The Chopping Block: 'Code Is Law' Is 'Obviously Not How Anything Works Ever' - Ep. 411

Welcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Robert Leshner, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news in the digital asset industry. 
Show topics:

Everyone’s impression of Laura’s interview with Do Kwon

The importance to differentiate failure and fraud

The Mango Markets hack and whether code is law

What happened with the BNB hack and the concerns it raised about decentralization

Magic Eden’s decision to enable optional royalties and the debate about NFT royalties

How creators are going to find a way around the royalties, according to Robert

Whether NFTs should be treated as securities

Hosts

Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly Capital

Tarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures

Robert Leshner, founder of Compound 

Tom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly Capital

Episode Links

Laura’s interview with Do Kwon:Do Kwon of Terra: ‘It Was Never Really About Money or Fame or Success’

Hacks
Mango Markets

Mango Markets $42M Reimbursement Proposal Passes

Mango Markets Exploiter Returns $67M After Revealing His Identity

Mango Markets Hacker Proposes Keeping $70M ‘Bad Debt’ As Bounty

Solana’s Mango Markets Sees $100M Drained in DeFi Exploit

BNB

BNB Smart Chain Plans Hard Fork In Response to $100M Exploit

Binance Chain Was Halted Amid Hack Rumors

NFT Royalties
Magic Eden

Magic Eden Moves to Optional Royalties and Heats Up the Debate

TCB Debate

Tom’s tweet: “turns out people don’t want to pay royalties”

Robert’s request for a startup

Previous episodes of The Chopping Block debating NFT Royalties:

The Chopping Block: Was This Gary Gensler’s Most Liked Tweet?

The Chopping Block: Did OFAC Overstep by Sanctioning Tornado Cash?

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Welcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Robert Leshner, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news in the digital asset industry. 

Show topics:

Everyone’s impression of Laura’s interview with Do Kwon
The importance to differentiate failure and fraud
The Mango Markets hack and whether code is law
What happened with the BNB hack and the concerns it raised about decentralization
Magic Eden’s decision to enable optional royalties and the debate about NFT royalties
How creators are going to find a way around the royalties, according to Robert
Whether NFTs should be treated as securities

Hosts

Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly Capital

Tarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures

Robert Leshner, founder of Compound 

Tom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly Capital

Episode Links

Laura’s interview with Do Kwon:

Do Kwon of Terra: ‘It Was Never Really About Money or Fame or Success’

Hacks
Mango Markets
Mango Markets $42M Reimbursement Proposal Passes
Mango Markets Exploiter Returns $67M After Revealing His Identity
Mango Markets Hacker Proposes Keeping $70M ‘Bad Debt’ As Bounty
Solana’s Mango Markets Sees $100M Drained in DeFi Exploit

BNB
BNB Smart Chain Plans Hard Fork In Response to $100M Exploit
Binance Chain Was Halted Amid Hack Rumors

NFT Royalties
Magic Eden
Magic Eden Moves to Optional Royalties and Heats Up the Debate
TCB Debate
Tom’s tweet: “turns out people don’t want to pay royalties”
Robert’s request for a startup
Previous episodes of The Chopping Block debating NFT Royalties:
The Chopping Block: Was This Gary Gensler’s Most Liked Tweet?
The Chopping Block: Did OFAC Overstep by Sanctioning Tornado Cash?

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