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ROLLUP: Bitfinex Hack | Super Crypto Bowl | Aave Social Network | Vitalik Supports Assange DAO
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Anticipating the Ethereum Merge
This chapter delves into the upcoming Ethereum merge, highlighting developer enthusiasm and the progress towards its completion. It explores the implications of this transition for the cryptocurrency market and positions Ethereum as a contender against traditional fiat bonds.
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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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