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Ethereum Merge and NFT Market Insights
This chapter explores the anticipation and frustrations around the Ethereum merge, emphasizing the uncertainty of timelines and community expectations. It also discusses the Maker and Maple partnership, the implications of high NFT sales fees, and the evolving role of NFTs as brands in various sectors. Additionally, the chapter touches on notable transactions in the NFT space, highlighting the financial strategies and competitive dynamics influenced by figures like Elon Musk and Justin Sun.
2nd Week of April, 2022
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0:00 Intro
5:00 MARKETS 5:05 BTC Price 5:47 ETH Price 6:35 Ratios, BED, Gas https://www.indexcoop.com/bed 10:55 Total Crypto Market Cap https://www.coingecko.com/en/global_charts 12:00 ETH Min Gas Price Post-Merge https://twitter.com/domothy/status/1512817907130114059 16:00 ICHI Token https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/141788/ichi-token-price-collapses-by-99-in-latest-defi-debacle 20:42 White House: Extraordinarily Elevated Inflation https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1513574076383645699 https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/u1xynt/the_annual_inflation_rate_in_the_us_accelerated https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1514569232306118659 26:00 Bloomberg Merge Estimates https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1513892957371437074
34:10 RELEASES 34:40 Robinhood Crypto Wallet Transfers https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/141008/robinhood-widens-user-access-for-crypto-wallet-transfers-unveils-plan-to-support-lightning-payments-for-bitcoin 36:53 Polygon KPI Liquidity Mining https://twitter.com/0xPolygon/status/1511373161623089152 38:50 Umbra Now Available on Optimism & Arbitrum https://www.scopelift.co/blog/umbra-launches-on-optimism-and-polygon 39:35 Uniswap Swap Widget https://twitter.com/Uniswap/status/1514603576093335553 41:00 AVAX Mempool Opening Up https://twitter.com/trustlessstate/status/1514013436878983173
44:50 RAISES 44:55 Epic Games $2B to build an Avatar Filled Metaverse https://twitter.com/FT/status/1513575145805336577 45:45 Uniswap Labs Ventures https://twitter.com/Uniswap/status/1513564875037061122 50:00 Circle $400M https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/circle-announces-400m-funding-round-301523647.html 50:20 AVAX Labs https://twitter.com/TheBlock__/status/1514615631877836814 52:45 Ignite (formerly Tendermint) Launches $150M Accelerator https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/141302/ignite-formerly-tendermint-launches-150-million-accelerator-for-web-3-projects?ref=coingecko 53:35 Goldman Sachs Invests $88M in Certik 54:13 Nomad $22M https://blog.nomad.xyz/nomad-raises-22m-seed-round-for-security-first-interoperability-5d6b15c96007?gi=1dbc2b9da21d
54:33 JOBS https://pallet.xyz/list/bankless/jobs
55:34 NEWS 55:40 Merge Wonât Be in June https://twitter.com/timbeiko/status/1514010098145759232 57:50 Maple x Maker https://maplefinance.medium.com/maker-x-maple-a-partnership-to-scale-the-digital-economy-38f6ce0fce1b 58:35 Meta 50% Commission on NFTs https://twitter.com/banklesshq/status/1514333528292536328 1:00:05 The BAYC Brand/Restaurant https://twitter.com/BoredNHngry/status/1513599188243652610 1:02:30 Coinbase Interactive 3-Part Film - BAYC the Movie https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/1513589848048689152 1:03:52 Jack Dorsey NFTs Not Rare? 1:06:23 ETH NFT-Backed Loan Market https://decrypt.co/97190/ethereum-nft-backed-loan-market-heats-up-as-cryptopunks-owner-borrows-8-3m 1:07:13 Elon 1:07:30 Not Joining Twitter Board? https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/141437/elon-musk-reverses-decision-to-join-twitters-board https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1514564966564651008 1:09:38 Axie Infinity 1:09:45 Hacker Launders 7.5% of Stolen ETH https://twitter.com/watcherguru/status/1512819830927376384 1:15:36 $NEAR Launches April 20th https://twitter.com/Route2FI/status/1512166993671168003
1:15:48 REGULATION 1:15: 50 USDC Stablecoin Issuer Hires Execus to Oversee Regulation 1:16:11 Celsius No More Deposits 1:17:00 Uniswap Labs Being Sued
1:23:11 TAKES 1:23:46 U.S. Taxes https://twitter.com/DanPriceSeattle/status/1513552893688827907 1:24:22 Local or Global DeFi Winners https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1513865713739608076 https://twitter.com/hildobby_/status/1513874645371559936 1:27:20 Who Couldâve Foreseen This? https://twitter.com/ercwl/status/1513681327354171403 1:29:30 This is Why We Fight https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1514356560516030464
1:36:52 What Davidâs Excited About 1:39:00 What Ryanâs Excited About
1:41:35 MEME of the Week https://twitter.com/Pollo2x/status/1514335011461218307 https://twitter.com/TheRugNews/status/1514615385806426117 1:42:55 Closing & Disclaimers
1:43:08 Moment of Zen https://twitter.com/songadaymann/status/1512141935959494656
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