Institutional Moves in DeFi

4th Week of March 2022

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0:00 Intro

6:30 MARKETS 7:15 BTC Price 7:30 ETH Price 11:40 ETH/BTC Ratio 13:00 $BED https://www.indexcoop.com/bed  13:25 Record 2022 ETH Outflows https://twitter.com/intotheblock/status/1504838298858045459  16:35 Do Kwon BTC Reserves https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/138892/do-kwon-reveals-plan-to-increase-usts-bitcoin-reserve-to-3-billion  20:00 $6B in ETH Burned https://decrypt.co/95574/nearly-6-billion-eth-burned-ethereum-2-0-edges-closer  20:30 7-Month Low https://thedefiant.io/ether-burn-rate-deflationary-the-merge/ https://ultrasound.money/  21:45 Maple Finance Originates $1B of Loans https://blockworks.co/maple-finance-originates-1b-of-loans-in-10-months/ 

25:20 RELEASES 25:55 GameStop NFT Marketplace 26:05 Loopring’s LRC https://t.co/LMKyctfl2I  https://twitter.com/loopringorg/status/1506548697689063429  https://beta.nft.gamestop.com/  https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/loopring  29:05 Timeswap x Polygon https://twitter.com/TimeswapLabs/status/1505944790374006792  31:40 Robinhood Debit Card Crypto Rewards https://decrypt.co/95662/robinhood-new-debit-card-offer-crypto-rewards 

33:20 RAISES 33:30 BAYC & a16z $450M https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/22/22991272/yuga-labs-seed-funding-a16z-bored-ape-yacht-club-bayc-metaverse-other-side  35:40 Yuga Slide Deck https://www.dropbox.com/s/k36t0v1b5ps0b9s/Yuga_deck_2.pdf?dl=0  38:10 A16z new PFP https://twitter.com/a16z/status/1506361154033045507  38:40 FTX, Animoca Bank $500M https://decrypt.co/95478/ftx-animoca-c2x-crypto-gaming-terra  39:40 FTX, Dave $100M https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/21/ftx-invests-100m-in-banking-app-dave-forms-partnership-for-crypto-payments/  https://dave.com/  40:50 Worldcoin to Raise $100M https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/22/worldcoin-to-raise-100m-at-3b-token-valuation-report/  45:00 Katie Haun $1.5B Crypto Fund https://decrypt.co/95715/andreessen-horowitz-vet-katie-haun-raises-billion-web3-fund  45:25 Frmr Polychain Capital Partner $125M Crypto Fund https://decrypt.co/95621/former-polychain-capital-partner-launches-125m-crypto-fund-that-will-become-a-dao  46:52 Qualcomm’s $100M Metaverse Fund https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/138848/chip-supplier-qualcomm-creates-100-million-metaverse-investment-fund  48:30 Mina Ecosystem $92M https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/138264/mina-protocol-ecosystem-token-sale-three-arrows-ftx  50:00 Paradigm $8.75M Ribbon Finance https://twitter.com/coindesk/status/1506254872932409354  https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/how-to-make-money-with-automated  51:10 Dalio Finally Getting Into Crypto https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/21/ray-dalios-bridgewater-investing-in-crypto-fund-sources/ 

54:55 JOBS https://pallet.xyz/list/bankless/jobs 

56:25 NEWS 56:30 Vitalik TIME Cover https://twitter.com/time/status/1504760633342021645  58:25 Awful Quote Tweets https://twitter.com/vitalikbuterin/status/1504957024345501709  https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1504954329760944136  1:01:25 Vitalik Doesn’t Know Brady https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1504959516865138689  1:02:30 Brady is a Huge Vitalik Fan https://twitter.com/TomBrady/status/1505295283286167554 

1:03:40 ETH 1:03:45 EIP 4844 - Proto-Danksharding https://www.eip4844.com  1:07:30 The Merge

1:08:55 NFTs 1:09:05 Arthur0x Phishing Scam 1:09:30 DeFiance Capital Founder $1.7M https://decrypt.co/95666/defiance-capital-founder-loses-1-7m-nfts-phishing-scam  1:09:45 How it Happened https://twitter.com/Arthur_0x/status/1506167899437686784  1:10:45 How to Stay Protected https://metaversal.banklesshq.com/p/hacker-group-stalks-nfts  1:13:05 Hollywood Disney’s Pixar Pals https://medium.com/veve-collectibles/disney-pixar-pals-25c6da53ab8e  1:13:30 The DC Universe NFTs https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2022/03/11/cartamundi-launches-dc-hybrid-physical-and-nft-trading-cards 

1:14:00 REGULATION / TRADFI / MISC. 1:14:05 Goldman Sachs 1:14:10 New Website Who Dis https://twitter.com/krugermacro/status/1506785179213475843?s=20&t=PoSkEl9kUDn-miVPTXvMkg  1:14:30 Bankless Analyst Take https://twitter.com/BenGiove/status/1506838000168226818  1:15:45 Elizabeth Warren 1:15:50 Bill From Warren https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/03/17/senator-elizabeth-warren-announces-sanctions-compliance-bill-for-crypto-companies  1:21:30 FIFA World Cup & Crypto.com https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/22/cryptocom-nabs-fifa-world-cup-sponsorship-for-undisclosed-sum 

1:23:56 TAKES 1:24:30 Page 34 of the Cryptopians https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1505984479399088128  1:27:40 JPEG vs. MP3 NFTs https://twitter.com/trustlessstate/status/1505279281139572738  1:30:15 Ethereum is Inflationary https://twitter.com/epolynya/status/1505153046455615488  1:32:45 The West’s Energy Pickle https://blog.bitmex.com/energy-cancelled/  1:37:10 Donald Glover on NFTs https://twitter.com/unitedmasters/status/1506088529838972933  1:38:05 Future of NFTs https://twitter.com/j1mmyeth/status/1505956386571575297 

1:41:30 What David’s Excited About https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1507033311314845699  1:42:15 What Ryan’s Excited About

1:44:45 MEME of the Week https://twitter.com/PuffYatty/status/1506277389910872066 

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