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01:02:45

The 2024 Presidential Election Breakdown With Alex Thorn

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2024/11/06

Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital, joins us to unpack the impact of last night’s sweeping Republican victory on the crypto landscape. We dive into record-breaking price action, potential shifts in crypto legislation, and the role Polymarket played in election coverage. Tune in for insights on what lies ahead for crypto in this new political climate. Alex on X - https://x.com/intangiblecoins ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE

01:51:39

Why You Should Still Be Bullish ETH | Anthony Sassano

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2024/11/05

ETH is down bad when compared to SOL & BTC, but is all this narrative following price or something more fundamental? We’ve got Anthony Sassano on the podcast today. He’s a notable angel investor, ETH bull, and creator of Ethereum podcast The Daily Gwei. Anthony is here to bring us some clarity to all the noise that has been going around the ETH price these days. He answers the criticisms, gives us the bull case and tells us what’s next. ------ 📣 GET YOUR ALL ACCESS PASS TO THE PODCAST

01:50:48

Do Based Rollups Solve Everything? | Justin Drake

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2024/11/04

What exactly are Based Rollups? We’ve brought Ethereum Researcher and Bankless recurring guest, Justin Drake, to give us his reasoning on why he thinks the future of Ethereum is Based. A handful of teams are already working on this Based Rollup future so, with this episode, and perhaps a few more, we’re front running it all and getting you downloaded on all things Based Rollups. Enjoy! ------ 🎬 DEBRIEF | Ryan & David Unpacking the Episode:

01:06:31

ROLLUP: Bitcoin's ATH Run | AI Memecoin Meta | Blobs...

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2024/11/01

It's The Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup! In this episode, we dive into the rise of AI agents on blockchain, a surge in Bitcoin inflows ahead of a Trump-favored election, Ethereum “blobs” entering price discovery, and speculation around Microsoft potentially buying Bitcoin. ------ 📣 LEGION | MERIT BASED ICOs https://bankless.cc/Legion ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 ⁠ 🦄UNISWAP | BROWSER EXTENSION https://bankless.cc/uniswap

01:21:02

The AI Agent & Memecoin Thesis | Pantera’s Matt...

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2024/10/30

The collision between crypto and AI agents has officially begun. Matthew Stephensen of Pantera Capital research partner and author of “Crypto: Picks and Shovels for the AI Gold Rush,” joins us today. We dive into the world of autonomous AI agents on blockchains, discussing the evolving role of agents, AI-driven market changes, and whether blockchain is the natural substrate for AI. Matt sheds light on topics from agent liability and regulatory challenges to infrastructure value capture and the

47:42

Are L2s Extensions of Ethereum? | Kyle Samani & Max...

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2024/10/28

Bankless Nation, we’ve got the hottest debate in crypto right now: Are L2s extensions of Ethereum? On one side, we’ve got Kyle Samani and Max Resnick proposing that the current Ethereum Rollup-Centric Roadmap is off-track. On the other side we’ve got David Hoffman and Jill Gunter defending L2s as successful extensions of Ethereum. ------ 📣 GET YOUR ALL ACCESS PASS TO THE PODCAST https://bankless.cc/podshownotes ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE

59:32

ROLLUP: Stripe's Billion Dollar Stablecoin Bet |...

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2024/10/25

This week, a record-breaking billion-dollar crypto acquisition has caught mainstream attention, highlighting its significance for the stablecoin market’s future. Kraken joined the Layer 2 race, while Worldcoin launched its own L2, WorldChain, and Scroll’s airdrop received mixed reactions from recipients. Meanwhile, Paul Tudor Jones is bullish on crypto as a hedge, while Michael Saylor stirred controversy by criticizing self-custody, calling it a move for “losers.” ------ 📣 0x v2 | NEXT GEN PRICING

54:17

Kraken's 'Ink' - the Newest L2 in the Optimism...

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2024/10/24

Optimism’s Ben Jones and Kraken’s Andrew Koller join us today to talk about Kraken’s latest release. Kraken is launching Ink, a blockchain built on the OP Stack, joining the Superchain to scale Ethereum. Ink offers 1-second block times and connects users to top DeFi applications while contributing to a unified ecosystem. Kraken will share revenue with the Optimism Collective and participate in OP Governance, alongside major players like Coinbase and Uniswap. Ink’s mainnet is set to launch in early

01:01:51

The Ethereum Roadmap Wars | Will Ethereum Win?

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2024/10/23

In this episode of Bankless Takes we dive into the growing sentiment that Ethereum is losing its edge, with its roadmap straying and competitors catching up. We’ve spent a long time evaluating these arguments, and today, we give our take on the Ethereum Roadmap Wars. This is our best take on how the debate unfolds and why, in the end, we’re still bullish on Ethereum’s future. ------ 🎮B3 | THE FUTURE OF ONCHAIN GAMING https://bankless.cc/b3 ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED

01:41:28

ETH vs. SOL: A Professor's Take | Omid Malekan

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2024/10/21

Omid Malekan, an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School and author of multiple books on crypto joins us. Omid shares his insights on the evolution of blockchain, the concept of digital scarcity, and the future of decentralized finance. Drawing from his experiences in both traditional finance, his teachings, and the crypto industry. Omid also discusses how blockchain offers a fundamentally new way to build trust and redefine property rights in the digital world and his best arguments for why

01:06:55

ROLLUP: $2B Polymarket Bet | Election Pump? |...

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2024/10/18

With 17 days to the election, Trump launched WLFI token sales, while Kamala’s positive crypto comments sparked reactions. Polymarket shows Trump at 62%—can that be real? In Ethereum, despite price drops, Fuel launched a high-performance L2, and Paradigm introduced its own with Reth at the core. Meanwhile, Saylor plans a Bitcoin Bank, and Kraken is rolling out wrapped Bitcoin. ------ 🎮B3 | THE FUTURE OF ONCHAIN GAMING https://bankless.cc/b3 ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN |

02:56

The Bankless Summit

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2024/10/17

Announcing: The Bankless Summit The Saturday after Devcon (Nov 16th) Bankless is hosting a single day of the most interesting talks and conversations in Ethereum! Sit back and enjoy as Bankless curates the most interesting speakers in Ethereum while we let them speak! Get tickets here: https://lu.ma/0bpju5ic BANKLESS CITIZEN PERK: 70% OFF THE TICKETS! https://www.bankless.com/join

01:20:49

A16z 2024 State of Crypto Report | Eddy Lazzarin &...

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2024/10/16

A16z’s 2024 State of Crypto Report is out! Bankless reviews these reports every year so we can get caught up on everything happening in Crypto. That's why we’re bringing a16z Crypto CTO Eddy Lazzarin and Data Scientist Daren Matsuoka. Expect to learn how 2024 contrasts to 2023, crypto adoption signals, innovations in every sector from policy to scaling and stablecoins to zk cryptography. And most importantly, why the price innovation cycle is here to stay. Enjoy! ------ 🎮 B3 | THE FUTURE OF ONCHAIN

57:36

The End Of Centralized Exchanges | Kain Warwick's...

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2024/10/14

Joining us today is Kain Warwick. Not to fight, but to talk about his exciting new project called Infinex. Infinex aims to replace crypto's centralized exchange experience and bring it all onchian. It's ambitious, but if it works, could change the way we think about DeFi and navigate across chains forever. ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE

01:08:42

ROLLUP: Satoshi Exposed | Unichain | FBI Token |...

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2024/10/11

This Weekly Rollup was recorded IRL at Permissionless III. We discuss HBO revealing the identity of Bitcoin’s creator, Uniswap’s Unichain announcement, the new FBI token and David Hoffman vs. Kain Warwick upcoming fight. ------ 🎮 B3 | THE FUTURE OF ONCHAIN GAMING https://bankless.cc/b3 ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 ⁠ 🦄UNISWAP | BROWSER EXTENSION https://bankless.cc/uniswap ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM

01:06:58

Announcing Unichain | DeFi's Next Frontier?

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2024/10/10

Unichain Is Here! Joining us today is Hayden Adams of Uniswap and Karl Floersch of Optimism to explain the exciting new release and vision for the future of Ethereum and appchains. ------ 🎬 DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-announcing-uni ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 ⁠ 🦄UNISWAP | BROWSER EXTENSION https://bankless.cc/uniswap ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM

01:28:04

Is DeFi Illegal Now? Tornado Cash Case Update | Jake...

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2024/10/08

Today Jake Chervinsky is back on the podcast to discuss Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm's court case and its implications on DeFi and the crypto industry. Could DeFi be made illegal in the United States? Are DeFi developers going to be prosecuted if criminals use their code? Is it just DeFi? What other sectors could be at risk? The answers to these and many other questions are discussed in today’s episode. ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE

01:22:45

The Very Serious Impact of Misinformation | Nico Perrino

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2024/10/07

In this episode, we sit down with Nico Perrino, a leading advocate for free speech and individual rights, currently serving at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). Nico shares his views on the increasing government control over digital speech, the role of social media, and how misinformation and disinformation are shaping our society. We dive deep into the debate around censorship, the dangers of having a "Ministry of Truth," and the future implications of AI on free speech

58:32

ROLLUP: World War Threat | North Korean Hackers |...

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2024/10/04

In this episode, we discuss escalating global tensions and their impact on crypto markets, questioning whether Bitcoin is a risk-on or risk-off asset in times of instability. We cover legal developments around Tornado Cash, the potential for an XRP ETF amid SEC scrutiny, and Visa’s new fiat tokenization platform on Ethereum. Plus, don’t miss details on the upcoming Kain vs. David fight at Permissionless! ------ 📣 0x v2 | NEXT GEN PRICING ENGINE https://bankless.cc/0x ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR

01:21:42

CFTC vs. Uniswap, Prediction Markets, & Crypto |...

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2024/10/03

In this episode, we speak with CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger about the rapidly changing world of cryptocurrency regulation. Commissioner Mersinger provides a detailed look at the differences between the CFTC and SEC, their roles in overseeing digital assets, and how the regulatory landscape is evolving with DeFi and crypto markets. She discusses the CFTC’s recent dissent in the Uniswap case, the challenges of classifying assets as commodities or securities, and the implications of U.S

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