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Bankless episodes:

• 04.24.2024

  Tech Acceleration vs Deceleration: e/acc vs. d/acc debate | Erik Torenberg & Haseeb Qureshi

  Erik 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 -...

  
• 04.22.2024

  Anthony Pompliano: Bitcoin, Portfolio for 2024, Institutional Adoption & Crypto Tribalism

  ✨ 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...

  
• 04.19.2024

  ROLLUP: BTC Halving is Here! | Worldcoin's New Chain | China ETF Approvals | Solana Chain Upgrades

  Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup 3rd Week Of April ------

  
• 04.18.2024

  Runes: Tokens on Bitcoin | Casey Rodamor

  Today’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...

  
• 04.17.2024

  The Unified Architecture of Ethereum | DH + RSA

  Welcome 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,...

  
• 04.16.2024

  Is $TIA Modular Money? | Nick White

  In 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?...

  
• 04.15.2024

  Your Guide to the Bull Run | Raoul Pal

  ✨ 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,...

  
• 04.12.2024

  "We Plan to Win" - Hayden Adams on Uniswap vs. the SEC

  Crypto'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...

  
• 04.12.2024

  ROLLUP: Uniswap vs. SEC | Eigenlayer Mainnet | Blackrock BUIDL Fund | $TNSR Solana Airdrop

  Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup 2nd Week of April, 2024  ------ ➡️ Apply to the Cartesi Grants Program here:  https://bankless.cc/Cartesi  ------

  
• 04.11.2024

  Crypto vs. The World | Jake Chervinsky & Amanda Tuminelli

  While 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...

  
• 04.10.2024

  The Debate Over ETH's Monetary Policy | DH + RSA

  The 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...

  
• 04.08.2024

  AI Power Wars | Emad Mostaque

  Today 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...

  
• 04.05.2024

  ROLLUP: Special Guest! | Airdrop Week | Base Szn | The DeFi Wars

  Bankless 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  ------

  
• 04.04.2024

  The Summer of Protocols Episode

  Welcome 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...

  
• 04.02.2024

  BUIDL: Blackrock's $10T Bet on Ethereum | Carlos Domingo

  Earlier 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...

  
• 04.01.2024

  When Ethereum ETF? | Matt Hougan & Ryan Rasmussen of Bitwise

  The 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...

  
• 03.29.2024

  ROLLUP: SBF 25 Years | Coinbase vs. SEC | Blobs Demand | Blast Controversy

  Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup Last Week of March, 2024  ------

  
• 03.27.2024

  Can Crypto's Broken Moral Compass Be Fixed? | RSA+DH

  On 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? ------

  
• 03.25.2024

  BLAST: The L2 with Native Yield | Pacman

  ✨ 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...

  
• 03.22.2024

  ROLLUP: Memecoin Mania | Solana ATH? | Blackrock Ethereum Fund

  Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup 3rd Week of March ------

  
• 03.21.2024

  Is Crypto a Scam? with Crypto Skeptic Patrick McKenzie

  ✨ 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...

  
• 03.20.2024

  The 7 Most Bullish Crypto Narratives of 2024

  The 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...

  
• 03.19.2024

  Memecoins: Good or Evil with Ledger & Stephen Cesaro

  Today 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...

  
• 03.18.2024

  214 - L2 Tokens: Bullish or Bearish? with Sassal, Jordi, & Ippolito

  ✨ 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...

  
• 03.15.2024

  ROLLUP: Blobs Arrive | BTC New High | ETH ETF? | Bankless 4th Birthday

  Bankless Weekly Rollup 2nd Week of March, 2024 ------

  
• 03.13.2024

  Dencun 101: Tim Beiko Explains Ethereum’s Upgrade and Beyond

  Ethereum'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...

  
• 03.12.2024

  Tokenizing Real World Assets | Robert Leshner

  Can 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...

  
• 03.11.2024

  213 - Justin Sun: On Tron, Vitalik, and Becoming Humble

  ✨ 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...

  
• 03.08.2024

  ROLLUP: All Time High Debate | New ETF Record | Wormhole Airdrop

  Weekly Rollup 2nd Week of March ----- ➡️ Apply to the Cartesi Grants Program here:  https://bankless.cc/Cartesi  ------

  
• 03.07.2024

  The RFK Interview

  An 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/  ------

  
• 03.06.2024

  AI Memecoins & Lessons for Narrative Investing

  Ryan 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...

  
• 03.04.2024

  212 - Tether CEO on Their $100B Stablecoin ($USDT)

  Paolo 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...

  
• 03.01.2024

  ROLLUP: Bitcoin ATH's In Sight | Coinbase Crashes | Blast Mainnet Live

  Bankless Weekly Rollup Last Week Of February ------

  
• 02.29.2024

  Ethereum and The Trillion Dollar Internet Bond | Chris Perkins

  Chris 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...

  
• 02.28.2024

  Justin Drake & Ben Fisch: The United Rollups of Ethereum

  In today’s episode, we do a shared sequencing deep dive with repeat guest, Mr. Moonmath himself, the Blockchain Brainiac, and the Ethereum Evangelist– Justin "The Juggernaut" Drake. Justin is joined by The Sultan of Sequencing, the Espresso Emperor, the Cross-Rollup...

  
• 02.27.2024

  Nic Carter: The Second Bitcoin Civil War

  Nic Carter rejoins the podcast to discuss Bitcoin’s second civil war. When did it begin? Where are the party lines drawn? How will it end? Possible solutions? David and Nic dig into all of these questions and much more.  ------...

  
• 02.26.2024

  211 - Is DA a Good Business Model? - Neel Somani & Jon Charbonneau

  What’s Data Availability (DA) and what’s its Business Model? In this episode we’re welcomed by Jon Charbonneau, researcher-investor at DBA and Neel Somani, CEO of Eclipse. We unpack everything Data Availability from what it unlocks to its economics. We also...

  
• 02.23.2024

  ROLLUP: $ETH 3k! | TradFi Stonks ATHs | $STRK Now Live | Yuga Acquires PROOF

  Last Week of February 2024 ------

  
• 02.22.2024

  The LRT Episode

  Welcome to the LRT episode, covering the entire playing field of liquid restaking projects and what makes each one unique and special.  On the show we have representatives from Ion, Ether.fi, Puffer, Kelp, Swell and Renzo making this your one...

  
• 02.21.2024

  Are Bitcoin L2s Real? with David Seroy (Bitcoin Dave)

  On today’s episode we have Bitcoin wizard, David Seroy on the show! He’s an armchair researcher in the Bitcoin rollup ecosystem. He really likes Bitcoin, and he really likes projects that are building on Bitcoin.  We’ve got a lot of...

  
• 02.19.2024

  210 - Endgame 2.0: A Guide to Vitalik’s Ethereum Roadmap with Mike & Dom

  ✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-endgame-vitalik-ethereum-roadmap ------ Welcome to Part 2 of Vitalik’s Endgame, where Vitalik’s nominees and Ethereum Foundation Researchers, Mike Neuder & Domothy walk us through the updated Ethereum Roadmap. This roadmap is composed...

  
• 02.18.2024

  The Culture of Starknet with Abdel Bakhta

  Today, we have a classic LayerZero style episode with nonother than Abdel Bakhta. Abdel is the Head of Ecosystem at Starkware and is onboarding new species to  the Least Aligned L2, Starknet. We cover the origins of Starkware and how...

  
• 02.17.2024

  A Conversation with Michael Ippolito

  David livestreams with Blockworks's Mike Ippolito in a freestyle conversation covering all things crypto. ------

  
• 02.16.2024

  ROLLUP: BTC $1T Market Cap | More ETH ETF Filings | $STRK Airdrop Pushback?

  3rd Week of February 2024 ------

  
• 02.15.2024

  The Pudgy Penguins Comeback Story with Luca Netz

  Today on the show we're joined by Luca Netz, the new owner of Pudgy Penguins.  Luca walks us through his story of how he got here, from a less than ideal childhood, to a full blown NFT empire.  In addition...

  
• 02.14.2024

  Starknet Token Launch Is Here! ($STRK)

  The Stark token is here! After waiting for almost 6 years we're thrilled to share that one of the earliest and most promising layer 2's has just released official details on their token, STRK. They are provisioning it to users...

  
• 02.13.2024

  Hasu & Hart on Oval & The Recapturing of Billions in DeFi Liquidations

  Today on the show, we’re talking about Oval, a new DeFi primitive that Hart Lambur from UMA is introducing to the world of DeFi’s biggest lending markets. Billions of dollars have been liquidated from protocols like Aave, Compound, and MakerDAO...

  
• 02.12.2024

  209 - Why e/acc Is Right with Beff Jezos (Guillaume Verdon)

  ✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan and David unpacking the episode: https://bankless.com/debrief-e-acc-beff-jezos   One guest, two identities. Beff Jezos (Guillaume Verdon) is a founding father of the e/acc movement, a physicist, a quantum researcher, and the founder of an AI startup called Extropic....

  
• 02.09.2024

  ROLLUP: Solana Outage | Restaking Wars | Dencun Mainnet Date

  Bankless Weekly Rollup 2nd Week of February, 2024 ------

  
• 02.08.2024

  Restaking Summer & What it Means For Ethereum

  In this episode of Bankless Takes, Ryan and David discuss the incredibly valuable investing wisdom from Chris Burniske, restaking summer…what’s the impact to ETH, and Vitalik’s end of my childhood post. ------