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ROLLUP: Stripe's Billion Dollar Stablecoin Bet | Noteworthy Investor Longs BTC | Kraken's New L2 | Self Custody Is For Losers?? Oct 25, 2024

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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 ENGINE https://bankless.cc/0x ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:

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06:22 L2 Updates https://l2beat.com/scaling/summary https://x.com/lukeyoungblood/status/1849217477668171831?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g https://x.com/lukeyoungblood/status/1849217477668171831? s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g

08:09 Paul Tudor Jones Bullish Bitcoin https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1848735063615152136

10:46 Election Check In https://polymarket.com/elections https://x.com/Polymarket/status/1849451658788384797

15:26 Kraken's New L2 https://x.com/inkonchain/status/1849443457883885801 https://inkonchain.com/en-US

19:23 Stripe's $1 Billion Dollar Bet https://x.com/Stablecoin/status/1848390849215730100 https://x.com/zcabrams/status/1848391342524641533 https://x.com/benhoneill/status/1848390493425504388 https://x.com/cburniske/status/1848108613631390155

22:24 Michael Saylor Against Self Custody? https://x.com/AdamSimecka/status/1848131598044074289 https://x.com/Sina_21st/status/1848450657205789161 https://x.com/ErikVoorhees/status/1848754319019151873 https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1848876323026178429 https://x.com/ercwl/status/1848737997463695827

28:59 Balance on CEX's https://x.com/leonwaidmann/status/1848780740969795917? s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g

32:38 Uniswap Integrated Across https://x.com/AcrossProtocol/status/1849106135443202069 https://x.com/danrobinson/status/1849142590131904650 https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1849182167748022600

35:47 Scroll Airdrop https://scroll.io/blog/introducing-scrolls-first-airdrop-a-celebration-of-the-global-community https://claim.scroll.io/ https://x.com/Andrey_10gwei/status/1848441546645135672 https://x.com/redhairshanks86/status/1848653068554166339

39:12 Ethereum Blobs https://x.com/Data_Always/status/1848789160888332340

42:46 WorldCoin launches 'World Chain' L2 https://world.org/blog/announcements/world-chain-now-open-every-human

48:46 Central Bankers https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4985877 https://www.minneapolisfed.org/research/working-papers/unique-implementation-of-permanent-primary-deficits

52:11 Buenos Aires Issues Decentralized ID's https://zksync.mirror.xyz/kWRhD81C7il4YWGrkDplfhIZcmViisRe3lnsmbvOEmg

56:19 Nigeria Drops Charges https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-23/nigerian-court-releases-binance-executive-jailed-since-february

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Kraken's 'Ink' - the Newest L2 in the Optimism Superchain | Ben Jones & Andrew Koller Oct 24, 2024

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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 2025, focusing on onchain wealth management and developer engagement.

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0:00 Intro 5:43 Ink Explained 10:23 What Happens on Ink? 12:52 Technicalities of Ink 14:00 Kraken x Ink Synergy & Goals 16:15 Why Superchain? 17:36 Ink Roadmap 19:08 Scaling Ink 24:41 Wen Superchain Promise 33:19 Superchain 2025 Forcast 37:36 Kraken BTC x Ink 38:38 $INK 39:35 Superchain Economics 48:28 What’s Next? 51:30 Closing & Disclaimers

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Ink

http://inkonchain.com

Kraken https://x.com/krakenfx

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The Ethereum Roadmap Wars | Will Ethereum Win? Oct 23, 2024

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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.

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------ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Start 03:24 The Roadmap Wars 12:22 What Are The Wars Really About? 25:40 Roadmap Proposed Solutions 35:03 Why Are We Fighting Over DeFi 39:15 What Do We Do About It? 44:59 Where Will DeFi End Up? 50:23 What About $ETH The Asset? 53:43 The Bull Case For ETH

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ETH vs. SOL: A Professor's Take | Omid Malekan Oct 21, 2024

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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 ETH is better than SOL.

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0:00 Intro 5:52 Omid Malekan’s Crypto Background 9:31 Transitioning from TradFi to Crypto 14:51 Explaining Blockchain to Crypto Newcomers 21:10 The Fear in Crypto Transactions 24:53 Blockchain as a New Financial Architecture 28:07 What New Crypto Users Get Wrong 32:06 Not All Blockchains Are Equal 39:25 Qualitative & Quantitative Block Space 41:49 Lessons from Traditional Finance 46:36 Modular Design in Blockchain Systems 1:01:30 Envisioning Crypto's Endgame 1:09:25 Ether's Value Proposition and Role 1:20:28 Opportunities for High-Quality Liquid Assets 1:23:38 Ether as the Money of the Internet 1:36:55 Settlement Assurances and the Future of Ether 1:44:07 Crypto Cycles and Future Gains 1:45:29 Own Podcast? 1:46:22 Closing & Disclaimers

------ RESOURCES

Omid Malekan https://x.com/malekanoms

Omid's Books https://www.amazon.com/Re-Architecting-Trust-History-Markets-Platforms/dp/1732027331 https://www.amazon.com/Story-Blockchain-Beginners-Technology-Understands/dp/1732027307

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ROLLUP: $2B Polymarket Bet | Election Pump? | Ethereum Optimism | Trump 'WLFI' Launch Oct 18, 2024

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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.

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0:00 Intro

4:17 Markets, L2 Update, & Blobs https://farside.co.uk/?p=1518 https://x.com/Evan_ss6/status/1846592303143776269 https://x.com/growthepie_eth/status/1845076141054345464 https://x.com/ryansadams/status/1845111043250393569 https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1846458384842916143 https://dune.com/hildobby/blobs https://x.com/litocoen/status/1846455792461140222 https://imgur.com/a/hGxZIyT https://x.com/pythianism/status/1846502438624231605 https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1845944946991276494

21:52 What’s going on on Polymarket? https://polymarket.com/event/presidential-election-winner-2024?tid=1729178339570 https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1846660964105453836 https://x.com/fewture/status/1846667819200795038 https://x.com/adamscochran/status/1846677802583838768 https://x.com/divine_economy/status/1846677795423785150 https://www.natesilver.net/p/whats-behind-trumps-surge-in-prediction https://x.com/fozzydiablo/status/1846369866091319743 https://x.com/fozzydiablo/status/1846647506446246089 https://x.com/hosseeb/status/1846395633806331914

31:12 Let’s check in on Trump and Kamala - 17 Days until election First Trump - kicked off World Liberty Financial token sale https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1845179557852377508 https://x.com/tier10k/status/1846641132731552018 https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1845926256292122767

34:43 Then Harris - said something about crypto - appreciates the help of crypto in broadening access to wealth https://kamalaharris.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/FMfcgzQXJZxzLGgcKmSNQSXCRKXShwxJ.pdf https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1845920172638605768 https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1845832802316751251 https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1846552111217045904 https://elections2024.thehill.com/massachusetts/massachusetts-senate-warren-deaton/ https://polymarket.com/event/massachusetts-us-senate-election-winner?tid=1729152612507

46:16 Galaxy researched released their Crypto policy scorecard https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/1845845163588907486

51:29 Kraken with a big release…Wrapped BTC - KBTC https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/10/17/crypto-exchange-kraken-launches-wrapped-bitcoin-token-kbtc/

52:17 Fuel mainnet is live! https://x.com/fuel_network/status/1846536888003313786

53:54 Paradigm is launching a new L2, Odyssey https://x.com/gakonst/status/1844757392061542781 https://x.com/danrobinson/status/1844759810421805069

55:49 Conduit introduced Conduit G2 https://x.com/conduitxyz/status/1846567345864536468

57:41 Michael Saylor wants to turn Microstrategy into a Bitcoin bank https://x.com/isoandso/status/1844772434991325287

59:15 Italy will raise capital gain tax on Bitcoin from 26% to 42% https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/italy-stiffens-terms-digital-services-tax-2025-budget-2024-10-16

1:00:41 Bankless Summit is coming! https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1846722706919838081

1:02:34 Meme of the Week, David’s Fight & Kyle Samani Drama https://x.com/Jesseeckel/status/1845491020492124361 https://x.com/sgoldfed/status/1846183598832959617

1:06:29 Closing & Disclaimers

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The Bankless Summit Oct 17, 2024

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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!

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A16z 2024 State of Crypto Report | Eddy Lazzarin & Daren Matsuoka Oct 16, 2024

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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!

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0:00 Intro 5:53 Vibe Check 7:00 Target Audience 9:16 2023 Contrast 12:14 How Big is Crypto? 21:23 Desktop vs Mobile Adoption 25:13 Crypto Policy 29:34 Stablecoins 36:24 Ethereum Gas Fees 46:09 Scaling 48:24 ZK Cryptography 58:30 Applications 1:00:23 Crypto x AI 1:06:23 DeFi vs Centralized Services 1:09:27 Builders 1:12:09 Price Innovation Cycle 1:16:14 Reflections on 2024 1:19:37 Closing & Disclaimers

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A16z 2024 State of Crypto Report

Eddy Lazzarin https://x.com/eddylazzarin

Daren Matsuoka https://x.com/darenmatsuoka

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The End Of Centralized Exchanges | Kain Warwick's Infinex Oct 14, 2024

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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.

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------ TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:29 Infinex 00:12:44 The Infinex Tech Stack 00:20:45 Optimizing Across Protocols 00:27:00 The Centralization Tradeoff 00:29:04 Key Tech Unlocks 00:34:48 Managing Protocol Risk 00:42:33 Transaction Experience & Security 00:50:40 Patron Sale 00:56:55 Future Growth Plans 01:00:29 Fight Commentary

------ RESOURCES Kain Warwick - https://x.com/kaiynne

Infinex - https://x.com/infinex_app

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ROLLUP: Satoshi Exposed | Unichain | FBI Token | Permissionless III | Hoffman vs. Warwick Oct 11, 2024

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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.

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0:00 Intro 3:04 Markets 6:14 US Economy https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/04/september-2024-us-jobs-report.html https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/let-us-pause-to-appreciate-the-remarkable 13:28 Uniswap Announces Unichain https://x.com/Uniswap/status/1844363396382408774 https://x.com/TaikiMaeda2/status/1844363706798571828 https://x.com/0xCygaar/status/1844377718479257864 https://x.com/haydenzadams/status/1844363698485198899 https://x.com/delitzer/status/1844364429389070699 https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1575772104678510592 https://x.com/danrobinson/status/1844407479528194262 https://x.com/haydenzadams/status/1844411400523067599 https://x.com/Fwiz/status/1844375503601594594 https://x.com/gluk64/status/1844388796290183302 https://youtu.be/0g8Pc-jytkc?si=ibjntDmkIXN0uDBR 30:55 HBO Reveals Satoshi Identity? https://x.com/crypto_div/status/1843838385913258387 https://x.com/MarcHochstein/status/1843768871318372562 https://x.com/peterktodd/status/1843957196830441766 https://polymarket.com/event/who-will-hbo-doc-identify-as-satoshi https://x.com/ki_young_ju/status/1843872372627255541 https://x.com/HalieyWelchX/status/1844038238408990871 37:23 FBI Coin https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-charges-18-people-companies-cryptocurrency-fraud-2024-10-09/ https://x.com/esatoshiclub/status/1844095224907432441 https://x.com/tier10k/status/1844106925149126887 https://x.com/loomdart/status/1844108582511575289 https://polymarket.com/event/ansem-criminal-charges-in-2024?tid=1728573367331 https://x.com/zachxbt/status/1843940648430493906 46:02 Crypto.com SEC Wells Notice https://crypto.com/company-news/complaint https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/sec-commissioner-confesses-crypto-approach-has-fueled-disaster-whole-industry?src=wgna https://x.com/lex_node/status/1843651871522861187 https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-money 50:10 New EIP-7781 https://x.com/0xcygaar/status/1842985189124997362?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/8931#issuecomment-2395026393 https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1841756178692358587 53:32 IMF vs Bitcoin https://x.com/samcallah/status/1842193389569143027 55:22 World Liberty Financial New Details https://thedefiant.io/news/defi/trumps-world-liberty-financial-proposes-aave-deployment-on-ethereum https://www.theblock.co/post/320430/trump-world-financial-liberty-raise 58:47 Permissionless III https://x.com/Ethereum_Women/status/1844051472335671694 https://x.com/Jesseeckel/status/1844196686484341067 https://x.com/benlakoff/status/1844394966925324694 1:02:57 David Hoffman vs Kain Warwick https://polymarket.com/event/hoffman-vs-warwick?tid=1728578327494 https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1844388312771068402 1:05:55 Moment of Zen

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Announcing Unichain | DeFi's Next Frontier? Oct 10, 2024

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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.

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------ TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 Start 00:05:51 Announcing Unichain! 00:11:51 How Will Unichain Work? 00:17:21 Superchain And Interoperability 00:19:38 Superchain Enhancements 00:26:12 Unichain User Experience 00:30:43 What About Other Superchains? 00:38:49 Unfragmenting The Fragmentation 00:43:58 Coordinating All Of Ethereum 00:49:08 UNI Token 00:52:47 Should DeFi Live On L1? 00:57:57 What Success Looks Like 01:01:15 The Path To Superchain 01:03:19 Release Dates

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Unichain: https://unichain.org/

Hayden: https://x.com/haydenzadams

Karl: https://x.com/karl_dot_tech

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