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Second Week of 2022

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------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 3:10 MARKETS 3:27 BTC Price 4:30 ETH Price 7:15 ETH BTC Ratio 8:15 Burning ETH- Burners - Visualized

14:56 Merge https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1481280658135728129?s=20

16:55 DCF https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status... 20:00 Uniswap on Polygon https://twitter.com/haydenzadams/stat... 21:54 Brave Passes 50m MAU https://www.coindesk.com/business/202... 24:00 RELEASES 25:00 LooksRare Airdrop https://looksrare.org/ 33:42 Fees.wtf Airdrop https://fees.wtf/claim 34:55 Tally Wallet https://blog.tally.cash/a-community-o... 35:54 GMI Index https://twitter.com/indexcoop/status/... 37:10 Etherscan NFT Tracker https://twitter.com/etherscan/status/... 38:18 IMX Permissionless https://twitter.com/Immutable/status/... 39:16 dYdX v4 https://dydx.exchange/blog/v4-full-de... 40:23 Optimism Explosion https://www.optimism.io/ 42:49 Zerion x Avalanche https://twitter.com/zerion_io/status/... 43:04 Ramp x zkSync https://www.argent.xyz/blog/ramp-x-usa/ 44:09 FairX Coinbase Acquisition https://www.coindesk.com/business/202... 45:20 Jobs https://pallet.xyz/list/bankless/jobs 46:00 NEWS 46:23 Inflation at 7% https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/12/cpi-d... 50:42 Moxie on Web3 https://moxie.org/2022/01/07/web3-fir... Vitalik’s Response: https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/com... 55:44 Arbitrum Outage https://twitter.com/arbitrum/status/1... 59:00 AP NFTs on Polygon https://thedefiant.io/nfts-associated... 1:00:09 Nas on Royal https://twitter.com/3LAU/status/14792... 1:01:23 Penguins Drama https://www.coindesk.com/business/202... 1:03:48 Doodles Soar https://thedefiant.io/doodles-nfts-fl... 1:04:54 World of Women https://boardroom.tv/guy-oseary-signs... 1:06:25 Top Shot Bans Users https://www.coindesk.com/business/202... 1:12:37 PayPal Stablecoin https://twitter.com/Blockworks_/statu... CBDC: https://blockworks.co/fed-chair-powel... Tom Emmer: https://twitter.com/reptomemmer/statu... 1:16:46 Aarika Rhodes vs Brad Sherman https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?co... 1:21:00 TAKES 1:23:00 Zones of Sovereignty https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/st... 1:29:30 Esoteric Terms https://twitter.com/sassal0x/status/1... 1:31:38 Cobie https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status... 1:33:35 Preaching https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status... 1:40:10 What David’s Excited About https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status... 1:41:25 What Ryan’s Excited About https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status... 1:43:55 MEME of the Week https://twitter.com/sartoshi_nft/stat... ----- Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/bankless-disclosures 

We think 2022 is going to be a huge year for Layer 2 scaling solutions. Cross-Chain protocols will be a crucial infrastructure for the great migration to L2s, allowing users to bridge assets across platforms.

Composability and user experience is the glue of modular blockchains, which optimize for decentralization, scaling, and cost. The projects and representatives each present cryptographic solutions for building a web of liquidity across the many suburbs of DeFi, where average users will live and engage.

GUESTS:

Ben Jones - Optimism https://twitter.com/ben_chain?s=20 

Hart Lambur - UMA  https://twitter.com/hal2001?s=20 

Arjun Bhuptani - Connext https://twitter.com/arjunbhuptani?s=20 

Chris Whinfrey - Hop Protocol https://twitter.com/WhinfreyChris?s=20 

Vaibhav Chellani - MOVR https://twitter.com/vaibhavchellani?s=20 

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Aarika Rhodes is running for Congress! Running against incumbent Brad Sherman, who is notoriously misinformed and anti-crypto, Aarika seeks to bring a more crypto-friendly approach to CA-32, representing much of the San Fernando Valley in Southern California.

A schoolteacher by profession, Aarika seems to be breathing fresh air into the stale political landscape. Here's her policy on crypto:

"Aarika believes in the right of every individual to manage their own finances and investments as they see fit. In Congress, Aarika will oppose any attempts to ban this emerging technology. Aarika is also a strong advocate for making sure financial literacy is taught in schools and for people being aware of the environmental impact of their investments."

Learn more about Aarika: https://www.aarikaforcongress.com/ 

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------ Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro 6:30 Aarika Rhodes 11:33 Why Get Involved? 16:42 Anti-Crypto Policies 21:09 California's 32nd District 25:17 How America Can Win Crypto 30:00 The Youth & Environment 34:15 Web3 vs Banking 38:11 Financial Literacy 42:31 The Campaign 46:09 Proactive in the Community 47:58 The Single-Issue Voter 50:29 Closing & Disclaimers

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Aarika on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AarikaRhodes?s=20 

Aarika's Tweet: https://twitter.com/AarikaRhodes/status/1468647038925500418?s=20 

Get Involved: https://www.aarikaforcongress.com/ 

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Udi Wertheimer is a notorious persona on crypto twitter and is endlessly difficult to pin down. At the very least, Udi is an interesting and unique character, describing himself as a cynical optimist with a tendency to antagonize and troll.

Udi is also insightful and pragmatic, constantly making connections and critiques of the space with a sharp eye and a relentless desire to call things out when he disagrees. He blurs a lot of lines, and you always have to be on your toes when Udi’s around.

There’s value in having members in the community who never give the benefit of the doubt and act as a philosophical razor for the space. Udi is full of takes, and this conversation twists and turns through the entirety of crypto—trading, culture, communities, memes, the metaverse, and beyond.

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------ Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro 3:30 Udi, a Meme Tactition 9:08 Trading Ponzis 15:58 Not Changing the World 22:22 Optimism, Memes, Community 30:20 Winners & Decentralization 38:33 Composability & User Experience 42:14 SBF and Competition 49:10 Culture & Meme Communities 55:30 Bitcoin Twitter vs Bitcoin Reality 1:01:00 Pricing Values 1:06:30 Critique of Ethereum & Bankless 1:14:53 2022, Metaverse, Resolutions 1:22:19 Closing & Disclaimers

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🎉 Happy 100th Episode 🎉

Cobie, fka Crypto Cobain, is a cultural staple in the crypto space. Wearing many hats as a narrative investor, thought leader, and memelord, we dive into the brain of one of our favorite crypto characters.

Having been in crypto for nearly a decade, Cobie tells us his keys to surviving in crypto and what it takes to last long term. We also dive into how much decentralization matters, roles and responsibilities in shaping the world around us, and his outlook for 2022 and beyond.

Cobie advises a healthy dose of skepticism and curiosity, and describes himself as a reality maximalist. He’s gone on an absolute tear recently, dropping a series of excellent thought piece articles that establish mental models for understanding narratives across the ecosystem.

We also go through moral alignment charts and ask Cobie the big question… What does he think of Bankless?

------ ✨ DEBRIEF ✨ | Ryan & David's Unfiltered Thoughts on the Episode https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-cobie 

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------ Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro 5:30 How Cobie Survives in Crypto 13:41 Early Discoveries 21:22 Reality Maximalism 32:38 Responsibility & Roles 43:39 Tribes, Decentralization, Utility 53:10 Profit Maximalism 1:01:31 Staking & Incentives 1:10:42 Wins and Losses 1:19:20 Crypto Brain & Culture 1:28:45 Wealth & Purpose 1:36:18 Chaotic Good & UpOnly 1:39:58 Judging Others 1:54:00 Bullish or Bearish in 2022 2:00:42 Closing & Disclaimers

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First Week of 2022

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------ Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro

EF Research Team AMA https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/rwojtk/ama_we_are_the_efs_research_team_pt_7_07_january/ 

5:15 MARKETS 5:34 BTC Price 6:20 ETH Price 6:43 ETH BTC Ratio 7:26 Why Down? https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/01/05/bitcoin-falls-to-1-month-low-as-fed-minutes-reveal-talks-to-shrink-balance-sheet/  10:50 MetaMask MAU https://twitter.com/ljin18/status/1478122393084305410?s=21  12:36 Electric Capital Dev Report https://twitter.com/avichal/status/1478776674648944641  18:07 NFT Markets https://decrypt.co/89653/ethereum-nft-market-soars-first-days-2022-opensea-3b  https://metaversal.banklesshq.com/p/state-of-the-nfts  https://twitter.com/masonnystrom/status/1472671834239766528?s=20 

26:00 RELEASES 27:45 Zapper NFT Notifications https://twitter.com/sebaudet26/status/1477695744245219329?s=21  29:03 Aave Mobile Wallet https://twitter.com/stanikulechov/status/1477067176733335556?s=21  29:52 BitGo Index Coop https://twitter.com/bitgo/status/1478750888059715592?s=21  30:42 Multidimensional EIP 1559 https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1478798036667150346?s=20  33:47 OpenSea Raise https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/05/nft-marketplace-opensea-valued-at-133b-in-300m-funding-round-report/  Dharma Rumor? https://www.axios.com/opensea-nft-dharma-acquire-f6df00d5-1cc0-463a-95fd-2f5039947ed8.html  36:30 Jobs https://pallet.xyz/list/bankless/jobs 

37:30 NEWS 37:47 Vitalik Podcast https://cointelegraph.com/news/we-are-50-of-the-way-there-says-vitalik-on-ethereum-s-development  40:02 Aave Arc https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/05/fireblocks-whitelists-30-trading-firms-for-aaves-institutional-defi-debut/  44:03 Aave on StarkNet https://governance.aave.com/t/arc-deploying-aave-on-starknet/6726  45:05 Game Overwhelms Polygon https://thedefiant.io/sunflower-game-causes-polygon-fee-spike/  46:45 Solana Performance https://polynya.medium.com/transaction-quality-trilemma-4af36704590b  Dan’s Take: https://twitter.com/delitzer/status/1479140747353870337?s=20  52:20 Buying Stolen NFTs https://twitter.com/marcograssi_/status/1478872167328751618?s=21  57:29 Freezing Bored Apes https://cointelegraph.com/news/opensea-freezes-2-2m-of-stolen-bored-apes  59:35 Fake Bored Apes https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/30/22860010/bored-ape-yacht-club-payc-phayc-copycat-nft  1:02:12 Eminem https://twitter.com/Eminem  1:03:23 Samsung NFTVs https://messari.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5b89525c77acdd986027c25d1&id=11853b4ecf&e=ba752c823c  Metaverse: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/129380/samsung-metaverse-flagship-837-store-decentraland  1:05:30 BTC Environmental Oversight https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/129336/congress-is-preparing-an-oversight-hearing-on-bitcoin-minings-environmental-impact-sources  1:09:20 Kazakhstan Internet https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/129312/bitcoin-mining-pool-hashrates-fall-amid-kazakhstan-internet-shutdown  1:12:04 CFTC Fines Polymarket https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/01/04/polymarkets-cftc-fine-hints-at-defi-regulation-roadmap/?outputType=amp  1:15:52 Tether Freezes a Million https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/129133/tether-freezes-over-1-million-usdt-single-address  1:16:32 China’s Digital Yuan Wallet https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/129081/chinas-digital-yuan-wallet-goes-live-on-app-stores-in-pilot-mode 

1:19:00 TAKES 1:20:00 Protocol Mafias https://twitter.com/jai_bhavnani/status/1477515100940500992?s=20  1:22:20 Lawyer Fees https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1478425001900457985?s=20  1:25:16 Goldfish Market https://twitter.com/CatfishFishy/status/1478384991491047428?s=20  1:28:01 Degens & Boomers https://twitter.com/sassal0x/status/1478702153271169024?s=20  1:31:32 Greed Ruins Games https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rwlo57/nfts_wont_ruin_computer_games_greedy_game/  1:32:09 Bull Supply Bear Demand https://twitter.com/AltcoinPsycho/status/1478643223027273730 

1:32:57 What David’s Excited About 1:33:54 What Ryan’s Excited About

1:36:30 MEME of the Week https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1478096910871191554?s=20 

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In the latter half of 2021, Jai Bhavnani of Rari Capital and Joey Santoro of FEI Protocol went to each other's governance forums and proposed the FEI RARI token merge: the biggest protocol merger that we've ever seen in the space.

The concept garnered high engagement and a ton of community response, and the formal votes received overwhelming support on both sides. This unprecedented merge is a historical moment for DAOs. The verticalization of DeFi is happening with new 'mafias' emerging in several corners of DeFi. Uniting capital efficiency, values, and communities, we are right alongside Jai with his excitement to see how this all plays out.

With new conversations of anti-trust and competition, it's clear that the DAO space is continuing to mature. Integrated DeFi stacks are increasingly exciting, and in this episode, we dive into the details with two pioneers of interDAO relationships.

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0:00 Intro 5:50 The TribeDAO Merger 10:48 Rari Capital & FEI 13:37 FEI & Rari Capital 17:14 Liquidity Engines 24:36 Turbo Verticalization 29:12 Aligning Incentives 32:08 The God Theory of DAOs 35:19 RGT & Operations 40:53 The Broader DAO Space 46:36 Anti-Trust in Crypto 52:36 TribeDAO Roadmap 56:42 Closing & Disclaimers

------ Resources:

Jai on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/jai_bhavnani?s=20 

Joey on Twitter: https://twitter.com/joey__santoro?s=20 

FEI: https://twitter.com/feiprotocol?s=20 

Rari: https://twitter.com/RariCapital?s=20 

Jai's Forum Post: https://tribe.fei.money/t/fip-51-fei-rari-token-merge/3642 

Joey's Forum Post: https://forums.rari.capital/d/177-feirari-token-merge 

Swap RGT for TRIBE: https://feirari-swap-interface.vercel.app/ 

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Cooper Turley is all in, all the time. He’s been that way since he was a kid. In the crypto space, it truly seems like he’s everywhere at once. He knows everyone and has his hands in nearly every relevant project.

However, none of this happened by chance. Cooper is a champion of the grinder mindset, and it echoes through everything he touches. His approach to his career, relationships, and self-improvement buzzes with a productive energy to build and bring value to all that he does. We all have something to learn from Cooper Turley.

As crypto continues to mature, it’s clear that big things are lined up for Cooper. We can’t wait to see what he comes up with next.

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------ Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro 4:39 Cooper Turley & Runescpe 9:22 Grinding & Sports

13:18 Video Starts

15:19 College & Music 18:36 Mindfulness & Schedule 25:38 Crypto in 2017 33:26 Bear Market Building 40:59 Working on Everything 45:31 🔥_🔥 51:08 Hollywood Cooper IRL 57:48 Bull Market Behavior 1:00:49 Intersecting Crypto & Culture 1:05:14 A Horizontal Approach 1:12:01 On the Road 1:16:21 Closing & Disclaimers

------ Resources:

Cooper on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Cooopahtroopa?s=20 

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Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin returns to the podcast to discuss his recent article Endgame, as well as the massive year we observed in 2021. From the future of Ethereum to the rise of alternative Layer 1 platforms, it only makes sense to kick off 2022 by exploring how far we’ve come and figuring out where we’re headed.

How far are we along on Ethereum’s roadmap? What challenges lie ahead?

In a recent tweet, Vitalik posted a graphic of the updated progress of the Ethereum roadmap, and there are five throughlines that are progressing in parallel:

• The Merge • The Surge • The Verge • The Purge • The Splurge

We dive into what each of these means, as well as discuss what Ethereum will look like as these milestones are met. Holding this up against conversations of maximalism and alternative L1s, now is the time to start asking the big questions.

✨ WATCH THE DEBRIEF ✨ https://youtu.be/v__0GOC-XYE 

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0:00 Intro

4:09 Debrief

7:27 Vitalik Returns after 2021 11:40 2021 Ethereum Milestones 16:33 Roadmap Progress

19:35 The Merge (Proof of Stake)

24:20 The Surge (Rollups & Sharding) 32:59 Life after Sharding

42:40 The Verge (Verkle Trees)

49:35 The Purge (History Expiry) 57:03 State Expiry & Snake 1:03:40 Snakes & States

1:08:20 The Splurge (Everything Else)

1:15:20 What Makes Vitalik Happy

1:20:17 Rise of Alt Layer 1s 1:26:03 Gas Costs & Decentralization

1:29:11 Maximalism

1:34:03 Endgame 1:40:16 Alt L1s and Rollups 1:44:02 Multi-Rollup World 1:49:21 The Ground Floor

1:53:56 Solving the World’s Problems

1:58:33 Closing & Disclaimers

------ Resources:

VITALIK'S ARTICLES Endgame https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/12/06/endgame.html  The Limits to Blockchain Scalability https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/05/23/scaling.html  Verkle Trees https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/06/18/verkle.html  Pragmatic Destruction of Self-Destruct https://hackmd.io/@vbuterin/selfdestruct  Crypto Cities https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/10/31/cities.html  Legitimacy https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/03/23/legitimacy.html  Moving beyond coin voting governance https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/08/16/voting3.html 

VITALIK ON BANKLESS Legitimacy https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/-legitimacy-vitalik-buterin Beyond Coin Voting https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/beyond-coin-voting-vitalik-buterin Vitalik Speaks (Playlist) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmkdAgtxf3agqnA5IieA7OkKBjlhx9mn-

MISC. Roadmap Tweet https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1466411377107558402?s=20  Merge Testnet https://kintsugi.themerge.dev/  ETH TPS https://ethtps.info/ 

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Last Week of 2021

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0:00 Intro

2:20 MARKETS 2:35 BTC Price 3:05 ETH Price 5:24 ETH/BTC Ratio 5:47 BED Index https://www.indexcoop.com/bed  6:06 Dex Volume https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/128500/decentralized-exchanges-saw-over-1-trillion-in-trading-volume-this-year  7:45 YFI Tokenomics https://thedefiant.io/yearn-tokenomics-change/ 

11:00 RELEASES & RAISES 12:30 Shopify NFTs https://www.shopify.com/nft  14:29 Opera Polygon https://twitter.com/opera/status/1473654561059446784?s=21  16:23 Clarity DAO Tool https://twitter.com/clarityteams/status/1471913111309504512?s=21  17:27 Parachains on Polkadot https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/128026/parachains-officially-launch-on-polkadot-network  18:30 BitMEX Token https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/12/21/bitmex-announces-bmex-tokens-to-revive-retail-interest/  20:20 Hashflow HFT Token https://twitter.com/hashflownetwork/status/1473463052951760899?s=20  20:59 Huobi on Arbitrum https://twitter.com/HuobiGlobal/status/1476045335357132801  21:54 Alexis Ohanian & Polygon https://twitter.com/VentureBeat/status/1471857751223582728?s=20  23:35 Figment https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/20/figment-reaches-unicorn-status-with-110m-series-c/  25:25 B.Protocol https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/22/bprotocol-raises-22m-to-backstop-defi-liquidations/  27:25 Jobs https://pallet.xyz/list/bankless/jobs 

NEWS 28:59 Airdrop Szn SOS: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/28/opendaos-sos-token-hits-250m-market-cap-despite-unclear-goals-security-risks/  GIV: https://giv.giveth.io/  GasDAO: https://mirror.xyz/gasdao.eth/AwZGIpiVuIOkcwUaKqn4ZdcI4MetmYmvVdnuZsNZlaQ  32:06 Merge Testnet https://blog.ethereum.org/2021/12/20/kintsugi-merge-testnet/  32:53 Polygon Bug https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/128784/polygon-critical-bug-24-billion-matic-tokens-at-risk-hard-fork  34:41 FEI RARI Merge https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2021/12/21/rari-capital-fei-protocol-token-holders-approve-multibillion-dollar-defi-merger/  36:24 Mastercard & Consensys https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/16/consensys-collaborates-with-mastercard-on-new-ethereum-scaling-solution/  37:32 RadioShack https://decrypt.co/88712/yes-radioshack-pivoted-defi  39:17 BlockbusterDAO https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/128564/a-dao-wants-to-buy-blockbuster-and-turn-it-into-a-decentralized-film-streaming-service  39:49 Jeopardy https://twitter.com/davidesilverman/status/1475989132598026240?s=21  40:50 .eth Leaderboard https://twitter.com/ethleaderboard/status/1476647213044416512  41:58 Apes Flip Punks https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/128338/bored-ape-yacht-club-nft-flip-cryptopunks-floor-price  44:32 Adidas NFTs https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/17/22843104/adidas-nfts-metaverse-sold-bored-ape  45:33 Weeknd NFTs https://decrypt.co/88839/the-weeknd-releases-ethereum-nfts-via-tom-bradys-autograph-platform  46:02 Meta Web3 Compatibility https://decrypt.co/89153/meta-targeting-deep-compatibility-blockchain-web-3-incoming-cto  47:42 Jack vs Web3 https://twitter.com/jack/status/1473139010197508098?s=20  55:12 Ray Dalio https://blockworks.co/ray-dalio-crypto-should-be-part-of-a-diversified-portfolio  57:00 Kraken Acquires Staked https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/128294/crypto-exchange-kraken-acquires-staking-startup-staked  1:00:11 Web3 Candidates https://blockworks.co/a16z-poll-voters-will-prefer-candidate-that-supports-web3/ 

1:02:30 TAKES 1:03:30 Decentralization is Insurance https://twitter.com/hughkarp/status/1471446570382118916?s=21  1:07:03 Hacks vs Banks https://twitter.com/lay2000lbs/status/1472691654121426966?s=21  1:07:59 BTC vs ETH https://twitter.com/stakeborg/status/1474327539657342976?s=21  1:09:53 Risk is Relative https://twitter.com/danielgothits/status/1474904081072209920?s=21 

1:13:10 What David’s Excited* About 1:15:32 What Ryan’s Excited About

1:17:02 MEME of the Week https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1474270619189473280?s=20 

1:17:28 Closing & Disclaimers

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