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Alex Tapscott, Andrew Young and guests break down the fundamentals of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and how this cutting edge technology enables individuals and institutions to transact, and create value, without the need for traditional financial intermediaries. If you want to get a more in-depth view of what's going on in Web3 and the digital asset space, and access to the most recent information and insights available, please sign up for FREE to our weekly newsletter, Digital Asset Digest ...
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Multi-Proposers & The Future Of Ethereum
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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 …
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DeFi Decoded - Enterprise Blockchain is Dead with Yorke Rhodes III of Microsoft
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Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Yorke Rhodes III, Co-Founder of Blockchain at Microsoft. Listen in as they discuss Yorke’s journey at Microsoft and in blockchain, leadership’s thoughts on embracing new technologies and whether an internal consensus exists, whether public blockchain ne…
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ROLLUP: Ethereum Foundation Sells $100M? | Telegram Founder Arrested | SEC Targets Opensea
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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…
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How Crypto Is Transforming Argentina's Economy
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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 provide…
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How Crypto Fixes U.S. Debt | Fmr Speaker Paul Ryan
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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’…
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Why is ETH Down So Bad this Cycle? | Kyle Samani
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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 eve…
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ROLLUP: TRON's Massive Win | Dems Ignore Crypto | The $20M McDonalds Scam | Vitalik's Bull Post
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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? ------ 📣 GET 10% OFF PERMISSIONLESS TICKETS | USE CODE: BANKLESS10 https://bankless.cc/PermissionlessDiscount ------ BANKL…
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DeFi Decoded - Top 5 Technology Mega-Trends, With Brett Winton of ARK
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Join Alex Tapscott as he decodes the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Brett Winton, Chief Futurist of ARK. Listen in as they discuss ARK’s evolution of thinking on disruptive technologies since their inception in 2014, their initial thesis on Tesla in the early days and how it’s coming to fruition, current issues with the automotive sector…
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Mega ETH vs Monad | Super Fast Ethereum
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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 w…
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7 Ideas for Investing in Uncertain Times | Louis-Vincent Gave
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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,…
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Why Trump is Pro-Crypto | David Bailey
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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 intersec…
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Bull Market Price Predictions With Ledger
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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. ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN |…
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DeFi Decoded - Culture Needs a New Business Model. Audius is Providing the Blueprint
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Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Roneil Rumburg, Co-Founder and CEO of Audius. Listen in as they discuss the current state of play for creators, issues with today’s streaming business models, the future of music content monetization, the underlying economics of Audius and creators’ tak…
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ROLLUP: Kamala Crypto Pivot? | USDC iPhone Tap-to-Pay | WBTC Drama? | Superchain Soon?
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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 Er…
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Nate Silver: SBF, The 2024 Election, & Prediction Markets
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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 wh…
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What is Robinhood Doing in Crypto? | Co-Founder Vlad Tenev
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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 ha…
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ROLLUP: Crazy Markets Week | Prediction Markets Bad? | Zora Release | More Gensler Ls | Trump’s DeFi Sons
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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 childr…
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DeFi Decoded - What’s Next for the Crypto Market After the Global Market Sell Off with Joey Vidi of FRNT Financial
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Join Andrew Young as he decodes the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Joey Vidi, VP of Sales and Trading at FRNT Financial. Listen in as they discuss Joey’s background and journey into the space, the primary drivers of the global market sell off earlier this week and its impact on crypto, the next few months and what might follow, an analys…
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Macro Expert Tom Lee | What's Next For Markets?
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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 a…
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Live: Did This Crypto Cycle Just Come To An End?
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What on earth is going on with markets around the world?! We break it all down live on stream. What just happened, what does it mean, and where we go from here. ------ 🍵MATCHA | NEW PRICING ENGINE https://go.0x.org/matcha-v2-pod ------ 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🦄UNISWAP | BROWSER EXTENSION https://bankle…
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Your Constitutional Right to Crypto | Richard Jackson
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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…
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ROLLUP: Record ETF Flows, Up or Down? | Trump's New Crypto Policy | California Going Onchain?
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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? …
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DeFi Decoded - Hyperscaling the Internet of Blockchain with Susannah Evans of the Interchain Foundation
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Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Susannah Evans, IBC Product Lead, of the Interchain Foundation. Listen in as they discuss Susannah’s journey from attaining a Ph.D in Manufacturing Engineering to working within the blockchain space, her experience working at Zero-Knowledge Validator, t…
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China vs. The Dollar | Diana Choyleva
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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 th…
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Suing The SEC | Jonathan Mann & Brian Frye
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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 im…
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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,…
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ROLLUP: ETFs Flop? | BTC on U.S. Balance Sheet? | Polymarket Booming | Japan Tanking Markets
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Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup 4th Week of July 2024 ------ 🍵MATCHA | NEW PRICING ENGINE https://go.0x.org/matcha-v2-pod ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙 KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🛞 MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 🦄 UNISWAP | BROWSER EXTENSION https://bankless.cc/uniswap ⚡️ FUEL…
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DeFi Decoded - Building the Fastest Ethereum Layer 2 Using Solana with Terry and Ren of Eclipse Labs
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Join Andrew Young as he decodes the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guests Terry Chung, Head of Strategy, and Ren Yu Kong, Growth Marketer, of Eclipse. Listen in as they discuss their backgrounds and journeys into the space, Eclipse in simple terms and how it stands out from other layer 2 networks, a comparison of the Solana Virtual Machine and…
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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. ------ 🍵MATCHA …
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Live: Eric Balchunas on The $ETH ETF Launch
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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…
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Why Banks Suck, The Great Taking & How To Prepare | Mel Mattison
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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 awa…
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DeFi Decoded - Would a Trump 2nd Term REALLY Help Crypto? Alex and Andrew Debate
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Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi. Listen in as they discuss the “Trump Pump” in the crypto markets this past week following the assassination attempt last weekend, the authenticity of Trump’s promises to support and embrace the crypto industry in America, the differing views that Democrats and Republican…
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ROLLUP: Trump Pump | ETH ETF Next Week | Mt. Gox & Germany | Crypto Wars 2.0
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Making America Pro-Crypto | Congressman French Hill
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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 loo…
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Is SOL Undervalued? 83% Discount to ETH? | Michael Nadeau
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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 …
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Stocks Up & Crypto Flat...Why? | Jim Bianco
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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…
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ROLLUP: Stocks vs. Crypto | EthCC Recap | Trump BTC Conf Speaker | ETH Documentary Release
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DeFi Decoded - Why Market Strategist Tom Dunleavy Sees Bitcoin Hitting $150,000 This Cycle
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Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 with special guest Tom Dunleavy, Managing Partner at MV Capital. Listen in as they discuss the impact of BTC selling from Mt. Gox and the German government, the potential buying pressure when FTX claim holders are repaid in Q4, the current market dynamics and future outlook, MV Ca…
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Why You Should Leave Your Country | Andrew Henderson
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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…
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Mike Solana: Trump, Crypto, Tech, Politics & Memetic Wars
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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…
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DeFi Decoded - How Web3 Prediction Markets Outsmarted the Experts This Election Season
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Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3. Listen in as they discuss the large disparity in U.S. presidential election odds between general pundits in the mainstream media and peer-to-peer prediction markets, its connection to James Surowiecki’s ‘The Wisdom of Crowds’ novel, SX Network’s recent quarterly report and major …
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ROLLUP: ETF Final Countdown | Polymarket's Huge Breakout | Chevron Defense | SEC Sues Metamask
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Chevron Deference: 40-Year Decision Reversed & Explained | Justin Slaughter
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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 …
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ETH ETF: Bullish or Bearish? | Alex Thorn & Matt Hougan
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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 Cryp…
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DeFi Decoded - Why Web3 Mass Adoption is Closer Than We Think with Kendall Cole of Proximity Labs
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Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Kendall Cole, Founder of Proximity Labs. Listen in as they discuss Kendall’s journey into the space, his key learnings from working at Consensys, Proximity Labs' purpose and mission, NEAR's unique value proposition and its main types of dApps, creating …
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ROLLUP: Solana ETF? | $Blast L2 Launch | Solana's Blink & ZK Compression | ETH ETF Next Week?
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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 eve…
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PleasrDAO Releases Secret Wu-Tang Album | Leighton Cusack & Matt Metkov
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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. I…
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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? ------ ✨ Min…
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The Case for Authoritarianism | Vitalik Buterin & Noah Smith
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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 e…
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Why We Should Fight for Freedom of Speech | Greg Lukianoff
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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…
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