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Eden Dhaliwal - Conflux, Time at Outlier Ventures, Creating Web 2.5, Exploring China's Role in Crypto Jul 01, 2020

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The team sits down w/ Eden Dhaliwal to discuss how Conflux Network approaches the East and West discussion, his investment thesis at Outlier Ventures, why China's crypto landscape is actually fragmented, and how we bridge cultural gaps.

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0:00 - Start
2:21 Eden’s Story
10:15 Outlier Ventures Thesis and “Convergence”
12:30 Was Outlier Ventures a traditional venture firm?
15:00 How do VCs handle volatility over long period investments?
17:20 Coinflux Introduction
25:35 How does Conflux standout from other protocols?
31:20 Chinese Regulation
36:22 How do enterprise partnerships benefit the end user/retail investor?
47:30 DeFi and NFT Thoughts
48:45 Chinese Government Bans Exchanges and Crypto
51:58 Can East and West be connected?
1:00:00 What does the East not understand about the West?
1:05:29 Conflux Roadmap Update
1:08:21 Book Recommendation

Conflux
https://confluxnetwork.org/team/
https://twitter.com/Conflux_Network
Eden
https://twitter.com/edendhaliwal
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Layer1Live - Balancer Pool Exploit, Layer1 Community Name?, Consensys + AMD Cloud Services, WAX and Marvel Jun 30, 2020

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Join Layer1 as the team talks the recent Balancer Pool DeFi Exploit, unveiling our Community Name, Consensys & AMD to roll out cloud infrastructure service, and WAX announces Marvel Games.

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6:30 Breaking
Balancer Pool Exploited
https://www.coindesk.com/hacker-drains-defi-liquidity-balancer
https://twitter.com/BalancerLabs/status/1277600623865847808?s=20
https://cointelegraph.com/news/defi-protocol-balancer-hacked-through-exploit-it-seemingly-knew-about
https://cointelegraph.com/news/hacker-steals-balancers-comp-allowance-in-second-attack-within-24-hours

20:06 Quick News
Celsius gets $10m from Tether in their latest fundraiser
https://cointelegraph.com/news/10m-investment-from-tether-wont-change-celsius-mission-of-sharing
Crypto.com, TenX crypto debit cards frozen following Wirecard scandal
https://decrypt.co/33695/crypto-debit-cards-frozen-following-wirecard-scandal
Tezos Likely Avoiding SEC Action With $25M Class-Action Lawsuit Settlement
https://cointelegraph.com/news/tezos-likely-avoiding-sec-action-with-25m-class-action-lawsuit-settlement
Russia's Blockchain Based E-Vote System Suffers Node Attack
https://cointelegraph.com/news/russias-blockchain-based-e-vote-system-suffers-node-attack
King of DeFi: Value locked in Compound hits $1 billion
https://decrypt.co/33846/compound-value-locked-hits-one-billion
Telegram Agrees to Pay $18.5M Penalty in SEC Settlement Over Failed TON Offering
https://www.coindesk.com/telegram-agrees-to-pay-18-5m-penalty-in-sec-settlement-over-failed-ton-offering

45:12 Discussion
Zimbabwe blocks all mobile money payments as currency collapses
https://decrypt.co/33893/zimbabwe-blocks-all-mobile-money-payments-as-currency-collapses
Ethereum DeFi apps struggle to keep up with surging demand - Is there opportunity for other chains to step in if ETH tech stumbles?
https://decrypt.co/33782/ethereum-defi-apps-struggle-keep-up-surging-demand
Rumors swirling around BSN launch with public networks - ETH and CKB?
https://twitter.com/hosseeb/status/1277389070679719936?s=20
https://technode.com/2020/06/29/exclusive-chinas-bsn-to-integrate-public-blockchain-nervos/

1:26:17 Bitcoin
Bitcoin mining farm buys up 17,600 miners—despite the halving
https://decrypt.co/33669/bitcoin-mining-farm-buys-new-miners
Over 1Billion in options expired

1:31:30 Ethereum
DappRadar Q2 Ecosystem Report
https://dappradar.com/blog/dapp-ecosystem-q2-flash-report
ConsenSys and AMD raise $20 million for blockchain cloud service
https://decrypt.co/33489/consensys-and-amd-raise-20-million-for-blockchain-cloud-service

1:39:30 EOS
WAX - Announces Marvel and Shatner
https://twitter.com/WAX_io/status/1275141510002905090?s=20
https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/2020/06/24/william-shatner-nft-wax-blockchain
EOS Israel to host Voice Launch party 7/4/20
https://twitter.com/EOS_Israel/status/1273971003576717312?s=20

1:45:30 DeFi
DeFi Platform Opyn Launches Put Options on Compound Token
https://www.coindesk.com/defi-platform-opyn-launches-put-options-on-compound-token
Tim Draper-backed DeFi platform raises $6.5 million in token sale
https://decrypt.co/33353/defi-platform-raises-6-5-million-in-token-sale

Zaki Manian/Dean Tribble - Inter-Blockchain Communication, Cosmos Network, Agoric, Why We Build Blockchains, DeFi Thoughts Jun 24, 2020

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The team sits down w/ Zaki Manian and Dean Tribble, to discuss Interoperability and why it matters, how Cosmos ($ATOM) is leading the charge, building out Agoric, and why iterations on DeFi are dangerous but positive for crypto.

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2:45 Dean and Zaki’s Story
8:16 Why We Build Blockchains?
17:45 Interoperability Breakdown and Timeline
21:38 Will Ethereum Dominate
24:45 What is Inter-Blockchain Communication and how Cosmos fits in
27:02 Will there be Blockchains for everything?
31:28 What is Agoric?
39:27 Upgrades or Forks effect on Interoperability
43:13 CosmosHUB and Stargate update
50:22 Thoughts on DeFi on NFTs
53:45 Are DeFi users “Sticky”?
59:45 Bitcoin Macro Thoughts
1:04:12 Book Recommendation

Inter-Blockchain Communication
https://cosmos.network/ibc
Agoric
https://agoric.com/

Zaki Manian
https://twitter.com/zmanian
Dean Tribble
https://twitter.com/DeanTribble
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Layer1Live - What is DeFi Yield Farming?!, PayPal & Venmo Offer Bitcoin, Layer1 $BTC Stakes Jun 23, 2020

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Join Layer1 as we breakdown DeFi Yield Farming, Paypal and Venmo announce offering of Bitcoin, the first winners of the Layer1 Bitcoin Stakes, and the team from PlusToken scam moving around a TON of EOS!

0:01 Layer1 Community Update

6:39 Breaking
PayPal and Venmo
https://www.coindesk.com/paypal-venmo-to-roll-out-crypto-buying-and-selling
Alleged crypto Ponzi PlusToken withdraws $67 million in EOS
https://decrypt.co/33095/alleged-crypto-ponzi-plustoken-withdraws-67-million-in-eos

20:03 Quick News
Russia Officially Lifts Its Two-Year Telegram Ban
https://cointelegraph.com/news/russia-officially-lifts-its-two-year-telegram-ban
“High-severity” vulnerability found in Argent Ethereum wallet
https://decrypt.co/33009/bug-discovered-in-argent-ethereum-wallet
DEX protocol Bancor suffered security vulnerability, migrated $455K worth of user funds
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/68791/dex-protocol-bancor-suffered-security-vulnerability-migrated-455k-worth-of-user-funds
Bitcoin miner maker Ebang selects Nasdaq for its IPO
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/68816/bitcoin-miner-maker-ebang-selects-nasdaq-for-its-over-100-million-ipo
OMG Network's parent company SYNQA raises $80 million in Series C
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/69100/omg-networks-parent-company-synqa-raises-80-million-in-series-c

31:00 DEFI YIELD FARMING DISCUSSION
https://www.coindesk.com/compound-tops-makerdao-now-has-the-most-value-staked-in-defi
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/genesis/68984/compound-outstanding-debt-grows-400-over-3-days-as-comp-distribution-begins
https://blog.synthetix.io/btc-yield-farming-pool/
https://medium.com/@crypto.tutorials/curve-fi-how-does-it-work-b673a8fe16cc
https://defipulse.com/compound
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/genesis/68984/compound-outstanding-debt-grows-400-over-3-days-as-comp-distribution-begins

1:20:50 Ethereum
Ethereum miners are increasing the network's gas limit by 25%
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/69053/ethereum-miners-vote-for-25-gas-limit-increase
Sandbox NFT market / Interested in Building on Layer1 Plot?
https://twitter.com/PlayToEarn/status/1274353739118399489?s=20
Matter Labs deploys zkRollup-based scaling tool on Ethereum's mainnet
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/68584/matter-labs-deploys-scaling-solution-zkrollup-on-ethereum-mainnet
Reddit invites developers to submit Ethereum scaling proposals for its token project
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/68880/reddit-invites-developers-to-submit-ethereum-scaling-proposals-for-its-token-project

1:42:27 EOS
Sense Chat Partners With Akon City (Akoin) For Tokenized Private Messaging
https://www.eoswriter.io/170731_sense-chat-partners-with-akon-city-akoin-for-tokenized-private-messaging.eos
Two Global Exchanges List Everipedia’s IQ token (Binance, OKex)
https://www.eoswriter.io/170706_two-global-exchanges-list-everipedias-iq-token-binance-okex.eos

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Yat Siu - The Best Mind in Virtual Assets, Animoca Brands, The Virtual Economy, User Ownership vs. Tech Monopoly, Early Atari Days Jun 19, 2020

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The team sits down w/ Yat Siu of Animoca Brands, to breakdown the impending virtual economy and assets, why we’re ALREADY in the Metaverse, why tech companies are feudal kingdoms, raising himself as a child, and bringing value to users through ownership.

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3:11 Yat's Story
10:13 Time at Atari
13:53 Value and Virtual Assets
20:35 How Gaming Economies Work
23:13 Why most Virtual Assets are Rented not Owned
32:30 Does Play-to-Earn ruin the experience?
36:23 Investing Early in CryptoKitties
44:20 How do you choose Brands to invest in?
55:30 Utility of NFTs
1:01:06 Why Tech Giants are Feudal Kingdoms, Hoard Value
1:07:33 Thoughts on Hong Kong
1:13:39 Book Recommendation

Animoca Brands
https://www.animocabrands.com/
https://twitter.com/animocabrands
Yat Siu
https://twitter.com/ysiu
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Layer1Live - Burniske Bullish ETH, State of Stablecoins, Blankos/Axie Infinity Announcements Jun 16, 2020

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Come join Layer1 as we break down the state of Stablecoins, the latest on Ethereum community sentiment, big announcements from Axie Infinity and Blankos, and much more!

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Breaking
ETH Fees = blackmailing of exchange?
https://decrypt.co/32145/hackers-blackmail-exchange-with-5-million-of-ethereum-fees-report

Alex Masmej launches “Control My Life”
https://medium.com/@AlexMasmej/introducing-control-my-life-use-my-cryptocurrency-alex-to-vote-on-my-life-choices-8d62471963cd

Quick News
JPMorgan Says Bitcoin Crash Survival Shows It Has Staying Power
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-12/jpmorgan-says-bitcoin-crash-survival-shows-it-has-staying-power?utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_content=crypto&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Galaxy Digital and Bakkt Unveil Joint Trading and Custody Service for Institutional Investors
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/galaxy-digital-and-bakkt-unveil-joint-trading-and-custody-service-for-institutional-investors-301073325.html

Celsius Network announces community-based investment round through Bnk to the Future!
https://medium.com/@CelsiusNetwork/celsius-network-announces-community-based-investment-round-through-bnk-to-the-future-639f39c4677d

Factoring in "in-kind" purchases, Grayscale has only bought 31% of all new bitcoins mined since the halving, far less than the 150%+ many have reported.
https://twitter.com/RyanWatkins_/status/1271097895308218369

Chinese Authority Freezes Thousands of Cryptocurrency Traders' Bank Accounts
https://news.bitcoin.com/chinese-authority-freezes-cryptocurrency-traders-bank-accounts/

China report claims a hacked crypto-exchange is behind three abnormal multi-million Ethereum (ETH) fees
https://cryptoslate.com/china-report-claims-a-hacked-crypto-exchange-is-behind-three-abnormal-multi-million-ethereum-eth-fees/

Discussion
BTC and ETH options bullish?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherbrookins/2020/06/11/derivatives-volume-suggest-institutional-players-are-here-but-its-not-signaling-what-you-think/#72da1c4f5a7f

Burniske ETH ATH Tweet - thoughts on what could drive ETH back to ATH or what could prevent it
https://twitter.com/cburniske/status/1272130997040091136?s=20

Kava launches DeFi platform, minting USDX stablecoin and adding BNB as collateral. Are you confident enough in DeFi to use it right now, or just speculate with tokens?
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2020/06/162669-kava-labs-defi-lending-platform-goes-live-with-binance-coin-bnb-collateral-support-usdx-stablecoin-loans/

Bitcoin
Bitcoin miners made $366.4 million in revenue during May, despite halving
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/67875/bitcoin-miners-made-366-4-million-in-revenue-during-may-despite-halving

Ethereum
Ubisoft launches 5th entrepreneur lab with blockchain projects
https://venturebeat.com/2020/06/10/ubisoft-launches-5th-entrepreneur-lab-with-8-startups/

Ether Mining Pool Decides to Pocket One of the $2.6M Fee Transactions
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ether-mining-pool-decides-to-pocket-one-of-the-26m-fee-transactions

Paxos and other stablecoins not actually as popular as it looks?
https://decrypt.co/31761/paxos-stablecoin-transactions-linked-ponzi-report-claims

Ethereum Options Open Interest Soars 315% — Are Institutions Bullish?
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-options-open-interest-soars-315-are-institutions-bullish

EOS
Billion dollar blockchain EOS is in trouble, research shows
https://decrypt.co/32217/billion-dollar-blockchain-eos-in-trouble-research

WAX Announcement Falls Flat
https://www.eoswriter.io/170626_wax-reveals-googles-product-counsel-as-the-first-member-of-the-wax-advisory-council.eos

Mythical Games’ Blankos Block Party Will Run On The EOS Blockchain
https://www.eoswriter.io/170659_mythical-games-blankos-block-party-will-run-on-the-eos-blockchain.eos

DeFi

The total supply of stablecoins has grown 94% since early February
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/68181/total-stablecoin-supply-feb-may

DEX tokens returned more than 5x centralized exchange tokens this year amid a slew of major protocol upgrades
https://messari.io/article/dex-tokens-returned-more-than-5x-centralized-exchange-tokens-this-year-amid-a-slew-of-major-protocol-upgrades

Sid Kalla - Roll, Potential for Social Currency Economies, Creators vs. Platforms, Time at Coindesk, Layer1 Token? Jun 12, 2020

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The team sits down w/ Sid Kalla of Roll to breakdown Social Currency, how Roll helps communities (and creators) capture value across multiple platforms, why social media applications like Instagram and Facebook currently have all the power, how NFTs and DAOs fit in, and the possibility of a Layer1 Token?
Roll
https://tryroll.com/
https://twitter.com/tryrollHQ
Sid Kalla
https://twitter.com/sidkal

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Layer1Live - When Alt Season?, Community Giveaways, Grayscale Buying, Voice July Launch Jun 09, 2020

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Come join Layer1 as we prepare for possible ALTSZN, the NFTAlert and Community Giveaways, Grayscale gobbling up BTC and ETH, and Voice getting set for launch in July.

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Breaking
Coinbase wants to sell blockchain analysis software to the IRS and DEA a year after its Neutrino acquisition
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/67551/coinbase-irs-dea-analytics-neutrino
Quick News
Robinhood users are buying U.S. blockchain ETFs, pushing number of holders to 2020 highs
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/67523/robinhood-users-are-buying-u-s-blockchain-etfs-pushing-number-of-holders-to-2020-highs
Chinese tech giant Tencent forms alliance to promote blockchain development
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/67617/chinese-tech-giant-tencent-forms-alliance-to-promote-blockchain-development
Illegal Miners in Russia Stole $6.6M Worth of Electricity, Power Grid Firm Says
https://www.coindesk.com/illegal-miners-in-russia-stole-6-6m-worth-of-electricity-power-grid-firm-says
CoinMarketCap Users Are Calling Out the Latest Exchange Rankings
https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinmarketcap-users-are-calling-out-the-latest-exchange-rankings
Reddit co-founder resigns to fight racial injustice
https://decrypt.co/31436/reddit-co-founder-resigns-fight-racial-injustice
Brave browser CEO apologizes for automatically adding affiliate links to cryptocurrency URLs
https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/8/21283769/brave-browser-affiliate-links-crypto-privacy-ceo-apology
Discussion
Global risk appetite and how BTC fits that narrative
https://www.forbes.com/sites/youngjoseph/2020/06/07/chinese-buyers-are-kickstarting-a-generational-housing-market-rally-and-bitcoin-may-be-next/#48b51ac5de3f
Sister-chain success leading back to Mainchain - WAX - EOS
Grayscale Buying Up More Than Just Bitcoin
https://cointelegraph.com/news/grayscale-is-buying-up-more-than-just-bitcoin
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Hashrate Spikes to 120 Exahash: Difficulty Drops Allowing Miners to Rejoin the Competition
https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-hashrate-difficulty-drops-allowing-miners-rejoin-competition/
Ethereum
Crypto Derivatives Exchange OKEx Launches Options on Ether
https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-derivatives-exchange-okex-launches-options-on-ether
3rd round of Sandbox LAND sale sells out in 5 minutes, $50k raised
https://dappradar.com/app/1581/the-sandbox
EOS
Voice to Launch in July 4, 2020
https://www.eoswriter.io/170574_voice-to-launch-in-july-4-2020.eos
WAX Council
https://www.eoswriter.io/170594_leaders-from-prestigious-global-companies-will-form-the-new-wax-advisory-council.eos
DeFi
MakerDAO weighs accepting real world assets as crypto loan collateral
https://www.coindesk.com/makerdao-weighs-accepting-real-world-assets-as-crypto-loan-collateral
Why Tether has printed $5 billion USDT this year
https://decrypt.co/31581/why-tether-has-printed-5-billion-usdt-this-year

Rob Finch - NFTAlert, GPK Giveaway, $WAX Success, ICOAlert days, Thoughts on EOS Jun 06, 2020

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The team sits down w/ Rob Finch to unveil a Garbage Pail Kids Giveaway, the success of GPK/WAX NFT model, reminiscing on ICOAlert and EverythingEOS days, and his current thoughts on the EOS ecosystem.

WAX CLOUD WALLET SIGNUP: https://all-access.wax.io/
NFTAlert
https://nftalert.com/
https://twitter.com/NFTalert
Rob Finch
https://twitter.com/finchify

2:12 Rob’s Story
3:50 Founding ICOAlert
6:45 Are ICOs sustainable
9:45 WAX Success
14:30 Thoughts on EOS and Block.One
17:00 Founding Cypherglass
18:45 Favorite Everything EOS moment
20:30 What is NFTAlert?
24:30 Topps x WAX
27:00 WAX Token
28:22 GPK GIVEWAY ANNOUNCEMENT
31:00 Macro Markets thoughts
38:00 DAO Discussion
43:00 Covid Discussion
45:45 Book Recommendation

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Kadan Stadelmann - Komodo (KMD), Early Bitcointalk Days, AtomicDEX, Ethereum Interoperability Jun 05, 2020

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The team sits down w/ Kadan Stadelmann to talk early Bitcoin days, the launch of AtomicDEX, how Komodo attracts ETH community, and providing security through Bitcoin's blockchain.

Komodo
https://komodoplatform.com/
https://twitter.com/KomodoPlatform
Kadan Stadelmann

2:47 Kadan’s Background
5:36 Early Bitcointalk Threads
14:00 What is Komodo?
21:44 Breaking down Komodo tech and dPoW
27:50 What sectors Is Komodo targeting?
30:40 How do attract ETH community?
35:00 How do partnerships benefit protocol tokens?
39:20 Private chains vs Public chains?
42:00 AtomicDEX breakdown
52:20 Privacy on Komodo
55:00 Kadan’s thoughts on crypto markets
1:00:20 Crypto community in Austria
1:02:31 Book Recommendation

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