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Rep Patrick McHenry on Crypto's Big Week in DC
May 21, 2024 09:30 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBThis is a huge week for crypto in DC and we have on Congressman Patrick McHenry to tell us all about it. Three big things: 1) SAB 121 repeal bill going to Biden’s desk - will he let it pass or veto? 2) SEC approve/deny Ethereum ETF - decision due thursday. 3) House vote on FIT bill you’ve been championing - well talk about that bill. Stand with Crypto: https://www.standwithcrypto.org/politicians ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotif...
BREAKING: The ETH ETF is getting approved?!
May 20, 2024 22:17 - 48 minutes - 66.9 MBThe ETF approval deadline is coming on May 23rd and the odds just got.... wayyyy higher! Ryan and David explain. ------ 📣 SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless...
The New American Surveillance State | Byron Tau
May 20, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 198 MB✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-the-byron-tau-interview ------ Are we being watched? That’s the question we ask Byron Tau, an investigative journalist and author of “Means of Control'' that covers all about the US surveillance state. Turns out the US Government has a digital dossier of every citizen, but how? How do they collect the data? How are they using it? Can we ever get back our digital privacy? Expect to learn all that and m...
ROLLUP: Memestock Mania | ETH Spot ETF Countdown | $25M Hackers Charged | Crypto's Election Impact
May 17, 2024 09:30 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBThe Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup Third Week of May ------ 📣 TRANSPORTER - SECURED BY CHAINLINK CCIP | TRY IT OUT https://www.transporter.io/ ------ 🎙️ SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle ...
Autonomous Worlds | Lattice’s Justin Glibert
May 15, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 108 MBIn today’s episode, we’re exploring the frontier of onchain universes, on Ethereum. Autonomous Worlds is the new frontier of digital onchain universes, being pioneered by the Lattice team, of which Justin Glibert on the show today is the co-founder and CEO. Ethereum is not just a financial computer, but a root of state for an infinite number of universes, all with their own laws of physics, objects, players, agents, and state… and, like our universe, still continues with, or without, our...
“Nothing Stops This Train” | Lyn Alden on Fiscal Dominance
May 13, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 172 MB✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-the-lyn-alden-interview ------ Bankless listener, if you want to survive this decade as an investor, as a market participant or even just as a citizen, you have to tune in to this episode with author and investor, Lyn Alden. We’re entering a new era. “Nothing Stops this Train” as Lyn would say. We’ve entered the Era of Fiscal Dominance. - What era is this? - Who will be the winners and losers? - What...
ROLLUP: M2 Money Supply Flipped Bullish | Robinhood Wells Notice | Trump Supports Crypto | Friend.tech Token
May 10, 2024 09:30 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBBankless Friday Weekly Rollup Second Week Of May ------ 📣 TRANSPORTER - SECURED BY CHAINLINK CCIP | TRY IT OUT https://www.transporter.io/ ------ Bankless Premium | Use Code "FEED10" https://bankless.cc/FEED10 ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://b...
Why This Cycle is Cooked | DH + RSA
May 09, 2024 09:30 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBToday we explore David's idea that this cycle is cooked and Ryan has some question starting with... what does that even mean? On this week's episode of Bankless Takes we answer that question and so much more as we take a deep dive into token distributions and how they're playing out this time around. ------ 📣 TRANSPORTER - SECURED BY CHAINLINK CCIP | TRY IT OUT https://www.transporter.io/ ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-...
Bitcoin's 2024 Revolution: L2s & Beyond | Eric Wall
May 08, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 168 MB✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-the-eric-wall-interview ------ What’s the Endgame for Bitcoin Scaling? That’s what we asked bitcoin builder and researcher Eric Wall. We start by exploring the evolution of Bitcoin and the genesis of scaling solutions on top of it. We then get into the intricacies of the BitVM, what exactly is a Bitcoin L2 and what’s coming next. Eric is the perfect guest to explore this frontier of Bitcoin Rollups, he ...
The Battle Between Crypto VCs & Retail Investors | Regan Bozman
May 06, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 174 MB✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-the-regan-bozman-interview ------ Today we explore the frontier of Venture Capitalists vs Retail Investors, are they at war? That’s exactly what we debate on the show with crypto writer and VC Regan Bozman. Lots of questions to be asked on this episode: - Is crypto experiencing an identity crisis? - Are memecoins a reaction to VCs - Why is the current wave of Airdrops broken?. - Is attention more impo...
ROLLUP: $EIGEN Token Launch | CZ Going to Jail | Stripe Crypto Support | Market Bottom In?
May 03, 2024 09:30 - 1 hour - 79.9 MBBankless Friday Weekly Rollup First Week Of May ------ 📣 TRANSPORTER - SECURED BY CHAINLINK CCIP | TRY IT OUT https://www.transporter.io ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 🌐 CARTESI | APPLY FOR A GRANT https://bankless.cc/CartesiGovernance 🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo 🏠 CASA | SECURE YOUR GENERATIONAL WEALTH http...
1 Billion Users Onchain | Jesse Pollak of Base
May 02, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 92.1 MBWhile it's still early in the race, Base is now one of Ethereum’s largest L2s. In today’s episode, we brought back on repeat guest and co-creator of Coinbase’s L2, Base, Jesse Pollak. We cover: - How Base plans to bring billions of users onchain - How Base is increasing its scale by 400x - How Coinbase is using Base to be more onchain - Onchain Summer II ------ 📣 TRANSPORTER - SECURED BY CHAINLINK CCIP | TRY IT OUT transporter.io ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | ...
Why ConsenSys is Suing the SEC | Joseph Lubin & Matt Corva
May 01, 2024 20:45 - 1 hour - 91.1 MB“The U.S. is trying to disconnect from Ethereum," that’s what Joe Lubin the CEO of Consensys said in today’s conversation. He was talking about those in power trying to unplug Ethereum from the citizens. The SEC is going after Kraken, Coinbase, Uniswap and Metamask. They’re trying to turn every non-custodial wallet into a broker-dealer. We brought on Joe Lubin, a crypto OG and CEO of Consensys the company behind a number of massive crypto projects including the popular Metamask wallet, a...
$EIGEN Token Announcement With Sreeram Kannan and Robert Drost
April 29, 2024 22:16 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBEigenlayer token details are here! Don’t call it an Airdrop - This is a Stakedrop — because that’s the only thing you can do with your EIGEN tokens out of the gate. 15% of the total Supply of Eigen distributed over multiple Seasons, Season 1 starts today with 5% of the supply, and one of the most sophisticated set of smart contracts on Mainnet. EIGEN is not your typical ERC20 token. It’s got this feature called “Intersubjective Forking” that increases the scope of what Eigenlayer can prov...
$3 Trillion in Stablecoins by 2030 | Jeremy Allaire, USDC Founder
April 29, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 194 MB✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-the-jeremy-allaire-interview ------ Joining the podcast today we have the man behind the largest US based stablecoin, Jeremy Allaire, the Founder of USDC Circle. A year ago USDC depegged in the face of major banks like SVB and Silvergate collapsing. How did Jeremy deal with that? What year is crypto in internet years? Why don’t we have a venmo for crypto yet? Fast forward to 2030, what’s the total value o...
ROLLUP: CZ to Jail? | Consensys sues SEC | IRS vs. Crypto | USDT in Telegram
April 26, 2024 10:57 - 1 hour - 104 MBBankless Friday Weekly Rollup Last Week Of April ------ 🔐 SAFE | USE SAFE, GET REWARDED. CHECK OUT SAFE PASS https://bankless.cc/SafePass_pod ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🔐 SAFE | USE SAFE, GET REWARDED https://bankless.cc/SafePass_NL 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bank...
Tech Acceleration vs Deceleration: e/acc vs. d/acc debate | Erik Torenberg & Haseeb Qureshi
April 24, 2024 09:30 - 1 hour - 94 MBErik Torenburg and Haseeb Quereshi join us for today's debate. Should we accelerate or decelerate our tech progress? How about when it comes to something as powerful as AI? This is not just a debate in tech circles - this is a political debate that poised to define the next decade. We’ve had leaders from both sides of the debate on the podcast - episodes with Elizer Yudkowski and Beff Jezos. You’ve heard what they think. Today’s episode is a discussion and at times a debate on these o...
Anthony Pompliano: Bitcoin, Portfolio for 2024, Institutional Adoption & Crypto Tribalism
April 22, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 198 MB✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-the-anthony-pompliano-interview ------ Bankless Nation, we’ve finally got him… Anthony Pompliano is on the show. Pomp is an investor and media personality, best known to the crypto community for his relentless bitcoin evangelism. Expect to learn about the Bitcoin Halving, the state of BTC EwTFs, the consequential institutional adoption and crypto tribalism. We wrap up the episode with a quick lightning ro...
ROLLUP: BTC Halving is Here! | Worldcoin's New Chain | China ETF Approvals | Solana Chain Upgrades
April 19, 2024 09:30 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBBankless Friday Weekly Rollup 3rd Week Of April ------ 🔐 SAFE | BUILD WITH THE SAFE SMART ACCOUNT https://bankless.cc/Safe_pod ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo 🔐 SAFE | ATTEND SAFE{CON} https://bankless.cc/SafeCon ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https:/...
Runes: Tokens on Bitcoin | Casey Rodamor
April 18, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 121 MBToday’s episode is about exploring the frontier of tokens on Bitcoin with guest Casey Rodarmor. Casey is the creator of the Ordinals Protocol, a harmless protocol that simply allowed for arbitrary data to be inscribed into individual Bitcoin UTXOs, creating what are called Bitcoin NFTs. He is now also the creators of Runes, a second protocol, working to bring fungible tokens to Bitcoin. Bitcoin is changing and Casey appears to be one of main reasons for the change. Soon he’ll be unveiling...
The Unified Architecture of Ethereum | DH + RSA
April 17, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBWelcome back to Bankless Takes! On the show today we walk through David’s recent article on the unified architecture theory for Ethereum. Where does Ethereum stand in a world of many chains? How does ethereum compare to Bitcoin, Solana, Celestia, and many others are fighting for users in the space. The comparisons and top competitors might surprise you. ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRA...
Is $TIA Modular Money? | Nick White
April 16, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 121 MBIn today's episode, David delves into the interesting dynamics between Ethereum and Celestia. While Ethereum and Solana are often seen as the main rivals, Celestia shares similar design philosophies and goals but with notable differences. Is it Ethereum's true competitor? Joining us to help answer that question and much more is Nick White, COO of Celestia Labs. ------ 📣 SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:...
Your Guide to the Bull Run | Raoul Pal
April 15, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 164 MB✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-the-raoul-pal-interview ------ Bankless Nation, we’re having none-other than Raoul Pal, a frequent guest on this show, who needs no introduction. Expect to understand debasement, how to navigate the different crypto seasons, and Raoul’s secular thesis. Besides his key learnings, Raoul also gives a peak into his portfolio and shares some hot takes on the current state of AI. ------ 📣 SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS...
"We Plan to Win" - Hayden Adams on Uniswap vs. the SEC
April 12, 2024 20:10 - 48 minutes - 66.4 MBCrypto's OG darling exchange, Uniswap is under attack after it received an enforcement notice on Wednesday, April 10th, 2024 from none other than Gensler's anti-crypto SEC. Uniswap’s CEO Hayden Adams joins us on the podcast to share what happened, how they plan to fight, and what the industry can do to support. ------ 🦄DEFEND UNI | FREE MINT https://zora.co/collect/base:0x3cc5c167ff67ff31f8bee4b5523c684ce1172bfd/1 ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EX...
ROLLUP: Uniswap vs. SEC | Eigenlayer Mainnet | Blackrock BUIDL Fund | $TNSR Solana Airdrop
April 12, 2024 06:05 - 1 hour - 117 MBBankless Friday Weekly Rollup 2nd Week of April, 2024 ------ ➡️ Apply to the Cartesi Grants Program here: https://bankless.cc/Cartesi ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 🏙️ CONSENSUS | SAVE 20% WITH CODE BANKLESS https://go.coindesk.com/4cBztCA ...
Crypto vs. The World | Jake Chervinsky & Amanda Tuminelli
April 11, 2024 09:30 - 1 hour - 75.3 MBWhile there is always a lot of activity on Crypto Legal Front, this particular moment in time feels especially active. Today on the show we have Jake Chervinsky and Amanda Tuminelli, two of crypto’s most impressive lawyers. Every single court case, of which there are 5 different ones discussed in this episode today, brings new precedent and new clarity to the crypto space. The theme of this episode today might be… crypto bites back. ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY2...
The Debate Over ETH's Monetary Policy | DH + RSA
April 10, 2024 09:30 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBThe Ethereum community is currently in debate, are we going to change the monetary policy of ETH? Why should we? Who gets to decide? What should it be? Today's episode of Bankless Takes is a masterclass on monetary policy for Ethereum and beyond. ------ ➡️ Apply to the Cartesi Grants Program here: https://bankless.cc/Cartesi ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO...
AI Power Wars | Emad Mostaque
April 08, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 182 MBToday on the show, we have the founder of Stability AI, Emad Mostaque. Emad recently left his company citing “You can’t beat centralized AI with more centralized AI” and decided to venture into the frontier of decentralized AI. We touch on the economical consequences of AI, why it needs to be open-source and distributed and the role of Crypto in decentralizing AI. ------ 📣 SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR ...
ROLLUP: Special Guest! | Airdrop Week | Base Szn | The DeFi Wars
April 05, 2024 09:30 - 1 hour - 77 MBBankless Friday Weekly Rollup First Week of April, 2024 Major thanks to Anthony Sassano for filling in for Ryan as he takes some time off to update his firmware. https://x.com/sassal0x ------ 🌐 CRYPTEX | GET INVOLVED WITH GOVERNANCE FOR THE FUTURE OF DECENTRALIZED MARKETS https://bankless.cc/Cryptex_pod ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k...
The Summer of Protocols Episode
April 04, 2024 09:59 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBWelcome Bankless Nation, to the Summer of Protocols!| Summer of Protocols is an ongoing research and evangelism effort that aims to catalyze broad interest in the study of protocols as a first-class concept for thinking about the world. To explain a little more about what Summer of Protocols is all about, we brought Tim Beiko of the Ethereum Foundation and Venkat Rao of the Ribbonfarm blog on the podcast. Additionally, this episode contains three short interviews with three of the 35 tot...
BUIDL: Blackrock's $10T Bet on Ethereum | Carlos Domingo
April 02, 2024 09:30 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBEarlier this month the largest asset manager in the world released its first tokenized fund on Ethereum called the BlackRock BUIDL fund. We knew this was big… but after recording this episode we’re realizing this is an even bigger deal than we initially thought. Tokenized treasuries on chain Tokenized securities on chain. The largest institutions in the world are here and they’re tokenizing their assets. ------ 🌐 CRYPTEX | GET INVOLVED WITH GOVERNANCE FOR THE FUTURE OF DECENTRALIZE...
When Ethereum ETF? | Matt Hougan & Ryan Rasmussen of Bitwise
April 01, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 159 MBThe Bitcoin ETF was a huge win for Crypto. What’s next? Will an Ethereum ETF be approved? We brought Matt Hougan & Ryan Rasmussen of Bitwise to explore exactly that. We go through what made the BTC ETF so successful, what we need to replicate the process for Ethereum and what comes after the ETH ETF. ------ 📣 PERMISSIONLESS III | BUY TICKETS NOW Bankless Citizens get 30% off: https://www.bankless.com/tools/perks Use BANKLESS10 for 10% off: https://bankless.cc/PermissionlessIII...
ROLLUP: SBF 25 Years | Coinbase vs. SEC | Blobs Demand | Blast Controversy
March 29, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 95.4 MBBankless Friday Weekly Rollup Last Week of March, 2024 ------ 🖼️ NFTFi Borrow ETH or USDC with an NFT at https://bankless.cc/NFTFi_pod Check their rewards program at: https://bankless.cc/NFTfi_rewards_pod ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo 🗣️TOKU | CRYP...
Can Crypto's Broken Moral Compass Be Fixed? | RSA+DH
March 27, 2024 09:30 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBOn today's episode of Bankless Takes we're exploring the current state of crypto's social layer. Are we in this for the right reasons, or has crypto lost the plot? ------ 🖼️ Borrow ETH or USDC with an NFT on NFTFi https://bankless.cc/NFTFi_pod ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://b...
BLAST: The L2 with Native Yield | Pacman
March 25, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 166 MB✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-pacman-blast-l2 ------ Pacman is one of the most interesting builders in crypto right now. After creating Blur, a disruptive NFT exchange, the crypto wonder kid is targeting the L2 space with his new yield bearing L2 called Blast. In this episode, we cover Pacman’s story, how he built Blur, how he pioneered Points and finally, we get into Blast, the already third largest L2 in TVL. ------ 📣 SPOTIFY PR...
ROLLUP: Memecoin Mania | Solana ATH? | Blackrock Ethereum Fund
March 22, 2024 09:30 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBBankless Friday Weekly Rollup 3rd Week of March ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo 🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/toku 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 💸 CRYPTO TAX CALCULATOR | USE CODE BANK30 https:...
Is Crypto a Scam? with Crypto Skeptic Patrick McKenzie
March 21, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 177 MB✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-patrick-mckenzie ------ Why do banks have holidays? Should we redesign the banking system? Is there a future for crypto? Today we’re joined by Patrick McKenzie, an advisor at Stripe who writes about the modern financial system helps us answer these exact questions. First, we talk about the inner workings of the existing banking system. Then we get into crypto, where Patrick shares his reasons for skeptic...
The 7 Most Bullish Crypto Narratives of 2024
March 20, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBThe crypto bull market is here and nothing drives price like a good ol' narrative. On the show today we walk you through the top 7 that we're most excited about to watch unfold during this bull run. Can you guess which one is our favorite? ------ ➡️ Apply to the Cartesi Grants Program here: https://bankless.cc/Cartesi ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHA...
Memecoins: Good or Evil with Ledger & Stephen Cesaro
March 19, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 88.5 MBToday on the show we have two guests debating the merits and costs of crypto memecoins. Ledger (Brian Krogsgard) from the UpOnly podcast thinks that memecoins are financial nihilism that creates room for bad actors and grifters. Stephen Cesaro, from the Alfalfa Podcast, thinks memecoins are something to appreciate and celebrate. Which side are you on? ------ 🥩PRIMESTAKED | MINT primeETH NOW https://bankless.cc/Origin-pod ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 htt...
214 - L2 Tokens: Bullish or Bearish? with Sassal, Jordi, & Ippolito
March 18, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 168 MB✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-l2-tokens/ ------ Are Layer2 Tokens bullish or are they just worthless governance tokens? We’ve brought a team of expert panelists to help us answer that exact question. Mike Ippolito, Jordi Alexander and Anthony Sassano explore Layer2 business models, where value is accrued and how to capture that upside. ------ 🥩PRIMESTAKED | MINT primeETH NOW https://bankless.cc/Origin-pod ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREM...
ROLLUP: Blobs Arrive | BTC New High | ETH ETF? | Bankless 4th Birthday
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Dencun 101: Tim Beiko Explains Ethereum’s Upgrade and Beyond
March 13, 2024 09:30 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBEthereum's next hard fork is here and we're joined by Tim Beiko from the Ethereum foundation to walk us through and explain what it all means. He shares a comprehensive guide on each and every EIP along with what comes next, Dencun, Pectra, and beyond. If you want to be up to date with the state of all things Ethereum this is the episode for you. ------ 🏹 USE PODCAST24 FOR 10% OFF https://bankless.cc/Citizen2024 ------ 🎧 Listen On Your Favorite Podcast Player: https://bankless.cc/...
Tokenizing Real World Assets | Robert Leshner
March 12, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 136 MBCan we Tokenize the World? Robert Leshner, creator of Compound and one of the forefathers of DeFi, is on a mission to do so. With his new company Superstate, new product, tokenized t-bills and new location, New York city. Robert is trying to bring $300 trillion in TradFI assets on-chain. ------ ➡️ Apply to the Cartesi Grants Program here: https://bankless.cc/Cartesi ------ 🎧 Listen On Your Favorite Podcast Player: https://bankless.cc/Podcast ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: ...
213 - Justin Sun: On Tron, Vitalik, and Becoming Humble
March 11, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 155 MB✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-justin-sun ------ Justin Sun, the Controversial Founder of TRON has finally entered the chat. This episode is packed with hot takes. Expect to learn why Justin is still in Crypto, why he should’ve copied Ethereum 100% and not just 95%, why he views Vitalik as a goldmine and much more. ------ 🏹 USE PODCAST24 FOR 10% OFF https://bankless.cc/Citizen2024 ------ 🎧 Listen On Your Favorite Podcast Playe...
ROLLUP: All Time High Debate | New ETF Record | Wormhole Airdrop
March 08, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBWeekly Rollup 2nd Week of March ----- ➡️ Apply to the Cartesi Grants Program here: https://bankless.cc/Cartesi ------ 🎧 Listen On Your Favorite Podcast Player: https://bankless.cc/Podcast ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🦄UNISWAP | SWAP SMARTER https://bankless.cc/uniswap 🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo 🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/toku ...
The RFK Interview
March 07, 2024 10:30 - 5 minutes - 5.1 MBAn in person interview with presidential candidate RFK Jr. who shares his takes and policies on the state of crypto in the United States. To learn more, visit https://www.kennedy24.com/ ------ 🏹 USE PODCAST24 FOR 10% OFF https://bankless.cc/Citizen2024 ------ 🎧 Listen On Your Favorite Podcast Player: https://bankless.cc/Podcast ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🦄UNISWAP | SWAP SMARTER https://bank...
AI Memecoins & Lessons for Narrative Investing
March 06, 2024 11:30 - 57 minutes - 79.4 MBRyan and David share another Bankless Takes episode where they discuss their AI memecoin analysis, why AI crypto tokens are a big deal, how to speculate on narratives like AI memecoins (lessons and guidance for “narrative investing”, and what are the next big narratives this cycle. ------ 🌐 CARTESI | MODULAR EXECUTION ON LINUX https://bit.ly/3SYkjzF ------ 🎧 Listen On Your Favorite Podcast Player: https://bankless.cc/Podcast ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRU...
212 - Tether CEO on Their $100B Stablecoin ($USDT)
March 04, 2024 11:30 - 1 hour - 184 MBPaolo Ardoino is the CEO of Tether, the $100 Billion stablecoin company that owns more U.S. Treasuries than most countries. We explore why Tether is winning, how it’s helping people in emerging markets and what really backs a $USDT. We also cover the state of the stablecoin regulation and even market competitors. Tether has been and it’s still a target of Fud in the Crypto industry. Paolo is here to refute that Fud and much more. ------ 🏹 USE PODCAST24 FOR 10% OFF https://bankless.cc...
ROLLUP: Bitcoin ATH's In Sight | Coinbase Crashes | Blast Mainnet Live
March 01, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 69.7 MBBankless Weekly Rollup Last Week Of February ------ 🌐 CARTESI | MODULAR EXECUTION ON LINUX https://bit.ly/3SYkjzF ------ 🎧 Listen On Your Favorite Podcast Player: https://bankless.cc/Podcast ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🦄UNISWAP | SWAP SMARTER https://bankless.cc/uniswap 🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo 🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/toku ...
Ethereum and The Trillion Dollar Internet Bond | Chris Perkins
February 29, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 87.2 MBChris Perkins has a fascinating background as a marine who was shot at in Iraq, was at Lehman bros when it all came crashing down, was a Citigroup trying to pick up the piece of the financial crisis where he first ran across Gary Gensler, and now he’s in crypto. We talk about all that, but that’s not even the main event. The Main Event is Ether the asset and a new reference rate he’s building on top of it. This sounds in the weeds but it’s actually actually key to unlocking trillions in ne...