The Race to the Bottom on Zero Fees

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In terms of infrastructure, I just feel like it makes so much more sense to use something like Eigenlayer instead of having your own native token. But then again, that's kind of where the incentives come into play. Everyone wants to launch their own token and make some money off of what they're building. And although the token has no actual value today, I think as we see cross chain narrative continue to gain momentum that these bridge tokens could actually be solid a solid place to keep an eye on.

In this week's episode of 0xResearch, Matt Hougan and Ryan Rasmussen join us to discuss Bitwise's crypto thesis. We explore the expected fallout from FTX, Coinbase's massive market opportunity, Bitwise's investment products, crypto's next big unlock and more! Matt and Ryan share insight after insight in this brilliant episode that will leave you feeling psyched about the future of crypto.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:05) Hot Seat/Cool Throne

(13:53) Across Airdrop, Flipside Insights & Chainalysis

(19:53) Expected Industry & Regulatory Fallout From FTX

(34:40) Coinbase’s Massive Opportunity

(38:13) “Chainalysis Ad”

(38:55) Coinbase’s Massive Opportunity

(42:31) Bitwise's Crypto Funds

(47:49) How Has Client Interest Changed?

(52:34) Custody, Governance and Fund Allocation

(56:37) A Multichain vs Cross-Chain Future

(01:01:24) Crypto’s Next Big Unlock

(01:06:54) Should Tokens Generate Cash Flows?

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Resources:

Maxine Waters' tweet to SBF

https://twitter.com/RepMaxineWaters/status/1598693811252875264

Circle's tweet on terminating Concord business combination

https://twitter.com/circle/status/1599764500923703296

Matt's tweet on Coinabase's growth

https://twitter.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1455626864400076800

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