ROLLUP: ETH Beats SEC! | Trump Coin? | LayerZero Token | ETH ETF Trading Soon
Release Date: 06/21/2024
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. 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...
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Is Crypto Still in a Bull Run? | RSA+DH
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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 ✨ ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE 🌐 TRANSPORTER | CROSS CHAINS WITH CONFIDENCE 🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK ...
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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 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. ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ ------...
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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 how all this intersects with blockchains and crypto. ------ 🎬 DEBRIEF | Ryan & David Unpacking the Episode: ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ ------ 📣STAKEWISE | LIQUID SOLO STAKING ------ BANKLESS...
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ROLLUP: ETH Beats SEC! | Trump Coin? | LayerZero Token | ETH ETF Trading Soon
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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! ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ ------ 📣STAKEWISE | LIQUID SOLO STAKING ...
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Diaries of an ETH Maxi on Wall Street | Sam Jernigan
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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. ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ ------ 📣STAKEWISE | LIQUID SOLO STAKING ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN |...
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ETH to $22k by 2030? | VanEck's Matthew Sigel
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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...
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CZ, Bull Market Predictions & The Future of Binance | New CEO Richard Teng
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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. ------ 🎬 DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode: ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ ------...
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ROLLUP: ZkSync Airdrop | Optimism Fault Proofs | Pectra Ethereum Upgrade
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Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup 2nd Week of June 2024 ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ ------ 📣STAKEWISE | LIQUID SOLO STAKING ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK ⚡️ CARTESI | LINUX-POWERED ROLLUPS 🏠 CASA | SECURE YOUR GENERATIONAL WEALTH 🌐 TRANSPORTER | CROSS CHAINS WITH CONFIDENCE 🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 0:00 Intro 3:31 Markets 8:20 Gary G Says ETH ETF Approval...
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BitVM: The Holy Grail for Bitcoin? | Creator Robin Linus
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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. ------ 🎬 DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode: ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ ------ 📣 SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN |...
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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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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES
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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