Bankless

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  • The Ultimate Guide to Crypto Finance. DeFi, NFTs, and cryptocurrencies. Level up. Go bankless.
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  • ROLLUP: $2B Polymarket Bet | Election Pump? | Ethereum Optimism | Trump 'WLFI' Launch

    ROLLUP: $2B Polymarket Bet | Election Pump? | Ethereum Optimism | Trump 'WLFI' Launch
    Oct 18 2024
    With 17 days to the election, Trump launched WLFI token sales, while Kamala’s positive crypto comments sparked reactions. Polymarket shows Trump at 62%—can that be real? In Ethereum, despite price drops, Fuel launched a high-performance L2, and Paradigm introduced its own with Reth at the core. Meanwhile, Saylor plans a Bitcoin Bank, and Kraken is rolling out wrapped Bitcoin. ------ 🎮B3 | THE FUTURE OF ONCHAIN GAMING https://bankless.cc/b3 ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 ⁠ 🦄UNISWAP | BROWSER EXTENSION https://bankless.cc/uniswap 🪄MAGIC EDEN | HOME OF WEB3 https://bankless.cc/MagicEden 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 🤖0G | MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE, INEVITABLE https://bankless.cc/0G ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 0:00 Intro 4:17 Markets, L2 Update, & Blobs https://farside.co.uk/?p=1518 https://x.com/Evan_ss6/status/1846592303143776269 https://x.com/growthepie_eth/status/1845076141054345464 https://x.com/ryansadams/status/1845111043250393569 https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1846458384842916143 https://dune.com/hildobby/blobs https://x.com/litocoen/status/1846455792461140222 https://imgur.com/a/hGxZIyT https://x.com/pythianism/status/1846502438624231605 https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1845944946991276494 21:52 What’s going on on Polymarket? https://polymarket.com/event/presidential-election-winner-2024?tid=1729178339570 https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1846660964105453836 https://x.com/fewture/status/1846667819200795038 https://x.com/adamscochran/status/1846677802583838768 https://x.com/divine_economy/status/1846677795423785150 https://www.natesilver.net/p/whats-behind-trumps-surge-in-prediction https://x.com/fozzydiablo/status/1846369866091319743 https://x.com/fozzydiablo/status/1846647506446246089 https://x.com/hosseeb/status/1846395633806331914 31:12 Let’s check in on Trump and Kamala - 17 Days until election First Trump - kicked off World Liberty Financial token sale https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1845179557852377508 https://x.com/tier10k/status/1846641132731552018 https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1845926256292122767 34:43 Then Harris - said something about crypto - appreciates the help of crypto in broadening access to wealth https://kamalaharris.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/FMfcgzQXJZxzLGgcKmSNQSXCRKXShwxJ.pdf https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1845920172638605768 https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1845832802316751251 https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1846552111217045904 https://elections2024.thehill.com/massachusetts/massachusetts-senate-warren-deaton/ https://polymarket.com/event/massachusetts-us-senate-election-winner?tid=1729152612507 46:16 Galaxy researched released their Crypto policy scorecard https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/1845845163588907486 51:29 Kraken with a big release…Wrapped BTC - KBTC https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/10/17/crypto-exchange-kraken-launches-wrapped-bitcoin-token-kbtc/ 52:17 Fuel mainnet is live! https://x.com/fuel_network/status/1846536888003313786 53:54 Paradigm is launching a new L2, Odyssey https://x.com/gakonst/status/1844757392061542781 https://x.com/danrobinson/status/1844759810421805069 55:49 Conduit introduced Conduit G2 https://x.com/conduitxyz/status/1846567345864536468 57:41 Michael Saylor wants to turn Microstrategy into a Bitcoin bank https://x.com/isoandso/status/1844772434991325287 59:15 Italy will raise capital gain tax on Bitcoin from 26% to 42% https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/italy-stiffens-terms-digital-services-tax-2025-budget-2024-10-16 1:00:41 Bankless Summit is coming! https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1846722706919838081 1:02:34 Meme of the Week, David’s Fight & Kyle Samani Drama https://x.com/Jesseeckel/status/1845491020492124361 https://x.com/sgoldfed/status/1846183598832959617 1:06:29 Closing & Disclaimers ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • The Bankless Summit

    The Bankless Summit
    Oct 17 2024

    Announcing: The Bankless Summit

    The Saturday after Devcon (Nov 16th) Bankless is hosting a single day of the most interesting talks and conversations in Ethereum!

    Sit back and enjoy as Bankless curates the most interesting speakers in Ethereum while we let them speak!

    Get tickets here:
    https://lu.ma/0bpju5ic

    BANKLESS CITIZEN PERK: 70% OFF THE TICKETS!
    https://www.bankless.com/join

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    3 mins
  • A16z 2024 State of Crypto Report | Eddy Lazzarin & Daren Matsouka

    A16z 2024 State of Crypto Report | Eddy Lazzarin & Daren Matsouka
    Oct 16 2024

    A16z’s 2024 State of Crypto Report is out!

    Bankless reviews these reports every year so we can get caught up on everything happening in Crypto. That's why we’re bringing a16z Crypto CTO Eddy Lazzarin and Data Scientist Daren Matsuoka.

    Expect to learn how 2024 contrasts to 2023, crypto adoption signals, innovations in every sector from policy to scaling and stablecoins to zk cryptography. And most importantly, why the price innovation cycle is here to stay. Enjoy!

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    🎮 B3 | THE FUTURE OF ONCHAIN GAMING
    https://bankless.cc/b3

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    BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:

    🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE
    https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 ⁠

    🦄UNISWAP | BROWSER EXTENSION
    https://bankless.cc/uniswap

    🪄 MAGIC EDEN | HOME OF WEB3
    https://magiceden.io/

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

    🤖 0G | MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE, INEVITABLE
    https://0g.ai/

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    TIMESTAMPS

    0:00 Intro
    5:53 Vibe Check
    7:00 Target Audience
    9:16 2023 Contrast
    12:14 How Big is Crypto?
    21:23 Desktop vs Mobile Adoption
    25:13 Crypto Policy
    29:34 Stablecoins
    36:24 Ethereum Gas Fees
    46:09 Scaling
    48:24 ZK Cryptography
    58:30 Applications
    1:00:23 Crypto x AI
    1:06:23 DeFi vs Centralized Services
    1:09:27 Builders
    1:12:09 Price Innovation Cycle
    1:16:14 Reflections on 2024
    1:19:37 Closing & Disclaimers

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    RESOURCES

    A16z 2024 State of Crypto Report


    Eddy Lazzarin
    https://x.com/eddylazzarin

    Daren Matsuoka
    https://x.com/darenmatsuoka

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    Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:
    https://www.bankless.com/disclosures ⁠

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    1 hr and 21 mins

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