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The Ultimate Guide to Crypto Finance. DeFi, NFTs, and cryptocurrencies. Level up. Go bankless.

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Congressman Tom Emmer Tackles the War on Crypto

March 29, 2023 18:00 - 40 minutes - 56.4 MB

Representative Tom Emmer is a U.S. Representative for Minnesota, and is the serving House Majority Whip as of this year, making him one of the highest-ranking members of the U.S. House of Representatives. He has been an outspoken advocate of crypto and has rung the alarm bells as to what seems to be the politically-driven debanking of crypto in the United States of America.  ------ 📣 Infura | New SDK for NFT APIs For Devs https://bankless.cc/Infura  ------ 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM:  h...

Jim Bianco on the Health of the Global Financial System

March 29, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 98.4 MB

Jim Bianco is the Head of Bianco Research and owner of BiancoResearch.ETH, Jim is our go-to source of macro analysis from someone who also knows crypto.  Jim was early and loud about the initial Fed pivot into rising interest rates, all the way back in March of 2022, before much of the crypto industry really understood how significant interest rates can be.  Now, we’re having Jim back on for his 4th time to help us navigate this next wave of macro chaos. ------ 📣 Infura | New SDK for ...

Polygon zkEVM Launch with Mihailo Bjelic and Jordi Baylina

March 27, 2023 20:50 - 58 minutes - 80.3 MB

Ryan talks to Polygon's Mihailo and Jordi about the launch of their zkEVM!  ------ 📣 Infura | New SDK for NFT APIs For Devs https://bankless.cc/Infura  ------ 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM:  https://www.bankless.com/dashboard  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:  ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum  🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://bankless.cc/kraken  🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE https://bankless.cc/uniswap  👻 PHANTOM | FRIENDLY MULTICHAIN ...

164 - The FBI Agent Who Took Down the Silk Road with Chris Tarbell

March 27, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 175 MB

Chris Tarbell is a former FBI Agent specializing in cyber investigations. While at the FBI, Chris led some of the most high-profile cybercrime investigations in the world, including the arrest of members of the hacker group LulzSec, as well as the founder of the Silk Road, Ross Ulbricht, which resulted in the largest seizure of bitcoins to date. ------ ✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the episode:  https://www.bankless.com/debrief-the-fbi-agent-who-took-down-the-silk-road    ------ ✨ COLLECTIB...

Ben Hunt says, “Cut the BS! The Banks Are Solvent!"

March 25, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 106 MB

There are bank runs and also rumors of more bank runs on the horizon. One side says, “the banks are insolvent, get to the lifeboats.” Another side says, “the banks are going to be fine…we’re sick and tired of doomers pulling the fire alarm.” Who’s right? This is our third episode in a series of conversations. To get the full debate you’ll need to listen to the last two episodes with Balaji Srinivasan and Arthur Hayes. In this episode, we’re speaking with Ben Hunt who lays out the counter...

zkSync Era Mainnet Launch & NEW zkEVM with Alex Gluchowski and Anthony Rose

March 24, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 95.1 MB

Alex Gluchowski is the Co-founder and CEO of Matter Labs and the creator of zkSync. Anthony Rose is the head of engineering at Matter Labs and has a background in software and machine learning. Prior to joining Matter Labs, Anthony spent a number of years in the industry building teams at SpaceX.  In today’s episode, the four talk about zkSync’s massive announcement, they’ve launched their zkEVM to mainnet! They also delve into the engineering challenges, what zk unlocks, the difference be...

ROLLUP: $ARB Airdrop | Do Kwon Arrested in Montenegro | Coinbase Wells Notice | SEC Charges Justin Sun$ARB Airdrop | Do Kwon Arrested in Montenegro | Coinbase Wells Notice | SEC Charges Justin Sun

March 24, 2023 03:32 - 1 hour - 126 MB

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Arthur Hayes Says, “Get your Bitcoin, and Get Out!”

March 22, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 104 MB

You might know Arthur Hayes as perhaps THE dominant financial creative writer in crypto. When Arthur Hayes drops an article, it commands the attention of basically everyone in the industry.  And he’s done it again with his new piece, “Kaiseki,” which outlines one of the most chaotic and critical times in the macro and monetary landscape that we’ve seen, at least since 2008.  In today’s episode, Arthur walks us through his essay, why he believes Balaji’s $1M Bitcoin bet is wrong, how he’s...

NOT A DRILL! Balaji Bets the Dollar will Hyperinflate to Zero

March 21, 2023 17:40 - 1 hour - 189 MB

Balaji Srinivasan is back on Bankless with alarming takes. According to Balaji, in the next 90 days, the Dollar will hyperinflate—and the Bitcoin price will skyrocket to $1 Million. He’s backed up these claims with a million dollar bet. With these dire predictions and a track record of strong takes, we needed to hear him out.  Who should we bring on next to counter these claims? ------ 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM:  https://www.bankless.com/join  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:  ⚖️ AR...

Polygon and Immutable zkEVM Partnership with Sandeep Nailwal & Robbie Ferguson

March 20, 2023 18:45 - 41 minutes - 94.9 MB

David interviews Polygon Co-Founder, Sandeep Nailwal & Immutable Co-Founder Robbie Ferguson on their new zkEVM Partnership.  The three dive into the announcement, what it means for IMX and MATIC, how this partnership impacts the future of web3 gaming, and so much more.  ------ 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM:  https://www.bankless.com/join  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:  ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum  🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://bankle...

163 - What SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Thinks About the SEC

March 20, 2023 10:30 - 55 minutes - 127 MB

Hester Peirce is one of five SEC Commissioners. She's been a Commissioner since 2018, with her term ending in 2025. Peirce, a previous podcast guest of Bankless, consistently makes first principles statements and is known to often dissent for her colleagues on crypto-related actions…we talk about that in today’s episode. These are a couple of many reasons why we enjoy her and her guidance so much.  ------ ✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the episode:  https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-hester-p...

$ARB Airdrop & Arbitrum Governance Launch with Steven Goldfeder & Harry Kalodner

March 19, 2023 15:08 - 1 hour - 86.6 MB

Wen Arbitrum token?! We've been asking CEO, Steven Goldfeder, and CTO Harry Kalodner this exact question each time they've been on Bankless. We're sad, but also overly delighted that, that question has officially been answered.  Arbitrum's token $ARB will officially be airdropped later this week. In this episode, we dive into all of the juicy details of the airdrop and Arbitrum's plans for the future.   ------ 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM:  https://www.bankless.com/join  ------ BANKLESS ...

ROLLUP: $ARB Airdrop | Banking Failure with SVB & Silvergate | Ethereum Shanghai Staking Withrawals

March 17, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 166 MB

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Circle's CEO, Jeremy Allaire on USDC, SVB's Collapse, & the U.S. Banking System

March 16, 2023 10:30 - 30 minutes - 41.6 MB

Co-Founder and CEO of Circle, Jeremy Allaire, answers the question, "What's next for USDC?" It's been a rocky week for the stablecoin. Bottoming out right around $0.88 amidst the U.S. banking crisis, it seems to have regained its peg. What happened behind the scenes? What regulation is needed according to Jeremy? And most importantly, what's next for USDC?   ------ 📣 RhinoFi | Makes DeFi Frictionless  https://bankless.cc/rhino   ------ 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM:  https://www.bankless...

The U.S. Banking System, Federal Reserve, & USDC Post-SVB Collapse with Ram Ahluwalia

March 15, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 114 MB

Ram Ahluwalia, CEO of Lumida Wealth Management, joins us to discuss everything that's happened in the past five days post-SVB collapse. Ram has his finger on the pulse on all things finance (crypto included), the U.S. Banking System, and The Federal Reserve. Was USDC ever at risk? Is crypto being targeted? Could DeFi have fixed this? Answers to these questions and much more in the episode.  ------ 📣 RhinoFi | Makes DeFi Frictionless  https://bankless.cc/rhino   ------ 🚀 JOIN BANKLES...

SVB Banking Crisis, Fed Pivot, BTC ETH price action📈

March 14, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 94.5 MB

This was the 2nd largest bank failure in the United States! Ryan and David discuss the breaking story around the SVB banking crisis. What happened? Why? What's the effect on crypto, the rest of the financial markets, and the banking system?  ------ 📣 RhinoFi | Makes DeFi Frictionless  https://bankless.cc/rhino   ------ 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM:  https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:  ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitru...

162 - The Coinbase Long Game with Brian Armstrong

March 13, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 197 MB

Brian Armstrong is the CEO and Founder of Coinbase. Coinbase started in 2012 as simply a custodial Bitcoin wallet and has grown into the massively successful publicly traded company that we know today.  ------ ✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the episode:  https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-brian-armstrong-coinbase    ------ ✨ COLLECTIBLES | Collect this episode:  https://collectibles.bankless.com/mint  ------ In this episode, we go over everything you wanted to know from Brian—his refl...

ROLLUP: Silvergate Liquidate?! | Elizabeth Warren vs. Binance | Bankless 2.0 Announcement | SEC Taking Ls?

March 10, 2023 11:30 - 1 hour - 139 MB

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UpOnly & Flip with Brian Krogsgard (Ledger) | ETHDenver 2023 Interview #8

March 09, 2023 19:00 - 16 minutes - 23.4 MB

Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. One of the most prestige being, ETHDenver! We’re back with a handful of exclusive interviews with some of the most fascinating minds in crypto.  Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you. In this episode, we’re talking to the Up Only legend, Ledger, aka Brian Krogsgard, and also Co-Founder and CMO of Flip, a growing NFT aggregation platform. Brian and D...

Arbitrum’s Stylus with Steven Goldfeder | ETHDenver 2023 Interview #7

March 09, 2023 16:00 - 15 minutes - 21.9 MB

Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. One of the most prestige being, ETHDenver! We’re back with a handful of exclusive interviews with some of the most fascinating minds in crypto.  Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you. In this episode, we’re talking to Steven Goldfeder of Arbitrum to discuss Arbitrum’s innovative new Stylus and the ever-evolving L2 wars. Steven also drops some alpha?...

The State of EigenLayer with Sreeram Kannan | ETHDenver 2023 Interview #6

March 09, 2023 13:00 - 20 minutes - 27.9 MB

Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. One of the most prestige being, ETHDenver! We’re back with a handful of exclusive interviews with some of the most fascinating minds in crypto.  Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you. In this episode, we’re talking to Sreeram Kannan of EigenLayer, a platform to leverage Ethereum security through the innovative method of restaking. Sreeram and David ...

Squid with Fig | ETHDenver 2023 Interview #5

March 09, 2023 01:30 - 12 minutes - 16.7 MB

Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. One of the most prestige being, ETHDenver! We’re back with a handful of exclusive interviews with some of the most fascinating minds in crypto.  Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you. In this episode, we’re talking to Fig from Squid, a crosschain swap protocol built on top of Axelar. Is Squid finally the interoperability solution we’ve all been wait...

Polygon’s zkEVM with Jordi Baylina | ETHDenver 2023 Interview #4

March 08, 2023 23:30 - 17 minutes - 23.7 MB

Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. One of the most prestige being, ETHDenver! We’re back with a handful of exclusive interviews with some of the most fascinating minds in crypto.  Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you. In this episode, we’re talking to Jordi Baylina, Technical Lead for Polygon Hermez zkEVM. Polygon’s zkEVM is scheduled to go live on MARCH 27, 2023! So of course, we h...

Osmosis Labs with Sunny Aggarwal | ETHDenver 2023 Interview #3

March 08, 2023 20:30 - 15 minutes - 21.9 MB

Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. One of the most prestige being, ETHDenver! We’re back with a handful of exclusive interviews with some of the most fascinating minds in crypto.  Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you. In this episode, we’re talking to Sunny Aggarwal of Osmosis Labs and Cosmos. Sunny and David chat about how Osmosis and Axelar are working together, what’s new in the ...

Superfluid with Francesco Renzi | ETHDenver 2023 Interview #2

March 08, 2023 19:30 - 10 minutes - 15.2 MB

Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. One of the most prestige being, ETHDenver! We’re back with a handful of exclusive interviews with some of the most fascinating minds in crypto.  Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you. In this episode, we’re talking to Francesco Renzi, CEO and Co-Founder of Superfluid, the real-time settlement solution for the 21st century. Fran and David discuss how...

Axelar with Sergey Gorbunov | ETHDenver 2023 Interview #1

March 08, 2023 17:30 - 13 minutes - 18.8 MB

Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. One of the most prestige being, ETHDenver! We’re back with a handful of exclusive interviews with some of the most fascinating minds in crypto.  Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you. In this episode, we’re talking to Sergey Gorbunov about the purpose of the Interoperability Summit at ETHDenver, the interoperable frontier, the differences between th...

Uniswap's Wallet Details with Callil Capuozzo, Design Lead at Uniswap Labs

March 08, 2023 03:29 - 1 hour - 85.8 MB

Callil Capuozzo is the VP of Design at Uniswap Labs. Uniswap recently unveiled their brand new mobile app; and we’re going to explore that here today, along with asking about the long-term vision of Uniswap Wallet, and how Uniswap Labs plans to support and develop it! ------ 📣 RhinoFi | Makes DeFi Frictionless  https://bankless.cc/rhino    ------ 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM:  https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:  ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ...

160 - The Smart Money is Here with Eric Peters

March 06, 2023 11:30 - 1 hour - 206 MB

Eric Peters operates one of the largest institutional crypto hedge funds in the world. What do the institutions think of our little crypto asset class? Are they running for the hills? ------ ✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the episode:  https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-eric-peters    ------ ✨ COLLECTIBLES | Collect this episode:  https://collectibles.bankless.com/mint  ------ Eric Peters is the Founder, CIO of One River Asset Management–his fund has made some of the largest instituti...

ROLLUP: Silvergate Trouble | MetaMask & Unity | Robinhood Mobile Wallet | ETHDenver 2023 | Bankless Ventures

March 03, 2023 11:30 - 1 hour - 115 MB

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Ledger CTO on How NOT to Lose Your Crypto

February 28, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 115 MB

Charles Guillemet is the CTO at Ledger with a highly experienced background in cryptography  and hardware security.  In today’s episode, Charles walks through all levels of security. No matter if you’re just beginning your wallet security journey or if youre a veteran, this episode will teach you something new about all things crypto and wallet security.  ------ 📣 MetaMask Learn | Learn Web3 with the Leading Web3 Wallet https://bankless.cc/   ------ 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM:  https:...

160 - Is the CIA Spying on Crypto? with Annie Jacobsen

February 27, 2023 11:30 - 1 hour - 195 MB

Annie Jacobsen is an investigative journalist and author writes about war, weapons, government secrecy, and national security. She’s written books on the secrets of Area 51, and the Pentagon’s military science R&D efforts over the decades. ------ ✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the episode:  https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/annie-jacobsen-debrief    ------ ✨ COLLECTIBLES | Collect this episode:  https://collectibles.bankless.com/mint  ------ Our guest Annie Jacobsen has spent her career inte...

Optimism Base Superchain 🔵_🔴 with Ben Jones, Karl Floersch, & Jing Wang

February 25, 2023 11:30 - 58 minutes - 80.8 MB

In today's show, we bring on Ben Jones, Chief Scientist of the Optimism Foundation, Karl Floersch, CTO at OP Labs, and Jing Wang, Executive Director of Optimism Foundation  The five discuss Coinbase's Base launch, the OP Stack integration, and what it means for the Superchains vision!  ------  MetaMask Learn  https://bankless.cc/metamaskshow  ------  JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM:  https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:  KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPT...

Coinbase Launches Base | SEC Sues Terraform Labs & Do Kwon | Spotify Token Gating | OpenSea vs. Blur

February 24, 2023 11:30 - 1 hour - 140 MB

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Coinbase Announces Base🔵, an Ethereum L2 Network Powered by Optimism

February 23, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 94.1 MB

Jesse Pollock, Senior Director of Engineering at Coinbase, joins us to unpack some of the hottest news in crypto since The Merge!  Coinbase announces the launch of “Base,” their own L2 built on the OP Stack. Tune in to hear everything you need to know about Base!  ------ 📣 MetaMask Learn | Learn Web3 with the Leading Web3 Wallet https://bankless.cc/  ------ 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM:  https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:  🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUS...

ETH Is NOT Ultrasound Money with Jon Charbonneau

February 22, 2023 23:57 - 1 hour - 108 MB

In today's episode, Jon unpacks his relatively controversially titled new piece, "ETH Is Not Ultrasound Money: Part 1" Is ETH doomed? Was Ultrasound money a myth? Tune in to hear Jon's arguments.  ------  MetaMask Learn  https://bankless.cc/metamaskshow  ------  JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM:  https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:  KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://bankless.cc/kraken  UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE https://bankless...

The Polygon NFT Ecosystem with Frank (DeGods), Zhuoxun Yin (Magic Eden), & Stani Kulechov (Lens)

February 22, 2023 08:30 - 1 hour - 102 MB

In today’s episode, we’re talking to Frank DeGods, from the DeGods project, an NFT project that’s recently migrated to Polygon. We also brought on Zhuoxun Yin, Co-Founder and COO of Magic Eden, an NFT marketplace also migrating to Polygon. And last, but certainly not least, we’re also joined by Stani Kulechov, Founder and CEO of the Aave companies, which is bootstrapping Lens, a social media ecosystem on top of Polygon.   ------ 📣 MetaMask Learn | Learn Web3 with the Leading Web3 Wallet h...

DEBRIEF - We're All Gonna Die

February 21, 2023 18:56 - 31 minutes - 58 MB

Debriefing the episode with Eliezer Yudkowsky. This one was so good, we had to share. The fate of humanity might depend on it. The Debrief Episode goes out EVERY MONDAY for Bankless Citizens. Want the Debrief Episode? Get the Premium RSS feed by Subscribing to Bankless! WATCH THE FULL EPISODE HERE: https://youtu.be/gA1sNLL6yg4  ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER:          https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/  ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and ...

159 - We’re All Gonna Die with Eliezer Yudkowsky

February 20, 2023 11:30 - 1 hour - 180 MB

Eliezer Yudkowsky is an author, founder, and leading thinker in the AI space. ------ ✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the episode:  https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-eliezer    ------ ✨ COLLECTIBLES | Collect this episode:  https://collectibles.bankless.com/mint  ------ We wanted to do an episode on AI… and we went deep down the rabbit hole. As we went down, we discussed ChatGPT and the new generation of AI, digital superintelligence, the end of humanity, and if there’s anything we can...

EU Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) with Seth Hertlein, Patrick Hansen, & Rebecca Rettig

February 18, 2023 11:30 - 59 minutes - 82 MB

In today's episode, we're talking about the state of crypto regulation across the pond. Is it as bad over there as it is here in the United States?  There is a landmark crypto bill over in the EU called MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets) and its worth paying attention to! We brought on some EU regulation experts, Rebecca Rettig, Chief Policy Officer @ Polygon Labs, Seth Hertlein, VP, Global Head of Policy @ Ledger, and Patrick Hansen Director of EU Strategy and Policy @ Circle. ------  ...

ROLLUP: SEC Staking Krakdown | $BLUR Airdrop | SBF’s Bailout Money Source | Ordinals Still Growing

February 17, 2023 11:30 - 1 hour - 136 MB

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$BLUR AIRDROP with Blur's Founder, Pacman

February 16, 2023 11:30 - 57 minutes - 78.5 MB

In today's episode, David sits down with Pacman, the Founder of the NFT trading marketplace, Blur.  Blur recently launched their $BLUR token and Pacman joins us to share the entire airdrop story, the different phases that went into it, and what's next for the fascinating OpenSea competitor.  ------  MetaMask Learn  https://bankless.cc/metamaskshow  ------  JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM:  https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:  KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED...

The SEC Declares War on Crypto with Ryan & David

February 15, 2023 11:30 - 1 hour - 99 MB

In today's episode, Ryan and David bring on Mike Selig to chat about everything need to know about crypto regulation. Mike is a crypto lawyer at Willkie Farr & Gallagher, former a regulator at the CFTC, and a frequent contributor to Coindesk about the state of crypto regulation.  Operation Chokepoint is in full effect. Tune in to understand everything you need to know.  ------  MetaMask Learn  https://bankless.cc/metamaskshow  ------  JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM:  https://newsletter.bank...

158 - You're Not Bullish Enough on NFTs with Punk6529

February 13, 2023 08:30 - 1 hour - 200 MB

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StarkWare Sessions #5 | Starknet Identity with Hadrien of Sismo

February 11, 2023 12:00 - 24 minutes - 45.1 MB

Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. We’re returning from our adventures in Tel Aviv with nine exclusive interviews with some of the key players in the StarkNet space.  Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you. In this episode, we’re talking to Hadrien from Sismo, the identity tooling set to help express your identity across all your addresses. Digital identity is more than one wallet—we ...

StarkWare Sessions #6 | Open-Source Funding with Gregoire of Only Dust

February 11, 2023 11:45 - 12 minutes - 22.6 MB

Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. We’re returning from our adventures in Tel Aviv with nine exclusive interviews with some of the key players in the StarkNet space.  Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you. In this episode, we’re talking to Gregoire Gambatto, co-founder of Only Dust, the platform for open-source paid contribution. If you’re a budding developer with dreams of impacting...

StarkWare Sessions #7 | Herodotus Cross-Chain Data

February 11, 2023 11:30 - 19 minutes - 35.5 MB

Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. We’re returning from our adventures in Tel Aviv with nine exclusive interviews with some of the key players in the StarkNet space.  Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you. Herodotus is a system for data interoperability across chains. The future is composable, and tools like Herodotus help move us in that direction. ------ 📣 MetaMask Learn  https...

StarkWare Sessions #8 | Cartridge Starknet Gaming with Tarrence

February 11, 2023 11:15 - 36 minutes - 67.8 MB

Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. We’re returning from our adventures in Tel Aviv with nine exclusive interviews with some of the key players in the StarkNet space.  Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you. Cartridge is building out the legos necessary to produce a robust gaming ecosystem in Starknet. With the compression capabilities of zk technology, the possibilities for game logic...

StarkWare Sessions #9 | zk-Hardware with Omer of Ingonyama

February 11, 2023 11:00 - 25 minutes - 47.3 MB

Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. We’re returning from our adventures in Tel Aviv with nine exclusive interviews with some of the key players in the StarkNet space.  Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you. In this episode, we’re speaking with Omer Shlomovits, founder and CEO of Ingonyama, a next-generation semiconductor company, building specialized hardware for Zero-Knowledge Proofs...

ROLLUP: Operation Choke Point | SEC Crypto Staking Crackdown | Genesis Earn Repayment | a16z Uniswap

February 10, 2023 11:30 - 1 hour - 201 MB

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StarkWare Sessions #1 | The StarkNet Fathers Uri Kolodny & Eli Ben-Sasson

February 09, 2023 12:49 - 30 minutes - 56.3 MB

Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. We’re returning from our adventures in Tel Aviv with nine exclusive interviews with some of the key players in the StarkNet space.  Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you. In this episode, we’re talking to Uri Kolodny and Eli Ben-Sasson, the co-founders of StarkWare and the fathers of the StarkNet ecosystem. We take a high-level overview of the emerg...

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