Block Size Wars and Atom Token Divide

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This chapter discusses the philosophical divide in Bitcoin's block size wars and the current divide in the Cosmos community over the purpose of the atom token. It explores the implications of recent votes in Cosmos and the concept of Ethereum becoming more like money. The chapter also highlights the risks and concerns surrounding a project called Blast and its impact on Paradigm's reputation.

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0:00 Intro

3:50 Markets https://twitter.com/camillionaire_m/status/1729850195012456518 https://x.com/saylor/status/1730222828270612851 https://x.com/WClementeIII/status/1730250345291375043 https://twitter.com/jseyff/status/1728087271084028346 https://twitter.com/datarade/status/1729416261149340002

18:32 Jito Launching Governance Token JTO https://twitter.com/jito_sol/status/1729172532971065626 https://www.bankless.com/airdrop-hunter

21:00 Cosmos enters its “Blocksize Wars” era https://twitter.com/DefiIgnas/status/1729155760850981130 https://twitter.com/DefiIgnas/status/1729155760850981130/photo/3 https://twitter.com/lurkaroundfind/status/1728805585313767528

29:29 What does Paradigm think about Blast? https://dune.com/alec/blast-the-new-eth-l2 https://x.com/danrobinson/status/1728817674543862023

39:03 Ethereum blockchain Shenanigans https://twitter.com/nero_eth/status/1728680630773575956 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2305.09032.pdf

45:11 KyberSwap Dex aggregator hacked for $54.7M https://twitter.com/KyberNetwork/status/1728115858889929021 https://x.com/TheDEFIac/status/1730196414154608785?s=20

48:40 Move-based L2 arrives on the scene https://twitter.com/movementlabsxyz/status/1727385496953958571?s=20 Sei Network gets an upgrade https://twitter.com/jayendra_jog/status/1729865516175798536

50:47 NFTs https://twitter.com/coolcats/status/1729281454792929561

51:35 Regulation https://www.theblock.co/post/264702/the-sec-is-having-trouble-serving-hex-founder-richard-heart-with-its-lawsuit https://blockworks.co/news/binance-changpeng-zhao-us

53:39 Meme of The Week https://twitter.com/yugacohler/status/1728892556304625708

54:44 Closing & Disclosures

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