Today's episode is with Representative Warren Davidson, an outspoken member of the U.S. Congress and an advocate for cryptocurrency. In today's show, we cover: 1) Why is Rep. Warren Davidson trying to fire Gary Gensler? 2) What is the “SEC Stabilization Act?” 3) Is the U.S. losing ground to Europe, Japan, and Hong Kong? How can it catch up? 4) Does Congress care enough about crypto to do something about it? How can we change that? As a reminder, Bankless is not a political podcast that divides o...
Jul 04, 2023•38 min
Are we entering Crypto’s Spring? Raoul Pal is the Co-Founder and CEO of Real Vision, a financial media and education platform focused on Macro, Investing, and Crypto. In today’s episode, we cover:1) The Aftermath of the 2022 Meltdown.2) How to Invest in the face of the current liquidity and external Indicators. 3) Why Raoul thinks we’re headed toward Deflation, not Inflation. 4) What AI will bring to the table, and how it intersects with Crypto 5) Why the Crypto Winter is probably over. ------ ✨...
Jul 03, 2023•1 hr 30 min
Bankless Weekly Rollup 4th Week of June 2023 ------ 🚀 Unlock $3,000+ in Perks with Bankless Citizenship 🚀 https://bankless.cc/GetThePerks ------ 📣 CYFRIN | Smart Contract Audits & Solidity Course https://bankless.cc/cyfrin ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE https://bankless.cc/MetaMask ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🧠 AMBIRE | SMART CONTRACT WALLET https...
Jun 30, 2023•1 hr 22 min
What are the implications of restaking? Not every Bankless listener will be prepared for this conversation. This one is a hard one. If you want to be adequately equipped for the conversation that awaits, we recommend listening to the Bankless episode we did with Sreeram a few weeks ago. That episode will get you up to speed to understand some of the nuances and problems that are discussed in today’s episode. Because, today on the show, we have the largest and most gigabrain panel that we’ve ever...
Jun 29, 2023•1 hr 19 min
Welcome to Bankless, where we explore the frontier of internet money and internet finance. In this 8-episode series, we are exploring some new frontiers. New frontiers in new technologies, all of which are poised to completely revolutionize the world and change everything about the operating system that society is currently running. In this first episode with Vitalik, we kick off by discussing the concept of Zuzalu with a birds-eye view. Vitalik helps us unravel the meta-quest of understanding t...
Jun 28, 2023•47 min
AI is here to stay, but at what cost? Connor Leahy is the CEO of Conjecture, a mission-driven organization that’s trying to make the future of AI go as well as it possibly can. He is also a Co-Founder of EleutherAI, an open-source AI research non-profit lab. In today’s episode, Connor and David cover: 1) The intuitive arguments behind the AI Safety debate 2) The two defining categories of ways AI could end all of humanity 3) The major players in the race towards AGI, and why they all seem to be ...
Jun 26, 2023•1 hr 35 min
Bankless Weekly Rollup 4th Week of June 2023 ------ 🚀 Unlock $3,000+ in Perks with Bankless Citizenship 🚀 https://bankless.cc/GetThePerks ------ 📣 CYFRIN | Smart Contract Audits & Solidity Course https://bankless.cc/cyfrin ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE https://bankless.cc/MetaMask ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🧠 AMBIRE | SMART CONTRACT WALLET https...
Jun 23, 2023•1 hr 42 min
Austin Campbell is the managing partner of Zero Knowledge Consulting, an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School, and used to work at Paxos in both Portfolio Management and Chief Risk Officer. He also was Co-Head of Digital Assets in Global Rates at CitiBank at JP Morgan for a decade. Austin knows a thing or two about the TradWorld and we brought him on to help us navigate all of the TradNews that has surfaced in the last two weeks around the crypto space. ------ 🚀 Unlock $3,000+ in Perks...
Jun 22, 2023•59 min
Today’s guest is Jacob from Zora who is here to announce the Zora Network! A layer 2 solution that allows creators of any kind the ability to mint their ideas in a much more scalable way. Tune in as Jacob walks us through everything new and improved with Zora. ------ 🚀 Unlock $3,000+ in Perks with Bankless Citizenship 🚀 https://bankless.cc/GetThePerks ------ 📣 CYFRIN | Smart Contract Audits & Solidity Course https://bankless.cc/cyfrin ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED...
Jun 21, 2023•59 min
Today’s guest is Brendan Malone. He currently works at Paradigm’s Policy Department. But before that, he focused on crypto policy issues at no other than the Federal Reserve. In this episode, we get deep into answering one, if not the most Bankless questions. What is Money? And what does the answer look like in the Digital Age? ------ ✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-brendan-malone ------ 🚀 Unlock $1,000+ in Perks with Bankless Citizenship 🚀 https://bankless....
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 17 min
Bankless Weekly Rollup 3rd Week of June 2023 ------ 🚀 Unlock $1,000+ in Perks with Bankless Citizenship 🚀 https://bankless.cc/GetThePerks ------ 📣 CYFRIN | Smart Contract Audits & Solidity Course https://bankless.cc/cyfrin ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE https://bankless.cc/MetaMask ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🧠 AMBIRE | SMART CONTRACT WALLET https...
Jun 16, 2023•1 hr 25 min
Hayden Adams joins us to announce the release of Uniswap V4! He walks us through innovations new to Uniswap like hooks and singleton contracts in addition to a new upgrade that can lower gas costs up to 90%. To launch V4 we need your help, the community, to contribute your opinions and decide the fate of this new protocol. ------ 📣 ASYMETRIX PROTOCOL https://bankless.cc/asymetrix ------ 🚀 Unlock $1,000+ in Perks with Bankless Citizenship 🚀 https://bankless.cc/GetThePerks ------ BANKLESS SPONS...
Jun 13, 2023•1 hr 34 min
Can we go Bankless using PayPal? We brought on Jose Fernandez da Ponte, the Senior Vice President of Blockchain, Crypto, and Digital Currencies at PayPal and Venmo to help us answer that question. Jose is responsible for driving PayPal’s efforts to bring the utility of crypto-assets and crypto-networks to their hundreds of millions of global consumers. He also knows a thing or two about how the banking system works and how to fix it. And we also got the SVP of PayPal to say, “DeFi Mullet,” not o...
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 17 min
Bankless Weekly Rollup 2nd Week of June 2023 ------ 🚀 AIRDROP ALPHA 🚀 https://bankless.cc/Alpha ------ 🚀 Asymetrix Go to https://bankless.cc/asymetrix ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE https://bankless.cc/MetaMask 👾STADER LABS | ETHX LIQUID STAKING https://bankless.cc/Stader ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankles...
Jun 09, 2023•1 hr 17 min
Joining us today are the best in the biz Chervinsky & Amanda Tuminelli who are here to answer all our questions about the SEC and it's assault on the crypto industry as a whole. ------ 📣 ASYMETRIX | STAKE stETH NOW https://bankless.cc/asymetrix-pod ------ 🚀 Airdrop Alpha is waiting for you on Bankless.com https://bankless.cc/Alpha ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE https://bankless.cc...
Jun 08, 2023•55 min
Today we're joined by Ryan Selkis, the Founder and CEO of Messari and an outspoken political advocate for the crypto industry. We explore the current state of Crypto Regulation and how Ryan plans to fight in Washington with the Digital Freedom Alliance. ------ 📣 ASYMETRIX PROTOCOL https://bankless.cc/asymetrix ------ 🚀 Airdrop Alpha is waiting for you on Bankless.com https://bankless.cc/Alpha ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 �...
Jun 07, 2023•1 hr 5 min
The SEC is showing all of its cards. Gary Gensler doesn't want the crypto industry to exist at all. After yesterday's Binance suit, the SEC is going after Coinbase too. We brought on Coinbases's Legal Officer, Paul Grewal to hear how Coinbase plans to fight, how you, Bankless listener, can join the fight, and what's next for the crypto industry. Should we be optimistic? ------ 📣 ASYMETRIX | STAKE stETH NOW https://bankless.cc/asymetrix-pod ------ 🚀 Airdrop Alpha is waiting for you on Bankless....
Jun 07, 2023•26 min
Today Gary Gensler and the SEC officially filed lawsuits against crypto exchanges Binance and Coinbase. We break it all down and share some hot takes on what this means for the crypto industry as a whole. ------ 📣 ASYMETRIX | STAKE stETH NOW https://bankless.cc/asymetrix-pod ------ 🚀 Airdrop Alpha is waiting for you on Bankless.com https://bankless.cc/Alpha ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOU...
Jun 06, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Is re-staking the biggest thing to happen to Ethereum since MEV? We’re joined by Sreeram Kannan who walks us through Eigenlayer. The re-staking protocol that is set to change the trajectory of Ethereum forever. It may even be launching pretty soon… ------ ✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-sreeram-kannan ------ 🪂Airdrop Alpha is waiting for you on Bankless 🪂 https://www.bankless.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-airdrops?utm_source=YouTubeRSS&utm_medium=Info&ut...
Jun 05, 2023•1 hr 51 min
Bankless Weekly Rollup 1st Week of June 2023 ------ 🚀 AIRDROP ALPHA 🚀 https://bankless.cc/Alpha ------ 🚀 Asymetrix Go to https://bankless.cc/asymetrix ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE https://bankless.cc/MetaMask 👾STADER LABS | ETHX LIQUID STAKING https://bankless.cc/Stader ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankles...
Jun 02, 2023•1 hr 24 min
We get back to basics on the show with Dan who answers some fundamental questions about DeFi and what it means to actually be a decentralized protocol. What are the threats to DeFi and how can we build a great decentralized future. ------ 📣 CONSENSYS | DILIGENCE FUZZING https://bankless.cc/diligence-fuzzing-pod ------ 🚀 Airdrop Alpha is waiting for you on Bankless.com https://bankless.cc/Alpha ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 ...
May 31, 2023•1 hr
We welcome back Founder and CEO of Binance, CZ for his second appearance on Bankless. Last time CZ was on, Terra Luna hadn’t collapsed yet and FTX was still competing with Binance. A lot has changed. In today’s episode, we cover it all. Here were some of the questions we discussed: 1) How can we tell what’s real vs. FUD with Binance? 2) What Happened with FTX from CZ’s perspective? 3) The difference between the current bear market vs. previous ones 4) Community questions from Justin Drake & ...
May 29, 2023•55 min
Bankless Weekly Rollup 4th Week of May 2023 ------ 🚀 AIRDROP ALPHA 🚀 https://bankless.cc/Alpha ------ 🚀 Consensys Diligence Fuzzing https://bankless.cc/diligence-fuzzing-pod ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE https://bankless.cc/MetaMask 👾STADER LABS | ETHX LIQUID STAKING https://bankless.cc/Stader ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT S...
May 26, 2023•1 hr 31 min
Can the price of Ethereum really reach $30,000 by the end of the decade? On the show we go on a journey through VanEck’s new report detailing how exactly Ethereum can get there. ------ 📣 CONSENSYS | DILIGENCE FUZZING https://bankless.cc/diligence-fuzzing ------ 🚀 Airdrop Alpha is waiting for you on Bankless.com https://bankless.cc/Alpha ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE https://bankless....
May 25, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Taproot was the trojan horse that opened the door to a new wave of Bitcoin innovation and culture. At the forefront of this culture are Udi, Eric, and Nic, the taproot wizards causing a shift in the world of Bitcoin. ------ 📣 CONSENSYS | DILIGENCE FUZZING https://bankless.cc/diligence-fuzzing-pod ------ 🚀 Airdrop Alpha is waiting for you on Bankless.com https://bankless.cc/Alpha ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🦊METAMASK LEAR...
May 24, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Rohan Grey is an assistant professor at Willamette University College of Law and has been involved in the world of politics and government as it relates to our public money systems. You might remember him as the guy behind the STABLE Act (Stablecoin And Bank Licensing Enforcement) which turned into an episode we did with him in December of 2020. The topic of CBDC and the politicization of our money system has returned, so we wanted to get Rohan back on to learn about what this conversation from ...
May 22, 2023•1 hr 25 min
Bankless Weekly Rollup 3rd Week of May 2023 ------ 🚀 AIRDROP ALPHA 🚀 https://bankless.cc/Alpha ------ 🚀 Consensys Diligence Fuzzing https://bankless.cc/diligence-fuzzing-pod ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE https://bankless.cc/MetaMask 👾STADER LABS | ETHX LIQUID STAKING https://bankless.cc/Stader ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT S...
May 19, 2023•1 hr 38 min
Did Ethereum break or what actually happened? We brought on Preston Van Loon & Terence Tsao, two Ethereum Protocol Developers, to help us answer that question. ------ 📣 CONSENSYS | DILIGENCE FUZZING https://bankless.cc/diligence-fuzzing-pod ------ 🚀 Airdrop Alpha is waiting for you on Bankless.com https://bankless.cc/Alpha ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE https://bankless.cc/MetaMas...
May 18, 2023•46 min
Ledger has been the center of attention since the announcement of their new “Recover” feature which has brought into question how secure our Ledger devices actually are. Charles joins us to walk through how exactly this recover feature functions, breaking down how a Ledger actually functions, and possible paths moving forward. ------ 📣 CONSENSYS | DILIGENCE FUZZING https://bankless.cc/diligence-fuzzing-pod ------ 🚀 Airdrop Alpha is waiting for you on Bankless.com https://bankless.cc/Alpha ----...
May 17, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Edward Chancellor is a financial historian, journalist, and author of, "Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation" and his latest, “The Price of Time: The Real Story of Interest” The two books link together the history of money and finance, and human culture. In today’s episode we explore the ways in which money and finance is embedded deeper in our lives than we may have previously thought. ------ ✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-edward-chanc...
May 15, 2023•1 hr 29 min
