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SEC vs. Coinbase with Coinbase's Chief Legal Officer, Paul Grewal Jun 07, 2023

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The SEC is showing all of its cards. Gary Gensler doesn't want the crypto industry to exist at all. After yesterday's Binance suit, the SEC is going after Coinbase too.

We brought on Coinbases's Legal Officer, Paul Grewal to hear how Coinbase plans to fight, how you, Bankless listener, can join the fight, and what's next for the crypto industry. Should we be optimistic?

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0:00 Intro 3:09 Coinbase Sued 4:42 Timing 6:50 What Does the SEC Want? 9:08 Gary's Confidence 10:38 SEC's Token/Security Choices 12:34 Will Coinbase Delist Tokens? 14:35 Freezing Coinbase Assets? 15:26 Next Steps 17:05 Future Court Case 18:20 What to be Optimistic About? 19:52 How to Join the Fight 21:02 Closing & Disclaimers 21:45 Coinbase Video https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/1666135834062467083?s=20

------ Resources:

Coinbase Sued https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1666061613357584384?s=20

Crypto435 https://www.coinbase.com/public-policy/advocacy/crypto435

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The SEC is Suing Coinbase & Binance | Ryan & David Jun 06, 2023

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Today Gary Gensler and the SEC officially filed lawsuits against crypto exchanges Binance and Coinbase. We break it all down and share some hot takes on what this means for the crypto industry as a whole.

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🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle ------ CHAPTERS 0:40 Is This Lawsuit a Surprise? 2:35 Is This Lawsuit a Suprise? 8:41 An Attack On Crypto 12:05 The 4 Big Questions 17:06 Gary's Public Statements 22:20 SEC Charges Overview 27:47 Analysis on Coinbase 30:31 Brian Armstrong's Take 32:58 The Case Against Binance 38:08 David's Take on All of This 43:38 What "Securities" Are Effected? 48:41 News Price Impact 53:35 Where Does Solana Stand? 57:39 Is ETH The Next Target? 1:02:17 Does Anybody Actually Want This? 1:05:15 Twitter Takes 1:09:08 Gary's Icarus Moment? 1:11:10 Closing Thoughts

------ Resources:

Binance Sued https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1665744014081941506?s=20

174 - EigenLayer Will Change Ethereum Forever Jun 05, 2023

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Is re-staking the biggest thing to happen to Ethereum since MEV?

We’re joined by Sreeram Kannan who walks us through Eigenlayer. The re-staking protocol that is set to change the trajectory of Ethereum forever. It may even be launching pretty soon…

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------ Topics Covered

0:00 Intro 7:51 How Big Is Restaking? 9:41 What is Restaking? 16:22 What Was The Aha Moment? 21:32 Restaking Explained (Simply) 25:11 Where Does Eigenlayer Live? 29:40 Slashing on Eigenlayer 42:20 Risks of Restaking 57:23 Restaking Networks 1:05:27 Designing Modular Trust 1:07:43 Eigen DA 1:10:35 The 3 Aspects Of Trust 1:14:18 Tokens On Eigenlayer 1:17:54 Why Start a Network on Eigenlayer? 1:24:22 2 Uses Of Economic Security 1:26:06 Eigenlayer Alignment 1:30:42 Restaking Risk Management 1:36:19 Takes on Vitalik's Post 1:46:55 When is Mainnet Launch? 1:49:59 How Will Restaking Change The World? 1:56:59 Outro

——— Resources:

Sreeram Kannan: https://twitter.com/sreeramkannan

Vitalik’s Article ‘Don’t Overload’: https://vitalik.ca/general/2023/05/21/dont_overload.html

Sapiens by Yuval Harari: https://www.amazon.com/Sapiens-Humankind-Yuval-Noah-Harari/dp/0062316095

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ROLLUP: China Turns Bullish On Crypto | Celsius Bailout Plan Jun 02, 2023

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Bankless Weekly Rollup 1st Week of June 2023

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------ Topics Covered

0:00 Intro

3:30 MARKETS 7:49 ETH Staking https://twitter.com/hildobby_/status/1663960826225491996?s=20

10:25 CEX Balances 5 Year Low https://decrypt.co/142507/ethereum-bitcoin-balances-exchanges-edges-5-year-lows

12:25 State of NFTs https://twitter.com/cyounessi1/status/1663617804812136450?s=20

17:29 China Bullish On Crypto https://www.theblock.co/post/232404/beijing-web3-white-paper

23:03 Celsius Has A Deal https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/05/25/fahrenheit-wins-bid-to-acquire-assets-of-insolvent-crypto-lender-celsius/

28:16 Worst Crypto Winter? https://twitter.com/icebergy_/status/1663693201620758528 https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1663973894645075969?s=20

36:00 SMALL NEWS

36:26 Bullish On Blend https://dappradar.com/blog/blur-dominates-82-of-the-nft-lending-market

37:50 Coinbase Gas Free Transfers https://twitter.com/CoinbaseWallet/status/1663680306329821184

39:47 MoonPay Took $150M? https://twitter.com/web3isgreat/status/1663664708409339904?s=20

41:21 Paradigm Enters AI https://www.theblock.co/post/232247/crypto-vc-paradigm-ai

44:00 Binance Layoffs https://www.theblock.co/post/232696/binance-layoffs-cuts-jobs

45:50 Worldcoin Raises $115M https://blockchain.capital/worldcoin-proof-of-personhood-world-id-and-the-future-of-crypto-onboarding/

50:07 Magic Raises $52M https://magic.link/

52:54 Questions From The Nation Join Our Discord - https://discord.gg/zMVU2bBrcz

1:06:10 Takes Of The Week https://twitter.com/VentureCoinist/status/1662514641233166337?s=20

1:15:10 What Are You Bullish On? https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1663680140117680129?s=20

1:21:48 Risks & Disclaimers

How to Fix DeFi with Dan Elitzer May 31, 2023

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We get back to basics on the show with Dan who answers some fundamental questions about DeFi and what it means to actually be a decentralized protocol. What are the threats to DeFi and how can we build a great decentralized future.

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Topics Covered

0:00 Intro

3:34 Let's Talk About DeFi

8:09 Intro To Dan

10:51 What About DeFi is Broken?

15:05 Why is DeFi Vulnerable?

17:23 What is an Oracle?

20:12 What if Chainlink Goes Down?

27:08 What Does it Mean To Be DeFi?

33:17 What Apps Are Actually Decentralized?

41:15 How Dependancy Free Apps Emerge

45:36 Solving the Liquidity Issue

47:57 Bring Your Own Oracle

54:36 Is Orcale Free The Future?

59:35 Closing and Disclaimers

———

Resources:

Dan Elitzer

https://twitter.com/delitzer

Why DeFi is Broken and How to Fix It, Pt 1: Oracle-Free Protocols

https://www.nascent.xyz/idea/why-defi-is-broken-and-how-to-fix-it-pt-1-oracle-free-protocols

Some of Dan’s favorites:

Panoptic - https://twitter.com/Panoptic_xyz?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Timeless - https://twitter.com/Timeless_Fi?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Blend by Blur - https://twitter.com/blur_io?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

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173 - CZ & the State of Binance May 29, 2023

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We welcome back Founder and CEO of Binance, CZ for his second appearance on Bankless. Last time CZ was on, Terra Luna hadn’t collapsed yet and FTX was still competing with Binance. A lot has changed.

In today’s episode, we cover it all. Here were some of the questions we discussed: 1) How can we tell what’s real vs. FUD with Binance? 2) What Happened with FTX from CZ’s perspective? 3) The difference between the current bear market vs. previous ones 4) Community questions from Justin Drake & Degen Spartan

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------ TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Intro 6:54 How’s CZ 2023? 8:35 Why is Binance a FUD Magnet? 10:52 FTX & Ledger 16:57 Binance Transparency 26:40 Current Mood of Crypto 29:35 Another Cycle? 30:58 Binance’s Bear Market Strategy 36:44 Crypto’s Biggest Opportunity 39:48 Why Crypto Is Good for the World 42:06 The Exchange Wars 48:49 Best Regulation Jurisdictions 51:48 Justin Drake Question 54:00 Will Binance Buy a Bank? 56:30 BNB Chain Rollup on Ethereum? 59:13 CZ’s Thoughts on Twitter Post-Elon 1:00:36 CZ’s Bear Market Advice 1:04:46 Closing & Disclaimers

------ RESOURCES:

CZ https://twitter.com/cz_binance

CZ’s 1st Bankless Appearance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lldGpGsUcWw&ab_channel=Bankless

ROLLUP: Binance Commingling User Funds | Ledger Recover Postponed May 26, 2023

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Bankless Weekly Rollup 4th Week of May 2023

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------ Topics Covered

0:00 Intro

3:45 MARKETS 6:25 ETH Staking https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking 8:40 Lido Withdrawals https://twitter.com/TrueWaveBreak/status/1660860593526431744 10:55 Germany Recession https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/germany-enters-recession-2023-05-25/ 12:10 Buying vs Renting https://twitter.com/GRDecter/status/1661057543219675136 15:00 1 in 10 Americans Use Crypto https://twitter.com/SebVentures/status/1661063483369177108 Brian Armstrong - https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/1661449616393666560 20:00 NVDA AI https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/24/nvidia-nvda-earnings-report-q1-2024.html

25:30 Postponing Ledger Recover https://www.ledger.com/blog/ledger-recover-a-message-from-pascal-gauthier-chairman-ceo-at-ledger 28:45 DCG Missed Payment https://twitter.com/ramahluwalia/status/1660981239254269952 33:20 Tornado Cash Hack https://twitter.com/samczsun/status/1660012956632104960

37:40 Binance Commingling Funds https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/crypto-binance-money/ https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1661411951627436038

46:30 Apple Pay STEPN - https://twitter.com/Stepnofficial/status/1660616595792601091 Axie - https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/05/17/axie-infinity-game-launches-on-apple-app-store-in-key-markets/ 48:45 BASE Maine https://twitter.com/BuildOnBase/status/1661406955158618118 50:10 Pudgy Penguin Toys https://twitter.com/pudgypenguins/status/1659325632499572736 52:40 Do Kwon Bail Revoked https://decrypt.co/142224/terra-founder-do-kwon-back-in-jail-in-montenegro-bail-revoked 53:00 Vitalik Restaking https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1660356821779988480 https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1660791568482320390 59:13 Ron DeSantis Bitcoin https://www.trustnodes.com/2023/05/25/let-them-do-bitcoin-says-ron-desantis 1:02:30 Matcha Update https://twitter.com/matchaxyz/status/1661401872811565056 1:04:10 Connext Abstraction https://blog.connext.network/introducing-chain-abstraction-9b8f6e4dc31a 1:05:20 Astaria https://twitter.com/AstariaXYZ/status/1661733590923878401

1:05:50 Jobs https://pallet.xyz/list/bankless/jobs

1:08:20 Questions from the Nation https://bankless.cc/Alpha

1:18:30 Freedom to Innovate https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1661722723947610114 1:20:30 The Millennial Pause https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRYgLsy6kLk Gen Z Shake https://youtube.com/shorts/SsOrbYqiHVs

1:24:15 What David’s Bullish On https://imgur.com/a/U0KHn48 1:27:05 What Ryan’s Bullish On https://twitter.com/ryanberckmans/status/1661719300770615297

1:29:40 MEME of the Week https://imgur.com/Yndq4Xd

ETH to $50k by 2030?! VanEck's Bull Case May 25, 2023

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Can the price of Ethereum really reach $30,000 by the end of the decade? On the show we go on a journey through VanEck’s new report detailing how exactly Ethereum can get there.

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0:00 Intro 6:37 ETH to $11.8K 11:17 ETH Versus T-Bills 14:29 Predicting Ethereum Revenue 19:12 ETH As a Currency 25:21 Ethereum Security As a Service 30:20 Base vs Bull vs Bear Case 36:15 $300 or $50k? 45:14 The Impact of L2's 50:08 Ether vs Gold vs Bitcoin 53:56 Applying The Model To Solana 59:47 Inflows Are Important 1:01:45 Van Eck's Investing Strategy 1:05:06 When is The Next Bull Market 1:08:22 Closing And Disclaimers

——— Resources:

Matthew https://twitter.com/matthew_sigel

Patrick https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-bush-9a21a7b

VanEck’s Ethereum Report https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/blogs/digital-assets/matthew-sigel-ethereum-price-prediction-118k-by-2030/

The Future of Bitcoin with Nic Carter, Eric Wall, & Udi Wertheimer May 24, 2023

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Taproot was the trojan horse that opened the door to a new wave of Bitcoin innovation and culture. At the forefront of this culture are Udi, Eric, and Nic, the taproot wizards causing a shift in the world of Bitcoin.

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----- Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 6:19 Introducing the Taproot Wizards 12:00 Rejected From Bitcoin Conferences 17:17 Meme and Culture Layer of Bitcoin 23:55 Taproot Was a Trojan Horse 30:28 Are Ordinals Good For Bitcoin Bags? 35:11 How Ordinals Have Changed Public Perception 41:27 A Bitcoin Civil War 47:14 "We Broke Bitcoin" 53:42 Addressing Bitcoin Media 1:04:15 Are David and Ryan Bitcoiners? 1:05:27 Closing and Disclaimers

------ Resources:

Nic Carter https://twitter.com/nic__carter

Eric Wall https://twitter.com/ercwl

Udi Wertheimer https://twitter.com/udiWertheimer

172 - DEBATE: Why We Need a Digital Dollar | Rohan Grey vs. RSA May 22, 2023

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Rohan Grey is an assistant professor at Willamette University College of Law and has been involved in the world of politics and government as it relates to our public money systems.

You might remember him as the guy behind the STABLE Act (Stablecoin And Bank Licensing Enforcement) which turned into an episode we did with him in December of 2020.

The topic of CBDC and the politicization of our money system has returned, so we wanted to get Rohan back on to learn about what this conversation from his point of view.

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------ In today’s episode, Rohan helps us understand:

1) Who are the power structures supporting and fighting over the CBDC 2) Why the crypto community might have to support a digital dollar… or else!? 3) Why you should be skeptical about the anti-Gensler politicians 4) Finding the common ground between Rohan and Bankless

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0:00 Intro 7:39 CBDC Fight in D.C.? 9:20 What Side Is Rohan On? 11:07 Public vs. Private Money 14:36 The Political Chessboard 25:11 Republicans & CBDCs 30:22 Anti-Gensler Republicans 34:23 Central Bank Independence 40:15 Elizabeth Warren War on Crypto 51:25 Crypto x Political Alignment 57:50 The Case for Crypto 1:02:52 Public Goods & Capitalism 1:04:33 Digital Dollar & Privacy 1:07:21 The Central Banker Problem 1:16:49 Property Rights 1:22:44 Rohan’s Advice to Builders 1:28:09 Closing & Disclaimers

------ RESOURCES:

Rohan Grey https://twitter.com/rohangrey Rohan’s Previous Bankless Episode https://youtu.be/1ywsNq0XAfE

No Spy Cash https://www.nospycash.com/

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