Bridging Innovations and Funding in DeFi

1st Week of August 2021

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Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro

1:56 MARKETS 2:08 BTC Price 2:27 ETH Price 3:28 ETH/BTC Ratio 4:24 DeFi Action 6:27 EIP 1559 https://ultrasound.money/  11:44 Ultra Sound Block https://twitter.com/AlexanderFisher/status/1423277318773088257  13:14 1559 Wallets https://metamask.io/1559.html  15:26 Going Mainstream https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1423293814312108039?s=20  16:05 Uniswap Burning  https://twitter.com/haydenzadams/status/1423292792617402371?s=21  19:09 221M Crypto Users https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1421108123016830982?s=20  21:16 OpenSea Volume https://twitter.com/dfinzer/status/1422016457290956800?s=21  22:29 DeFi Addresses https://decrypt.co/77593/ethereum-addresses-using-defi-rose-65-last-quarter 

24:45 RELEASES 25:13 Starkware & SoRare https://medium.com/sorare/were-live-on-our-scaling-solution-starkware-62438abee9a8  25:54 Thales https://thalesmarket.medium.com/the-day-has-come-thales-dapp-launches-on-ethereum-mainnet-366b98ed0c71  26:21 DyDx Token https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/-alpha-alert-dydx-retroactive-drop  Sad Meme: https://twitter.com/monetsupply/status/1422745261986631682?s=21  29:10 Bitwise UNI & Aave Funds https://www.bitwiseinvestments.com/resources/press-releases/bitwise-asset-management-expands-defi-suite-with-launch-of-the-worlds-first-uniswap-and-aave-funds  29:58 Argent Layer 2 Waitlist https://twitter.com/argentHQ/status/1422262937423597571  31:09 Rocket Pool Testnet https://medium.com/rocket-pool/rocket-pool-prater-testnet-guides-2428ecdc565e  31:32 ETH Modeler https://www.ethmodel.io/  32:12 Diversifi Polygon Bridge https://twitter.com/deversifi/status/1422596299216543746  32:46 RAISES Messari: https://twitter.com/DelRayMan/status/1423284038811492372?s=19  Point72: https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/steve-cohen-point72-hire-boss-head-digital-asset-crypto-jobs-2021-7  Sense Finance: https://medium.com/sensefinance/sense-finance-raises-5-2m-to-add-a-new-dimension-to-defi-bbccb508d271  Krystal: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/113483/defi-platform-krystal-crypto-seed-funding  34:51 Jobs https://bankless.cc/jobs 

35:27 NEWS 35:37 Trustless ETH Staking https://blog.lido.fi/the-road-to-trustless-ethereum-staking/  38:05 Zcash Proof of Stake? https://twitter.com/zooko/status/1422575010221199361?s=20  39:53 Punk Pump https://decrypt.co/77392/cryptopunk-prices-rise-53-in-week-after-ethereum-whales-feeding-frenzy  43:28 Polygon & Knicks https://twitter.com/mihailobjelic/status/1421535583856439298?s=21  43:57 Treeverse https://twitter.com/TheTreeverse/status/1423047756667629578  43:30 Infrastructure Bill https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1421150344051048451  Amendment: https://twitter.com/jerrybrito/status/1422974253876580355?s=20  Do your part: https://www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop-the-senate-from-sneaking-through-total-surveillance-of-the-crypto-economy/  Bailout: https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1423097584034402308?s=20  55:00 Gary Gensler Speech https://www.sec.gov/news/public-statement/gensler-aspen-security-forum-2021-08-03#_ftn10  Nic Carter: https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/1422602420119556098?s=20  Positives: https://twitter.com/prestonjbyrne/status/1422602012060004356?s=20  ETF: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-03/sec-s-gensler-signals-pathway-for-a-bitcoin-etf-with-tough-rules  1:04:09 China Pressure https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/-early-access-chinas-digital-currency  1:07:30 Drive-By’s Wealthfront: https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/news/wealthfront-adds-grayscales-bitcoin-and-ethereum-trusts-for-clients  Spagni: https://cointelegraph.com/news/monero-s-former-maintainer-arrested-in-u-s-for-allegations-unrelated-to-cryptocurrency 

1:09:00 TAKES 1:11:00 Maxi’s Coping https://twitter.com/econoar/status/1423143520781553668?s=20  1:15:00 Talking Crypto Daily https://twitter.com/jdorman81/status/1418253693829357572?s=20  1:15:56 Binance Squeeze Bullish DeFi https://twitter.com/iamjosephyoung/status/1421058386704035840  1:16:54 America’s Biggest Export https://twitter.com/RealNatashaChe/status/1422270993498705921  1:18:33 EIP-1559 Ju-jitsu  https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1422920975600037888?s=20  1:21:22 Success is a Muscle https://twitter.com/hasufl/status/1423295802705735686?s=20 

1:22:48 What David’s Excited About 1:24:49 What Ryan’s Excited About

1:27:28 The Merge

1:28:28 Meme of the Week

1:30:25 Closing & Disclaimers