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Oct 17, 2023 • 52min

Scroll zkEVM Mainnet Launch with Sandy & Toghrul

Scroll's Co-Founder, Sandy Peng, and Senior Researcher, Toghrul Toghrul Maharramov, discuss the unique features of Scroll's zkEVM, the importance of EVM equivalence, app compatibility, and why ZK is considered the "Holy Grail". They also touch on stitching L2s together, future plans for Scroll, and the highly anticipated Wen token.
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Oct 16, 2023 • 1h 27min

192 - Cryptodollars Are the New Eurodollars with Nic Carter

Nic Carter, partner at Castle Island Ventures, discusses the significance and potential growth of crypto dollars. He explores the role of stablecoins in weaving global financial networks, their use cases in liquidity and remittances, the history and backing of Eurodollars, and the rise of stablecoins in democratizing global dollars. The chapter also touches on yield differentials in stablecoins, stablecoin innovation, and the potential for stablecoins to create an alternative to correspondent banking.
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Oct 12, 2023 • 1h 22min

ROLLUP: SBF vs Caroline Ellison | Sam Altman on Joe Rogan | ETH Predictions

SBF, founder of FTX exchange, and Caroline Ellison discuss the SPF trial and Alameda's involvement. They also cover inflation becoming background noise, Friend Tech surpassing Bitcoin in revenue, and Tron's bear case. The podcast includes price predictions, upcoming topics, and testimonies of Gary Wang and Caroline Ellison in a trial involving SBF. They delve into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict's connection to cryptocurrency and Uniswap's deployment to ZK Sync.
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Oct 11, 2023 • 42min

Introducing Rainbow Wallet Browser Extension With Mike Demarais

Mike Demarais, the co-founder of Rainbow Wallet, discusses the newest creation of the wallet, the browser extension. Topics include market research, solving wallet management challenges, transferring wallets from Ledger to Rainbow, the importance of design in Web 3, and the benefits and development of the Rainbow Wallet Browser Extension.
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Oct 10, 2023 • 58min

What the ETH Futures Approvals Mean for Crypto with Eric Balchunas

Eric Balchunas, analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, discusses the launch of ETH Futures ETFs in the US and its implications for the crypto market. They explore low trading volumes, potential Bitcoin ETFs, and Ether spot ETFs. The hosts speculate on the approval timeline, SEC chairman's weakness, and the benefits of taking risks in the crypto industry.
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Oct 9, 2023 • 1h 22min

191 - Danny Ryan's Case Against Lido

Danny Ryan, coordinator at the Ethereum Foundation, discusses the systemic risk posed by Lido, a dominant liquid staking provider. The episode explores concerns about centralization, maintaining decentralization, and the impact of institutional money on Ethereum's ecosystem.
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Oct 6, 2023 • 1h 12min

ROLLUP: SBF Trial Underway | ETH ETFs Are Here | Ripple Wins Again

Discussion on SBF trial and crypto market updates, value of fiat currency, ETH ETF Derby, and comparing fraudulent schemes. Updates on ongoing SBF trial, ETH spot price correction, Celestia token release, SEC's loss in Ripple case, and Genesis Drop of Kestia Data Availability Network. Ripple wins against SEC, inconsistency in SEC's position, and readiness of the crypto space for a new bull market.
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Oct 3, 2023 • 1h 9min

The 2023 Recession with Coinbase's David Duong

Joining us today is David Duong, Head of Research at Coinbase, discussing macro economics, yield curves, election fears, US equities, and the recession.
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Oct 2, 2023 • 1h 38min

190 - Sergey Nazarov on Chainlink’s CCIP

Sergey Nazarov, co-founder of Chainlink, discusses the vision of Chainlink as the interoperability layer between traditional finance and DeFi. Topics include offchain computation, Oracle Networks, CCIP, and enabling banks to connect with specific chains and contracts.
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Sep 29, 2023 • 1h 31min

ROLLUP: Coinbase Crashes DC | Gary Grilled By Congress | Vitalik Deepfakes

This episode features Gary Grilled By Congress, who faced questioning from Congress, and Vitalik Deepfakes, a guest related to deepfake technology. The most interesting topics discussed are the regulation of cryptocurrency, the potential impact of a government shutdown on a Bitcoin ETF approval, the concept of NFTs and their connection to the metaverse, the quality of a deepfake video featuring Vitalik, and the rise of crypto with Ether ETFs.

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