Kicking off Merge Week with a livestream with Ethereum researcher Justin Drake, it's time to debunk some myths and bad takes about ETH. As we watch Ethereum make its historic transition to Proof-of-Stake, we explore claims against the merge, the Ethereum Roadmap, ETH supply, and many others. ------ ConsenSys | Mint a Merge NFT! https://bankless.cc/themerge Converge 2022 | Register with code Bankless250 for $250 off https://bankless.cc/Circle ------ SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.ban...
Sep 14, 2022•1 hr 34 min
✨ DEBRIEF ✨ | Unpacking the Episode: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-demetri ------ Demetri Kofinas is a digital entrepreneur and host of the Hidden Forces Podcast, one of our favorites. Demetri has a broad perspective on geopolitics, which we explore as we discuss the probability of a World War 3, diplomacy among superpowers, and surviving the rise of the machines. Have we lost the ability to solve hard problems as a species? ------ 📣 ConsenSys | Mint a Merge NFT! https://bankless.cc/th...
Sep 12, 2022•1 hr 34 min
Jordi Alexander returns to debate David Hoffman on whether or not next week's Ethereum Merge is bullish or bearish for ETH. The debate is moderated by none other than, Ryan Sean Adams. Let us know if you're bullish or bearish in the comments or on Twitter: @banklesshq ------ 📣 ConsenSys | Mint a Merge NFT! https://bankless.cc/themerge 📣 Converge 2022 | Register with code Bankless250 for $250 off https://bankless.cc/Circle ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/ 🎙...
Sep 10, 2022•1 hr 35 min
1st Week of Mergetember, 2022 ------ 📣 ConsenSys | Mint a Merge NFT! https://bankless.cc/themerge 📣 Converge 2022 | Register with code Bankless250 for $250 off https://bankless.cc/Circle ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/ 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/ ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🚀 ROCKET POOL | ETH STAKING https://bankless.cc/RocketPool ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum ❎ ACROSS | BRIDGE TO LAYER 2 http...
Sep 09, 2022•1 hr 37 min
✨ DEBRIEF ✨ | Find out why 1D = 1B: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-arthur-hayes ----- This episode has been a long time coming. Arthur Hayes is the crypto trader of traders, and he's particularly bullish on the ETH trade. Today, he tells us why. We've been binging Arthur's writing lately, trying to get inside his head about how he approaches the markets. Discussing the inevitability of inflation, the chaotic macro picture, and of course the Ethereum Merge, we piece together the mindset o...
Sep 07, 2022•1 hr 24 min
✨ DEBRIEF ✨ | Ryan & David's Unfiltered Thoughts on the Episode: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-crypto-wars-20 As the dust settles with Tornado Cash’s sanctioning news and the arrest of Alexey Pertsev, the space is drawing parallels to the early days of crypto, Crypto Wars 1.0. We brought on OG cypherpunk privacy developer and co-founder of Zcash, Zooko to talk about Crypto Wars 2.0. Crypto privacy is being tested in new ways and Zooko couldn’t be in a better place to explain the cur...
Sep 05, 2022•1 hr 34 min
On today's episode, we welcome Marceau and Ken Smith, two Rocketpool community members to share everything you need to know about Rocketpool, staking, and the bull case for Rocketpool, ETH, & RPL. ------ ConsenSys | Mint a Merge NFT! https://bankless.cc/themerge ------ SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/ ️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/ ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: ROCKET POOL | ETH STAKING https://bankless.cc/RocketPool ️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ET...
Sep 03, 2022•1 hr 28 min
1st Week of Mergetember, 2022 ------ 📣 ConsenSys | Mint a Merge NFT! https://bankless.cc/themerge ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/ 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/ ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🚀 ROCKET POOL | ETH STAKING https://bankless.cc/RocketPool ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum ❎ ACROSS | BRIDGE TO LAYER 2 https://bankless.cc/Across 🦁 BRAVE | THE BROWSER NATIVE WALLET https://bankless.cc/Brave 🌴 M...
Sep 02, 2022•1 hr 35 min
On today's episode, we welcome back Steven Goldfeder and Harry Kalodner for their second appearance on Bankless. Both times for huge Arbitrum launches! Today, Abritrum is launching Arbitrum Nitro, a 7x improvement to Ethereum's capacity. Hear all about it, Abritrum's potential forthcoming token(?!), Abritrum Oddessey, and of course, so much more. ------ Chainlink | Register for SmartCon 2022 with promo code “BANKLESS” https://bankless.cc/smartcon ------ SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newslette...
Sep 01, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Before coming to the U.S., Jiajung Zeng lived in China and worked as a Product Manager for TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance. Jiajung worked specifically on the content moderation team that was heavily censored by the Chinese government. Jiajung tells the story of how content moderation actually works in China. He shares the hoops these Chinese tech companies must go through to even operate as a business. And towards the end of the conversation, Jiajung shares the overall sentiment of the peopl...
Aug 30, 2022•50 min
✨ DEBRIEF ✨ | Ryan & David's Unfiltered Thoughts on the Episode: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-ethereum-unsensored With Tornado Cash sanctioning news making waves, the crypto community is asking a big question: Is censorship on Ethereum possible? We brought on Ethereum researcher Justin Drake to explore this question in detail. Establishing and preserving censorship resistance is possibly the most important challenge faced by the Ethereum. Covering deep topics like weak vs strong ce...
Aug 29, 2022•1 hr 59 min
4th Week of August, 2022 ------ 📣 Chainlink | Register for SmartCon 2022 with promo code “BANKLESS” https://bankless.cc/smartcon ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/ 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/ ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🌱 LENS | WEB3 SOCIAL PROTOCOL https://bankless.cc/Lens 🚀 ROCKET POOL | ETH STAKING https://bankless.cc/RocketPool ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🦁 BRAVE | THE BROWSER NATIVE WALLET...
Aug 26, 2022•1 hr 50 min
On today's State of the Nation, it's time to bring back the crypto legal mind of Jake Chervinsky. With the recent OFAC sanctions against Tornado Cash and the cascading chilling effect, our digital rights are under attack. Have we seen the death of crypto privacy? What can we do to help advocate for digital justice? As always, Jake brings a thoughtful and measured approach to these crucial topics. ------ Chainlink | Register for SmartCon 2022 with promo code “BANKLESS” https://bankless.cc/smartco...
Aug 24, 2022•1 hr 25 min
Stephane Gosselin is the Founder of Flashbots, an R&D organization that’s trying to fix the most pernicious problem in crypto—the problem of MEV (Maximum Extractable Value). Many of us are massively optimistic about crypto and aren’t worried too much about its future. However, this MEV thing could be our achilles heel. On this episode, we dive into what Stephane and his team are doing to make MEV less of a potential weak point, how MEV works, and what our industry would look like if Flashbot...
Aug 22, 2022•1 hr 21 min
3rd Week of August, 2022 ------ 📣 Chainlink | Register for SmartCon 2022 with promo code “BANKLESS” https://bankless.cc/smartcon ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/ 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/ ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🌱 LENS | ACCESS CODE: VITALIK https://bankless.cc/Lens 🚀 ROCKET POOL | ETH STAKING https://bankless.cc/RocketPool ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🦁 BRAVE | THE BROWSER NATIVE WALLET...
Aug 19, 2022•1 hr 51 min
Is the Merge Priced In? The Ethereum Proof-of-Stake Merge looms around the corner, but how do the markets feel about it? Ryan Berckmans and Hal Press have a mutually bullish discussion about the Ethereum network today, tomorrow, and long-term. They're both bullish ETH, but differ on how it's going to play out. This is our favorite kind of debate. ------ 📣 Chainlink | Register for SmartCon 2022 with promo code “BANKLESS” https://bankless.cc/smartcon ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://new...
Aug 17, 2022•1 hr 25 min
Hudson Jameson is an Ethereum enthusiast and core developer liaison with a rich background in blockchain projects. He’s played an active role in shaping various online communities for decentralized technology, including Ethereum and more recently, Zcash. On today’s episode, Hudson shares his storied crypto journey starting in 2015 when he first became interested in Ethereum through the ups and downs he experienced as a part of Ethereum’s inner circle, all the way to what he’s up to today. Hudson...
Aug 16, 2022•1 hr 17 min
This conversation has been a long time coming. Polynya is a pseudonymous writer, investor, and crypto researcher. Polynya coined the term “modular blockchain” and has been influential on 100 different crypto topics, most notably on rollups, though they’re quick to point out that rollups are no longer their main focus. This is a unique episode, in which Bankless DAO’s Eureka John acts out Polynya’s voice based on a 5-hour text-based discord interview. Tune in as we explore Polynya’s fascinating m...
Aug 15, 2022•1 hr 7 min
2nd Week of August, 2022 ------ 📣 Forta | Help Make Web3 a Safer Place https://bankless.cc/Forta ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/ 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/ ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🚀 ROCKET POOL | ETH STAKING https://bankless.cc/RocketPool ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum ❎ ACROSS | BRIDGE TO LAYER 2 https://bankless.cc/Across 🦁 BRAVE | THE BROWSER NATIVE WALLET https://bankless.cc/Brave 🌴 MA...
Aug 12, 2022•1 hr 37 min
On Monday, the U.S. Treasury Department made a smart contract illegal. They can do that?? David walks you through the news, with multiple interviews from Jerry Brito and Collins Belton, two experts in the matter. Let us know how you like the format! ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/ 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/ ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALED ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum ❎ ACROSS | BRIDGE TO LAYER 2 http...
Aug 11, 2022•29 min
David Chaum is a computer scientist and an OG member of the cryptography community. His innovation has driven much of the mathematical foundation of cryptocurrency, and he continues to work on projects like xx Network. In 1985, David issued this warning to the public: “Computerization is robbing individuals of the ability to monitor and control the ways information about them is used. Already, public and private sector organizations acquire extensive personal information and exchange it amongst ...
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr 11 min
✨ DEBRIEF ✨ | Ryan & David's Unfiltered Thoughts on the Episode: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-rise-of-the-network-state Balaji Srinivasan is an investor, founder, and Former CTO of Coinbase and GP at a16z and author of The Network State, which will be the main focus of the podcast today. The Network State explores ideas surrounding digital communities and the future of how we coordinate as a species. A startup society fosters the emergence of network unions, which evolve into a net...
Aug 08, 2022•1 hr 44 min
First Friday of August, 2022 ------ 📣 Forta | Help Make Web3 a Safer Place https://bankless.cc/Forta ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/ 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/ ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🚀 ROCKET POOL | ETH STAKING https://bankless.cc/RocketPool ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum ❎ ACROSS | BRIDGE TO LAYER 2 https://bankless.cc/Across 🦁 BRAVE | THE BROWSER NATIVE WALLET https://bankless.cc/Brave �...
Aug 05, 2022•1 hr 48 min
The zkWars are heating up. With 3 different teams recently announcing their zkEVM, we’re joined by Alex Gluchowski of zkSync and Ye Zhang of Scroll. Optimism’s Ben Jones cohosts as we explore why zkEVM is such a big deal, the respective roadmaps to mainnet, and of course… wen token? ------ 📣 Forta | Help Make Web3 a Safer Place https://bankless.cc/Forta ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/ 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/ ------ BANKLESS ...
Aug 03, 2022•1 hr 21 min
Anthony Gustin is the host of The Natural State Podcast, author of the best-selling, “Keto Answers,” and former sports rehab clinician turned entrepreneur, amateur farmer, investor, and advisor. You might be noticing that Anthony isn’t a crypto bro. However, as David explains in many Bankless episodes, crypto principles can be seen in many other industries as well—including the food industry. ------ 📣 Forta | Help Make Web3 a Safer Place https://bankless.cc/Forta ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETT...
Aug 02, 2022•1 hr 31 min
In this two-part Bankless Series, we're exploring the Nouns DAO. In episode one, we're chatting with The Nounders, aka the founders of the Nouns DAO. In episode two, we'll be chatting with a few Nouners, aka some Nouns DAO members. The Nouns project has taken the crypto ecosystem by storm. Hear why and how in the episode! ------ 📣 Forta | Help Make Web3 a Safer Place https://bankless.cc/Forta ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/ 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://...
Aug 02, 2022•58 min
✨ DEBRIEF ✨ | Ryan & David's Unfiltered Thoughts on the Episode: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-how-to-fix-defi-tokens This is Hasu’s 5th appearance on Bankless and this might be his best one yet. If you’re unfamiliar, Hasu is a crypto-economic researcher at Paradigm, strategist at Flashbots solving MEV, host of Uncommon Core, and more recently, a Governor delegate for MakerDAO and overall DAO governance thinker. In this episode, we’re going to reorg your brain about what it means to...
Aug 01, 2022•1 hr 37 min
🇫🇷 Welcome to the Bankless EthCC 2022 Experience 🇫🇷 With fantastic guests from all corners of the ecosystem, this 8-part series is an exploration of crypto culture and the current state of Ethereum. In episode 5, Sunny Aggarwal joins us from the Cosmos ecosystem, and gives the high level on one of the more compelling theses in the crypto space. ------ 📣Rhino.Fi | Massive Mystery Airdrop https://bit.ly/3o9trRE ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/ 🎙️ SUBSCRIB...
Jul 30, 2022•18 min
🇫🇷 Welcome to the Bankless EthCC 2022 Experience 🇫🇷 With fantastic guests from all corners of the ecosystem, this 8-part series is an exploration of crypto culture and the current state of Ethereum. In episode 6, we’re joined by Stani from Aave. With the GHO Stablecoin and Lens Protocol tackling two different corners of the crypto ecosystem, we explore the Web3 movement—where we’ve been, and where we’re headed. ------ 📣Rhino.Fi | Massive Mystery Airdrop https://bit.ly/3o9trRE ------ 🚀 SUBS...
Jul 30, 2022•20 min
🇫🇷 Welcome to the Bankless EthCC 2022 Experience 🇫🇷 With fantastic guests from all corners of the ecosystem, this 8-part series is an exploration of crypto culture and the current state of Ethereum. In the 7th episode, Disco’s Evin McMullen joins to discuss Web3 Identity and her work with VCs (Verifiable Credentials) ------ 📣Rhino.Fi | Massive Mystery Airdrop https://bit.ly/3o9trRE ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/ 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast...
Jul 30, 2022•23 min
