ROLLUP: Ethereum Burning | Penguin & Axie NFTs | Poly Network Hack | Infrastructure Bill (August 13)
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Cross-Chain Challenges and NFT Trends
This chapter explores the complexities of cross-chain transfers in cryptocurrency, highlighting risks exemplified by a major hack. It also discusses the cultural divides within crypto communities, the emergence of NFTs, particularly trendy avatar projects, and the regulatory landscape affecting DeFi. Additionally, it examines the implications of recent events in Bitcoin mining and the evolving roles of players like Binance and Circle in response to increasing scrutiny.
2nd Week of August 2021
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Topics Covered:
0:00 Intro
1:30 MARKETS 2:05 BTC Price 3:04 ETH Price 7:10 ETH/BTC Ratio 9:55 ETH’s Q2 https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210804005657/en/Genesis-Q2-Report-Shows-Decreasing-Bitcoin-Dominance-and-Hedge-Funds-Diving-Into-DeFi 13:12 ETH Volume https://twitter.com/geenty/status/1425198900068110338?s=21 14:50 Institutional Demand https://twitter.com/fintechfrank/status/1425586708305829891 15:57 DeFi Action 20:10 Layer 2 Beat https://l2beat.com/ 23:21 EIP-1559 Burned: https://www.etherchain.org/burn Bankless-Inspired Dashboard: https://twitter.com/MSilb7/status/1423314663052218373?s=20 29:54 Axie $1B Volume https://twitter.com/Psycheout86/status/1423719170315800581?s=20 31:38 Coinbase’s Impressive Quarter https://twitter.com/CNBCClosingBell/status/1425186855641829381?s=20
33:00 RELEASES 35:00 Arbitrum in August https://twitter.com/arbitrum/status/1423709666203344899?s=21 38:26 Rarible Protocol https://twitter.com/rariblecom/status/1425840333854711809?s=20 39:17 Gearbox Leverage https://medium.com/gearbox-protocol/hello-world-this-is-gearbox-generalized-leverage-protocol-cbec5f34bb98 41:37 Raises Helium: https://twitter.com/TheBlock__/status/1425255811731894278?s=20 Dune Analytics: https://twitter.com/DuneAnalytics/status/1425821738626019330?s=20 Liquality Wallet: https://twitter.com/TheBlock__/status/1425200897475465220 TaxBit: https://twitter.com/CoinDesk/status/1425825002104922116?s=20 46:34 Jobs https://jobs.banklesshq.com/
47:00 NEWS 47:16 Poly Network Hack https://twitter.com/polynetwork2/status/1425073987164381196?s=21 Returned: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/114390/poly-network-hacker-returns-nearly-all-of-the-611-million-in-stolen-funds 51:50 Multichain Aave https://cryptobriefing.com/aave-is-exploring-solana-avalanche-layer-2-expansion/ 53:30 Uniswap $1B in Fees https://twitter.com/lucasoutumuro/status/1425172167998779398?s=21 54:20 Gemini Acquires Guesser https://twitter.com/Gemini/status/1425085144436813833?s=20 55:40 Penguins in NY Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/12/technology/penguin-nft-club.html 58:41 FTX Sponsoring Axie Players https://twitter.com/CoinDesk/status/1423274509008875520 59:06 DraftKings NFT w/ Tom Brady https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/114064/draftkings-launches-nft-marketplace-with-first-drop-featuring-tom-brady 1:00:29 North American BTC Miners https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/113861/american-public-bitcoin-miner-btc-july-china 1:01:25 Infrastructure Bill Senate: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/11/crypto-lawmakers-fought-over-the-infrastructure-bill-heres-whats-next.html Alabama: https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1423519533990617091?s=21 Treasury: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/08/06/crypto-bitcoin-infrastructure-senate/ Jake’s Take: https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1423519533990617091?s=21 1:08:11 Brian Brooks Leaves Binance https://twitter.com/coindesk/status/1423730217357660160?s=21 1:09:37 Circle Becoming a Bank? https://twitter.com/circlepay/status/1424717848400863245?s=21 1:11:00 Happy Yamiversary https://twitter.com/brockjelmore/status/1425307479806824452?s=21
1:13:00 TAKES 1:14:30 Coordinate, Don’t Overreact https://twitter.com/econoar/status/1423483356583370752?s=20 1:16:04 Su Zhu on jpegs https://twitter.com/zhusu/status/1423833467406585860?s=21 1:17:47 David on jpegs https://twitter.com/trustlessstate/status/1424119278085697536?s=21 1:19:05 Eric on jpegs https://twitter.com/econoar/status/1424506591080976391?s=21 1:20:03 Andrew Yang https://twitter.com/AndrewYang/status/1425193106950041600?s=20
1:21:26 What Anthony’s Excited About 1:22:38 What David’s Excited About
1:24:25 MEME of the Week https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1423503086459359235?s=20 Meme 2: https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1423386503766437888?s=20
1:29:16 Closing & Disclaimers
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