Evolving Ethereum and the Rise of Innovation

This chapter explores the advancements in Ethereum smart contract infrastructure and the emergence of user-friendly tools for token creation. It discusses significant developments like the launch of a decentralized exchange on Axie Infinity's Ronin sidechain and the Optimistic Ethereum upgrade, as well as the substantial funding activities of Digital Currency Group in the crypto landscape. The conversation emphasizes the importance of long-term investment vision in the rapidly evolving worlds of NFTs and the metaverse.

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1st Week of November, 2021

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Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro Permissionless: https://blockworks.co/events/permissionless/ Bankless Discount: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/discount-to-permissionless-2022

7:00 MARKETS 7:22 BTC Price 7:41 ETH Price 9:14 ETH / BTC Ratio 10:10 DeFi Action $BED: https://www.indexcoop.com/bed 13:19 Layer 2 https://l2beat.com/ 15:05 Ultra Sound Money https://ultrasound.money/ Fees: https://twitter.com/evan_van_ness/status/1453939554172301314?s=21 20:40 Market Cap https://assetdash.com/

24:00 RELEASES 25:10 ENS https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/the-ultimate-guide-to-airdrops 32:10 Maker x stETH https://twitter.com/nomos_paradox/status/1453793036865982464?s=21 35:30 Crypto.com leveling up https://twitter.com/froggyfrogster/status/1454181118807351310?s=21 40:05 Phonon by Gridplus https://twitter.com/PhononDAO/status/1453822451436113924?t=CtbsGJIyI3ejIIirzm9UdA&s=19 41:47 DAO Masters https://www.daomasters.xyz/ 42:55 Ronin DEX https://twitter.com/AxieInfinity/status/1456161289722548225 43:46 Optimism Upgrade https://twitter.com/optimismPBC/status/1455645114269724675 45:28 ‘Standard Oil’ of Crypto https://www.wsj.com/articles/digital-currency-group-wants-to-be-cryptos-standard-oil-11635764400 47:51 Metaverse Fund https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/122856/firm-backed-by-alan-howard-winklevoss-twins-closes-100-million-metaverse-fund 51:22 Sandbox Raise https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/122936/crypto-sandbox-93-million-softbank 52:58 Jobs https://pallet.xyz/list/bankless/jobs

54:00 NEWS 54:48 Facebook Meta https://about.fb.com/news/2021/10/facebook-company-is-now-meta/ 1:02:15 Nike https://twitter.com/joshgerben/status/1455225423411953671?s=21 1:04:22 Microsoft https://blockworks.co/microsoft-ceo-the-metaverse-will-bring-real-world-into-any-digital-space/?oly_enc_id=9918E2523689A0T 1:04:55 Reddit https://twitter.com/iamRahul20x/status/1455950490366263301 1:09:32 Quentin Tarantino https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/02/quentin-tarantino-to-offer-seven-uncut-scenes-from-pulp-fiction-as-nfts.html 1:10:26 NFT McRib https://twitter.com/chriskatje/status/1455154519491416064?s=20 1:11:32 Matrix NFTs https://twitter.com/jordanlyall/status/1455544585732640775?s=21 1:13:18 China Yes NFTs, No Crypto https://blockworks.co/chinas-tech-giants-yes-on-nfts-no-on-cryptocurrencies/?oly_enc_id=9918E2523689A0T 1:14:31 CryptoPunk Flash Loan $500M https://twitter.com/scott_lew_is/status/1454952085611589634 1:17:23 Aaron Rodgers https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/01/nfl-star-aaron-rodgers-gives-ringing-endorsement-of-bitcoin/ 1:18:14 Coinbase Borrow https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/1455664736687722500 1:19:06 Stablecoin Report https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/11/01/biden-administration-to-congress-put-stablecoins-under-federal-supervision-or-we-will/ 1:21:33 China Digital Currency https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1456257274087763979?s=20

1:23:00 TAKES 1:24:30 NFT Breakfast https://twitter.com/zeneca_33/status/1454599139803779076?s=21 1:25:58 L1 Traffic https://twitter.com/ercwl/status/1454331785668608002?s=20 1:28:52 Play the Metaverse https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1455160580843712519?s=20 1:31:13 A Wallet is a Profile https://twitter.com/ohhshiny/status/1455270402788405254?s=21 1:32:14 Wikipedia https://twitter.com/trustlessstate/status/1455548002114879493?s=21 1:33:31 Never Seen a Bear https://twitter.com/ryansadams/status/1456001806992031755?s=21 1:37:46 Robots Use Ethereum https://twitter.com/ameensol/status/1456115235769647110?s=20 1:40:54 Gender Equality https://twitter.com/mdudas/status/1456285472326623242?s=20

1:41:31 What David’s Excited About 1:43:14 What Ryan’s Excited About

1:47:59 MEME of the Week https://twitter.com/niftynaut/status/1454142514487861251?s=20

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