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- Unconfirmed: Axie Infinity's July Revenue Tops $200 Million. Here's How Filipinos Drove It - Ep.259
Leah Callon-Butler, director of Emfarsis, discusses her documentary, “Play-to-Earn: NFT Gaming in the Philippines,” and the real-world impact that crypto is having in the Philippines. Show highlights:
- how the Axie Infinity movement started in the Philippines
- how much money players can earn through Axie Infinity compared to normal wages in the Philippines
- how Filipino crypto exchanges are catering to Axie Infinity players to make it easier to cash out their earnings
- what percentage of Axie Infinity players live in the Philippines
- why the game is so popular in rural areas
- what about Axie Infinity is bringing in non-crypto native players
- why Axie Infinity now has high barriers to entry
- how players have created their own system for helping bring new users into Axie Infinity
- how Axie Infinity scholarships work
- what Leah thinks about Yield Guild Games’s relationship with Axie Infinity
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Episode Links
Leah Callon-Butler: https://twitter.com/leah_cb
Emfarsis: https://emfarsis.com/
Axie Infinity:
- Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo-BrASMHU4
- Coverage
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- https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/14/people-in-philippines-earn-cryptocurrency-playing-nft-video-game-axie-infinity.html
- https://venturebeat.com/2021/05/13/how-a-rural-filipino-community-is-earning-a-living-playing-an-nft-game/
- https://hypebeast.com/2021/5/axie-infinity-nft-cryptocurrency-game-philippines-documentary
- https://www.esquiremag.ph/money/industry/axie-infinity-mobile-game-cryptocurrency-nft-a00289-20210521
Leah’s NFT/Axie Infinity writings:
https://www.coindesk.com/the-metaverses-emerging-economics- https://www.coindesk.com/how-axie-infinity-creates-work-in-the-metaverse
https://www.coindesk.com/nft-game-filipinos-covid- https://www.coindesk.com/artists-who-now-make-a-living-because-of-nfts
- https://www.coindesk.com/for-filipinos-axie-infinity-is-more-than-a-crypto-game
- https://www.coindesk.com/here-comes-the-virtual-real-estate-boom
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37 min - Why ShapeShift's Erik Voorhees Thinks Toxic Bitcoin Maximalism Is Bullshit - Ep.258
ShapeShift recently announced an intent to decentralize -- a move that would transition the one-time centralized exchange to a full-on DAO. Erik Voorhees, founder and CEO of ShapeShift, comes onto the show to talk about decentralizing the exchange, along with his thoughts on Bitcoin maximalism and crypto regulation. Show highlights:
- why ShapeShift is decentralizing the company
- how ShapeShift used to work
- what needs to happen for ShapeShift to decentralize
- why user experience should not change during the transition
- how the FOX token works
- what parts of a company cannot be decentralized yet
- how ShapeShift’s forthcoming foundation will function
- how ShapeShift decided upon the allocations for the FOX token airdrop
- why ShapeShift employee and shareholder FOX tokens are locked up for three years
- what Erik’s role will be going forward
- how ShapeShift plans to attract devs
- why Erik believes FOX is not a security
- how Erik wants the SEC to handle crypto
- why he believes THORChain is one of the most critical projects in crypto
- why he is opposed to Bitcoin maximalism
- Erik’s thoughts on BitMEX’s and Binance’s regulatory issues
- what he thinks about stablecoin regulation
- Why Erik believes ShapeShift and Uniswap are not competitors
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Episode Links
Erik Voorhees
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/ErikVoorhees
- Previous Unchained appearance: https://unchainedpodcast.com/shapeshifts-erik-voorhees-on-how-crypto-will-separate-money-and-state/
ShapeShift: https://beta.shapeshift.com/
Decentralizing
- Tweet thread: https://twitter.com/ErikVoorhees/status/1415339998740508674
- Blog post: https://erikvoorhees.medium.com/shapeshift-is-decentralizing-639bb4c82fc8
- Airdrop info: https://shapeshift.com/shapeshift-decentralize-airdrop
- FOX token contract: https://etherscan.io/token/0xc770eefad204b5180df6a14ee197d99d808ee52d
- CoinDesk write-up: https://www.coindesk.com/shapeshift-to-shut-down-airdrop-fox-tokens-to-decentralize-itself-out-of-existence
- FOX token analysis: https://www.coindesk.com/shapeshift-fox-token-rally-yield-play-daos
Other
- THORChain: https://erikvoorhees.medium.com/an-introduction-to-thorchain-for-bitcoiners
- Getting booed at Miami BTC Conference: https://twitter.com/finematics/status/1401498099441405953
- Paxos stablecoin blog: https://www.paxos.com/a-regulated-stablecoin-means-having-a-regulator/
- Circle reveals reserves: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/112001/circle-reveals-majority-of-usdc-reserves-are-in-cash-and-cash-equivalents
- CFTC and BitMEX: https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8270-20
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1 hr 5 min - Unconfirmed: MIT's Neha Narula on Why Building DeFi on Bitcoin Is a Great Idea - Ep.257
Neha Narula, director of the Digital Currency Initiative at the MIT Media Lab, discusses Elon Musk’s appearance at ‘The B Word’ conference, along with a few current events in the Bitcoin world. Show highlights:
- her main takeaway from ‘The B Word’ conference
- why governance plays an essential role in Bitcoin’s block size arguments
- what Neha thinks of proof-of-work mining and Bitcon’s environmental concerns
- why Neha is skeptical of Dogecoin becoming a serious cryptocurrency
- why Jack Dorsey’s new Bitcoin platform business is a good idea
- what Bitcoin’s dip in hashrate due to China’s crackdown could affect network security going forward
- what questions Neha has about Bitcoin’s adoption in El Salvador
- why Neha thinks cryptocurrencies and CBDCs will coexist
- what DCI has planned for the rest of 2021
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Episode Links:
- Neha Narula: https://twitter.com/neha
- MIT Media Lab: https://twitter.com/medialab
- Digital Currency Initiative
- https://dci.mit.edu/
- CBDC research
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https://dci.mit.edu/cbdc-central-bank-digital-currency- Bitcoin network development
https://dci.mit.edu/cbdc-central-bank-digital-currency- The B Word conference
- Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey, Cathie Wood conversation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zwx_7XAJ3p0- Neha’s appearance:
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- https://www.thebword.org/c/track-3-Supporting-the-Developer-Ecosystem
- Miscellaneous
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- Square’s Bitcoin DeFi platform
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- https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/16/square-is-building-a-decentralized-finance-business-for-bitcoin.html
- Bitcoin and El Salvador
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- https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/05/el-salvador-becomes-the-first-country-to-adopt-bitcoin-as-legal-tender-.html
- Bitcoin hashrate drop
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37 min - How Ransomware Evolved Into a Big Business - Ep.256
Gurvais Grigg, Chainalysis public sector CTO, and Kim Grauer, director of research at Chainalysis, review the ransomware landscape. Show Highlights:
- their backgrounds and roles at Chainalysis
- how a ransomware attack works
- what types of businesses are usually targeted in ransomware attacks
- why ransomware as a service (RAAS) is a booming business
- why Kim and Gurvais believe the hacking group REvil is becoming more sophisticated
- what characteristic of REvil hints that the group could be affiliated with Russia
- how the RAAS business model works
- how ransomware payments can be tracked
- why ransomware reporting has a data problem
- why Bitcoin is the preferred method of payment amongst ransomware attackers
- what two factors makes BTC preferable to privacy coins
- how ransomware groups teach victims to transfer BTC
- how ransomware groups cash out of their BTC
- how counter-terrorism tactics can help fight ransomware attacks
- how the Department of Justice may have partially recovered part of the Colonial Pipeline ransomware payment
- what tools and strategies governments can and will use to battle ransomware
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Episode Links
People
Kim Grauer - Director of Research at Chainalysis
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-grauer-a9501144
Gurvais Grigg - Global Public Sector Chief Technology Officer at Chainalysis
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gurvais-grigg-b1027a153/Chainalsysis Ransomware Data
https://go.chainalysis.com/rs/503-FAP-074/images/Ransomware-2021-update.pdfhttps://go.chainalysis.com/rs/503-FAP-074/images/Chainalysis-Crypto-Crime-2021.pdfhttps://blog.chainalysis.com/reports/applying-counterterrorism-strategies-to-ransomwarehttps://blog.chainalysis.com/reports/eastern-europe-cryptocurrency-market-2020Ransomware Attacks
- Kaseya
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- https://decrypt.co/75246/what-the-revil-ransomware-attack-means-for-crypto
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-03/ransomware-attack-us-revil/100265656- Colonial Pipeline
https://ciphertrace.com/ransomware-seizure-blockchain-analytics-helps-us-authorities-seize-over-2-million-in-darkside-ransom-paid-by-colonial-pipeline/https://www.elliptic.co/blog/us-authorities-seize-darkside- JBS Holdings
- https://www.wsj.com/articles/jbs-paid-11-million-to-resolve-ransomware-attack
Other
- Chainalysis
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- Twitter: https://twitter.com/chainalysis
- Website: https://www.chainalysis.com/
- Who is REvil?
- https://fortune.com/2021/07/07/what-is-revil-ransomware-attack-kaseya/
https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/revil-threat-actors/- Combating ransomware: https://securityandtechnology.org/ransomwaretaskforce/report/
- Why Gurvais joined Chainalysis: https://blog.chainalysis.com/reports/gurvais-grigg-chainalysis
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58 min - Unconfirmed: Why It Might Be Too Late for Binance to Avoid Regulatory Action - Ep.255
Christine Parker, partner at Reed Smith, summarizes the slew of regulatory headlines facing Binance and how such scrutiny may affect the exchange going forward. Show highlights:
- which countries are investigating Binance
- why it has been difficult for governing bodies to regulate Binance
- whether the reports that regulatory bodies, like the CFTC/IRS/DOJ, coming after Binance are correct
- when Christine expects regulators to make a move against Binance
- how hiring ex-regulators might help Binance in Congress
- whether Binance’s strategy of leaving countries with tight regulations helped or hurt the exchange
- what Christine thinks of Binance’s strategy to localize its business model
- whether or not it is too late to avoid regulatory penalties for Binance
- why transitioning to a DAO business model would not absolve Binance of prior infractions
- how the BitMEX situation could inform Binance
- whether criminal charges could be in Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao’s future
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Episode Links
Christine Parker: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-parker-b09a31/
Binance Investigations
https://www.coindesk.com/state-of-crypto-binance-is-firmly-in-the-regulatory-crosshairs- https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/110380/thailand-sec-binance-crypto-exchange-criminal-complaint
- https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/104836/binance-crypto-irs-us-government-investigation-report
- https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/110510/barclays-customers-in-the-u-k-can-no-longer-transfer-funds-to-binance
- https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/110617/binance-suspends-deposits-from-key-european-payments-network
- https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/111482/italy-binance-consob-warning
Binance Material
- CZ letter
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- https://www.binance.com/en/blog/421499824684902301/A-Letter-from-Our-CEO-Reflecting-on-Progress-and-the-Road-Ahead
- CZ Unchained appearance
-
https://unchainedpodcast.com/listen-to-cz-compare-binance-to-bitcoin/- Binance’s compliance hiring spree
- https://www.radicalcompliance.com/2021/07/08/binance-compliance-hiring-spree/
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31 min - Can a DAO Go to Court? According to Two DAO Legal Experts… Probably - Ep.254
Aaron Wright, co-founder of OpenLaw and Professor at Cardozo Law, and Ross Campbell, SushiSwap core developer and LexDAO contributor, discuss the latest breakthroughs and legal implications in the burgeoning world of DAOs. Show highlights:
- how Aaron and Ross fell down the crypto rabbit hole
- whether a DAO, like Curve, could sue to protect its IP
- when a governance token might be considered a security
- who owns the copyright to a DAO
- how SushiSwap handles its open-source licenses
- why Ross views Uniswap’s business license as a good thing
- what an DAO is and how the idea stems from Bitcoin
- how Wyoming’s DAO law works
- what makes a Wyoming DAO different from a DAO registered as a Delaware LLC
- how an algorithmically managed DAO might work in the future
- why Aaron thinks a DAO should not be allowed to be manager-managed
- why wrapping a DAO into an LLC could be advantageous
- the difference between private and public ordering
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Episode Links
People
Ross Campbell
- Social
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- Twitter: https://twitter.com/r_ross_campbell
- Medium: https://medium.com/@rosscampbell9
- Career
- OpenLaw: https://www.openlaw.io/
- LexDAO: https://lexdao.substack.com/people/867851-ross-campbell
- SushiSwap: https://app.sushi.com/swap
Aaron Wright
- Social
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- Twitter: https://twitter.com/awrigh01
- Career
- OpenLaw: https://www.openlaw.io/
- Cardozo Law: https://cardozo.yu.edu/directory/aaron-wright
- Content
- The Rise of DAOs: https://stanford-jblp.pubpub.org/pub/rise-of-daos/release/1
DAO Information
Basics:
https://ethereum.org/en/dao/https://1729.com/daosKain Warwick: DAO First Capital Formation
https://blog.synthetix.io/dao-first-capital-formation/- https://twitter.com/kaiynne/status/1287961077041393664
DAO Stats
https://deepdao.io/Wyoming:
- https://www.wyoleg.gov/2021/Engross/SF0038.pdf
- https://lexnode.substack.com/p/wyomings-legal-dao-saster
- https://twitter.com/prestonjbyrne/status/1370002015644962816?s=20
https://www.coindesk.com/wyoming-dao-llc-law-passed- https://twitter.com/lex_node/status/1407668599205027843?s=20
https://decrypt.co/75222/americas-first-dao-approved-in-wyomingDelaware:
https://ricardian.gitbook.io/ricardian-llc/is-ricardian-legalCurve IP:
- https://gov.curve.fi/t/cip-xx-enforce-curves-ip-rights/1890
- https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/108561/the-first-dao-lawsuit-proposal-asks-if-curve-should-protect-its-ip
https://www.coindesk.com/curve-dao-contemplates-its-intellectual-property- https://twitter.com/SamMiorelli/status/1405141398479847426
https://twitter.com/lex_node/status/1405251782574497799Uniswap V3
https://www.coindesk.com/uniswap-v3-introduces-new-license-to-spoil-future-sushis- https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1374738548239314951
- https://defiprime.com/uniswap-v3-explained
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1 hr 10 min - Unconfirmed: How Axie Infinity Boosted Revenue 400%+ in 30 Days - Ep.253
Aleksander Larsen, co-founder and COO of Axie Infinity, discusses Axie Infinity’s recent growth, which has seen the platform do 20X the volume of NBA Top Shot in recent days. Show highlights:
- what is Axie Infinity?
- why there has been such an uptick in network activity and profitability
- how the Axie Infinity team came together
- how Axie Infinity uses blockchain technology within its game
- how Axie Infinity leverages the ‘play to earn’ mania sweeping across Web3 applications
- what problems may arise as Axie Infinity starts to decentralize
- how Axie Infinity is attempting to lower the expensive barrier to entry that comes with blockchain-based games
- why the Philippines is going crazy for Axie Infinity
- why building out a sidechain has been such a positive development for the company
- the two ways Axie Ininity makes money
- what’s next for Axie Infinity
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Episode Links
Aleksander Larsen: https://twitter.com/Psycheout86
Axie Infinity: https://axieinfinity.com/
Content
- Philippines: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/14/people-in-philippines-earn-cryptocurrency-playing-nft-video-game-axie-infinity.html
- Sidechain: https://medium.com/axie-infinity/introducing-ronin-axie-infinitys-ethereum-sidechain-8745e31eaef1
- The Game That Helps Pay Bills: https://startups.my/the-game-that-helps-pay-bills-axie-infinity/
- CoinDesk write up: https://www.coindesk.com/axie-infinity-token-quadruples-nfts
- Play-to-earn: https://metaportal.substack.com/p/the-memetic-power-of-play-to-earn
- Unchained Axie Infinity write-up: https://unchainedpodcast.com/this-nft-marketplace-does-20x-the-volume-of-nba-top-shot/
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42 min - The Bitcoin Hash Rate Has Dropped. How Long Will It Take to Return? - Ep.252
Kevin Zhang, vice president of business development at Foundry, breaks down the latest developments surrounding China and bitcoin mining. Show highlights:
- how he came across crypto and which Bitcoin OG he joined at Bitcoin.com to help start its mining operations arm
- what Foundry does and its relationship with Digital Currency Group (DCG)
- why DCG wanted to build out a mining infrastructure business
- what news from China in early March kickstarted the process of the mining ban
- how China’s Central Television broadcasting company might have brought extra scrutiny to cryptocurrencies
- what the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party has to do with its Bitcoin mining ban
- why the Inner Mongolia and Sichuan Bitcoin mining bans were especially disruptive for Chinese miners
- how much of China’s hash rate Kevin estimates has been shut down since May
- where are miners relocating to
- why Chinese mining equipment will not be allowed to turn on in the US
- whether or not China’s Bitcoin mining ban will stick
- why China banning bitcoin mining will be good for the network in the long run
- what significant risk to Bitcoin’s network is solved by China banning bitcoin mining
- how much Bitcoin’s hash rate will drop and what effect this will have on miner revenue
- why Kevin thinks that Bitcoin is good for renewable energy
- how immersion cooling technology works
- what tangible benefits miners could find by moving to North America
- if El Salvador’s volcanic bitcoin mining plan is feasible
- what Kevin predicts will happen in the Bitcoin mining industry for the latter half of 2021
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Episode Links
Kevin Zhang
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/SinoCrypto
- Mining tweet storms:
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- https://twitter.com/SinoCrypto/status/1407524150885994497
https://twitter.com/SinoCrypto/status/1409227438262046723- Content from previous work experience:
- Greenridge Generation
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https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/57943/a-power-plant-in-new-york-is-reportedly-mining-roughly-50000-in-bitcoin-each-day- Project Spokane
https://medium.com/@derekbrouwer/the-bitcoin-barons-how-a-marketer-and-a-money-launderer-sold-montana-on-digital-gold-2a255c96c981Foundry, Subsidiary of DCG
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/foundryservices
- Website: https://foundrydigital.com/
- Foundry USA Pool
- Bit Digital: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bit-digital-joins-foundry-usa-pool-with-5-679-machines-adding-up-to-280-phs-of-compute-power-to-the-pool-301283792.html
- Bitfarms partnership: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/04/23/2215897/0/en/Bitfarms-Partners-with-Foundry-to-Expand-Bitcoin-Mining-Fleet-and-Join-Foundry-USA-Pool-Instantly-Boosts-Operating-Hashrate-By-15.html
China’s Bitcoin Mining Ban
- Travis Kling noted 25 different announcements from China in June alone:
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https://twitter.com/Travis_Kling/status/1410630499748388865- Glassnode: mining difficulty to face its largest decrease ever
https://insights.glassnode.com/the-week-on-chain-week-26-2021/- The Block: hash rate dropped 50%, Foundry up while everyone else is hurting
- https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/109315/bitcoin-hashrate-declines-50-percent-china-mining-crackdown
- Nic Carter: breaking down the hashrate migration
- https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-unpacking-hashrate-nic-cart-migration
- Secondhand mining equipment prices are spiking
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- https://www.coindesk.com/chinese-logistics-firm-airlifting-bitcoin-mining-machines-to-maryland-report
- https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/109301/secondhand-bitcoin-miner-supply-spiking-bitmain
- Bitcoin miners shut down, 26 farms affected after Sichuan bans BTC mining
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- https://www.coindesk.com/sichuan-becomes-latest-chinese-province-to-order-bitcoin-miner-shutdown
- https://decrypt.co/74075/bitcoin-hashrate-falls-17-overnight-after-china-mining-crackdown
- China’s Inner Mongolia announced eight measures in its crypto ban
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https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/105973/china-inner-mongolia-crypto-bitcoin-mining-ban-measures- Hash rate hits yearly low
- https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-mining-hashrate-drops-low
- Miners are moving to Kazakhstan
- https://www.coindesk.com/chinese-bitcoin-mining-company-delivers-first-machines-to-kazakhstan
- Tweet thread on how bitcoin miners reacted to the PRC’s May crackdown
- https://twitter.com/MustafaYilham/status/1396574185598590979
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1 hr 2 min - Unconfirmed: FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Gives the Tom Brady/Gisele Bundchen Backstory - Ep.251
Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO and founder of FTX, explains FTX’s sports-centric advertising model and talks about what is on his regulatory wish list going forward. Show highlights:
- why Sam is so excited to bring Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen onto the FTX team
- how FTX decides on who to sponsor
- why so many of FTX’s sponsorship are targeting US customers
- what makes the sports industry such an attractive place to advertise for FTX
- how FTX’s tokenized stocks work
- what Sam learned from the GameStop/Robinhood situation
- what makes FTX’s tokenized stocks different from Binance’s offering
- how FTX is dealing with regulatory obstacles
- what item is on the top of Sam’s regulatory wishlist
- whether FTT is a security
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Episode Links
Sam Bankman-Fried
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/SBF_Alameda
- Previous Unchained appearance: https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-the-gamestop-insanity-is-so-similar-to-crypto/
FTX
Website: https://ftx.com
Carbon credits: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/ftx-bitmex-to-become-carbon-neutral
Tokenized Stocks
- FTX guidelines: https://help.ftx.com/hc/en-us/articles/360051229472-Tokenized-Stocks
- CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/ftx-follows-binances-lead-with-move-into-tokenized-stocks
FTX Sports Deals
- NBA: https://www.coindesk.com/ftx-miami-heat-nfts
- Tom Brady: https://decrypt.co/74771/tom-brady-and-gisele-bundchen-invest-in-ftx
- TSM FTX: https://www.sporttechie.com/tsm-esports-signs-210-million-sponsorship-with-ftx-crypto-exchange
- MLB: https://www.coindesk.com/ftx-sponsors-mlb-umpires-to-wear-crypto-exchanges-logo
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42 min - Ethereum's EIP-1559 Will Solve Some Problems But Big Ones Will Remain - Ep.250
Taylor Monahan, CEO of MyCrypto, and Tim Beiko, Ethereum Foundation core-dev facilitator, discuss the upcoming upgrade to the Ethereum network, EIP 1559. Show highlights:
- why Tim believes EIP 1559 is necessary
- what narrative is driving EIP 1559
- what problems the network upgrade will solve
- how Ethereum transactions/fees work
- whether gas prices are correlated with ETH/USD
- the 3 main protocol changes that EIP 1559 proposes
- why Taylor, as the CEO of a wallet provider, is wary of EIP 1559
- how EIP 1559 will affect Ethereum’s block size
- what changes wallet providers are considering due to EIP 1559
- whether ‘Black Swan’ events will be more or less likely after the network upgrade
- how EIP 1559 will affect miners
- whether Tim or Taylor believes that miners could fork Ethereum to stop EIP 1559
- how EIP 1559 will change the state of miner extractable value (MEV)
- how Taylor and Tim feel about the Ethereum as sound money narrative in light of EIP 1559
- when EIP 1559 will go live
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Episode Links
Taylor Monahan
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/tayvano_
- MyCrypto: https://mycrypto.com/
Tim Beiko
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TimBeiko
- Ethereum Foundation: https://ethereum.org/en/foundation/
EIP 1559
- Resources: https://hackmd.io/@timbeiko/1559-resources
- Taylor Monahan tweets
- https://twitter.com/tayvano_/status/1397725861575421953
- https://twitter.com/tayvano_/status/1408000351916093441
- https://twitter.com/tayvano_/status/1407853518493413379
- Actual proposal: https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/EIPS/eip-1559.md
- Research: http://timroughgarden.org/papers/eip1559.pdf
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