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

    What is Celestia ($TIA)? Unpacking Modular Blockchains

    What is Celestia ($TIA)? Unpacking Modular Blockchains

    Celestia’s token ($TIA) just dropped. Highlighted by its modular data availability network the crypto community has showed a lot of excitement around this launch.
    Why? What is so valuable about Celestia? What is its vision for crypto? How, if successful, will Celestia change the crypto landscape? 
    Today, on Bankless We’re talking to two Celestia CoFounders Mustafa and Ismail to explore the thesis behind Celesia. So, strap yourselves in, put on your learning cap, because we’re going to learn about Celestia in today’s episode. 
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    TIMESTAMPS
    0:00 Intro
    4:10 What is Celestia? 
    6:12 The Modular Thesis
    9:00 Celestia & Ethereum Relationship 
    18:27 Economics of Celestia 
    21:21 Celestia’s SDK
    26:31 Celestia’s Capital Power 
    28:15 $TIA 
    32:18 Blob Stream
    34:30 Celestia Endgame
    36:18 Current & Future Projects on Celestia 
    41:15 Celestia’s Vision 
    43:55 Closing & Disclaimers  
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    RESOURCES
    Mustafa
    https://twitter.com/musalbas 
    Ismail
    https://twitter.com/KreuzUQuer 
    Celestia
    https://celestia.org/learn/ 
    Vitalik’s Endgame 
    https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2021/12/06/endgame.html 
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    • 45 min
    Immutable and Merit Circle Join Forces

    Immutable and Merit Circle Join Forces

    We’re exploring the frontier of crypto gaming!
    The seeds of the crypto gaming thesis are looking to play out. Today we’re hosting Robbie Ferguson from Immutable and Marco van den Heuvel from Merit Circle.
    Merit Circle is migrating from Avalanche to Immutable, bringing along their gaming ecosystem, DAO, and sizable treasury. 
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    TIMESTAMPS
    0:00 Intro
    4:00 Immutable
    8:00 Merit Circle
    14:30 Announcing the Partnership
    22:40 A Beneficial Relationship
    25:55 Merit Circle Treasury
    28:13 New Games
    34:40 The Terms of the Partnership
    37:30 Vision for the Future
    40:00 Avalanche
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    • 42 min
    Do We Hate Solana?

    Do We Hate Solana?

    The truth on how we feel about Solana. 
    Today we define the fundamentals, compare other networks, and ultimately share how we think SOL stacks up in the Layer 1 race. 
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    TIMESTAMPS
    00:00 Intro
    01:41 Addressing The Criticism
    07:32 Defining The Fundamentals
    14:05 Comparing Other Networks
    19:11 Takes from Crypto Twitter
    22:55 Our Thesis
    26:19 Solana UX
    30:37 Ethereum's Flaws
    33:38 Discord Reactions
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    • 38 min
    Ethereum is Hilariously Underpriced | Will SOL Flip ETH?

    Ethereum is Hilariously Underpriced | Will SOL Flip ETH?

    Someone has to say it. ETH price at $2.2k is hilarious. 
    Everyone is out here trading "what ifs" this cycle when Ethereum has fundamentals.
    Let us tell you why $2.2k ETH doesn't make any sense.
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    👾GMX | V2 IS NOW LIVE 
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    🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON
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    TIMESTAMPS
    00:00 Start
    01:33 Ethereum is Underpriced
    16:01 Will SOL Flip ETH?
    38:12 Hating "Decentralization"
    51:18 Changing of The Seasons
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    • 53 min
    199 - Are Crypto Games Making a Comeback?

    199 - Are Crypto Games Making a Comeback?

    Are crypto games making a comeback? Vance Spencer and his Co-Founder Michael Anderson join us today to answer that question.

    We did a bunch of episode on crypto gaming last hype cycle – retrospectively, it was too early. But now we have cheap blockspace, better wallets, and games that are fun to play.

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    TIMESTAMPS

    00:00:00 Intro
    00:07:19 Intro To Crypto Gaming
    00:14:00 How Has Crypto Gaming Evolved?
    00:17:39 Casual Vs AAA Games
    00:21:10 The Current Gaming Experience
    00:26:00 What Benefits Come From Blockchain?
    00:32:47 Best Argument Against Crypto Gaming?
    00:45:29 How Far Can This Go?
    00:50:47 IOS and Taxes
    00:55:11 Dealing With Regulators
    00:59:01 Choosing a Chain
    01:04:50 Are Traditional Studios Coming?
    01:07:27 What's An On Chain Game?
    01:12:20 Blockspace
    01:18:58 Can This Pump Our Assets?
    01:21:44 Closings and Disclaimers
     

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    RESOURCES

    Vance:
    https://twitter.com/pythianism

    Michael:
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    • 1 hr 23 min
    ROLLUP: Jito Airdrop | Cosmos Blocksize Wars | Kyber Hack | Paradigm's Blast

    ROLLUP: Jito Airdrop | Cosmos Blocksize Wars | Kyber Hack | Paradigm's Blast

    Bankless Weekly Rollup
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    TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES
    0:00 Intro
    3:50 Markets
    https://twitter.com/camillionaire_m/status/1729850195012456518 
    https://x.com/saylor/status/1730222828270612851 
    https://x.com/WClementeIII/status/1730250345291375043 
    https://twitter.com/jseyff/status/1728087271084028346 
    https://twitter.com/datarade/status/1729416261149340002 
    18:32 Jito Launching Governance Token JTO
    https://twitter.com/jito_sol/status/1729172532971065626 
    https://www.bankless.com/airdrop-hunter 
    21:00 Cosmos enters its “Blocksize Wars” era 
    https://twitter.com/DefiIgnas/status/1729155760850981130 
    https://twitter.com/DefiIgnas/status/1729155760850981130/photo/3 
    https://twitter.com/lurkaroundfind/status/1728805585313767528  
    29:29 What does Paradigm think about Blast? 
    https://dune.com/alec/blast-the-new-eth-l2 
    https://x.com/danrobinson/status/1728817674543862023 
    39:03 Ethereum blockchain Shenanigans
    https://twitter.com/nero_eth/status/1728680630773575956
    https://arxiv.org/pdf/2305.09032.pdf 
    45:11 KyberSwap Dex aggregator hacked for $54.7M
    https://twitter.com/KyberNetwork/status/1728115858889929021
    https://x.com/TheDEFIac/status/1730196414154608785?s=20 
    48:40 Move-based L2 arrives on the scene
    https://twitter.com/movementlabsxyz/status/1727385496953958571?s=20 
    Sei Network gets an upgrade
    https://twitter.com/jayendra_jog/status/1729865516175798536 
    50:47 NFTs
    https://twitter.com/coolcats/status/1729281454792929561 
    51:35 Regulation
    https://www.theblock.co/post/264702/the-sec-is-having-trouble-serving-hex-founder-richard-heart-with-its-lawsuit 
    https://blockworks.co/news/binance-changpeng-zhao-us 
    53:39 Meme of The Week
    https://twitter.com/yugacohler/status/1728892556304625708  
    54:44 Closing & Disclosures
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