Into the Ether

On the EthHub Weekly Recap we cover topics from the EthHub Weekly Newsletter. In this episode we discuss the latest DeFi bug, the dForce hacker returns funds, Eth2 staking calculator is launched, the first Compound governance proposal is live to add USDT, Coronavirus information markets goes live, Coinbase launches a price oracle, dYdX gets into the perpetual contract game with BTC/USDC and Dharma introduces social payments.

Preston, Raul and Terence from Prysmatic Labs join the show to discuss Ethereum 2.0. Their team recently launched the Topaz testnet which is a full specification testnet for Ethereum 2.0. They discuss where eth2 development stands and what the testnet means. We dive into how to get involved as a validator and what doing so entails. Finally we wrap up with the final steps coming in the timeline before the mainnet launch of Ethereum 2.0.

On the EthHub Weekly Recap we cover topics from the EthHub Weekly Newsletter. In this episode we discuss Prysmatic Labs eth2 testnet Topaz, dForce is hacked due to an exploit for $25mn, a class action lawsuit is filed against Maker, Gnosis Protocol and Mesa go live, DeFi Market Cap is launched as a new analytics tool, Compound turns governance over and a discussion about value transfer on Ethereum now being the same as Bitcoin

David Hoffman, COO of RealT, joins the show to talk about tokenizing real estate on Ethereum. RealT allows investors to buy tokenized shares in rent producing properties in the United States. The rent is passed down daily to the token holders. David talks about the future potential here with integrations into things like Uniswap and the Maker system. We also talk about general crypto topics such as the current state of markets, imminent eth2 launch and meme wars between Bitcoin and Ethereum.

On the EthHub Weekly Recap we cover topics from the EthHub Weekly Newsletter. In this episode we discuss the success of the latest Gitcoin matching round, how Reddit is looking to Ethereum for their community points idea, the LAO gets a launch date, dPiggy enables no loss investing, a discussion on MKR governance and a tool for people to easily post unstoppable messages to Ethereum.

Hugh Karp, founder of Nexus Mutual, joins the show to talk about insurance coverage for smart contracts. Nexus Mutual offers a way for people to buy coverage against potential bugs in smart contracts they are using. If there is a bug, the person who holds coverage can file a claim and those in the mutual can decide if it's a valid claim or not. In the past few months, Nexus has had to handle a variety of different situations and claims. Hugh walks us through how the mutual works and the future plans for it.

On the EthHub Weekly Recap we cover topics from the EthHub Weekly Newsletter. In this episode we discuss recent Eth2 updates and imminent multi-client testnet, Binance buys CoinMarketCap for $400mn, Burnet Wallet gets optimistic rollup upgrade with Fuel Labs, Balance goes live on mainnet, Coinbase adds USDC liquidity to DeFi, a discussion about tokenized BTC and Rune Christensen talks about the three pillars of sustaining MakerDAO

Lefteris Karapetsas, founder of Rokti, joins the podcast. Lefteris has been around the Ethereum ecosystem since the beginning and we talk about his journey through crypto to date. He's contributed to Solidity, the C++ Ethereum client and helped mitigate the DAO attack. Since then he's worked with Raiden but has since moved on to building Rotki. We talk about Rotki's commitment to privacy and how it makes it very easy for anyone who deals with crypto to track their portfolio and ultimate turn it into a tax statement.

On the EthHub Weekly Recap we cover topics from the EthHub Weekly Newsletter. In this episode we discuss the continued coronavirus impact on crypto, Gitcoin Grants round 5 off to a strong start, Uniswap announces v2, MKR token contract is now in full control of MKR holders, Coinbase Wallet integrates Compound and dYdX and Vitalik on what Ethereum has in 2020 that it didn’t in 2017.