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✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x0c294913a7596b427add7dcbd6d7bbfc7338d53f/8?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E  ------ Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup  Last Week of May ------ 📣 TRANSPORTER - SECURED BY CHAINLINK CCIP | TRY IT OUT https://www.transporter.io/  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2    ⁠  🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo  🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle  🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/toku    ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🌐 CARTESI | LINUX-POWERED ROLLUPS https://bankless.cc/CartesiGovernance  ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 00:00:00 Injury Updates 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  ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠ 

✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x0c294913a7596b427add7dcbd6d7bbfc7338d53f/7?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E  ------ 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.  ------ 📣 SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24  https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2    ⁠ 🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/toku  🌐 CARTESI | APPLY FOR A GRANT https://bankless.cc/CartesiGovernance  🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle  🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo    ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum  ------ TIMESTAMPS 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 ------ RESOURCES Kyla Scanlon on X https://x.com/kylascan   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   ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures ⁠  

✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x0c294913a7596b427add7dcbd6d7bbfc7338d53f/6    ------ 🎬 DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-the-timothy-massad-interview    ------ 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.   ------ 📣 SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium    ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:   🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2  ⁠   🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo    ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum    🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle    🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/toku    🌐 CARTESI | APPLY FOR A GRANT https://bankless.cc/CartesiGovernance    ------ TIMESTAMPS   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   ------ 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    ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠  

✨ 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. ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24  https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2    ⁠  🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo  🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle  🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/toku    ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum   🌐 CARTESI | LINUX-POWERED ROLLUPS https://bankless.cc/CartesiGovernance  ------ 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 ------ RESOURCES Matt on X: https://x.com/Matt_Hougan  ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠ 

✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x0c294913a7596b427add7dcbd6d7bbfc7338d53f/4 ------ Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup  4th Week of May ------ 📣 TRANSPORTER - SECURED BY CHAINLINK CCIP | TRY IT OUT https://www.transporter.io/  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2    ⁠  🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo  🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle  🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/toku    ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum    🌐 CARTESI | LINUX-POWERED ROLLUPS https://bankless.cc/CartesiGovernance  ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 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  ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures 

✨Mint the episode on Zora✨ https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x0c294913a7596b427add7dcbd6d7bbfc7338d53f/3  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  ------ 📣 SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:   🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2  ⁠    🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo    ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum    🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle    🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/toku    🌐 CARTESI | APPLY FOR A GRANT https://bankless.cc/CartesiGovernance    ------ 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?   ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠ 

✨ 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  ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24  https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2   ⁠  🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo  🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle  🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/toku    ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum  🌐 CARTESI | APPLY FOR A GRANT https://bankless.cc/CartesiGovernance  ------ 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 ------ RESOURCES: Patrick on X: https://x.com/PatrickMcHenry  ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures ⁠

The ETF approval deadline is coming on May 23rd and the odds just got.... wayyyy higher! Ryan and David explain.  ------ 📣 SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24  https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2    ⁠ 🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo  ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum   🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle  🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/toku  🌐 CARTESI | APPLY FOR A GRANT https://bankless.cc/CartesiGovernance  ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 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  ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures ⁠  

✨ 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. ------ 📣 SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24  https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2    ⁠ 🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo    ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum  🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle  🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/toku  🌐 CARTESI | APPLY FOR A GRANT https://bankless.cc/CartesiGovernance  ------ TIMESTAMPS 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 ------ RESOURCES Byron Tau https://twitter.com/ByronTau  Means of Control by Byron Tau https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706321/means-of-control-by-byron-tau/   ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures ⁠  

The Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup Third Week of May ------ 📣 TRANSPORTER - SECURED BY CHAINLINK CCIP | TRY IT OUT https://www.transporter.io/  ------ 🎙️ SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:   🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2  ⁠    🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo    🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle    🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/toku    ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum    🌐 CARTESI | APPLY FOR A GRANT https://bankless.cc/CartesiGovernance    ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 00:00:00 Start 00:01:58 Markets https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd  https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/eth-usd  https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/eth-btc    00:06:07 Inflation Numbers https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/05/15/business/cpi-inflation-fed    00:07:07 Gamestop and Memestock Mania https://x.com/TheRoaringKitty/status/1789807772542067105  https://imgur.com/PhBgZL2 https://twitter.com/vladtenev/status/1790560257196060741    00:11:12 Institutions Buying Bitcoin https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1789020004131737624  https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1789024343038586956  https://twitter.com/EricBalchunas/status/1790391049560498410    00:13:36 ETH ETF Approval Deadline https://twitter.com/vivekventures/status/1789161576987054271  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1790856567979454711  https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1790825287229276526  https://twitter.com/SGJohnsson/status/1788973146478948614    00:20:46 Tornado Cash Devs Arrested https://twitter.com/valkenburgh/status/1790367445720445421  https://twitter.com/L0laL33tz/status/1790385855556698448  https://twitter.com/LynAldenContact/status/1790391222235758700  https://twitter.com/JDonoghueAuthor/status/1790485643950280894  https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1790450619074871527    00:25:04 SAB 121 Repealed! https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1791140496397468064  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1791147869791002699    00:28:07 Crypto Gets Partisan https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/10/trump-crypto-biden-00157051  https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/1789037772050702824?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g  https://twitter.com/arkhamintel/status/1790014778519265463  https://twitter.com/wileynickel/status/1788608778843074658?s=46  https://twitter.com/samlyman33/status/1788612636428374183    00:36:39 $25M MEV Exploiters Charged https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-brothers-arrested-attacking-ethereum-blockchain-and-stealing-25m-cryptocurrency  https://twitter.com/tmnxeq/status/1790778875816898602    00:43:42 Is Code Law? https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1791128506614608014  https://twitter.com/MohamedFFouda/status/1790812568526704849    00:46:59 Lens Network https://twitter.com/LensProtocol/status/1790458242855751950    00:48:23 Permissionless https://bankless.cc/PermissionlessDiscount    00:49:01 Airdrop Meta Shifting https://twitter.com/PrimordialAA/status/1790033102837797069    00:51:14 Future of DAI https://x.com/RuneKek/status/1790777230341062660    00:56:59 WUTANG https://x.com/msantoriESQ/status/1788944762608754731    00:57:48 Kraken Push to Dismiss SEC https://x.com/ShaneMac/status/1747262469490536594    00:58:36 Polymarket raises $70M https://polymarket.com/event/nic-carter-vs-david-hoffman-Fight?tid=1715869550851    01:00:44 David vs Nic https://x.com/KarateCombat/status/1791077245194272830    01:03:05 Meme of The Week https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1790819671534411936    ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠ 

In today’s episode, we’re exploring the frontier of onchain universes, on Ethereum. Autonomous Worlds is the new frontier of digital onchain universes, being pioneered by the Lattice team, of which Justin Glibert on the show today is the co-founder and CEO. Ethereum is not just a financial computer, but a root of state for an infinite number of universes, all with their own laws of physics, objects, players, agents, and state… and, like our universe, still continues with, or without, our presence. Justin walks us through the evolution of Autonomous Worlds. Get ready because you're going to get a taste of where the Internet has always been pointing towards… it just took us a while to get here. ------ 📣Bankless Premium | Use Code "FEED10" https://bankless.cc/FEED10    ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2  🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo     ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum   🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle  🏠 CASA | SECURE YOUR GENERATIONAL WEALTH https://bankless.cc/Casa  🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/toku    🌐 CARTESI | APPLY FOR A GRANT https://bankless.cc/CartesiGovernance  ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 2:36 Scope of Lattice 7:18 Different Affordances of Ethereum 14:21 Dark Forest 23:51 After Dark Forest 29:32 Writing Code in Assembly & Abstraction 32:42 Lattice 35:58 Games Being Built Today 43:21 Justin’s Thoughts on the “Metaverse” 51:05 Rollup & Die 55:28 Lattice’s Layer 2 1:00:13 The Future of Games 1:04:56 Onchain Native GDP 1:08:17 Closing & Disclaimers ------ RESOURCES Lattice https://twitter.com/latticexyz   https://lattice.xyz/   0xParc  https://twitter.com/0xPARC  https://0xparc.org/   Justin’s Twitter https://twitter.com/justinglibert   ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures ⁠ 

✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-the-lyn-alden-interview  ------ Bankless listener, if you want to survive this decade as an investor, as a market participant or even just as a citizen, you have to tune in to this episode with author and investor, Lyn Alden. We’re entering a new era. “Nothing Stops this Train” as Lyn would say. We’ve entered the Era of Fiscal Dominance. - What era is this? - Who will be the winners and losers?  - What about capital controls? - How can you prepare?  - How will Crypto perform? We get into all this and much more in what is a must-listen Fiscal Dominance Masterclass. ------ 📣 SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24  https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2  🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo      ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum  🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle  🏠 CASA | SECURE YOUR GENERATIONAL WEALTH https://bankless.cc/Casa  🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/toku    🌐 CARTESI | APPLY FOR A GRANT https://bankless.cc/CartesiGovernance  ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 5:25 Nothing Stops This Train 15:15 Fiscal Dominance vs Monetary Dominance 34:23 A World of Fiscal Dominance 46:39 Federal Reserve Role 50:34 Fiscal Dominance Indicators 1:08:06 Winners & Losers 1:18:29 Living in a Fiscal Dominance Era 1:24:16 Capital Controls 1:33:06 Federal Reserve Signals 1:36:14 How to Prepare 1:40:19 How Will Crypto Perform? 1:42:52 Closing & Disclaimers ------ RESOURCES Lyn Alden https://twitter.com/LynAldenContact  Lyn Alden Newsletter https://www.lynalden.com/   ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠   

Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup Second Week Of May ------ 📣 TRANSPORTER - SECURED BY CHAINLINK CCIP | TRY IT OUT https://www.transporter.io/  ------ Bankless Premium | Use Code "FEED10" https://bankless.cc/FEED10   ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2  🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo      ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum  🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle  🏠 CASA | SECURE YOUR GENERATIONAL WEALTH https://bankless.cc/Casa  🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/toku    🌐 CARTESI | APPLY FOR A GRANT https://bankless.cc/CartesiGovernance    ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 00:00 Intro 01:28 Markets  https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd  https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/eth-usd  https://www.coingecko.com/en/global-charts  03:40 M2 Money Supply https://twitter.com/thomas_fahrer/status/1786196603931644086  08:18 GBTC Inflows https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1787506564267393037  https://twitter.com/JSeyff/status/1787610459413102688  09:49 Stablecoin Mkt Supply https://twitter.com/alpha_pls/status/1787405833279545393  10:55 Bullish for Solana https://twitter.com/smyyguy/status/1787892675145781611  18:43 Robinhood Wells Notice https://newsroom.aboutrobinhood.com/robinhood-response-to-receipt-of-wells-notice-from-the-u-s-securities-and-exchange-commission/  https://x.com/vladtenev/status/1787595555981668751  https://twitter.com/BSCNews/status/1787811373361107092  22:32 Gary's Take https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1788313202024915178  28:27 Biden Administration Against Crypto https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1788274505753755836  https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1788281811086221646?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1788289854574322049  34:09 Trump Response https://twitter.com/frankdegods/status/1788359051031761269?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g  42:16 FTX Creditors Make 118%? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-07/ftx-has-billions-more-than-needed-to-repay-bankruptcy-victims?cmpid=BBD050824_MONEYSTUFF&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=240508&utm_campaign=moneystuff  44:42 Friend.Tech Token https://x.com/friendtech/status/1786573081240297926  47:06 Eigen Stakedrop Update https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1786172333717066237  https://x.com/BanklessApp/status/1786055564629348383  48:28 $MODE Token https://x.com/modenetwork/status/1786115439212294386  49:43 Optimism L3 https://optimism.mirror.xyz/6idqs2nEDLdezbSynrYsakliSCm3VyzA3WWj6esBbbM  51:29 BOB Bitcoin Chain https://twitter.com/build_on_bob/status/1785601054966771970  52:10 Autonomous Worlds https://twitter.com/redstonexyz/status/1785715921014960188  54:48 Nigeria Banning P2P Crypto Trade https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-07/nigeria-to-ban-person-to-person-crypto-trade-in-battered-naira  57:05 Revolut X https://www.revolut.com/blog/post/revolut-x-launch/  57:59 Meme of The Week https://x.com/jonwu_/status/1787512817303629962  ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠ 

Today we explore David's idea that this cycle is cooked and Ryan has some question starting with... what does that even mean? On this week's episode of Bankless Takes we answer that question and so much more as we take a deep dive into token distributions and how they're playing out this time around.  ------ 📣 TRANSPORTER - SECURED BY CHAINLINK CCIP | TRY IT OUT https://www.transporter.io/ ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2  🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo      ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum  🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle  🏠 CASA | SECURE YOUR GENERATIONAL WEALTH https://bankless.cc/Casa  🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/toku    🌐 CARTESI | APPLY FOR A GRANT https://bankless.cc/CartesiGovernance  ------ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 01:30 Why Record This Episode? 06:01 Why There Are Structurally Bad Vibes 15:47 Why it's Like This 29:14 The Problem With The Points Meta 38:29 Recent Airdrop Issues 47:21 Where Do We Go From Here? ------ RESOURCES  VC Capital - https://imgur.com/KKqMWBe  Sell Pressure - https://twitter.com/pythianism/status/1784958268420522195  Chris Dixon Take - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/memecoins-tokens-regulation-policy/  LayerZero - https://x.com/LayerZero_Labs/status/1786441554816532646  Hayden Take - https://twitter.com/haydenzadams/status/1786784808187621874  ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠ 

✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-the-eric-wall-interview  ------ What’s the Endgame for Bitcoin Scaling? That’s what we asked bitcoin builder and researcher Eric Wall. We start by exploring the evolution of Bitcoin and the genesis of scaling solutions on top of it. We then get into the intricacies of the BitVM, what exactly is a Bitcoin L2 and what’s coming next. Eric is the perfect guest to explore this frontier of Bitcoin Rollups, he tells it like it is and he understands both Ethereum and Bitcoin. ------ 📣 SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24  https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2  🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo      ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum  🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle  🏠 CASA | SECURE YOUR GENERATIONAL WEALTH https://bankless.cc/Casa  🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/toku    🌐 CARTESI | APPLY FOR A GRANT https://bankless.cc/CartesiGovernance  ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 5:47 Eric Wall 9:48 The Evolution of Bitcoin 21:31 The Genesis of Bitcoin L2s 36:40 Runes 46:22 BitVM 1:04:45 Why Bitcoin L2s are Inevitable 1:09:07 Stacks 1:11:37 Bitcoin L2 Endgame 1:17:39 Scams 1:23:13 Bitcoin’s Direction 1:27:25 Closing & Disclaimers ------ RESOURCES Eric Wall https://twitter.com/ercwl   Taproot Wizards https://taprootwizards.com/   ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures ⁠    

✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-the-regan-bozman-interview  ------ Today we explore the frontier of Venture Capitalists vs Retail Investors, are they at war? That’s exactly what we debate on the show with crypto writer and VC Regan Bozman. Lots of questions to be asked on this episode: - Is crypto experiencing an identity crisis? - Are memecoins a reaction to VCs - Why is the current wave of Airdrops broken?. - Is attention more important than fundamentals? - Where do we go from here? It’s about time to gain some clarity into what’s really happening in the crypto space. ------ 📣 SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24  https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2  🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo    ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum  🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle  🏠 CASA | SECURE YOUR GENERATIONAL WEALTH https://bankless.cc/Casa  🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/toku    🌐 CARTESI | APPLY FOR A GRANT https://bankless.cc/CartesiGovernance  ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 6:10 Crypto Identity Crisis 17:15 Stories 25:18 Terminal Liquidity 20:14 VCs vs Retail 38:33 Token Sales 46:22 Airdrops 52:27 The Attention Economy 1:02:03 Solutions 1:09:31 Regulatory Hurdle 1:12:28 The Weirdness of It All 1:14:41 Memecoins 1:16:17 Where do we go from here? ------ RESOURCES Regan on X https://twitter.com/reganbozman   Regan on Farcaster https://warpcast.com/regan   Regan Thread https://twitter.com/reganbozman/status/1776293611036197059   ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures ⁠   

Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup First Week Of May ------ 📣 TRANSPORTER - SECURED BY CHAINLINK CCIP | TRY IT OUT https://www.transporter.io  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2     ⁠  🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle   🌐 CARTESI | APPLY FOR A GRANT https://bankless.cc/CartesiGovernance  🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo   🏠 CASA | SECURE YOUR GENERATIONAL WEALTH https://bankless.cc/Casa   🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/toku   ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum   ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 00:00:00 Start 00:01:04 David's Eye Update https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1783846598813814785  00:05:52 Markets https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd  https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/eth-usd  https://twitter.com/nicrypto/status/1785607112682246286  00:11:17 BTC Miners Struggling  https://twitter.com/RhoRider/status/1784720608691159410  00:13:55 BTC to $3.8 Million? https://twitter.com/DeItaone/status/1785695402819207296  00:18:52 Solana Season Over? https://x.com/0xGumshoe/status/1784240017017069849  00:25:31 The $EIGEN StakeDrop https://twitter.com/eigenfoundation/status/1785000124646572108  00:30:31 The 2 Token Model https://imgur.com/YE7PBL3  00:34:36 Distribution Details https://imgur.com/y7BEqUu  00:39:29 Locked Tokens https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1785729436895084571  00:47:33 Eigen Team Perspective https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1785373696862924997  00:56:51 Industrial Airdrop Farmers https://twitter.com/Takuiten/status/1785220889161998635  01:01:05 CZ Sentenced to Jail https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1785384669812273570  https://x.com/cz_binance/status/1785465555899822488  https://twitter.com/MikeIppolito_/status/1785388427849961678  01:08:48 Stripe Crypto Support https://x.com/collision/status/1783559623511011535  https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1783854777622724683  01:10:55 Visa's Onchain Dashboard https://twitter.com/cuysheffield/status/1783471909533106610  01:12:04 USDC overtakes Tether https://visaonchainanalytics.com/transactions  https://x.com/paoloardoino/status/1785645617651274040  01:13:42 Tokenizing Treasuries https://www.franklintempleton.com/press-releases/news-room/2024/franklin-templeton-announces-availability-of-peer-to-peer-transfers-for-franklin-onchain-u.s.-government-money-fund  01:14:55 AAVE V4 https://x.com/aave/status/1785749923893223485  01:17:22 Coinbase Integrates Lightning Network https://www.coinbase.com/blog/coinbase-integrates-bitcoins-lightning-network-in-partnership-with 01:17:58 The War on Crypto https://consensys.io/blog/consensys-suing-sec-to-defend-ethereum-ecosystem  https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2024/PSA240425  https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1783586883194265820  01:22:12 Square and Cash App Investigated https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1785751225062809832  01:22:56 Roger Ver Tax Fraud https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/early-bitcoin-investor-charged-tax-fraud  01:24:37 Etherscan Bankless Partnership! https://twitter.com/etherscan/status/1785357882181214215  01:25:42 Meme of The Week https://x.com/dabit3/status/1785886486165942380  ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠ 

While it's still early in the race, Base is now one of Ethereum’s largest L2s.  In today’s episode, we brought back on repeat guest and co-creator of Coinbase’s L2, Base, Jesse Pollak.  We cover: - How Base plans to bring billions of users onchain - How Base is increasing its scale by 400x - How Coinbase is using Base to be more onchain  - Onchain Summer II ------ 📣 TRANSPORTER - SECURED BY CHAINLINK CCIP | TRY IT OUT transporter.io ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2     ⁠   🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle   🌐 CARTESI | APPLY FOR A GRANT https://bankless.cc/CartesiGovernance  🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo   🏠 CASA | SECURE YOUR GENERATIONAL WEALTH https://bankless.cc/Casa   🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/toku   ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum  ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 4:41 Base’s First 8 Months 9:23 The Road to 1 Giga Gas Per Second 18:39 Why More Demand For Base?  21:26 Cost to Send Transactions on Base 23:59 Non-Ethereum DA Solution? 25:59 Scaling Via L3s on Base? 27:17 Parallelization Solution? 29:34 Will Base Make Transactions Free? 38:18 Coinbase's Relationship With Base  46:18 Base Is Centralized Critique  50:17 The Base Flywheel 57:46 Onchain Summer II  58:36 Next Target Demo to Come Onchain 1:00:42 Base Independence 1:02:19 1 Billion People Onchain 1:03:25 Closing & Disclosures ------ RESOURCES Onchain Summer II https://www.base.org/   Jesse Pollak https://twitter.com/jessepollak   Jesse’s 1st Base Episode https://youtu.be/7dGU0_eEjq8   Coinbase https://twitter.com/coinbase   Base https://twitter.com/base   ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures 

“The U.S. is trying to disconnect from Ethereum," that’s what Joe Lubin the CEO of Consensys said in today’s conversation. He was talking about those in power trying to unplug Ethereum from the citizens. The SEC is going after Kraken, Coinbase, Uniswap and Metamask. They’re trying to turn every non-custodial wallet into a broker-dealer. We brought on Joe Lubin, a crypto OG and CEO of Consensys the company behind a number of massive crypto projects including the popular Metamask wallet, and Matt Corva, the General Counsel at Consensys, leading the charge against the SEC  Joe and Matt are producing evidence that the SEC is coming after Ethereum itself. Sending discovery requests to Ethereum core developers, threatening their employers - pushing a coordinated effort to claim Ether is a security so they can control it. So Consensys is taking them to court to settle the issue. If they’re successful it’ll be the first time we get a clear court ruling that Ether is a commodity and not a security. ------ 📣 TRANSPORTER - SECURED BY CHAINLINK CCIP | TRY IT OUT transporter.io ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2     ⁠   🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle   🌐 CARTESI | APPLY FOR A GRANT https://bankless.cc/CartesiGovernance  🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo   🏠 CASA | SECURE YOUR GENERATIONAL WEALTH https://bankless.cc/Casa   🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/toku   🏙️ CONSENSUS | SAVE 20% WITH CODE BANKLESS https://bankless.cc/4aykesD   ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 6:35 SEC vs. Ethereum  9:45 The Uniqueness of This Case 11:15 88,000 Pages to the SEC 12:11 SEC Going After Devs?  14:47 The Wells Notice 16:27 ETH ETF 17:58 Outcome of Consensys Winning   21:29 U.S. Law Process & Timeline 25:55 Ether Isn’t a Security 34:50 Gary’s Confidence Conspiracy   41:17 MetaMask Isn’t a Broker Dealer 47:10 What is Prometheum?  51:10 How Can the SEC Win? What Happens to Crypto?  55:49 What the Crypto Community Can Do 59:50 What Happens Next? 1:03:15 Closing & Disclaimers ------ RESOURCES Consensys Complaint  https://consensys.io/crypto-regulations/defend-ethereum  https://assets.ctfassets.net/gjyjx7gst9lo/Bu1bK7DF3tSig9Atde0lM/2fcaadea2b111a8c3f3ebce4a6a2386c/Consensys_sues_the_SEC_in_defense_of_the_Ethereum_ecosystem.pdf   Joe Lubin https://twitter.com/ethereumjoseph   Matt Corva https://twitter.com/MattCorva   ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures 

Eigenlayer token details are here! Don’t call it an Airdrop - This is a Stakedrop — because that’s the only thing you can do with your EIGEN tokens out of the gate.  15% of the total Supply of Eigen distributed over multiple Seasons, Season 1 starts today with 5% of the supply, and one of the most sophisticated set of smart contracts on Mainnet. EIGEN is not your typical ERC20 token. It’s got this feature called “Intersubjective Forking” that increases the scope of what Eigenlayer can provide security for.  In addition to the token details getting released, we’re also getting the Eigen Foundation, with a new director Robert Drost - who joins Sreeram today to walk us through everything you need to know. Foundation Page: https://eigenfoundation.org/  Claims Page: https://claims.eigenfoundation.org/  ------ 🏹 USE PODCAST24 FOR 10% OFF  https://bankless.cc/Citizen2024  ------ 🎧 Listen On Your Favorite Podcast Player:  https://bankless.cc/Podcast  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2    ⁠  🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo    ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum  🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle  🔐 SAFE | USE SAFE, GET REWARDED https://bankless.cc/SafePass_pod  🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/toku    🏙️ CONSENSUS | SAVE 20% WITH CODE BANKLESS https://bankless.cc/4aykesD  ------ TIMESTAMPS  00:00:00 Start 00:03:39 What is a Stakedrop? 00:08:51 Allocation Details 00:15:53 Phase 1 and Phase 2 00:19:38 Locked Token Utility 00:24:30 When Are Tokens Unlocked? 00:31:04 Intersubjective Forking 00:36:30 Building WWIII Resistance 00:42:15 History Behind Their Decision 00:53:03 Eigenlayer Foundation 00:56:38 Future of Points 00:58:38 US Citizens Blocked 01:01:47 Token Allocation Thoughts 01:05:10 What's Next? ------ RESOURCES Foundation Page: https://eigenfoundation.org/  Claims Page: https://claims.eigenfoundation.org/  ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠