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The Chopping Block: Why the Azuki Elementals Drop Was a Big Flop - Ep. 512

Jun 29, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

Zukis: A New Mechanism to Increase the Size of the Zuki Collection

2min

The Importance of Continuous New Primary Issuers

2min

The Importance of Making More NFTs

2min

The Uncoolness of Zucchi

2min

The Resurrection of NFT Primary Sales

2min

The Michael Milken of NFTs

3min

The TrueUSD Cryptocurrency Custodianship

4min

Cryptocurrency Liabilities: How Much Are They Worth?

3min

10.

The Importance of Protecting Crypto Assets

3min

11.

DeFi's Long-Term Advantage Over Smart Contracts

2min

12.

How to Succeed in the Cryptocurrency Industry

4min

13.

The Future of Cryptocurrency

3min

14.

Layer Threes

4min

15.

The Rise of EVM Block Space

2min

16.

Ethereum's R&D in the Last Three Years

5min

17.

Polygon's Transition to ZK EVM Validium

2min

18.

Ethereum's Roll-Up Vision

2min

19.

The Benefits of Optimism in Cryptocurrency

5min

20.

Optimism vs Arbitrum: What's Going On?

2min

21.

The Future of Shared Sequencing

5min

22.

The Importance of Shared Sequencers in Ethereum

3min

23.

The Benefits of Decentralized Sequencing

5min

Welcome to “The Chopping Block” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest crypto news.

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Show highlights:

why the Azuki new NFT collection 'Elementals' caused such a controversy among holders
why Robert bought an Elemental and what was he expecting
who the Michael Milken of NFTs is, according to Tarun
how BitGo 'pulled a Binance' on Prime Trust
how Prime Trust, a crypto custodian, collapsed and was put into receivership
whether what Prime Trust did can be considered fraud and how the situation highlights DeFi's 'long term advantage'
why the majority of blockspace is EVM-compatible
what the problems are with current Layer 2 rollups such as Optimism and Arbitrum
why rollups are so 'political' in the Ethereum ecosystem
what makes Arbitrum better than Optimism, according to Tarun
what shared sequencers are and whether they will be the future in crypto
Why Haseeb is not so bullish on the app-chain thesis