One of the biggest obstacles to scaling Ethereum is the number of transactions it can process per second. Mantle, which is scheduled to launch on mainnet next month, hopes its DAO-governed (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) layer-2 blockchain is the solution. Ash Bennington discusses this with Arjun Kalsy, Mantle's head of the ecosystem.

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Crypto investors are finally breathing an air of optimism with the price of bitcoin and ether enjoying double-digit percentage gains over the past week. What a great time then for Ash to catch up with Raoul for an Ask-Me-Anything session.

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Parataxis Capital co-founders — CEO Edward Chin and CIO Thejas Nalval — join Ash Bennington to assess the state of the crypto markets, liquidity conditions, where we are in the cycle, how institutions are allocating their investments, and where opportunities lie right now. And of course, they'll break down BlackRock's big move.

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Ash Bennington is joined by Caitlin Long, CEO of Custodia Bank and a high-profile Bitcoin supporter, whose company has been trying to obtain a Federal Reserve master account. They'll discuss Custodia's lawsuit against the Fed, the wider regulatory pressure on crypto, BlackRock's promising bitcoin ETF application, and more.

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Raoul Pal joins the Coins Podcast on the 1st episode of their new docuseries where they discuss the battlefront of Operation Choke Point 2.0 - the latest war on decentralized money, and the final frontier of privacy. Raoul offers his unique perspective and insights on the unfolding saga and the fight for financial freedom.

Don't miss it! You can find out more about the Coins Podcast and their new 11-part docuseries on Twitter @coins_podcast and check it with video on their YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXKoJhDW3bs and Twitter episode https://twitter.com/coins_podcast/status/1667041425286995969.

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From her start in the oil business to becoming the high-priestess of memes and CryptoDickbutts, Meltem Demirors, head of strategy for Coinshares, joins Raoul to dig into the power of memes and how they drive everything — including meme'ing a $1 trillion asset into existence. Meltem and Raoul also cover L1s, L2s, and the debate of centralization versus decentralization. And of course, why Meltem loves CryptoDickbutts so very much. Recorded on June 5, 2023.

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This time Asking for a Friend delves into the world of layer 2s.

Crypto jargon can be pretty daunting for newcomers. "Asking for a Friend" is designed to help with that. Join Real Vision's Nico Brugge and Rainbow co-founder Mike Demarais to learn what is a layer 2, how and why people use them, and which ones are the most popular.

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The regulator has targeted multiple altcoins and exchanges but not BTC. We discuss the impact.

Ash Bennington is joined by Bruce Fenton, CEO of Chainstone Labs and host of The Satoshi Roundtable, to discuss how the U.S. Securities and Exchange's designation of multiple altcoins as securities could affect the original cryptocurrency. Plus, Tether wobbles and Blackrock is reportedly close to filing an application for a Bitcoin ETF.

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The mounting enforcement actions against the crypto industry by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission are now playing out in court, with significant developments in multiple cases on Tuesday. Ash Bennington is joined by securities and crypto expert James Murphy, aka MetaLawMan, to analyze and explain the news.

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The biggest Initial Coin Offering in history ($4B raised). A top-10 market cap. But 5 years after the launch of EOS, the initial hype made way for performance issues, SEC charges, a plunge in price, and eventually a community takeover. Ash Bennington is joined by Yves La Rose, CEO of the EOS Network Foundation, who is trying to rebuild the protocol and bring back the glory days. Can it be done?

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