Cryptocurrency Controversies and Innovations

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2nd Week of May, 2021

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Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro

3:18 MARKETS 3:30 BTC Price 5:13 ETH Price 9:02 ETH/BTC Ratio https://ratiogang.com/  12:17 DeFi Action 15:45 Garbage Szn https://twitter.com/lawmaster/status/1391979415547035650?s=20  20:00 ETH Market Cap https://twitter.com/documentether/status/1392355955816353793?s=21  21:00 ETH Fees https://twitter.com/LucasOutumuro/status/1392152205323603970?s=20  22:11 Justin Drake Analysis https://twitter.com/drakefjustin/status/1391998216044953601?s=20  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1U9cGxGY3_t7m4MEIpjKWtRcA2zRajywaxMCZYqbF9eI/edit#gid=0 

29:30 RELEASES 30:40 Dfinity Internet Computer https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/104146/dfinity-launches-internet-computer  35:45 Balancer V2 https://medium.com/balancer-protocol/the-most-flexible-and-efficient-amm-is-live-meet-balancer-v2-2451a22779b3  37:48 Arbitrum Mainnet for Devs https://twitter.com/arbitrum/status/1392568807995097089  40:37 BTCx2 FLI Index Coop https://medium.com/indexcoop/introducing-the-btc-2x-flexible-leverage-index-38688749b1ab 

43:10 NEWS 43:30 Elon Rug Pull https://twitter.com/elonmusk  45:56 Vitalik Rugs for Charity https://twitter.com/hudsonjameson/status/1392554160952905728?s=21  50:50 Vitalik: UNI should be Oracle Token https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1392313805955162113?s=20  55:40 VanEck files for ETH ETF https://twitter.com/EricBalchunas/status/1390738518536769543?s=20  56:20 $1B in Volume https://twitter.com/ukolodny/status/1390601561173381125  https://twitter.com/kwenta_io/status/1390038926006624257  57:16 Sushi swipes UNI url https://twitter.com/TheBlock__/status/1391950806857965574?s=20  58:50 Yearn drops WOOFY https://cointelegraph.com/news/yearn-finance-surges-45-as-it-joins-dog-pack-with-woofy  1:03:04 CryptoPunks Christie’s Auction https://decrypt.co/70609/cryptopunks-christies-sale  1:06:03 Taproot Activation https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-taproot-activation-begun-miners-3-months-onboard  1:08:39 GBTC 20% discount https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/104801/gbtc-record-low-over-20-discount  1:10:08 Tom Brady Laser Eyes  https://twitter.com/TomBrady?s=20  1:10:30 Binance IRS & DOJ  https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/104836/binance-crypto-irs-us-government-investigation-report 

1:16:20 TAKES 1:18:20 Everyone gets a private key! https://twitter.com/BrantlyMillegan/status/1389270115884097536  1:22:37 No fees, no validators https://twitter.com/wongisrite/status/1391924914567876609?s=20  1:27:27 Ethereum Distributing Wealth https://twitter.com/santiagoroel/status/1392325085407563784?s=21  1:31:50 Fed’s Playing with Fire https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-fed-is-playing-with-fire-11620684980  1:33:48 Ultra Sound Community https://twitter.com/ultrasoundmoney/status/1391746346076540932?s=20  1:35:28 MEME of the Week https://www.reddit.com/r/ethtrader/comments/nb7tgh/its_done_boiz/ 

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