ROLLUP: China Bitcoin Miners, John McAfee, EIP-1559 Testnet, Layer 2 Ethereum (4th Week of June)
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Emerging Insurance Protocols in DeFi
This chapter delves into the rise of new insurance protocols within the decentralized finance space, stressing the importance of real-world testing for user trust. It also highlights significant investments and market dynamics affecting Ethereum, including funding developments that could influence retail investor decisions. Additionally, the chapter discusses Brave Browser's innovative search engine launch and Coinbase’s expansion into Japan, reflecting the evolving financial landscape.
4th Week of June 2021.
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Topics Covered:
0:00 Intro
2:20 MARKETS 2:38 BTC Price 4:54 ETH Price 6:36 ETH/BTC Ratio 7:50 DeFi Action 12:06 Layer 2 Beat https://l2beat.com/ 16:13 100k ETH Staked in a Day https://cryptopotato.com/over-100k-eth-200-million-staked-in-ethereum-2-0-in-a-single-day/ 19:41 a16z $2.2B Fund https://twitter.com/TheBlock__/status/1408032726716928015?s=20 22:16 Yearn vs. Competition https://twitter.com/bantg/status/1407407535620083712?s=20 26:43 Alpha Homora Fees https://twitter.com/alphafinancelab/status/1407998167975563272?s=21 30:58 Borrowing on Aave https://twitter.com/tokenterminal/status/1408012619840110592?s=21 31:51 Cathie Wood bought the Dip https://news.bitcoin.com/cathie-wood-bought-the-dip-ark-invest-purchases-one-million-gbtc-shares/
35:00 RELEASES 35:45 Futureswap V3 on Arbitrum https://twitter.com/futureswapx/status/1405952663318011904?s=20 39:30 Graph Supporting Optimism https://twitter.com/graphprotocol/status/1405929132932878339?s=20 41:39 Risk Harbor $3.2m Raise https://medium.com/riskharbor/risk-harbor-debuts-on-mainnet-with-a-new-round-of-funding-b18064dbd5dc 44:14 Yield Protocol Series A https://twitter.com/yield/status/1407701683954765827?s=20 45:06 Visa, PayPal, Blockchain Capital https://www.coindesk.com/visa-paypal-join-crypto-vc-blockchain-capitals-new-300m-fund 47:10 Aave News https://twitter.com/AaveGrants/status/1407042749627617287?s=20 48:25 Brave Search Engine https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/google-gets-a-new-rival-as-brave-search-opens-to-the-public/?__twitter_impression=true&s=09&utm_source=reddit.com 50:37 Coinbase in Japan https://www.coindesk.com/coinbase-enters-japanese-market-after-completing-registration-with-financial-watchdog 51:45 TOP SIGNAL https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1407446381103489030?s=20
53:00 NEWS 53:10 EIP-1559 Live on Ropsen http://watchtheburn.com/ 55:13 Venmo Digs ETH https://twitter.com/ryansadams/status/1405955767379824645?s=21 56:30 Stakehound $75m Disaster https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/109277/staking-company-serves-fireblocks-with-a-lawsuit-over-private-keys-to-over-75-million-in-eth 59:48 Alchemix Return ETH https://app.alchemix.fi/returneth 1:03:02 Reddit ‘Snoo’ NFTs https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/109450/reddit-nfts-cryptosnoos-ethereum-opensea 1:04:39 Bitcoin Miners in China Nic Carter: https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-unpacking-hashrate-nic-cart-migration Good or Bad? https://www.coindesk.com/3-reasons-why-chinas-bitcoin-crackdown-isnt-all-that-bad 1:07:51 Microstrategy 100k BTC https://dailyhodl.com/2021/06/23/michael-saylors-microstrategy-now-owns-over-100000-btc-with-new-purchase/ 1:10:19 NYC Mayoral Lead Likes BTC https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/109475/new-york-city-center-of-bitcoins-eric-adams-mayoral-lead 1:10:44 RIP John McAfee https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/06/23/breaking-news-antivirus-creator-john-mcafee-found-dead-in-catalan-prison-cell/ 1:12:35 News Bites Goldman & JPM Repo https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-22/goldman-sachs-begins-trading-on-jpmorgan-repo-blockchain-network?sref=VB9Y24MI Fed Boston & MIT https://www.bostonfed.org/news-and-events/press-releases/2020/the-federal-reserve-bank-of-boston-announces-collaboration-with-mit-to-research-digital-currency.aspx 49% of Institutional Investors https://news.bitcoin.com/jpmorgan-survey-institutional-investors-cryptocurrency-rat-poison-warren-buffett-fad/ South African Ponzi https://fortune.com/2021/06/24/bitcoin-ameer-raees-cajee-theft-south-africa/ MLB and FTX https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-ftx-cryptocurrency-exchange-partnership
1:15:45 TAKES 1:17:00 Migrating Hacks to BSC https://twitter.com/hosseeb/status/1405637755141431297?s=19 1:19:38 DAO Efficiency https://twitter.com/g_dip/status/1406086186850992128?s=21 1:21:35 Make Money with Friends https://twitter.com/markbeylin/status/1407411367603326981?s=21 1:23:10 Who will you Trust? https://twitter.com/gregisenberg/status/1405722055073542150?s=20 1:24:24 Bat Speaker Emojis https://twitter.com/search?q=%F0%9F%A6%87%F0%9F%94%8A&src=typed_query&f=user
1:26:45 What Anthony’s Excited About 1:29:35 What David’s Excited About
1:30:30 MEME OF THE WEEK https://twitter.com/biancoresearch/status/1408017039508246531?s=21
1:31:37 The Daily Gwei
1:32:50 Closing & Disclaimers
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