anytime soon on Eth1.</p> <p>Topics:</p> <p>- EIP1559 is Ethereum's scarcity engine</p> <p>- What’s the current state of EIP1559?</p> <p>- Is it actually happening?</p> <p>And then...</p> <p>- The 6 things driving the crypto markets right now</p> <p>Links: Ethereum Cat Herders report on EIP1559: <a href= "https://medium.com/ethereum-cat-herders/eip-1559-community-outreach-report-aa18be0666b5"> https://medium.com/ethereum-cat-herders/eip-1559-community-outreach-report-aa18be0666b5</a></p> <p>Checklist for EIP1559 readiness: <a href= "https://github.com/ethereum/pm/blob/master/Fee%20Market%20Meetings/mainnet-readiness.md"> https://github.com/ethereum/pm/blob/master/Fee%20Market%20Meetings/mainnet-readiness.md</a></p> <p>Geth managing Ethereum State: <a href= "https://blog.ethereum.org/2020/07/17/ask-about-geth-snapshot-acceleration/"> https://blog.ethereum.org/2020/07/17/ask-about-geth-snapshot-acceleration/</a></p> <p>What's driving the market: <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/whats-driving-the-market-market-monday"> https://bankless.substack.com/p/whats-driving-the-market-market-monday</a></p> <p>Bitcoin's scarcity game: https://bankless.substack.com/p/bitcoins-scarcity-game</p> <p>Five-star reviews to help grow the Nation!</p> <p>------</p> <p>Don't stop at the video!</p> <p>Subscribe to the Bankless newsletter program <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a></p> <p>Visit the official Bankless website for resources <a href= "http://banklesshq.com/">http://banklesshq.com/</a></p> <p>Follow Bankless on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ">https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ</a></p> <p>Follow Ryan on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/ryansadams">https://twitter.com/ryansadams</a></p> <p>Follow David on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/TrustlessState">https://twitter.com/TrustlessState</a></p> <p>Follow DeFi Dad on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad">https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad</a></p> <p>-----</p> <p>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. Disclosure. From time-to-time we may add links in this channel to products we use. We may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these

Oct 14, 20201h 18m

34 - The Internet Cooperative | Jesse Walden

<p><span class="emojiContainer-3X8SvE" tabindex="0" role= "button">📣</span> Join us at Invest Ethereum Conference Oct 14th - <a class="anchor-3Z-8Bb anchorUnderlineOnHover-2ESHQB" tabindex="0" title="http://bankless.cc/investeth" role="button" href="http://bankless.cc/investeth" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">http://bankless.cc/investeth</a><br /> <br /> $25 off w/ “BANKLESS” code</p> <p>-----</p> <p>🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a><br /> ✊ STARTING GUIDE BANKLESS: <a href= "https://bit.ly/37Q17uI">https://bit.ly/37Q17uI</a><br /> ❤️ JOIN PRIVATE DISCORD: <a href= "https://bit.ly/2UVI10O">https://bit.ly/2UVI10O</a><br /> 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: <a href= "http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">http://podcast.banklesshq.com/</a><br /> 👕 BUY BANKLESS TEE: <a href= "https://merch.banklesshq.com/">https://merch.banklesshq.com/</a></p> <p>-----</p> <p>GO BANKLESS WITH THESE SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🌐 UNSTOPPABLE DOMAINS - HUMAN READABLE ETHEREUM & CRYPTO ADDRESSES <a href= "https://bankless.cc/unstoppable">https://bankless.cc/unstoppable</a></p> <p>🌈 ZAPPER - ULTIMATE HUB FOR DEFI - ZAP INTO DEFI <a href= "http://bankless.cc/zapper">http://bankless.cc/zapper</a></p> <p>💳 MONOLITH - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS <a href= "https://bankless.cc/monolith">https://bankless.cc/monolith</a></p> <p>🤖YEARN - YIELD-SEEKING MONEY ROBOT THAT FARMS DEFI FOR YOU <a href= "http://bankless.cc/yearn">http://bankless.cc/yearn</a></p> <p>------</p> <p>The Ownership Economy | Jesse Walden</p> <p>Jesse Walden speaks about 'the ownership economy', in which value is returned to the producers via a protocol by compensation codified in its core.</p> <p>YouTube, Facebook, Twitter are now extracting more than they are providing.</p> <p>Can Ethereum and DeFi solve this? How can Ethereum host an internet-sized cooperative, like REI? How can token ownership create a larger tent, that can scale organizations past previous limits?</p> <p>We also discuss Jesse's 3 theories for how crypto will be adopted, and which one he believes will come first:</p> <p>- The people come, Bank the Unbanked!<br /> - The institutions come, WallStreet wants part of the global casino - The economy comes, non-financial apps create a “real economy"</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Actions & Resources:</p> <p>Read Jesse’s articles:</p> <p>The Ownership Economy thesis <a href= "https://variant.fund/the-ownership-economy-crypto-and-consumer-software/"> https://variant.fund/the-ownership-economy-crypto-and-consumer-software/</a></p> <p>The Ownership Economy in DeFi to date <a href= "https://variant.fund/how-does-defi-cross-the-chasm/">https://variant.fund/how-does-defi-cross-the-chasm/</a></p> <p>Progressive Decentralization vs. Fair Launch <a href= "https://variant.fund/pro">https://variant.fund/pro</a>gressive-decentralization-a-playbook-for-building-crypto-applications/</p> <p>Business Models in Crypto <a href= "https://variant.fund/cryptos-business-model-is-familiar-what-isnt-is-who-benefits/"> https://variant.fund/cryptos-business-model-is-familiar-what-isnt-is-who-benefits/</a></p> <p>Check out our Meet the Nation with RAC <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZMQcjLzx7s&t=848s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZMQcjLzx7s&t=848s</a></p> <p>Five-star reviews to help grow the Nation!\</p> <p>------</p> <p>Don't stop at the video!</p> <p>Subscribe to the Bankless newsletter program <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a></p> <p>Visit the official Bankless website for resources <a href= "http://banklesshq.com/">http://banklesshq.com/</a></p> <p>Follow Bankless on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ">https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ</a></p> <p>Follow Ryan on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/ryansadams">https://twitter.com/ryansadams</a></p> <p>Follow David on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/TrustlessState">https://twitter.com/TrustlessState</a></p> <p>Follow DeFi Dad on Twitter <a href= "https

Oct 12, 20201h 41m

AMA - Felix Feng, CEO of Set Protocol ($INDEX Cooperative, DeFi Pulse partnership)

<p><span class="emojiContainer-3X8SvE" tabindex="0" role= "button">📣</span> Join us at Invest Ethereum Conference Oct 14th - <a class="anchor-3Z-8Bb anchorUnderlineOnHover-2ESHQB" tabindex="0" title="http://bankless.cc/investeth" role="button" href="http://bankless.cc/investeth" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">http://bankless.cc/investeth</a><br /> <br /> $25 off w/ “BANKLESS” code</p> <p>-----</p> <p>🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a><br /> ✊ STARTING GUIDE BANKLESS: <a href= "https://bit.ly/37Q17uI">https://bit.ly/37Q17uI</a><br /> ❤️ JOIN PRIVATE DISCORD: <a href= "https://bit.ly/2UVI10O">https://bit.ly/2UVI10O</a><br /> 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: <a href= "http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">http://podcast.banklesshq.com/</a><br /> 👕 BUY BANKLESS TEE: <a href= "https://merch.banklesshq.com/">https://merch.banklesshq.com/</a></p> <p>-----</p> <p>GO BANKLESS WITH THESE SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>🌐 UNSTOPPABLE DOMAINS - HUMAN READABLE ETHEREUM & CRYPTO ADDRESSES <a href= "https://bankless.cc/unstoppable">https://bankless.cc/unstoppable</a></p> <p>🌈 ZAPPER - ULTIMATE HUB FOR DEFI - ZAP INTO DEFI <a href= "http://bankless.cc/zapper">http://bankless.cc/zapper</a></p> <p>💳 MONOLITH - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS <a href= "https://bankless.cc/monolith">https://bankless.cc/monolith</a></p> <p>🤖YEARN - YIELD-SEEKING MONEY ROBOT THAT FARMS DEFI FOR YOU <a href= "http://bankless.cc/yearn">http://bankless.cc/yearn</a></p> <p>------</p> <p>AMA with Felix Feng</p> <p>Set Protocol has rolled out a TON of new products lately!</p> <p>We bring CEO Felix Feng on the Bankless YouTube to get our questions directly to the source.</p> <p>Some recent Announcements that we'll be talking about: <a href= "https://medium.com/indexcoop/introducing-the-index-cooperative-a4eaaf0bcfe2"> https://medium.com/indexcoop/introducing-the-index-cooperative-a4eaaf0bcfe2</a></p> <p><a href= "https://medium.com/set-protocol/introducing-the-defi-pulse-index-on-tokensets-79f87c6b295b"> https://medium.com/set-protocol/introducing-the-defi-pulse-index-on-tokensets-79f87c6b295b</a></p> <p> </p> <p>------</p> <p>Don't stop at the video!</p> <p>Subscribe to the Bankless newsletter program <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a></p> <p>Visit the official Bankless website for resources <a href= "http://banklesshq.com/">http://banklesshq.com/</a></p> <p>Follow Bankless on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ">https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ</a></p> <p>Follow Ryan on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/ryansadams">https://twitter.com/ryansadams</a></p> <p>Follow David on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/TrustlessState">https://twitter.com/TrustlessState</a></p> <p>Follow DeFi Dad on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad">https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad</a></p> <p>-----</p> <p>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. Disclosure. From time-to-time we may add links in this channel to products we use. We may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. We'll always disclose when this is the case.</p>

Oct 9, 20201h 7m

SotN#17: RETREATING! w/ Jake Chervinsky (BitMEX REKT, SEC Action, is DeFi safe?)

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Oct 7, 20201h 30m

33 - Slaying Moloch | Ameen Soleimani & Kevin Owocki

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Oct 5, 20201h 46m

SotN#16 - EXPLORING w/ Dan Robinson (Mempool Monsters, Optimism Launch, MEV, ETH/BTC Correlation with legacy, KuCoin Hack, FEW, Spinalda)

<p>Fill out the questionnaire! https://forms.gle/aiWfvAvePx5qGJkC9 ----</p> <p>🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a><br /> <span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> ✊ STARTING GUIDE BANKLESS:</span> <a style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;" href="https://bit.ly/37Q17uI">https://bit.ly/37Q17uI</a><br /> <span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> ❤️ JOIN PRIVATE DISCORD:</span> <a style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;" href="https://bit.ly/2UVI10O">https://bit.ly/2UVI10O</a><br /> <span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: <a href= "http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">http://podcast.banklesshq.com/</a><br /> 👕 BUY BANKLESS TEE: <a href= "https://merch.banklesshq.com/">https://merch.banklesshq.com/</a><br /> -----<br /> GO BANKLESS WITH THESE SPONSOR TOOLS:<br /> 🌐 UNSTOPPABLE DOMAINS - HUMAN READABLE ETHEREUM & CRYPTO ADDRESSES <a href= "https://bankless.cc/unstoppable">https://bankless.cc/unstoppable</a><br /> 🌈 ZAPPER - ULTIMATE HUB FOR DEFI - ZAP INTO DEFI <a href= "http://bankless.cc/zapper">http://bankless.cc/zapper</a><br /> 💳 MONOLITH - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS <a href= "https://bankless.cc/monolith">https://bankless.cc/monolith</a><br /> 🌈AAVE - LEND & BORROW YOUR CRYPTO W/O A BANK <a href= "https://bankless.cc/aave">https://bankless.cc/aave</a><br /> ------<br /> State of the Nation is EXPLORING, special guest Dan Robinson of Paradigm.<br /> <br /> 1) ETHEREUM'S DARK FOREST<br /> Short article from Dan: https://medium.com/@danrobinson/ethereum-is-a-dark-forest-ecc5f0505dff Unofficial Part 2 From samczsun <a href= "https://samczsun.com/escaping-the-dark-forest/">https://samczsun.com/escaping-the-dark-forest/</a><br /> <br /> 2) OPTIMISTIC ROLLUPS LIVE! Launch post!https://medium.com/@optimismPBC/light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-c390a05bbcb8<br /> <br /> 3) LIGHTNING ROUND<br /> - Why isn't crypto uncorrelated w/ stocks?<br /> - KuCoin hack showed who's centralized<br /> - $FEW and $EMN<br /> - Spinalda Testnet<br /> ------<br /> Don't stop at the video!<br /> Subscribe to the Bankless newsletter program <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a><br /> Visit the official Bankless website for resources <a href= "http://banklesshq.com/">http://banklesshq.com/</a><br /> Follow Bankless on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ">https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ</a><br /> Follow Ryan on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/ryansadams">https://twitter.com/ryansadams</a><br /> Follow David on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/TrustlessState">https://twitter.com/TrustlessState</a><br /> -----<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.<br /> <br /> Disclosure. From time-to-time we may add links in this channel to products we use. We may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. We'll always disclose when this is the case.</span></p>

Sep 30, 20201h 11m

32 - The Bull Case for NFTs | Jake Burkhman & Andrew Steinwold

<p>September 28, 2020</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Tools from our sponsors to go bankless:</p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">🌐 <a href="https://bankless.cc/unstoppable">UNSTOPPABLE DOMAINS</a> - <a href= "https://bankless.cc/unstoppable">GET A HUMAN READABLE CRYPTO DOMAIN</a></span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">🌈 <a href="http://bankless.cc/zapper">ZAPPER - ULTIMATE HUB FOR DEFI</a> - ZAP INTO DEFI</span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">💳 <a href="https://bankless.cc/monolith">MONOLITH - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS</a></span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">💸 <a href="https://aave.com/">AAVE - LEND AND BORROW DEFI ASSETS</a></span></p> <p>-----<br /> <strong>32 - The Bull Case for NFTs | Jake Burkhman & Andrew Steinwold</strong></p> <p>There's something bubbling under the surface with NFTs. A lot of really smart people are starting to make a lot of noise about the coming wave of NFT explosion.</p> <p>But what are NFTs exactly?</p> <p>What can we do with them?</p> <p>Are they really all that unique?</p> <p>What is so powerful about a Non-Fungible Token?</p> <p>Jake Burkhman, founder of CoinFund, is particularly bullish on this sector of Ethereum.</p> <p>Andrew Steinwold, host of a podcast exclusively dedicated to NFTs, thinks that the world of NFTs will dwarf the world of DeFi by orders of magnitude.</p> <p>What makes these two individuals so optimistic about NFTs?<br /> Listen to find out!<br /> ------<br /> <br /> Resources:<br /> <br /> Bankless articles: </p> <p><strong>The First $100M in NFTs</strong><br /> <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/the-first-100m-in-nfts">https://bankless.substack.com/p/the-first-100m-in-nfts</a><br /> <strong>Democratization of Value</strong><br /> <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/the-democratization-of-value">https://bankless.substack.com/p/the-democratization-of-value</a><br /> <strong>How to make money selling Digital Art</strong><br /> <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/how-to-make-money-on-digital-art">https://bankless.substack.com/p/how-to-make-money-on-digital-art</a><br /> <br /> <strong>Listen: Andrew Steinwold's Podcast: Zima Red</strong><br /> <a href= "https://anchor.fm/andrew-steinwold">https://anchor.fm/andrew-steinwold</a></p> <p>Rate the Podcast 5 Stars</p> <p>-----<br /> Subscribe to podcast on <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bankless/id1499409058">iTunes</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/41TNnXSv5ExcQSzEGLlGhy">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">RSS Feed</a></p> <p>Leave a review on <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bankless/id1499409058">iTunes</a></p> <p>Share the episode with someone you know!</p> <p>-----<br /> Don't stop at the podcast!</p> <p>Subscribe to the <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">Bankless newsletter program</a></p> <p>Watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">Bankless shows and tutorials on YouTube</a></p> <p>Visit official <a href="http://banklesshq.com/">Bankless website</a> for resources</p> <p>Follow Bankless on <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ">Twitter</a></p> <p>Follow Ryan on <a href= "https://twitter.com/ryansadams">Twitter</a></p> <p>Follow David on <a href= "https://twitter.com/TrustlessState">Twitter</a></p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This podcast is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. Do your own research.</p>

Sep 28, 20201h 48m

AMA - Hugh Karp of Nexus Mutual

<p>September 21, 2020</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Tools from our sponsors to go bankless:</p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">🌐 <a href="https://bankless.cc/unstoppable">UNSTOPPABLE DOMAINS</a> - <a href= "https://bankless.cc/unstoppable">GET A HUMAN READABLE CRYPTO DOMAIN</a></span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">🌈 <a href="http://bankless.cc/zapper">ZAPPER - ULTIMATE HUB FOR DEFI</a> - ZAP INTO DEFI</span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">💳 <a href="https://bankless.cc/monolith">MONOLITH - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS</a></span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">💸 <a href="https://aave.com/">AAVE - LEND AND BORROW DEFI ASSETS</a></span></p> <p>-----<br /> AMA with Hugh Karp the Founder of Nexus Mutual</p> <p>Hugh Karp returns to the Bankless Nation to answer some of the question the community has from listening to his recent podcast!<br /> ------<br /> <br /> Resources:<br /> <br /> Bankless Podcast with Hugh:</p> <p><a href= "http://podcast.banklesshq.com/31-nexus-mutual-to-billion-hugh-karp"> http://podcast.banklesshq.com/31-nexus-mutual-to-billion-hugh-karp</a></p> <p>Read: How to assess the risks of a lending protocol?<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/how-to-assess-the-risk-of-lending"> https://bankless.substack.com/p/how-to-assess-the-risk-of-lending</a><br /> <br /></p> <p>Read: how to protect against hacks with Nexus<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/how-to-protect-against-hacks-with"> https://bankless.substack.com/p/how-to-protect-against-hacks-with</a></p> <p>Nexus Metrics Tracker: <a href= "https://nexustracker.io/">https://nexustracker.io/</a></p> <p>DeFi Dad Explainer Video: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnzInsKPLR0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnzInsKPLR0</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Rate the Podcast 5 Stars</p> <p>-----<br /> Subscribe to podcast on <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bankless/id1499409058">iTunes</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/41TNnXSv5ExcQSzEGLlGhy">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">RSS Feed</a></p> <p>Leave a review on <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bankless/id1499409058">iTunes</a></p> <p>Share the episode with someone you know!</p> <p>-----<br /> Don't stop at the podcast!</p> <p>Subscribe to the <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">Bankless newsletter program</a></p> <p>Watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">Bankless shows and tutorials on YouTube</a></p> <p>Visit official <a href="http://banklesshq.com/">Bankless website</a> for resources</p> <p>Follow Bankless on <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ">Twitter</a></p> <p>Follow Ryan on <a href= "https://twitter.com/ryansadams">Twitter</a></p> <p>Follow David on <a href= "https://twitter.com/TrustlessState">Twitter</a></p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This podcast is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. Do your own research.</p>

Sep 24, 20201h 0m

SotN#15 w/ Jordan Lyall - $MEME is Hot, Why EIP1559 Isn't Here, UNI: Buy, Sell, or Hold?

<p>Episode: #31<br /> September 21, 2020</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Tools from our sponsors to go bankless:</p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">🌐 <a href="https://bankless.cc/unstoppable">UNSTOPPABLE DOMAINS</a> - <a href= "https://bankless.cc/unstoppable">GET A HUMAN READABLE CRYPTO DOMAIN</a></span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">🌈 <a href="http://bankless.cc/zapper">ZAPPER - ULTIMATE HUB FOR DEFI</a> - ZAP INTO DEFI</span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">💳 <a href="https://bankless.cc/monolith">MONOLITH - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS</a></span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">💸 <a href="https://aave.com/">AAVE - LEND AND BORROW DEFI ASSETS</a></span></p> <p>----<br /> State of the Nation - $MEME, NFTs, and EIP1559</p> <p>$MEME is the main topic of conversation in this state of the nation. We bring on Jordan Lyall (@jordanlyall), the accidental founder of $MEME, to help us understand how MEME accidentally became a thing by memeing itself into existence. </p> <p>1) $MEME IS HOT RN</p> <p>2) WHY EIP1559 ISN'T HERE</p> <p>3) IS UNI A BUY, HOLD, OR SELL?</p> <p>RESOURCES:</p> <p>1) DON'T BUY MEME <a href= "https://dontbuymeme.com/farms">https://dontbuymeme.com/farms</a></p> <p>2) EIP1559 AMA <a href= "https://crypto-ama.herokuapp.com/messages_eip_1559.html">https://crypto-ama.herokuapp.com/messages_eip_1559.html</a></p> <p>3) UNI TOKEN CLAIM DASHBOARD https://explore.duneanalytics.com/dashboard/uni-token-claims</p> <p> </p> <p>Rate the Podcast 5 Stars</p> <p>-----<br /> Subscribe to podcast on <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bankless/id1499409058">iTunes</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/41TNnXSv5ExcQSzEGLlGhy">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">RSS Feed</a></p> <p>Leave a review on <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bankless/id1499409058">iTunes</a></p> <p>Share the episode with someone you know!</p> <p>-----<br /> Don't stop at the podcast!</p> <p>Subscribe to the <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">Bankless newsletter program</a></p> <p>Watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">Bankless shows and tutorials on YouTube</a></p> <p>Visit official <a href="http://banklesshq.com/">Bankless website</a> for resources</p> <p>Follow Bankless on <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ">Twitter</a></p> <p>Follow Ryan on <a href= "https://twitter.com/ryansadams">Twitter</a></p> <p>Follow David on <a href= "https://twitter.com/TrustlessState">Twitter</a></p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This podcast is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. Do your own research.</p>

Sep 23, 20201h 18m

31 - Nexus Mutual to Billions | Hugh Karp

<p>Episode: #31<br /> September 21, 2020</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Tools from our sponsors to go bankless:</p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">🌐 <a href="https://bankless.cc/unstoppable">UNSTOPPABLE DOMAINS</a> - <a href= "https://bankless.cc/unstoppable">GET A HUMAN READABLE CRYPTO DOMAIN</a></span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">🌈 <a href="http://bankless.cc/zapper">ZAPPER - ULTIMATE HUB FOR DEFI</a> - ZAP INTO DEFI</span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">💳 <a href="https://bankless.cc/monolith">MONOLITH - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS</a></span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">💸 <a href="https://aave.com/">AAVE - LEND AND BORROW DEFI ASSETS</a></span></p> <p>----<br /> Nexus Mutual to Billions | Hugh Karp</p> <p>Hugh Karp is the founder of Nexus Mutual, a DeFi insurance protocol<br /> <br /> Nexus Mutual has $80M ETH covering over $240 worth of DeFi insurance, up from $8M last July. Nexus has paid out millions in insurance claims to previous DeFi hacks, and is one of the fastest-growing protocols in DeFi.</p> <p>Hugh comes from the world of insurance and worked as an actuary before moving into crypto. He brings his real-world insurance knowledge to the DeFi universe through Nexus Mutual, a reconstruction of real-world insurance mechanisms, but built on Ethereum.</p> <p>Nexus Mutual has over $80M in assets deposited into the Nexus contracts, up from just $8M in July 2020. This $80M is the backstop for $240M of cover purchased by Nexus customers.</p> <p>Join us as we go through the history of Nexus Mutual, the NXM token, and the future road map with founder Hugh Karp!</p> <p>WE COVER:</p> <p>1) Current state of DeFi insurance / safety<br /> 2) Benefits of smart-contract based insurance<br /> 3) Quick history of insurance <br /> 4) Building Nexus<br /> 5) Integrating NXM<br /> 6) NXM Bonding Curve<br /> 7) Future vision of Nexus<br /> <br /> ------<br /> <br /> Resources:</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Read: How to assess the risks of a lending protocol?</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/how-to-assess-the-risk-of-lending"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://bankless.substack.com/p/how-to-assess-the-risk-of-lending</span></a><br /> <br /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Read: how to protect against hacks with Nexus</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span> <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/how-to-protect-against-hacks-with"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://bankless.substack.com/p/how-to-protect-against-hacks-with</span></a></p> <p>Nexus Metrics Tracker: <a href= "https://nexustracker.io/">https://nexustracker.io/</a></p> <p>DeFi Dad Explainer Video: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnzInsKPLR0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnzInsKPLR0</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Rate the Podcast 5 Stars</p> <p>-----<br /> Subscribe to podcast on <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bankless/id1499409058">iTunes</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/41TNnXSv5ExcQSzEGLlGhy">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">RSS Feed</a></p> <p>Leave a review on <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bankless/id1499409058">iTunes</a></p> <p>Share the episode with someone you know!</p> <p>-----<br /> Don't stop at the podcast!</p> <p>Subscribe to the <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">Bankless newsletter program</a></p> <p>Watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">Bankless shows and tutorials on YouTube</a></p> <p>Visit official <a href="http://banklesshq.com/">Bankless website</a> for resources</p> <p>Follow Bankless on <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ">Twitter</a></p> <p>Follow Ryan on <a href= "https://twitter.com/ryansadams&#

Sep 21, 20201h 42m

$UNI announced from Uniswap - $1,200 of UNI Airdropped to YOU!

<p>Tools from our sponsors to go bankless:</p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">🌐 <a href="https://bankless.cc/unstoppable">UNSTOPPABLE DOMAINS</a> - <a href= "https://bankless.cc/unstoppable">GET A HUMAN READABLE CRYPTO DOMAIN</a></span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">🌈 <a href="http://bankless.cc/zapper">ZAPPER - ULTIMATE HUB FOR DEFI</a> - ZAP INTO DEFI</span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">💳 <a href="https://bankless.cc/monolith">MONOLITH - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS</a></span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">💸 <a href="https://aave.com/">AAVE - BORROW & LEND DEFI ASSETS ON ETHEREUM </a></span></p> <p>------<br /> The Uniswap Token is OUT! $UNI is here and EVERYONE has some!</p> <p>David and Ryan release a quick bonus episode to keep you informed about the UNI token release!<br /> ------<br /> <br /> RESOURCES:</p> <p>Intro to Uniswap: <a href= "https://uniswap.org/blog/uni/">https://uniswap.org/blog/uni/</a></p> <p>Claim your tokens: <a href= "https://app.uniswap.org/#/uni">https://app.uniswap.org/#/uni</a></p> <p>Uniswap 2nd in crypto fees: <a href= "https://cryptofees.info/">https://cryptofees.info/</a></p> <p>Token terminal for UNI P/E: <a href= "https://www.tokenterminal.com/">https://www.tokenterminal.com/</a></p> <p>Tracking Ethereum Gas: <a href= "https://www.gasnow.org/">https://www.gasnow.org/</a></p> <p>CoinGecko Yield Farming list: <a href= "https://www.coingecko.com/en/yield-farming">https://www.coingecko.com/en/yield-farming</a></p> <p>Rate the Podcast 5 Stars!</p> <p>-----<br /> Subscribe to podcast on <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bankless/id1499409058">iTunes</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/41TNnXSv5ExcQSzEGLlGhy">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">RSS Feed</a></p> <p>Leave a review on <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bankless/id1499409058">iTunes</a></p> <p>Share the episode with someone you know!</p> <p>-----<br /> Don't stop at the podcast!</p> <p>Subscribe to the <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">Bankless newsletter program</a></p> <p>Watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">Bankless shows and tutorials on YouTube</a></p> <p>Visit official <a href="http://banklesshq.com/">Bankless website</a> for resources</p> <p>Follow Bankless on <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ">Twitter</a></p> <p>Follow Ryan on <a href= "https://twitter.com/ryansadams">Twitter</a></p> <p>Follow David on <a href= "https://twitter.com/TrustlessState">Twitter</a></p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This podcast is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. Do your own research.</p>

Sep 17, 202036 min

SotN #14 - FUNding with Kevin Owocki (Gitcoin #7 BEGINS, DeFi protocols compete 4 Gitcoin, StableCredit USD, CeDeFi = real or joke?)

<p>STATE OF THE NATION #14 - Tuesday, September 15th, 2020</p> <p>Watch on the <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">Bankless YouTube Channel</a></p> <p>The State of the Bankless Nation is....FUNding</p> <p>It that time of year....GITCOIN TIME!!!</p> <p>Every quarter, 4 times a year, Gitcoin Grants rolls around. This is one of the few times where the money in your wallet means 10x more than it used to... IF... AND ONLY IF.... you donate to your favorite DeFi and Ethereum infrastructure. </p> <p>We bring on Kevin Owocki, el presidente of Gitcoin, to discuss the role of Gitcoin in funding the DeFi ecosystem and the technology behind funding public goods. </p> <p>----- </p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">GO BANKLESS WITH THESE SPONSOR TOOLS:</span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">💸 <a href="https://bankless.cc/unstoppable">UNSTOPPABLE DOMAINS</a> - HUMAN READABLE NAMES FOR ETHEREUM AND CRYPTO ADDRESSES</span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">🌈 <a href="http://bankless.cc/zapper">ZAPPER - ULTIMATE HUB FOR DEFI</a> - ZAP INTO DEFI </span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">💳 <a href="https://bankless.cc/monolith">MONOLITH - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS </a></span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">💸 <a href="https://aave.com/">AAVE - BORROWING AND LENDING DIGITAL ASSETS ON ETHEREUM</a> - DID SOMEONE SAY YIELD FARMING??</span></p> <p>------</p> <p>STATE OF THE NATION #14 - Tuesday, September 15, 2020 The State of the Bankless Nation is....FUNding</p> <p>Special Guest...Kevin Owocki @owocki on Twitter</p> <p>TOPICS:</p> <p><strong>GITCOIN with Kevin Owocki</strong></p> <p>1) Gitcoin Round 7... START<br /> 2) This round is different... WE'RE IN A BULL MARKET<br /> 3) DeFi protocol, DeFi farms, DeFi teams are SENDING GITCOIN $$$ <br /> 4) Gitcoin is out of the shadow of Consensys, the EF<br /> 5) Decentralized Identity, Sybil Resistance of Gitcoin</p> <p><strong>StableCredit USD</strong></p> <p>1) <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkTuMVBLBNQ">Bankless Video was helpful</a>... still need more help in understanding Andre Conje's new StableCredit USD system<br /> 2) Aave + Maker + Uniswap + Synethix = StableCredit USD (?)<br /> 3) Yearn needs a place to park its capital; it filled all the other protocols<br /> 4) Contracts done, UI soon</p> <h2><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;">BTC and ETH are the crypto monies that matter</span></strong></h2> <ol> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/microstrategy-buys-more-bitcoin"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> MicroStrategy Buys $175M More in Bitcoin, Upping BTC Holdings to $425M</span></a> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Bitcoin’s prisoners dilemma </span></li> </ol> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1303706247900934144?s=20"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> ETH just passed BTC on total value transferred and that’s huge</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fake DeFi doesn’t cut it (CeDeFi)</span> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Binance Smart-Contract Chain</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><a href= "https://www.binance.com/en/blog/421499824684900933/Binance-Smart-Chain-Launches-Today"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://www.binance.com/en/blog/421499824684900933/Binance-Smart-Chain-Launches-Today</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">100m fund Binance</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Block Explorer</span> <a href="https://bscscan.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://bscscan.com/</span></a></li

Sep 16, 20201h 26m

30 - Synthetix To Billions | Kain Warwick

<p>Episode: #30<br /> September 14, 2020</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Tools from our sponsors to go bankless:</p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">🌐 <a href="https://bankless.cc/unstoppable">UNSTOPPABLE DOMAINS</a> - <a href= "https://bankless.cc/unstoppable">GET A HUMAN READABLE CRYPTO DOMAIN</a></span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">🌈 <a href="http://bankless.cc/zapper">ZAPPER - ULTIMATE HUB FOR DEFI</a> - ZAP INTO DEFI</span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">💳 <a href="https://bankless.cc/monolith">MONOLITH - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS</a></span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">💸 <a href="https://bankless.cc/AMPL-MINE">AMPLFORTH - MONETARY EXPERIMENT FOR BASE MONEY</a></span></p> <p>----<br /> Synthetix to Billions | Kain Warwick</p> <p>Kain Warwick is the founder of the Synthetix Platform, a protocol for generating and trading synthetic digital assets. Kain himself is known for leaning towards crypto-anarchist side of the political spectrum</p> <p>How did this come about? How has this impacted the building of Synthetix?</p> <p>Synthetix itself has stood resilient against the 2018/19 bear market. Why? What was the unique advantage of Synthetix vs other 2017 ICO platforms?</p> <p>What's next for Synthetix now that gas fees are 200+ gwei?</p> <p>WE COVER:</p> <p>1) Kain's political stance<br /> 2) How this reflected in Synthetix<br /> 3) Motivation and Grit around building and producing<br /> 4) Growing Community and Culture during a bear market<br /> 5) Degen Spartan, and 6 dolla SNX<br /> 6) Introducing the SIP process<br /> 7) Introducing Yield Farming<br /> 8) Recursive upside/downside to SNX + ETH collateral in Synthetix 9) L2 scaling with Optimism<br /> 10) Bull market predictions<br /> <br /> ------<br /> <br /> FURTHER RESOURCES:</p> <p>Synthetix & Optimism: <a href= "https://medium.com/ethereum-optimism/synthetix-exchange-meets-the-ovm-2de3a572d6df"> https://medium.com/ethereum-optimism/synthetix-exchange-meets-the-ovm-2de3a572d6df</a></p> <p>Rate the Podcast 5 Stars</p> <p>-----<br /> Subscribe to podcast on <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bankless/id1499409058">iTunes</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/41TNnXSv5ExcQSzEGLlGhy">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">RSS Feed</a></p> <p>Leave a review on <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bankless/id1499409058">iTunes</a></p> <p>Share the episode with someone you know!</p> <p>-----<br /> Don't stop at the podcast!</p> <p>Subscribe to the <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">Bankless newsletter program</a></p> <p>Watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">Bankless shows and tutorials on YouTube</a></p> <p>Visit official <a href="http://banklesshq.com/">Bankless website</a> for resources</p> <p>Follow Bankless on <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ">Twitter</a></p> <p>Follow Ryan on <a href= "https://twitter.com/ryansadams">Twitter</a></p> <p>Follow David on <a href= "https://twitter.com/TrustlessState">Twitter</a></p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This podcast is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. Do your own research.</p>

Sep 14, 20201h 52m

SotN #13 - SOBERING with Anthony Sassano (SushiSwap Founder DEFECTS, Farming 4 Gitcoin)

<p>STATE OF THE NATION #13 - Tuesday, September 8th, 2020</p> <p>Watch on the <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">Bankless YouTube Channel</a></p> <p>The State of the Bankless Nation is....SOBERING!</p> <p>No, we haven't rewritten the laws of the universe, things are still the same...</p> <p>Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/sassal0x">Anthony on Twitter!</a></p> <p>----- </p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">GO BANKLESS WITH THESE SPONSOR TOOLS:</span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">💸 <a href="https://bankless.cc/unstoppable">UNSTOPPABLE DOMAINS</a> - HUMAN READABLE NAMES FOR ETHEREUM AND CRYPTO ADDRESSES</span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">🌈 <a href="http://bankless.cc/zapper">ZAPPER - ULTIMATE HUB FOR DEFI</a> - ZAP INTO DEFI </span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">💳 <a href="https://bankless.cc/monolith">MONOLITH - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS </a></span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">💸 <a href="https://bankless.cc/AMPL-MINE">AMPLFORTH - MONETARY EXPERIMENT FOR BASE MONEY</a> </span></p> <p>------</p> <p>STATE OF THE NATION #13 - Tuesday, September 8, 2020 The State of the Bankless Nation is....SOBERING!</p> <p>Special Guest...Anthony Sassano @sassal0x on Twitter</p> <p>TOPICS:</p> <p>1) SushiSwap Founder dumping all his Sushi; defecting from the protocol</p> <p>2) The newest wave of ETH 2 killers is here</p> <p>3) Protocols directing funds to Gitcoin for Gitcoin Grants: BULLISH for ETHEREUM</p> <p>ANNOUNCEMENTS:</p> <p>1) Aave Founder Stani on the Bankless Pod: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b76HL0jFctQ&t=938s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b76HL0jFctQ&t=938s</a></p> <p>2) AMA with Loopring's Matt Finestone on THURSDAY</p> <p>3) Tactic coming out on the Bankless Newsletter: How to get Yield SAFELY.</p> <p>Subscribe! <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/">https://bankless.substack.com/</a></p> <p>We show:</p> <p>1) <a href= "https://twitter.com/spencernoon/status/1302220502728085504">Sushi Founder Market-Dumps Sushi</a></p> <p>2) <a href= "https://twitter.com/ameensol/status/1302395863709351936?s=20">Ameen Soleimani post-mortem twitter thread</a></p> <p>3) <a href= "https://twitter.com/scott_lew_is/status/1302243578433990657?s=204"> Sushi Founder: "I'm a good guy"</a></p> <p>5) <a href= "https://twitter.com/owocki/status/1298032085945352192?s=20">Kevin Owocki submits 1% YAM treasury to Gitcoin proposal</a></p> <p>6) <a href= "https://twitter.com/AndreCronjeTech/status/1298621742240403456?s=20"> Andre with the DUNK:</a></p> <p>7) <a href= "https://medium.com/@TrustlessState/dont-be-stupid-fund-gitcoin-with-your-treasury-a177a3a0454c"> David puts the final nail in the coffin</a></p> <p>8) <a href= "https://twitter.com/Steven_McKie/status/1302710211640057856">BASED now giving Gitcoin 2%!</a></p> <p>--- ACTION ITEMS:</p> <p>1) READ: Sushi's Sin of Betrayal: <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/sushis-sin-of-betrayal-market-monday"> https://bankless.substack.com/p/sushis-sin-of-betrayal-market-monday</a></p> <p>2) READ: How to use yEarn to maximize yield <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/how-to-leverage-yearn-to-maximize"> https://bankless.substack.com/p/how-to-leverage-yearn-to-maximize</a></p> <p>3) Subscribe to Catch SOTN LIVE every Tuesday at 10am EST (2pm UTC) https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless</p> <p>-----</p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Don't stop at the video!</span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">Subscribe to the Bankless newsletter program</span> <a class= "yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" spellcheck="false" href= "https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=1nXYMbcgopQ&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHk1dDY3ckVOTzVEX09pd0JxZFl6TVo3U1FHQXxBQ3J

Sep 9, 20201h 15m

29 - Aave to Billions | Stani Kulechov

<p>Episode: #29<br /> September 07, 2020</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Tools from our sponsors to go bankless:</p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">🌐 <a href="https://bankless.cc/unstoppable">UNSTOPPABLE DOMAINS</a> - <a href="https://bankless.cc/unstoppable">GET A HUMAN READABLE CRYPTO DOMAIN</a></span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">🌈 <a href="http://bankless.cc/zapper">ZAPPER - ULTIMATE HUB FOR DEFI</a> - ZAP INTO DEFI</span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">💳 <a href="https://bankless.cc/monolith">MONOLITH - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS</a></span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">💸 <a href="https://bankless.cc/AMPL-MINE">AMPLFORTH - MONETARY EXPERIMENT FOR BASE MONEY</a></span></p> <p>----<br /> Stani Kulechov is the Founder of the Aave money market, a place for lending and borrowing assets in DeFi.</p> <p>Aave has marched up the DeFi leaderboard to become one of the top protocols with the most amount of value deposited into its contracts. Aave's token LEND has increased 3300% since its bear market low.</p> <p>What contributed to Aave's success? What did Aave do differently? Why did Aave's community thrive when others died? What's next for Aave and Aavenomics?</p> <p>We ask Stani these questions and many more, in order to get a glimpse of what is successful in this DeFi frontier!</p> <p>-----</p> <p>WE COVER</p> <p>1) Crypto-Native Founders<br /> 2) Early days of Aave -- ETHLend and the Aave pivot<br /> 3) Sticking it out through the bear market<br /> 4) Establishing the team-community relationship<br /> 5) Rising the Ranks of DeFi<br /> 6) VC investment vs ICO investment; pros and cons<br /> 7) Aave moves FAST!<br /> 8) Aavenomics and Aave Roadmap<br /> 9) Bull Market Predictions!</p> <p>-----<br /> Resources discussed:</p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/evaluating-mkrs-tokenomics">David's article about MKR references by Stani</a></li> </ul> <p>-----<br /> Episode Actions:</p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/unsecured-loans-are-coming-to-defi"> Read delegated credit explainer article</a></span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Read about <a href="https://docs.aave.com/aavenomics/">Aavenomics</a> + <a href= "https://medium.com/aave/aave-v2-the-seamless-finance-d52075d97a70"> Aave roadmap</a> </span></li> <li>Give us a 5 star review on iTunes!</li> </ol> <p>-----<br /> Subscribe to podcast on <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bankless/id1499409058">iTunes</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/41TNnXSv5ExcQSzEGLlGhy">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">RSS Feed</a></p> <p>Leave a review on <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bankless/id1499409058">iTunes</a></p> <p>Share the episode with someone you know!</p> <p>-----<br /> Don't stop at the podcast!</p> <p>Subscribe to the <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">Bankless newsletter program</a></p> <p>Watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">Bankless shows and tutorials on YouTube</a></p> <p>Visit official <a href="http://banklesshq.com/">Bankless website</a> for resources</p> <p>Follow Bankless on <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ">Twitter</a></p> <p>Follow Ryan on <a href= "https://twitter.com/ryansadams">Twitter</a></p> <p>Follow David on <a href= "https://twitter.com/TrustlessState">Twitter</a></p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This podcast is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. Do your own research.</p>

Sep 7, 20202h 0m

Ep 12SOTN #12: Positioning! w/ Mariano Conti (yEARN deep dive, ETH Golden Age, ETH P/E, Sushi!)

<p>STATE OF THE NATION #12 - Tuesday, September 1st, 2020</p> <p>Watch on the <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">Bankless YouTube Channel</a></p> <p>The State of the Bankless Nation is....POSITIONING!</p> <p>The bankless boys discuss with Mariano Conti why.</p> <p>Follow <a href="https:/twitter.com/nanexcool/">Mariano on Twitter</a>! <br /> ----- </p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">GO BANKLESS WITH THESE SPONSOR TOOLS:</span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">💸 <a href="https://bankless.cc/cryptocom">CRYPTO.COM - BUY, SELL, PAY W/ CRYPTO</a> - GET THE APP (get $50 in CRO when your use promo code "BANKLESS2020" and stake 1,000 CRO)</span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">🌈 <a href="http://bankless.cc/zapper">ZAPPER - ULTIMATE HUB FOR DEFI</a> - ZAP INTO DEFI </span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">💳 <a href="https://bankless.cc/monolith">MONOLITH - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS </a></span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">💸 <a href="https://bankless.cc/AMPL-MINE">AMPLFORTH - MONETARY EXPERIMENT FOR BASE MONEY</a> </span></p> <p>------</p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">STATE OF THE NATION #12 - Tuesday, September 1, 2020<br /> <br /> State of the Bankless Nation is....POSITIONING! The bankless boys discuss why. Special Guest...Mariano Conti.<br /> <br /> Follow Mariano here: <a class= "yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" spellcheck="false" href= "https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=1nXYMbcgopQ&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2Z1WjBGeFVyaEVPX3FmanJ5dVcwSnJKa3RFUXxBQ3Jtc0tsTWNWZExxSTFfM1VIQXlxanRxNktuTTdKVWJ2OUo4cndKb3FsNk5xYW5Id0twaWFSTTQ1SFJQVkhsd1JvcGowVkJTaUhlbVVLMExMN09MQUJOeWVmSmtVOFVGNVNFUGFPb01lUlRkc0NXTTBWRzlRSQ%3D%3D&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fnanexcool%2F" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener">https://twitter.com/nanexcool/</a><br /></span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">TOPICS:</span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">1) YEARN DEEP DIVE (yETH is HUGE)</span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">2) ETHEREUM GOLDEN AGE</span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">3) SUSHI VS UNISWAP</span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">4) ETH P/E IS HILARIOUS</span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">ANNOUCEMENTS:</span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">1) Vance podcast highest viewed -</span> <a class= "yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" spellcheck="false" href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z3nsi0yijk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z3ns...</a></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">2) Merch store live -</span> <a class= "yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" spellcheck="false" href= "https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=1nXYMbcgopQ&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHVLNGFVd0QzOGFFbG1SdGJyeGV3UEVwel93d3xBQ3Jtc0trc0RmNWdsdkZJMHlRS1dTbjZpalo3M1l3RUdNa1JlUWkycmhMZEx4LTFYMXB4MzlJaW9mVGdicXFwRC1Sb0JWSzJFd3pxU0RKN0p2VFpXWjBpR05WeFBQUXktaTFiNUpucGREZEJSZE45LUtGdVNYOA%3D%3D&q=https%3A%2F%2Fmerch.banklesshq.com%2F" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener">https://merch.banklesshq.com/</a></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">3) Ledger deal 20% off -</span> <a class= "yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" spellcheck="false" href= "https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=1nXYMbcgopQ&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnJwVjFLTWpZOXB1NElGSVBIZEs2Rmw0X0RMUXxBQ3Jtc0treXkwcWF2TlkwUXVfdnZqSzVzRTk2VnlaTGNuRGRvVkJGaU03U0NtRWpCVjVmQ2pwT1dsYnFsdlF4dkc0ZlRyUFc3V1hFMUtVVHNmN2JJX2gwcWtJcXZqSlA0Z0cx

Sep 2, 20201h 20m

SOTN #12: Positioning! w/ Mariano Conti (yEARN deep dive, ETH Golden Age, ETH P/E, Sushi!)

Sep 2, 20201h 23m

28 - The Bull Case for DeFi | Vance Spencer

<p>Episode: #28<br /> August 31, 2020</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Tools from our sponsors to go bankless:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://bankless.cc/loopring-VIP">Loopring</a> - trade & pay on Ethereum w/ near-0 gas fees!<br /> <em>(use "Bankless" for VIP4 status & trades at 6bps!)<br /> <br /></em></li> <li><a href="https://bankless.cc/3e2TG4E">Monolith</a> - holy grail of bankless Visa cards<br /> <br /></li> <li><a href="https://bankless.cc/aave">Aave</a> - money lego for lending & borrowing<br /> <br /></li> <li><a href="https://bankless.cc/2C57MVW">Rocket Dollar</a> - tax shelter your crypto ($50 w/ "<a href= "https://bankless.cc/2C57MVW">BANKLESS</a>")<br /> <em>(Read <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/tax-shelter-your-crypto-in-an-ira">this on IRAs</a> and <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/how-to-setup-a-crypto-401k-for-your">401ks)</a></em></li> </ul> <p>----<br /> Vance Spencer of Framework was buying DeFi tokens when they were deeply unpopular. Deep conviction on DeFi, but he and his co-founder made bets on communities. He was contrarian yes...but contrarian right.<br /> <br /> Ask him his strategy and he'll simply tell you..."I look at memes all day." But there's hidden brilliance in that phase. Listen as he describes how he invests in the crypto native founders, how he buys culturally composable communities, how the best things start very small. </p> <p>His fund bought SNX when no on believed. They bought LINK when it was worth 18 cents. How? Why? What's he buying now?</p> <p>We end with some FIRE predictions on final market caps for this bull run.</p> <p>We cover:</p> <ul> <li>Are we in a bull market?</li> <li>The DeFi Bull Case</li> <li>Crypto Native Investing Fund</li> <li>Composable communities</li> <li>Contrarian bets in the bear market</li> <li>Where did the LINK marines come from?</li> <li>Populism is real in crypto</li> <li>REGULATORS are friends?</li> <li>Turning Communities into Protocols</li> <li>Farming Token Premium</li> <li>Things Vance is buying</li> <li>Price Predictions!!! 🔥</li> </ul> <p>Join us next Monday for a fresh episode!</p> <p>-----<br /> Resources discussed:</p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/defi-studio-framework-labs-leaves-stealth-mode-with-8m-in-seed-funding"> DeFi Studio Framework Labs Leave Stealth</a></li> <li><a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/12-the-protocol-sink-thesis">Listen to Protocol Sink Thesis episode</a></li> </ul> <p>-----<br /> Episode Actions:</p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Get involved in communities - <a href= "https://gov.yearn.finance/">YFI</a>, <a href= "https://forum.yam.finance/">YAMs</a>, <a href= "https://sips.synthetix.io/all-sip">SNX</a>, <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/-guide-2-using-the-bankless-badge"> Bankless</a></span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Get active in the networks you invest in! (e.g. own some ETH, try to <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/guide-becoming-a-validator-on-the"> run an Eth2 validator</a>!)</span></li> </ol> <p>-----<br /> Subscribe to podcast on <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bankless/id1499409058">iTunes</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/41TNnXSv5ExcQSzEGLlGhy">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">RSS Feed</a></p> <p>Leave a review on <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bankless/id1499409058">iTunes</a></p> <p>Share the episode with someone you know!</p> <p>-----<br /> Don't stop at the podcast!</p> <p>Subscribe to the <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">Bankless newsletter program</a></p> <p>Watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">Bankless shows and tutorials on YouTube</a></p> <p>Visit official <a href="http://banklesshq.com/">Ban

Aug 31, 20201h 50m

AMA#2 - Antonio Juliano, Founder of dYdX

<p><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Bankless AMA - Antonio Juliano, Founder of dYdX</span></p> <p>Antonio Juliano, the Founder of dYdX, arrives at the Bankless Nation for an AMA!</p> <p>dYdX is a non-custodial trading platform on Ethereum, featuring a lot of cutting edge trading features meant to mimic the legacy system, but in the DeFi world!</p> <p>-----</p> <p>GO BANKLESS WITH THESE SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">⚔️ <a href="https://bankless.cc/godsunchained">GODS UNCHAINED - TRADING CARD GAME</a> - you own the cards - <a href="https://godsunchained.com/">start a free account, play and trade</a>!<br /></span><span class= "style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"><br /> 🧙‍♀️ <a href="https://bankless.cc/polymarket">POLYMARKET - BET ON CRYPTO</a> - bet your beliefs! - <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/how-to-bet-on-defi-with-polymarket">use it to bet on DeFi outcomes</a>! </span><br /> <br /> 🌈 <a href="https://bankless.cc/aave">AAVE - LEND & BORROW YOUR CRYPTO W/O A BANK</a> - earn some interest!</p> <p>💸 <a href="https://bankless.cc/AMPL-MINE">AMPLFORTH - MONETARY EXPERIMENT FOR BASE MONEY</a> - learn about this experiment!</p> <p>-----</p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">We do <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/announcing-bankless-amas-every-2nd">AMAs every 2nd and 4th Thursday</a> of the month. </span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Become a <a href="https://bankless.substack.com/subscribe">Bankless member</a> to get access to the Zoom Webinar and ask questions to future AMA guests like Antonio directly!</span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Here's the <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvTe1fczn-o&feature=youtu.be">video recording</a>. </span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Antonio is the founder of dYdX, a popular trading, margin, and and derivatives market on Ethereum. The Bankless Nation asks him questions about:<br /></span></p> <ol> <li><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Spot trading</span></li> <li><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Margin trading</span></li> <li><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">Perpetual swaps</span></li> <li><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">Borrowing & Lending</span></li> <li><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">The complete dYdX stack</span></li> <li><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">Regulatory Compliance, KYC</span></li> <li><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">Starkware and L2's</span></li> <li><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">dYdX token??</span></li> </ol> <p>And more....</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Don't stop at the show!</p> <p>Subscribe to the Bankless newsletter program<br /> <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a></p> <p>Visit the official Bankless website for resources<br /> <a href="http://banklesshq.com/">http://banklesshq.com/</a></p> <p>Follow Bankless on Twitter<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ">https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ</a></p> <p>Follow Ryan on Twitter<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/ryansadams">https://twitter.com/ryansadams</a></p> <p>Follow David on Twitter<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/TrustlessState">https://twitter.com/TrustlessState</a></p> <p>Follow DeFi Dad on Twitter<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad">https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad</a></p> <p><br /> -----</p> <p>Not financial or tax advice. This channe

Aug 28, 20201h 12m

SotN#11 - BUILDING w/ Raul Jordan (Eth2 Testnet Broke? L2 will Save Us! Pro-o-o-tocol Sink!)

<p>STATE OF THE NATION #11 - Tuesday, August 18, 2020</p> <p>Watch on the <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">Bankless YouTube Channel</a></p> <p>The State of the Bankless Nation is....BUILDING!</p> <p>The bankless boys discuss why.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>GO BANKLESS WITH THESE SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">⚔️ <a href="https://bankless.cc/godsunchained">GODS UNCHAINED - TRADING CARD GAME</a> - you own the cards - <a href="https://godsunchained.com/">start a free account, play and trade</a>!<br /></span><span class= "style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"><br /> 🧙‍♀️ <a href="https://bankless.cc/polymarket">POLYMARKET - BET ON CRYPTO</a> - bet your beliefs! - <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/how-to-bet-on-defi-with-polymarket">use it to bet on DeFi outcomes</a>! </span><br /> <br /> 🌈 <a href="https://bankless.cc/aave">AAVE - LEND & BORROW YOUR CRYPTO W/O A BANK</a> - earn some interest!</p> <p>💸 <a href="https://bankless.cc/AMPL-MINE">AMPLFORTH - MONETARY EXPERIMENT FOR BASE MONEY</a> - learn about this experiment!</p> <p>-----<br /> <br /> TOPICS:</p> <p>1) ETH2 TESTNET BROKE?</p> <p>2) LAYER2 WILL SAVE US</p> <p>3) PRO-O-O-O-O-TOCOL SINK<br /> <br /></p> <p>We show: </p> <ol> <li><a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/guide-becoming-a-validator-on-the"> Bankless Medalla Testnet Guide</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.prylabs.network/docs/">Official docs for prysmatic labs client</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/ethereums-fees-mean-choosing-between-a-world-computer-and-a-financial-network"> Ethereum economic density article</a> - Nic Carter </li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF_e4bx-aiQ">Loopring DeFi Dad video on Bankless YouTube</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/omgnetworkhq">OMG network taking Tether settlement</a></li> <li><a href= "https://integral.dydx.exchange/scaling-with-starkware/">dYdX scaling with layer2 starkware</a></li> <li><a href= "https://twitter.com/AlexSkidanov/status/1296139890778726400">Near bridging to Ethereum</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.binance.com/en/support/articles/32f889b8dacd42e28dc16d035ad8f35e"> Binance staking DAI using Compound/DSR</a></li> <li><a href= "https://cointelegraph.com/news/huobi-launches-global-defi-alliance-to-merge-east-and-west"> Huobi launching Global DeFi Summit</a> </li> </ol> <p>---<br /> Episode Actions:</p> <ol> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">Catch SOTN LIVE on YouTube every Tuesday</a> at 10am EST (2pm UTC)</li> <li><a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/announcing-bankless-amas-every-2nd"> Join AMA with Antonio of dYdX live at 2pm EST this Thursday</a></li> <li><a href="https://bankless.substack.com/">Subscribe to Bankless to get Medalla testnet guide then get involved</a></li> </ol> <p>Also...subscribe to <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">Bankless YouTube</a> to watch State of the Nation every Tuesday!</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Don't stop at the show!</p> <p>Subscribe to the Bankless newsletter program<br /> <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a></p> <p>Visit the official Bankless website for resources<br /> <a href="http://banklesshq.com/">http://banklesshq.com/</a></p> <p>Follow Bankless on Twitter<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ">https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ</a></p> <p>Follow Ryan on Twitter<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/ryansadams">https://twitter.com/ryansadams</a></p> <p>Follow David on Twitter<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/TrustlessState">https://twitter.com/TrustlessState</a></p> <p><br /> -----</p> <p>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 is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.<

Aug 26, 20201h 43m

SotN#11 - BUILDING w/ Raul Jordan (Eth2 Testnet Broke? L2 will Save Us! Pro-o-o-tocol Sink!)

Aug 26, 20201h 19m

27 - DeFi in the Eth2 Metropolis | Haseeb Qureshi

<p>Episode: #27<br /> August 24, 2020</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Tools from our sponsors to go bankless:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://bankless.cc/loopring-VIP">Loopring</a> - trade & pay on Ethereum w/ near-0 gas fees!<br /> <em>(use "Bankless" for VIP4 status & trades at 6bps!)<br /> <br /></em></li> <li><a href="https://bankless.cc/3e2TG4E">Monolith</a> - holy grail of bankless Visa cards<br /> <br /></li> <li><a href="https://bankless.cc/aave">Aave</a> - money lego for lending & borrowing<br /> <br /></li> <li><a href="https://bankless.cc/2C57MVW">Rocket Dollar</a> - tax shelter your crypto ($50 w/ "<a href= "https://bankless.cc/2C57MVW">BANKLESS</a>")<br /> <em>(Read <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/tax-shelter-your-crypto-in-an-ira">this on IRAs</a> and <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/how-to-setup-a-crypto-401k-for-your">401ks)</a></em></li> </ul> <p>----</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Haseeb Qureshi likes the question: what did I miss? That's how he improves his mental model for investing in crypto. That's how he sharpens his mind. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That's how this former Airbnb developer and professional poker play became a notable investor at DragonFly Capital.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And that's where we start the conversation.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It leads us into a discussion on Uniswap and automated market makers, and why he thinks Uniswap will be unbundled. Which leads into Ethereum scaling, DeFi in Eth2, and an articulation of the clearest analogy for DeFi scalability in Etheruem that we've ever heard.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Use this episode to sharpen your crypto investing mind.</span></p> <p>We cover:</p> <ul> <li>The big thing Haseeb missed</li> <li>Explain Uniswap like I'm 5</li> <li>Why AMMs are eating orderbook exchanges</li> <li>The Unbundling of Uniswap</li> <li>Smart Automated Market Makers (SAMMs!)</li> <li>DeFi in Eth2: Cities, suburbs, and farms</li> <li>Economic load balancing across shards</li> <li>Layer 2 as the shopping malls</li> <li>The Shard for crypto banks</li> <li>What about the ETH killers?</li> <li>Sorry boys...ETH ain't money</li> <li>Haseeb's High conviction Bets</li> </ul> <p>Join us next Monday for a fresh episode!</p> <p>-----<br /> Resources discussed:</p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://medium.com/dragonfly-research/what-explains-the-rise-of-amms-7d008af1c399"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">What explains the rise of AMMs</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">? - Article by Haseeb</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://medium.com/dragonfly-research/unbundling-uniswap-the-future-of-on-chain-market-making-1c7d6948d570"> Unbundling Uniswap</a> - New Article by Haseeb</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/defi-in-eth2-cities-suburbs-farms"> DeFi in Eth2: Cities, suburbs, farms</a> - Article by Haseeb</span></li> <li><a href= "http://podcast.banklesshq.com/26-eth-has-to-be-money-charlie-noyes"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">ETH must be money episode with Charlie Noyes</span></a></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">More on Automated Market Makers:</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/rise-of-the-liquidity-robots-">Rise of the Liquidity Robots</a> - Bankless Article</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/10-going-bankless-with-uniswap-caleb"> Going Bankless with Uniswap</a> - Podcast Epsiode</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/uniswap-is-infrastructure">Uniswap is Infrastructure</a> - Bankless Article</span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="font

Aug 24, 20201h 43m

SotN#10 - GAMING (MONEY GAMES - YAMS NOT DED, CRV LAUNCH FAIR, MAXIMALISM GETTING DUMBER?)

<p>STATE OF THE NATION #10 - Tuesday, August 18, 2020</p> <p>Watch on the <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">Bankless YouTube Channel</a></p> <p>The State of the Bankless Nation is....GAMING!</p> <p>The bankless boys discuss why.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>GO BANKLESS WITH THESE SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">⚔️ <a href="https://bankless.cc/godsunchained">GODS UNCHAINED - TRADING CARD GAME</a> - you own the cards - <a href="https://godsunchained.com/">start a free account, play and trade</a>!<br /></span><span class= "style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"><br /> 🧙‍♀️ <a href="https://bankless.cc/polymarket">POLYMARKET - BET ON CRYPTO</a> - bet your beliefs! - <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/how-to-bet-on-defi-with-polymarket">use it to bet on DeFi outcomes</a>! </span><br /> <br /> 🌈 <a href="https://bankless.cc/aave">AAVE - LEND & BORROW YOUR CRYPTO W/O A BANK</a> - earn some interest!</p> <p>💸 <a href="https://bankless.cc/AMPL-MINE">AMPLFORTH - MONETARY EXPERIMENT FOR BASE MONEY</a> - learn about this experiment!</p> <p>-----</p> <p>TOPICS:</p> <p>1) MONEY GAMES - YAMS NOT DED</p> <p>2) CRV LAUNCH FAIR?</p> <p>3) MAXIMALISM GETTING DUMBER?</p> <p>We show: </p> <ol> <li> <p><a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/ready-player-one-market-monday-0817"> Ready Player One</a> (article by David)</p> </li> <li> <p><a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/ethereum-the-money-game-landscape"> Ethereum: The Money-Game Landscape</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/ether-is-equity">Conway's game of life article</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://yam.finance/farms">YAM Farms</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://yam.zippo.io/">YAM analytics</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://dao.curve.fi/">Where you mine CRV</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/curve-dao-token">CRV price</a></p> </li> </ol> <p>---<br /> Episode Actions:</p> <ol> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">Catch SOTN LIVE on YouTube every Tuesday</a> at 10am EST (2pm UTC)</li> </ol> <p>Also...subscribe to <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">Bankless YouTube</a> to watch State of the Nation every Tuesday!</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Don't stop at the show!</p> <p>Subscribe to the Bankless newsletter program<br /> <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a></p> <p>Visit the official Bankless website for resources<br /> <a href="http://banklesshq.com/">http://banklesshq.com/</a></p> <p>Follow Bankless on Twitter<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ">https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ</a></p> <p>Follow Ryan on Twitter<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/ryansadams">https://twitter.com/ryansadams</a></p> <p>Follow David on Twitter<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/TrustlessState">https://twitter.com/TrustlessState</a></p> <p><br /> -----</p> <p>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 is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time we may add links in this channel to products we use. We may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. We'll always disclose when this is the case.</p>

Aug 19, 20201h 39m

26 - Investing in DeFi Paradigms | Charlie Noyes

<p>Episode: #26<br /> August 18, 2020</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Tools from our sponsors to go bankless:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://bankless.cc/loopring-VIP">Loopring</a> - trade & pay on Ethereum w/ near-0 gas fees!<br /> <em>(use "Bankless" for VIP4 status & trades at 6bps!)<br /> <br /></em></li> <li><a href="https://bankless.cc/3e2TG4E">Monolith</a> - holy grail of bankless Visa cards<br /> <br /></li> <li><a href="https://bankless.cc/aave">Aave</a> - money lego for lending & borrowing<br /> <br /></li> <li><a href="https://bankless.cc/2C57MVW">Rocket Dollar</a> - tax shelter your crypto ($50 w/ "<a href= "https://bankless.cc/2C57MVW">BANKLESS</a>")<br /> <em>(Read <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/tax-shelter-your-crypto-in-an-ira">this on IRAs</a> and <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/how-to-setup-a-crypto-401k-for-your">401ks)</a></em></li> </ul> <p>----</p> <p>What are the paradigms for investing in DeFi?</p> <p>Charlie is an exceptionally bright & thoughtful investor in crypto assets at Paradigm...one of the leading investment firms in the crypto space. We talk institutions, yield farming, and DeFi protocols...and then we get into one of our favorite subjects.<br /> <br /> Is ETH money?</p> <p>Or rather, does ETH need to be money in order to secure itself?</p> <p>What is dirty little secret many Ethereans and Bitcoiners don't admit? Why is moneyness and security two sides of the same coin? Why won't transaction fees secure Bitcoin?<br /> <br /> This episode goes from great...to amazing. You won't find this depth of discussion anywhere else. Stay tuned to the very end to catch the conversation on economic security. </p> <p>We cover:</p> <ul> <li>Starting in crypto at age 11</li> <li>Gen Z and crypto </li> <li>How Institutions see crypto</li> <li>Futility tokens are futile</li> <li>Is Uniswap the last word on AMMs?</li> <li>RAI vs DAI</li> <li>Money gams & accounting tricks</li> <li>Yield farming for yield farming sake</li> <li>Why we're not in a bubble yet</li> <li>Why Ether has to be money (or bust)</li> <li>Cosmos and Ethereum alternatives</li> <li>Not bullish on Eth2 timeline</li> </ul> <p>Join us next Monday for a fresh episode!</p> <p>-----<br /> Resources discussed:</p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here's <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/-investing-in-defi-joey-krug">the episode with Joey Krug</a> we mentioned</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.paradigm.xyz/Bitcoin_For_The_Open_Minded_Skeptic.pdf">Bitcoin for the Open Minded Skeptic</a> article by Paradigm</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Is the <a href= "https://www.reddit.com/r/mapporncirclejerk/comments/a0p2wk/how_americans_think_europeans_see_america/"> Map of America the way institutions</a> see crypto?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "http://podcast.banklesshq.com/sotn8-propagating"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">We mentioned YAMS - here's our explainer</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">We mentioned EIP-1559 (<a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/-7-ethers-value-mechanisms">listen here</a> | <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/the-fundamental-value-proposition"> read article</a>)</li> </ul> <p>-----<br /> Episode Actions:</p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Read "<a href= "https://www.paradigm.xyz/Bitcoin_For_The_Open_Minded_Skeptic.pdf">Bitcoin for the Open-Minded Skeptic</a>” by Paradigm</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Articles Charlie mentioned to understand economic security:</span> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~arvindn/publications/mining_CCS.pdf"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">On the Instability of Bitcoin Without the Block Reward</span></a></li

Aug 17, 20201h 39m

AMA#1 - Kain Warwick of Synthetix

<p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Kain Warwick, Founder of the Synthetix Platform, presents himself to the Bankless Nation for a live AMA!</span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">We ask him anything!</span> <span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">No question off limits. </span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">This is a BONUS episode. Regular podcast episode (#26) will be released tomorrow.</span></p> <p>-----</p> <p>GO BANKLESS WITH THESE SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">⚔️ <a href="https://bankless.cc/godsunchained">GODS UNCHAINED - TRADING CARD GAME</a> - you own the cards - <a href="https://godsunchained.com/">start a free account, play and trade</a>!<br /></span><span class= "style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"><br /> 🧙‍♀️ <a href="https://bankless.cc/polymarket">POLYMARKET - BET ON CRYPTO</a> - bet your beliefs! - <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/how-to-bet-on-defi-with-polymarket">use it to bet on DeFi outcomes</a>! </span><br /> <br /> 🌈 <a href="https://bankless.cc/aave">AAVE - LEND & BORROW YOUR CRYPTO W/O A BANK</a> - earn some interest!</p> <p>💸 <a href="https://bankless.cc/AMPL-MINE">AMPLFORTH - MONETARY EXPERIMENT FOR BASE MONEY</a> - learn about this experiment!</p> <p>-----</p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">We do <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/announcing-bankless-amas-every-2nd"> AMAs every 2nd and 4th Thursday</a> of the month. </span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Become a <a href="https://bankless.substack.com/subscribe">Bankless member</a> to get access to the Zoom Webinar and ask questions to future AMA guests like Kain directly!</span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Here's the <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmkdAgtxf3aiprYrf7xLfJSVYxxoD9GRr"> video recording</a>. </span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Kain is the founder of Snythetix, a popular synthetics and derivatives market on Ethereum. The Bankless Nation asks him questions about:<br /></span></p> <ol> <li><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">High gas fees</span></li> <li><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">yams lol</span></li> <li><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Yield farming</span></li> <li><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Future vision for synthetics</span></li> <li><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">DeF in a Layer 2</span></li> <li><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">Central bank digital currencies</span></li> <li><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">The final boss</span></li> <li><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">Eth2</span></li> <li><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">What he learned from 2017</span></li> <li><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Bull market price predictions!</span></li> </ol> <p>And more....</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Don't stop at the show!</p> <p>Subscribe to the Bankless newsletter program<br /> <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a></p> <p>Visit the official Bankless website for resources<br /> <a href="http://banklesshq.com/">http://banklesshq.com/</a></p> <p>Follow Bankless on Twitter<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ">https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ</a></p> <p>Follow Ryan on Twitter<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/ryansadams">https://twitter.com/ryansadams</a></p> <p>Follow David on Twitte

Aug 17, 20201h 2m

SotN#9 (PART 2) - Guest: VITALIK BUTERIN on ETH SUPPLYGATE!

<p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">STATE OF THE NATION #9 (PART 2) - Wednesday, August 13, 2020</span></p> <p>Watch on the <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">Bankless YouTube Channel</a></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">SOTN PART 2: with Special guest Vitalik Buterin</span></p> <p>The State of the Bankless Nation is....PROPAGATING! And in this Part 2 we talk to Vitalik about ETH SUPPLYGATE!</p> <p>-----</p> <p>GO BANKLESS WITH THESE SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">⚔️ <a href="https://bankless.cc/godsunchained">GODS UNCHAINED - TRADING CARD GAME</a> - you own the cards - <a href="https://godsunchained.com/">start a free account, play and trade</a>!<br /></span><span class= "style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"><br /> 🧙‍♀️ <a href="https://bankless.cc/polymarket">POLYMARKET - BET ON CRYPTO</a> - bet your beliefs! - <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/how-to-bet-on-defi-with-polymarket">use it to bet on DeFi outcomes</a>! </span><br /> <br /> 🌈 <a href="https://bankless.cc/aave">AAVE - LEND & BORROW YOUR CRYPTO W/O A BANK</a> - earn some interest!</p> <p>💸 <a href="https://bankless.cc/AMPL-MINE">AMPLFORTH - MONETARY EXPERIMENT FOR BASE MONEY</a> - learn about this experiment!</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Covered:</p> <ol> <li><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">ETH SUPPLYGATE</span></li> <li><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">CURRENT GAS FEES</span></li> </ol> <p>PART 2: (COMING TOMORROW - ETH SUPPLY GATE)<br /> Special guest Vitalik Buterin</p> <p>We show: </p> <ol> <li> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/APompliano/status/1292090029028900865"><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Tweet from Pomp</span></a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href= "https://thedailygwei.substack.com/p/never-get-high-on-your-own-supply"> <span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Never Get High on Your Own Supply</span></a></p> </li> </ol> <p>---<br /> Episode Actions:</p> <ol> <li>NA</li> </ol> <p>Also...subscribe to <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">Bankless YouTube</a> to watch State of the Nation every Tuesday!</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Don't stop at the show!</p> <p>Subscribe to the Bankless newsletter program<br /> <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a></p> <p>Visit the official Bankless website for resources<br /> <a href="http://banklesshq.com/">http://banklesshq.com/</a></p> <p>Follow Bankless on Twitter<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ">https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ</a></p> <p>Follow Ryan on Twitter<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/ryansadams">https://twitter.com/ryansadams</a></p> <p>Follow David on Twitter<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/TrustlessState">https://twitter.com/TrustlessState</a></p> <p>Follow DeFi Dad on Twitter<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad">https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad</a></p> <p><br /> -----</p> <p>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 is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time we may add links in this channel to products we use. We may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. We'll always disclose when this is the case.</p>

Aug 14, 202046 min

SotN#9 (PART 1) - PROPAGATING (WTF ARE YAMS, DEX VOLUME INSANE)

<p>STATE OF THE NATION #9 (Part 1) - Tuesday, August 12, 2020</p> <p>Watch on the <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">Bankless YouTube Channel</a><br /> <br /> The State of the Bankless Nation is....PROPAGATING! The bankless boys discuss why. This is Part 1 of SOTN this week.</p> <p>Stay tuned for Part 2 with Vitalik tomorrow.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>GO BANKLESS WITH THESE SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">⚔️ <a href="https://bankless.cc/godsunchained">GODS UNCHAINED - TRADING CARD GAME</a> - you own the cards - <a href="https://godsunchained.com/">start a free account, play and trade</a>!<br /></span><span class= "style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"><br /> 🧙‍♀️ <a href="https://bankless.cc/polymarket">POLYMARKET - BET ON CRYPTO</a> - bet your beliefs! - <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/how-to-bet-on-defi-with-polymarket">use it to bet on DeFi outcomes</a>! </span><br /> <br /> 🌈 <a href="https://bankless.cc/aave">AAVE - LEND & BORROW YOUR CRYPTO W/O A BANK</a> - earn some interest!</p> <p>💸 <a href="https://bankless.cc/AMPL-MINE">AMPLFORTH - MONETARY EXPERIMENT FOR BASE MONEY</a> - learn about this experiment!</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Covered:</p> <ol> <li>WTF ARE YAMS</li> <li>DEX VOLUME INSANE</li> </ol> <p>PART 2: (COMING TOMORROW - ETH SUPPLY GATE)<br /> Special guest Vitalik Buterin</p> <p>We show: </p> <ol> <li><a href= "https://medium.com/@yamfinance/yam-finance-d0ad577250c7"><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Post introducing YAMS</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://yam.finance/farms"><span class= "style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Active YAM farms</span></a></li> <li><a href= "https://twitter.com/devops199fan/status/1293264263486808064?s=20"><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">YAM farm contracts</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ampleforth.org/dapps/"><span class= "style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">AmpleForth Geyser</span></a></li> <li><a href= "https://twitter.com/haydenzadams/status/1287878006694752257?s=20"><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">$34B annualized in Uniswap volume</span></a></li> <li><a href= "https://twitter.com/masonnystrom/status/1283151242735255561?s=20"><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Uniswap eating DeFi</span></a></li> </ol> <p>---<br /> Episode Actions:</p> <ol> <li><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Catch tomorrows episode with Vitalik on ETH Supply</span></li> <li><a href= "https://twitter.com/devops199fan/status/1293264263486808064?s=20"><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Watch what's going on with YAM contracts</span></a></li> <li><a href= "https://explore.duneanalytics.com/dashboard/dex-metrics"><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Check out DEX stats</span></a></li> </ol> <p>Also...subscribe to <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">Bankless YouTube</a> to watch State of the Nation every Tuesday!</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Don't stop at the show!</p> <p>Subscribe to the Bankless newsletter program<br /> <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a></p> <p>Visit the official Bankless website for resources<br /> <a href="http://banklesshq.com/">http://banklesshq.com/</a></p> <p>Follow Bankless on Twitter<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ">https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ</a></p> <p>Follow Ryan on Twitter<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/ryansadams">https://twitter.com/ryansadams</a></p> <p>Follow David on Twitter<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/TrustlessState">https://twitter.com/TrustlessState</a></p> <p>Follow DeFi Dad on Twitter<br /> <a href= "https://twitte

Aug 12, 202053 min

25 - YFI: Farming the Farmers | Andre Cronje

<p>Episode: #25<br /> August 10, 2020</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Tools from our sponsors to go bankless:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://bankless.cc/loopring-VIP">Loopring</a> - trade & pay on Ethereum w/ near-0 gas fees!<br /> <em>(use "Bankless" for VIP4 status & trades at 6bps!)<br /> <br /></em></li> <li><a href="https://bankless.cc/3e2TG4E">Monolith</a> - holy grail of bankless Visa cards<br /> <br /></li> <li><a href="https://bankless.cc/aave">Aave</a> - money lego for lending & borrowing<br /> <br /></li> <li><a href="https://bankless.cc/2C57MVW">Rocket Dollar</a> - tax shelter your crypto ($50 w/ "<a href= "https://bankless.cc/2C57MVW">BANKLESS</a>")<br /> <em>(Read <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/tax-shelter-your-crypto-in-an-ira">this on IRAs</a> and <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/how-to-setup-a-crypto-401k-for-your">401ks)</a></em></li> </ul> <p>----</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Andre Cronje calls himself just another DeFi dev, but you can't help but wonder, is he's underselling himself with that title?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a few short months he single-handedly created a fleet of DeFi yield farming money robots that locked up over $400m in assets in his yearn protocol. He launched a YFI token that grew in value by over 1,000% in its first week, one of the most explosive price charts crypto has ever seen.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">No pre-mine, no VC, no founders reward.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Maybe a better title is King of the Yield Farmers.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">DeFi's Satoshi.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Who is this guy?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What did he build and why is it brilliant?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why did YFI go from $3 on July 17th to $5000 on August 8th?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is everything you need to know about yearn, YFI, and Andre.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We cover:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How Andre's really feeling</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">What's up with "I test in prod"</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why high YFI price can be bad</span></li> <li>How Yearn automates yield farming</li> <li>Andre's money robots</li> <li>Incenting strategy writers</li> <li>Risks of yearn</li> <li>Launching YFI to scale</li> <li>Why people buy YFI</li> <li>Organic governance</li> <li>Is Andre The Joker?</li> <li>What's coming next</li> </ul> <p>Join us next Monday for a fresh episode!</p> <p>-----<br /> Resources discussed:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://yearn.finance/">yearn protocol</a></li> <li><a href="https://gov.yearn.finance/">yearn governance</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/yearn-finance">yfi price chart</a></li> <li>Acronym helper: <ul> <li>LP = liquidity provider</li> <li>yearn (or "Y-earn") = Andre's protocol</li> <li>cUSD, cDAI = stablecoins in Compound</li> <li>TLV = <a href="https://defipulse.com/">total locked valued in a DeFi protocol</a></li> <li><a href="https://defimarketcap.io/">Look up other assets on DeFiMarketCap</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>-----<br /> Episode Actions:</p> <ol> <li><a href="https://yearn.finance/">Try yearn protocol</a> <em>- "tested in prod" you could lose it all</em></li> <li><a href="https://gov.yearn.finance/">Get involved in yearn governance</a></li> <li><a href= "http://podcast.banklesshq.com/sotn7-explosive-special-guest-daryl-lau-yfi-token-magic-eth-pumped-defi-risk&#

Aug 10, 20201h 39m

SotN#8 - PUMPED, Introducing: $BAPs! (ETHSCAPE SHIRTS, ETH2 COMING, BULL MARKET MENTALITY)

<p>STATE OF THE NATION #8 - Tuesday, August 4, 2020</p> <p>Watch on the <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">Bankless YouTube Channel</a><br /> <br /> The State of the Bankless Nation is....PUMPED! The bankless boys discuss why.</p> <p>Plus a special announcement...introducing $BAPS</p> <p>-----</p> <p>GO BANKLESS WITH THESE SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">⚔️ <a href="https://bankless.cc/godsunchained">GODS UNCHAINED - TRADING CARD GAME</a> - you own the cards - <a href= "https://godsunchained.com/">start a free account, play and trade</a>!<br /></span><span class= "style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"><br /> 🧙‍♀️ <a href="https://bankless.cc/polymarket">POLYMARKET - BET ON CRYPTO</a> - bet your beliefs! - <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/how-to-bet-on-defi-with-polymarket"> use it to bet on DeFi outcomes</a>! </span><br /> <br /> 🌈 <a href="https://bankless.cc/aave">AAVE - LEND & BORROW YOUR CRYPTO W/O A BANK</a> - earn some interest!</p> <p>💸 <a href="https://bankless.cc/AMPL-MINE">AMPLFORTH - MONETARY EXPERIMENT FOR BASE MONEY</a> - learn about this experiment!</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Covered:</p> <ol> <li>ETHSCAPE SHIRTS TOPIC</li> <li>ETH2 COMING TOPIC</li> <li>BULL MARKET MENTALITY</li> </ol> <p>We show: </p> <ol> <li><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto"><a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/the-democratization-of-value">The democratization of value</a> (article on scarce product tokens) </span></li> <li><a href="https://defipulse.com/yearn.finance"><span class= "style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">RAC launch of $TAPE</span></a></li> <li><a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/introducing-bankless-apparel"><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Introducing Bankless Apparel</span></a></li> <li><a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/bankless-apparel-season-0launch-"><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Bankless Apparel Season 0 - Ethscape Shirt</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://banklesshq.com/apparel/"><span class= "style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Bankless Apparel website</span></a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.delphidigital.io/reports/ethereum/"><span class= "style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Delphi Digital Ethereum report</span></a></li> </ol> <p>---<br /> Episode Actions:</p> <ol> <li><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto"><a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/bankless-apparel-season-0launch-">Grab one for the first 50 BAPs</a>!</span></li> </ol> <p>Also...subscribe to <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">Bankless YouTube</a> to watch State of the Nation every Tuesday!</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Don't stop at the show!</p> <p>Subscribe to the Bankless newsletter program<br /> <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">http://bankless.substack.com/</a></p> <p>Visit the official Bankless website for resources<br /> <a href="http://banklesshq.com/">http://banklesshq.com/</a></p> <p>Follow Bankless on Twitter<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ">https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ</a></p> <p>Follow Ryan on Twitter<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/ryansadams">https://twitter.com/ryansadams</a></p> <p>Follow David on Twitter<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/TrustlessState">https://twitter.com/TrustlessState</a></p> <p>Follow DeFi Dad on Twitter<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad">https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad</a></p> <p><br /> -----</p> <p>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 is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Disclosure. From time-to-time we may a

Aug 5, 20201h 5m

24 - Exploring the Frontier | Erik Voorhees

<p>Episode: #24<br /> August 3, 2020</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Tools from our sponsors to go bankless:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://bankless.cc/loopring-VIP">Loopring</a> - trade & pay on Ethereum w/ near-0 gas fees!<br /> <span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>(use "Bankless" for VIP4 status & trades at 6bps!)<br /> <br /></em></span></li> <li><a href="https://bankless.cc/3e2TG4E">Monolith</a> - holy grail of bankless Visa cards<br /> <br /></li> <li><a href="https://bankless.cc/aave">Aave</a> - money lego for lending & borrowing<br /> <br /></li> <li><a href="https://bankless.cc/2C57MVW">Rocket Dollar</a> - tax shelter your crypto ($50 w/ "<a href= "https://bankless.cc/2C57MVW">BANKLESS</a>")<br /> <span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>(Read <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/tax-shelter-your-crypto-in-an-ira">this on IRAs</a> and <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/how-to-setup-a-crypto-401k-for-your">401ks)</a></em></span></li> </ul> <p>----</p> <p>Erik's been journeying into the bankless frontier since 2011. That's when he first discovered bitcoin.</p> <p>The open road. The unsettled whitespace. The westward trail. The highway to freedom. That's why he's here.</p> <p>And he's remained true to his values.</p> <p>That's why he speaks out against tyranny. That's why he embraces self-sovereign money and pokes holes in the myths of fiat. That's why he so ardently rejects maximalism. </p> <p>Enjoy our conversation with one of cryptos original settlers. </p> <p>We cover:</p> <ul> <li>Erik's journey into the bankless frontier</li> <li>The libertarian values in the code</li> <li>Why America isn't capitalist</li> <li>Why flag bucks are destined for collapse</li> <li>Gold, Bitcoin, Ethereum</li> <li>4 categories of coins</li> <li>Crypto vs the final boss</li> <li>China vs America</li> <li>Why Maximalists lost the plot</li> <li>PRICE PREDICTIONS!</li> <li>How Shapeshift helps us go bankless</li> </ul> <p>Join us next Monday for a fresh episode!</p> <p>-----<br /> Resources discussed:</p> <ul> <li>(Trade) <a href="https://shapeshift.com/download">ShapeShift mobile trading app</a></li> <li>(UX) <a href="https://www.portis.io/">Portis web3 login</a></li> <li>(Guide) <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/-guide-1-starting-with-bankless">Bankless guide for starting the journey</a></li> </ul> <p>-----<br /> Episode Actions:</p> <ol> <li><a href="https://shapeshift.com/download">Try the new ShapeShift mobile trading app</a></li> <li>Give Bankless a five-star review on iTunes! (we need 100)</li> </ol> <p>Also...subscribe to <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">Bankless YouTube</a> to watch <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmkdAgtxf3ahHup7h1dxjs0SNwCSGdjVb">State of the Nation</a> every Tuesday.</p> <p>-----<br /> Subscribe to podcast on <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bankless/id1499409058">iTunes</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/41TNnXSv5ExcQSzEGLlGhy">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">RSS Feed</a></p> <p>Leave a review on <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bankless/id1499409058">iTunes</a></p> <p>Share the episode with someone you know!</p> <p>-----<br /> Don't stop at the podcast!</p> <p>Subscribe to the <a href= "http://bankless.substack.com/">Bankless newsletter program</a></p> <p>Watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless">Bankless shows and tutorials on YouTube</a></p> <p>Visit official <a href="http://banklesshq.com/">Bankless website</a> for resources</p> <p>Follow Bankless on <a href= "https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ">Twitter</a></p> <p>Follow Ryan on <a href= "https://twitter.com/ryansadams">Twitter</a></p> <p>Follow David on <a href=

Aug 3, 20201h 37m