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Mark Cuban needs no introduction, but the entrepreneur and Shark Tank host has an impressive depth of knowledge of the crypto space, and he has a particular ability to break complicated subjects into simple, digestible ideas.

Listen as we talk DeFi, NFTs, Ethereum, and the future of finance with Mark Cuban!

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Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/bankless-disclosures 

Mark Cuban needs no introduction, but the entrepreneur and Shark Tank host has an impressive depth of knowledge of the crypto space, and he has a particular ability to break complicated subjects into simple, digestible ideas.

Listen as we talk DeFi, NFTs, Ethereum, and the future of finance with Mark Cuban!

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🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: http://bankless.substack.com/  🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/  ----- 💪BECOME A BANKLESS PREMIUM MEMBER: http://bankless.cc/membership  🔒Subscribe before March 1 to lock in $12/month for life! ----- GO BANKLESS WITH THESE SPONSOR TOOLS:

⭐️ AAVE - BORROW OR LEND YOUR ASSETS https://bankless.cc/aave 

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💳 MONOLITH - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS https://bankless.cc/monolith 

📱 DHARMA - MOBILE ONRAMP DIRECTLY INTO DEFI https://bankless.cc/dharma 

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------ MARKETS

BTC Price $50k - Dip after breaking $58k

ETH Price Broke $2k - Hanging in mid-$1600s with Dip

TVL in DeFi Peaked at $43B - Now at $35B

$DPI - $370

Biggest Day Ever for DEX Volume https://twitter.com/duneanalytics/status/1364473902177677313?s=21 

DeFi Pulse Releases New Cryptodollars Page https://twitter.com/defipulse/status/1364310453959200780?s=20 

Retail Isn’t Here Yet https://twitter.com/lawmaster/status/1364941277129768964?s=20 

------ RELEASES

Optimism dope hires https://twitter.com/optimismPBC/status/1364705156705579009 

Andreessen Horowitz on Optimistic Rollups https://a16z.com/2021/02/24/investing-in-optimism/ 

Dydx Layer 2 w/ ZK-Rollup https://dydx.exchange/blog/alpha 

Chainlink Saving Massively on Gas https://decrypt.co/59244/chainlinks-latest-upgrade-a-rapid-evolution-for-defi-ceo-sergey-nazarov 

Balancer Aave Partnership https://medium.com/balancer-protocol/balancer-partners-with-aave-to-build-the-first-v2-asset-manager-d9c173330151 

Zapper NFT Dashboard https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad/status/1364308685753843726?s=20 

Alchemix https://twitter.com/AlchemixFi/status/1363658484303097858 

Tim Beiko proposal for EIP1559 inclusion in London ETH 1 hard fork https://github.com/ethereum/pm/issues/254 

------ NEWS

Fedwire goes down https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/24/the-feds-system-that-allows-banks-to-send-money-back-and-forth-is-down.html 

Coinbase Files To Go Public https://twitter.com/lawmaster/status/1364918649425973249?s=20 

Nyan Cat NFT sells for 300ETH https://foundation.app/NyanCat/nyan-cat-219 

Alpha / Cream Repaying Funds https://blog.alphafinance.io/joint-announcement-on-funds-repayment/ 

South Korea Bans Privacy Coins from Crypto Banks https://news.bitcoin.com/south-korean-financial-regulator-confirms-privacy-coin-delistings-adds-new-guidelines-to-report-unusual-transactions 

Square Buys $170mm BTC https://twitter.com/DeItaone/status/1364319316750061570 

MicroStrategy Buys $1.026B BTC https://www.coindesk.com/microstrategy-buys-billion-dollars-bitcoin 

Tether & Bitfinex New York Settlement - $18.5mm https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/95207/bitfinex-tether-new-york-ag-settlement-lawsuit 

Brave Wallet + DEX Aggregator - Doubling down https://twitter.com/brave/status/1364296807614930948?s=20 

SoRare Professional Soccer (football) NFT Platform https://sorare.com/ 

------ TAKES

Michael Burry (Big Short) On Inflation https://markets.businessinsider.com/currencies/news/big-short-michael-burry-warns-inflation-bitcoin-gold-hedge-risk-2021-2-1030102452 

NFT Inflection Point https://twitter.com/jbrukh/status/1364785907379941377?s=20 

Emotional Robbery by Web2 platforms https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1364786359932575745?s=20 

Current Prices are the bottom of next Bear Cycle https://twitter.com/cburniske/status/1363189837675646977?s=20 

Ethereum the Employer https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1364603328601022467?s=20 

Ryan's Jaded About Delegated POS https://twitter.com/ryansadams/status/1364789743054159876?s=21 

------ MEME

L2 Implementers Assemble https://twitter.com/Crypt0xWife/status/1364044469323128833?s=20 

I am Groot https://twitter.com/Crypt0xWife/status/1363325351724806145?s=20 

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Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/bankless-disclosures

UMA Protocol (https://umaproject.org/​) provides open-source infrastructure for developers to efficiently create secure synthetic assets. Hart Lambur is Co-Founder.

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⭐️ AAVE - BORROW OR LEND YOUR ASSETS https://bankless.cc/aave​​ 

🚀 GEMINI - MOST TRUSTED EXCHANGE AND ONRAMP https://bankless.cc/go-gemini​​ 

💳 MONOLITH - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS https://bankless.cc/monolith​​ 

📱 DHARMA - MOBILE ONRAMP DIRECTLY INTO DEFI https://bankless.cc/dharma​ 

------ 📣LATTICE | NEXT GENERATION OF HARDWARE WALLETS https://bankless.cc/gridplus​  ------ Relevant Links:

UMA Protocol https://umaproject.org/ 

Hart on Twitter https://twitter.com/hal2001?s=20 

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----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

Disclosure. From time-to-time we may add links in this channel to products we use. We may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. We'll always disclose when this is the case.

UMA Protocol (https://umaproject.org/​) provides open-source infrastructure for developers to efficiently create secure synthetic assets. Hart Lambur is Co-Founder.

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Guests: Duncan & Griffin Cock Foster

We bring on the Cock Foster Twins, Co-Founders of Nifty Gateway, to the Bankless State of the Nation to discuss all things NFT and the roadmap to the metaverse.

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⭐️ AAVE - BORROW OR LEND YOUR ASSETS https://bankless.cc/aave​​ 

🚀 GEMINI - MOST TRUSTED EXCHANGE AND ONRAMP https://bankless.cc/go-gemini​​ 

💳 MONOLITH - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS https://bankless.cc/monolith​​ 

📱 DHARMA - MOBILE ONRAMP DIRECTLY INTO DEFI https://bankless.cc/dharma​ 

------ 📣LATTICE | NEXT GENERATION OF HARDWARE WALLETS https://bankless.cc/gridplus​  ------ Relevant Links:

Nifty Gateway https://niftygateway.com/​ 

Duncan on Twitter https://twitter.com/DCCockFoster?s=20​ 

Griffin on Twitter https://twitter.com/gcockfoster​ 

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----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

Disclosure. From time-to-time we may add links in this channel to products we use. We may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. We'll always disclose when this is the case.

Guests:
Duncan & Griffin Cock Foster

We bring on the Cock Foster Twins, Co-Founders of Nifty Gateway, to the Bankless State of the Nation to discuss all things NFT and the roadmap to the metaverse.

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Guests: Justin Moses - CTO of Synthetix Robbie Ferguson - Co-Founder & President of Immutable Matt Finestone - Head of Business Development at Loopring

We discuss how these three voices in the crypto space have been integral in building successful DeFi products on the Ethereum mainnet. Listen in for a deep-dive into the different methods these protocols have taken to implement their apps on an Ethereum Layer 2.

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⭐️ AAVE - BORROW OR LEND YOUR ASSETS https://bankless.cc/aave

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💳 MONOLITH - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS https://bankless.cc/monolith

📱 DHARMA - MOBILE ONRAMP DIRECTLY INTO DEFI https://bankless.cc/dharma

------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 5:14 Loopring & ZK-Rollups 13:17 Immutable NFTs & ZK-Rollups 17:31 Synthetix & Optimistic Rollups 21:03 Why Ethereum? Why Rollups? 39:24 Layer 2 Efficacy/Roadmaps 1:01:25 Composability 1:18:22 L2 On-Ramps 1:27:52 Does L2 Compete w/ ETH? 1:34:47 Closing & Disclaimer

------ Relevant Links:

Synthetix https://synthetix.io/

Immutable https://www.immutable.com/

Loopring https://loopring.org/#/

An Incomplete Guide to Rollups (w/ Vitalik) https://youtu.be/wcCHlqgGSH4

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----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/bankless-disclosures

Guests:
Justin Moses - CTO of Synthetix
Robbie Ferguson - Co-Founder & President of Immutable
Matt Finestone - Head of Business Development at Loopring

We discuss how these three voices in the crypto space have been integral in building successful DeFi products on the Ethereum mainnet. Listen in for a deep-dive into the different methods these protocols have taken to implement their apps on an Ethereum Layer 2.

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