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Ethereum vs. Traditional Bonds
This chapter explores the comparison of Ethereum, particularly Ether, to traditional government bonds, focusing on its appeal as an asset in a post-merge landscape. The discussion highlights increased institutional interest and the deflationary nature of Ethereum in contrast to inflationary fiat currencies, emphasizing its potential as a store of value.
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 Won’t 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 Could’ve 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 David’s Excited About 1:39:00 What Ryan’s 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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