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Bitcoin ETFs: Bullish or Bearish? with Alex Thorn Nov 01, 2023

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Alex Thorn is head of Research at Galaxy Digital, leading a team of researchers focused on unpacking the market developments in crypto, producing information for both internal and external audiences. Before Galaxy, Alex was Director of Blockchain Research at Fidelity, so he’s a veteran of straddling TradWorld and Crypto.

Today we talked to Alex about the bull vs. bear case for the BTC ETF.

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------ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro 7:25 Spot BTC Interests 9:15 Breaking Down Alex's Thread 18:20 Spot BTC Pipeline & Next Steps 28:00 Inflows Into Bitcoin ETF 30:00 Predicting How Investors Will Invest 32:30 BTC Price Impact 42:20 Estimated BTC Price Prediction 46:15 Predicting Timeline 49:40 BTC ETF Marketing 52:00 The Bear Case for BTC ETF 1:02:30 Marijuana Analogy 1:04:30 ETH ETF Argument 1:09:50 Galaxy Brains 1:11:30 Closing & Disclaimers

------ RESOURCES

Alex https://twitter.com/intangiblecoins

Galaxy Brains Podcast https://www.galaxy.com/insights/podcasts/galaxy-brains/

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194 - How Crypto Saves The Internet | Li Jin & Eugene Wei Oct 30, 2023

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Many of our listeners are familiar with Li Jin, an investor and co-founder of Variant Fund and is one of our favorite thinkers on crypto and the creator economy. Li is also joined by Eugene Wei. He’s a web2 product visionary. Listeners may be familiar with some of his incredible blog posts such as, “Status as a Service”, “Invisible Asymptotes”, “Why Information Grows” and more.

In today’s episode, these two gigabrains, one from web2 social, one from web3 crypto, talk about the future of status as a service, psychological ownership, and the future ties between social and crypto.

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------ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro 8:00 Web2 Social History 18:55 Is Web2 Ending? 24:50 Network Effect Theory 27:45 3 Paths to Break Free 32:17 The Internet’s Good, Bad, & Ugly 41:48 The Algorithm’s Constraints 46:25 Web2 to Web3 Learning Lessons 54:40 Love vs. Fame 1:00:24 Web3’s Potential 1:07:00 Crypto's Social vs. Financial Problem 1:19:30 Ethereum’s Social Network 1:25:14 Increasing Psychological Ownership 1:31:25 Price vs. Psychological Ownership 1:35:00 Eugene’s Advice to Crypto Builders 1:42:00 Li’s Take on Crypto’s Potential Closing & Disclaimers

----- RESOURCES

Li Jin https://twitter.com/ljin18 https://li.substack.com/p/the-ownership-economy-2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6AJlmB2h8k https://li.substack.com/p/building-psychological-attachment https://li.substack.com/p/love-vs-fame-a-framework-for-social

Eugene Wei https://twitter.com/eugenewei https://www.eugenewei.com/blog/2019/2/19/status-as-a-service https://www.eugenewei.com/blog/2018/5/21/invisible-asymptotes

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ROLLUP: WSJ Lies About Crypto | SBF Testifies | Markets Pumping Oct 27, 2023

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------ Timestamps & Resources 0:00 Intro

7:01 MARKETS https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/eth-usd

11:20 Market Advice https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1717212229395784125?s=20

13:22 Arthur Hayes Take https://cryptohayes.substack.com/p/the-periphery

17:04 BTC Halving Countdown https://www.nicehash.com/countdown/btc-halving-2024-05-10-12-00

22:33 Bitcoin Spot ETF https://twitter.com/EricBalchunas/status/1716487573588070728

25:46 How Much Will This Pump Price https://twitter.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1716911938142105694 https://twitter.com/intangiblecoins/status/1716840402894881133 https://twitter.com/NateGeraci/status/1716266912630407210?s=20 https://twitter.com/WatcherGuru/status/1716473871430222292?s=20

30:50 ETH Spot ETF https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1714736564805214375?s=20 https://twitter.com/NateGeraci/status/1716538764061729123

34:08 WSJ Lies! https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/militants-behind-israel-attack-raised-millions-in-crypto-b9134b7a https://twitter.com/samcallah/status/1715854073461604555 https://www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2023.10.17%20Letter%20to%20Treasury%20and%20White%20House%20re%20Hamas%20crypto%20security.pdf https://twitter.com/chainalysis/status/1714748704702296457

42:47 SBF Will Take The Stand! https://www.theblock.co/post/259553/sam-bankman-fried-gets-chance-to-dispel-cartoon-villain-narrative-as-he-prepares-to-take-stand

48:14 Was DCG Bigger Than Enron? https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/10/19/gemini-genesis-and-dcg-sued-by-new-york-attorney-for-defrauding-investors/ https://x.com/ramahluwalia/status/1716218498341597430?s=20

55:32 Uniswap Chain https://twitter.com/KAndrewHuang/status/1716826991780155467

58:54 DYDX Chain https://x.com/dYdX/status/1716802093946921353?s=20

1:00:10 Andrew Tate on NFTs https://vxtwitter.com/larpvontrier/status/1717271943240442237?s=46&t=2SMKWt7-hlJuSdhYSlImeQ

1:02:56 Speaker of The House https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1716871873668264346 https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/1716913458741187065

1:04:33 Sound.Tech https://x.com/Mikey0x_/status/1717036416155459987?s=20 https://www.song.tech/

1:08:03 Raises and BVC Investments https://twitter.com/nocturne_xyz/status/1717150278749725127?s=20

1:13:13 Questions From The Nation https://discord.com/channels/615592155481767941/1058053004705669211/1166582948338860103 https://discord.com/channels/615592155481767941/1058053004705669211/1166757895111721051

1:19:38 Takes of The Week https://telablog.com/the-three-types-of-bitcoin-states/

1:22:27 What Are We Bullish On?

Meme of the Week https://twitter.com/tomhschmidt/status/1717228106035913148?s=46

1:27:19 Risks and Disclaimers ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures

The Bull Case for $LINK (Chainlink) | ChainLinkGod & Fishy Catfish Oct 25, 2023

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Chainlink’s community is anything but weak. Today we brought on two of Chainlink’s most prominent community members, ChainLinkGod, a Chainlink Community Ambassador and FishyCatfish, a miner, investor, and all around crypto enthusiast. The two of them are here to give us the bull case for $LINK.

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0:00 Intro 7:00 What is Chainlink? 8:32 Ultimate Vision of Blockchains 10:19 Why We Need Chainlink 16:15 $LINK Genesis Story 25:41 Role of $LINK 30:12 Chainlink Validating & Value Prop 35:02 Bonds & Yield 39:30 Chainlink Service Fees 44:53 Fee Price Discovery 50:42 Decentralized Computing Marketplace 54:39 Chainlink’s Unique Value 1:02:05 Composabilty & Scope of Fees 1:08:00 $LINK the Capital Asset 1:11:00 Chainlink Yield Hooks 1:12:10 Collateral Equilibrium 1:13:07 Tokenization of RWAs 1:20:24 Numbers to Focus On 1:25:25 David’s Bull Case For Chainlink 1:26:27 Chainlink’s Next 3 Big Bets 1:31:38 Get Further $LINK-pilled 1:33:00 Closing & Disclaimers

------ RESOURCES

Sergey’s Bankless Episode https://youtu.be/AzQnY0CqHOw

ChainlinkLinkGod https://twitter.com/ChainLinkGod

Fishy Catfish https://twitter.com/CatfishFishy

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Is the Crypto Bull Market Back? with Up Only's Ledger Oct 24, 2023

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On the show today is Ledger! Ledger is no stranger to market cycles and is here to answer the question... Are we back?

Join us as we walk through charts, discuss market catalysts and get a full break down on how ledger is navigating these market conditions. ----- 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT

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Ledger https://twitter.com/ledgerstatus ------ CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 5:30 Are We Back? 11:21 Charting Bitcoin 24:39 ETH/BTC Pair 29:22 Four Year Cycles 34:29 Chainlink 36:13 DeFi Winners vs Losers 39:38 Solana 40:29 Beating Bitcoin 46:04 Important Future Events 49:03 Plan for Black Swans 54:18 Advice For Investors 58:45 Frontrunning Narratives 1:05:11 Ledger's Trading Strategy ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures

The US Government is Trying to Kill Crypto | Miller Whitehouse-Levine and Jason Schwartz Oct 24, 2023

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🚨LEAVE A COMMENT🚨 https://treasuryraid.lexpunk.army/

We need to stop the US from killing crypto. The new IRS proposals could effectively destroy DeFi and other crypto use cases.

The good news? We can change this. 5 minutes is all it takes to leave a comment and get the interpretation delayed.

In this episode, we bring on Miller Whitehouse-Levine of the DeFi Education Fund and tax lawyer Jason Schwartz to discuss the proposed rules and their catastrophic implications.

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------ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro 6:30 Miller and Jason 8:15 The Broker Laws 15:30 Proposed Regulation 20:50 Endgame Oversight 26:00 They Hate Crypto 31:00 The Comment Process 36:40 New Crypto Tax Tools 42:00 So What Happens… 46:30 Pressuring the Departments 50:50 How We Can Win 56:20 What We Have to Do

——— RESOURCES

Miller Whitehouse-Levine https://x.com/millercwl?s=20

Jason Schwartz https://x.com/CryptoTaxGuyETH?s=20

Get Involved https://x.com/LeXpunK_Army/status/1713186443445629429?s=20 https://x.com/CryptoTaxGuyETH/status/1695603888957641154?s=20 https://x.com/fund_defi/status/1713929569030275285?s=20

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193 - Lyn Alden's Masterclass On Money Oct 23, 2023

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When we think of people to walk us through the history of money and where it's all headed, it's hard to think of a guest more qualified than Lyn Alden.

This episode is a masterclass where we answer seemingly simple questions like "What is Money?" to the future of money and how Lyn thinks the next great transfer of wealth will play out. ------ ✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-lyn-alden-and-the-history-of-money ----- 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:

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🔗 CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo ------ CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 6:34 What is Money? 10:03 Double Coincidence of Wants 14:18 How Does Money Emerge? 19:46 Progression Of Money Over Time 28:00 Society vs Society 33:14 The Transition to Fiat 39:07 Settlement Time Of Gold 47:53 What Are Banks? 59:14 The Technology Arc 1:04:26 How Nation States Impact Money 1:13:33 Ledger's and Army's 1:16:36 Bretton Woods 1:31:01 Is The Fiat Era Ending? 1:38:13 The Crypto Future 1:44:05 Future Predictions ----- RESOURCES

Lyn Alden https://twitter.com/LynAldenContact

Broken Money https://www.lynalden.com/broken-money/ ----- Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures

ROLLUP: BTC ETF Rumors | Uniswap Fee Switch | SBF Trial Continued Oct 20, 2023

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Bankless Weekly Rollup 3rd Week of October

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------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES

0:00 Intro

3:20 Markets 5:15 Janet Yellen on War https://news.sky.com/story/we-can-certainly-afford-two-wars-us-treasury-secretary-says-12985335 7:50 A Trade War https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1714280042547806316 9:10 Treasuries vs Bitcoin https://twitter.com/robustus/status/1714303541077020770 10:30 Vance on Young People https://x.com/pythianism/status/1714697205259325511 12:22 Commodity-Like Money https://x.com/MikeIppolito_/status/1714710556865597816 12:50 Vitalik Not Dumping https://warpcast.com/vitalik.eth/0xb8ccf84d 13:45 Crypto Dollars https://twitter.com/sebventures/status/1714226872471470452 https://twitter.com/MikeIppolito_/status/1714345259847561526

18:00 BTC ETF Flub https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F8kL82PX0AAC0dm?format=jpg&name=medium https://twitter.com/watcherguru/status/1713921987783885072 19:20 How it Happened https://cointelegraph.com/news/clarification-sharing-false-spot-bitcoin-etf-news 21:10 Surprisingly Bullish https://twitter.com/0xfoobar/status/1713931735086313788 22:40 Analyzing the Trade https://twitter.com/john_j_brown/status/1713927067337646410 23:30 Larry Fink https://twitter.com/pythianism/status/1714026700894359838 24:50 SEC Getting Involved https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1714987065664766303

25:50 Uniswap Fees https://twitter.com/haydenzadams/status/1713987105666265113 27:40 People are Upset https://x.com/econoar/status/1713998895079145858 https://twitter.com/NTmoney/status/1714023810586804732 30:50 Nuanced Takes https://x.com/jessewldn/status/1714023895164920267 https://imgur.com/srTluvB https://imgur.com/52GHn8p 32:25 Closing Thoughts https://x.com/hosseeb/status/1714092908415156365 https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1714009148147241042 https://twitter.com/trustlessstate/status/1714123412904267857 38:25 Uniswap Stats https://dune.com/hagaetc/dex-metrics https://twitter.com/1kbeetlejuice/status/1714096389024579796 https://app.blockworksresearch.com/analytics https://twitter.com/tomkysar/status/1714397906629783671

44:00 SBF Trial Continues https://futurism.com/the-byte/legal-experts-sbf-deep-trouble https://blockworks.co/news/sam-bankman-fried-trial-day-10 https://www.theblock.co/post/256368/blockfi-ceo-points-finger-at-alameda-ftx-for-collapse-of-crypto-lender-during-testimony-at-sbf-trial https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1713711029614448686

51:05 Scroll Mainnet Live https://twitter.com/Scroll_ZKP/status/1714286874020528554 https://www.youtube.com/live/FWzdCbFXAy8?si=LYpHH1xGkncyAUUh https://www.bankless.com/airdrop-hunter 52:50 Coinbase Perpetuals https://x.com/coinbase/status/1714642518678155709 https://www.coingecko.com/research/publications/crypto-derivatives-market 57:40 Elizabeth Warren vs Crypto https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1715026122704900217 https://x.com/KMSmithDC/status/1714007648364880282 1:01:30 Fighting Back https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-13/sec-won-t-ask-court-to-reverse-its-decision-on-spot-bitcoin-etf https://twitter.com/JSeyff/status/1712935855877128662 1:02:10 EtherFi Token https://x.com/ether_fi/status/1714695381957902428

1:05:00 Jimmy Zhong https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/07/feds-seize-3point36-billion-in-bitcoin-the-second-largest-recovery-so-far.html https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/17/crypto911.html?taid=652e795bddbbd60001a5835f

1:11:30 Protecting Citizens https://twitter.com/shaughnessy119/status/1714384326467399858 1:12:15 MEV Searchers https://appointmenttrader.com/ 1:14:45 Mirroring the Stock Market https://twitter.com/degenspartan/status/1713030953193591084 1:16:40 Permissionless Finance https://twitter.com/ErikVoorhees/status/1712229910477967781

1:17:30 What Ryan’s Bullish On https://u.today/joseon-blockchain-ecosystem-introduces-first-ever-virtual-nation-state https://www.joseon.com/l/en-US/ https://joseon.cloud/JoseonWhitepaper.pdf 1:22:30 What David’s Bullish On

1:25:20 MEME of the Week https://vxtwitter.com/tomkysar/status/1714066425071984992?s=46

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Crypto in Hong Kong with Sandy Peng Oct 18, 2023

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Joining us today from Hong Kong is Sandy Peng. Sandy is here to tell us what crypto is like on the other side of the world, walking us through regulations, adoptions and bringing us fully up to speed on the landscape in Hong Kong.

For many of us this episode is a 0 to 1 moment in understanding around crypto in Hong Kong and more broadly China. ----- 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT ------ 📣 Bankless Podcast Survey: https://forms.gle/Ai5qpCJjQPhAErPr8 ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:

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Sandy https://twitter.com/SandyPeng1 ----- CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 5:53 Hong Kong History 10:08 What is Hong Kong Like 12:27 Why Hong Kong is Successful 15:28 Innovators and Regulators 19:11 HK & China Relationship 26:35 Why is HK opening its Doors to Crypto 28:52 Crypto in HK 37:21 Has HK Put Its Foot on The Gas? 40:42 The Silicon Valley Of China 43:08 Stablecoin Legislation 45:08 How Crypto Friendly is HK? 46:54 Why Move To HK? 50:50 DeFi 54:46 Crypto Projects in HK 56:33 Watch The Debrief ----- Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠

Scroll zkEVM Mainnet Launch with Sandy & Toghrul Oct 17, 2023

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The rollup wars are alive well! Scroll just launched their zkEVM to Ethereum mainnet. We invited Scroll's Co-Founder, Sandy Peng and Scroll's Senior Researcher, Toghrul Toghrul Maharramov on the show.

In today's episode, we discuss why Sroll is exciting, how it is different than other rollups. what’s next, and of course, wen token.

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----- TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Intro 6:04 Scroll Mainnet Live 6:30 Why Is Scroll Mainnet Unique? 9:25 EVM Equivalence Importance 16:30 Apps Compatibility 17:50 Importance of Scroll Rollup 20:17 Why ZK is the Holy Grail 26:30 What to do on Scroll & Why Scroll 32:47 Stitching L2s Together 39:40 What's Next For Scroll 44:30 Toghrul Disagreements 49:00 Wen Token? 50:00 Closing & Disclosures

----- RESOURCES:

Sandy https://twitter.com/SandyPeng1

Toghrul https://twitter.com/toghrulmaharram

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