BlockFi's Downfall and DeFi's Rise

Bankless Weekly Rollup 4th Week of June 2023 

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0:00 Intro

4:43 MARKETS

7:03 Bitcoin All Time High https://twitter.com/bitcoinnewscom/status/1671826162232729602?s=46 https://twitter.com/charliebilello/status/1673017749549858818 

12:54 The ETH Flippening is here! https://twitter.com/eking0x/status/1673404169300897825?s=20  https://twitter.com/ultrasoundmoney/status/1671778059442167808?s=20  https://twitter.com/ultrasoundmoney/status/1671778059442167808?s=20  https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking 

17:18 zkSync Release The ZK Stack https://twitter.com/zksync/status/1673317167628967936?s=20  https://twitter.com/trustlessstate/status/1672326842953474050?s=46  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PSHz93lWVM&t=300s 

23:35 Optimism Going ZK? https://twitter.com/o1_labs/status/1674180590298599424?s=20  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tToCWmKBug&t=7s&pp=ygUQT3Agc3RhY2sgY2hhaW5zIA%3D%3D  https://twitter.com/optimismFND/status/1672281032962478080  

28:01 Bitcoin ETF This Year? https://www.theblock.co/post/236588/fidelity-preparing-to-submit-spot-bitcoin-etf-filing-source  https://twitter.com/EricBalchunas/status/1674055780058771463?s=20  https://twitter.com/Melt_Dem/status/1673776265629773826?s=20 

36:02 Zuzalu! https://www.bankless.com/everything-i-learned-at-zuzalu 

41:15 Airdrop Season With Diva DAO

43:32 Azuki Drama https://twitter.com/Azuki/status/1673726920574533634?s=20  https://twitter.com/Tytaninc/status/1673768378958225419?s=20  https://twitter.com/TheEliteCrypto/status/1673953812070158336?s=20  https://twitter.com/jmj/status/1673742765359009794?s=20 

48:02 Microstrategy Buys More BTC https://twitter.com/saylor/status/1674025857063571456  https://twitter.com/btc_for_freedom/status/1674027929251065859  https://imgur.com/SsR8aNR  https://twitter.com/giancarlomkts/status/1673458492609556480 

51:12 Hong Kong Enters The Chat https://www.theblock.co/post/236325/hsbc-hong-kong-bitcoin-ether-crypto-etfs?utm_source=tldr_crypto 

53:26 Binance Claps Back https://twitter.com/MetaLawMan/status/1671898121528393732?t=J0Fv7ijuPGFz4kIhC0_Xpg&s=19 

56:21 BlockFi Liquidation https://www.theblock.co/post/236847/blockfi-liquidation 

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59:34 ETH CC Meetup https://partiful.com/e/hvf8yXY1QjnIwV5hYhdw 

1:02:41 Questions From The Nation https://discord.com/channels/615592155481767941/1058053004705669211/1123276883472175264 

1:08:48 Takes Of The Week https://twitter.com/tbr90/status/1672689604317552640?s=46  https://twitter.com/digitalmustafa/status/1672301952762511361?s=20  https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1673463909024509955?s=20 

1:11:49 Ryans Stays At Davids Place https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1673336849668947968  https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1673444396623368192?s=20 

1:16:14 What Are We Bullish On? https://youtu.be/BAeMr3Xyb08 

1:20:27 Meme Of The Week https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1673753104771325958?s=20 

1:21:09 Risks And Disclaimers

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