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Arbitrum's BOLD New Bet with Ed Felten & Raul Jordan Aug 09, 2023

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What did the Arbitrum L2 just unlock with its BOLD release? What stage of L2 is Arbitrum in? What is next for decentralizing the Arbitrum stack? We brought on Ed Felten and Raul Jordan to help answer these questions and much more.

Ed Felten is a Co-Founder of OffChain Labs, the organization that created Arbiturm. Raul Jordan is one of the Co-Founders of Prysmatic Labs, the Ethereum consensus client which not too long ago got acquired by Offchain Labs.

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0:00 Intro 7:30 What is BOLD? 9:20 Are L2s Decentralized? 19:30 BOLD Timeline 23:40 What Does BOLD Solve? 27:15 How Does BOLD Work? 31:35 Why Use BOLD? 38:00 Shared Sequencing 42:30 Why Was BOLD Hard to Build? 48:50 Will BOLD Be Open-Source? 50:00 Are L2s Secure? 52:30 Staking $ARB 1:00:20 Arbitrum's New Tech 1:03:50 Ethereum's Overarching Roadmap 1:06:30 Closing & Disclaimers

----- RESOURCES

BOLD, Permissionless Validation for Arbitrum Chains https://offchain.medium.com/bold-permissionless-validation-for-arbitrum-chains-9934eb5328cc

Ed Felten https://twitter.com/EdFelten

Raul Jordan https://twitter.com/rauljordaneth

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182 - In Defense of Lido, w/ Hasu Aug 07, 2023

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Lido has over 30% ETH staked. Should we be alarmed? Joining us is Hasu to shed some light on this question.

In this wide ranging interview we discuss the State of Staking, the state of Lido, Idealist vs Pragmatics and asking the question - is Lido's reputation unfair?

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0:00 Intro 4:34 Is Lido's Perception Unfair? 9:08 Is Lido Too Big To Fail? 15:57 What Can An Entity Do With 33%? 21:27 TLDR Recap and Overview 24:11 When Does Lido Risk Become Systemic 32:54 Lido Is Not One Entity 36:40 Node Operators vs DAO 41:19 LDO Governance 49:39 Is Lido Forkable? 52:37 The Path To 5,000 Operators 58:46 Distributed Validator Technololgy 1:08:16 Addressing The Critics 1:17:31 The Staking Social Layer 1:24:40 Is Lido Treated Unfairly? 1:26:47 Can We Keep Ethereum Decentralized? 1:30:07 Risks and Disclaimers ----- Resources

Hasu on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hasufl Uncommon Core v2: https://www.ucc2.xyz/ Hasu last on Bankless: https://youtu.be/1qqkoGatPdE

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ROLLUP: Curve Exploit | BASE Memecoins | Richard Heart vs SEC Aug 04, 2023

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Bankless Weekly Rollup First Week of August, 2023

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0:00 Intro 3:40 MARKETS 5:45 25m ETH Staked https://twitter.com/ultrasoundmoney/status/1686670146427813888 6:40 US Debt Crisis https://twitter.com/stackhodler/status/1686276924773982208 https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/01/fitch-downgrades-us-long-term-ratings-to-aa-from-aaa.html https://twitter.com/LukeGromen/status/1686516760680214528 https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/whats-happening-economy-great-wealth-transfer-ray-dalio/ 16:10 Tether T-Bills https://twitter.com/paoloardoino/status/1685993811774738432 https://twitter.com/collins_belton/status/1686084175697211392?s=20

20:00 Curve Exploit https://twitter.com/CurveFinance/status/1685693202722848768 https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1685829565158162432 https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1685829579334938624?s=20 https://twitter.com/autismcapital/status/1686251750632853504 https://twitter.com/DefiIgnas/status/1686323974563909632?s=20 https://twitter.com/MilkRoadDaily/status/1686422244594012179?s=20 Learn More: https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1686190496019017730?s=20 https://www.youtube.com/live/I1bVLQdUkMw

34:55 SEC Sues Richard Heart https://twitter.com/SECGov/status/1686042971190272000?s=20 https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2023-143 https://imgur.com/saLUKNd https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1686687165575520256?s=20 https://twitter.com/ercwl/status/1686491323908452353?s=20 37:20 Uniswap Delisting HEX? https://coinmarketcap.com/headlines/news/uniswap-delists-hex-token/

45:00 3AC No Longer US Citizens https://www.theblock.co/post/242675/3ac-co-founder-says-us-court-can-no-longer-tell-him-what-to-do 46:30 Justice…? https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1687086457075236864?s=20 48:20 Richard Heart Documentary https://twitter.com/ercwl/status/1686491323908452353?s=20

1:10:00 Questions from the Nation

1:16:45 Important to Internalize https://twitter.com/pythianism/status/1684981202275667968 1:19:45 Bull Market Starting https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1686671529768079360?s=20

1:20:00 What David’s Bullish On 1:25:00 What Ryan’s Bullish On https://twitter.com/ryansadams/status/1686428210991419402

1:27:15 Vitalik’s Take

1:28:45 MEME of the Week https://twitter.com/pseudotheos/status/1685743250127433728

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The New DeFi Meta with Paradigm’s Head of Research, Dan Robinson Aug 03, 2023

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Dan Robinson is GP and Head of Research at Paradigm. He, over the years, has done a lot of deep thinking about markets, auctions, and liquidity in DeFi, with a particular focus on Uniswap and Uniswap V3. Recently, Uniswap Labs released UniswapX, a new dutch auction mechanism, that Dan thinks changes the meta for swapping assets in DeFi, MEV, chain interoperability, and much more.

The last time Dan was on Bankless was September 2020…almost 3 years ago! If you have ever heard Ryan or I say the phrase “Ethereum is a dark forest”...it came from that episode.

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0:00 Intro 6:00 Why UniswapX is Needed 11:09 What’s New About UniswapX? 14:00 Intents 16:25 The Magic Behind MEV Reduction 20:00 Order Flow Auctions 26:25 It’s Still Early 33:05 Who Are the Nanobots? 37:42 How Rollups Will Change 42:22 How Bridges Will Change 49:55 UniswapX Complements Uniswap v4 53:30 What Uniswap v4 Do for LPs? 59:15 LPing with Uniswap v4 vs. v3 1:04:11 Uniswap’s App Layer & Yields 1:06:05 Why Be Excited About Suave 1:09:55 Closing & Disclaimers

------ RESOURCES

Dan Robinson https://twitter.com/danrobinson https://twitter.com/danrobinson/status/1681061703818305536

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Will DeFi Survive This? Aug 02, 2023

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A special mid-week episode is in order as we discus the string of events that led to one of the largest risks DeFi has faced in a long time. What happened to Curve, what's at risk, and what can we learn from all of this?

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🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/Toku ------ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro 7:23 EVM Exploit Explained 13:21 MEV Bot Sidequest 18:21 CRV Contagion 23:43 CORRECTION: SEE SHOWNOTES* 31:43 The OTC Bailout 35:43 Buying Mansions On Leverage 41:43 Second Order Risks 47:43 Who is to Blame? 53:43 Are we in the Clear? 56:43 Lessons Learned 1:01:43 Risks and Disclaimers ------ RESOURCES

DeFi's Contagion Curveball https://www.bankless.com/defi-contagion-curveball

Africa's Crypto Revolution: Leapfrogging into the Future | Zuzalu #4 Aug 01, 2023

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In this episode, we explore the frontier of crypto in Africa and the immense potential for both the continent and the crypto industry. Africa has a unique ability to leapfrog technologies, just as it skipped landlines and embraced cell phones. The dialogue revolves around crypto adoption in Africa and a network state project called Afropolitan, which aims to build an Afro-centric digital nation.

Yoseph Ayele discusses the opportunities that Web3 can provide in terms of financial stability, access, identity services, and credit facilities for Africa. He believes that Africa will be the first to reach a billion Web3 users. Eche Emole shares insights on Afropolitan, highlighting the project's focus on crypto, network states, and the creation of Afro-centric hubs worldwide.

Both guests express unwavering optimism and articulate the transformative power of these developments. This engaging and enjoyable discussion sheds light on Africa's trajectory in the crypto landscape and the potential for uplifting individuals and communities.

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---- Timestamps

0:00 Intro 1:20 Goosebumps

5:15 YOSEPH AYELE 7:55 Why Africa Needs Crypto 15:15 Bringing Infrastructure 18:40 Stablecoins and Trust 22:20 Global Crypto Culture 28:00 Providing Essential Services 32:30 Adoption in Africa 37:00 Leapfrogging Technology 42:00 Becoming Borderless 47:45 Raising a Fund

53:00 ECHE EMOLE 55:00 Afropolitan 1:00:00 Africa is Primed 1:09:15 The Afropolitan Roadmap 1:15:45 Redrawing the Maps 1:19:30 Diaspora 1:28:45 The Team 1:33:05 Hope for Crypto

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Yoseph Ayele https://twitter.com/yosephayele?s=20

Afropolitan https://twitter.com/afropolitan?s=20

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181 - Afropolitan's Grand Plan To Start A Country Jul 31, 2023

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What would it look like to create a new country using crypto as a coordination technology?

Join us today as Chika and Eche from Afropolitan detail their plan to begin with an NFT PFP project and end up with a country. ------ 🚀Join Ryan & David at Permissionless in September. Bankless Citizens get 30% off https://bankless.cc/GoToPermissionless

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------ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro 9:05 Starting a New Country 12:35 Public Perception Of The Idea 14:23 The Nation State Has Failed In Africa 16:49 What Was The Berlin Conference? 19:56 Defining Diaspora 25:43 Explaining Network States 29:52 The Solutions a Network State Provides 32:40 Giving Africans A Voice 38:44 How To Reach Afropolitan Endgame 43:45 How an NFT PFP Project Fits In 53:39 Phase 2 And Beyond 1:00:32 A Competitor To The Nation State 1:05:51 Acquiring Legitimacy 1:12:00 How Does Crypto Fit Into This Picture? 1:15:46 The Afropolitan Currency 1:18:22 Are Eche and Chica About That Life? 1:21:29 Long Term Bull Case 1:26:58 Outro + Risks and Disclaimers

------ RESOURCES Eche: https://twitter.com/Echecrates

Chika: https://twitter.com/ChikaUwazie

Balaji's Episode on Network States: https://youtu.be/NEoxETtJ67Q

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EthCC 2023: Everything You Missed Jul 30, 2023

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FULL ARTICLE HERE: https://www.bankless.com/david-ethcc-2023

Every single year, EthCC gets a bit bigger, a bit more organized, and way more productive. The signal from EthCC this year was particularly strong!

EthCC is a unique conference. It’s one of the oldest and most well-run Ethereum conferences that we have. So here we are, post-EthCC 2023. The noise of the bull market is behind us. The tourists are gone and only the settlers remain.

So… where are we now, halfway through 2023? With EthCC offering such a strong checkpoint in the arc of Ethereum and crypto broadly, I’ve taken a moment to take stock of my main reflections and takeaways from the endless supply of conversations at EthCC 2023.

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0:00 EthCC 2023 https://www.bankless.com/david-ethcc-2023 5:50 Protocols are Commodities https://twitter.com/CelestiaOrg/status/1682691554626994176?s=20 10:00 Protocols are Verticals https://twitter.com/danrobinson/status/1681061703818305536?s=20 17:00 Focus on Consumers https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1683265848612618240 22:15 Modular Summit https://twitter.com/modular_summit/status/1682790128199008261?s=20 24:00 Bankless IRL https://bankless.cc/GoToPermissionless

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ROLLUP: Worldcoin Launch | New Crypto Bills | Twitter X | Layer 2 Wars Jul 28, 2023

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Bankless Weekly Rollup 4th Week of July 2023

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0:00 Intro

3:45 MARKETS 4:40 NASDAQ https://imgur.com/fN35vka 5:00 Recession Interest Rates https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/fed-poised-hike-rates-markets-anticipate-inflation-endgame-2023-07-26/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/live-blog/2023-07-26/fomc-rate-decision-and-fed-chair-news-conference 7:35 Stock Market Takes https://twitter.com/biancoresearch/status/1684279348709281792?s=20 https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1684571357613543424?s=20 https://twitter.com/salmoncreek7/status/1684574718232518661?s=20 12:00 BTC Hodlers https://twitter.com/glassnode/status/1683401299956465665 14:45 Layer 2 Wars https://twitter.com/artemis__xyz/status/1684549320979419137 https://l2beat.com/scaling/summary

https://youtu.be/4HFyXYvMwFchttps://youtu.be/Pni-7EqUslY

48:35 Blockchain Bills https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-regulatory-framework-bill-pass-house-congressional-committee https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1684368595323584512 50:25 Richie Torres https://twitter.com/RepRitchie/status/1684282890245271555 52:10 The Bad Bill https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1682098917087887361?s=20

57:30 The Law of Chains https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1683969105529806849?s=20 1:01:05 Optimism Takes https://twitter.com/gluk64/status/1683964193291087872?s=20 https://twitter.com/gluk64/status/1684168523164319745?s=20 1:03:50 Starknet Appchains https://twitter.com/Starknet/status/1681603967787122688 1:05:10 Twitter X https://twitter.com/danmurrayserter/status/1683446198663888900 1:07:00 Elon Musk’s Goal https://twitter.com/danmurrayserter/status/1683446630245187584?s=20 https://www.reddit.com/r/BrandNewSentence/comments/1580t8h/membership_only_human_trafficking_gentlemens_club/ https://www.reddit.com/r/memes/comments/159957z/it_worked_so_well/ https://twitter.com/adamamcbride/status/1684040162500657152 1:10:15 RFK Jr Bitcoin Purchases https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/07/26/rfk-jr-confirms-bitcoin-purchases/ 1:10:50 Selling Coindesk https://www.wsj.com/articles/investor-group-nears-125-million-deal-for-coindesk-146a6faa 1:12:25 Synthetix Infinex https://mirror.xyz/kain.eth/NHmuyvkRPXB4ck7R38v_ityer-VMZAaIwLGHu1hIDtE 1:14:10 Kwenta Volume https://twitter.com/superfluid_hq/status/1681330344794923014 1:15:00 Superfluid Subscription https://twitter.com/superfluid_hq/status/1681330344794923014 1:16:00 Chainlink Cross-Chain Interoperability https://twitter.com/chainlink/status/1680970793331613697 1:17:30 Flashbots Raise https://www.theblock.co/post/241327/flashbots-becomes-unicorn-after-completing-60-million-raise

1:20:00 Questions from the Nation

1:24:00 Market Makers https://twitter.com/MikeIppolito_/status/1682756221646823425?s=20 1:26:20 David in EthCC https://www.bankless.com/david-ethcc-2023

1:29:00 What David’s Bullish On https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1684596913742434305?s=20 1:30:00 What Ryan’s Bullish On

1:33:10 MEME of the Week https://twitter.com/TiffanyFong_/status/1684352877488119808?s=20

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Coinbase's 'Base' Powering Layer 2 Summer Jul 26, 2023

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Today on the show we welcome back Jesse Pollak. Jesse is the Head of Protocols at Coinbase and the Creator of Base.

Base plays the important role of trailblazing the future of Layer 2's and doesn't let it's centralized parent get in the way of innovation. Can Base be the spark that kicks off "Layer 2 Summer"?

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⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum ⁠

🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle ⁠

👾POLYGON | VALUE LAYER OF THE INTERNET https://polygon.technology/roadmap

🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/Toku

------ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro 9:00 Public Perception of Base 10:12 Why is Base a Big Deal? 14:34 Investing in Decentralization 16:11 Trailblazing for an Entire Industry 20:52 A New Level Of Collaboration 23:41 Contributing Fees to Public Goods 30:46 Layer 2 Summer 35:17 Wen Mainnet? 42:07 Onchain vs On-Chain 45:07 Closings and Disclaimers

----- RESOURCES

Jesse Pollak https://jessepollak.com/

Build on Base https://base.org/

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