Itay Vinik is the Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer at Equi, an alternative investment platform that brings investment strategies to accredited investors. Is this the endgame? This is the central theme of today's episode. Further, we dive into Itay's outlook on 2023 and beyond. This episode is also very chart heavy. What are the charts telling us? ------ OPOLIS | Sign Up to Get 1000 $WORK and 1000 $BANK https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.bankles...
Dec 07, 2022•1 hr 26 min
✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the Episode: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-saagar-enjeti ------ Saagar Enjeti is the Co-Host of an American populist, anti-establishment political news and opinion series called, Breaking Points with Krystal Ball as his co-host. Launched in June 2021, Breaking Points has 850k Subscribers, with some videos getting millions of views—making Breaking Points a leading source of political news. In today’s episode, Saagar shares the origin story of Breaking Points and his...
Dec 05, 2022•1 hr 23 min
1st Week of December 2022 ------ 📣 OPOLIS | Sign Up to Get 1000 $WORK and 1000 $BANK https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/?utm_source=banklessshowsyt 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/ ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: ⚖️ 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 💠 NEXO | CRYPTO FINANC...
Dec 02, 2022•1 hr 43 min
We brought on our first United States senator, Sen. Toomey. He's a senator from Pennsylvania, a ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs committees. He's also crypto-friendly. Hear how Capitol Hill is digesting the FTX collapse, what America's crypto competition looks like currently, and what it might look like if we still have no regulatory clarity. And finally, what you can do to impact our government's view on crypto. ------ Infura | Join the New Decentralized Infrastr...
Dec 01, 2022•37 min
It's day 20 and SBF still isn't in jail. What gives? Ryan and David give their thoughts on why that may be and how this all might play out. Also, stay tuned toward the end of the show for a special guest appearance from our boots-on-the-ground Bahamas correspondent to give their take from the belly of the beast. ------ Infura | Join the New Decentralized Infrastructure Network www.bankless.cc/infura ------ SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/?utm_source=banklessshowsyt ️ S...
Nov 30, 2022•1 hr 15 min
✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the Episode: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-tim-ferriss ------ Tim Ferriss is a 5-time NYT best-selling author, an award-winning podcaster with over 900 million downloads, and a prolific angel investor. After nearly a year of work, he has finally begun to start talking about his secretive NFT drop. What’s it about? Why’s he spending this next chapter of his life on NFTs? What alpha did he decide to drop on Bankless? Also, Tim—like some of us, unfortunately—had money...
Nov 28, 2022•2 hr 6 min
Thanksgiving 2022 ------ 📣 Infura | Join the New Decentralized Infrastructure Network www.bankless.cc/infura ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/?utm_source=banklessshowsyt 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/ ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 👯 DESO | DECENTRALIZED SOCIAL BLOCKCHAIN https://bankless.cc/Deso 🦁 BRAVE | THE BROWSER NATIVE WALLET https://bankless.cc/Brave 📡 TRUEFI | CRY...
Nov 25, 2022•1 hr 44 min
Is Genesis the next domino to fall in the 2022 Contagion? As one of the biggest lending desks in the industry, what does it mean for Genesis to be in danger? In this episode, we dive into David's conspiracy theories about unravelling ponzi schemes and the death of the bull market. Has David figured it all out? ------ Infura | Join the New Decentralized Infrastructure Network www.bankless.cc/infura ------ SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/?utm_source=banklessshowsyt ️ SUB...
Nov 23, 2022•1 hr 51 min
✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the Episode: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-leonard ------ How is money created? Why? Whose job is it? We often discuss the Federal Reserve, and in this episode, we’re doing a deep dive into what the Fed is—its origins, its purpose, and ultimately, its concerning behavior. What do we do about this institution? Something has to change, but what is the path forward? Joining us to answer these questions is Christopher Leonard, investigative journalist and author of The...
Nov 21, 2022•1 hr 29 min
In this episode, David is joined by John Light of Sovryn and Eric Wall, who moonlights David on the Bitcoin technical details throughout the interview. The three go over the bull case for ZK-Rollups on Bitcoin. It’s undoubtedly the frontier. ------ 📣 Infura | Join the New Decentralized Infrastructure Network Early Access Program www.bankless.cc/infura ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/?utm_source=banklessshowsyt 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.bankles...
Nov 18, 2022•1 hr 19 min
3rd Week of November, 2022 ------ 📣 Infura | Join the New Decentralized Infrastructure Network Early Access Program www.bankless.cc/infura ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/?utm_source=banklessshowsyt ------ Bankless Sponsor Tools: ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 👯 DESO | DECENTRALIZED SOCIAL BLOCKCHAIN https://bankless.cc/Deso 🦁 BRAVE | THE BROWSER NATIVE WALLET https://bankless.cc/Brave 📡 TRUEFI | CRYPTO FINANCIAL HUB https://b...
Nov 18, 2022•1 hr 29 min
In order to rebuild we must first learn or relearn (for some of us) the painful lessons of crypto’s past. It’s going to take more than beating the, “not your keys, not your crypto” drum. Jesse Powell, Co-Founder of Kraken Exchange joins us to demonstrate how we can come together as a community to rebuild the open and inspiring crypto industry of our dreams. ------ 📣 Infura | Join the New Decentralized Infrastructure Network Early Access Program www.bankless.cc/infura ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWS...
Nov 17, 2022•47 min
Where were the adults? How did SBF manage to get away with so much (thus far)? We brought on Castle Island's Matt Walsh to explain. We're pissed. How are you feeling? Matt gives us a breath of fresh air as he outlines the timeline of the rest of the contagion, how long the healing process will take, what happens next, and how we rebuild this industry we've all come to know and love. ------ Earnifi | Check For Your Unclaimed Airdrops, POAPs, & NFTs https://bankless.cc/earnifi ------ SUBSCRIBE...
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 5 min
This is the craziest moment we’ve experienced in crypto. So many things to unpack. But the biggest question remains… where do we go from here? ------ Earnifi | Check For Your Unclaimed Airdrops, POAPs, & NFTs https://bankless.cc/earnifi ------ SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/?utm_source=banklessshowsyt ️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/ ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: ️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum ACROSS | BRIDGE TO L...
Nov 15, 2022•1 hr 4 min
✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the Episode: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-molly-white After many episodes, we finally brought on a crypto skeptic, Molly White! We brought Molly on to take us out of our crypto bubble, to challenge our assumptions, and to steelman the anti-crypto argument. Molly White is an engineer, public goods contributor, and an extremely articulate crypto critic. She also runs the web3 skeptic website: https://web3isgoinggreat.com/ In today’s episode, Molly gives us her centr...
Nov 14, 2022•1 hr 22 min
2nd Week of November ------ 📣 Earnifi | Check For Your Unclaimed Airdrops, POAPs, & NFTs https://bankless.cc/earnifi ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/?utm_source=banklessshowsyt 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/ ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: ⚖️ 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 💠 NEXO | CRYP...
Nov 11, 2022•1 hr 39 min
After one of the worst weeks in crypto history, Ryan and David join forces with Ledger and Cobie from Up Only to bring the industry some much needed catharsis. The four chop it up about how big of a deal this really is, how we’re going to move forward as an industry, and general advice to get through this. Hang in there, anon. We’re in this together. ------ 📣 Earnifi | Check For Your Unclaimed Airdrops, POAPs, & NFTs https://bankless.cc/earnifi ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://new...
Nov 10, 2022•2 hr 18 min
The craziest 48 hours in crypto history? From the apparent takeover of FTX by Binance to no more takeover to SBF now being probed by U.S. regulators. As the dust settles, we cover everything that’s unfolded in the last 24 hours and how it’ll reshape crypto moving forward. If you missed yesterday’s stream where we go over the timeline of how all this happened and got industry leaders Brian Armstrong, Erik Voorhees, & Ryan Selkis to share their thoughts—you can find it here: https://youtu.be/L...
Nov 10, 2022•1 hr 35 min
In Part 2, Ryan and David are joined by Brian Armstrong, Erik Voorhees, & Ryan Selkis to discuss what transpired today, how it’ll impact our industry, and what it means moving forward. In case you missed it, we’ve already released Part 1 where Ryan and David recap everything that happened leading up to today, what’s unfolded thus far, what happens next, and what it means for the crypto space writ large. ------ Earnifi | Check For Your Unclaimed Airdrops, POAPs, & NFTs https://bankless.cc...
Nov 09, 2022•1 hr 6 min
On Part 1 of this two-part series, Ryan and David recap everything that happened leading up to today, what’s unfolded thus far, what happens next, and what it means for the crypto space writ large. In Part 2, Ryan and David are joined by Brian Armstrong, Erik Voorhees, & Ryan Selkis. Part 2 is out now! Check your feed. ------ Earnifi | Check For Your Unclaimed Airdrops, POAPs, & NFTs https://bankless.cc/earnifi ------ SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/?utm_source...
Nov 09, 2022•1 hr 17 min
David brings on his old co-host, Christian Keroles of POV Crypto. Long-time Bankless listeners know of POV Crypto, but if you’re unaware, it’s the podcast that David started with Christian before Bankless! Christian is currently the General Manager of BTC Inc (Bitcoin Magazine & The Bitcoin Conference). On this episode, David and Christian go back to their POV Crypto roots and debate many different sub-topics of the overall Ethereum vs. Bitcoin debate. ------ 📣 Earnifi | Check For Your Uncl...
Nov 08, 2022•1 hr 8 min
✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the Episode: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-unichain-is-inevitable Dan Elitzer is the co-founder of Nascent, a VC firm working on the frontier of crypto Previously, he was previously leading IDEO CoLab Ventures, and has been on the frontier of crypto innovations for as long as we can remember. Dan helps us unpack The AppChain Thesis, a possible outcome where every big DeFi app is going to have its own chain. How will this reshape crypto? Where do we find opportuniti...
Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 22 min
1st Week of November, 2022 ------ 📣 Earnifi | Check For Your Unclaimed Airdrops, POAPs, & NFTs https://bankless.cc/earnifi ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/?utm_source=banklessshowsyt 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/ ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: ⚖️ 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 💠 NEXO ...
Nov 04, 2022•1 hr 35 min
Bitboy -- aka Ben Armstrong -- is the notorious crypto influencer with one of the largest audiences in the space. After some jabs back and forth on twitter, we're bringing him on Bankless to clear the air. What's up with Ryan's glasses? Is Bitboy changing his approach? ------ Earnifi | Check For Your Unclaimed Airdrops, POAPs, & NFTs https://bankless.cc/earnifi ------ SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/ ️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/ ------ BAN...
Nov 03, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Alf is the former head of a $20B investment portfolio, a passionate global macro investor, and the author of a free newsletter called, “The Macro Compass," available on Substack. On this episode, Alf helps us understand macro in a digestible way. What’s in our potential future? How bad will it hurt? How long will it last? Answers to these questions and much more in the interview. ------ 📣 Earnifi | Check For Your Unclaimed Airdrops, POAPs, & NFTs https://bankless.cc/earnifi ------ 🚀 SUBSCR...
Nov 01, 2022•1 hr 27 min
A debate between two crypto titans on how to regulate crypto. Whether to regulate crypto? Where do we draw the line? Study and remember this one anon. ------ Push | Try the Communication Protocol of Web3 https://bankless.cc/Push ------ SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/ ️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/ ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: ️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum DESO | DECENTRALIZED SOCIAL BLOCKCHAIN https://bankless.cc/...
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr 54 min
4th Week of October, 2022 ------ 📣 Push | Try the Communication Protocol of Web3 https://bankless.cc/Push ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/ 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/ ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: ⚖️ 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 💠 NEXO | CRYPTO FINANCIAL HUB https://bankless.cc/Nexo ...
Oct 28, 2022•1 hr 35 min
Nicolas Julia is the Co-Founder and CEO at Sorare, building the next generation of Sports games… where fans can play with skin in the game. On this episode, Nicolas shares Sorare's exciting new launch, how Sorare grew to reach millions of users, what's next for Sorare, and so much more. ------ Push | Try the Communication Protocol of Web3 https://bankless.cc/Push ------ SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/ ️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/ ------ BANKL...
Oct 26, 2022•58 min
Welcome to Devcon 6. The first Devcon for Bankless, the conference was a ton of fun and an amazing cultural experience in Bogota, Colombia. Vitalik Buterin—of course—joins us in the first in a series of interviews we held on location in Bogota, covering the context and magnitude of Devcon, Vitalik’s conference lifestyle, and a new era for Ethereum in a post-merge world. ------ 📣 Push | Try the Communication Protocol of Web3 https://bankless.cc/Push ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://new...
Oct 25, 2022•27 min
Welcome to Devcon 6. The first Devcon for Bankless, the conference was a ton of fun and an amazing cultural experience in Bogota, Colombia. We’re speaking with Justin Drake about his talk at Devcon—the only conversation about ETH the asset. What are the next steps for Ether? The value of the asset correlates directly to the health of the network, and maybe it’s time to start talking about ETH more as a community. ------ 📣 Push | Try the Communication Protocol of Web3 https://bankless.cc/Push --...
Oct 25, 2022•23 min
