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23 - Investing in DeFi | Joey Krug Jul 27, 2020

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Episode: #23 July 27, 2020

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Joey Krug was doing DeFi before they called it DeFi. He's the co-founder of Augur, an investor at Pantera, an early supporter of Ethereum.

What did we cover? Ethereum, Oracles, DeFi, Bitcoin, Chainlink, Ampleforth, Memes, Risk, Triple Point Asset, YFI, Scaling...what didn't we cover!

After the convo, Joey said we asked the best questions of any podcast he's been on. Maybe it felt that way because we we're speaking the same language: this DeFi is eating the world.

This is Investing in DeFi with Joey Krug.

We cover:

Joey's investment thesis for crypto
How to invest in DeFi
Yield farming a gimmick?
Is AMPL for real?
DeFi oracles (and ChainLink!)
Excited about Augur v2?
A 100 Gwei world
Is ETH a triple point asset?
BTC or ETH?
The next DeFi hack

Join us next Monday for a fresh episode!

----- Resources discussed:

(Listen) ETH as a triple point asset - ep 4
(Link) Ampleforth geyser
(Link) Augur V2 release
(Link) Matic network (scaling Ethereum)

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Sign up for Bankless to get an Augur V2 tactic (Aug 4th)
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----- Not financial or tax advice. This podcast is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. Do your own research.

SoTN #6 - EXPONENTIAL, Special Guest: LUCAS CAMPBELL (DEFI TOKENS, ETH PUMPING GOOD, TOKENS VS ETH) Jul 22, 2020

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STATE OF THE NATION #6 - Tuesday, July 21, 2020 The State of the Bankless Nation is....EXPONENTIAL! The bankless boys discuss why.

Plus a special guest...Lucas Campbell a Bankless Analyst!

Watch the video here.

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TOPIC #1: DEFI TOKENS - w/ Lucas Campbell
TOPIC #2: ETH PUMPING GOOD
TOPIC #3: TOKENS VS ETH
BONUS TOPIC: AmpleForth discussion

We show:

Bankless Q2 Token Report by Lucas Campbell
TokenTerminal for P/E Ratios
Dune Analytics chart of DeFi users
Messari Chart - Ethereum vs. Bitcoin settlement numbers
Meet the Nation playlist

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Read Q2 Bankless Token Report
Join us for AMA with Rune Christensen on July 23, 12pm EST (Bankless Membership required!)
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Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

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22 - The People’s Narrative | Ben Hunt Jul 20, 2020

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Episode: #22 July 20, 2020

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You need to understand the mental models of Ben Hunt to understand what's really going on in crypto. You need his models of epsilon, game theory, narrative, and common knowledge to truly understand markets.

They don't teach you this on Wall Street. Or in business school. But for the Bankless Nation? This knowledge is required for our survival on the journey.

Dr. Ben Hunt is a masterful game theorist and narrative analyzer. His work at Epsilon Theory, his outlook on the world, we've rarely felt so much alignment with someone outside the crypto community.

And what does Ben thing about crypto anyway? Is it an opportunity to diminish the nudging oligarchy that runs our world?

What advice does he have for us?

Is there a chance this bankless thing might work?

Enjoy our incredible conversation with Ben.

We cover:

Epsilon, narratives, and playing the player
The Keynesian contest running the world
The Common Knowledge Game & The Missionary
Why our world is getting more chaotic
How the Nudging Oligarchy shapes reality
STOCKS GO UP
Crypto vs the Oligarchy
3 Path for Crypto (and which one Ben thinks is promising)
WTF is going on w/ equities?
The power of the pack

Join us next Monday for a fresh episode!

----- Resources discussed:

----- Episode Actions:

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SotN#5 - HEDGED (WHERE INFLATION, CRYPTODOLLAR BAN, COINBASE IPO + SPECIAL GUEST!) Jul 14, 2020

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STATE OF THE NATION #5 - Tuesday, July 14, 2020

The State of the Bankless Nation is....HEDGED! The bankless boys discuss why.

Plus a special guest...Nic Carter from Castle Island!

Watch the video here.

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TOPIC #1: WHERE’S THE INFLATION? - w/ Nic Carter
TOPIC #2: CRYPTODOLLAR BAN HAMMER! - w/ Nic Carter
TOPIC #3: COINBASE IPO
BONUS TOPIC: BANKLESS TOKEN DROP

We show:

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Episode Actions:

1) Read crypto dollars whitepaper by Nic & Castle Island

2) Check out bZx Token Drop to Bankless Token Holders

3) Listen to David melodically read the protocol sink

Also...subscribe to Bankless YouTube to watch State of the Nation every Tuesday!

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21 - Ethereum: Past, Present, Future | Vitalik Buterin Jul 13, 2020

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Episode: #21 July 13, 2020

Ethereum turns 5 on July 30th! That's 5 years of history. Five years of progress. Time enough to change the world?

We sit down with Vitalik Buterin and walk through Ethereum's past, present, and future. Has the vision changed? Has ETH earned its price? What about monetary policy? How's Vitalik feeling about the future?

Is ETH a triple-point asset?

It seems clear that Vitalik believes the Ethereum community is its strongest asset. This band of Athenians isn't just here to vanquish foes, it's here to build a digital civilization for the world. Not burn it down. Build it up.

Vitalik believes crypto is standing strong as one of the few remaining things that's genuinely international. And as we witness the balkanization of the digital world, the open door to cooperation that Ethereum provides is exactly what humanity needs in order to thrive in the 21st century.

Happy 5th Birthday Ethereum!

The world needs you now more than ever.

We cover:

How Vitalik's feeling about Ethereum
PAST:
- Times when Vitalik was far less optimistic
- Has Ethereum matched the original vision?
- Identity in an independent digital civilization
PRESENT:
- Does Vitalik like or hate DeFi?
- Vitalik's biggest concern for DeFi
- Thoughts on liquidity mining
- The goods & bads of speculation
- Have we earned the price?
FUTURE:
- 3 problems we face now
- Spartans vs Athenians - who wins?
- Is Ethereum a nation, a religion, a technology?
- How Etheruem is like Briton
ETH THE ASSET
- Is ETH a triple point asset?
- Solidifying ETH's monetary policy
LIGHTNING ROLLUP ROUND
- Gas fees are too high?
- ETH flippening BTC?
- Low hanging fruit?
- HIs favorite ETH killer?
- And more...

Join us next Monday for a fresh episode!

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Rocket Dollar - tax shelter your crypto ($50 w/ "BANKLESS")
Ramp - the fiat onramp for DeFi (mention Bankless!)
Monolith - holy grail of bankless Visa cards
Aave - money lego for lending & borrowing

----- Resources discussed:

The Ethereum whitepaper
Roadmap for Ethereum
Ethereum's monetary policy (it's underrated!)

----- Episode Actions:

Review Ethereum timeline (up to 2019)
Listen to our fave episodes on Ethereum
Give us a 5-star review on Apple iTunes!

Also...subscribe to Bankless YouTube to watch State of the Nation every Tuesday.

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State of the Nation #4 - HUNGRY (BUYING THE ETH NARRATIVE, $2B IN DEFI, AND THE DEFI VORTEX) Jul 07, 2020

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STATE OF THE NATION #4 - Tuesday, July 7, 2020

The State of the Bankless Nation is....HUNGRY! The bankless boys discuss why.

Plus a special guest...Luke Martin from VentureCoinist!

Watch the video here.

Covered:

Is ETH a good narrative investment?
What $2B locked in DeFi means
The DeFi Vortex!

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We show:

1) DeFi Pulse hits $2 billion! https://defipulse.com/

2) The DeFi Vortex https://twitter.com/paulsalis/status/1278920299136741378 3) Ethereum's tech tree https://bankless.substack.com/p/ethereums-tree-of-life-market-monday-34c

--- Episode Actions: 1) Look at $2B on DeFi pulse! https://defipulse.com/ 2) Think: what are the next crypto narratives? 3) Watch for David's article on Bankless tomorrow! https://bankless.substack.com/ Also...subscribe to Bankless YouTube to watch State of the Nation every Tuesday!

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20 - The Ethereum Opportunity | Chris Burniske Jul 06, 2020

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Episode: #20 July 6, 2020

We sit down in this episode with Chris Burniske to talk about crypto, DeFi, and the Ethereum opportunity. Why are we here? How will crypto make the world better? Where are we going next? Oh...and is ETH money?

Chris has the incredible ability to drill deep into intricate analysis one moment then zoom out across history to tell us what is means for the future of humanity. Enjoy this conversation with our favorite crypto analyst-philosopher.

We cover:

Evolution of token valuations
Fixing the inequality of capital
Is DeFi a better system for the world?
Balancer as a case study
Have his views on governance changed?
Tribalism!
The reason we're here
Going west toward the Infinite Whitespace
The Ethereum opportunity!
Bullish ETH?
Chris's next book

Join us next Monday for a fresh episode!

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----- Resources discussed:

Read our favorite writings by Chris:
Follow Chris on Twitter
Listen to Chris Read "A Blank State of Slate"
Check out Crypto Assets Book

----- Episode Actions:

Read our favorite articles from Chris (see above)
Listen to episode 4 on ETH as a Triple Point Asset
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Chris Burniske is a partner at Placeholder, a New York venture firm that invests in decentralized information networks. Prior to Placeholder, he co-authored, Cryptoassets: The Innovative Investor’s Guide to Bitcoin and Beyond, and spearheaded ARK Investment Management’s crypto efforts, including its 2015 bitcoin investment. His commentary has been featured on national media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Financial Times, and Bloomberg. Twitter @cburniske.

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SotN #3 GROWING (The Flippening is Back, India Banning China, DEXs going parabolic) Jul 02, 2020

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STATE OF THE NATION #3 - Tuesday, June 23, 2020

The State of the Bankless Nation is....GROWING! The Bankless boys discuss why.

Watch the video here.

Covered:

The Flippening is back (will ETH flip BTC?)
India Bannking China (and why it's good for Ethereum & Bitcoin)
DEXes going parabolic (bigger than Binance?)

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19 - DeFi vs Banks | Hasu Jun 28, 2020

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Episode: #19 June 29, 2020

Hasu is a free-thinker. A truth seeker. A rare voice in crypto. He's not afraid to push back on tribal dogma. He breaks rank with Bitcoiners on some topics and Ethereans on others. Yet he still considers himself a member of both tribes and respects the mysticism (and even dogma) of these deeply social systems.

In the spirit of Satoshi he's pseudonymous. We don't know his actual identity. But we know who he is from his body of writing that has influenced our thinking on many crypto topics.

What does he think about Ethereum?

About crypto banks?

About DeFi?

We covered it all: