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Stablecoins and Digital Currency Dynamics
This chapter explores the contrasting development of stablecoins and digital currencies, focusing on China's advanced digital yuan compared to the U.S.'s slower pace. It also discusses the emergence of 'protocol mafias' in the DeFi ecosystem, highlighting the trend of mergers aimed at strengthening competitive positions.
First Week of 2022
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0:00 Intro
EF Research Team AMA https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/rwojtk/ama_we_are_the_efs_research_team_pt_7_07_january/
5:15 MARKETS 5:34 BTC Price 6:20 ETH Price 6:43 ETH BTC Ratio 7:26 Why Down? https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/01/05/bitcoin-falls-to-1-month-low-as-fed-minutes-reveal-talks-to-shrink-balance-sheet/ 10:50 MetaMask MAU https://twitter.com/ljin18/status/1478122393084305410?s=21 12:36 Electric Capital Dev Report https://twitter.com/avichal/status/1478776674648944641 18:07 NFT Markets https://decrypt.co/89653/ethereum-nft-market-soars-first-days-2022-opensea-3b https://metaversal.banklesshq.com/p/state-of-the-nfts https://twitter.com/masonnystrom/status/1472671834239766528?s=20
26:00 RELEASES 27:45 Zapper NFT Notifications https://twitter.com/sebaudet26/status/1477695744245219329?s=21 29:03 Aave Mobile Wallet https://twitter.com/stanikulechov/status/1477067176733335556?s=21 29:52 BitGo Index Coop https://twitter.com/bitgo/status/1478750888059715592?s=21 30:42 Multidimensional EIP 1559 https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1478798036667150346?s=20 33:47 OpenSea Raise https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/05/nft-marketplace-opensea-valued-at-133b-in-300m-funding-round-report/ Dharma Rumor? https://www.axios.com/opensea-nft-dharma-acquire-f6df00d5-1cc0-463a-95fd-2f5039947ed8.html 36:30 Jobs https://pallet.xyz/list/bankless/jobs
37:30 NEWS 37:47 Vitalik Podcast https://cointelegraph.com/news/we-are-50-of-the-way-there-says-vitalik-on-ethereum-s-development 40:02 Aave Arc https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/05/fireblocks-whitelists-30-trading-firms-for-aaves-institutional-defi-debut/ 44:03 Aave on StarkNet https://governance.aave.com/t/arc-deploying-aave-on-starknet/6726 45:05 Game Overwhelms Polygon https://thedefiant.io/sunflower-game-causes-polygon-fee-spike/ 46:45 Solana Performance https://polynya.medium.com/transaction-quality-trilemma-4af36704590b Dan’s Take: https://twitter.com/delitzer/status/1479140747353870337?s=20 52:20 Buying Stolen NFTs https://twitter.com/marcograssi_/status/1478872167328751618?s=21 57:29 Freezing Bored Apes https://cointelegraph.com/news/opensea-freezes-2-2m-of-stolen-bored-apes 59:35 Fake Bored Apes https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/30/22860010/bored-ape-yacht-club-payc-phayc-copycat-nft 1:02:12 Eminem https://twitter.com/Eminem 1:03:23 Samsung NFTVs https://messari.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5b89525c77acdd986027c25d1&id=11853b4ecf&e=ba752c823c Metaverse: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/129380/samsung-metaverse-flagship-837-store-decentraland 1:05:30 BTC Environmental Oversight https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/129336/congress-is-preparing-an-oversight-hearing-on-bitcoin-minings-environmental-impact-sources 1:09:20 Kazakhstan Internet https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/129312/bitcoin-mining-pool-hashrates-fall-amid-kazakhstan-internet-shutdown 1:12:04 CFTC Fines Polymarket https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/01/04/polymarkets-cftc-fine-hints-at-defi-regulation-roadmap/?outputType=amp 1:15:52 Tether Freezes a Million https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/129133/tether-freezes-over-1-million-usdt-single-address 1:16:32 China’s Digital Yuan Wallet https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/129081/chinas-digital-yuan-wallet-goes-live-on-app-stores-in-pilot-mode
1:19:00 TAKES 1:20:00 Protocol Mafias https://twitter.com/jai_bhavnani/status/1477515100940500992?s=20 1:22:20 Lawyer Fees https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1478425001900457985?s=20 1:25:16 Goldfish Market https://twitter.com/CatfishFishy/status/1478384991491047428?s=20 1:28:01 Degens & Boomers https://twitter.com/sassal0x/status/1478702153271169024?s=20 1:31:32 Greed Ruins Games https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rwlo57/nfts_wont_ruin_computer_games_greedy_game/ 1:32:09 Bull Supply Bear Demand https://twitter.com/AltcoinPsycho/status/1478643223027273730
1:32:57 What David’s Excited About 1:33:54 What Ryan’s Excited About
1:36:30 MEME of the Week https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1478096910871191554?s=20
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