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The Ultimate Guide to Crypto Finance. DeFi, NFTs, and cryptocurrencies. Level up. Go bankless.

    When Will We Go Parabolic This Cycle? | RSA+DH

    When Will We Go Parabolic This Cycle? | RSA+DH

    After 3 months of flat crypto prices, people are asking “where are we in the cycle”? What if the real bull hasn't even started yet?
    How big of the impact can the ETH ETF's really have and can they really take us to the coveted.... Banana Zone? All of that and more on this weeks episode of Bankless Takes.
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    TIMESTAMPS
    00:00 Intro
    03:18 The Bull Run is Boring
    06:35 What Inning Are We In?
    16:28 Demand For Gold Reserves
    23:19 The Banana Zone
    28:22 ETH ETF Impact
    35:30 Celeb Memecoins
    43:12 Key Takeaways
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    The Ethereum vs. Solana Debate | Justin Drake vs. Anatoly Yakovenko

    The Ethereum vs. Solana Debate | Justin Drake vs. Anatoly Yakovenko

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    Ethereum vs. Solana. That’s the debate we’re having today.

    On Ethereum’s side we have Ethereum Researcher Justin Drake, and on the Solana’s we have Solana’s Co-Founder Anatoly Yakovenko.

    They give us the good, the bad and the ugly of each other’s blockchain, settling their endgame towards the end of the episode. 

    This was one, if not the spiciest debate we had on the show. We tried our best to give both guests time with minimal intervention. At times went well, at others it caused deep semantic rabbit holes. But overall both guests were able to communicate their messages.

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    TIMESTAMPS
     
    0:00 Intro
    7:16 The Good
    22:30 The Bad
    52:03 Global Shared State
    1:06:07 Economic Security
    1:30:08 The Ugly
    1:47:23 The Endgame
    1:55:22 Closing & Disclaimers

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    RESOURCES

    Anatoly Yakovenko
    https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko  

    Justin Drake
    https://twitter.com/drakefjustin  

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    • 1 hr 47 min
    ROLLUP: ETH Price Target | ETF Launch Date | Celebcoin Drama | Major New L2s

    ROLLUP: ETH Price Target | ETF Launch Date | Celebcoin Drama | Major New L2s

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    ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM
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    TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES
    00:00:00 Injury Updates

    00:05:16 Markets
    https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd 
    https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/eth-usd 

    00:07:22 ETF Update
    https://x.com/tier10k/status/1793758369804886200?s=46&t=LKBC7Qtm18FnZ380xCF2pA 

    00:09:08 When Will ETFs Launch?
    https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1795934675380109479 
    https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1795255561753424157 
    https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1795933440090452413 

    00:11:09 ETH Price Impact
    https://imgur.com/a/rkIfckX 
    https://www.theblock.co/post/296237/qcp-capital-predicts-spot-ethereum-etf-approvals-could-drive-prices-higher 
    https://www.grayscale.com/research/reports/the-state-of-ethereum 
    https://thedefireport.io/research/the-turning-point#a-simple-framework-to-think-about-p 
    https://x.com/ZachLight16/status/1794778924381082003 

    00:19:31 The ETH Narrative
    https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1795595286972383494 
    https://youtu.be/vo2PjvZHIR4?si=ICEq25ulL4iaguOg&t=140 
    https://youtu.be/rlZo7x2ABHw?si=K6WKpHGP-4_L1k5w&t=50 
    https://x.com/jdorman81/status/1792927796353814640 

    00:30:26 David's Challenge

    00:34:47 The Saylor Pivot
    https://x.com/JasonYanowitz/status/1793627497398948193 
    https://x.com/BeagleBitcoin/status/1794443617399885986 
    https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1792706827748294947
    https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1794603287431528522

    00:41:05 Presidential Pivot
    https://x.com/yugacohler/status/1794540212254589369 
    https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1794535395176366260?t=zcNFn9egY0fRCpxYNRu7sQ&s=19 
    https://www.theblock.co/post/297504/biden-campaign-shifts-crypto-stance-engages-crypto-industry-presidential-elections-2024?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social 

    00:47:21 Celeb Coins
    https://x.com/Caitlyn_Jenner/status/1794886435985846680 
    https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/caitlyn-jenner 
    https://x.com/Caitlyn_Jenner/status/1795269306693075404 
    https://x.com/Caitlyn_Jenner/status/1795277298490605934 
    https://x.com/Caitlyn_Jenner/status/1795973191325585733 
    https://x.com/coffeebreak_YT/status/1795948137397338120 
    https://x.com/waleswoosh/status/1795046157674045567 

    00:57:09 L2 Update
    https://l2beat.com/scaling/summary 
    https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1795572376555712551 
    https://x.com/0xDesigner/status/1794040845642957102 

    00:59:57 ENS L2
    https://x.com/ensdomains/status/1795440186513576318 

    01:01:33 Taiko Mainnet
    https://x.com/taikoxyz/status/1795078728768483464 

    01:03:14 Solana Updates
    https://forum.solana.com/t/proposal-for-enabling-the-reward-full-priority-fee-to-validator-on-solana-mainnet-beta/1456/97 

    01:05:52 ETH vs SOL Debate

    01:06:32 Gary Takes Another L 
    https://x.com/iampaulgrewal/status/1795511035870285827 

    01:08:20 Gemini Earn Updates
    https://x.com/Gemini/status/1795819898049884468 
    https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1795928574878245126 

    01:10:18 Railgun Volume Record
    https://thedefiant.io/news/regulation/railgun-privacy-protocol-surpasses-usd1b-in-volume-amid-crackdown-on-crypto-mixers 

    01:13:29 Warpcast Bankless Frame
    https://warpcast.com/bankless/0xca3e17df?utm_source=

    • 1 hr 16 min
    In This Economy? How Money & Markets Really Work | Kyla Scanlon

    In This Economy? How Money & Markets Really Work | Kyla Scanlon

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    Is it all vibes? Always has been.

    Kyla Scanlon is a writer, podcaster, analyst, founder of financial education company Bread, and an all around brilliant explainer of things hard to explain.

    Expect to learn why economies are vibe reflectors, Kyla’s “economic kingdom” model and an overview on the current state of economic affairs.

    Financial literacy is a superpower and Kyla managed to compress this topic that people have been trying to figure out for ages in an easy to understand economics toolbox. 

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    TIMESTAMPS

    0:00 Intro
    6:55 The Vibes Economy
    12:10 Understanding Money & Finance
    17:04 The Economic Kingdom
    20:37 The Monetary Castle
    28:35 The Fiscal Castle
    37:47 Vibes are the Economy
    56:23 The Deciders
    1:00:55 Housing Market
    1:06:58 The Labor Market
    1:13:35 Wealth Inequality
    1:19:12 Energy
    1:23:01 The Economics Toolbox
    1:28:03 What’s Next for Kyla
    1:33:03 Closing & Disclaimers

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    RESOURCES

    Kyla Scanlon on X
    https://x.com/kylascan  

    Kyla Scanlon Website
    https://kylascanlon.com/  

    Order “In this Economy?” Now
    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737854/in-this-economy-by-kyla-scanlon/  

    Kyla’s “AI Can't Plant Corn (Yet)”
    https://kyla.substack.com/p/ai-cant-plant-corn-yet  

    WSJ “How Gen Z Is Becoming the Toolbelt Generation”
    https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/gen-z-trades-jobs-plumbing-welding-a76b5e43  

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    • 1 hr 26 min
    Stablecoins and National Security | Former CFTC Chair Timothy Massad

    Stablecoins and National Security | Former CFTC Chair Timothy Massad

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    Are stablecoins a threat to national security? How should the US government step in?
     
    We brought Timothy Massad, the perfect guest to help us answer these hard questions. He was the Obama appointed chair for the CFTC, the guy who helped designate Bitcoin as a commodity over 10 years ago.
     
    We touch on:
    - The importance of stablecoins.
    - How stablecoins compare to eurodollars.
    - Weather crypto and sanctions can co-exist.
    - A sensible policy for stablecoins.
    - And finally, his thoughts on what happens next.
     
    Timothy brings a whole different perspective from what we’re used to in our crypto bubble. That’s exactly why you should tune into this episode.
     
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    TIMESTAMPS
     
    0:00 Intro
    6:34 Timothy’s Background
    9:30 Security vs Commodity
    12:46 Stablecoin First Impressions
    21:42 The Importance of Stablecoins
    28:26 History of the Eurodollar
    38:46 Economic Sanctions
    47:47 Stablecoins and Sanctions
    1:08:59 A Stablecoin Future
    1:13:37 A CBDC Future
    1:18:49 What about Privacy?
    1:20:58 The Role of the Dollar
    1:23:18 Stablecoins Abroad
    1:25:43 Predictions
    1:28:10 Closing & Disclaimers
     
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    RESOURCES
     
    Timothy Massad
    https://x.com/timmassad 
     
    Stablecoins and National Security by Timothy Massad
    https://www.brookings.edu/articles/stablecoins-and-national-security-learning-the-lessons-of-eurodollars/ 
     
    Five Perspectives on Stablecoins by Nic Carter
    https://medium.com/@nic__carter/five-perspectives-on-stablecoins-5bc20076270a 
     
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    • 1 hr 22 min
    Why the Ethereum ETF is Bullish $ETH | Matt Hougan of Bitwise

    Why the Ethereum ETF is Bullish $ETH | Matt Hougan of Bitwise

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    Matt Hougan is the CIO at Bitwise, and has been one of the best people to talk to when it comes to understanding the ETF process, and the impact of ETFs on the crypto markets. 
    Today we dive into the specifics on what exactly the ETF approval means for ETH.
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    TIMESTAMPS
    00:00 Intro
    05:46 What Exactly Happened?
    08:45 Was This Really Political?
    12:11 Who's Responsible For This
    16:46 Next Steps For ETF
    20:36 Matt's ETF Story
    22:44 ETF Price Impact
    27:38 ETF Inflow Predictions
    34:50 Explaining The ETH Narrative
    38:23 Matt's 2 Minute Pitch
    45:12 How Bitwise's Job Changes
    49:01 ETH Charts
    54:31 Legislation
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    RESOURCES
    Matt on X: https://x.com/Matt_Hougan 
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    • 58 min

Customer Reviews

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4 Ratings

4 Ratings

janklimo ,

Always excellent

This podcast sets the bar for quality crypto content so high. Clear focus on the substance, technology, economics. An absolute must-subscribe to stay in the loop on the latest developments in Ethereum and see the big picture.

cointrader22 ,

Intelligent outlook

Ryan and David do a fantastic job of explaining, in simple terms how anyone can become Bankless by tapping into crypto currencies specifically ETH and BTC and how to leverage Decentralized Finance (DeFi). Whether a beginner or experienced in crypto, this Podcast is a must listen too.

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