NFTs are the talk of the metaverse, EIP 1559 just went live, and DeFi stats are rebounding. On Unchained, Fredrik Haga, cofounder and CEO at Dune Analytics, along with Richard Chen, general partner at 1confirmation, discuss the booming Ethereum ecosystem through the lens of on-chain data, diving into NFTs, DeFi, ETH, and their favorite layer 2s. Show highlights:
why Ethereum is on such a pronounced upswing
why on-chain metrics lead to superior information reporting 
mind-blowing OpenSea statistics
why NFTs are so hot at the moment
how Richard explains NFTs to normies
whether the NFT market is sustainable
what makes an NFT drop pop and why profile pics (PFPs) matter
how Polygon NFTs compare to Ethereum NFTs
the main driving force behind DeFi usage 
how Richard measures the total amount of DeFi users
what brings new users into DeFi
what DEX trends Fredrik is keeping his eye on
why structured products are crucial to DeFi’s continued success
how Ethereum is doing since the London hard fork
why NFT drops are like 2017 ICOs
what metric shows ETH adoption outpacing BTC adoption among institutions
which layer 2 solutions are Fredrik and Richard excited about
why Richard considers Binance Smart Chain a centralized blockchain
why Fredrik likes what Solana is building
Richard and Fredrik’s predictions for the NFTs, DeFi, and ETH going forward
 
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Episode Links
 
Richard Chen
Twitter: https://twitter.com/richardchen39

1confirmation: https://www.1confirmation.com/

Dune Analytics dashboards: https://dune.xyz/rchen8

Fredrik Haga
Twitter: https://twitter.com/hagaetc

Dune Analytics: https://dune.xyz/home 
Dune Analytics dashboards: https://dune.xyz/hagaetc 
On-chain dashboards
Stablecoins: https://dune.xyz/hagaetc/stablecoins

Lending: https://dune.xyz/hagaetc/lending

DEXs: https://dune.xyz/hagaetc/dex-metrics 
ETH 2.0 deposits: https://dune.xyz/hagaetc/eth2-0-deposits

OpenSea: https://dune.xyz/rchen8/opensea

DeFi users: https://dune.xyz/rchen8/defi-users-over-time 
NFT prices: https://dune.xyz/rchen8/NFT-prices 
SuperRare: https://dune.xyz/rchen8/superrare_4 
Nexus Mutual: https://dune.xyz/eliasimos/Nexus-Mutual-Financials 
ETH fees burned: https://dune.xyz/rchen8/ETH-fees-burned-in-1confirmation-portfolio 
Base Fees: https://dune.xyz/msilb7/EIP1559-Base-Fee-x-Tip-by-Block

Unchained episodes mentioned
Ultra Sound Money: https://unchainedpodcast.com/is-eth-on-its-way-to-becoming-ultra-sound-money-yes-says-justin-drake/

EIP 1559: https://unchainedpodcast.com/ethereums-eip-1559-will-solve-some-problems-but-big-ones-will-remain/ 
OpenSea: https://unchainedpodcast.com/how-nft-platform-opensea-plans-to-maintain-its-competitive-advantage-ep-232/ 
 
Miscellaneous
Zed Run: https://zed.run/

Axie Infinity: https://axieinfinity.com/

Qiao Wang tweet: https://twitter.com/QwQiao/status/1425773846418821125

Ethereum burning: https://ultrasound.money/

 
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NFTs are the talk of the metaverse, EIP 1559 just went live, and DeFi stats are rebounding. On Unchained, Fredrik Haga, cofounder and CEO at Dune Analytics, along with Richard Chen, general partner at 1confirmation, discuss the booming Ethereum ecosystem through the lens of on-chain data, diving into NFTs, DeFi, ETH, and their favorite layer 2s. Show highlights:

why Ethereum is on such a pronounced upswing why on-chain metrics lead to superior information reporting  mind-blowing OpenSea statistics why NFTs are so hot at the moment how Richard explains NFTs to normies whether the NFT market is sustainable what makes an NFT drop pop and why profile pics (PFPs) matter how Polygon NFTs compare to Ethereum NFTs the main driving force behind DeFi usage  how Richard measures the total amount of DeFi users what brings new users into DeFi what DEX trends Fredrik is keeping his eye on why structured products are crucial to DeFi’s continued success how Ethereum is doing since the London hard fork why NFT drops are like 2017 ICOs what metric shows ETH adoption outpacing BTC adoption among institutions which layer 2 solutions are Fredrik and Richard excited about why Richard considers Binance Smart Chain a centralized blockchain why Fredrik likes what Solana is building Richard and Fredrik’s predictions for the NFTs, DeFi, and ETH going forward

 

Thank you to our sponsors!

Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unchainedcardearnfeb2  

Tezos: https://tezos.com/discover?utm_source=laura-shin&utm_medium=podcast-sponsorship-unconfirmed&utm_campaign=tezos-campaign&utm_content=hero  

Polymarket: https://polymarket.com/ 

 

Episode Links

 

Richard Chen

Twitter: https://twitter.com/richardchen39
1confirmation: https://www.1confirmation.com/
Dune Analytics dashboards: https://dune.xyz/rchen8

Fredrik Haga

Twitter: https://twitter.com/hagaetc
Dune Analytics: https://dune.xyz/home  Dune Analytics dashboards: https://dune.xyz/hagaetc 

On-chain dashboards

Stablecoins: https://dune.xyz/hagaetc/stablecoins
Lending: https://dune.xyz/hagaetc/lending
DEXs: https://dune.xyz/hagaetc/dex-metrics  ETH 2.0 deposits: https://dune.xyz/hagaetc/eth2-0-deposits
OpenSea: https://dune.xyz/rchen8/opensea
DeFi users: https://dune.xyz/rchen8/defi-users-over-time  NFT prices: https://dune.xyz/rchen8/NFT-prices  SuperRare: https://dune.xyz/rchen8/superrare_4  Nexus Mutual: https://dune.xyz/eliasimos/Nexus-Mutual-Financials  ETH fees burned: https://dune.xyz/rchen8/ETH-fees-burned-in-1confirmation-portfolio  Base Fees: https://dune.xyz/msilb7/EIP1559-Base-Fee-x-Tip-by-Block

Unchained episodes mentioned

Ultra Sound Money: https://unchainedpodcast.com/is-eth-on-its-way-to-becoming-ultra-sound-money-yes-says-justin-drake/
EIP 1559: https://unchainedpodcast.com/ethereums-eip-1559-will-solve-some-problems-but-big-ones-will-remain/  OpenSea: https://unchainedpodcast.com/how-nft-platform-opensea-plans-to-maintain-its-competitive-advantage-ep-232/ 

 

Miscellaneous

Zed Run: https://zed.run/
Axie Infinity: https://axieinfinity.com/
Qiao Wang tweet: https://twitter.com/QwQiao/status/1425773846418821125
Ethereum burning: https://ultrasound.money/

 

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