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1st Week of December, 2021

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0:00 Intro Metamask: https://bankless.cc/metamask-shows  Gitcoin: https://gitcoin.co/hackathon/gr12/ 

5:00 MARKETS 5:55 BTC Price 6:16 ETH Price 6:42 ETH/BTC Ratio https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1465868162860077062?s=20  13:32 DeFi Action 15:42 Adoption https://twitter.com/Blockworks_/status/1463965278119907331?s=20 20:34 Omicron https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/11/29/defi-protocol-omicrons-token-jumps-10-fold-after-namesake-covid-variant-emerges/  23:43 Crypto Dot Com https://thedefiant.io/crypto-com-cro-tvl-1b/  25:33 Bigger than Banks https://twitter.com/thekriskay/status/1466139868967444485  27:13 ETH on Exchanges https://twitter.com/CryptoGucci/status/1466426429332017152?s=20 

30:00 RELEASES 30:30 StarkNet Alpha https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/-super-scaling-with-starkware-uri  33:32 Tornado Cash x Arbitrum https://twitter.com/TornadoCash/status/1465269558617550850  34:08 Bancor v3 https://bancor.medium.com/  34:47 GNO and xDAI https://twitter.com/koeppelmann/status/1465779337823666188?s=12  37:54 Celsius Series B https://blockworks.co/celsius-expands-its-series-b-from-400m-to-oversubscribed-750m/?oly_enc_id=9918E2523689A0T  38:41 Fireblocks https://www.ledgerinsights.com/digital-asset-custody-firm-fireblocks-raises-400m-at-8-billion-valuation/  40:00 1inch Series B https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/125901/1inch-network-closes-175-million-series-b-aims-to-serve-institutional-customers  42:18 Matt Zhang Fund https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/125664/former-wall-street-banker-launches-1-5-billion-crypto-venture-fund?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social  43:18 Jobs https://pallet.xyz/list/bankless/jobs 

44:00 NEWS 44:37 Jack Resigns from Twitter https://twitter.com/jack/status/1465347002426867720?s=20  New CEO: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/30/five-things-to-know-about-twitters-new-ceo-parag-agrawal/  49:21 $PEOPLE Boom https://blwk.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ugmcny2fmqefnqmN2q%7CRyy%7CqF8Con9r%3BGkh3a  50:36 EIP-4488 https://twitter.com/protolambda/status/1466114606036889613?s=20  53:56 Uniswap on Polygon https://twitter.com/MihailoBjelic/status/1462882559914823691?s=20  54:30 Beacon Chain Birthday https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1466411377107558402  48:42 Beer.ETH https://twitter.com/BrantlyMillegan/status/1465336361351880711  59:30 ENS Growth https://twitter.com/BrantlyMillegan/status/1466109173385637891?s=20  1:00:44 Front-End Worries https://twitter.com/bantg/status/1466390376500105218?s=21  1:04:16 Spiderman NFT https://messari.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5b89525c77acdd986027c25d1&id=aa5566375f&e=29f2240adb  1:05:53 Ross Ulbricht NFT https://twitter.com/realrossu/status/1465788108461514756?s=21  1:08:48 Unlocking with NFTs https://twitter.com/hm0429/status/1465241679800111107?s=20  1:11:11 Immutable & Moonpay https://twitter.com/Immutable/status/1466201337452916737?s=20  1:13:42 Salvador & Saylor https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/26/el-salvador-buys-100-more-bitcoins-as-crypto-market-falls/  1:15:58 China Censoring https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/125533/china-crypto-censorship-media-mining-pools  1:17:27 Transitory Inflation https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1466060476001968129?s=20  1:18:48 Crypto Bank Regulation https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/126020/congress-to-hold-hearing-with-execs-from-coinbase-ftx-paxos-and-others 

1:21:00 TAKES 1:21:30 The Ethereum Pre-Mine https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1466074560759943169?s=20  1:27:22 The Chain of Chains https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1465469933140131840?s=20  1:29:36 What DAOs will DO https://twitter.com/brantlymillegan/status/1464682887224217605?s=21  1:31:25 The Entire Bet https://twitter.com/squishchaos/status/1465108245589073922?s=21  1:36:30 Do Fundamentals Matter? https://twitter.com/kyled116/status/1466226155325833216?s=20  1:38:13 Metaverse Exposure https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1466434553871061010?s=20 

1:40:46 What David’s Excited About 1:42:30 What Ryan’s Excited About

1:45:24 MEME of the Week https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1464103140597272583?s=20 

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Clon is the founder and artist behind the NFT sensation Cool Cats. Striking a delicate balance between cool and cute, the massive success of this project is a testament to the importance of a good founding team and strong values.

We discuss how Clon fell into the NFT space and found a perfect product-market fit with his work and style. We cover the power of community, dive into tokenomics, and explore how breaking into NFTs actually works.

Although the market is (over)saturated with PFP projects, there are reasons why the cream rises to the top. Tune in and find out.

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Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro 3:00 Clon the Cool Cat 10:10 Designing & Developing 18:02 Launching with Legitimacy 26:30 The State of Cool Cats 35:18 Community Management 42:38 Ownership Rights 49:00 Milk & Gold 55:51 Advice For Artists 1:02:48 Other Projects 1:07:36 Besides PFPs 1:10:45 A Day in the Life 1:14:17 Closing & Disclaimers

------ Resources:

Clon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloncast?s=20 

Cool Cats: https://www.coolcatsnft.com/ 

Toy Boogers: https://twitter.com/ToyBoogers?s=20 

Clon on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/cloncast 

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This is the Crypto Advocacy & Education Summit, which we're hosting to go along with the Ethereum Foundation's $500,000 donation to the Gitcoin Round 12 matching round for the ‘Crypto Advocacy’ track.

Gitcoin does these ‘quadratic matching’ rounds 4 times a year, where many entities donate large sums of funds, and the community rallies and donates to many causes and projects across the crypto space. The ‘matching rounds’ are exponentially matched towards the grants that received the most numbers of individual humans who donated to them.

The EF has specifically allocated 500k to go towards effects that advocate for crypto in our government offices.

Bankless and Gitcoin are hosting a 2-panel ’summit’ livestream in order to drum up excitement and donations for the various organizations that help advocate for crypto!

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Panel #1: Why does crypto advocacy and education matter?

Kristin Smith | Blockchain Association https://twitter.com/KMSmithDC?s=20 

Brian Quintenz | Former CFTC Chair https://twitter.com/BrianQuintenz?s=20 

Tomicah Tillemann | a16z https://twitter.com/TomicahTD?s=20 

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Panel #2: How do crypto stakeholders support crypto advocacy + education?

Sarah Roth-Gaudette | Fight for the Future https://twitter.com/gaudette75?s=20 

Jerry Brito | Coin Center https://twitter.com/jerrybrito?s=20 

Jake Chervinsky | Blockchain Association https://twitter.com/jchervinsky?s=20 

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Rocket Pool is live on mainnet! Slowly rolling out its staking pools, Rocket Pool is opening up its decentralized ETH staking product to the world. Core team members Darren Langley and Dave Rugendyke join to talk about the past, present, and future of the protocol.

Rocket Pool allows ETH holders to stake without needing to run a full node, which requires hardware, maintenance, and 32 ETH. Abstracting away those requirements helps to decentralize Ethereum's Proof-of-Stake, which is expected to arrive with the merge in the first half of 2022.

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0:00 Intro 7:00 Launching Rocket Pool 15:50 How We Got Here 23:38 Why Decentralized Staking? 28:37 What the Numbers Say 34:38 A Public Good 39:40 The Community 47:11 Centralization Risks? 49:25 rETH 56:04 Democratizing ETH Staking 1:02:39 DeFi Integrations 1:06:30 MEV 1:14:25 Operating a Node & ODAO 1:22:02 RPL Token & Incentives 1:32:02 What's Next? 1:38:20 Closing & Disclaimers

------ RESOURCES:

Darren on Twitter: https://twitter.com/langerstwit?s=20 

Rocket Pool: https://rocketpool.net/ 

Node Map: https://stake.rocketpool.net/network 

RPL Investment Thesis: https://www.reddit.com/r/ethfinance/comments/m3pug8/the_rocket_pool_investment_thesis/ 

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Tim Beiko runs the core protocol meetings for Ethereum. His path into crypto began in 2017, buying the top. But he stayed in the space, initially working for Consensys and their Besu Ethereum Client before trailblazing with EIP-1559's implementation.

This conversation covers his story into working with Ethereum core developers, the role and landscape of Ethereum clients, and coordinating the maintenance and upgrades to the Ethereum protocol.

With the merge on the horizon and barbarians at the gates, humans like Tim Beiko work to keep Ethereum as credibly neutral, efficient, and open as possible. Can Vitalik impose his will on Ethereum? Is it centralized? This episode has the answers.

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------ Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro 4:30 Tim Beiko Before Crypto 12:27 Getting into the Space 16:45 Working for Conensys 20:56 Clients and Values 26:48 Forks of GETH 31:52 Clients as Businesses 37:42 Keeping the Balance 44:57 EIP-1559 51:47 Coordinating Core Devs 59:00 Communicating Code 1:05:17 Security 1:11:18 What the People Want 1:14:18 Who is a Core Dev? 1:21:07 Facilitating Forever 1:26:00 When Merge? 1:30:47 Closing

------ Resources:

Tim on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TimBeiko?s=20 

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Polygon is the Swiss Army Knife of Scaling. With a suite of scaling products, Polygon is pushing in many directions to scale out the Ethereum ecosystem.

On the heels of the 'Abandoning Ethereum' twitter drama, Sandeep and Mihailo from Polygon come on the podcast to discuss how Ethereum is, in fact, not abandoning its users.

A ton has happened in the world of Polygon in the six months since they were last on the show, including a partnership with DraftKings and massive leaps into the Metaverse.

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------ Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro 6:00 Sandeep & Mihalo Return 8:20 Not Abandoning Ethereum 15:27 Adoption of Ethereum 24:06 On Maximalism 29:52 A Portfolio of Chains 37:47 The Mission 44:50 Tokens & Unifying Forces 49:42 Is Polygon an ETH Killer? 54:33 Polygon vs Alt Layer 1’s 1:04:40 Checkpointing to Ethereum 1:08:53 Bridges & Sidechains 1:18:00 Facts & Tribalism 1:22:50 zkRollups & Miden 1:29:12 Apps & DraftKings 1:34:00 On-Ramp to the Metaverse 1:37:09 The Roadmap 1:42:10 Closing & Disclaimers

------ Resources:

Sandeep on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sandeepnailwal?s=20 

Mihailo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MihailoBjelic?s=20 

Announcing Polygon Miden: https://twitter.com/0xPolygon/status/1460609713922457606?s=20 

Polygon Metaverse: https://twitter.com/MihailoBjelic/status/1456091349745295362?s=20 

Modular Blockchains: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjxyjgWiqLE&t=3276s&ab_channel=Bankless 

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Mack Flavelle is the Co-Founder of CryptoKitties, Dapper Labs, and Big Head Club. CryptoKitties was instrumental in establishing the ERC-721 standard, which is the base for the vast majority of NFTs. Mack helped launch NBA Top Shot and StonerCats, and that just begins to cover his impact in the space.

Needless to say, Mack has had a prolific career and pioneered many innovations for NFTs. His creativity and boundless energy powers this conversation about the history of culture on the blockchain, and a discussion of his more recent and upcoming projects leads to bold predictions about the future.

Mack is a fascinating character, and we wouldn't expect anything less from one of the founding fathers of the NFT movement.

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Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro 3:30 Mack Flavelle and Cats 10:12 CryptoKitties and ERC 721 13:56 Inflection Points 19:14 Pink Cat Villain 22:59 Innovations & Explosions 28:01 The Price of Kitties 36:10 New Major IP 42:30 Ronin & Death Poems 50:59 Big Head Club 56:32 Lessons from StonerCats 1:01:54 Ghostbusters Etc 1:04:05 The Big Questions 1:11:27 Closing

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Big Head Club https://www.bighead.club/ 

Japanese Death Poems https://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Death-Poems-Written-Monks/dp/0804831793 

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Thanksgiving 2021

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------ Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro https://bankless.cc/Opolis 

4:30 Markets 4:43 BTC Price 5:08 ETH Price 6:55 ETH/BTC Ratio 8:08 DeFi Action 9:55 Layer 2 Beat 11:45 EIP-1559 https://twitter.com/christine_dkim/status/1461345650365415424?t=KlU78KsQvHl0fG4jqUZHiQ&s=19  1M ETH Burnt https://twitter.com/evan_van_ness/status/1463489678649303044?s=21  15:20 Hash Rate https://twitter.com/econoar/status/1462076989980889094  16:32 Gas Fees 17:59 Axie Ronin https://cryptoslate.com/1-8-billion-moved-to-ronin-dex-from-ethereum-in-2-weeks  19:14 Ethereum Scale https://ethtps.info/  22:55 SAND https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/the-sandbox  24:40 Turkish Lyra https://twitter.com/SadafJadran/status/1463387742759374848?s=20 

28:00 RELEASES 29:00 Binance & Arbitrum https://twitter.com/binance/status/1461565999832973313?s=20  31:29 DeFrag https://defrag.fi/  32:43 Reputation DAO https://twitter.com/ReputationDAO/status/1461147989611663361?s=20  34:20 Lattice Metamask https://twitter.com/ConsenSys/status/1463224325864148995?s=20  36:18 Aave Arc https://twitter.com/AaveAave/status/1461321606895124482  38:38 Zapper Mobile Tease https://twitter.com/sebaudet26/status/1463340665769639940 

RAISES 39:00 Gemini Metaverse https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2021/11/18/gemini-raises-400-million-to-protect-the-metaverse-from-meta-facebook/?sh=37acaa675f57  40:05 Royal https://twitter.com/3LAU/status/1462856758095876097?s=20  43:43 Moonpay https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/124980/moonpay-raise 

44:14 Jobs https://pallet.xyz/list/bankless/jobs 

45:30 NEWS 45:55 Crypto Twitter Drama https://twitter.com/zhusu/status/1462216210116853762?s=20  47:10 New EIP https://www.reddit.com/r/ethfinance/comments/r0yy6c/why_calldata_gas_cost_reduction_is_crucial_for/  51:35 Citadel CEO Constitution https://www.wsj.com/articles/citadel-ceo-ken-griffin-outbid-a-group-of-crypto-investors-for-copy-of-u-s-constitution-11637352087  54:20 Polygon Uniswap Proposal https://twitter.com/MihailoBjelic/status/1461847683195449349  55:55 Infinite Machine Movie https://twitter.com/CamiRusso/status/1463522018066931716?s=20  56:22 Tokemaki https://twitter.com/TokenReactor/status/1463320665008705539?s=20  57:25 NFL NFTs https://twitter.com/coindesk/status/1461410656465346568?s=21  58:43 TIME NFT Show https://twitter.com/robotosnft/status/1463161775344525327?s=21  1:00:03 Macy’s NFT Parade https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/124909/macys-launches-parade-inspired-nft-collection-for-charity  1:01:54 El Salvador Bitcoin City https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/el-salvador-plans-first-bitcoin-city-backed-by-bitcoin-bonds-2021-11-21/  1:02:55 IMF https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/125106/imf-says-el-salvador-shouldnt-be-using-bitcoin-as-legal-currency  1:04:59 Mining Photos https://pomp.substack.com/p/10-epic-bitcoin-mining-photos  1:08:24 OBJ BTC https://www.foxla.com/sports/rams-wr-odell-beckham-jr-to-receive-full-salary-in-bitcoin  1:08:47 Citigroup New Hires https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/125051/citigroup-hires  1:10:32 Tether FUD https://twitter.com/jacoboracle/status/1463299431080632325?s=21  1:11:26 Quick News Takes Powell: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/125000/biden-re-nominates-powell-as-fed-chair-with-brainard-as-vice-chair  PoolTogether: https://twitter.com/Dogetoshi/status/1463280832907464708  BinanceChain: https://twitter.com/EdgarArout/status/1461393012395843591?t=AWNzxEqItXzE_RQMaMpygA&s=19 

1:15:00 TAKES 1:17:00 Abandoning Ethereum https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/abandoning-ethereum  1:46:06 Opportunity https://twitter.com/cyounessi1/status/1462240406662438922?s=21  1:47:07 Cars vs Carriages https://twitter.com/epolynya/status/1462832369853874176?s=20  1:47:32 Pivotal https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1463015187275935748?s=20 

1:52:37 What David’s Excited About 1:53:45 What Ryan’s Excited About

1:55:37 MEME of the Week https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1462795120839901184?s=20 

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Ethereum is scaling. With a recent $50 million raise at a valuation of $2 billion, StarkWare is pioneering zkRollups across the Ethereum ecosystem. As it powers dYdX, arguably the most liquid market in the world, StarkWare is continuing to move into new territory, with StarkNet imminently deploying on Ethereum Mainnet.

The goal of StarkWare is simple: 'bring massive scalability to Ethereum while preserving L1 security, permissionless interactions, and decentralization.'

The ecosystem is growing at an astounding rate, so tune in as core members Uri Kolodny and Eli Ben-Sasson walk us through how StarkWare is bringing Super Scaling to Ethereum.

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0:00 Intro 5:00 Eli and Uri of StarkWare 9:02 StarkEx vs StarkNet 16:37 StarkEx is Scaling Today 24:35 Latency & Data Tradeoffs 32:50 Scaling with Math & Cryptography 38:21 StarkEx to StarkNet 43:35 Ahead of Schedule 47:56 StarkNet Launch 54:48 StarkWare Roadmap 1:00:40 Modular & Privacy 1:04:39 Business Model 1:11:33 Values & Code 1:16:15 Closing & Disclaimers

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Eli on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EliBenSasson?s=20 

StarkWare on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StarkWareLtd?s=20 

StarkWare Discord: https://discord.gg/uJ9HZTUk2Y 

StarkNet Alpha: https://medium.com/starkware/starknet-alpha-is-coming-to-mainnet-b825829eaf32 

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pplpleasr is the digital artist who exploded into the NFT & DeFi space after creating the x * y = k visual animation announcement for Uniswap v3.

The NFT was sold for over half a million dollars, and all the proceeds were donated to charity. Along the way, pleasrDAO was formed and has emerged as a collective for curating digital culture artifacts.

pplpleasr’s story winds through Fortune Magazine covers and imposter syndrome, all with a down-to-earth feel and a charitable heart. She is emblematic of what we love about crypto culture, and the pleasr spirit is one that this entire space aspires to.

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