ROLLUP: Optimism, Layer 2 Summer, Axie Infinity, ETH Documentary, Space Jam NFT (2nd Week of July)
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DeFi Governance and NFT Trends
This chapter examines a controversial proposal for funding DeFi education from Uniswap's treasury, raising ethical questions about governance and transparency. It further explores the implications of token voting, the U.S. regulatory landscape regarding cryptocurrency ETFs, and the evolution of Shapeshift into a DAO. Additionally, the discussion touches on the intersection of credit cards and NFTs, showcasing how major franchises are integrating digital assets into their marketing strategies.
2nd Week of July 2021
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0:00 Intro
2:50 MARKETS 3:00 BTC Price Lightning: https://twitter.com/VetleLunde/status/1414935599321124864?s=20 4:15 ETH Price Settling $8T: https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1415364147622170630?s=20 6:20 ETH/BTC Ratio 7:08 DeFi Action 3M DeFi Users: https://twitter.com/richardchen39/status/1414582943641657344?s=20 11:15 Axie Price Action 12:55 Value / Volume https://twitter.com/richardchen39/status/1414950857586749449?s=21 14:08 DAO Super-Users https://deepdao.io/#/people
17:00 RELEASES 18:45 Optimism! Uniswap: https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1415118864698859524?s=20 Synthetix: https://blog.synthetix.io/optimism-launch-announcement/ 25:38 Scaling Frenzy Hop Protocol: https://twitter.com/HopProtocol/status/1414624873775878148 Gnosis Safe: https://blog.gnosis.pm/gnosis-safe-is-live-on-layer-2-24adf83f0032 Coinbase: https://twitter.com/SetProtocol/status/1415023551120355332 Infura: https://twitter.com/infura_io/status/1414614102618656768 28:18 Dow Jones Crypto Indices https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sp-dow-jones-indices-launches-sp-cryptocurrency-broad-digital-market-index-301332698.html 30:10 Nifty Island https://twitter.com/Nifty_Island/status/1414982521377411075 31:25 Ultra Sound Money https://ultrasound.money/ 33:15 Ethereum Documentary https://twitter.com/ethereumfilm/status/1415376113170141184?s=21 34:36 Raises Superfluid: https://twitter.com/superfluid_hq/status/1414937101745983491?s=21 Connext: https://twitter.com/theblock__/status/1414933542006624256?s=21 Blocknative: https://twitter.com/blocknative/status/1415344313920200706?s=20 Phantom: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/111249/defi-wallet-solana-phantom-9-million-series-a-a16z 39:20 JOBS https://pallet.xyz/list/bankless/jobs
40:15 NEWS 40:25 Uniswap DeFi Education Fund https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/111185/harvard-law-blockchain-initiative-uniswap-dao Cobie: https://gov.uniswap.org/t/proposal-removal-of-established-cranial-follicles-fund/13314/3 46:23 Brazil ETH ETF https://twitter.com/Blockworks_/status/1415099592308400128?s=20 47:44 New Aave https://twitter.com/StaniKulechov/status/1415308052400594953?s=20 48:04 ShapeShift DAO https://twitter.com/coindesk/status/1415325952272437249?s=21 50:45 Amex NFTs https://www.americanbanker.com/news/american-express-turns-nfts-into-a-credit-card-perk 51:45 Space Jam NFTs https://twitter.com/JordanLyall/status/1414658019275644931?s=20 52:25 Jack Dorsey Hardware Wallets https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/110916/jack-dorsey-square-bitcoin-hardware-wallet 53:10 Bullish SPAC https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/110950/former-nyse-president-to-take-crypto-exchange-bullish-public-via-spac 55:02 Fidelity Hiring https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/111066/fidelity-digital-assets-hire-70-percent-more-employees-institutional-interest-crypto 55:55 Inflation https://twitter.com/LynAldenContact/status/1414948397233082372?s=20 59:05 Banks vs Fintech https://thefr.com/fintech-news-in-brief/regulation-and-compliance-fintech-news 1:00:40 Quick News Alchemix: https://twitter.com/AlchemixFi/status/1414647769470443521 Binance: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/111482/italy-binance-consob-warning Bitcoin Miners: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/111462/bit-digital-14500-bitcoin-miners-us-china-crackdown Metamask: https://twitter.com/MetaMask/status/1415390962826850309?s=20
1:04:00 TAKES 1:04:45 Jackson Palmer https://twitter.com/ummjackson/status/1415353984617914370?s=20 1:17:30 FTX Acquiring the World https://twitter.com/ft/status/1415075101205319689?s=21 1:20:15 One Paycheck Away https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1415439010952925186?s=20
1:20:35 What David’s Excited About 1:21:55 What Ryan’s Excited About
1:25:03 Meme of the Week https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1415476264840744960?s=20 1:26:55 Moment of Zen https://twitter.com/ben_chain/status/1414360342856011777?s=21
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