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  • ROLLUP: $100k BTC? | Gensler Resignation | Trump’s ‘Crypto Czar’ | Memecoin Rugs

    ROLLUP: $100k BTC? | Gensler Resignation | Trump’s ‘Crypto Czar’ | Memecoin Rugs
    Nov 22 2024
    Bitcoin soared to new all-time highs as MicroStrategy led massive BTC buys, and BlackRock's ETF options hit $1.9B volume. Meanwhile, a 13-year-old executed a rug pull, sparking chaos and meme token wars. On the regulatory front, SEC Chair Gary Gensler announced his resignation effective January 20, 2025, coinciding with President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. Trump teased a "Crypto Czar," while 18 states sued the SEC. Binance launched BFUSD with 19.55% APY, challenging Coinbase’s USDC yield. Elsewhere, Solana reached new highs, McDonald’s partnered with Doodles, and Tether unveiled a tokenization platform. The crypto world remains as unpredictable as ever! ------ 📣 LEGION | MERIT BASED ICOs https://bankless.cc/Legion ------ 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 🤖dYdX | UNLIMITED LAUNCHING SOON https://bankless.cc/dYdXUnlimited 🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/toku ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x0c294913a7596b427add7dcbd6d7bbfc7338d53f/99?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 0:00 Intro 0:35 Gen-z Quant https://x.com/DeeZe/status/1859110339251478754 https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1859225228045402203 8:03 It’s a week of Bitcoin buys! https://x.com/samcallah/status/1858507239897632909 https://x.com/saylor/status/1858496146026467378 https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1859278500399620528 https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/semler-scientific-announces-btc-and-atm-activity-raised-21-5-million-purchased-additional-215-btc-now-holds-1-273-btc-with-btc-yield-of-37-3-302308149.html https://ir.mara.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1377/mara-holdings-inc-announces-proposed-private-offering-of-700-million-of-convertible-senior-notes https://x.com/Metaplanet_JP/status/1858352792647225371 https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1858535519354827251 https://x.com/bitcoinmagazine/status/1858874854402920902 https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1858991206476509659 https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1858994117617086840 21:59 Chillguy https://dexscreener.com/solana/93tjgwff5ac5thymi8c4wejvvqq4tumemuyw1leyz7bu https://x.com/nayibbukele/status/1859433926206325107 https://solscan.io/account/AySxUvESXdGTVT6G3psgzWahduxJx8bGkb4Ddip8sADx 24:12 Vitalik bought $50 of an AI memecoin on Farcaster https://x.com/Tyler_Did_It/status/1859420049427267912 30:32 Gary Gensler set to Resign https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1859659202618327276 https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1859664473025581561 https://x.com/KMSmithDC/status/1859339558342607023 https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1857123002921463862 https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/gensler-remarks-pli-s-56th-annual-institute-securities-regulation-111424 https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/11/11/trump-crypto-regulation-bitcoin/ 36:35 “Coincidently”, Trump met with Brian Amstrong this week https://x.com/News_Of_Alpha/status/1858606637201633705 https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1858922946116346273 38:01 Trump picked Howard Lutnick to lead the US Department of Commerce https://www.wsj.com/politics/trump-commerce-secretary-howard-lutnick-cabinet-77c86b81 https://x.com/TheFlowHorse/status/1858942817592103046 https://polymarket.com/event/who-will-trump-nominate-for-treasury-secretary https://x.com/twobitidiot/status/1859266763860394426 https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-team-weighs-creating-first-ever-white-house-crypto-role-bloomberg-news-2024-11-20/ https://x.com/News_Of_Alpha/status/1859661975745167378 https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-mulls-crypto-friendly-cftc-chairs-report 43:22 Trump Media might be buying Bakkt! https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/donald-trumps-social-media-group-talks-buy-bakkt-ft-reports-2024-11-18/ https://polymarket.com/event/will-trump-media-launch-a-crypto-exchange-in-2024 44:54 SEC is being sued in 18 US states https://x.com/kobeissiletter/status/1857151924061221190 48:16 DAO members might be held liable under partnership laws https://x.com/milesjennings/status/1858720755523219932 https://x.com/DennisonBertram/status/1859184992800186610 52:44 CEX STABLECOIN WARS: https://x.com/lopp/status/1858609316929974340 https://x.com/coinbasewallet/status/1859286084535906744 57:44 Doodles partnered with McDonald's for holiday-themed collectibles https://x.com/McDonalds/status/1857061165760741780 https://x.com/HuinGuillaume/status/1858538735375176159 58:44 Coinbase will delist Wrapped Bitcoin & Tether is launching a tokenization platform https://x.com/ercwl/status/1859136365083951123 https://x.com/hadron_tether/status/1857091170825891962 1:01:08 Bankless is looking ...
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  • Roman Storm Speaks - Tornado Cash Developer on What’s at Stake

    Roman Storm Speaks - Tornado Cash Developer on What’s at Stake
    Nov 21 2024

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    Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm faces decades in prison after being arrested last year for creating open-source privacy tools on Ethereum. His case could define whether code is speech, if developers are liable for bad actors, and if Americans have a right to digital privacy.

    With the full force of the U.S. government against him, Roman’s trial this April is a pivotal moment for digital rights. Bankless has contributed $50k to his legal defense—this is about protecting privacy for all of us.

    Roman Storm, alongside his lawyer, joins us to discuss The Tornado Cash case and what’s at stake.

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    TIMESTAMPS

    0:00 Intro
    2:36 Roman’s Spirits
    3:58 Who is Roman Storm?
    5:40 Why Tornado Cash?
    7:06 House raiding experience
    8:43 What Roman was charged with
    10:00 Why Roman is not guilty
    17:10 What’s at stake
    22:31 How to help Roman
    25:16 Closing & Disclaimers

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    RESOURCES

    Donate to Roman’s Case
    https://juicebox.money/@defend-roman-storm

    DeFi Education Fund - Amicus Brief - https://www.defieducationfund.org/_files/ugd/84ba66_063f9d1fd563466cadfa3f5434f918e9.pdf

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    26 mins
  • The Future of Rollups is Based | Mteam

    The Future of Rollups is Based | Mteam
    Nov 20 2024

    Mteam explores why the future of Ethereum Rollups is inevitably based. Many people said this was the most impressive technical talk at the Bankless Summit. I don’t know what you were doing when you were 17 but I was certainly not doing anything like this.

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    TIMESTAMPS

    0:00 Intro
    4:12 History of Value Accrual
    6:43 So What?
    11:57 Ethereum Stats
    16:51 Sustainable Value Accrual
    18:26 Based Rollup Future
    22:57 Questions

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    RESOURCES

    Mteam
    https://x.com/mteamisloading

    Presentation Slides
    https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XjpJSYqWu3SO0CydTfiIYYHddpvFOSz0/edit#slide=id.p1

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  • Why Are We Here? Crypto-Anarchism Explained | Arjun Bhuptani

    Why Are We Here? Crypto-Anarchism Explained | Arjun Bhuptani
    Nov 19 2024

    Arjun gives one of the best non-technical talks at the Bankless Summit that everyone in crypto needs to hear. Do you know why you’re here? Arjun explains the first principle concept of Crypto-Anarchism.

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    Arjun Bhuptani
    https://x.com/arjunbhuptani

    Presentation Slides
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    34 mins
  • Defending Beamchain & the Ethereum Roadmap | Justin Drake

    Defending Beamchain & the Ethereum Roadmap | Justin Drake
    Nov 18 2024

    For the Bankless Summit’s inaugural episode, Justin Drake shares his reflection on the Beamchain talk he gave earlier in the week at Devcon Bangkok. Additionally, Justin adds some much needed context and important (and very bullish) facets to the Ethereum Roadmap from his perspective.

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    TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES

    0:00 Intro
    4:00 5-Year Ethereum Roadmap
    6:58 Part 1 - Execution
    14:56 Part 2 - Data
    20:23 Part 3 - Consensus
    27:49 Audience Questions
    33:00 Closing

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    RESOURCES

    Justin Drake
    https://x.com/drakefjustin

    Presentation Slides
    https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Yvzh5q2jjlcW_g95s-7E4Gk5ZL-scM3l/edit#slide=id.p5

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    36 mins
  • ROLLUP: Post Election All Time Highs | Beam Chain Announcement | Devcon Recap | FBI Raids Polymarket CEO

    ROLLUP: Post Election All Time Highs | Beam Chain Announcement | Devcon Recap | FBI Raids Polymarket CEO
    Nov 15 2024
    Bitcoin keeps going higher… What about Ethereum? On this weekly rollup we not only cover markets and its election aftermath, we also vibe check on Devcon week, Justin Drake’s Beam Chain Announcement and Polymarket’s CEO being raided by the FBI? ------ 📣 LEGION | MERIT BASED ICOs https://bankless.cc/Legion ------ 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 🤖 dYdX | UNLIMITED LAUNCHING SOON https://bankless.cc/dYdXUnlimited 🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/toku ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x0c294913a7596b427add7dcbd6d7bbfc7338d53f/95?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 0:00 Intro 04:08 Markets https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/1856146168746479673?s=46 https://x.com/robustus/status/1856015427106701675 https://companiesmarketcap.com/assets-by-market-cap/ https://x.com/tier10k/status/1856720083684372950 11:28 ETF Flows https://farside.co.uk/?p=1518 https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1854882220407701661 https://x.com/woonomic/status/1854910141067673631 https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1854281747082477696 https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1856346407856112115 16:15 Coinbase Number 1 in Finance Apps https://x.com/JasonYanowitz/status/1856745020230877668 17:58 ETH/BTC Ratio https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/eth-btc https://www.coingecko.com/en/global-charts https://ultrasound.money/ https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1857068158281998357 21:59 Memecoins https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/peanut-the-squirrel https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/dogecoin https://x.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1856500025037037606 https://imgur.com/362Df5M 29:50 FBI Raids Polymarket CEO https://nypost.com/2024/11/13/business/fbi-seizes-polymarket-ceos-phone-electronics-after-betting-platform-predicts-trump-win-source/ https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/2024/11/13/polymarket-investigated-by-doj-for-allegedly-letting-us-users-bet-on-platform/ https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1856817245441401143 https://x.com/shayne_coplan/status/1856808022481539192 https://x.com/shayne_coplan/status/1856838409861386722 https://x.com/jespow/status/1856891151875268974?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g 38:24 Devcon Vibe Check https://x.com/EFDevcon/status/1856359485029445677 43:18 Devcon Announcements https://x.com/brantlymillegan/status/1855813557323178067?s=46 https://x.com/EspressoSys/status/1855973751982309624 https://x.com/bioprotocol/status/1856707895590846812 https://x.com/sjdedic/status/1856649048318464349 44:18 Justin Drake’s Beam Chain https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1856276664877010968 https://imgur.com/a/AKOzd8M https://imgur.com/a/DzWFeh3 53:15 Blackrock’s BUIDL Goes Multichain https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blackrock-launches-new-buidl-share-classes-across-multiple-blockchains-to-expand-access-and-potential-of-buidl-ecosystem-302304035.html https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/11/14/franklin-templeton-expands-410m-money-market-fund-to-ethereum-blockchain/ 54:15 Deutsche Bank Launches ZK Chain https://x.com/Memento_Bc/status/1854126014261272727 https://x.com/gluk64/status/1855480434706260146?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g 56:18 Blur is Voting on a Fee Switch https://gov.blur.foundation/t/blur-improvement-proposal-1-bip-1-blur-fee-switch-veblur-tokenomics/1040 https://x.com/mikeippolito_/status/1856147009927033316?s=46 57:09 Bitwise ETH Staking ETF? https://x.com/bitwiseinvest/status/1856698856336969778 58:40 MicroStrategy Acquires 27,200 BTC https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241111351255/en/MicroStrategy-Announces-BTC-and-ATM-Activity-Raised-2.03-billion-Purchased-27200-BTC-Now-Holds-279420-BTC-with-BTC-Yield-of-26.4-YTD 59:32 Phantom Update Cleared Users Wallet https://x.com/mememe69696969/status/1856518115947110780 https://x.com/0xFiyopi/status/1856728042225480139?t=tYq8LUbRdtswq_dAEjusIQ&s=19 https://x.com/phantom/status/1856796137665245455 1:01:42 Aave Launches a Wallet https://family.co/blog/launch 1:02:32 Meme of the Week https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1856523237208797221 ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures ⁠
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • How Crypto AI Agents Will Take Over the World | Ejaaz Ahamadeen

    How Crypto AI Agents Will Take Over the World | Ejaaz Ahamadeen
    Nov 14 2024

    Ejaaz is back on the podcast to explore the cutting edge of AI agents and their potential takeover—starting with blockchains, powered by crypto rails.

    Is AI x Crypto the next big wave or just hype? Is any of it investible? Ejaaz, former Coinbase product manager and current Crypto-AI fund operator, shares what’s real, what’s not, where VCs are allocating their capital and much more in today’s episode.

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    0:00 Intro
    7:11 The AI Agent Story
    20:27 Are AI Agents a Fad?
    26:33 Smarter More Personalized Models
    31:30 What Could Go Wrong?
    34:49 Crypto & AI Relation
    40:04 How to Invest in AI Agents
    50:36 AI Agents Are the Crypto Natives
    1:02:05 Crypto AI Isn’t Going Away
    1:09:30 Are AI Agents Real Yet?
    1:14:17 Crypto AI Layers
    1:26:09 Open Source’s Importance & Stacks
    1:37:07 Middleware & App Layers
    1:42:18 Where VCs Are Allocating
    1:48:18 Closing & Disclaimers

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    RESOURCES

    Ejaaz
    https://x.com/cryptopunk7213

    Gospel of Goatsie Whitepaper
    https://pdfupload.io/docs/aae14f87

    Truth Terminal
    https://x.com/truth_terminal

    Accelerando
    https://www.amazon.com/Accelerando-Singularity-Charles-Stross/dp/0441014151

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    1 hr and 50 mins
  • 2025 Crypto Predictions with Altcoin Daily | BTC, ETH, Memecoins & L2s

    2025 Crypto Predictions with Altcoin Daily | BTC, ETH, Memecoins & L2s
    Nov 13 2024

    Ryan and David were interviewed by Altcoin Daily on Oct. 1st, 2024. In their interview, they chat about what's next for Ethereum, their best Ether price prediction for 2025, and all of the other tokens and more!

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    TIMESTAMPS

    2:52 Intro
    4:18 Background
    10:30 Crypto Outlook for 2025
    13:23 How High Will Bitcoin Go in 2025?
    15:11 "Ethereum Is Incredibly Undervalued"
    17:37 Why Ethereum L2's Are MASSIVE
    20:26 When Will Ethereum Flip Bitcoin?
    24:40 Ethereum Price Prediction 2025
    29:03 What's The Next Ethereum of THIS Cycle?
    32:10 The Memecoin Supercycle
    33:49 Secret to Growing on Social Media
    36:26 Thoughts on Cardano
    39:56 Best Advice for Crypto Investors

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    Altcoin Daily Interview
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