The Chopping Block: Why the Lack of a Fee Market Created 'Bread Lines' on Solana - Ep.313

Welcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news in the digital asset industry. Show topics:

• Analyzing the market drawdown
• Twitter-native NFTs + Crypto Coven
• LooksRare — real or BS?
• Solana’s disappointing network performance
• What broke during the market downturn: OHM, Solend, and MakerDAO
• Predictions for market action going forward

Episode Links

Hosts

• Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly Capital
• • https://twitter.com/hosseeb
• Tom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly Capital
• • https://twitter.com/tomhschmidt
• Tarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures
• • https://twitter.com/tarunchitra 
• Robert Leshner, founder of Compound 
• • https://twitter.com/rleshner 

Background on certain topics covered:

• Twitter NFTs
• • https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131052/twitter-begins-rolling-out-access-to-nft-profile-pictures
• Loot adding royalties
• • https://twitter.com/DappRadar/status/1486005954520907778
• LooksRare versus OpenSea
• • https://dune.xyz/hildobby/LooksRare-VS-OpenSea
• Tom’s issue w/ Dune queries
• • https://twitter.com/tomhschmidt/status/1485721279663534082
• Robert and his Crypto Coven NFT
• • https://twitter.com/rleshner 
• Rune’s tweet about MakerDAO
• • https://twitter.com/RuneKek/status/1484663000443371520 
• Solana’s poor performance
• • https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131278/traders-are-complaining-about-solanas-performance-raising-questions-about-its-status-as-a-wall-street-darling
  • https://twitter.com/solendprotocol/status/1485315186797936646?s=21
• Block’s DEX
• • https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/19/square-releases-white-paper-detailing-protocol-for-a-decentralized-bitcoin-exchange/ 

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