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Rising Demand and Controversies in Blob Space

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The chapter explores the surge in demand for blobs, leading to escalating fees and competition between layer two networks and individuals. It delves into the concept of blobspace as a high occupancy vehicle lane for transactions and discusses network performance issues arising from increased demand. Controversies surrounding exploits in layer two networks, debates on centralization versus decentralization, and the sentencing of SPF to 25 years in prison are also covered.

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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES

0:00 Intro

3:45 BTC ETF https://dune.com/hildobby/btc-etfs https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1773069643923570968 https://twitter.com/ki_young_ju/status/1772916778621919490

7:28 ETH ETF Update https://twitter.com/WatcherGuru/status/1772999593577390172 https://x.com/CraigSalm/status/1772360837094691302 https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1772372601098162624 https://dune.com/21co/tokenization-government-securities

13:00 L2 Update https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1772721673541747099

14:30 BASE TVL: https://l2beat.com/scaling/projects/base https://x.com/Uniswap/status/1773375430285799546 https://x.com/MSilb7/status/1770621672237720001 https://www.growthepie.xyz/chains/base https://x.com/0x_Osprey/status/1773044075802849391 https://imgur.com/8GiwM4e https://x.com/base/status/1772767382362055097 https://twitter.com/jessepollak/status/1773085753850925073 https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1773099759235993725 https://twitter.com/maxbranzburg/status/1772716138499039612 https://twitter.com/hildobby_/status/1772775087562764791 https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1772736730623332673

23:45 Markets https://twitter.com/TimmerFidelity/status/1772645291088388128 https://twitter.com/BrantlyMillegan/status/1772314510088409382

29:50 Blob demand skyrocketing - is it too much for Ethereum to handle? https://twitter.com/nero_eth/status/1771198600405463531 https://x.com/hildobby_/status/1773036022726627795 https://imgur.com/M8N9Plt https://x.com/ercwl/status/1773152515875340704 https://x.com/Data_Always/status/1773056653664940219 https://x.com/terencechain/status/1773123126202601942 https://x.com/peter_szilagyi/status/1773158997446557930 https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1773160352479392107

38:23 Blast Controversy - Rollback the chain? https://twitter.com/PopPunkOnChain/status/1772746208047518025 https://twitter.com/zachxbt/status/1772843238539325947 https://twitter.com/0xquit/status/1772751865467596823 https://x.com/ercwl/status/1772781474867011752 https://x.com/_munchables_/status/1772846122236862789 https://x.com/PacmanBlur/status/1772871466935013701 https://twitter.com/nearisbuilding/status/1772866110733287466 https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1772970536441713001

46:10 SBF Sentenced to 25 years https://x.com/innercitypress/status/1773376299626574125 https://blockworks.co/news/sam-bankman-fried-sentenced https://x.com/innercitypress/status/1773347397181092141 https://x.com/innercitypress/status/1773349731638394936 https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1773358297308868973 https://x.com/crypto_bobby/status/1773358858678816783 https://x.com/Dogetoshi/status/1773370058892271763

53:57 Ethena is launching its token! https://twitter.com/ethena_labs/status/1773077170132320626 https://www.bankless.com/airdrop-hunter

55:23 Google integrated ENS into search! https://warpcast.com/sassal.eth/0x36e35d26 https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1773076211947765921

56:57 Did Coinbase lose to the SEC? https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1772984052653478333 https://x.com/iampaulgrewal/status/1772993916146479193 https://x.com/iampaulgrewal/status/1772993916146479193 https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1772999508462309511

58:49 CFTC vs KuCoin https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/03/26/crypto-exchange-kucoin-violated-anti-money-laundering-laws-us-charges/ https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1772666739995595007

59:50 Kraken Financial, a state-chartered bank, is live! https://twitter.com/davidlripley/status/1770952985411301724

1:00:37 Raises and BVC Investments https://x.com/build_on_bob/status/1773020961597452634 https://twitter.com/SuccinctLabs/status/1770843544388771914

1:02:41 MEME of the Week https://twitter.com/liamihorne/status/1772363988757561474

1:03:23 Closing & Disclaimers

1:03:33 Moment of Zen https://x.com/outttoforderrr/status/1773020500060512767

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