ROLLUP: Arbitrum Layer 2 Launches | LOOT NFT | El Salvador BTC | FTX | ETH & EIP 1559 (Septemer 3rd)
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Navigating the Crypto Landscape
This chapter analyzes the current trends in the cryptocurrency market, focusing on the volatility of Bitcoin and the impressive rise of Ethereum. The discussion elaborates on the growing sentiment around Ethereum, the emergence of Layer 2 solutions, and the implications of the EIP-1559 upgrade on Ethereum's economics. Additionally, the chapter celebrates the resurgence of DeFi assets and emphasizes the evolving dynamics within the crypto ecosystem.
1st Week of September, 2021
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Topics Covered:
0:00 Intro
3:50 MARKETS 4:00 BTC Price 4:25 ETH Price 5:34 ETH/BTC Ratio 7:40 DeFi Action 9:13 BED Index https://www.indexcoop.com/bed 9:59 Layer 2 Action https://l2beat.com/ 12:09 EIP 1559 Issuance: https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1432679086158196736?s=20 Adoption: https://twitter.com/blocknative/status/1433206965753171968?s=21 18:44 NFT Volume https://twitter.com/DuneAnalytics/status/1432252689824550914 19:28 Cross-Chain Hop: https://twitter.com/richardchen39/status/1431265424394506244 Connext: https://twitter.com/ConnextNetwork/status/1430873159821971457 22:30 Spot Volume UP https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/116381/august-spot-exchange-volume-breaks-1-trillion-for-first-time-since-may
25:00 RELEASES 26:30 Arbitrum https://twitter.com/arbitrum/status/1432817424752128008?s=20 32:25 Sassano Thread https://twitter.com/sassal0x/status/1431278544588443649?s=20 33:00 3AC NFT Fund https://twitter.com/Vince_Van_Dough/status/1432346847113359361 34:40 Merit Circle https://medium.com/@meritcircle/introducing-merit-circle-ea7700fd0c15 35:25 pleasrDAO DOGE https://twitter.com/PleasrDAO/status/1432721875059286031 39:24 Other Releases Gas Estimator: https://twitter.com/sassal0x/status/1433292350713851905?s=20 Floor Perpetuals: https://twitter.com/_Dave__White_/status/1432768645843746817 Arbitrum Raise: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/116148/ethereum-scaling-solution-arbitrum-launches-mainnet-raises-120-million-funding Offchain Raise: https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/31/offchain-labs-raises-120-million-to-hide-ethereums-shortcomings-with-arbitrum-scaling-product/ Jobs: https://jobs.banklesshq.com/
43:00 NEWS 43:54 Chain Split https://twitter.com/kelvinfichter/status/1431336698911338496 45:34 Coinbase Layer 2 https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-protocol-team-advances-crypto-community-aa9b3748bac5 47:08 Metamask 10M MAU https://twitter.com/ConsenSys/status/1433055817633345541?s=20 47:53 Not Selling ETH https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1431224022977630208?s=20 50:20 Larva Labs & UTA https://twitter.com/TheBlock__/status/1432815773085405185 51:40 Mutant Apes https://decrypt.co/79718/bored-ape-yacht-club-sells-96-million-of-nfts-in-hour-for-mutant-apes-launch 55:47 El Salvador Trust Fund: https://twitter.com/TheBlock__/status/1432890332228767748 El Salvador Protests: https://www.euronews.com/next/2021/08/28/bitcoin-protests-break-out-in-el-salvador-as-central-american-neighbours-wait-to-see-its-s 58:20 Twitter BTC Tipping https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/116320/twitter-appears-to-be-adding-the-ability-to-tip-using-bitcoin 59:20 Tether Squeeze https://twitter.com/Bitfinexed/status/1431267971939323910?s=20 1:00:11 SBF & LedgerX https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/116134/ftx-us-acquires-crypto-derivatives-exchange-ledgerx 1:01:38 Giancarlo Quits BlockFi https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/09/01/crypto-dad-giancarlo-to-quit-blockfis-board-after-4-months/ 1:03:33 LOOT & The Metaverse https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1433169234864001032?s=20
1:19:00 TAKES 1:20:30 DeFi for Capital, NFTs for People https://twitter.com/ASvanevik/status/1431058200535601154?s=20 1:21:45 Twitter Identity for NFTs https://twitter.com/ryansadams/status/1431951967643967492?s=21 1:25:20 Diamonds vs. Jpegs https://twitter.com/realnatashache/status/1433098070565195779?s=21 1:26:08 Vitalik’s Thread https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1433195737907564545?s=20 1:29:43 David is Tired https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1433441995133837315?s=20
1:32:32 What David’s Excited About 1:33:58 What Ryan’s Excited About
1:37:06 Meme of the Week https://twitter.com/flamingodao/status/1432874403717652480?s=21
Moment of Zen https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1433435923266502671?s=20
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