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Ryan and David were interviewed by Altcoin Daily on Oct. 1st, 2024. In their interview, they chat about what's next for Ethereum, their best Ether price prediction for 2025, and all of the other tokens and more! 

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2:52 Intro 4:18 Background 10:30 Crypto Outlook for 2025 13:23 How High Will Bitcoin Go in 2025? 15:11 "Ethereum Is Incredibly Undervalued" 17:37 Why Ethereum L2's Are MASSIVE 20:26 When Will Ethereum Flip Bitcoin? 24:40 Ethereum Price Prediction 2025 29:03 What's The Next Ethereum of THIS Cycle? 32:10 The Memecoin Supercycle 33:49 Secret to Growing on Social Media 36:26 Thoughts on Cardano 39:56 Best Advice for Crypto Investors

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Altcoin Daily Interview https://youtu.be/h4ifYPBLM24?si=JRAoS2WrlbV_UXBC 

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What is Arthur Hayes buying for 2025?

We recorded this on the U.S election day so we don’t know who won at the time of recording. Regardless, Arthur says the election doesn’t matter. To him, the outcome is the same no matter who’s in power, they will print money.

We talk about the Chinese property bubble and the coming money cannon which Arthur thinks will be bigger than the COVID stimulus. The Fed’s next move, why the treasury is sucking all the oxygen out of the room. We get into his crypto portfolio, what he’s holding and why.

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0:00 Intro 5:11 Does the Election Matter? 13:44 Where are we in the Crypto Cycle? 17:23 Chinese Property Bubble 33:14 Isn’t Bitcoin Illegal in China? 37:45 Fed’s Next Move 45:16 Politics & The Money Printer 49:42 Arthur’s Crypto Portfolio 50:33 ETH as Money? 1:01:42 Is ETH Dead? 1:02:20 Ethena 1:03:46 Memecoins 1:05:42 AI x Crypto 1:09:10 War Scenario 1:18:48 Arthur’s Advice 1:20:28 Closing & Disclaimers

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Gary Gensler’s reign of terror is over. It’s ATH week.

With a sweeping Republican win and Trump’s declaration of a ‘Golden Age of America,’ the U.S. election results have reshaped the crypto landscape overnight. Join us as we dive into the Polymarket effect on election night coverage, analyze the election’s impact on key crypto legislation, and explore the post-election market surge. We cover price action, pro-crypto shifts in Congress, and big players like Elon Musk and Michael Saylor making moves. Plus, is the DeFi Renaissance here? Tune in for an in-depth look at what this political shift means for the future of crypto.

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00:00 The New President https://polymarket.com/elections  https://x.com/Reuters/status/1854093869664837997  https://www.perplexity.ai/elections/2024-11-05/us/senate 

11:29 Polymarket’s Big Win https://x.com/llamaonthebrink/status/1854017757588705432?s=43&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g     https://x.com/shayne_coplan/status/1854045045806023002  https://x.com/Polymarket/status/1854248877798674529 

19:15 Markets https://x.com/quintenfrancois/status/1853336478476050503?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g  https://imgur.com/J9TUNmR 

25:53 ETF Updates https://x.com/matthew_sigel/status/1853463874772643926?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g  https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1854281747082477696 

32:02 Post Election Winners https://www.coingecko.com/ 

33:55 DeFi Renaissance https://unchainedcrypto.com/defi-tokens-jump-on-hopes-that-trump-will-provide-crypto-regulatory-clarity/  https://x.com/ethena_labs/status/1854295616907862150?s=46&t=bg7XEx0DtAdxgT9lGVWZ6w 

39:06 Fed Watch https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/fed-meeting-november-11-07-24/index.htm l

40:42 $42 Billion Dollar Bitcoin Bid? https://x.com/saylor/status/1851718391889043954 

43:20 Global Dollar Network https://x.com/global_dollar/status/1853558740957405362 

48:36 UBS Launches Fund on Ethereum https://www.ubs.com/global/en/media/display-page-ndp/en-20241101-first-tokenized-investment-fund.html 

50:28 Base Fault Proofs https://x.com/base/status/1851672364439814529  https://x.com/l2beat/status/1853429669204230230 

51:34 Roman Storm Trial Delayed https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/11/01/tornado-cash-developer-roman-storms-trial-pushed-to-april/  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1853440809644802159 

52:03 Devcon https://lu.ma/0bpju5ic 

54:54 Permissionless IV https://x.com/Permissionless/status/1854542280301892074  https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1853426117157245208 

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Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital, joins us to unpack the impact of last night’s sweeping Republican victory on the crypto landscape.  We dive into record-breaking price action, potential shifts in crypto legislation, and the role Polymarket played in election coverage. Tune in for insights on what lies ahead for crypto in this new political climate.

Alex on X - https://x.com/intangiblecoins 

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ETH is down bad when compared to SOL & BTC, but is all this narrative following price or something more fundamental?

We’ve got Anthony Sassano on the podcast today. He’s a notable angel investor,  ETH bull, and creator of Ethereum podcast The Daily Gwei. Anthony is here to bring us some clarity to all the noise that has been going around the ETH price these days. He answers the criticisms, gives us the bull case and tells us what’s next.

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0:00 Intro 5:01 How is Ethereum Going? 8:52 Why is ETH Down Bad? 19:43 Are L2s Parasitic? 34:02 Is Ethereum Security Overkill? 39:41 ETH vs SOL Metrics 46:32 Making the L1 Great Again 54:41 ETH Pincer Attack 1:01:21 Investors Barbell Strategy 1:05:42 Ethereum’s North Star 1:12:57 ETH Bull Catalysts 1:18:25 Based Rollups 1:28:07 Ethereum’s Marketing Problem 1:37:37 What’s Next for ETH 1:48:46 Closing Thoughts

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Anthony Sassano https://x.com/sassal0x  

The Daily Gwei https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDailyGwei  

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What exactly are Based Rollups?

We’ve brought Ethereum Researcher and Bankless recurring guest, Justin Drake, to give us his reasoning on why he thinks the future of Ethereum is Based. 

A handful of teams are already working on this Based Rollup future so, with this episode, and perhaps a few more, we’re front running it all and getting you downloaded on all things Based Rollups. Enjoy!

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0:00 Intro 5:51 How’s the Roadmap Going? 12:34 The Most Logical Progression 16:53 Aggregating DeFi Apps 23:43 What Based Rollups Solve 44:01 Ethereum as the Sequencer 49:59 Based Rollups Core Advantages 58:39 Shared Sequencers vs Based Rollups 1:10:37 Based Rollups & Superchain 1:26:48 Ethereum L1 Capacity 1:33:49 Impact on ETH Economics 1:35:00 Impact on DeFi 1:37:48 Impact on User Experience 1:42:04 ETH Value Accrual 1:53:59 Trade-Offs 1:59:17 Bankless Summit 2:01:26 Closing & Disclaimers

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Justin Drake https://x.com/drakefjustin  

Based Rollups https://ethresear.ch/t/based-rollups-superpowers-from-l1-sequencing/15016 

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It's The Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup! In this episode, we dive into the rise of AI agents on blockchain, a surge in Bitcoin inflows ahead of a Trump-favored election, Ethereum “blobs” entering price discovery, and speculation around Microsoft potentially buying Bitcoin. ------ 📣 LEGION | MERIT BASED ICOs  https://bankless.cc/Legion  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:

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00:04:03 Markets https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd  https://x.com/caprioleio/status/1850831666119623006  https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1850884568553013459  https://x.com/jords/status/1850983097808175152?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g  https://www.coingecko.com/en/global-charts 

00:13:52 L2 Update https://x.com/peterschroederr/status/1850556872727945285  https://x.com/dimahledba/status/1851535737482604681?s=46  https://x.com/dimahledba/status/1851183188288127237?s=46  https://x.com/dylankugler/status/1850997725111669044  https://x.com/sreeramkannan/status/1851616723197428109 

00:18:23 Blobspace https://x.com/timjrobinson/status/1851222351524036855  https://x.com/0xbreadguy/status/1851244266137510063?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g 

00:28:27 Election Updates https://polymarket.com/elections  https://newsroom.aboutrobinhood.com/introducing-the-presidential-election-market/  https://x.com/amitisinvesting/status/1850868412806746217 

00:35:02 AI Agents https://x.com/truth_terminal  https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/goatseus-maximus  https://app.virtuals.io/virtuals/68  https://terminal.virtuals.io/  https://x.com/wojtekwtf/status/1850835219160416486  https://warpcast.com/aethernet  https://x.com/tee_hee_he  https://x.com/MurrLincoln/status/1850226148594082120 

00:50:16 US prosecutors are investigating Tether https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/federal-investigators-probe-cryptocurrency-firm-tether-a13804e5  https://x.com/paoloardoino/status/1849876338573799912 

00:55:14 OP Foundation Gave 425M OP To Ink https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/10/29/optimism-foundation-agreed-to-give-kraken-425m-of-op-tokens-in-layer-2-deal/  https://x.com/Fwiz/status/1851280684473897466 

00:57:35 RocketPool Upgrade https://x.com/drjasper_eth/status/1849206972702228482 

00:59:37 Microsoft Buying Bitcoin? https://x.com/jameslavish/status/1849598011082670387  https://x.com/saylor/status/1849790766945587241 

01:01:17 SEC NFT Trolling https://x.com/brianlfrye/status/1851118844766535860 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Cyp-nsL6k 

1:04:44 Meme Of The Week https://x.com/GoldTelegraph_/status/1850667711355113621 

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The collision between crypto and AI agents has officially begun. Matthew Stephensen of Pantera Capital research partner and author of “Crypto: Picks and Shovels for the AI Gold Rush,” joins us today. 

We dive into the world of autonomous AI agents on blockchains, discussing the evolving role of agents, AI-driven market changes, and whether blockchain is the natural substrate for AI. Matt sheds light on topics from agent liability and regulatory challenges to infrastructure value capture and the "picks and shovels" approach to investing in AI-driven crypto tech. 

Are AI agents on blockchains the obvious future? And how do scarcity and abundance interact in this new era? Join us as we tackle these questions and more, exploring what the future might hold at the intersection of AI, autonomy, and blockchain.

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0:00 Intro 5:34 Crypto x AI Narrative Shift  6:39 AI & Economic Agents Explained  11:50 GOAT Memecoin Summary  23:15 Were AI Crypto Agents Obvious?  25:18 Luna AI Token & Terminal  29:41 Consequences? Is This Life? 33:27 Exciting Use Cases 40:27 Sam Altman Quote Importance  42:33 Wealth Generation Process & Blockspace 48:15 Programmable Money & Agent MEV 56:14 The AI Agent & Memecoin Thesis 1:03:03 Government & Society Reaction Predictions 1:11:09 No Off Buttons?... 1:13:40 DePin & AI 1:16:45 AI Agent Blockspace Demand 1:19:15 Closing & Disclaimers

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Matthew Stephenson  https://x.com/stephensonhmatt 

Crypto's Role In The AI Revolution https://panteracapital.com/blockchain-letter/cryptos-role-in-the-ai-revolution/#crypto-ai-gold-rush 

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Bankless Nation, we’ve got the hottest debate in crypto right now: Are L2s extensions of Ethereum?

On one side, we’ve got Kyle Samani and Max Resnick proposing that the current Ethereum Rollup-Centric Roadmap is off-track. On the other side we’ve got David Hoffman and Jill Gunter defending L2s as successful  extensions of Ethereum.

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0:00 Intro 8:54 Defending “Extensions of Ethereum” 16:33 Interoperability Standards 25:36 Are L2s Parasitic to Ethereum? 32:37 ETH Economics & Value Accrual 41:30 Solana vs Ethereum L2s 49:09 Closing Thoughts

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Kyle Samani https://x.com/KyleSamani  

Max Resnick https://x.com/MaxResnick1  

Jill Gunter https://x.com/jillrgunter  

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This week, a record-breaking billion-dollar crypto acquisition has caught mainstream attention, highlighting its significance for the stablecoin market’s future. Kraken joined the Layer 2 race, while Worldcoin launched its own L2, WorldChain, and Scroll’s airdrop received mixed reactions from recipients. Meanwhile, Paul Tudor Jones is bullish on crypto as a hedge, while Michael Saylor stirred controversy by criticizing self-custody, calling it a move for “losers.” ------ 📣 0x v2 | NEXT GEN PRICING ENGINE https://bankless.cc/0x   ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:

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06:22 L2 Updates https://l2beat.com/scaling/summary  https://x.com/lukeyoungblood/status/1849217477668171831?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g  https://x.com/lukeyoungblood/status/1849217477668171831? s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g 

08:09 Paul Tudor Jones Bullish Bitcoin https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1848735063615152136 

10:46 Election Check In https://polymarket.com/elections  https://x.com/Polymarket/status/1849451658788384797 

15:26 Kraken's New L2 https://x.com/inkonchain/status/1849443457883885801  https://inkonchain.com/en-US 

19:23 Stripe's $1 Billion Dollar Bet https://x.com/Stablecoin/status/1848390849215730100  https://x.com/zcabrams/status/1848391342524641533  https://x.com/benhoneill/status/1848390493425504388 https://x.com/cburniske/status/1848108613631390155 

22:24 Michael Saylor Against Self Custody? https://x.com/AdamSimecka/status/1848131598044074289  https://x.com/Sina_21st/status/1848450657205789161  https://x.com/ErikVoorhees/status/1848754319019151873  https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1848876323026178429  https://x.com/ercwl/status/1848737997463695827 

28:59 Balance on CEX's https://x.com/leonwaidmann/status/1848780740969795917? s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g 

32:38 Uniswap Integrated Across https://x.com/AcrossProtocol/status/1849106135443202069  https://x.com/danrobinson/status/1849142590131904650  https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1849182167748022600 

35:47 Scroll Airdrop https://scroll.io/blog/introducing-scrolls-first-airdrop-a-celebration-of-the-global-community  https://claim.scroll.io/  https://x.com/Andrey_10gwei/status/1848441546645135672  https://x.com/redhairshanks86/status/1848653068554166339 

39:12 Ethereum Blobs https://x.com/Data_Always/status/1848789160888332340 

42:46 WorldCoin launches 'World Chain' L2 https://world.org/blog/announcements/world-chain-now-open-every-human 

48:46 Central Bankers https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4985877  https://www.minneapolisfed.org/research/working-papers/unique-implementation-of-permanent-primary-deficits 

52:11 Buenos Aires Issues Decentralized ID's https://zksync.mirror.xyz/kWRhD81C7il4YWGrkDplfhIZcmViisRe3lnsmbvOEmg 

56:19 Nigeria Drops Charges https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-23/nigerian-court-releases-binance-executive-jailed-since-february 

57:44 Meme Of The Week  https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1849206541255389459  ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠ 

Optimism’s Ben Jones and Kraken’s Andrew Koller join us today to talk about Kraken’s latest release. Kraken is launching Ink, a blockchain built on the OP Stack, joining the Superchain to scale Ethereum. Ink offers 1-second block times and connects users to top DeFi applications while contributing to a unified ecosystem.

Kraken will share revenue with the Optimism Collective and participate in OP Governance, alongside major players like Coinbase and Uniswap. Ink’s mainnet is set to launch in early 2025, focusing on onchain wealth management and developer engagement.

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0:00 Intro 5:43 Ink Explained  10:23 What Happens on Ink? 12:52 Technicalities of Ink 14:00 Kraken x Ink Synergy & Goals 16:15 Why Superchain? 17:36 Ink Roadmap 19:08 Scaling Ink  24:41 Wen Superchain Promise 33:19 Superchain 2025 Forcast 37:36 Kraken BTC x Ink 38:38 $INK 39:35 Superchain Economics 48:28 What’s Next?  51:30 Closing & Disclaimers

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Ink

http://inkonchain.com 

Kraken https://x.com/krakenfx 

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In this episode of Bankless Takes we dive into the growing sentiment that Ethereum is losing its edge, with its roadmap straying and competitors catching up.  We’ve spent a long time evaluating these arguments, and today, we give our take on the Ethereum Roadmap Wars. This is our best take on how the debate unfolds and why, in the end, we’re still bullish on Ethereum’s future.

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------ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Start 03:24 The Roadmap Wars 12:22 What Are The Wars Really About? 25:40 Roadmap Proposed Solutions 35:03 Why Are We Fighting Over DeFi 39:15 What Do We Do About It? 44:59 Where Will DeFi End Up? 50:23 What About $ETH The Asset? 53:43 The Bull Case For ETH

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Omid Malekan, an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School and author of multiple books on crypto joins us. Omid shares his insights on the evolution of blockchain, the concept of digital scarcity, and the future of decentralized finance. Drawing from his experiences in both traditional finance, his teachings, and the crypto industry. Omid also discusses how blockchain offers a fundamentally new way to build trust and redefine property rights in the digital world and his best arguments for why ETH is better than SOL.

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0:00 Intro 5:52 Omid Malekan’s Crypto Background 9:31 Transitioning from TradFi to Crypto 14:51 Explaining Blockchain to Crypto Newcomers 21:10 The Fear in Crypto Transactions 24:53 Blockchain as a New Financial Architecture 28:07 What New Crypto Users Get Wrong 32:06 Not All Blockchains Are Equal 39:25 Qualitative & Quantitative Block Space 41:49 Lessons from Traditional Finance 46:36 Modular Design in Blockchain Systems 1:01:30 Envisioning Crypto's Endgame 1:09:25 Ether's Value Proposition and Role 1:20:28 Opportunities for High-Quality Liquid Assets 1:23:38 Ether as the Money of the Internet 1:36:55 Settlement Assurances and the Future of Ether 1:44:07 Crypto Cycles and Future Gains 1:45:29 Own Podcast? 1:46:22 Closing & Disclaimers

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Omid Malekan https://x.com/malekanoms 

Omid's Books  https://www.amazon.com/Re-Architecting-Trust-History-Markets-Platforms/dp/1732027331  https://www.amazon.com/Story-Blockchain-Beginners-Technology-Understands/dp/1732027307 

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With 17 days to the election, Trump launched WLFI token sales, while Kamala’s positive crypto comments sparked reactions. Polymarket shows Trump at 62%—can that be real?

In Ethereum, despite price drops, Fuel launched a high-performance L2, and Paradigm introduced its own with Reth at the core.

Meanwhile, Saylor plans a Bitcoin Bank, and Kraken is rolling out wrapped Bitcoin.

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0:00 Intro

4:17 Markets, L2 Update, & Blobs https://farside.co.uk/?p=1518  https://x.com/Evan_ss6/status/1846592303143776269  https://x.com/growthepie_eth/status/1845076141054345464  https://x.com/ryansadams/status/1845111043250393569  https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1846458384842916143  https://dune.com/hildobby/blobs  https://x.com/litocoen/status/1846455792461140222  https://imgur.com/a/hGxZIyT  https://x.com/pythianism/status/1846502438624231605  https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1845944946991276494 

21:52 What’s going on on Polymarket?  https://polymarket.com/event/presidential-election-winner-2024?tid=1729178339570  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1846660964105453836  https://x.com/fewture/status/1846667819200795038  https://x.com/adamscochran/status/1846677802583838768  https://x.com/divine_economy/status/1846677795423785150  https://www.natesilver.net/p/whats-behind-trumps-surge-in-prediction  https://x.com/fozzydiablo/status/1846369866091319743  https://x.com/fozzydiablo/status/1846647506446246089  https://x.com/hosseeb/status/1846395633806331914 

31:12 Let’s check in on Trump and Kamala - 17 Days until election  First Trump - kicked off World Liberty Financial token sale https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1845179557852377508  https://x.com/tier10k/status/1846641132731552018  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1845926256292122767 

34:43 Then Harris - said something about crypto - appreciates the help of crypto in broadening access to wealth  https://kamalaharris.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/FMfcgzQXJZxzLGgcKmSNQSXCRKXShwxJ.pdf  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1845920172638605768  https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1845832802316751251  https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1846552111217045904  https://elections2024.thehill.com/massachusetts/massachusetts-senate-warren-deaton/  https://polymarket.com/event/massachusetts-us-senate-election-winner?tid=1729152612507 

46:16 Galaxy researched released their Crypto policy scorecard  https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/1845845163588907486 

51:29 Kraken with a big release…Wrapped BTC - KBTC https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/10/17/crypto-exchange-kraken-launches-wrapped-bitcoin-token-kbtc/ 

52:17 Fuel mainnet is live!  https://x.com/fuel_network/status/1846536888003313786 

53:54 Paradigm is launching a new L2, Odyssey https://x.com/gakonst/status/1844757392061542781  https://x.com/danrobinson/status/1844759810421805069 

55:49 Conduit introduced Conduit G2  https://x.com/conduitxyz/status/1846567345864536468 

57:41 Michael Saylor wants to turn Microstrategy into a Bitcoin bank https://x.com/isoandso/status/1844772434991325287 

59:15 Italy will raise capital gain tax on Bitcoin from 26% to 42%  https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/italy-stiffens-terms-digital-services-tax-2025-budget-2024-10-16 

1:00:41 Bankless Summit is coming!  https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1846722706919838081 

1:02:34 Meme of the Week, David’s Fight & Kyle Samani Drama https://x.com/Jesseeckel/status/1845491020492124361  https://x.com/sgoldfed/status/1846183598832959617 

1:06:29 Closing & Disclaimers 

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Announcing: The Bankless Summit

The Saturday after Devcon (Nov 16th) Bankless is hosting a single day of the most interesting talks and conversations in Ethereum!

Sit back and enjoy as Bankless curates the most interesting speakers in Ethereum while we let them speak!

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A16z’s 2024 State of Crypto Report is out!

Bankless reviews these reports every year so we can get caught up on everything happening in Crypto. That's why we’re bringing a16z Crypto CTO Eddy Lazzarin and Data Scientist Daren Matsuoka.

Expect to learn how 2024 contrasts to 2023, crypto adoption signals, innovations in every sector from policy to scaling and stablecoins to zk cryptography. And most importantly, why the price innovation cycle is here to stay. Enjoy!

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0:00 Intro 5:53 Vibe Check 7:00 Target Audience 9:16 2023 Contrast 12:14 How Big is Crypto? 21:23 Desktop vs Mobile Adoption 25:13 Crypto Policy 29:34 Stablecoins 36:24 Ethereum Gas Fees 46:09 Scaling 48:24 ZK Cryptography 58:30 Applications 1:00:23 Crypto x AI 1:06:23 DeFi vs Centralized Services 1:09:27 Builders 1:12:09 Price Innovation Cycle 1:16:14 Reflections on 2024 1:19:37 Closing & Disclaimers

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A16z 2024 State of Crypto Report

Eddy Lazzarin https://x.com/eddylazzarin  

Daren Matsuoka https://x.com/darenmatsuoka 

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Joining us today is Kain Warwick. Not to fight, but to talk about his exciting new project called Infinex. 

Infinex aims to replace crypto's centralized exchange experience and bring it all onchian. It's ambitious, but if it works, could change the way we think about DeFi and navigate across chains forever. 

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------ TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:29 Infinex 00:12:44 The Infinex Tech Stack 00:20:45 Optimizing Across Protocols 00:27:00 The Centralization Tradeoff 00:29:04 Key Tech Unlocks 00:34:48 Managing Protocol Risk 00:42:33 Transaction Experience & Security 00:50:40 Patron Sale 00:56:55 Future Growth Plans 01:00:29 Fight Commentary

------ RESOURCES Kain Warwick - https://x.com/kaiynne 

Infinex - https://x.com/infinex_app 

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This Weekly Rollup was recorded IRL at Permissionless III. We discuss HBO revealing the identity of Bitcoin’s creator, Uniswap’s Unichain announcement, the new FBI token and David Hoffman vs. Kain Warwick upcoming fight.

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0:00 Intro 3:04 Markets 6:14 US Economy https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/04/september-2024-us-jobs-report.html   https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/let-us-pause-to-appreciate-the-remarkable   13:28 Uniswap Announces Unichain https://x.com/Uniswap/status/1844363396382408774  https://x.com/TaikiMaeda2/status/1844363706798571828  https://x.com/0xCygaar/status/1844377718479257864  https://x.com/haydenzadams/status/1844363698485198899   https://x.com/delitzer/status/1844364429389070699   https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1575772104678510592  https://x.com/danrobinson/status/1844407479528194262   https://x.com/haydenzadams/status/1844411400523067599   https://x.com/Fwiz/status/1844375503601594594   https://x.com/gluk64/status/1844388796290183302   https://youtu.be/0g8Pc-jytkc?si=ibjntDmkIXN0uDBR   30:55 HBO Reveals Satoshi Identity? https://x.com/crypto_div/status/1843838385913258387  https://x.com/MarcHochstein/status/1843768871318372562  https://x.com/peterktodd/status/1843957196830441766  https://polymarket.com/event/who-will-hbo-doc-identify-as-satoshi  https://x.com/ki_young_ju/status/1843872372627255541  https://x.com/HalieyWelchX/status/1844038238408990871  37:23 FBI Coin https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-charges-18-people-companies-cryptocurrency-fraud-2024-10-09/  https://x.com/esatoshiclub/status/1844095224907432441  https://x.com/tier10k/status/1844106925149126887  https://x.com/loomdart/status/1844108582511575289  https://polymarket.com/event/ansem-criminal-charges-in-2024?tid=1728573367331  https://x.com/zachxbt/status/1843940648430493906   46:02 Crypto.com SEC Wells Notice https://crypto.com/company-news/complaint  https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/sec-commissioner-confesses-crypto-approach-has-fueled-disaster-whole-industry?src=wgna  https://x.com/lex_node/status/1843651871522861187  https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-money  50:10 New EIP-7781 https://x.com/0xcygaar/status/1842985189124997362?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g  https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/8931#issuecomment-2395026393  https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1841756178692358587  53:32 IMF vs Bitcoin https://x.com/samcallah/status/1842193389569143027  55:22 World Liberty Financial New Details https://thedefiant.io/news/defi/trumps-world-liberty-financial-proposes-aave-deployment-on-ethereum  https://www.theblock.co/post/320430/trump-world-financial-liberty-raise   58:47 Permissionless III  https://x.com/Ethereum_Women/status/1844051472335671694  https://x.com/Jesseeckel/status/1844196686484341067  https://x.com/benlakoff/status/1844394966925324694   1:02:57 David Hoffman vs Kain Warwick https://polymarket.com/event/hoffman-vs-warwick?tid=1728578327494   https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1844388312771068402   1:05:55 Moment of Zen

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Unichain Is Here! Joining us today is Hayden Adams of Uniswap and Karl Floersch of Optimism to explain the exciting new release and vision for the future of Ethereum and appchains.

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------ TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 Start 00:05:51 Announcing Unichain! 00:11:51 How Will Unichain Work? 00:17:21 Superchain And Interoperability 00:19:38 Superchain Enhancements 00:26:12 Unichain User Experience 00:30:43 What About Other Superchains? 00:38:49 Unfragmenting The Fragmentation 00:43:58 Coordinating All Of Ethereum 00:49:08 UNI Token 00:52:47 Should DeFi Live On L1? 00:57:57 What Success Looks Like 01:01:15 The Path To Superchain 01:03:19 Release Dates

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Unichain: https://unichain.org/ 

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Today Jake Chervinsky is back on the podcast to discuss Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm's court case and its implications on DeFi and the crypto industry.    Could DeFi be made illegal in the United States? Are DeFi developers going to be prosecuted if criminals use their code? Is it just DeFi? What other sectors could be at risk? The answers to these and many other questions are discussed in today’s episode.

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------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 4:44 Roman Storm’s Case 12:52 Is DeFi at Risk? 18:20 The Ruling & Its Implications  21:29 Money Transmission Explained  25:52 Roman Storm’s Arrest 30:54 Are All DeFi Protocols At Risk?  36:17 Prosecution of Privacy 43:11 What This Ruling Means & What’s Next 48:41 Best & Worst Case Scenario 53:11 Other Sectors At Risk 57:35 Other Cases 1:03:48 Totalitarian Nightmare 1:08:21 SEC Updates 1:12:00 US Election 2024 1:17:30 Geofencing 1:23:21 Are We Winning & Conclusion ------ RESOURCES

Jake Chervinsky https://x.com/jchervinsky 

Jake Chervinsky’s Tweet https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/1839412423096467753 

A Practical Guide to Geofencing https://variant.fund/articles/practical-guide-to-geofencing/ 

Defend Roman Storm https://juicebox.money/@defend-roman-storm 

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In this episode, we sit down with Nico Perrino, a leading advocate for free speech and individual rights, currently serving at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). Nico shares his views on the increasing government control over digital speech, the role of social media, and how misinformation and disinformation are shaping our society.

We dive deep into the debate around censorship, the dangers of having a "Ministry of Truth," and the future implications of AI on free speech. Whether it’s the growing concerns about misinformation or the battle between government intervention and freedom of expression, Nico gives us a fresh perspective on navigating these complex issues.

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0:00 Intro 2:46 Nico Perino: Free Speech Advocate Introduction 3:17 Social Media Misinformation & AI Concerns 7:14 Debating 1984 & Ministry of Truth 11:49 Misinformation, Fractured Sources, & Consensus 16:36 John Kerry on Governance & Free Speech 21:56 Fractured Truth: Media Referees & COVID 23:26 Morlocks Trap: Conspiracy Theories and Control 24:23 Misinformation Amplified by Algorithms & Bias 32:56 AI as a Tool for Finding Truth 36:59 Misinformation vs. Disinformation 39:58 The Pavel Durov Case 46:50 Comparing Telegram & Apple Encryption Cases 48:05 Brazil's Ban on X & VPN Penalties 52:58 Balkanization of the Internet and Free Speech 56:10 UK Online Safety Act 59:46 Global Misinformation Laws: Australia to U.S. 1:08:00 Government's Role in Protecting Free Speech 1:12:50 Bottom-Up Solutions for Truth & Speech 1:20:23 Inevitability of Censorship's Failures 1:22:33 Advancing Free Speech 1:23:01 Closing & Disclaimers

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Nico https://x.com/NicoPerrino 

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In this episode, we discuss escalating global tensions and their impact on crypto markets, questioning whether Bitcoin is a risk-on or risk-off asset in times of instability. We cover legal developments around Tornado Cash, the potential for an XRP ETF amid SEC scrutiny, and Visa’s new fiat tokenization platform on Ethereum. Plus, don’t miss details on the upcoming Kain vs. David fight at Permissionless! ------ 📣 0x v2 | NEXT GEN PRICING ENGINE https://bankless.cc/0x   ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:

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00:00 War And Crypto https://x.com/PeterKwoba2/status/1841177421179183405  https://x.com/lexfridman/status/1841253627190517785  https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/10/02/bitcoin-regains-61k-in-worst-start-to-most-bullish-month-as-israel-iran-tensions-rage-on/  https://x.com/legendarygainz_/status/1840733999930413127   https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1840944416997195974 

08:49 Markets https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd  https://farside.co.uk/btc/  https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1840036803404800018  https://www.coingecko.com/en/global-charts 

12:26 L2 Update https://l2beat.com/scaling/summary  https://www.growthepie.xyz/chains/ethereum  https://www.coingecko.com/ 

17:57 Rate Cuts https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1840819209879896455 

22:58 Tornado Cash Updates https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1839408070524547246  https://www.theblock.co/post/318417/tornado-cash-founder-roman-storm-to-face-trial  https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/1839478184808460325  https://juicebox.money/@defend-roman-storm 

32:21 Ripple ETF? https://x.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1841464422557954168  https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/18412784213655720187   https://x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1841586154258285021 

35:10 SEC Director Updates https://x.com/SECGov/status/1841548406029754524  https://x.com/GOPMajorityWhip/status/1841560880955158916  https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/1841572472195305651 

38:57 Visa Launch On Ethereum https://blockworks.co/news/visa-to-help-banks-test-tokenized-assets-smart-contracts 

40:30 Vitalik On Alignment https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2024/09/28/alignment.html   https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1840026201999495332 

43:08 Pectra Upgrade https://www.youtube.com/live/PWhn8KdgCl8?si=2dyOikXU9ja7lbji&t=2762  https://github.com/ethereum/pm/issues/1153#issuecomment-2377002932 

47:32 Coinbase's New Exec https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1840929040854892966?s=46 

48:14 Polymarket https://x.com/shayne_coplan/status/1840033666723938669?s=46 

49:01 The gm Heard Round The World https://x.com/cz_binance/status/1839861237850497271?s=46 

49:26 North Korea https://x.com/skesslr/status/1841421864779833494 

54:35 Fight Prep https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1841094626108748128  https://x.com/kaiynne/status/1841642359378829411  https://polymarket.com/event/hoffman-vs-warwick?tid=1727184262347 

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In this episode, we speak with CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger about the rapidly changing world of cryptocurrency regulation. Commissioner Mersinger provides a detailed look at the differences between the CFTC and SEC, their roles in overseeing digital assets, and how the regulatory landscape is evolving with DeFi and crypto markets. She discusses the CFTC’s recent dissent in the Uniswap case, the challenges of classifying assets as commodities or securities, and the implications of U.S. regulations on the global crypto industry. 

Whether you're a crypto enthusiast, a DeFi developer, or just curious about how the U.S. government is approaching these new technologies, this episode offers invaluable insights into the future of crypto regulation.

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0:00 Intro 5:20 Commissioner Mersinger 8:20 CFTC vs. SEC Regulation Differences 9:44 Assets: Commodities vs. Securities 21:59 Consensus on Digital Assets as Commodities 26:03 CFTC vs. SEC Rivalry Dynamics 28:25 Bureaucracy a Feature or Bug? 29:34 Overregulation in Crypto: CFTC vs. SEC 36:15 Uniswap Case: CFTC Enforcement Action 47:41 The Regulatory Paradox of Decentralized Finance 1:00:09 CFTC Enforcement Decision-Making Process 1:02:02 Addressing Crypto Prediction markets in crypto 1:15:08  Engagement for Productive Crypto Future 1:19:52 Continuing engagement and conversation is essential 1:20:55 Closing & Disclaimers

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Commissioner Summer Mersinger https://x.com/cftcmersinger 

Commissioner Mersinger’s Dissent https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/SpeechesTestimony/mersingerstatement090424  

Uniswap Action  https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8961-24 

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The exploration of the Ethereum Roadmap continues.

Today on the show we’re bringing back Mike Neuder who was just on the show to give his defense of the Ethereum Roadmap and we’re also joined by Blockworks Mike Ippolito who brings a wealth of knowledge from around the crypto industry to add his thoughts to the conversation.

We cover the essence of Ethereum, the current state of rollups, value accrual and much more. We end the podcast with just overall bullish vibes and reflecting on what will take to make the promises of the crypto industry manifest in reality. Enjoy!

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0:00 Intro 7:29 The Essence of the Argument 17:50 Ethereum and Rollups 33:00 Ethereum’s Schism 40:23 Value Accrual 59:30 Nation State Resistance 1:04:52 The Bull Case for Crypto 1:10:03 What Will Take 1:16:25 Closing & Disclaimers

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Mike Ippolito https://x.com/mikeippolito  

Mike Neuder https://x.com/mikeneuder  

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Do you remember the 2008 crisis? It left a mark on many of us, fueling a distrust of bankers and politicians, and leading us to crypto as an alternative to the broken system.

Today’s guest, Austin Campbell, a professor and former Chief Risk Officer at Paxos, explains how crypto, especially stablecoins, can protect everyday Americans from the risks of traditional banks. He’s here to show why the middle class should care about the future of finance.

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0:00 Intro 5:18  Austin’s Tweet Defending Crypto 13:55 How the Banking System Works 23:19 Who Manages Bank Risk? 32:37 Depositor Bailouts 41:36 Stablecoin Solution? 59:51 Stablecoin Impact on Banks 1:06:44 U.S. Payments Outdated? 1:10:15 Global Implications of Crypto Adoption 1:17:46 U.S. Regulatory Stance on Crypto 1:24:55 Anti-crypto Policy Motivation 1:32:13 Austin's Advice to Crypto Community 1:35:22 Closing & Disclaimers

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Austin Campbell https://x.com/CampbellJAustin  

Must Read Threads https://x.com/CampbellJAustin/status/1817590780879397114  https://x.com/CampbellJAustin/status/1821591319816581469  https://x.com/campbelljaustin/status/1823362155984388226 

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This week we break down China’s massive new economic stimulus package, its biggest move since the pandemic and what it could mean for the global markets.  Gary Gensler faced intense bipartisan grilling in Congress, and Nic Carter dropped shocking new insights on ChokePoint 2.0’s legal implications. Plus, Eigenlayer’s token unlock is finally here after months of non-transferability. We’ll also dive into the key moments from Solana’s Breakpoint Conference. Buckle up.

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00:00:00 Kamala's Pivot? https://www.theblock.co/post/318216/kamala-harris-says-us-should-become-dominant-in-blockchain-reiterates-digital-assets-in-economic-plan  https://twitter.com/standwithcrypto/status/1838327263953326469  https://x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1839041447007342919  https://www.theblock.co/post/317636/vp-harris-says-shell-encourage-crypto-business-while-protecting-consumers-at-wall-street-fundraiser-bloomberg  https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1838578494462189990  https://x.com/mcuban/status/1838667484905578704?s=46  https://www.axios.com/2024/09/23/harris-embraces-crypto-overture-young-men  https://x.com/Zachary/status/1839260651614568845 

00:14:17 Markets https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd 

00:16:39 ETH Options Approved https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1837240128588169587  https://x.com/kellyjgreer/status/1824168136637288912 

00:19:16 Movers Of The Week https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/sei  https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1838809754002690403 

00:22:10 The Beijing Bazooka https://x.com/JustDeauIt/status/1839152089718538572  https://finance.yahoo.com/news/what-chinas-biggest-stimulus-since-the-pandemic-means-for-us-investors-morning-brief-100039804.html  https://x.com/deitaone/status/1839235182294913315?s=43&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g 

00:29:55 The Roast Of Gary Gensler https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1838602362841374762  https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1838613533061230618  https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1838621580546425045 

00:38:25 Jail Updates https://www.reuters.com/world/us/bankman-frieds-ex-girlfriend-ellison-be-sentenced-over-crypto-fraud-2024-09-24/  https://x.com/autismcapital/status/1838661563663945804 

00:44:23 Crypto Bank Crackdown Exposed https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1836858969241100776 

00:54:25 EIGEN Unlock https://x.com/eigenfoundation/status/1838270195246170553  https://x.com/JimmyRagosa/status/1839272870809076003 

00:55:55 Solana Breakpoint Recap https://x.com/solana/status/1837035324587028567  https://x.com/solanamobile/status/1836614409613119632  https://x.com/solanafloor/status/1837038360101007577?s=46 

00:59:05 Telegram Founder Updates https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvglp0xny3eo 

01:00:32 Raises https://blog.celestia.org/celestia-foundation-raise/  https://x.com/infinex_app/status/1838730410710446144 

01:03:57 David Fight Updates https://polymarket.com/event/hoffman-vs-warwick 

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Representative Ro Khanna, a Congressman from California and a key advocate for crypto within the Democratic party joins us on today’s episode. We discuss his efforts to bring crypto into the mainstream, including recent meetings he's helped broker between the White House, the Kamala Harris campaign, and key figures from the crypto industry. We explore the challenges and opportunities for the Democrats to embrace pro-crypto policies, the potential future of crypto regulation, and how this could shape the party's platform moving forward.

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0:00 Intro 6:08 Harris vs. Trump Debate Reaction 8:58 Kamala Admin's Crypto Silence 11:27 Pro-Crypto Meetings with Democrats 17:01 Biden, Warren, & Crypto Stances 21:43 Future of Crypto Under Harris? 24:09 Ideal Democratic Crypto Policy 27:37 Kamala's Plans for Gary Gensler 28:37 Crypto Advocates in the DNC 30:43 Convincing Undecided Democrats on Crypto 33:27 Future of DeFi Regulation 34:58 Explaining DeFi Benefits to Democrats 37:50 Educating on Crypto's Transparency 39:55 Crypto Voter Dilemma: Harris vs. Trump 42:18 Closing & Disclosures

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Rep. Ro Khanna https://x.com/reprokhanna  

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Is the Ethereum’s Rollup centric roadmap a Queen Sacrifice blunder? That’s the core question the industry is asking and Bankless has aired some of these dissents.

Today’s episode voices a counter to the doubters. Mike Neuder is an Ethereum developer and previous Bankless guest. He thinks the Ethereum roadmap is pretty great as is, it’s right on track, in fact, his message is to stay the course, play the long game, and watch ETH grow in value as a monetary asset as the Ethereum economy grows across L2s.    

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0:00 Intro 6:06 Why is the ETH Roadmap Great 12:38 Ethereum’s North Star 17:12 Property Rights 28:14 Rollups 33:20 Rollup Stages 47:38 Data Availability 1:06:25 Value Accrual for ETH 1:15:33 ETH as Money 1:21:35 Closing Thoughts

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Mike Neuder https://x.com/mikeneuder  

Mike Neuther Thesis https://hackmd.io/@mikeneuder/ethesis  

Max Resnick Pod https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLUJ0uLye0U  

Kyle Samani Pod https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CMMLdVrtFE  

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The Fed just cut rates by 50 basis points for the first time since the pandemic, how is the market reacting, should we be excited? 

Trump revealed new details about World Liberty Financial. We’ll break down why they’re building it, who’s involved, and what’s going on with the token. 

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00:00 Start 02:36 Markets https://x.com/ledgerstatus/status/1835473538028814667 

06:09 RSA Finally Cracks https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1836779556998459436 

10:55 Total MKT Cap https://www.coingecko.com/en/global-charts 

11:09 L2 Update https://www.growthepie.xyz/fundamentals/transaction-count 

13:36 Fed Rate Cuts https://x.com/SpecialSitsNews/status/1835699786785136703  https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/18/fed-cuts-rates-september-2024-.html 

18:57 Cut Reactions https://x.com/TimDuy/status/1836154346045870391  https://x.com/coinbase/status/1836470341063053572  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1836795960321585388  https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/09/18/arthur-hayes-if-they-go-50-that-will-be-a-nuclear-catastrophe-for-financial-markets/  https://x.com/intocryptoverse/status/1836471892674302430?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g  https://x.com/Jamie1Coutts/status/1836192104722370930  https://www.tradingview.com/chart/1RYLG2gC/?symbol=NASDAQ%3AQQQ  https://youtu.be/b6O-lHr-D0s?si=7uiJPAxPibmCTLsz 

27:03 Trump's Liberty Financial https://x.com/EricTrump/status/1834322630721122521  https://x.com/worldlibertyfi/status/1835748701534404945  https://x.com/alexandergrieve/status/1836006655223275904 

32:06 Takes On The Project https://x.com/iamDCinvestor/status/1836006290125987860  https://x.com/worldlibertyfi/status/1835300402163503260?s=46&t=dmRhP54bJmHi0Ppb8BT30Q 

34:42 Trump Pays With Bitcoin https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1836510214482284545  https://x.com/crypto_condom/status/1836512092503077146 

36:39 Vitalik Film Premiere https://ethereumfilm.xyz/streaming  https://x.com/EthereumFilm/status/1828192695095042429  https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1836737714223210638  https://x.com/dimabuterin/status/1836701356565922006  https://x.com/ViktorBunin/status/1836556640734085478  https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1836607456497275028  https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1836607456497275028  https://x.com/EthereumFilm/status/1835973354995499061 

41:36 SEC Sues Rari? https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024-138  https://x.com/dcfgod/status/1836488126744924299 

43:03 The Flyfish Case https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/admin/2024/33-11305.pdf  https://x.com/HesterPeirce/status/1835757603860681141  https://x.com/FinancialCmte/status/1836124400695021654  https://x.com/RepFrenchHill/status/1836420981310542092?t=KbWMCpEacfkVWgSADJSgQg&s=19 

50:41 Token 2049 https://x.com/justinsuntron/status/1836330985706918253  https://unchainedcrypto.com/buterin-at-token2049-were-not-early-to-crypto-but-were-early-to-crypto-being-usable/ 

53:36 New Zora App https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1836399083482742814 

56:19 New Fastest Rollup https://x.com/atlasxyz/status/1833880969251524973 

57:39 Permissionless Party https://lu.ma/yj5pdeqe Bankless listeners - 10% off tickets with BANKLESS10  Bankless citizens - 30% off tickets with link: https://bankless.cc/PermissionlessDiscount 

59:26 Moment Of Zen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71DtEk1cFdg 

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Jerome Powell and the Federal Reset is about to cut rates, but the question on everyone’s mind is… What happens next?

Alfonso Peccatiello, known as "Macro Alf," is a macroeconomic analyst and investment strategist and he’s joining the pod to help us figure this out.

- Are these rate cuts just in time or too little too late? - Is the Fed cutting by 25bps or 50bps? - Will we get a recession or the soft landing the FED is hoping for? - What will happen to crypto assets?

We discuss all this and more with Macro Alf, one of the top minds in macro out there.

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0:00 Intro 5:41 The Fed is Behind the Curve 12:28 Why Haven’t Things Broke? 18:57 Bad News are Actually Bad News 24:17 Fed Rate Cut Prediction 30:43 Elizabeth Warren’s Letter 35:06 Market Reaction 42:55 How to Prepare 53:20 Probability of Recession 54:48 Debasement 1:05:06 Monetary Plumbing 1:09:09 Debasement Assets 1:11:46 Closing Thoughts

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Maro Alf https://x.com/MacroAlf  

Alf's Institutional Research Free Trial https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfzLZS_8sWjyuqzDgJb9OQC_pSAoOjz6GVgsB0UIGzLELMSFQ/viewform  

The MacroCompass  https://themacrocompass.org/  

Monetary Plumbing Chart https://x.com/MacroAlf/status/1834938859848634440  

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Steven Goldfeder is back on the podcast today to discuss Arbitrum’s and all Ethereum L2 FUD. 

Is a win for Arbitrum also a win for Ethereum, or is Arbitrum competing for users and liquidity? Steven addresses governance concerns and discusses the decentralization of Arbitrum’s Sequencer.

In the second half of the show, we get into the latest developments in the Arbitrum ecosystem, including Stylus, Bold, Orbit, and Timeboost.

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0:00 Intro 4:01 L1 vs. L2 Relationship 10:45 Use Cases of the L1 vs. L2s  18:56 Fastest Blockchain 20:05 Decentralization Priority  25:15 Sequencer Debate 33:06 Arbitrum x Espresso  38:02 Optimistic Rollups Capturing Ethereum Governance?  41:58 What Does Arbitrum Want From the L1  45:21 Increasing Block Times? 49:17 Arbitrum Ecosystem  52:21 How Does Stylus Work? 57:22 Web2 Devs Now Web3 Devs   1:03:02 Arbitrum’s Next 10x 1:08:17 Closing & Disclaimers 

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That’s right, Bankless Nation, BlackRock on the podcast today.

BlackRock is the world’s largest asset manager, a company that manages over $10 trillion dollars in assets around the world, to put it in perspective, that’s 5 times the crypto market cap. Let’s just say what they do has ripple effects in global markets.

But here at Bankless we wanted to figure out what they’re doing in crypto. That’s why we brought Robbie Mitchnick, BlackRock’s Head of Digital Assets.

We explore Crypto narratives in TradFi, how they measure the risk profile of Crypto, their plans for the future of ETFs, Tokenization and even DeFi.

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0:00 Intro 5:36 What is BlackRock? 7:33 BlackRock’s Crypto Arc 14:42 Digital Assets Team 17:01 BlackRock Bitcoin ETF 20:33 Investor Education 22:48 Narratives 24:58 Risk Management 34:04 Regulatory Environment 38:27 The Future of ETFs 42:30 Tokenization 51:00 What Needs to be Built 54:26 The State of DeFi 57:03 BlackRock’s Crypto Mission 1:00:44 Closing & Disclaimers

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Blackrock https://x.com/BlackRock  

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This week in crypto, the Trump vs. Harris debate sparked chatter, but did the markets react? DeFi had its first U.S. congressional hearing—how’d it go?

Friend.tech burned its keys—abandoning? ENS integrated with PayPal and Venmo, while Coinbase launched their cbBTC, and Sony might release a stablecoin.

Plus, did we see “war mode” Vitalik this week?

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0:00 Intro

5:21 Markets https://farside.co.uk/?p=1518  https://x.com/biancoresearch/status/1832806811088638440  https://x.com/matt_hougan/status/1833149076722081906  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/inflation-cpi-fed-readies-to-cut-rates-next-week/  https://www.tradingview.c om/symbols/FRED-WALCL/    https://x.com/sonyasunkim/status/1832114732326957274 

18:02 House lawmakers ended up divided in 1st Congressional DeFi hearing  https://financialservices.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=409354  https://x.com/fund_defi/status/1833556632027955694   https://x.com/coinage_media/status/1833593592373243915  https://x.com/NeerajKA/status/1833530974212387228   https://x.com/rohangrey/status/1833543531228762323  https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/1833557017023459526 

27:29 The Debate - they didn’t mention crypto!  https://x.com/CNN/status/1833703753179857334  https://x.com/erikvoorhees/status/1833705605045051850  https://polymarket.com/event/who-will-win-the-debate-according-to-polls  https://polymarket.com/event/presidential-election-winner-2024?tid=1726028429396  https://x.com/shayne_coplan/status/1833127734844789106  https://x.com/Polymarket/status/1833679653191512442  https://www.theblock.co/post/315808/presidential-debate-risk-off-crypto  https://x.com/MikeIppolito_/status/1833874331539034448 

36:49 War mode vitalik? If its not stage 2, its not a rollup https://x.com/vitalikbuterin/status/1834061075970683367 

39:01 zkSync Stage 1? & New CMO?  https://blog.zknation.io/zksync-governance-system/  https://x.com/the_matter_labs/status/1833894141052494218 

42:41 Sony Stable Yen https://x.com/delzennejc/status/1833243834563650038 

43:21 Friend.Tech team renounces control of smart contracts https://x.com/friendtech/status/1832581118165709140  https://x.com/functi0nZer0/status/1833178200685318213  https://x.com/MacroMate8/status/1833393620407488542  https://x.com/friendtech/status/1833259362711986335 

47:06 EigenLayer announced Season 2 Stakedrop!  https://blog.eigenfoundation.org/season-2-stakedrop/ 

48:55 ENS was integrated with PayPal and Venmo!  https://x.com/ensdomains/status/1833536140529570039  https://x.com/brantlymillegan/status/1833568986547818820? 

50:16 Coinbase Bitcoin - cbBTC released! https://x.com/coinbase/status/1834208544247144949  https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1833603913888764064?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2gb 

55:04 David Fighting at Permissionless

58:01 Closing & Disclaimers

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Today on a special in-person recording of Bankless we welcome special guest and best selling author, Yuval Noah Harari. Yuval is best known for his book Sapiens, and today, he is introducing ideas from his next book Nexus. 

We go deep down the history rabbit hole and explore the question, if human beings are so wise, why are we so self destructive?

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------ TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 Start 00:08:07 The World of Information Networks 00:10:59 Truth vs Information 00:21:28 Tribal Consequences 00:25:05 Naive View Of Information 00:34:27 Populist View Of Information 00:44:54 Inventing New Mechanisms 00:53:33 A Brief History Of Information Networks 00:58:43 The Most Successful Story Ever Told 01:05:13 Story vs Information Network 01:12:29 Story Of Debt Clay Tablets 01:14:53 Entering the Age Of AI 01:20:50 Self Correcting Mechanisms 01:25:35 The Potential Of Crypto

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When is this all going to reverse? 

That’s the question we asked Benjamin Cowen, YouTuber, Founder of Into The CryptoVerse and famous chart maximalist who does some fantastic technical analysis.

The main goal of this pod is to understand if we're currently going through Ethereum’s bottom but we also cover:

- Are crypto 4 year cycles dead? - What’s next for ETH/BTC? - How’s Ben positioning his portfolio for what’s coming?

Except to learn that and much more.

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0:00 Intro 5:33 Where Are We? 7:44 4 Year Cycles 22:52 ETH/BTC Ratio 29:28 ETH Price Analysis 37:55 Blue Chips vs Altcoins 55:32 ETH/BTC Final Equilibrium 1:01:11 Idiosyncratic Events 1:13:34 The Flippening  1:16:23 The Bull Market 1:20:58 2026 1:25:00 Presidential Election 1:27:30 Ben’s Portfolio 1:32:08 Closing Thoughts

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Ben Cowen on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRvqjQPSeaWn-uEx-w0XOIg  

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Why does Bitcoin sucks and is inferior to Gold?

Peter Schiff is a financial commentator and economist that is relentlessly bullish on gold and a famous skeptic of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.

He covers a ton of ground in this podcast, from what money really is, why gold can't be disrupted as the ultimate store of value, why we should abolish the Federal Reserve and principles to grow your wealth.

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0:00 Intro 7:07 What is Money? 15:05 Why is Gold the Apex Money? 27:59 Gold vs. Bitcoin Custody 36:27 Gold in The Internet Age 43:08 Gold as a Productive Asset 49:30 Gold vs. Bitcoin Demographics 53:90 Can Gold be Disrupted? 1:04:20 Should we Abolish The Federal Reserve? 1:13:33 Is the Stock Market Overpriced? 1:20:09 Principles to Grow Wealth 1:25:30 Steelmanning Crypto 1:36:17 Closing & Disclaimers

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Peter Schiff https://x.com/PeterSchiff  

Peter Schiff Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@peterschiff  

SchiffGold https://www.schiffgold.com/  

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This week in crypto, Trump’s new DeFi project sparked debate—is it legit or a grift? After the SEC, the CFTC targeted Uniswap—what’s going on with regulators?

Brazil’s Twitter ban also made waves—what does it mean for free speech and crypto’s role in resisting censorship?

Markets are asking if the 4-year cycle is dead, and Ryan has three takes on the lackluster crypto prices and what it could mean moving forward.

On the bright side, Polymarket is now on the Bloomberg terminal, and Coinbase is looking to bank the robots—an exciting step for AI and crypto.

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0:00 Intro

2:03 Markets https://x.com/Negentropic_/status/1830685688662040961  https://outlierventures.io/article/token-trendlines-2-bitcoin-halving-the-four-year-cycle-is-dead/  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1831316995691671641  https://x.com/Fiskantes/status/1831302629651042637  https://x.com/SplitCapital/status/1831317921089642915   https://x.com/iamDCinvestor/status/1831318267367145492 

18:30 Trump revealed more about his DeFi project, World Liberty Financial!  https://www.worldlibertyfinancial.com/ https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1829141447087648796   https://x.com/lex_node/status/1831084542377206220  https://x.com/lex_node/status/1831105068952961399  https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1831145983847137451  https://x.com/worldlibertyfi/status/1831348462635397271  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1829500453152837828 

32:07 Brazil banned Twitter https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1829778143449698764  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1831015509384364428 

37:17 Binance exec Tigran Gambaryan entered Nigeria court on crutches https://x.com/_RichardTeng/status/1830869029705441553 

41:47 Arbitrum released Stylus!  https://x.com/arbitrum/status/1831020553211089243  https://x.com/joeykrug/status/1831367181885698392 

43:30 Euler V2 is back!  https://x.com/eulerfinance/status/1831331399619756375 

48:03 Celestia releases technical roadmap https://blog.celestia.org/roadmap/ 

48:39 Bloomberg added Polymarket election data to Terminal https://x.com/M_McDonough/status/1829166689516442043  https://x.com/shayne_coplan/status/1830984489259901203 

50:13 CFTC charges Uniswap with illegal derivatives trading https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8961-24  https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/SpeechesTestimony/phamstatement090424  https://x.com/MinarikLaw/status/1831363800542634459 

53:11 AIs are now paying other AIs with crypto https://x.com/brian_armstrong/status/1829623778726592804 

56:32 MEME of the Week https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1831386476841726226  

59:03 Closing & Disclaimers

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Is the Ethereum roadmap… off track? Have we lost the plot? Are L2s running interference, intercepting all the users, transactions, and value from reaching the L1? And if all of this is real, and not just FUD, what should we do about it?

We have Max Resnick on the show today, he's an Ethereum researcher working at Special Mechanism Group and he’s got some opinions that are contrary to what is typically found out of the Ethereum Rollup Centric Roadmap. 

Max explains why Ethereum is breaking down on its vision for bringing the world onto decentralized, censorship resistant, permissionless blockchains, and suggests possible alternative directions.

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0:00 Intro 5:08 Max’s Contrarian Take 12:20 The State of Rollups 17:59 Are L2s Extensions of Ethereum? 27:52 What Needs to Change 44:33 Based Rollups 50:05 The Holy Grail Blockchain 59:02 Scaling the L1 1:05:29 Max’s Incentives 1:09:53 Why Not Solana? 1:14:06 Navigating ETH’s Roadmap 1:18:05 ETH: The Asset 1:22:15 Value Capture 1:23:58 Call to Action 1:26:43 Closing & Disclaimers

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Max Resnick Holy Grail Blockchain Tweet https://x.com/MaxResnick1/status/1826630256008331301  

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U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis is a leading Bitcoin advocate in Congress who recently introduced her proposal, "the Bitcoin Act," which seeks to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve for the United States of America. In today's episode, we explore how the bill could address the $35 trillion debt, the conversion of gold certificates to Bitcoin, and its economic implications.

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0:00 Intro 6:40 The Bitcoin Act 10:01 Gold to Digital Gold 15:01 U.S. Strategic Reserves 18:00 U.S. Discretion in Selling Forfeited Bitcoin 20:44 Is Bitcoin Ready for Federal Reserve Backing? 23:24 Bitcoin Adoption to Tackle U.S. Debt 28:17 Bitcoin's Potential Impact 33:15 Being First in Bitcoin Strategic Reserves 39:22 Pros vs. Cons of Bitcoin Strategic Reserves 49:08 Bipartisan Prospects and Democratic Silence 53:52 Conservative Support vs. Liberal Adoption 56:30 Trump vs. Harris on Crypto Legislation

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Senator Cynthia Lummis https://x.com/SenLummis 

The Bitcoin Act  https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-introduces-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-legislation/  https://www.lummis.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/BITCOIN-Act-FINAL.pdf 

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In this special early access episode we're joined by Paradigm's Georgios Konstantopoulos and Charlie Noyes, along with Max Resnick from Special Mechanisms Group to discuss a possible change in direction for one part of the Ethereum Roadmap.

This is a deeply technical episode that covers the history of MEV and new innovations that plan to change it all from the comfort of David's apartment studio, enjoy.

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------ TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 Start 00:05:14 Intro To Our Guests 00:09:21 Proposer Builder Seperation 00:12:39 Stepping Forward vs Patching 00:19:35 Getting Rid Of MEV? 00:26:35 Inclusion Lists 00:40:14 What is Braid? 00:50:43 The Bear Case 01:06:37 Vitalik's Take 01:10:53 The Benefits of Braid 01:20:28 L2 Centric Roadmap Changes? 01:36:26 How's Rust Going? 01:44:49 Other Exciting Roadmap Updates 01:57:52 Call To Action

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Georgios: https://x.com/gakonst 

Max: https://x.com/MaxResnick1 

Charlie: https://x.com/_charlienoyes 

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Welcome back to the Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup. First up, why Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested in France and what it means for the future of privacy. Then, drama at the Ethereum Foundation as they sell $100M worth of ETH. And finally, the latest Wells Notice from the SEC, which company got it? ------ 🌊 KELP | Deposit ETH with Gain today https://kelpdao.xyz/gain/?utm_source=Bankless  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:

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00:02:22 Markets https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd  https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/eth-usd  https://farside.co.uk/?p=1518  https://x.com/tokenterminal/status/1828049589305319792?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g  https://www.growthepie.xyz/fundamentals/total-value-locked 

00:06:23 Rate Cuts Incoming https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20240823a.htm  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1829156259062501574 

00:08:41 Stablecoin ATH https://defillama.com/stablecoins  https://x.com/PayPal/status/1828161802208985462 

00:13:14 When Pump? https://x.com/2xdog/status/1826460239090385028/photo/1 

00:18:42 Telegram Founder Arrested https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1827450423608795287?t=9gT6e4AmQL8qHc5gDA0Rrw&s=19 

00:21:01 What Are The Charges? https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1828915121823068476  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1828122303047033327 

00:24:03 Encryption

00:27:47 Takes On This Issue https://x.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1828077245606342672  https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1827602680388239582  https://x.com/Kasparov63/status/1827819652535489007  https://x.com/NoelleInMadrid/status/1827798993017127243 

00:30:45 TON's Reaction https://x.com/ton_society/status/1827753299736674599  https://x.com/ton_society/status/1828446248841441467 

00:36:36 Mark Zuckerburgs Letter https://x.com/boblatta/status/1828516974269472936/photo/1 

00:39:46 Roman Storm's Battle https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1828906357723955378 

00:46:34 Ethereum Foundation Sold $100M? https://thedefiant.io/news/blockchains/ethereum-community-rattled-by-foundation-s-eth-sales-and-vitalik-s-defi-hate  https://x.com/0xstark/status/1828416178194104342  https://x.com/defiignas/status/1827287094705701318?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g 

00:52:26 Does Vitalik Hate DeFi? https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1827583576751181961  https://x.com/kaiynne/status/1821020189594669398  https://x.com/RhettShipp/status/1827911788488487047  https://x.com/haydenzadams/status/1828452122385424718  https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1828448417585971661 

01:01:51 Sony's Layer 2 - Soneium https://x.com/soneium/status/1826832581897126367 

01:03:34 MakerDAO Rebranded To SKY https://x.com/SkyEcosystem/status/1828405625828843710  https://governance.aave.com/t/temp-check-buidl-gsm/18775 

01:05:47 Trump Harris Debate https://x.com/disclosetv/status/1828505848504819978 

01:06:42 RFK Drops Out https://x.com/watcherguru/status/1827059890549862600?s=46&t=iahr7Lh5v08SSM_Ery-bGw 

01:07:45 Trump NFTs https://x.com/mdudas/status/1828575205276459258 

01:09:29 SEC Threatens To Sue Opensea https://x.com/dfinzer/status/1828791832009953706?s=46 

01:12:37 Chainbound Raises $4.6M https://x.com/chainbound_/status/1828047583090016308?s=46&t=dAxCjT2P_GIrJMvMgWIpfA 

01:13:22 Most Unattractive Hobbies... https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1827862983034245338 

01:14:50 Moment Of Zen https://x.com/songadaymann/status/1828885208227332591?s=46 

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Today we're diving into the vibrant crypto ecosystem of Argentina as experienced at Aleph, a unique crypto pop-up city in Buenos Aires. You’ll hear from three influential guests - Marcelo Cavazzoli of Lemon Cash, Federico Ogue of Buenbit, and Manuel Beaudroit of Belo - who are leading the charge in Argentina’s crypto revolution. 

The episode provides deep insights into why Argentina is becoming a global hub for crypto adoption, driven by grassroots enthusiasm and supported by the pro-crypto stance of the new government. Expect a blend of personal stories, expert opinions, and an exploration of how crypto is empowering millions in Argentina amidst the failing Argentine Peso.

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------ RESOURCES Marcelo Cavazzoli - https://x.com/lemoncheli 

Federico Ogue - https://x.com/fedeogue 

Manuel Beaudroit - https://x.com/mbeaudroit 

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It’s been a while since former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan was in the public spotlight, but in this episode, we discover his surprising stance: he’s bullish on crypto! In fact, he believes that crypto could be crucial in staving off a U.S. debt crisis. We dive deep into his core argument and explore a range of related topics, such as:  - America’s debt crisis - The potential loss of the U.S. reserve currency status - How crypto could help the U.S. stay ahead of China - Why the left is anti-crypto - Crypto under a Trump vs. Kamala’s administration 

This episode highlights how crypto is becoming an essential issue in Washington. Tune in for a comprehensive look at crypto’s growing influence on U.S. politics and beyond.

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0:00 Intro 5:11 Why Politics Are Messier 7:36 Being Speaker of the House 11:27 Paul’s WSJ Stablecoin Op-Ed 16:47 Paul’s Intro to Crypto 18:54 U.S. Debt Crisis 26:05 Losing Reserve Currency 28:29 CBDCs vs. Stablecoins  38:06 KYC Stablecoins & Legislation  43:27 Anti-Crypto Army 46:16 Is the Left Anti-Crypto?  51:03 Right vs. Left Crypto Adoption  55:50 Kamala vs. Trump 58:49 Advice to Bankless Listeners 1:01:18 Closing & Disclaimers

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Paul Ryan  https://x.com/speakerryan  

WSJ Article  https://www.wsj.com/articles/stablecoins-could-stave-off-a-us-debt-crisis-china-digital-currency-c491d717  

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SOL/ETH is up 300% YoY and ETH/BTC is down 50% over the last 2 years. Why is that? Why is ETH underperforming so bad?

Kyle Samani is the Managing Partner & Co-Founder at Multicoin Capital. Kyle and Multicoin have been one of the largest investors and proponents of Solana. They have been spearheading the ‘integrated blockchain’ investment theses even before the success of Solana redefined that corner of crypto.

This episode is not intended to be a debate like the Anatoly vs Justin Drake one. Ryan and David are mostly going to sit back and hear Kyle’s perspective and reasoning as to why ETH has been down so bad in this crypto cycle. Enjoy!

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0:00 Intro 5:40 Ethereum in a Vacuum 10:10 ETH Vs. BTC 25:50 Broken Layer2 Interoperability 34:46 Value Capture 51:46 What Needs to Change 55:23 Decentralization 1:06:34 Solana 1:12:25 Steelmanning Ethereum 1:17:49 Closing & Disclaimers

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Kyle Samani https://x.com/KyleSamani 

Multicoin Capital https://multicoin.capital/  

Paths To Tens Of Trillions Blog Post https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/paths-tens-trillions-kyle-samani/  

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Tron has been on a tear ranking second in stablecoin supply, highest number of token holders at 143.5 million, and has the second highest TVL among layer 1's at over $8 billion dollars. 

What's causing this big spike and... why?

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00:00 David's New Fighting Opponent https://x.com/Permissionless/status/1826245778098237923 

05:35 Markets https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd  https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/eth-usd  https://farside.co.uk/?p=1518  https://unchainedcrypto.com/blackrocks-ethereum-etf-surpasses-1-billion-in-net-inflows/ 

09:17 Tron Taking Over? https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/tron 

14:57 Fear vs Greed In Markets https://x.com/Barchart/status/1825970627011817561  https://www.coinglass.com/pro/i/FearGreedIndex 

19:53 Dems 2024 Platform Release https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1825571943891792289  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1825620753783345308  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1825625975528501711  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1825619465339351144  https://washingtonreporter.news/editorial/scoop-kamala-harris-likely-to-nominate-gary-gensler-as-treasury-secretary-if-elected-senate-sources/  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1825618904686739630 

32:36 Trump Onchain https://blockworks.co/news/donald-trump-nft-royalties-memecoin-taxes  https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/15/politics/read-donald-trump-financial-disclosure-forms/index.html  https://opensea.io/collection/trump-digital-trading-cards 

39:02 Optimism Disabled Fraud Proofs? https://x.com/Optimism/status/1824560736657670314 

42:47 Pump Dot Fun https://x.com/adam_tehc/status/1824994679265349802?s=46 

45:33 McDonalds Memecoin? https://x.com/timo_bult/status/1826284191115530600  https://pump.fun/4BRummYdfvoEGQwYzTSmn5F6RyAFdrHUTFkeagobpump 

50:02 Story $80 Million Raise https://www.story.foundation/  https://x.com/jasonjzhao/status/1826236451954286946 

53:58 Sorella Labs $7.5 Million https://www.theblock.co/post/312222/paradigm-sorella-labs-ethereum-mev-problem?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social 

57:20 Meme Of The Week https://x.com/vitalikbuterin/status/1826253901240431083?s=46    ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠

Today we're talking EVM, specifically how Mega ETH and Monad are planning to make Ethereum SUPER fast.

We answer: 1 - Which is faster, more decentralized, and more censorship-resistant? 2 - How did Monad and MegaETH build large communities before even launching a testnet, let alone a mainnet? 3 - What are their thoughts on criticism that building with the EVM is like building on quicksand? Could this eat at Solana's value proposition?

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00:00:00 Start 00:05:48 Intro To Monad 00:11:47 How Does Monad Fit Into Ethereum? 00:14:08 What is Mega ETH? 00:18:31 Similarites and Differences 00:21:38 Architectual Impact 00:28:58 Decentralization - Monad 00:34:56 Decentralization - Mega 00:39:43 Who's More Decentralized? 00:49:27 In Summary 00:57:24 Software Effeciency 01:06:50 Monolithic vs Modular 01:15:11 Community 01:28:37 Why Choose The EVM? 01:33:07 When Mainnet?

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Lei Yang: https://x.com/yangl1996 

Keone Hon: https://x.com/keoneHD 

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In this episode, Ryan is joined by Louis-Vincent Gave, a macro analyst with 7 bold investment ideas to help you navigate the chaos. From avoiding the bond market’s pitfalls to rethinking the 60/40 strategy and why Asia is the future, Louis' ideas are thought-provoking and actionable. Whether you’re worried about a recession or curious about crypto, these ideas will give you new insights into where to put your money. This and all Bankless content is never financial advice. 

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0:00 Intro 4:43 Louis Intro 5:05 Louis Book & Theme 6:30 Current Decade Uncertain? 9:49 Crisis in Asia - 3 Anomalies 15:21 Bear Market: Crypto vs. Equity 23:05 Bond Investors Losing Money 26:25 Who’s Buying Bonds? 29:16 Pension Funds & Math 33:35 Current Safe Investments? 40:29 Current Ideal Portfolio 50:22 Equity U.S. vs. Others 54:00 Ryan’s Countertakes 55:10 Louis on U.S. Property Rights 57:25 Louis on U.S. Tech  1:00:56 U.S. vs. China 1:04:34 Non-U.S. Equity 1:06:32 Value Over Growth 1:11:04 What’s Warren Waiting For? 1:13:06 Home Bias & Base Case 1:18:46 Dollar Devaluing 1:24:18 Louis on Crypto 1:27:09 Bitcoin vs. Gold 1:28:20 Louis’s Dad & Crypto 1:29:30 Closing & Disclosures 

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Louis  https://x.com/gave_vincent  https://web.gavekal.com/  https://evergreengavekal.com/ 

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How in the world did Trump pivot to Pro-Crypto?

David Bailey is the CEO and Cofounder of Bitcoin Media, which you might also know as Bitcoin Magazine He has just finished throwing the Bitcoin 2024 Conference, he’s been in Bitcoin since it’s inception and he’s now at the forefront of the world of politics where Bitcoin has been meaningfully intersecting with the Trump Administration.

We talk mostly about Trump and his crypto policies. We then contrast it with Kamala Harris and the Democrats. And we finish with why David is so bullish on Bitcoin and why he has fallen in love with the idea of Bitcoin.

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0:00 Intro 6:51 Bitcoin 2024 10:43 Donald Trump 31:42 Trump’s Crypto Policies 47:44 Kamala Harris 54:26 Trump vs Kamala 1:01:15 The Bitcoin Idea 1:06:14 Closing & Disclaimers

------ RESOURCES

David Bailey https://x.com/DavidFBailey  

Bitcoin Media https://b.tc/  

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Has the Bull Market even started yet? And if it hasn't, what does that mean for prices looking forward?

We're thrilled to be joined by Ledger who walks us through some charts and describes where he thinks we're headed.

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00:00 Start 05:37 BTC Dominance 11:04 Market Vibe Check 16:11 Price Discovery? 23:57 ETH BTC Ratio 30:28 Narrative Winds 40:24 Relative Weakness 46:01 Trading Strategy 48:54 DeFi Summer Breakout 52:43 Looking Forward

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Ledger: https://x.com/ledgerstatus 

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This week in crypto, speculation swirled around a potential Kamala Harris pivot to crypto—could it be too late? Polymarket gives her a 10% chance against Trump. 

Jeremy Allaire hinted at Tap to Pay with USDC on iPhones—coming soon? 

BitGo’s wrapped Bitcoin drama might open doors for Coinbase. Optimism revealed plans to address fragmentation, while Eric Trump dives into digital real estate. Plus, the list of crypto's political prisoners grows—how can we support them? 

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0:00 Intro

1:26 Argentina https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1823437363898392792  https://x.com/smpalladino/status/1823476661473698063  https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1823401536145514959 

6:55 Markets https://dune.com/hildobby/btc-etfs  https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs  https://farside.;0co.uk/?p=1518  https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1823265107310219469  https://apnews.com/article/inflation-prices-interest-rates-economy-federal-reserve-f8de2672173407d3a126cc13493fed85  https://x.com/kellyjgreer/status/1823871991490675137 

14:25 Memecoin Metrics https://x.com/Adam_Tehc/status/1822411899843047651  https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1822649650706563180  https://x.com/econoar/status/1822652061353468169  https://x.com/cobie/status/1822685974822027770 

23:12 Can Crypto Get Kamala to Pivot?  https://x.com/Polymarket/status/1823801428416270455  https://polymarket.com/elections  https://www.theblock.co/post/310344/crypto-executives-meet-white-house-officials-to-discuss-policy-grievances-during-virtual-roundtable  https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/crypto-executives-clash-democratic-leaders-heated-zoom-meeting  https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1821710798911054029  https://x.com/RoKhanna/status/1823109754706682135  https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/08/15/us-crypto-bill-can-happen-this-year-senates-schumer-tells-crypto-backers-of-harris/  https://x.com/jbrukh/status/1823904565101580776 

35:19 Is it too late for Dem to win crypto votes? https://x.com/Crypto4Harris  https://www.standwithcrypto.org/politicians/person/tim---walz  https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/11669100139586  https://home.treasury.gov/about/general-information/officials/Wally-Adeyemo  https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/1823338614618550382  https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1823343463464677558  https://x.com/CampbellJAustin/status/1823362155984388226 

46:27 Does crypto votes even matter to Dems?  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1823338739910758898  https://policy.paradigm.xyz/writing/Dem-polling  https://x.com/RadarHits/status/1823051375174967378  https://x.com/mikulaja/status/1821563686495862905  https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1821567272432836943 

55:37 Ethereum L2 Updates https://x.com/cronos_chain/status/1823966639622324468  https://x.com/nebrazkp/status/1824098013880443013 

59:48 Wrapped Bitcoin Drama https://forum.makerdao.com/t/wbtc-changes-and-risk-mitigation-10-august-2024/24844/4  https://x.com/mikebelshe/status/1822318651996877224  https://x.com/justinsuntron/status/1822370692014485937  https://x.com/coinbase/status/1823501582006411614  https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1823515062658830681 

1:03:47 Superchain will become one chain! https://x.com/Optimism/status/1823073114366050695 

1:06:41 Eric Trump reveals "Trump Project" focuses on digital real estate https://nypost.com/2024/08/14/us-news/eric-trump-previews-major-trump-org-move-into-crypto-as-he-charts-the-family-companys-future/ 

1:08:22 USDC is integrating with Tap-to-pay on iPhones!  https://x.com/jerallaire/status/1823772497969602981  https://x.com/jerallaire/status/1823822639036604914?s=46  

1:10:53 MEME of the Week https://imgur.com/2Wgxr1P 

1:12:18 Moment of Burden (Anti-Zen):  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1823788207336526153  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1823418719634141594  https://x.com/alex_pertsev/status/1822184616620339397 

1:14:30 Closing & Disclaimers

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Nate Silver is a statistician, writer, and political analyst, widely recognized for his accurate predictions of U.S. presidential elections. He's now released an exceptional new book titled, "On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything." The book delves into the world of risk, game theory, cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, and poker—fields where the stakes are high and the outcomes uncertain. One of the central themes of the book is crypto, which is why we were thrilled to have Nate join us.

Nate is not just a respected analyst; he's one of us—a fellow degen who shares our passion for the unpredictable and the frontier. But he's also much more. Nate is an avid poker player, a sharp sports bettor, an interviewer of Sam Bankman-Fried, an NFT enthusiast, and an advisor to Polymarket. In today’s episode, he offers keen insights into the brewing battle between the crypto world and its traditional incumbents.

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Robinhood is the world’s most successful FinTech trading company. They have already conquered TradFi. What are they targeting next?

In June, they announced the acquisition of Bitstamp, the oldest crypto exchange. They’re increasingly investing in crypto and we felt it was important to know their plans.

We brought the co-founder Vlad Tenev and we had a wide-ranging conversation covering topics like tokenization, Robinhood’s Wallet and L2, payment for orderflow and MEV, the SEC Wells Notice and much more.

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0:00 Intro 6:35 Why Crypto 12:28 Robinhood Consumer Base 15:45 The Crypto Transition 24:52 Bitstamp Acquisition 34:10 Robinhood Wallet 40:43 Robinhood L2? 45:11 Payments 53:09 Robinhood vs SEC 1:04:29 Orderflow Business Model 1:11:05 Current Crypto Cycle 1:14:06 Vlad’s Vision 1:15:20 Closing & Disclaimers

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This week in crypto we saw markets…stumble? Then recover? Is the 2024 bull run over? 

Elizabeth Warren is targeting prediction markets and the crypto community is pushing back, obviously. Meanwhile, SEC Chair Gary Gensler also faces setbacks…more L’s? 

Zora’s latest release promises to shake up the NFT world. 

And in a surprising twist, Trump's children have reportedly taken a keen interest in…DeFi…?

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0:00 Intro

2:50 What happened to markets?  https://x.com/dougboneparth/status/1820448580290724222  https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/05/carry-trades-a-major-unwinding-is-underway-amid-a-stock-sell-off.html  https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1819753746202546478  https://x.com/radarhits/status/1820091232770572794  https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/08/08/kamala-harris-donald-trump-tied-on-polymarket-on-who-will-be-the-next-us-president/  https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1820554001450258522  https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1820897733143585209 

11:27 What happened since Monday https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/boj-wont-raise-rates-when-markets-unstable-deputy-governor-says-2024-08-07/  https://x.com/peruvian_bull/status/1820999796334981126  https://x.com/NickTimiraos/status/1821532870529396989  https://x.com/Polymarket/status/1820869310119662035  https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1820870572093448299 

14:31 Bankless Episodes - Livestream & Tom Lee  https://www.youtube.com/live/CIbt2xlBJ5A?si=_60rGAl_9zzv-H0C  https://youtu.be/lD9774SuP3E?si=-a3Zmt-1r6aS22xq 

22:24 Jump Capital is selling its crypto positions  https://x.com/lookonchain/status/1820321011730116636 

25:17 Highest ETH ETF inflows since their launch https://x.com/zerohedge/status/1821143966462484640  https://x.com/TommyWorldPower/status/1821091488132165719  https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/02/morgan-stanley-wealth-advisors-bitcoin-etfs.html 

27:10 Why is ETH so weak? https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1821534234382627195  https://imgur.com/TsIvCPi  https://x.com/ceterispar1bus/status/1820842327901954453 

33:38 Strong earnings for key crypto companies in Q2…what we can learn? https://s27.q4cdn.com/397450999/files/doc_financials/2024/q2/Q2-24-Shareholder-Letter.pdf  https://www.theblock.co/post/310136/robinhoods-q2-crypto-revenues-up-161-as-trading-volume-hits-21-5-billion  https://x.com/wazzcrypto/status/1786139849197551637 

36:56 Are Prediction Markets bad? Sen. Warren thinks so https://www.merkley.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/CFTC-Letter-FINAL.pdf  https://x.com/mansourtarek_/status/1820486209031766204  https://x.com/matthew_d_green/status/1821146583955583068  https://x.com/iamDCinvestor/status/1821361435449962562   https://x.com/hasufl/status/1820818054621622673  https://x.com/LWarho/status/1820888617469771813  https://x.com/Domahhhh/status/1821208004529942713  https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1821178136282726643 

48:02 Zora protocol now creates pools on Uniswap! https://x.com/js_horne/status/1821215028457967757  https://x.com/haydenzadams/status/1821229811689517401  https://x.com/tbtstl/status/1821217611935273368 

50:11 Ripple Labs settled with SEC & More Ls https://x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1821276946921345341  https://x.com/lex_node/status/1821282897921503742  https://x.com/bgarlinghouse/status/1821289051191963861  https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.599908/gov.uscourts.nysd.599908.150.0.pdf  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1821169925769044250  https://x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1820540465609130052 

53:25 Were Eric and Donald Trump Jr DeFi-pilled? https://x.com/EricTrump/status/1820906993802211751  https://x.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1821164331020517596 

55:04 Where did Brian Armstrong’s co-founder go?  https://x.com/fehrsam/status/1820859394361610338 

57:10 MEME of the Week https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1257324353301905579/1270790505357115674/image0.jpg?ex=66b5a422&is=66b452a2&hm=33fc015ff27ad80a11172c464d2edb054bd418d5234be0088788f6946593404f&=&format=webp&width=1620&height=1843 

58:28 Closing & Disclosures

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In today’s episode, we tackle the big question: with the massive sell-off earlier this week, is the bull market over?  Our guest, Tom Lee, doesn’t think so.

We aim to answer several key questions: Why did markets take a hit on Monday? Is there more pain to come? Is the bull market truly over? What about the possibility of a recession? What are the arguments for both the bear and bull cases?

And finally, Tom's Price Predictions.

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00:00 Intro 04:51 Welcome Tom Lee 09:39 How Bad Was This Really? 13:12 Is It Over? 19:22 What Happens Next? 22:22 Carry Trade Risk 23:52 The Recession Case 28:00 Comparing To The Past 31:35 Why Tom Was Right 36:05 Wall St Temp Check 40:42 BTC And ETH Price Predictions 43:14 Election Impact

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TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 What Just Happened? 00:07:57 Explaining The Yen Carry Trade 00:12:08 Crypto Charts 00:24:13 What About ETFs? 00:29:02 How Did DeFi Hold Up? 00:35:35 LRT Ecosystem 00:38:23 Price Guesses 00:49:00 Monetary Policy Updates 00:55:00 Buffett Is Dumping 00:55:46 Bullish Setup? 01:00:17 Positioning Yourself

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Do we have a right to own crypto assets?

We brought the perfect guest that walks us through the Constitution and the Bill of Rights in order to make the case for our already existent constitutional right to Crypto.

Richard is the Deputy AG for the State of Oklahoma for Technology & Digital Assets. He’s an economist at heart, turned legal and crypto native, working to make Oklahoma the most crypto friendly state in the union.

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0:00 Intro 7:47 Constitution 101 11:08 The Bill of Rights 16:51 The Right to Crypto 30:23 1st Amendment 42:29 2nd Amendment 50:29 4th Amendment 1:02:20 5th Amendment 1:11:54 3rd Amendment 1:18:51 9th & 10th Amendment 1:27:00 6th, 7th & 8th Amendment 1:30:12 How to Secure Our Rights 1:37:18 Why Fight in the US 1:43:16 The Oklahoma Case 1:46:18 Closing & Disclaimers

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At The Bitcoin Conference in Nashville, Trump delivered a speech that resonated big time with the crypto community. What was it that he said to generate the loudest cheer?

Meanwhile, ETF flows continue unabated, with ETH seeing its first day of net inflows coinciding with BTC’s first net outflows in some time – is this a coincidence or just noise?

And finally, California is transitioning car title transfers to... Avalanche?

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00:00:00 Intro

00:02:24 ETF Flows

https://dune.com/hildobby/btc-etfs 

https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1818268093656822054 

https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs 

https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1818471523801317679 

https://farside.co.uk/?p=997 

00:14:41 ETH Flag Over Wall St

https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1816620919353483273 

https://x.com/MacroScope17/status/1816847251894911315 

00:17:49 L2 Update

https://l2beat.com/scaling/summary 

00:22:39 Fed Keeps Rates Steady

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/31/fed-rate-decision-july-2024.html 

00:30:17 Trump At Bitcoin Nashville

https://x.com/saylor/status/1817916450880802892 

https://x.com/VentureCoinist/status/1817306455441043734 

00:37:19 Unpacking The Trump Speech

https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1817301604627796119 

00:40:22 RFK's Speech

https://x.com/VentureCoinist/status/1817255603087249638 

https://x.com/VentureCoinist/status/1817255605926772825 

https://x.com/SenLummis/status/1817320519185932726 

https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1817310483445407895 

00:46:08 Democrats New Crypto Take

https://x.com/bitcoinpierre/status/1817219938672591310?s=46&t=dmRhP54bJmHi0Ppb8BT30Q 

00:48:42 Largest Crypto Super PAC

https://x.com/dunleavy89/status/1817896423293100087?s=46 

00:49:40 Polymarket On Forbes

https://x.com/shayne_coplan/status/1818770799601631588 

00:54:21 Happy Birthday Ethereum!

https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1818146456550961620 

00:55:43 Eclipse Mainnet

https://x.com/EclipseFND/status/1818285443491991678 

01:00:12 USDC On Base

https://x.com/brian_armstrong/status/1815782410250002556 

https://x.com/liamihorne/status/1818393309150429626 

01:03:14 Cali DMV Builds On Avalanche

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2022/05/04/governor-newsom-signs-blockchain-executive-order-to-spur-responsible-web3-innovation-grow-jobs-and-protect-consumers/ 

https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/5.4.22-Blockchain-EO-N-9-22-signed.pdf 

https://www.avax.network/blog/california-dmv-makes-history-digitizes-42-million-car-titles-on-avalanche-blockchain 

01:09:32 EigenLayer AVS Awards

https://x.com/eigenlayer/status/1816867158032548136 

01:11:02 Song-A-Day Man Suing SEC

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/nft-artists-sue-us-regulator-to-head-off-enforcement-action?utm_medium=lawdesk&campaign=BF59CD6C-4EE0-11EF-BAB6-F29F0FC802AB&utm_source=twitter 

https://x.com/banklesshq/status/1818003379487932702?s=46 

01:13:36 Raises

https://x.com/hyperbolic_labs/status/1818269892367495655 

https://x.com/jokerace_io/status/1818660513905360910?s=46&t=dAxCjT2P_GIrJMvMgWIpfA 

01:15:37 The Daily GWEI!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvCp6vKY5jDr87htKH6hgDA 

01:17:27 Meme Of The Week

https://x.com/LyleHauser/status/1818828084541308994 

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China’s decoupling from the Dollar. Are we on the brink of using the yuan as the new global currency, or will crypto take the spotlight? 

We’ve explored crypto’s role in disrupting the global monetary order before, but there’s another force that’s going to have just as much of an impact…some would say much more. China!

What does it look like when the world’s 2nd largest economy dedollarizes? That’s what we explore on today’s episode with China expert and economist Diana Choyleva. Towards the end, Diana also reveals her eye-opening prediction about a potential US-China conflict over Taiwan. 

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Jonathan Mann has been writing a song a day for 16 years and 211 days. Today, he and Brian Frye are suing the SEC.

In today’s episode, Jonathan, better known as ‘Song a Day Man’ is joined by Brian Frye, a law professor at the University of Kentucky and NFT/security law expert. 

Hear why Jonathan and Brian are suing the SEC, why this lawsuit is so important to the crypto industry as a whole, and what winning would mean for the future of our space.   

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The herd is coming, or is it already here?

Mike Novogratz needs no introduction for long-time crypto natives. For those that are newer? Mike is a fund manager who was early to bitcoin, very early to ethereum, built an entire digital assets empire called Galaxy Digital and spent the last 10 years evangelizing crypto to Wall Street and more recently, to DC.

We cover how Crypto has evolved from 2014 to 2024, what’s Wall Street’s current perception of our industry, the recent ETH ETF launch, Politics and Macro. Mike also ends the episode giving extremely important advice for young investors so stay tuned.

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0:00 Intro 4:46 The Herd is Here 14:49 What Changed 20:07 Crypto on Wall Street 32:39 ETH ETF 39:39 Politics 51:27 Macro Outlook 58:10 ETH Narratives 1:03:34 Advice for Youngsters 1:08:20 Galaxy 1:10:24 Closing & Disclaimers

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Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup 4th Week of July 2024

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00:00:00 Intro

00:02:15 Why Did Markets Nuke? https://x.com/zerohedge/status/1816299674006855821  https://x.com/cburniske/status/1816304411892670769  https://x.com/RyanDetrick/status/1816323820032012345  https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd  https://x.com/BitcoinNewsCom/status/1815478479263043974  https://x.com/DavidLRipley/status/1815880303254323603  https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1815713932453028059  https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/eth-usd  https://www.coingecko.com/en/global-charts 

00:09:33 L2 Updates https://x.com/JustDeauIt/status/1813634431804211426  https://x.com/JustDeauIt/status/1813634434782114299  https://x.com/JustDeauIt/status/1813634437885919679  https://x.com/JustDeauIt/status/1813634440809353596 

00:11:56 Cycle Phase 2 https://imgur.com/a/UF8pspv  https://imgur.com/a/zGqV0iC   https://x.com/richwgalvin/status/1815174750668542279?s=46 

00:19:19 ETH ETF Results https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1815545262133399700  https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1815728515641213387/photo/1  https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1815747485505052950  https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1816061764926087481  https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1815958023317205232  https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1816077866208993653  https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1815890742457278751  https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1816232046249058604 

00:24:12 Recap From Issuers https://farside.co.uk/?p=1518  https://imgur.com/cOK7F61  https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1815506510564462933?t=jIri_bI8nEwT-ap1UFTWHg&s=19  https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1815556927918600209  https://x.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1815486131376370002   https://x.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1815716188447482341  https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1815775953554932076 

Permissionless:  https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-iii 

00:29:33 Kamala Pro Crypto? https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/1815131074097549776  https://x.com/DeItaone/status/1815813380256719213  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1816125576891031708  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1816213070047519153 

00:36:05 Bitcoin Conference Conspiracy https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1816476366021316648  https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/wyoming-sen-lummis-plans-announce-legislation-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-nashville-conference  https://x.com/Tyler_Did_It/status/1815428108092084254 

00:43:43 Nic Carter Fight Night https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1816476721153282305  https://polymarket.com/event/nic-carter-vs-david-hoffman-Fight?tid=1721926760445  https://x.com/AltcoinDailyio/status/1815849283826114586 

00:49:17 Is Polymarket Crypto's Killer Use Case? https://x.com/balajis/status/1815134501171060756?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g https://x.com/yugacohler/status/1807424956529344989?s=46 

00:54:19 Coinbase Tokenized Money Market Fund https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/07/24/coinbase-asset-management-plans-tokenized-money-market-fund-a-hot-area-after-blackrocks-buidl-success-sources/ 

00:54:41 Jito Restaking https://x.com/jito_sol/status/1816488798374830164 

00:55:16 Really Interesting Survey Results https://x.com/thetrocro/status/1815491534550417525  https://x.com/thetrocro/status/1815491549704438090 

00:59:26 Proton Wallet Release https://x.com/ProtonWallet/status/1816090220359475651 

01:00:50 Meme Of The Week https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1816194402831982975 

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The ETH ETFs have officially launched, but wen $ETH moon? 

We saw $1.1B in volume and $100M in inflows yesterday. Is that good? When will this factor into price?

Matt Hougan, CIO of Bitwise joins Ryan and David midway through the show to go over the above and also how the ETH ETF launch went, predictions going forward, and much more. 

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0:00 Intro

2:35 ETH ETF Launch https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1815489137484722333  https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1815422061365305494  https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1815487451726499864  https://x.com/Ashcryptoreal/status/1815677145810649151  https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1815737082129650047  https://x.com/RadarHits/status/1815674577726406748   https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1815737643948286104  https://x.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1815486131376370002  https://x.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1815716188447482341  https://x.com/QuintenFrancois/status/1815624631115460662  https://x.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1815486261337182504  https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1815697566614655158 

6:44 Matt Hougan Interview https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1815958023317205232  https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1815885624467210263  https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1815958023317205232 

33:02 Grayscale & Grayscale Minitrust: Wen Moon?  https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1814347183522754773  https://x.com/Grayscale/status/1815688403381531021  https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1815556927918600209 

38:40 Hildobby Dune Board WIP https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs 

39:31 Bitcoin ETF Flows https://x.com/News_Of_Alpha/status/1815532026486776288  https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1815713932453028059 

41:16 Bullish Setup Going into the Rollup tomorrow https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1815390176132186202  https://x.com/DeItaone/status/1815813380256719213  https://x.com/DavidFBailey/status/1815848521205178404 

44:00 Closing & Disclaimers

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The Ether spot ETF has officially started trading as of today July 23rd, 2024 marking a landmark day for Ethereum and crypto as a whole. We're going live today to discuss the magnitude of this moment and what it means for Ether the asset, and more broadly the entire crypto industry. This is a big deal and we're stoked to be sharing this moment live with the Bankless Nation.

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00:00 Intro To Eric 02:53 $1B Daily Inflows 06:17 Mini ETH 08:13 What To Look For Next 12:25 #2 Launch Of All Time? 19:12 Pitching ETH To The World 24:08 ETH As A Tech Platform 27:43 Winners of BTC vs Winners of ETH ETFs 30:32 What To Watch

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Why do banks suck?

Banks suck is the reason we started this bankless thing. Not that banks are all bad but they take too much and give to little. They need to be disrupted.

We brought Mel Mattison, author of Quoz, and he’s very clear on what’s wrong with banks.

They’ve become too centralized, unbalanced, short-sighted, corrupt. Power has tilted away from the people and into the hands of a central banking cabal. The relationship between sovereign governments and private banks has become an unholy alliance.

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0:00 Intro 5:41 Quoz 8:15 Monetary History 19:13 History of Banks 29:27 Banks: The Good 42:17 Banks: The Bad 57:16 The Banking Cabal 1:12:55 The Central Bank Endgame 1:20:56 The Great Taking 1:33:12 How to Prepare 1:42:17 Crypto 1:52:43 Closing & Disclaimers

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Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup 3rd Week of July 2024

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3:44 Politics and Crypto  https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/15/bitcoin-jumps-as-markets-see-increased-odds-of-trump-victory.html  4:28 Trump selects JD Vance as his VP https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112792061935980928  https://nypost.com/2024/07/17/us-news/trump-picking-jd-vance-as-vp-is-big-for-the-bitcoin-crowd/  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1812933662880514479  https://www.standwithcrypto.org/politicians/person/jd---vance https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1812936021543149758  https://x.com/taylorjbarr/status/1812930126843126174  https://x.com/shayne_coplan/status/1812931244621000896  https://polymarket.com/  13:05 Trump considers Jamie Dimon as Treasury Secretary  https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1813666502526329035  13:59 Trump wants the US to beat China in the crypto race https://www.theblock.co/post/305771/trump-wants-us-in-charge-of-crypto-before-china 

15:46 Vitalik released a Blogpost:  https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2024/07/17/procrypto.html  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1813596134020895138  https://x.com/valkenburgh/status/1813634877910319499  https://x.com/tusharjain_/status/1813663311591870495  https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/1813635524026048908  https://x.com/MarconiWight/status/1813320579631706598 

25:02 MARKETS L2 Update Scroll TVL increased by 21.9% to $1.01B in the past 7 days https://x.com/WuBlockchain/status/1812732829345947915  Base now 30% bigger https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1811080797706932468 

34:19 Bitcoin liquidity Events (Gox and Germany)  https://x.com/News_Of_Alpha/status/1813167748115292467  What can MtGox do to the price?  https://x.com/ki_young_ju/status/1813277728998609338  Germany is most likely done with selling https://x.com/ArkhamIntel/status/1811830991708639719  How much Germany sold?  https://x.com/ArkhamIntel/status/1813601540516524291 

38:24 ETH ETF next week!!  https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1812930206933655759  https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1812961815833305104  https://x.com/jseyff/status/1813693107214717181  https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1813698463403765780  https://x.com/coinage_media/status/1813539741851365812  https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/1813571352105979946  . 49:14 BTC ETF daily net flows trending up over the last two weeks https://x.com/WClementeIII/status/1812996129648439633  https://x.com/ericbalchunas/status/1813187237762244840  https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1812864261170905281 

53:39 Uniswap Extension is now open to everyone!  https://x.com/Uniswap/status/1813212643139711384 

54:58Crypto Wars 2.0 Positive developments in Roman Storm's Tornado Cash defense https://x.com/valkenburgh/status/1811851516833394994  https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/07/12/conduct-versus-code-may-be-the-defining-question-in-roman-storm-prosecution/ 

58:15 Molly White launched her new crypto initiative  https://x.com/molly0xFFF/status/1811836793353884053  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1812950495218045424 

1:03:27 MEME of the Week https://x.com/GoingParabolic/status/1813012646339465334 

1:04:47 Moment of Zen Bitwise’s new ETH commercial is out!  https://x.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1813553235703263276 

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Bankless Nation, the question today is: Is the U.S. flipping pro-crypto?

The United States has either been anti-crypto or neutral since the birth of Bitcoin. That’s starting to change. For the first time, we actually have momentum in D.C. There will be many battles ahead, but right now, crypto is making progress.

What would a pro-crypto America look like? What laws do we need to pass to get there? Who do we still need to convince, and how close are we?

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00:00 Intro 06:01 Trump's Assasination Attempt 09:28 Thought On VP Nominee JD Vance 12:59 Why is Crypto Important to You? 16:11 Legislation 20:36 Why Didn't Democrats Pivot? 23:32 SAB-121 Status Update 29:03 The Next Generation of Products 34:22 Gensler's SEC 36:52 Election Impact on Crypto

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SOL is currently trading at an 83% discount to ETH - should it be?

Michael Nadeau is a crypto analyst who can help us answer this question. His approach isn’t technical, he isn’t a decentralization-maximalist, and he doesn’t represent any specific tribe. Instead, he focuses on current on-chain fundamentals like daily active users, fee revenue, and Total Value Locked to provide insights.

In our discussion, we explore why fundamentals matter when analyzing crypto assets like ETH and SOL. We review the data for 2024 to see who’s winning and examine the catalysts for both ETH and SOL. Additionally, Michael shares his price predictions for ETH and SOL this cycle and offers insights on which asset will outperform the other in the second half of the bear market.

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00:00:00 Start

00:02:59 Are Fundamentals Having a Moment?

00:08:59 Solana's 83% Discount

00:12:11 Fundamentals Data

00:17:09 Fees, SOL vs ETH

00:19:52 Fee Generation & MEV

00:22:36 DEX Volume

00:25:31 Stablecoin Volume

00:28:08 Total Value Locked

00:31:49 Core Devs

00:34:50 Value Accrual

00:41:45 The Bull Case For Ether

00:49:22 Upcoming Catalysts

00:57:09 Qualitative Differences

00:59:40 Price: SOL vs ETH

01:04:10 Price Targets

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Why are stocks up but crypto’s not? What happened to the bull market?

Jim Bianco is the perfect guest to intersect crypto, traditional finance and the broader macro world. And that’s exactly why we brought him on the show today. 

We ask him:

- Are tech stocks in an AI bubble? - Is crypto going to have its moment? - How’s the U.S economy really doing? - What are the next potential market movers?

Jim guides us through all this, not only that, he explains how he’s positioning himself and his portfolio for 2024.

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03:18 ETH CC Vibes https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1811041008966160595 

05:47 Vitalik Updates https://x.com/ranjan3118/status/1810707552256327783  https://x.com/0xMichz/status/1810771333846028629?t=4WJ_G8nmaQfz2fbiB7ggeQ&s=19  https://www.theblock.co/post/304479/vitalik-buterin-pushes-for-ethereum-to-respond-to-51-attacks-in-a-more-automated-way 

08:53 Getting Robbed? https://x.com/evanincrypto/status/1810377921628123333 

10:09 Speaking of Crime... https://x.com/_b33ts/status/1811171877416792528 

10:45 Bankless ETHCC Meetup https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1810629985298006148 

11:21 Markets https://x.com/caprioleio/status/1809146232104988817  https://x.com/ArkhamIntel/status/1810611088838279436  https://x.com/JoanaCotar/status/1808888782738911614  https://www.theblock.co/post/303911/bitstamp-mt-gox-bitcoin-asap-once-arrives 

15:09 Bullish Factors https://x.com/jseyff/status/1809432981573865565?s=46  https://www.theblock.co/data/crypto-markets/bitcoin-etf  https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1810731660247453976 

18:18 ETH ETF Incoming https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1810331280006861268  https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-etf-launch-close-to-finish-line-bitwise-cco 

19:01 Grayscale ETHE https://x.com/SGJohnsson/status/1810420032541020174  https://ycharts.com/companies/ETHE/discount_or_premium_to_nav 

25:53 Good Inflation Numbers https://www.barrons.com/news/us-stocks-pause-near-records-after-good-inflation-data-5bb78439  https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1811377447461339368 

26:34 Stocks Up, Crypto Uhh? https://www.theblock.co/data/crypto-markets/prices/btc-pearson-correlation-30d  https://www.tradingview.com/chart/?symbol=NASDAQ%3AQQQ  https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1808155233274458605 

30:38 BUIDL $500M Market Cap https://etherscan.io/token/0x7712c34205737192402172409a8f7ccef8aa2aec 

32:48 Tokenized Assets https://app.rwa.xyz/treasuries  https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/07/10/goldman-sachs-launch-tokenization-bitcoin-etfs-crypto-mcdermott/  https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/from-ripples-to-waves-the-transformational-power-of-tokenizing-assets 

35:13 ETH Gas Fees Are LOW https://etherscan.io/chart/gasprice  https://www.growthepie.xyz/fundamentals/rent-paid  https://x.com/lookonchain/status/1808411819700277746  https://thedefireport.io/research/sol-discount-eth 

42:08 Crypto Enters GOP Platform https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1810378813089718518?s=46 

45:31 Donal Trump Joins Bitcoin Conference https://x.com/TheBitcoinConf/status/1811181245906506031 

47:24 The Role of Crypto In Elections https://www.grayscale.com/elections  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1811033027834708226 

50:31 Celsius Sues Thousand Of Users https://x.com/CelsiusLOC/status/1808137312242479441 

53:47 Ethereum Story Documentary https://paragraph.xyz/@ethereumfilm/not-just-a-film  https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fblo1x040x8d81.png 

55:41 Raises https://x.com/romeprotocol/status/1810657493875294558?s=46&t=dAxCjT2P_GIrJMvMgWIpfA 

57:04 Meme of The Week

58:09 Moment of Zen https://x.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1810303321099366453 

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Is it a good idea to diversify your citizenship given the current global landscape? 

We brought on Andrew Henderson, an entrepreneur, a global citizen to nearly a dozen countries around the world, and the founder Nomad Capitalist - a company that helps people maximize their freedom by getting multiple citizenships and passports.

Hear why considering a second or even a third citizenship might be beneficial, the most crypto-friendly jurisdictions, and what an exit tax entails. Andrew also shares why he renounced his US citizenship and provides insights into the costs and process of obtaining a second passport. 

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0:00 Intro 6:04 Where Is Andrew? 6:52 Andrew’s Citizenships? 8:26 Audience Overview  10:47 Andrew On Multiple Citizenship? 14:41 Option To Exit  21:17 Why Multiple Citizenship? 29:01 Is Multiple Citizenship Urgent? 35:20. What Is Exit Tax? 41:32 Regaining US Citizenship 46:20 Andrew’s Top 5 Citizenships 51:36 Dual Citizenship: Factors & Process 54:30 Who Is It For? 59:31 Lifestyle Trade-Offs 1:03:51 Crypto-Friendly Jurisdictions? 1:06:02 Digital Citizenships? 1:07:19 Is This Unpatriotic? 1:10:54 What If There’s No Option? 1:15:47 Is This Unfair? 0:23:30 Summary & Resources  1:27:21 Closing & Disclosure 

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Is the U.S going to be ok?

Mike Solana (no relation to Solana the chain, that’s his name),is the editor-in-chief of Pirate Wires and the guy who broke the Trump Memecoin news.

We brought him on the show today to try to make sense of the current state of politics in the face of the upcoming election, and what it all means for crypto.

Expect to learn why tech has pivoted right, why democrats are cracking down on crypto, why media in 2024 is fundamentally broken and much more.

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0:00 Intro 7:10 $DJT Memecoin 16:36 Crypto Politics 29:39 Mike’s Perspective on Crypto 34:12 Memetic Wars 37:58 Growth vs Degrowth 43:22 Information Wars 53:35 Social Media 1:01:52 Being Terminally Online 1:14:18 Media in 2024 1:26:30 2024 Election 1:31:15 Closing & Disclaimers

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Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup First Week of July 

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------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 00:00:00 Happy 4th Of July

00:08:04 Markets https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd  https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/eth-usd 

00:10:13 A Likely Outcome

00:11:59 When ETF? https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1807041501077110986  https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1807548524910850284  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaP5d1pmncY&ab_channel=Bankless 

00:14:39 South America Is Growing https://thedefiant.io/news/defi/ethchile-highlights-triple-digit-growth-in-south-american-crypto-ownership 

Crecimiento https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Mb1j9quuNAqZzuBfY60F9Y82emWjUktVfw8k--eeiw/edit#heading=h.u6pn408b547d 

00:16:48 Why Are We Down? https://x.com/eli5_defi/status/1807712012342092145?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g 

00:22:40 Supreme Court overturned Chevron Deference https://x.com/JBSDC/status/1806799823107997893  https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-451_o7jp.pdf  https://youtu.be/JlsM_k7PutQ?t=1243  https://x.com/JTLonsdale/status/1806697088509469119  https://x.com/balajis/status/1806773841395675218 

00:28:02 Negative Takes https://x.com/kylascan/status/1806706937083441274  https://x.com/JBSDC/status/1806809534322590069 

00:29:38 SEC Sues Consensus https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024-79  https://x.com/MikeSeligEsq/status/1806834455962652760 

00:35:51 US Marshals Service picks Coinbase https://www.coinbase.com/en-gb/blog/u-s-marshals-service-chooses-coinbase-to-safeguard-trade-its-large-cap  https://x.com/ErikVoorhees/status/1806105760461726023 

00:37:00 BNB and BUSD Sales Aren’t Securities https://x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1806896212173328850  https://x.com/MetaLawMan/status/1807075663666434311 

00:40:53 ZKsync Elastic Chain https://x.com/zksync/status/1808125972434067699  https://imgur.com/nYDhE9u  https://x.com/hudsonjameson/status/1808326321728283093 

00:47:19 Zerion No-Fee Chain https://x.com/zerion/status/1806364593352016174 

00:48:16 Election Season is Polymarket Season https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/06/28/crypto-unmentioned-at-first-2024-presidential-debate/  https://polymarket.com/event/presidential-election-winner-2024?tid=1719919681564 

00:55:53 Vitalik Likes https://x.com/vitalikbuterin/status/1808092065483436481?s=43&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g 

00:56:37 Coinbase and Stripe https://x.com/coinbase/status/1806425092513210492 

00:57:06 Pay On Warpcast https://x.com/dwr/status/1806774735109562789 

00:57:58 IRS issued crypto tax regime for 2025 https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/treasury-irs-issue-final-regulations-requiring-broker-reporting-of-sales-and-exchanges-of-digital-assets-that-are-subject-to-tax-under-current-law-additional-guidance-to-provide-penalty-relief-address 

01:00:23 Circle's New License https://x.com/jerallaire/status/1807791418489889279  https://x.com/paddi_hansen/status/1808085759947124778 

01:01:44 Raises Of The Week https://x.com/astriaorg/status/1808534932060614983?s=46&t=dAxCjT2P_GIrJMvMgWIpfA  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5809YJpbhFg 

01:02:59 JokeRace Update https://www.jokerace.io/contest/base/0x0bac0ec9b6aeafa6c2212f67a67950940eda63a7 

01:04:54 Meme Of The Week https://x.com/testinprodcap/status/1806735419792302142 

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Is the Chevron Deference case good for crypto? Is it good for the U.S.? Or is this a giant tradeoff that will lead to bad outcomes? 

Crypto enthusiasts, pro-tech individuals, and those on the right say this will stop regulators from making random rules.

Non-crypto sources, mainstream media, and those on the left say it will lead to chaos, unchecked corporations, and poor governance.

So, what’s the truth? That’s what we’re here to find out. Our guest today is Justin Slaughter, current policy director at Paradigm and previous senior adviser of the SEC and chief policy adviser of the CFTC. 

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0:00 Intro 3:51 Slaughter 4:14 Ex-SEC & Ex-CFTC 6:52 Is D.C. Out to Get Us? 7:50 (Loper Bright) Chevron Deference 22:56 Arbitrary & Capricious  26:00 Impact of Shift in Power  32:04 Summary So Far 37:57 Different Framing Argument  41:12 Congress Not Doing Their Job?  47:46 Good For The Left? 51:06 Crypto Implications  55:04 Enforcement Action 56:53 The New Power Fight  58:18 Closing & Disclaimers    ------ RESOURCES

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Is the Ethereum ETF Bullish for ETH?

Matt Hougan and Alex Thorn put together their own analysis of inflows for the ETH ETF. Remarkably, their numbers came in somewhere close to the same place.

We discussed how much demand there will be for the ETH ETF, whether or not it will overperform or underperform expectations and the overall state of the Crypto Market today.

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0:00 Intro 2:18 When ETH ETF? 7:16 Data Gathering Process 13:59 The BTC ETF Datapoint 24:17 Estimating ETH ETF Inflows 42:19 Price Impact 52:36 The ETH ETF Bear Case 1:03:14 Solana ETF? 1:05:44 The State of the Market 1:13:53 Closing & Disclaimers

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Bitwise https://bitwiseinvestments.com/  

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We’re on the edge of our seats with the potential Ethereum ETF launch just days away. Are ETH ETF products finally going to be tradeable next week?

Solana is also in the spotlight, hinting at its own ETF while rolling out impressive innovations like ZK Compression and Blinks.

The Blast token has also finally dropped! Are you eligible? We unpack everything you need to know. 

Plus, Ethereum’s new execution client might unlock a hidden beast. And we cover everything happening price with prices. Are we in a crypto bull or bear? Tune in to find out. 

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0:00 Intro

3:19 Markets 

3:53 Mt.Gox is ready to distribute the bitcoin https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1805168222645244311  https://x.com/Ian_Unsworth/status/1805251746354131379 

9:07 Germany is about to start selling the seized bitcoin https://x.com/ArkhamIntel/status/1805542881454633282 

9:30 Meanwhile, the U.S. government sent $240M of BTC to Coinbase  https://x.com/DegenerateNews/status/1806012142094614695  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1806347784129290364 

11:09 ETH Tailwinds https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1804137327964438729  https://x.com/econoar/status/1805123906602144125 

15:31 L2 Update https://l2beat.com/scaling/summary  https://rollup.wtf/ 

17:33 Bitcoin flows https://www.theblock.co/data/crypto-markets/bitcoin-etf/spot-bitcoin-etf-onchain-flows  https://www.theblock.co/data/crypto-markets/bitcoin-etf/spot-bitcoin-etf-on-chain-total-net-flows 

18:21 All spot ETH ETF S-1 amendments are now in!  https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1804264951315403233  https://x.com/matthew_sigel/status/1805624888821989576  https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1805941968838533534  

21:20 Cooked Airdrops https://x.com/k1z4_/status/1804498112154620370   https://imgur.com/a/q7riQXD 

27:41 Is Solana getting an ETF?  https://x.com/matthew_sigel/status/1806313241431138434  https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1806322096924217412  https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1806324109045031034  https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1806319656694628659  https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1806330548887093414  https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/1806331553594675563  https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/solana 

32:10 Solana’s Blinks + ZK Compression https://x.com/solana/status/1805587979723063440  https://x.com/phantom/status/1805588661213220968  https://x.com/dabit3/status/1805955810800947472  https://x.com/0xCygaar/status/1804536674338357368  https://x.com/ufukaltinok/status/1804362153903681823 

39:20 Blast launched their airdrop https://x.com/Blast_L2/status/1805630569830924310  https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/blast  https://x.com/blur_io/status/1805631184028024909  https://x.com/OlimpioCrypto/status/1805634498358366697 

45:44 Ethereum execution client Reth was launched!  https://x.com/gakonst/status/1805920383390154845 

48:52 MiCA is about to enforce strict rules for stablecoins   https://www.theblock.co/post/301989/eu-crypto-mica-stablecoin-disruption  https://x.com/SethHertlein/status/1799102535459877201 

52:15 Gary Continues Taking Ls  https://x.com/MinarikLaw/status/1805715857030439306   https://x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1806334142432293142  https://x.com/milesjennings/status/1806354239092080665  https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1806303516694122663  https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/06/27/coinbase-accuses-us-sec-fdic-of-improperly-blocking-document-requests/ 

56:39 Winklevoss twins donated $2M in BTC to Trump’s campaign  https://x.com/tyler/status/1803872859938549920 

59:10 Raises and BVC Investments   https://x.com/hotpot_dao/status/1806357081231909168  https://x.com/KAndrewHuang/status/1805632313759514783 

1:01:47 Voting on Bankless Nation podcast suggestions starts today!  https://www.jokerace.io/contest/base/0x0bac0ec9b6aeafa6c2212f67a67950940eda63a7 

1:03:34 July schedule… https://lu.ma/k0amrrnz  https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1805381346510225776 

1:04:58 Meme of the Week https://x.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1806326930477654147  

1:05:43 Closing & Disclosures

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David is joined by Leighton Cusack and Matt Metkov, two members of PleasrDAO, the organization that owns and is releasing the Wu-Tang Album. 

The Wu-Tang Clan created a unique album, “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin,” to combat music’s devaluation in the digital age. It was bought by Martin Shkreli in 2015, who later lost it due to a fraud conviction. In 2021, PleasrDAO, a crypto collective, purchased the album to restore its value and make it accessible to the public, promoting fairer digital ownership in the Web3 era.

Hear how you can own the most exclusive music album and help support the movement. 

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Mint Here https://thealbum.com  

Leighton https://x.com/lay2000lbs 

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Is the crypto bull market over? The crypto sentiment has suddenly flipped bearish. The skeptics are saying that the ETH ETF will amount to nothing. Gox will dump on you. There are no new crypto use cases. There’s too much token supply. The bearish list goes on. So what gives? Is this just summertime slowness or is the bull market over? ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x0c294913a7596b427add7dcbd6d7bbfc7338d53f/21 ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2    ⁠ 🌐 TRANSPORTER | CROSS CHAINS WITH CONFIDENCE https://transporter.io/ 🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle ⚡️ CARTESI | LINUX-POWERED ROLLUPS https://bankless.cc/CartesiGovernance    ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 

------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 0:00 Intro 1:15 Current Market Sentiment https://x.com/splitcapital/status/1805346083981201775  https://x.com/biancoresearch/status/1805341535967527200  https://x.com/SplitCapital/status/1805349168229367936  https://x.com/cryptobran_/status/1805331025905729983  https://x.com/mrjasonchoi/status/1804107651854594071  https://x.com/tmnxeq/status/1804913082571071679 12:49 ETH ETF is Bearish https://x.com/Rewkang/status/1804735595111211104 16:26 Gox will Dump on You  https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1805168222645244311  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1804138577204289900 19:20 No New Crypto Use Cases https://x.com/0xCygaar/status/1801667353207521364  https://x.com/divine_economy/status/1802510497633198565  https://x.com/milesdeutscher/status/1800190273517211699 26:09 Any Bulls Left?  https://x.com/econoar/status/1805447135141544280  https://x.com/milesdeutscher/status/1805249025643581761  https://x.com/fejau_inc/status/1805242741494005780      https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/1805244957252284916  https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/1805244973261914582  https://x.com/pythianism/status/1805608579422208061  https://x.com/pythianism/status/1804987849059787113  https://x.com/iamDCinvestor/status/1804998114090389795  https://x.com/cburniske/status/1805308535611502763  https://imgur.com/DXcyjMS 43:27  Closing & Disclosures ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures 

What if the information anarchy of the internet spells the downfall of liberalism?

Economist Noah Smith and Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin join us for a fascinating discussion on why Authoritarianism might be the answer to the current information warfare. Yes, you heard that right.

We start the episode by defining liberalism, how it has brought excessive polarization and why totalitarianism might be the only solution left. We then steelman the case against this same argument and how blockchains and crypto could play a role in all this.

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0:00 Intro 8:53 Defining Liberalism 21:50 Information Warfare 42:17 Summarizing the Argument 55:09 Could the Thesis be Wrong? 1:11:12 Information Leviathans 1:34:13 The Role of Blockchains 1:38:22 Closing & Disclaimers

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Noah Smith https://x.com/Noahpinion  

Noahpinion Blog https://www.noahpinion.blog/  

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Why should we fight for Freedom of Speech?

That’s the question that Free Speech Lawyer and Writer Greg Lukianoff helps us answer today.

Using first principles, Greg goes deep into the importance of Freedom of Speech, “Free Speech Culture”, what happens to Free Speech when new technologies like the printing press and the internet are introduced, and how all this intersects with blockchains and crypto.

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0:00 Intro 6:19 Defining Free Speech 15:59 Free Speech Origins 19:43 The Printing Press 37:11 The Constitution 39:50 Free Speech Culture 47:48 What Protects Free Speech 55:57 Generational Differences 1:09:17 Censorship Societies 1:16:29 The Internet 1:21:04 AI & Free Speech 1:23:04 Web2 Censorship 1:27:17 Freedom to Transact 1:36:38 Privacy 1:38:30 How to Get Involved 1:40:49 Closing & Disclaimers

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Greg Lukianoff https://x.com/glukianoff 

The Eternally Radical Idea Newsletter https://greglukianoff.substack.com/  

FIRE https://www.thefire.org/  

Support FIRE Today! https://www.thefire.org/donate  

The Canceling of the American Mind https://www.amazon.com/Canceling-American-Mind-Undermines-Threatens-ebook/dp/B0BTZT9PLM/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1  

Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media  https://www.amazon.com/Free-Speech-History-Socrates-Social/dp/1541600495/ref=sr_1_1?sr=8-1  

Revolution in the Age of Social Media https://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Age-Social-Media-Insurrection-ebook/dp/B00GVZJWAM  

Free Speech, The People's Darling Privilege https://www.amazon.com/Free-Speech-Peoples-Darling-Privilege/dp/0822325292  

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Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup  3rd Week of June 2024

The SEC drops all charges against Ethereum 2.0—could it now be recognized as a commodity? Plus, hints surface about the launch date of the ETH ETF!

Airdrop season is still alive and well! LayerZero and zkSync tokens launched recently. Find out if you’re eligible and the market’s reaction.

And, did Baron Trump really launch a DJT memecoin on Solana? We unpack the latest buzz and drama. Tune in for all the details and so much more!

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0:00 Intro

2:55 MARKET https://x.com/WhalePanda/status/1802958996392870368  https://www.theblock.co/data/crypto-markets/bitcoin-etf/spot-bitcoin-etf-flows  https://x.com/CryptoDonAlt/status/1802743515941609572  https://www.tradingview.com/chart/?symbol=AMEX%3ASPY  https://x.com/saylor/status/1803763490928119950 

9:35 ETH Price & ETH ETF Going Live  https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1801725292404261308 

13:03 Total Crypto Market Cap

13:46 L2Beat https://dune.com/hildobby/blobs  https://dune.com/sealaunch/dex-metrics-on-base?Select+Date+Granularity_ed0f38=week&Select+Timeframe_ed47bb=365  https://imgur.com/YuXZfAv  https://x.com/WazzCrypto/status/1803858912166449480  https://twitter.com/wbnns/status/1803217959479025857    18:40 Combo ETH + BTC ETF https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1803080047303036971  https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1803767324605886515  https://x.com/matthew_sigel/status/1801342560977190937  https://youtu.be/T2Ur8Dhc3uQ?si=Obqn5eY89sEUEdwi  https://youtu.be/KUMGYEKIiGw?si=fS4pae1N_rr1f0C0  

21:35 AIRDROP Season in full swing Bankless Claimables and AIrdrop Hunter https://www.bankless.com/claimables/reveal  https://x.com/LayerZero_Fndn/status/1803744985029788042  https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/layerzero  https://x.com/LayerZero_Fndn/status/1803742303204323494  https://layerzero.foundation/claim  https://www.theblock.co/post/300389/zksync-live-mcap-airdrop  https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/zksync  https://x.com/TheZKNation/status/1802626483770265991  https://x.com/TheZKNation/status/1801378349442269345  https://docs.zknation.io/zk-token/zk-token-faq  https://x.com/nansen_ai/status/1803003153820082270   https://x.com/cobie/status/1803071393484939602 

31:58 MOTHER + DADDY Update  https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/mother-iggy  https://x.com/IGGYAZALEA  https://x.com/jimcramer/status/1800893795346637193  https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/daddy-tate 

37:21 What’s going on with $DJT?  https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/trumpcoin-2  https://x.com/PirateWires/status/1802825492405669930  https://www.newsweek.com/crypto-djt-barron-trump-martin-shkreli-1915147  https://x.com/ArkhamIntel/status/1803161788164288875  https://x.com/ArkhamIntel/status/1803471430727901455  https://x.com/zachxbt/status/1803240784436797871  https://x.com/zachxbt/status/1803371615524364503  https://x.com/jmgramke/status/1803792368388264399  https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1803759609808564306  https://x.com/MartinShkreli/status/1803821631279612367 

50:38 U.S. SEC closes investigation in Ethereum! https://x.com/Consensys/status/1803230653120659641  https://x.com/laurabrooksie1/status/1803237492130234633  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1803412140289560849  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1803783619997052977 

54:30 BitWise launches a new Ethereum ad for their incoming ETH ETF  https://x.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1803789737620078875  https://zora.co/collect/base:0x9ada0269656e7855c95f54a34d4ef94f78892038/1 

1:00:12 Kraken exploit for 3m and some drama - vs Certik  https://x.com/c7five/status/1803403565865771370  https://x.com/P3b7_/status/1803479749005549647  https://x.com/tayvano_/status/1803478049280893040  https://x.com/sethforprivacy/status/1803520795735683528 

1:06:34 Donald Trump wants all remaining Bitcoin to be 'Made in USA' https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/1801771689249787936 

1:08:06 Optimism & Tether Releases https://x.com/Optimism/status/1800974991313469445  https://chain.box  https://x.com/Alloy_tether/status/1802676443781923289 

1:10:45 Bankless ETHCC Meetup https://lu.ma/k0amrrnz 

1:12:10 Who won the ETH ETF Pitch competition?  https://www.jokerace.io/contest/base/0x0f2211f6727e85dbfae20e7dbfe57875a1f2b706 

1:13:45 Another voting for Bankless Nation!  https://www.jokerace.io/contest/base/0x0bac0ec9b6aeafa6c2212f67a67950940eda63a7 

1:15:38 MEME of the Week  https://x.com/PleasrDAO/status/1803572250278514999 

1:16:17 Closing & Disclaimers

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Sam Jernigan, the “Unofficial ETH Maxi of Wall Street”, has been evangelizing Ethereum to institutional funds and billionaires from inside the house for the past five years.

Having the perfect blend of deep Ethereum knowledge and the full Wall Street experience, Sam guides us through how he became an ETH Maxi, why the lack of understanding of ETH in TradFi is the most bullish case for the asset and what the future holds for ETH institutional adoption.

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0:00 Intro 7:47 Defining TradFi 20:05 Ethereum’s P/E Ratio 23:49 Sam’s Background 40:44 Becoming an ETH Maxi 52:57 The State of ETH in TradFi 57:38 ETH Bull Case 1:06:11 The Flippening 1:12:11 ETH ETF 1:19:26 Security vs Commodity Debate 1:24:00 TradFi: Friend or Foe? 1:34:39 Regulation 1:46:07 Closing & Disclaimers

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Sam Jernigan on LikedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/samjernigan07302015/  

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In this episode, David Hoffman is joined by Matthew Sigel, Head of Digital Assets Research at VanEck, to unpack VanEck's groundbreaking ETH 2030 report. They discuss the $154,000 bull case, $22,000 base case, and $340 bear case for Ethereum, and the factors behind these predictions. 

Matthew dives deep into the role of ETH ETFs and shares insights into ETH's evolving narrative in institutional portfolios. He also provides interesting analogies and comparisons between ETH and Web 2.0, explaining how VanEck will help traditional investors understand and invest in ETH using these narratives and real market data. 

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0:00 Intro 7:16 VanEck Vibe Check ? 8:11 VanEck ETH 2030 Price Prediction Report  12:31 Last Year’s Report vs. Present Report  15:10 Ethereum Narrative For Retail 19:14 Pitching ETH To Customers 25:15 Parameters For Bear, Base & Bull? 28:49 What If ETH Reaches $154,000  32:31 ETH’s Most Bearish & Bullish Scenarios  33:40 Solana’s MEV vs. ETH’s MEV 41:28  BTC & ETH Allocation In Portfolio  45:59 Can Data Help Matthew Convince Customers? 49:30 $15B In ETF Assets 50:30 Closing & Disclosures 

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Matthew Sigel https://x.com/matthew_sigel 

VanEck https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/  https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/blogs/digital-assets/matthew-sigel-eth-2030-price-target/ 

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Now that CZ is gone, who’s going to fill his shoes?

His name is Richard Teng, the new Binance CEO. He’s joining the podcast today to not only share the story of how he got here, but also to define his vision for the future of Binance.

We ask him: Who is Richard Teng? What was it like to work with CZ? Why Crypto? What is going on in Nigeria? Bull Market Predictions?

If you want to know who’s taking charge in the next era of Binance, this episode is for you. 

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0:00 Intro 7:16 Who’s Richard Teng 15:54 The Last 2 Years 24:30 Filling CZ Shoes 34:58 The Future of Binance 48:33 What is Going on in Nigeria? 54:31 Why Crypto? 1:03:33 BNB Chain 1:05:48 Richard Teng’s Routine 1:08:25 Bull Market Predictions 1:14:21 Advice for Investors 1:16:17 User Fund Security 1:19:31 Closing & Disclaimers

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Richard Teng https://x.com/_RichardTeng  

Tigran Gambaryan Article https://www.binance.com/en/blog/leadership/from-richard-teng-binance-ceo-tigran-gambaryan-is-innocent-and-must-be-released-3634612934164622056  

Binance Proof of Reserves https://www.binance.com/en/proof-of-reserves  

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Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup  2nd Week of June 2024

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0:00 Intro

3:31 Markets

8:20 Gary G Says ETH ETF Approval “Sometime in Summer” https://x.com/tier10k/status/1801261940615848004 

9:19 L2 Update

11:04  The Fed expects to cut rates just once this year https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/12/fed-meeting-today-on-interest-rate.html 

15:41 Will BTC ETF follow the gold ETF success path?   https://x.com/hongkim__/status/1799442365892985257 

20:48 ZKSync introduced ZK token  https://x.com/TheZKNation/status/1800424206129357194  https://app.aevo.xyz/perpetual/zk  https://x.com/eekeyguy_eth/status/1800461976969035910  https://blog.zknation.io/zk-token/  https://zknation.ghost.io/content/images/2024/06/points.png  https://x.com/LibraryDefi/status/1800589632909832509  https://x.com/Gautamguptagg/status/1800539906923733397  https://x.com/Gautamguptagg/status/1800539906923733397  https://x.com/TheZKNation/status/1801020410563060031  https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1801024526001815616  https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1800758353511207103 

36:46 Speaking of Airdrops: Taiko launched their TAIKO token  https://x.com/taikoxyz/status/1798336750668136851  Find out whether you are eligible via Claimables!  https://bankless.cc/3Jte55n  

38:33 Optimism’s fault proofs are live!  https://x.com/l2beat/status/1800530188171674070  https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1800547329931620625 

49:23 Pectra is about to became the biggest upgrade of Ethereum history:  https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1798869850200412383 

55:34 Symbiotic introduced their restaking platform  https://x.com/symbioticfi/status/1800530004776022493 

59:29 Eigen Labs acquired Rio Network  https://x.com/eigen_labs/status/1800888626642899321 

1:01:41 Crypto:The Game was acquired by Uniswap!  https://x.com/cryptothegame_/status/1800199946739822594 

1:06:28 PleasrDAO releases the WuTang Album https://pitchfork.com/news/wu-tang-clan-once-upon-a-time-in-shaolin-turned-into-nft/  https://www.thealbum.com/ 

1:09:12 Terraform Labs agreed to pay SEC $4.5B!  https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/06/12/terraform-labs-do-kwon-agree-to-pay-sec-a-combined-45b-in-civil-fraud-case/  https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1800955721955283053     

1:11:44 Alchemy introduced platform for building rollups  https://x.com/alchemyplatform/status/1798747911226040679 

1:13:03 New Paradigm Fund https://x.com/matthuang/status/1801283717664526835 

1:14:41 The Daily Gwei  https://www.youtube.com/@TheDailyGwei/videos   https://x.com/thedailygwei   https://x.com/sassal0x  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-ether/id1443920565  

1:15:49 Closing & Disclaimers

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Today on the show, we’re exploring the frontier of ZK Rollups on Bitcoin! 

The Bitcoin L2 landscape is standing on the shoulders of this technical implementation called BitVM. We brought Robin Linus, one of the author’s of the BitVM White Paper, to not only dive into how BitVM got started, but more importantly, what it means for the future of Bitcoin.

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0:00 Intro 5:03 Who is Robin Linus? 10:20 Why Bitcoin? 16:19 Bitcoin Needs to Scale 22:15 BitVM Eureka Moment 24:31 The State of BitVM 27:19 BitVM vs Ethereum Rollups 33:45 How Does BitVM Work? 46:07 BitVM Critiques 55:07 The Bitcoin L2 Space 59:33 The BitVM Endgame 1:03:07 The Future of Bitcoin 1:07:09 Closing & Disclaimers

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Robin Linus Website https://robinlinus.com/  

BitVM https://bitvm.org/  

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The Ethereum ETF is coming. What’s the best narrative for ETH to sell to TradFi/Wall Street? Ryan and David discuss the 7 leading ETH Narratives and then have a pitch-off amongst themselves. Each of them prepared a 1-2 minute pitch and then they each spend some time unpacking each other’s pitch and analyzing each point. Bankless Citizens get to vote - whose was better? Ryan or David’s? The winner gets a bragging rights POAP. 

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0:00 Intro

2:26 Eric Balchunas https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1794023427327533456 

4:44 ETH Narratives https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1795595286972383494  

5:58 Ethereum is a Tokenization Platform https://twitter.com/ChainLinkGod/status/1798133271139901668  https://twitter.com/ChainLinkGod/status/1798133271139901668/photo/1 

9:26 Ethereum is an app store https://twitter.com/jdorman81/status/1792927796353814640 

13:56 Operating system and app store https://x.com/RasterlyRock/status/1791217181012701682 

17:15 ETH is Digital Oil ​​https://twitter.com/0xkydo/status/1740750772093296938  

20:37 ETH is an Internet Bond https://www.bankless.com/eth-the-internet-bond 

23:38 Programmable Money https://x.com/econoar/status/1124311475428790273 

25:59 "ETH is Ultra Sound Money" https://twitter.com/drakefjustin/status/1352734923703123968 

31:44 Pitches + Debrief/Analysis + Vote https://www.jokerace.io/contest/base/0x0f2211f6727e85dbfae20e7dbfe57875a1f2b706 

44:05 Closing & Disclaimers

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“Energy is the base layer of money” -  that’s how our guest Luke Gromen puts it in today’s episode.

Luke is an Author and Investor who gives us a completely new way to look at money, through the lens of energy costs. 

The essential learning of today’s show is that you can’t understand money until you understand energy markets. Apart from that Luke explains why the price of oil is about to force a monetary system change, why the 60/40 portfolio is dead and much more.

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0:00 Intro 5:57 Luke’s Thesis 12:23 Energy lens 23:23 Arc of the Dollar 28:31 Why Oil? 31:31 Energy as a Denominator 38:12 Energy Price Changes 45:31 Energy Miracles 59:22 Monetary System Change 1:10:41 Capital Controls 1:18:12 Future of the US 1:24:56 How to Prepare 1:30:37 Closing & Disclaimers

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Luke Gromen https://x.com/LukeGromen  

FTT, LLC https://fftt-llc.com/  

Luke Gromen Weekly Newsletter https://fftt-treerings.com/  

Visualizing the History of Energy Transitions https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-history-of-energy-transitions/  

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Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup  1st Week of June 2024

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0:00 Intro

3:26 Prices

4:30 L2 Update https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1798731497173905439  https://x.com/0xKofi/status/1797645289307951127  https://x.com/Uniswap/status/1797624523711561828  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1798460468069085234 

10:00 3 more milestone numbers on the wk https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1798497346512412898   https://x.com/0xDeFiDevin/status/1797462120713613511  https://twitter.com/sorellalabs  https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/bnb 

17:52  FROTHY STONKS https://x.com/greg16676935420/status/1798404597897363936  https://companiesmarketcap.com/assets-by-market-cap/  https://www.reddit.com/user/DeepFuckingValue/  https://www.tradingview.com/chart/?symbol=NYSE%3AGME  https://x.com/JasonHitchcock/status/1797437168324899192 

26:04 ETFs are back baby! Wen ETH ETF, wen banana zone for ETH? https://x.com/CarpeNoctom/status/1798170536146825630  https://x.com/ericbalchunas/status/1798156058487382232  https://x.com/bitcoinmagazine/status/1796120216780333409   https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1797644643712262482  https://finance.yahoo.com/news/blackrock-says-10m-seed-money-174942096.html  https://x.com/ericbalchunas/status/1796606348324634798  https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1797589909768949827  https://x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1798351844248576311   https://x.com/AlexanderGrieve/status/1798352191713157308   https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1796543517671424065  https://x.com/tradetheflow_/status/1797520578087465295/photo/2  https://x.com/vaneck_us/status/1798428976068657411  https://x.com/vaneck_us/status/1798432653726658619 

43:55 President Biden missed the layup - vetoed SAB-121  https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/05/31/a-message-to-the-house-of-representatives-on-the-presidents-veto-of-h-j-res-109/  https://www.aba.com/advocacy/policy-analysis/letter-to-president-biden-sab-121  https://x.com/faryarshirzad/status/1796837972978872764  https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1796687373314445766  https://x.com/standwithcrypto/status/1798433256339079417  https://x.com/fejau_inc/status/1796310685330051121  https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/05/30/trump-token-sinks-after-former-us-president-is-found-guilty-in-new-york/ 

52:50 Robinhood Acquires Bitstamp https://x.com/RobinhoodApp/status/1798672303519342898  https://twitter.com/vladtenev/status/1798680590344126963 

55:05 Celebcoin Culture Wars  https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/mother-iggy  https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1798290424622113230  https://x.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/1798471807647068297  https://x.com/haydenzadams/status/1798551176834638114 

59:32 ETH Coinbase’s smart wallets is now officially launched! Is this how we get to billions? https://www.coinbase.com/blog/a-new-era-in-crypto-wallets-smart-wallet-is-here  https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1797772737207062752 

1:02:31 StarkWare plans to bring ZK scaling to Bitcoin alongside Ethereum https://x.com/StarkWareLtd/status/1797985467666940265 https://bankless.cc/PermissionlessDiscount 

1:05:31 Punks below 30 ETH https://x.com/punksOTC/status/1798093880711155918 

1:06:26 Blackrock and Citadel wants to launch new rival Stock Exchange in Texas https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/blackrock-citadel-backed-group-start-new-national-stock-exchange-texas-wsj-2024-06-05/  https://x.com/delzennejc/status/1798399433651974301 

1:10:21 Raises and BVC Investments  Mountain raised $8M in Series A https://x.com/MountainUSDM/status/1798740495679815731 

1:11:35 MEME of the Week https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1798124339843449065  

1:12:19 Closing & Disclaimers

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After 3 months of flat crypto prices, people are asking “where are we in the cycle”? What if the real bull hasn't even started yet?

How big of the impact can the ETH ETF's really have and can they really take us to the coveted.... Banana Zone? All of that and more on this weeks episode of Bankless Takes.

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------ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 03:18 The Bull Run is Boring 06:35 What Inning Are We In? 16:28 Demand For Gold Reserves 23:19 The Banana Zone 28:22 ETH ETF Impact 35:30 Celeb Memecoins 43:12 Key Takeaways

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------ Ethereum vs. Solana. That’s the debate we’re having today.

On Ethereum’s side we have Ethereum Researcher Justin Drake, and on the Solana’s we have Solana’s Co-Founder Anatoly Yakovenko.

They give us the good, the bad and the ugly of each other’s blockchain, settling their endgame towards the end of the episode. 

This was one, if not the spiciest debate we had on the show. We tried our best to give both guests time with minimal intervention. At times went well, at others it caused deep semantic rabbit holes. But overall both guests were able to communicate their messages.

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0:00 Intro

7:16 The Good

22:30 The Bad

52:03 Global Shared State

1:06:07 Economic Security

1:30:08 The Ugly

1:47:23 The Endgame

1:55:22 Closing & Disclaimers

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00:05:16 Markets https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd  https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/eth-usd 

00:07:22 ETF Update https://x.com/tier10k/status/1793758369804886200?s=46&t=LKBC7Qtm18FnZ380xCF2pA 

00:09:08 When Will ETFs Launch? https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1795934675380109479  https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1795255561753424157  https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1795933440090452413 

00:11:09 ETH Price Impact https://imgur.com/a/rkIfckX  https://www.theblock.co/post/296237/qcp-capital-predicts-spot-ethereum-etf-approvals-could-drive-prices-higher  https://www.grayscale.com/research/reports/the-state-of-ethereum  https://thedefireport.io/research/the-turning-point#a-simple-framework-to-think-about-p  https://x.com/ZachLight16/status/1794778924381082003 

00:19:31 The ETH Narrative https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1795595286972383494  https://youtu.be/vo2PjvZHIR4?si=ICEq25ulL4iaguOg&t=140  https://youtu.be/rlZo7x2ABHw?si=K6WKpHGP-4_L1k5w&t=50  https://x.com/jdorman81/status/1792927796353814640 

00:30:26 David's Challenge

00:34:47 The Saylor Pivot https://x.com/JasonYanowitz/status/1793627497398948193  https://x.com/BeagleBitcoin/status/1794443617399885986  https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1792706827748294947 https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1794603287431528522

00:41:05 Presidential Pivot https://x.com/yugacohler/status/1794540212254589369  https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1794535395176366260?t=zcNFn9egY0fRCpxYNRu7sQ&s=19  https://www.theblock.co/post/297504/biden-campaign-shifts-crypto-stance-engages-crypto-industry-presidential-elections-2024?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social 

00:47:21 Celeb Coins https://x.com/Caitlyn_Jenner/status/1794886435985846680  https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/caitlyn-jenner  https://x.com/Caitlyn_Jenner/status/1795269306693075404  https://x.com/Caitlyn_Jenner/status/1795277298490605934  https://x.com/Caitlyn_Jenner/status/1795973191325585733  https://x.com/coffeebreak_YT/status/1795948137397338120  https://x.com/waleswoosh/status/1795046157674045567 

00:57:09 L2 Update https://l2beat.com/scaling/summary  https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1795572376555712551  https://x.com/0xDesigner/status/1794040845642957102 

00:59:57 ENS L2 https://x.com/ensdomains/status/1795440186513576318 

01:01:33 Taiko Mainnet https://x.com/taikoxyz/status/1795078728768483464 

01:03:14 Solana Updates https://forum.solana.com/t/proposal-for-enabling-the-reward-full-priority-fee-to-validator-on-solana-mainnet-beta/1456/97 

01:05:52 ETH vs SOL Debate

01:06:32 Gary Takes Another L  https://x.com/iampaulgrewal/status/1795511035870285827 

01:08:20 Gemini Earn Updates https://x.com/Gemini/status/1795819898049884468  https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1795928574878245126 

01:10:18 Railgun Volume Record https://thedefiant.io/news/regulation/railgun-privacy-protocol-surpasses-usd1b-in-volume-amid-crackdown-on-crypto-mixers 

01:13:29 Warpcast Bankless Frame https://warpcast.com/bankless/0xca3e17df?utm_source=Socials&utm_medium=Farcaster&utm_campaign=warpcastclaimables 

01:14:47 Meme of The Week https://x.com/eawosikaa/status/1795659750702719348 

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------ Is it all vibes? Always has been.

Kyla Scanlon is a writer, podcaster, analyst, founder of financial education company Bread, and an all around brilliant explainer of things hard to explain.

Expect to learn why economies are vibe reflectors, Kyla’s “economic kingdom” model and an overview on the current state of economic affairs.

Financial literacy is a superpower and Kyla managed to compress this topic that people have been trying to figure out for ages in an easy to understand economics toolbox. 

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0:00 Intro 6:55 The Vibes Economy 12:10 Understanding Money & Finance 17:04 The Economic Kingdom 20:37 The Monetary Castle 28:35 The Fiscal Castle 37:47 Vibes are the Economy 56:23 The Deciders 1:00:55 Housing Market 1:06:58 The Labor Market 1:13:35 Wealth Inequality 1:19:12 Energy 1:23:01 The Economics Toolbox 1:28:03 What’s Next for Kyla 1:33:03 Closing & Disclaimers

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Kyla Scanlon Website https://kylascanlon.com/  

Order “In this Economy?” Now https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737854/in-this-economy-by-kyla-scanlon/  

Kyla’s “AI Can't Plant Corn (Yet)” https://kyla.substack.com/p/ai-cant-plant-corn-yet  

WSJ “How Gen Z Is Becoming the Toolbelt Generation” https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/gen-z-trades-jobs-plumbing-welding-a76b5e43  

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Are stablecoins a threat to national security? How should the US government step in?

We brought Timothy Massad, the perfect guest to help us answer these hard questions. He was the Obama appointed chair for the CFTC, the guy who helped designate Bitcoin as a commodity over 10 years ago.

We touch on:

- The importance of stablecoins.

- How stablecoins compare to eurodollars.

- Weather crypto and sanctions can co-exist.

- A sensible policy for stablecoins.

- And finally, his thoughts on what happens next.

Timothy brings a whole different perspective from what we’re used to in our crypto bubble. That’s exactly why you should tune into this episode.

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0:00 Intro

6:34 Timothy’s Background

9:30 Security vs Commodity

12:46 Stablecoin First Impressions

21:42 The Importance of Stablecoins

28:26 History of the Eurodollar

38:46 Economic Sanctions

47:47 Stablecoins and Sanctions

1:08:59 A Stablecoin Future

1:13:37 A CBDC Future

1:18:49 What about Privacy?

1:20:58 The Role of the Dollar

1:23:18 Stablecoins Abroad

1:25:43 Predictions

1:28:10 Closing & Disclaimers

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RESOURCES

Timothy Massad

https://x.com/timmassad 

Stablecoins and National Security by Timothy Massad

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/stablecoins-and-national-security-learning-the-lessons-of-eurodollars/ 

Five Perspectives on Stablecoins by Nic Carter

https://medium.com/@nic__carter/five-perspectives-on-stablecoins-5bc20076270a 

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✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x0c294913a7596b427add7dcbd6d7bbfc7338d53f/5  ------ Matt Hougan is the CIO at Bitwise, and has been one of the best people to talk to when it comes to understanding the ETF process, and the impact of ETFs on the crypto markets. 

Today we dive into the specifics on what exactly the ETF approval means for ETH.

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------ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 05:46 What Exactly Happened? 08:45 Was This Really Political? 12:11 Who's Responsible For This 16:46 Next Steps For ETF 20:36 Matt's ETF Story 22:44 ETF Price Impact 27:38 ETF Inflow Predictions 34:50 Explaining The ETH Narrative 38:23 Matt's 2 Minute Pitch 45:12 How Bitwise's Job Changes 49:01 ETH Charts 54:31 Legislation

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0:00 Intro

3:52 MARKET WatcherGuru/status/1792646445075431627 https://ycharts.com/companies/ETHE/discount_or_premium_to_nav  https://x.com/Timccopeland/status/1793653604387328381  https://x.com/bx1core/status/1792712990141338049  https://imgur.com/hbveuq5  https://x.com/pythianism/status/1793369623301403024  https://x.com/UncleRewards/status/1793623611405947147  https://imgur.com/uevxXfe  https://www.coinglass.com/bitcoin-etf 

18:54 How the odds of an ETH ETF approval suddenly swung in our favor  https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1791140496397468064  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1791147869791002699   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFEGCmHqBT4&t=898s  https://x.com/songadaymann/status/1792667124919599263  https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1792636523050906102  https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/05/20/ether-etfs-filing-process-sees-abrupt-progress-though-approval-not-guaranteed-sources/  https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1793039305125790105 

26:28 Letter Urging ETH ETF Approval from Congress - THIS MORNING https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1793620303966503267  https://x.com/CGasparino/status/1793268472484425865  https://x.com/nategeraci/status/1792993889189593502  https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1792650597377757456 

29:50 Promethum is launching its Ethereum custody  https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/05/20/controversial-digital-assets-firm-prometheum-launches-long-awaited-ether-custody-argues-that-existing-laws-work-for-crypto/  https://financialservices.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=409274  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1792907980624523549  https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/1793398130269954346 

32:16 FIT21 passes the House 279 - 136 🎉 https://financialservices.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=409277  https://x.com/avichal/status/1793370415664148496  https://youtu.be/_QvOzpKX3I4?si=__6q_Ffl-PU7R4oe  https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1793291448965624088  https://pelosi.house.gov/news/press-releases/pelosi-statement-fit21-legislation  https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1793367943671402923  

43:12 Another win for crypto this week - “Choke Point Marty is done” https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1792569285799186641  https://x.com/twobitidiot/status/1793606319301447920   https://www.sec.gov/news/statement/gensler-21st-century-act-05222024  https://x.com/twobitidiot/status/1793399316012318821  https://x.com/zerohedge/status/1792659983370523096  https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1792660581272670650  https://x.com/meanwhilelife/status/1792936024244466174  Exhibit A: https://x.com/ewarren/status/1641138829162577928  Exhibit B: https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1793261382676119866  Exhibit C: https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1793025045310115910  Exhibit D: https://x.com/SMTuffy/status/1793604355591110692  Exhibit E:  https://x.com/SenLummis/status/1793654641974288558 

53:32 ETH ETF just reopened the window for protocol airdrops!  https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1792958932228653249 

55:09 Yuga Labs ‘Punk World’  https://x.com/cryptopunksnfts/status/1792594316172341315  https://x.com/CryptoGarga/status/1792694910904136028 

56:46 We finally found out what was the Uniswap Wells notice about  https://x.com/Togbe0x/status/1792973545762595199  https://x.com/haydenzadams/status/1792973692223336615  https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/uniswap  https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1793650716080562382 

1:01:28 Binance executive denied bail in Nigeria amid $35 million money laundering trial  https://thenationonlineng.net/just-in-court-rejects-binance-officials-bail-request  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1791466137793830974  Binance CEO Richard Teng in a blog post  https://www.binance.com/en/blog/leadership/from-richard-teng-binance-ceo-tigran-gambaryan-is  https://x.com/vibhu/status/1792419936725528816?s=46&t=LKBC7Qtm18FnZ380xCF2pA 

1:04:02 Bankless is launching 'Bankless Onchain' Phase II: Mint Our History https://www.bankless.com/bankless-onchain-phase-2 Mint Bankless Archive here: https://bankless.cc/OnchainArchive  Mint new episodes here: https://bankless.cc/onchain  

1:05:44 Raises and BVC Investments  Farcaster has raised $150M! At Valuation $1B https://danromero.org/farcaster-update/ 

1:06:30 MEME of the Week https://x.com/basedkarbon/status/1793435193274998945 

1:07:16 Moment of Zen  https://x.com/songadaymann/status/1793751482816176300 

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The Ether spot ETF has officially been approved marking a landmark day for Ethereum and crypto as a whole. We're going live today to discuss the extent of this approval and what it means for Ether the asset, and more broadly the entire crypto industry. This is a big deal and we're stoked to be sharing this moment live with the Bankless Nation.

James on X: https://x.com/JSeyff 

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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES

00:00 It Happened

05:09 ETF Approved!

07:24 Boom Approval Surprise

09:11 Why Did This Happen?

13:38 When Will The ETFs Go Live?

15:47 ETF Inflows

19:18 ETH Education Campaign

21:37 Staked ETF?

24:14 What Coin is Next?

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✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x0c294913a7596b427add7dcbd6d7bbfc7338d53f/2  This is a huge week for crypto in DC and we have on Congressman Patrick McHenry to tell us all about it. 

Three big things:  1) SAB 121 repeal bill going to Biden’s desk - will he let it pass or veto? 2) SEC approve/deny Ethereum ETF - decision due thursday.  3) House vote on FIT bill you’ve been championing - well talk about that bill.

Stand with Crypto: https://www.standwithcrypto.org/politicians 

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------ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Start 04:05 Introduction to Congressman McHenry 05:11 Crypto in DC Temp Check 07:34 Generational vs Partisan Divide 12:57 Has Biden's Crypto Sentinent Changed? 16:46 FIT 21 Act 20:10 Security vs Commodity 23:18 Startups Becoming Commodities 26:34 Why Should Congress Support? 29:22 Why Patrick Cares About Crypto 33:25 Stablecoin Legislation 35:37 Will Crypto Still Be Under Attack? 38:24 Trump vs Biden Crypto Policies 40:41 How To Get Involved

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Patrick on X: https://x.com/PatrickMcHenry 

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The ETF approval deadline is coming on May 23rd and the odds just got.... wayyyy higher! Ryan and David explain. 

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0:00 Intro 0:45 Bloomberg Analyst Update https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1792636523050906102  https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1792636774067413502  4:20 $ETH GOD CANDLE https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/eth-usd  7:25 Eleanor https://x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1792640682374393894  8:05 .ETH People https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1792637403682701422  https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1792638235799122269  18:10 Jake Chervisnky https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/1792645992463978533  20:58 Warren Meme https://x.com/BillHughesDC/status/1792646322551451718  21:10 Mike Ippolito Sentiment Bottom Call  https://x.com/MikeIppolito_/status/1791829053881602454  https://x.com/MikeIppolito_/status/1792641028844904753  24:51 Institutional Narrative  28:58 $COIN Stock Price 29:20 S-1 Approvals https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1792650597377757456  33:08 SEC Asks Exchanges to Update Filings https://x.com/tier10k/status/1792655223103566116   35:16 $ETHE 36:26 Chart TA'ing  40:23 Polymarket https://polymarket.com/event/ethereum-etf-approved-by-may-31?tid=1716234132508  40:48 Ryan's Bear Case 46:23 Closing & Sassano Victory Lap https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1792640883042443578 

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✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-the-byron-tau-interview 

------ Are we being watched?

That’s the question we ask Byron Tau, an investigative journalist and author of “Means of Control'' that covers all about the US surveillance state.

Turns out the US Government has a digital dossier of every citizen, but how? How do they collect the data? How are they using it? Can we ever get back our digital privacy?

Expect to learn all that and much more in what is a deep dive into digital surveillance.

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0:00 Intro 4:42 State of Surveillance 12:24 Content vs Metadata 18:16 The Surveillance Industry 33:53 Total Information Awareness 49:50 Is the Gov Using Data Against Us? 53:10 Privacy Protections 1:05:29 The Role of Encryption 1:17:23 Surveillance Abroad 1:22:09 US vs China 1:26:04 Surveillance in Crypto 1:31:09 Closing & Disclaimers

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Byron Tau https://twitter.com/ByronTau 

Means of Control by Byron Tau https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706321/means-of-control-by-byron-tau/  

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