ROLLUP: Arbitrum Layer 2 Launches | LOOT NFT | El Salvador BTC | FTX | ETH & EIP 1559 (Septemer 3rd)
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Surge in NFT Trading and Cross-Chain Innovations
This chapter explores the dramatic increase in trading volume on OpenSea, driven by the NFT market boom, while analyzing the advantages of layer two cross-chain systems. It also discusses the importance of foundational technology in crypto investments and highlights emerging bridging protocols shaping the future of cross-chain operations.
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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