ROLLUP: Bitfinex Hack | Super Crypto Bowl | Aave Social Network | Vitalik Supports Assange DAO
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Intro
This chapter reflects on the optimism surrounding Ethereum as it emerges from a bear market, stabilizing above $3,000. It also explores key events in the crypto space, including traditional financial interest, a major bank heist, and the evolving NFT landscape, paving the way for an engaging discussion.
2nd Week of February 2022
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0:00 Intro
4:35 MARKETS 4:38 BTC Price 5:01 ETH Price 5:55 ETH BTC Ratio 6:05 $BED https://www.indexcoop.com/bed 6:15 $GMI 7:21 10 Billion DAI! https://twitter.com/MakerGrowth/status/1491036054581039104 9:56 Inflation is 7.5% https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/10/january-2022-cpi-inflation-rises-7point5percent-over-the-past-year-even-more-than-expected.html https://twitter.com/cryptoconan/status/1491811541448073216?s=21
13:26 RELEASES 13:52 Aave Social Network - Lens Protocol https://twitter.com/LensProtocol/status/1490782690651656197 15:29 Celestia DA Bridge https://blog.celestia.org/celestiums/ 17:26 Polygon Edge https://twitter.com/MihailoBjelic/status/1490036508493250560?s=20&t=ku_imokA2_X2W25WRHIePg 18:57 FTX -> Arbitrum https://twitter.com/FTX_Official/status/1490903050269396992
19:42 RAISES 19:46 Polygon $450M https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/07/polygon-raises-450m-from-sequoia-capital-india-softbank-and-tiger-global/ 20:48 Alchemy $200M https://twitter.com/AlchemyPlatform/status/149104968410152550 7 21:50 Jobs https://pallet.xyz/list/bankless/jobs
23:42 NEWS World’s Worst Bank Robbers 23:44 U.S. Gov $3.6B BTC https://twitter.com/EamonJavers/status/1491092102792749056 25:50 Hacked by Who?! https://twitter.com/HeatherReyhan https://twitter.com/investmentshulk/status/1491113539117133824?s=21 https://twitter.com/cobie/status/1491120382610669568?t=w59M8_pRckbclQKtaR5gwA&s=19 27:10 Tarun’s Event https://twitter.com/tarunchitra/status/1491104365683552256?s=20&t=7rhxCFfpl3s2nZQnnF-zTw https://twitter.com/ruthienachmany/status/1491130571774631936?s=20&t=7rhxCFfpl3s2nZQnnF-zTw 29:20 BTC Recovery https://twitter.com/alistairmilne/status/1491124444739555329?s=20&t=dMmstO0dMdWVacUpF3_vqg 30:59 Bitfinex’s $LEO Explodes https://thedefiant.io/bitfinex-leo-surge/ https://twitter.com/ruthienachmany/status/1491130571774631936?s=20&t=7rhxCFfpl3s2nZQnnF-zTw 34:37 Offensive Tweets & Cancel Culture https://thedefiant.io/cancel-culture-crypto-offensive-tweets/ 36:50 KPMG Crypto Treasury https://twitter.com/KPMG_Canada/status/1490728332345987078?t=9Ec_FV1tK2F5VzyihZalvw&s=19 37:28 BlackRock Crypto Trading https://twitter.com/DeItaone/status/1491481431159234565 38:19 Apple Tap to Pay Crypto https://cointelegraph.com/news/upcoming-apple-iphone-feature-to-give-merchants-a-way-to-accept-crypto-payments 38:49 We See You Wells https://saf.wellsfargoadvisors.com/emx/dctm/Research/wfii/wfii_reports/Investment_Strategy/cryptocurrency020722.pdf
38:41 L222 39:41 USDC on Immutable https://twitter.com/Immutable/status/1491588322262585344 40:05 Set Perp Protocol Optimism https://twitter.com/SetProtocol/status/1490747638899163138 40:52 ETH 40:55 Merge Soon, Then Moon https://twitter.com/peter_szilagyi/status/1489136403376136193?s=20&t=sFPJZ5K6BXKnKZEnwYnzig 43:39 ULTIMATE ASSET https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1491788486772330501?s=20&t=4ptQSEhHpc3HQNRP8zC1FA 48:18 Vitalik Supports Assange DAO https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1490686148087320576 https://assangedao.org/
48:17 NFTs 48:30 Exchanges to Run Ads https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/133226/crypto-exchange-giants-will-reportedly-run-ads-during-super-bowl 49:04 Bud Light x Nouns https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/133113/bud-light-partners-with-nouns-dao-for-its-upcoming-super-bowl-ad 49:34 Dapper Labs SB Launch https://www.ledgerinsights.com/dapper-labs-to-launch-nfts-for-super-bowl-nfl/ 50:07 Nintendo NFT Interest https://twitter.com/Blockworks_/status/1489559692502351878 50:42 Zynga Wants In https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/133707/gaming-giant-zynga-plans-to-launch-nft-based-game-this-year 50:50 Ready Player Me Punks https://punks.readyplayer.me/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=January2022 51:22 Disney Hiring https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/133042/disney-is-looking-for-a-business-developer-with-nft-experience 51:35 Gucci Buys Sandbox Land https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/133727/gucci-buys-virtual-land-on-the-sandbox-as-part-of-metaverse-experience-bid 53:25 Brie Larson PFP https://twitter.com/brielarson/status/1489655405084954625 54:44 Heidi Klum Cryptopunk https://twitter.com/heidiklum?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
53:00 INTERNATIONAL 53:03 China Debuts Digital Yuan https://blockworks.co/china-debuts-digital-yuan-at-winter-olympics-amid-warnings-from-us-senator/ 56:20 Russia Recognizes Crypto https://blockworks.co/russia-moves-to-recognize-crypto-as-a-form-of-currency El Salvador Bitcoin Bond https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/133720/el-salvador-plans-to-issue-first-bitcoin-bond-next-month
58:35 MISC 58:39 Selkis on Tucker Carlson https://procrypto.substack.com/p/the-digital-freedom-alliance/comments 59:28 Binance buys $200M stake in Forbes https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/133786/binance-forbes-taking-200-million-stake
1:02:30 TAKES 1:03:05 Web3 Quality vs. Web2 Quality https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1489331768448761857?s=20&t=_gnBi6D_sVv_0OYh_pywpQ 1:04:22 L2 Token Distribution https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1491590027192811521?s=20&t=-P7HJB_lZQzU2V6APMlIWQ 1:06:03 William Peaster https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/how-to-get-ready-for-l2-tokens 1:06:15 RAC on NFTs https://twitter.com/RAC/status/1490431021505867776?s=20&t=BMjgVFj3aZ65a53JTsHzbQ 1:09:17 Justin Kan Gaming NFTs https://twitter.com/justinkan/status/1490923171817848842 1:10:25 Web3 Echo Chambers https://twitter.com/bantg/status/1490317595421069313?s=21
1:12:05 What David’s Excited About 1:14:12 What Ryan’s Excited About
1:16:42 MEME of the Week https://twitter.com/Ommiii_/status/1491110034453188610?s=20&t=Zx6quzNoLrPuX_5IzBrATg
1:18:00 Disclaimer
1:18:20 Moment of Zen https://twitter.com/MoonOverlord/status/1491111919633469443?s=20&t=Uvvt4-DdIf5RrkIRleR92Q ----- Not financial or tax advice. Do your own research. See our investment disclosures here: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/bankless-disclosures
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