Hashgraph Enthusiasts Brandon Davenport

BlackRock, via Archax, has tokenized a $25B money market fund on Hedera. This initiative, led by The HBAR Foundation, has generated buzz throughout the crypto industry for obvious reasons. I this special episode, we dive into how we got here, the big news, the community response and hit pieces published in major publications. Plus, we talk about $PACK token updates, Zenobia and Christian leave Swirlds Labs and more!


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This week's stories & timestamps:

(02:28) - $PACK Updates and Ecosystem News(9:23) - Some Impressive Numbers for $HBAR(13:29) - A Look at The $HBAR Charts(17:58) - BlackRock Part I: Some Background(32:12) - BlackRock Part II: The Initial News Drop(43:23) - BlackRock Part III: Community Response(1:01:02) - BlackRock Part IV: The Haters(1:33:45) - Zenobia and Christian Depart from Swirlds Labs(1:43:33) - Patches on BlackRock News and Dynamic Hashinals(2:00:46) - Final Thoughts on The Week's News


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This week, we learn about the HashPack $PACK whitepaper, Swirlds Labs' new CEO, Hedera's new membership to OpenSSF, Dany Eid is back and thoughts on TPS. Plus, Uniswap vs SEC, HashPort funding, Bonzo Finance, SaucerSwap milestones, Billions in RWA's on Hedera and a community meetup? Stay tuned for big updates to the show...


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This week's stories & timestamps:

(04:30) - Crypto Headlines: Uniswap vs SEC, Billions in RWAs on Hedera(11:10) - Hedera Defi: Bonzo Finance, SaucerSwap, Dovu, HashPort(19:00) - Hedera at Paris Blockchain Week & Max Walker Williams(24:40) - The Leemon Dancing Meme(30:19) - New Swirlds Labs CEO Eric Piscini(44:29) - The Hedera Community Meetup Vote(52:58) - Does TPS Really Matter? (X Poll)(01:09:53) - HashPack $PACK Token Whitepaper Overview(01:31:48) - Hedera Joins OpenSSF with Apple, Microsoft etc.(01:36:30) - Dany Eid is Back with Breadcrumbs(01:40:34) - a16z Founder's Advice on Raising Funds(01:47:01) - Final Thoughts on Focus in the Community(01:51:03) - Updates Coming to the Show


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We talk about the VR JAM situation, WarlockNKey stops by, we look at pet photos, Karate Combat on Joe Rogan, Leemon goes intergalactic, monster use case prediction, big community DAO news and much more!


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This week's stories & timestamps:

(04:59) - HBAR gets passed by $WIF(07:53) - Karate Combat on Joe Rogan(11:06) - Hedera wins the ultimate championship(13:49) - The Kabila market goes live(14:42) - Hedera Metaverse identity report(18:53) - The VR JAM Situation(42:22) - I talk with WarlockNKey(53:43) - We look at Hedera pets!(1:07:08) - HashIO DAO goes live(1:10:45) - Monster use case predictions(1:16:31) - Leemon goes intergalactic(1:20:36) - The HBAR Foundation DAO(1:27:48) - Final thoughts


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This week: Bonzo Finance, big rumours, DTCC, Scott Thiel, Diamond Standard and other top stories...

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Gaurang and Brady from Bonzo Finance stop by the show to talk about borrowing and lending coming to Hedera! Plus, we continue to unpack big rumours, talk about DTCC and Securrency, Diamond Standard, Scott Thiel, VR JAM, HCS-3, the testnet reset, FCSO and May from HashPack will fight in Karate Combat! Also, an insightful community poll.

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This week: nvidia rumours, anonymous tips, hedera defi explosions and other top stories...

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A verified source shares insider info with me regarding Hedera's 2024 roadmap. Also, we talk about Dovu, Neuron, Karate Combat, HIP-657, the Messari DeFi report, Leemon & Mance's plan for Mars and updates about the show. Plus, there are huge Nvidia and Blackrock breadcrumbs to unpack!

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This week: a big INO makes waves, interview with PixFi, the music metadata HIP-920 and other top stories...

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This week, Tom from PixFi stops by to share some alpha on what we can expect from this upcoming NFT marketplace aggrigator. Plus, we talk all about the HashPack INO and the aftermath, new standards for music NFTs on Hedera (HIP-920), my community poll with surprising results, SaucerSwap auto-pools, new memecoins and a governing council member working with Nvidia? Also, I share more thoughts on the future of the show.

Tune in live on Spaces every Wednesday at 12pm ET / 9am PT to hear the show live! Follow me to listen: https://x.com/itsbrandond

This is an ad-free community show, supported directly by listeners. Tips sent to the show are used for its continued development. Help support the growth of independent news and interviews in the Hedera ecosystem by sending a tip.

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