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ROLLUP: Saylor Getting Sued | Avalanche Playing Dirty?! | MERGETEMBER | Maker Drama Sep 02, 2022

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1st Week of Mergetember, 2022

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----- Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

4:33 MARKETS 4:36 BTC Price 4:56 ETH Price 5:23 ETH/BTC 5:52 Total Crypto Market Cap 6:32 Merge Estimator 10:15 Fed Watch https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/26/powell-warns-of-some-pain-ahead-as-fed-fights-to-lower-inflation.html 12:10 ETH Dives %10 After Powell Rate Hike Signal https://www.thedefiant.io/markets-dive-powell-speech

15:33 Avalanche Playing Dirty? https://cryptoleaks.info/case-no-3 https://medium.com/@kyleroche/my-response-b691563c255b 24:00 Tweet from Emin https://twitter.com/el33th4xor/status/1564006450531377156 25:00 Maybe Not True? https://twitter.com/AriDavidPaul/status/1564253955785461767 26:44 David Take https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1565340995062882311

30:35 Saylor Getting Sued 31:40 Saylor Tax Fraud https://blockworks.co/michael-saylor-and-microstrategy-sued/ https://twitter.com/AGKarlRacine/status/1565031380471382019 https://twitter.com/tier10k/status/1565040637044465666

34:37 Maker 34:40 Drama Summary https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1564716178819653632.html

43:05 NEWS 43:09 ETH 43:13 Coinbase Announces cbETH https://decrypt.co/108180/coinbase-announces-cbeth-wrapped-ethereum-staking-token https://twitter.com/CoinbaseAssets/status/1562476695357358080 https://dune.com/Marcov/coinbase-wrapped-staked-eth 47:43 Abritrum One Upgraded to Nitro Stack https://twitter.com/arbitrum/status/1565041950142730245 48:48 Yesterday’s State of the Nation https://youtu.be/yYzQPRRAs6M 48:55 cOptimism Gas ATH https://twitter.com/MSilb7/status/1565131857464901633 49:55 Data Giant Shocks Ethereum with Ban on Mining https://www.thedefiant.io/data-giant-shocks-ethereum-with-ban-on-mining 54:04 Vitalik Book https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1564804705997361153

55:10 NFTs 55:15 Facebook & Instagram Allow Posting NFTs https://twitter.com/Meta/status/1564282540831248387 56:00 cReddit Subtly Launches NFTs https://twitter.com/itstimconnors/status/1562839909261447168 59:09 Ticketmaster Integrates with DapperLabs’ Flow Blockchain https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/31/ticketmaster-taps-the-flow-blockchain-to-let-event-organizers-issue-nfts-tied-to-tickets/amp/ 59:55 Goose NFT to Bankruptcy Liquidation https://twitter.com/dmitricherniak/status/1563587242777448448

1:01:06 Regulation FBI Issues Warning to Vulnerable DeFi Platforms https://decrypt.co/108542/fbi-issues-warning-over-vulnerable-defi-platforms 1:03:47 Crypto.com $10.5M Accident https://fortune.com/2022/08/31/crypto-com-accidentally-transferred-10-million-to-thevamanogari-manivel/

1:05:40 Releases 1:05:42 Orca Protocol Rebrand to Metropolis https://metropolis.mirror.xyz/ozkx0ZMwIzyahRJiQKpNv_8r7vAhOo-8tucjONhXJHI

1:06:20 Raises 1:06:24 PROOF $50M from a16z & More https://a16zcrypto.com/investing-in-proof/ https://twitter.com/proof_xyz/status/1564689271755137024 1:07:28 Reddit’s Ohanian’s $177M Crypto Fund https://decrypt.co/108560/reddit-co-founder-eyes-177m-crypto-fund-invest-strong-founders-discount-report 1:08:16 Genesis Raise $500M https://cointelegraph.com/news/everything-s-on-sale-reddit-founder-galaxy-and-genesis-execs-raise-big-money

1:08:50 Jobs https://pallet.xyz/list/bankless/jobs

1:12:07 Questions from the Nation https://twitter.com/avi_g_/status/1565192839021363200 https://twitter.com/nextalphaa/status/1565011491304230912 https://twitter.com/HappyjoeNFT/status/1565031005475418114 https://twitter.com/teemu_lens/status/1565008572248899584

1:21:55 TAKES 1:22:00 New take on the cycle https://twitter.com/gasull/status/1564888312157876229 1:23:33 99% of Crypto is a Joke https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1564257934011379713 1:25:12 Gravity Turns Off https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1564637280379502593 1:27:17 Worlds Greatest Bitcoiner https://twitter.com/cobie/status/1565264636445745153

1:30:14 What David’s Bullish On 1:31:23 What Ryan’s Bullish On

1:34:55 MEME of the Week https://twitter.com/hegemony_inc/status/1564357396784263170

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Arbitrum Nitro Launch with Steven Goldfeder & Harry Kalodner Sep 01, 2022

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On today's episode, we welcome back Steven Goldfeder and Harry Kalodner for their second appearance on Bankless. Both times for huge Arbitrum launches!

Today, Abritrum is launching Arbitrum Nitro, a 7x improvement to Ethereum's capacity. Hear all about it, Abritrum's potential forthcoming token(?!), Abritrum Oddessey, and of course, so much more.

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----- Timestamps:

0:00 Intro 6:55 Abritrum Nitro Launch Day 10:40 Reflecting on Arbitrum's Last Year 14:57 Abritrum's Rollup 16:57 The Arbitrum Odyssey 26:55 The Secret Sauce Behind Nitro 30:39 Any Trade-Offs Made? 32:18 Scale Restraints 37:38 What's Next? 47:28 Arbitrum Nova 52:53 Fractals 54:55 What Reddit is Building on Arbitrum Nova 1:01:23 zkRollups 1:04:17 The Abritrum App Layer 1:07:11 Abritrum's Hypothetical Ticker 1:09:38 Other Tech Checkboxes 1:11:34 Closing & Disclaimers

----- Resources:

Harry Koladner https://twitter.com/hkalodner

Steven Goldfeder https://twitter.com/sgoldfed

Steven & Harry's First Appearance on Bankless https://youtu.be/W33LtejihY8

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Dissenting from China's Censorship with Jiajun Zeng | Layer Zero Aug 30, 2022

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Before coming to the U.S., Jiajung Zeng lived in China and worked as a Product Manager for TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance. Jiajung worked specifically on the content moderation team that was heavily censored by the Chinese government.

Jiajung tells the story of how content moderation actually works in China. He shares the hoops these Chinese tech companies must go through to even operate as a business. And towards the end of the conversation, Jiajung shares the overall sentiment of the people of China on content moderation and what they do about it. Ultimately the conversation converges on the topic of Ethereum, decentralization, and crypto writ large in China.

This is a special Layer Zero as it shows a side of China many of us don’t typically get a chance to experience and it highlights the importance of crypto fundamentals.

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------ Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro 4:15 Jiajung Zeng’s Background 5:38 ByteDance Explained 8:30 ByteDance Content Moderation 11:11 Political Content Moderation 16:00 Moderation Resource Consumption 20:49 Consequences of Mistakes 22:47 Who is at Risk? 25:47 China’s Content Moderation Army 27:53 AI’s Role 31:35 Uyghurs & China 41:16 Dialect Suppression 43:53 Sentiment of the Chinese People 46:55 The Pushback 50:55 The Positives of China 53:54 Sentiment of the Future of China 57:32 Jiajung’s Ethereum Familiarity 59:47 ByteDance & Ethereum 1:01:52 Chinese People’s Thoughts on Crypto 1:03:11 China’s Crypto Scene 1:04:28 Jiajun’s Message to the Bankless Nation

------ Resources:

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134 - Ethereum Uncensored with Justin Drake Aug 29, 2022

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✨ DEBRIEF ✨ | Ryan & David's Unfiltered Thoughts on the Episode: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-ethereum-unsensored

With Tornado Cash sanctioning news making waves, the crypto community is asking a big question: Is censorship on Ethereum possible?

We brought on Ethereum researcher Justin Drake to explore this question in detail.

Establishing and preserving censorship resistance is possibly the most important challenge faced by the Ethereum. Covering deep topics like weak vs strong censorship, user-activated soft forks, Justin takes us down what is perhaps our most important rabbit hole yet.

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------ Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro 6:00 Justin Drake Returns 8:45 What is Censorship Resistance? 13:00 Censorship in Crypto 15:25 Weak vs Strong Censorship 21:25 Ethereum Today 26:35 The Ethereum Nation 31:12 Why This Matters 35:25 Preventing Weak Censorship 42:55 Light Clients 46:26 Proposers and Builders 52:50 Enforcing Transactions 59:24 The Mempool 1:03:45 The Weak Censorship Endgame 1:10:00 Preventing Strong Censorship 1:15:00 Diversity 1:20:00 Activist Staking 1:26:25 A Recovery Scenario 1:33:40 Social Fork 1:40:40 A Forking Deterrent 1:44:45 The Human Shield 1:50:45 Property Rights 2:01:00 The Strong Censorship Endgame 2:05:00 The Broader Context 2:10:56 Justin’s Confidence

------ Resources:

Justin Drake https://twitter.com/drakefjustin

Flashbots Episode https://youtu.be/xex9WVmVfbg

Justin Drake Episodes https://youtu.be/1m12zgJ42dI https://youtu.be/dHpAC0m8Rkk https://youtu.be/FQTZSb3Rc9I https://youtu.be/bWqhn1hXvVc

Solo Staking https://www.reddit.com/r/ethstaker/ https://rocketpool.net/

Crypto Lobby Groups https://gitcoin.co/coincenter https://www.defieducationfund.org/ https://gitcoin.co/grants/3974/electronic-frontier-foundation

ROLLUP: BitBoy Lawsuit | Ethereum Merge Updates | Biden Cancels Debt | Tornado Cash Fallout | Pudgy Penguins Aug 26, 2022

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4th Week of August, 2022

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----- Timestamps:

0:00 Intro 1:53 UFO Sightings 5:20 Actual Intro

7:50 MARKETS 9:45 Total Market Cap https://www.coingecko.com/en/global_charts 11:15 Biden Debt Cancelation https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/23/biden-student-loan-forgiveness-repayment-pause-00053299 13:30 Trolley Problem https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FbBIG1vXgAAniu5 17:50 Inflation Pain https://panteracapital.com/blockchain-letter/ethereum-tightening-more-than-fed/ 20:10 Energy Markets https://twitter.com/Schuldensuehner/status/1562771407313915905 21:14 FTX Revenue https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/20/ftx-grew-revenue-1000percent-during-the-crypto-craze-leaked-financials.html 22:15 Layer 2 NFTs https://twitter.com/blockworksres/status/1560292557975801856 23:40 Hardware Wallets Up https://decrypt.co/107877/crypto-winter-freezes-have-turned-investors-hardware-wallets

Tornado Cash Fallout 26:30 Flashbots Blacklists Wallets https://thedefiant.io/flashbots-blacklists-wallets-tornado 30:20 FTX Froze Aztec Funds https://twitter.com/aztecnetwork/status/1560710567249096704 33:55 Uniswap UI Bans Wallets https://blockworks.co/wallets-banned-by-uniswap-labs-for-alleged-crimes 34:40 Alex Persev in Jail https://twitter.com/skywinder/status/1560655212741685248 36:30 Tom Emmer https://twitter.com/RepTomEmmer/status/1562084891247902721 37:15 Matthew Green https://twitter.com/ryansadams/status/1561887300887482368 37:45 Tether https://twitter.com/Tether_to/status/1562468486886346753 38:25 Layer Zero https://twitter.com/ercwl/status/1561180759146336256

40:00 FEI Fallout https://thedefiant.io/fei-shutdown-uproar 41:45 The Proposal https://tribe.fei.money/t/tip-121-proposal-for-the-future-of-the-tribe-dao/4475

47:15 BITBOY https://twitter.com/DegenSpartan/status/1559516281078190080 49:00 Suing Atozy https://twitter.com/atozy/thread/1562206338293309440 51:20 Community Support https://twitter.com/atozy/status/1562403410791567360 52:20 Drops the Suit https://twitter.com/AutismCapital/status/1562541877689126913

56:40 NEWS 58:30 Merge Updates https://twitter.com/TimBeiko/status/1562418377582419968 1:00:20 Merge Dashboards https://twitter.com/duneanalytics/status/1562021273575751680 1:00:45 Overhyped Merge https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/is-the-merge-overhyped 1:11:15 Uniswap Open Source Development https://app.uniswap.org/#/vote/2/24?chain=mainnet 1:15:50 Nike vs Adidas https://twitter.com/Blockworks_/status/1561666150991335431 1:17:15 Pudgy Penguins https://decrypt.co/107974/pudgy-penguins-ethereum-nfts-pump-83-as-meta-nansen-execs-join-advisory-board 1:18:20 BendDAO Bank Run https://metaversal.banklesshq.com/p/the-benddao-bank-run- 1:21:54 Gary Gensler https://twitter.com/cobie/status/1561809080297177092 1:25:00 Coinbase ENS Integration https://twitter.com/financeguy74/status/1561872288399691777 1:28:35 Swell Launch https://blog.swellnetwork.io/mainnet-soft-launch-announcement/ 1:29:06 Arbitrum Nitro https://twitter.com/arbitrum/status/1561812173793419265

1:29:30 Jobs https://pallet.xyz/list/bankless/jobs

1:31:00 Questions from the Nation https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1562470760824057857 1:32:00 Merge for Norms https://twitter.com/Yash_WeCan/status/1562472673795457029 1:35:25 More Merge Questions https://twitter.com/YoEdJoCo/status/1562472379313684480 1:36:20 Bullish Layer 2 https://twitter.com/_satyakikc/status/1562651521837600770

TAKES 1:39:11 Unicorn Markets https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1562559417857773568 1:40:00 Good Podcast https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1562569160474824705 1:41:05 Eric Wall Poll https://twitter.com/ercwl/status/1562673861434703876

1:43:25 What David’s Bullish On 1:45:05 What Ryan’s Bullish On

1:48:30 MEME of the Week https://twitter.com/NFTek2424/status/1562809727608066048

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The Death of Crypto Privacy? with Jake Chervinsky Aug 24, 2022

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On today's State of the Nation, it's time to bring back the crypto legal mind of Jake Chervinsky. With the recent OFAC sanctions against Tornado Cash and the cascading chilling effect, our digital rights are under attack.

Have we seen the death of crypto privacy? What can we do to help advocate for digital justice? As always, Jake brings a thoughtful and measured approach to these crucial topics.

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133 - Flashbots Saves Crypto with Stephane Gosselin Aug 22, 2022

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Stephane Gosselin is the Founder of Flashbots, an R&D organization that’s trying to fix the most pernicious problem in crypto—the problem of MEV (Maximum Extractable Value).

Many of us are massively optimistic about crypto and aren’t worried too much about its future. However, this MEV thing could be our achilles heel.

On this episode, we dive into what Stephane and his team are doing to make MEV less of a potential weak point, how MEV works, and what our industry would look like if Flashbots didn't exist. And of course—so much more.

This is another fundamental Bankless episode that you won’t want to miss.

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------ Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro 9:28 MEV Explained & Its Importance 13:35 The Evil Side of MEV 21:26 MEV Utopia vs. Dystopia 28:54 Competitiveness, Market Structure, Equilibrium 32:10 MEV Supply Chain Crashcourse 37:24 Timeline 38:56 Flashbots Thesis 42:31 No MEV Geth Scenario 45:15 Flashbots Continued 49:10 Solutions 51:15 MEV Boost 1:00:18 MEV Boost Adoption 1:05:10 Differences in Staking APY 1:08:20 Flashbots Incentives 1:12:57 Infinite Problems to be Solved? 1:14:35 PBS 1:17:54 Relayer Role 1:20:05 Weird MEV Potential Merge Issues? 1:22:40 Byproducts of MEV Boost 1:27:17 New Builder Market Speculation 1:31:15 Stephane’s Optimism 1:32:55 Closing & Disclaimer

------ Resources:

Stephane Gosselin https://twitter.com/thegostep

MEV-Boost in a Nutshell https://boost.flashbots.net/

Flashbots Blog Posts https://writings.flashbots.net/writings

Guide to Ethereum Roadmap https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/guide-to-the-ethereum-roadmap-jon#details

Ethereum’s Hidden Power Structure https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/125-matt-cutler#details

ROLLUP: Tornado Cash Fallout | Ethereum Merge Updates | $350m a16z Flow Buy | Sudoswap NFTs Aug 19, 2022

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3rd Week of August, 2022

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

3:30 MARKETS

7:25 The Merge

https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1559150913834684418

14:40 The S&P Price

https://twitter.com/CanteringClark/status/1559164367903637506

16:10 Arthur Hayes Bullish

https://cryptohayes.medium.com/eth-flexive-7e1921123f64

18:00 NEWS

19:00 Tornado Cash

https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1558044593937170433

20:00 Arresting Developers!

https://www.fiod.nl/arrest-of-suspected-developer-of-tornado-cash/

22:12 Writing Code is a Crime?

https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1559534385128415235

24:35 Coin Center Legal Analysis

https://twitter.com/jerrybrito/status/1559171083105976321

27:06 Historic Money Laundering

https://twitter.com/avsa/status/1558076159102967810

31:18 Tornado Cash Backlash

https://twitter.com/MicahZoltu/status/1558012733412753408

33:32 DeFi Backbone

https://twitter.com/AntonioMJuliano/status/1558444605271597058

36:12 Censorship Resistance

https://twitter.com/LefterisJP/status/1558944794658873344

36:47 Soft Fork Power

https://twitter.com/ercwl/status/1559265708411965440

47:00 Eric Wall Takes

https://twitter.com/ercwl/thread/1559678652308144129

50:24 BTC Maxi Twitter

https://twitter.com/ercwl/status/1559265708411965440/retweets/with_comments

52:47 Press X to Slash

https://twitter.com/brad_eth/status/1559355035623903233

56:00 Selkis Metal AF

https://twitter.com/twobitidiot/status/1558849512780734472

58:00 Toxic Maximalism

https://twitter.com/ercwl/status/1559692710822481923

59:22 Kevin O’Leary

https://www.tronweekly.com/tornado-cash-take-down-was-crucial-kevin-oleary/

1:01:00 What We Can Do

https://twitter.com/JWVerret/status/1559470517941329920

1:03:07 Digital Bill of Rights

https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1558481645040197632

1:04:52 Gitcoin September 7th

https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1559565929163390979

1:06:07 Celsius Down $3 Billion

https://twitter.com/blockworks_/status/1559290989688274944

1:06:37 Mashinsky Trading Strategy

https://t.co/IkjtzHp8zl

1:07:27 3ac New Yorker

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/three-arrows-capital-kyle-davies-su-zhu-crash.html

1:10:02 Genesis CEO Exits

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-17/genesis-ceo-steps-down-as-crypto-broker-slashes-its-workforce

1:12:30 The Exact Merge Time

https://twitter.com/vdWijden/status/1559232749210406917

1:14:20 Gnosis Safe Airdrop

https://twitter.com/OlimpioCrypto/thread/1560284884156956677

1:16:55 OpenSea Stolen NFT Policy

https://decrypt.co/107368/opensea-changes-stolen-nft-policy-following-user-outcry

1:19:05 Sudoswap Crushing It

https://thedefiant.io/sudoswap-nft-amm

1:19:30 BendDAO Liquidation Risk

https://twitter.com/cirrusnft/status/1559954449002401792

1:22:12 Mailchimp Crypto Crackdown

https://decrypt.co/107099/intuit-owned-mailchimp-is-banning-crypto-content-creators

1:22:50 Taiwan IPFS

https://decrypt.co/107293/taiwan-turns-to-ipfs-tech-to-thwart-cyberattacks-from-china

1:25:25 SEC Suing Dragonchain

https://cointelegraph.com/news/2017-icos-aren-t-over-yet-sec-files-suit-against-dragonchain-and-its-founder

1:27:32 Canada Crackdown?

https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1560048202446999552

1:30:30 Inflation Reduction Act

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/12/house-to-vote-on-inflation-reduction-act-tax-and-climate-bill.html

1:32:10 Galleon Portfolios

https://blog.galleon.community/introducing-galleon-portfolios-narrative-based-indices-65c50be51c28

1:33:20 a16z $350m in Flow with Adam Neumann

https://twitter.com/andrewrsorkin/status/1559148342013296641

1:35:30 Dragonfly Buys Metastable

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/08/15/crypto-venture-capital-firm-dragonfly-buys-hedge-fund-report/

1:36:00 Jobs

https://pallet.xyz/list/bankless/jobs

1:38:00 Questions from the Nation

https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1559934036352589825

1:38:45 Staking After the Merge

https://twitter.com/mrymz_2/status/1559944361395101696

1:40:30 Post-Merge Narrative

https://twitter.com/p3te_eth/status/1559947163832139777

1:42:00 TAKES

1:42:20 DYOR

https://twitter.com/oooitscrime/status/1558846681747177476

1:44:25 Thanks OFAC!

https://twitter.com/valkenburgh/status/1559544321489223682

1:46:15 What David’s Bullish On

1:47:04 What Ryan’s Bullish On

1:49:45 Meme of the Week

https://twitter.com/null_eth/status/1557795334775926784

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Is The Merge Priced In? with Hal Press & Ryan Berckmans Aug 17, 2022

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Is the Merge Priced In? The Ethereum Proof-of-Stake Merge looms around the corner, but how do the markets feel about it?

Ryan Berckmans and Hal Press have a mutually bullish discussion about the Ethereum network today, tomorrow, and long-term. They're both bullish ETH, but differ on how it's going to play out.

This is our favorite kind of debate.

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0:00 Intro 7:00 Hal & Ryan Thesis 18:28 The Merge is Happening 23:30 A Crowded Trade 29:23 Risks and Catalysts 36:10 Structural Significance 41:40 Blockspace Demand 46:40 Real vs Nominal Return 50:30 Miners vs Validators 56:00 Proof of Stake Wins 59:00 Store of Value 1:09:45 The Flippening 1:18:00 Price Predictions

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Ethereum’s Progression with Hudson Jameson | Layer Zero Aug 16, 2022

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Hudson Jameson is an Ethereum enthusiast and core developer liaison with a rich background in blockchain projects. He’s played an active role in shaping various online communities for decentralized technology, including Ethereum and more recently, Zcash.

On today’s episode, Hudson shares his storied crypto journey starting in 2015 when he first became interested in Ethereum through the ups and downs he experienced as a part of Ethereum’s inner circle, all the way to what he’s up to today.

Hudson closes with some heartfelt advice on burnout and mental health in the crypto space that you don’t want to miss.

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------ Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro 4:40 Hudson’s Background 6:54 2015 Crypto 9:00 Fork and Fair Launch Era 14:26 Early Tribalism 19:28 How Hudson Stumbled on Ethereum 23:43 Early Ethereum Culture 28:40 Progress Through the Chaos 33:12 How Vitalik Handled the Chaos 37:24 Why PoS Took So Long 38:45 When Bullish ETH Became Clear 41:34 Augur & ICOs 44:51 Hudson & Inner Circle in 2017 47:46 The DAO Hack 53:30 2018-2020 Bear Market 1:00:11 Core Devs Tug-a-War 1:08:00 The Ethereum Community 1:09:41 Hudson Steps Down From EF & Burnout Culture 1:14:35 Hudson’s Legacy So Far 1:17:05 Improving Crypto’s Culture 1:20:37 Privacy 1:21:45 Closing

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