Layer One Podcast

This week the Layer1 crew discusses whether we've entered a sustained bull market, Dinwiddie tokenizes "player bond" on Ethereum, BlockOne releases EOS 2.0, Tether goes private via Blockstream, and StakerDAO brings DeFi to Tezos!Telegram - t.me/SutlerVenturesTwitter - https://twitter.com/layer1pod https://twitter.com/SutlerVenturesSutler Ventures - https://sutlerventures.com/-----------------7:20 Quick News TRON: Dapp activity passes EOS - ETH, Tron and EOS Make up 98% of all Dapp activity / Feat. on Yahoo Finance https://www.newsbtc.com/2020/01/08/tron-eos-active-dapps-ethereum/ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ethereum-tron-lead-way-dapp-150050518.html Singapore overtakes US for first time as largest receiver of BTC tx volume in 2019 https://cointelegraph.com/news/2019-bitcoin-transaction-volume-moved-away-from-us-in-first-since-2013 BLOCKFI: Now offering USDC and Litecoin on their lending/borrowing platform https://cryptobriefing.com/blockfi-announces-usdc-litecoin-support/ EOS/USDT Margin Trading added to Binance (with XRP/USDT as well) https://www.cryptoglobe.com/latest/2020/01/binance-futures-launching-eos-usdt-perpetual-contract/ https://cryptobriefing.com/binance-launches-xrp-usdt-perpetual-swap/ Binance donates $1mm to Australian Bushfire cause https://decrypt.co/16124/australian-bushfires-bitcoin-exchange-donates-1-million-to-the-cause 11:30 Non-Breaking Nervos Network commits $30M in grants fund to support community developers https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/52504/nervos-network-commits-30m-in-grants-fund-to-support-community-developers Samsung blockchain phones set to feature Elrond project’s gaming app https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/52590/samsung-blockchain-phones-set-to-feature-elrond-projects-gaming-app SEC Seeks $16M From ICOBox for Unregistered Token Sale https://www.coindesk.com/sec-seeks-16m-from-icobox-for-unregistered-token-sale Tether goes 'private' by moving $15m to Blockstream's Liquid sidechain https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-trading-privacy-gets-a-boost-as-15m-of-tether-moves-to-liquid-sidechain 34:40 BTC Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin SV prices soar, reach three-month highs https://decrypt.co/16436/bitcoin-cash-bitcoin-sv-prices-soar-reach-three-month-highs Bitcoin options hitting market with "high interest" according to JPM https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-cme-bitcoin-options-sparks-unusually-strong-activity-jpmorgan10mm Bitcoin haven't moved in over a year / highest since 2017 https://www.coindesk.com/10m-bitcoins-havent-moved-in-more-than-a-year-highest-since-2017 56:30 ETH NBA Player’s Contract Tokenization Plan Can Move Forward: Reports https://www.coindesk.com/nba-players-contract-tokenization-plan-can-move-forward-reports 1:10:15 EOS Block.one's social media app Voice poaches Forbes exec as CEO https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/52560/block-ones-social-media-app-voice-poaches-forbes-exec-as-ceo Introducing EOSIO 2: Enhancing Performance, Improving Security, and New Developer Tools https://eos.io/news/introducing-eosio-2/ 1:20:30 Tezos New DeFi model built on Tezos called StakerDAO is coming https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191030005296/en/StakerDAO-Launches-Platform-Governing-Financial-Assets-Secure IOST Q4 results are out - we're Tier 1 again! / Should IOST or ICAC lower this list https://medium.com/iost/initial-results-for-iost-q4-contribution-rankings-and-rewards-f1413b22d49a?source=collection_home---4------0----------------------- 1:25:15 Binance/BNB Binance.US now available on mobile, both Google and iOS https://www.altcoinbuzz.io/crypto-news/product-release/binance-us-now-on-google-play-store/

This week the Layer1 crew discusses how the conflict in Iran tests BTC narratives, Telegram in the crosshairs of the SEC, passing of EOS Rex Upgrade, and a $27.5 million sale of MKR to Dragonfly and Paradigm. AND 1 lucky winner wins the $250 BTC Layer1Live giveaway!Telegram - t.me/SutlerVenturesTwitter - https://twitter.com/layer1pod https://twitter.com/SutlerVenturesSutler Ventures - https://sutlerventures.com/-----------------Updates/Team News$250 BTC Winner4:45 BreakingBitcoin, oil prices rally following Iran air strikehttps://decrypt.co/15886/bitcoin-oil-prices-rally-following-iran-air-strikeBaidu launches public beta for its 'Xuperchain' blockchain projecthttps://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/52145/baidu-launches-public-beta-for-its-xuperchain-blockchain-project19:33 Non-BreakingSEC Asks for Telegram ICO Financials Ahead of CEO’s Depositionhttps://www.coindesk.com/ny-court-orders-telegram-to-produce-ico-documents-ahead-of-ceos-depositionhttps://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/52128/telegram-says-ton-wallet-wont-integrate-with-its-messaging-app-at-launchLongfin CEO Reaches $400,000 Settlement With SEC Over Fraud Chargeshttps://www.coindesk.com/longfin-ceo-reaches-400000-settlement-with-sec-over-fraud-chargesCarnegie Mellon University Sees $4M Pledge to Develop DeFi Research Programhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/carnegie-mellon-university-sees-4m-pledge-to-develop-defi-research-programGoogle lifts one week ban on MetaMaskhttps://decrypt.co/15761/google-lifts-one-week-ban-on-metamask38:30 ETHMuir Glacier: Ethereum Hard Forks for Second Time in One Monthhttps://www.coindesk.com/muir-glacier-ethereum-hard-forks-for-second-time-in-one-monthMaker Foundation Announces $27.5 Million MKR Sale to Dragonfly Capital Partners and Paradigmhttps://blog.makerdao.com/maker-foundation-announces-27-5-million-mkr-sale-to-dragonfly-capital-partners-and-paradigm/DGD Project Ragnorak Dissolution Vote - DAO Discussionhttps://community.digix.global/#/proposals/0xe7d5d8aefc5f73c4c8bbc716f0c3c2dd52d5282d18217db331da4435b8e6966e49:50 EOSREX Upgrade proposed by EOSNation; passedhttps://bloks.io/msig/eosnationftw/upgraderexhttps://github.com/EOSIO/eosio.contracts/releases/tag/v1.8.3https://twitter.com/ColinTCrypto/status/121312022753545830556:00 IOSTAiou Technology, IOST’s Enterprise Arm, Selected As “2019 Chinese Blockchain Technology Innovation Enterprise”https://medium.com/iost/aiou-technology-selected-as-2019-chinese-blockchain-technology-innovation-enterprise-e62a08eb3eb7BAPPEBTI Visited IOST Beijing Office, IOST Invited To Be Indonesian Government Consultanthttps://medium.com/iost/bappebti-visited-iost-beijing-office-iost-invited-to-be-indonesian-government-consultant-467e10fe6da5IOST awarded 2019 Most Technologically Innovative Public Blockchain Award by Cointimehttps://medium.com/iost/iost-awarded-2019-most-technologically-innovative-public-blockchain-award-by-cointime-77bea959bcf41:08:20 Binance/BNBhttps://bitcoinist.com/binance-stablecoin-receives-nydfs-approval/

This week the Layer1 crew discusses the latest DLive Acquisition by BitTorrent, YouTube banning crypto content, Hedera price fiasco and much more!Telegram - t.me/SutlerVenturesTwitter - https://twitter.com/layer1pod https://twitter.com/SutlerVenturesSutler Ventures - https://sutlerventures.com/-----------------5:10 BreakingCoinbase Wallet to remove DApp browser to comply with Apple's policyhttps://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/51693/coinbase-wallet-to-remove-dapp-browser-to-comply-with-apples-policyTRON Foundation to Unlock 33 Billion TRX on 1st of January, 2020 / DLive acquiredhttps://newslogical.com/tron-foundation-to-unlock-33-billion-trx-on-1st-of-january-2020/https://twitter.com/bittorrent/status/1211678385140748290?s=21France Approves First ICOhttps://news.bitcoin.com/france-approves-first-ico/19:17 Non-BreakingYoutube Crypto Purge is a 'Mistake'https://www.coindesk.com/youtube-calls-crypto-purge-a-mistake-but-many-videos-still-missinghttps://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/51591/youtube-has-restored-deleted-videos-from-crypto-channelsHedera Hashgraph Asks Investors to Wait Longer for Tokens After Price Crashhttps://www.coindesk.com/hedera-hashgraph-asks-investors-to-wait-longer-for-tokens-after-price-crash4 Out Of 10 Council Nodes Of Hashgraph Went Offline Without Any Explanationhttps://www.coinness.com/news/51565228:50 BTCBitcoin halving search term jumps to '82/100' - "how to buy bitcoin" jumps from relative 49 to 61 in Decemberhttps://www.newsbtc.com/2019/12/17/bitcoin-halving-search-trend-is-surging-but-why-is-price-stagnant/Craig Wright Claims a document proves the origin of Satoshi Nakamotohttps://cointelegraph.com/news/craig-wright-reveals-document-claiming-origin-of-satoshi-nakamoto-nameGeneral discussion about Bitcoin's halving being "priced in"(?)Over 50% of hashrate is in one Chinese province (includes other 31% of leaders' locations) https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2019/12/11/bitcoin-cryptocurrency-mining-hash-rate-china-renewable-energy-blockchain/40:30 ETHHard fork set to hit Jan 1st, but people don't seem to be readyhttps://bitcoinist.com/ethereum-eth-january-1-hard-fork-leaves-everyone-prepared/42:20 EOSEOS Year in Review - Voice in 2020https://www.eoswriter.io/165667_eosio-ecosystem-reflecting-on-2019.eosB1 Proxy?https://twitter.com/BrendanBlumer/status/1210993219590164480?s=20South Korea Decentralized Identity https://twitter.com/eosnewyork/status/121064487758899609749:20 IOSTIOST CTO speaks at China's "Great Hall of the People" about Blockchain and IOST in Chinahttps://twitter.com/iostoken/status/1209096446525497344?s=12

The team sits down with Malcolm CasSelle, former President of WAX, to talk optimizing digital goods trading, crypto games in 2020, release of the WAX Cloud Wallet, and the recent trend of Dapps moving from EOS. Malcolm CasSelle Website - https://wax.io/Twitter - https://twitter.com/WAX_io https://twitter.com/MalcolmCasSelleAnything in particular that you'd like to hear form us in the next episode of Layer 1? Let us know in the comments!Sutler Ventures - https://sutlerventures.com/Twitter - https://twitter.com/layer1podTwitter - @SutlerVentures Telegram - @SutlerVentures___________________________________________All the songs, images, and graphics used in this video belong to their respective owners, Sutler Ventures nor this channel claim any right over them.

The team sits down with Alex Wearn, CEO of IDEX, to talk decentralized exchanges, using layer-2 solutions to scale Ethereum, staking on IDEX, the future of NFT trading, and when ETH 2.0?!Brian KerrWebsite - https://idex.marketTwitter - https://twitter.com/idexio https://twitter.com/AlexWearnAnything in particular that you'd like to hear form us in the next episode of Layer 1? Let us know in the comments!Sutler Ventures - https://sutlerventures.com/Twitter - https://twitter.com/layer1podTwitter - @SutlerVentures Telegram - @SutlerVentures___________________________________________All the songs, images, and graphics used in this video belong to their respective owners, Sutler Ventures nor this channel claim any right over them.

This week the Layer1 crew discusses Fidelity considering ETH in 2020, the Petro Airdrop in Venezuela, AMD partnering w/ Ultra.io, Nike NFTs, and much more!Telegram - t.me/SutlerVenturesTwitter - https://twitter.com/layer1pod https://twitter.com/SutlerVenturesSutler Ventures - https://sutlerventures.com/-----------------6:15 Breaking NewsVenezuela will begin airdropping petros next weekhttps://decrypt.co/14659/venezuela-airdropping-petros-next-weekBitmain competitor (and former employee) arrested on alleged embezzlement (re: competition)https://www.coindesk.com/bitmain-rival-microbts-founder-arrested-in-china-for-alleged-embezzlementFidelity Digital Assets intends to support Ethereum in 2020https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/50576/fidelity-digital-assets-intends-to-support-ethereum-in-2020Stellar Tried to Give Away 2B XLM Tokens on Keybase.https://www.coindesk.com/stellar-tried-to-give-away-2b-xlm-tokens-on-keybase-then-the-spammers-cameRequest for Exhumation’: QuadrigaCX Creditors Ask for Proof That Cotten Is Deadhttps://www.coindesk.com/request-for-exhumation-quadrigacx-creditors-ask-for-proof-that-cotten-is-deadUK crypto payments firm to shut down due to new EU anti-money laundering guidelinehttps://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/50496/uk-crypto-payments-firm-to-shut-down-due-to-new-eu-anti-money-laundering-guideline49:40 BTCBTSE Exchange Leveraging Blockstream's "Liquid" network for Bitcoin sidechain venturehttps://www.coindesk.com/btse-exchange-plans-50m-token-raise-on-blockstreams-ethereum-rival-liquidPhoenix - A second generation Lightning wallethttps://twitter.com/acinq_co/status/1185129586482388992?s=201:00:30 ETHJust do it: Nike jumps on Ethereumhttps://bravenewcoin.com/insights/just-do-it-nike-jumps-on-ethereumDecentraland gets an index to track its virtual real estatehttps://decrypt.co/14717/decentraland-gets-index-to-track-virtual-real-estateEthereum Foundation dumped 70,000 ETH towards ATHhttps://cryptopotato.com/vitalik-buterin-the-ethereum-foundation-sold-70000-eth-at-the-all-time-high/1:18:30 EOSBrendan Blumer comes alive on Twitterhttps://www.eoswriter.io/164695_brendan-blumer-comes-alive-on-twitter.eosUltra + AMD Partnershiphttps://www.eoswriter.io/164681_amd-teams-up-with-ultra-to-enable-next-generation-blockchain-powered-gaming.eosREXhttps://twitter.com/EOS_Nation/status/1205698415239352320?s=20Earn 8% on EOS deposits with Crypto.com nowhttps://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/crypto-earn-now-earn-8-p-a-on-eos-deposits-827866316.html1:40:40 TezosTezos staking support added by Kraken - 6% APR paid twice a week https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-exchange-kraken-adds-support-for-tezos-stakingCoinbase now largest xtz validator / Binance #4https://cryptopotato.com/the-next-crypto-trend-for-exchanges-coinbase-is-now-the-largest-tezos-validator/IOSTNext week: iPirates1:54:18 Binance/BNBTrading restrictions around newshttps://twitter.com/lawmaster/status/1206090023180931073

The team sits down with Brian Kerr, CEO of Kava Labs, to speak on their DeFi application Kava, building on Cosmos, learning from MakerDAO, and what it was like participating in Binance Launchpad. Brian KerrWebsite - https://www.kava.io/Twitter - https://twitter.com/kava_labs https://twitter.com/BrianhkerrAnything in particular that you'd like to hear form us in the next episode of Layer 1? Let us know in the comments!Sutler Ventures - https://sutlerventures.com/Twitter - https://twitter.com/layer1podTwitter - @SutlerVentures Telegram - @SutlerVentures___________________________________________All the songs, images, and graphics used in this video belong to their respective owners, Sutler Ventures nor this channel claim any right over them.

This week the Layer1 crew discusses Ethereum's Istanbul Upgrade, EOS Voice Beta announced, Tezos' huge price jump, and much more!Telegram - t.me/SutlerVenturesTwitter - https://twitter.com/layer1pod https://twitter.com/SutlerVenturesSutler Ventures - https://sutlerventures.com/-----------------5:50 Breaking France to Launch Digital Currencyhttps://www.newsbtc.com/2019/12/04/france-announces-digital-currency-venture-crypto-bulls-roar/Jack Dorsey Wants to Bring Bitcoin to Africahttps://sludgefeed.com/week-in-review-dorsey-wants-to-bring-btc-to-africa/China’s Central Bank Likely to Pilot Digital Currency in Cities of Shenzhen and Suzhouhttps://www.coindesk.com/chinas-central-bank-likely-to-pilot-digital-currency-in-cities-of-shenzhen-and-suzhou-report?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=coindesk&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Organic%20MakerDAO Exploithttps://medium.com/@MicahZoltu/how-to-turn-20m-into-340m-in-15-seconds-48d161a4231139:00 BTCDeutsche Bank’s Massive ‘Multi-Trillion Dollar’ By 2030 Bitcoin Questionhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2019/12/08/bitcoins-multi-trillion-dollar-question/#6ab2795529afUS SEC Approves BTC Futures Fund to Offer Shares to Institutional Investorshttps://cointelegraph.com/news/us-sec-approves-btc-futures-fund-to-offer-shares-to-institutional-investors49:25 ETHEthereum has successfully completed the Istanbul hard fork. - Detial ETH 2.0 timeline https://www.coindesk.com/ethereums-istanbul-hard-fork-is-now-livehttps://consensys.net/blog/blockchain-explained/the-roadmap-to-serenity-2/IDEX Launches IDEX 2.0 Demohttps://www.altcoinbuzz.io/crypto-news/product-release/optimism-around-ethereum-scaling-idex-launches-an-o2r-powered-demo/https://demo.idex.io/trading/DIL-USD1:11:23 EOSEOS-Based Social Media Platform Voice Announces Beta Launchhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/eos-based-social-media-platform-voice-announces-beta-launchEarnBet "30 Day Notice" - What is the truth behind this?https://blog.earnbet.io/eos-30-day-notice/https://twitter.com/spencernoon/status/1203083329882480641https://twitter.com/zhusu/status/12032918393793249301:34:45 TezosPrice pumps - trying to break the top 10https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/tezos/1:39:45 IOSTGuppy's "Fish n Chips" Dapphttps://twitter.com/guppysio/status/1203377693665964032?s=12Japan Q4 Node Conference held - Japan continues to grow while focus moves to enterprise/government partnerships in Chinahttps://twitter.com/IOStoken/status/1202856218034765824?s=20

The team sits down with Douglas Horn, Chief Architect of Telos, to speak on Telos Network (TLOS), and improving EOS.io technology through features such as the Worker Proposal System (WPS), fair token distributions, and solutions to CPU/REX.Douglas HornWebsite - https://www.telosfoundation.io/Twitter - https://twitter.com/HelloTelos https://twitter.com/Douglas_HornStaking APR (TED Plan)https://medium.com/@teloslogical/updates-to-the-the-telos-economic-development-plan-474a53457861Fixing CPU/RAMTRIM Plan: https://medium.com/goodblock-io/rfc-telos-resource-improved-management-plan-c5a57b75e0cfSetREX:https://medium.com/@eoszaio/improving-eosio-resource-allocation-9902180be879Anything in particular that you'd like to hear form us in the next episode of Layer 1? Let us know in the comments!Sutler Ventures - https://sutlerventures.com/Twitter - https://twitter.com/layer1podTwitter - @SutlerVentures Telegram - @SutlerVentures___________________________________________All the songs, images, and graphics used in this video belong to their respective owners, Sutler Ventures nor this channel claim any right over them.

This week the Layer1 crew discusses Virgil Griffith (ETH Dev) being arrested, the HEX Snapshot, Dan Larimer's CPU Proposal, China Crypto Rumors, and much more!Telegram - t.me/SutlerVenturesTwitter - https://twitter.com/layer1pod https://twitter.com/SutlerVenturesSutler Ventures - https://sutlerventures.com/-----------------BREAKING NEWS7:50 US Arrests Ethereum Developer for Training North Koreans to Evade Sanctionshttps://www.coindesk.com/us-arrests-ethereum-developer-for-training-north-koreans-to-evade-sanctions11:15 Q3 2019 Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering Reporthttps://ciphertrace.com/q3-2019-cryptocurrency-anti-money-laundering-report/25:00 Poloniex tweets about TRXhttps://twitter.com/CryptoDeleted/status/1201160540170727426?s=2026:37 Chinese exchange IDAX CEO "disappears off the face of the Earth" https://www.newsbtc.com/2019/11/30/crypto-tidbits-bakkt-bitcoin-upbit-hack-ethereum-us-arrests/30:25 Correction: Coinbase and Tagomi Deny Acquisitionhttps://www.coindesk.com/coinbase-acquires-prime-broker-tagmomi-for-150m-sourceBTC(34:30)Bakkt BTC volumes are increasing - started at 5mm, saw $40mm on Wednesday b4 Thanksgivinghttps://www.newsbtc.com/2019/11/30/crypto-tidbits-bakkt-bitcoin-upbit-hack-ethereum-us-arrests/HEX Snapshot and Criticism https://cointelegraph.com/news/what-the-hex-a-look-at-richard-hearts-controversial-new-cryptoETH (45:20)Upbit Hackedhttps://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2019/11/28/ethereum-cryptocurrency-upbit-transactions-stash-hacker-1337-elite-leetspeek/Interesting proposal to decrease ETH block times by half https://cointelegraph.com/news/a-product-development-team-just-made-eth-block-production-twice-as-fastEOS(52:13)Scatter 12 Update Launchedhttps://twitter.com/ramijames/status/1201488009469796352?s=20Dan Proposes new CPU model / REX https://medium.com/@bytemaster/eosio-resource-allocation-reimagined-f219e8d489cTezos (1:09:00)Tezos is being sued by investors - not the SEChttps://cryptobriefing.com/tezos-federal-lawsuit-ongoing/Tezos added to Binance Margin tradinghttps://cryptovest.com/news/binance-opens-tezos-xtz-margin-trading/IOST (1:16:30 )IOST pushes forward with Chinese enterprise growth by starting in Hainan at major conference - expects to work with Hainan government in futurehttps://medium.com/iost/iost-x-hainan-unleashing-the-power-of-blockchain-by-building-strong-government-partnerships-a4393069fe3fChina rumors around "legalization" of crypto trading, at least for Huobi and OKExhttps://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/48744/huobi-joins-china-telecom-and-finance-giants-to-form-state-backed-blockchain-alliancehttps://twitter.com/CryptoGodfatha/status/1201535500634296321?s=20IOST featured in Yahoo Japan for Japanese energy partnership and on front page of Dzone, a publication for developershttps://twitter.com/iostoken/status/1200399122324500480?s=12https://twitter.com/IOStoken/status/1201331352483663872?s=20BINANCE (1:30:00)Binance partners with TravelByBit to launch travel prepaid debit card - Booking.com, Expedia, Agoda, Ctrip, and TravelByBit to accept BTC, BNB and LTC reportedlyhttps://www.altcoinbuzz.io/crypto-news/partnerships/binance-partners-with-travelbybit/STAKING (1:30:00)Harmony releases token economic model - targets 35% staking ratio allowing for 4-14% returns for validatorshttps://medium.com/harmony-one/harmony-token-economic-model-c393543ea707