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Bankless

The Ultimate Guide to Crypto Finance. DeFi, NFTs, and cryptocurrencies. Level up. Go bankless.
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StarkWare Sessions #5 | Starknet Identity with Hadrien of Sismo

Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. We’re returning from our adventures in Tel Aviv with nine exclusive interviews with some of the key players in the StarkNet space. Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you. In this episode, we’re talking to Hadrien from Sismo, the identity tooling set to help express your identity across all your addresses. Digital identity is more than one wallet—we need tool...

Feb 11, 202324 min

StarkWare Sessions #6 | Open-Source Funding with Gregoire of Only Dust

Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. We’re returning from our adventures in Tel Aviv with nine exclusive interviews with some of the key players in the StarkNet space. Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you. In this episode, we’re talking to Gregoire Gambatto, co-founder of Only Dust, the platform for open-source paid contribution. If you’re a budding developer with dreams of impacting the Star...

Feb 11, 202312 min

StarkWare Sessions #7 | Herodotus Cross-Chain Data

Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. We’re returning from our adventures in Tel Aviv with nine exclusive interviews with some of the key players in the StarkNet space. Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you. Herodotus is a system for data interoperability across chains. The future is composable, and tools like Herodotus help move us in that direction. ------ 📣 MetaMask Learn https://bankless.c...

Feb 11, 202319 min

StarkWare Sessions #8 | Cartridge Starknet Gaming with Tarrence

Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. We’re returning from our adventures in Tel Aviv with nine exclusive interviews with some of the key players in the StarkNet space. Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you. Cartridge is building out the legos necessary to produce a robust gaming ecosystem in Starknet. With the compression capabilities of zk technology, the possibilities for game logic is astou...

Feb 11, 202337 min

StarkWare Sessions #9 | zk-Hardware with Omer of Ingonyama

Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. We’re returning from our adventures in Tel Aviv with nine exclusive interviews with some of the key players in the StarkNet space. Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you. In this episode, we’re speaking with Omer Shlomovits, founder and CEO of Ingonyama, a next-generation semiconductor company, building specialized hardware for Zero-Knowledge Proofs. It’s no...

Feb 11, 202325 min

ROLLUP: Operation Choke Point | SEC Crypto Staking Crackdown | Genesis Earn Repayment | a16z Uniswap

Bankless Weekly Rollup 2nd Week of February, 2023 ------ 📣 MetaMask Learn https://bankless.cc/metamaskshow ------ 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://bankless.cc/kraken 🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE https://bankless.cc/uniswap ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS https://bankless.cc/earnifi 👻 PHANTOM | CROSS-CHAIN ...

Feb 10, 20231 hr 48 min

StarkWare Sessions #1 | The StarkNet Fathers Uri Kolodny & Eli Ben-Sasson

Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. We’re returning from our adventures in Tel Aviv with nine exclusive interviews with some of the key players in the StarkNet space. Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you. In this episode, we’re talking to Uri Kolodny and Eli Ben-Sasson, the co-founders of StarkWare and the fathers of the StarkNet ecosystem. We take a high-level overview of the emerging netwo...

Feb 09, 202330 min

StarkWare Sessions #2 | Braavos & Smart Contract Wallets with Motty Lavie

Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. We’re returning from our adventures in Tel Aviv with nine exclusive interviews with some of the key players in the StarkNet space. Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you. In this episode, we’re talking to Motty Lavie, the founder and CEO of Braavos, the team behind the self-custodial Braavos wallet on top of StarkNet. As the fastest growing wallet on StarkNe...

Feb 09, 202327 min

StarkWare Sessions #3 | Account Abstraction & EIP 4337 with Yoav Weiss

Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. We’re returning from our adventures in Tel Aviv with nine exclusive interviews with some of the key players in the StarkNet space. Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you. In this episode, we’re talking to Yoav Weiss, a security fellow at the Ethereum Foundation and pioneer of account abstraction through EIP-4337. The future of smart contract wallets is massi...

Feb 09, 202320 min

StarkWare Sessions #4 | Briq and StarkNet Governance with Sylve Chevet

Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. We’re returning from our adventures in Tel Aviv with nine exclusive interviews with some of the key players in the StarkNet space. Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you. Sylve Chevet is the CEO of Briq, an NFT-building protocol with broad ambitions of becoming with building blocks of the metaverse. Sylve is also a steward of StarkNet governance, helping ove...

Feb 09, 202331 min

What's going on with Canto?

Zak Cole, a core contributor to Canto, joins Bankless to answer: "What's good with Canto?" ------ 📣 MetaMask Learn https://bankless.cc/metamaskshow ------ JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://bankless.cc/kraken UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE https://bankless.cc/uniswap ️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS https://bankless.cc/ear...

Feb 09, 20231 hr 11 min

NFTs Attacking Bitcoin? with Eric Wall & Casey Rodarmor

In today’s show, we’re talking about NFTs on Bitcoin. Yes, you read that right. NFTs are now part of Bitcoin. Ever since the launch of the Ordinals protocol, NFTs on Bitcoin are all anyone can talk about. We brought on the man behind Ordinals and open source Bitcoin developer, Casey Rodarmor, and also Eric Wall, our Bitcoin expert to chat about all things NFTs on Bitcoin and what it might mean for Bitcoin’s future. ------ 📣 MetaMask Learn https://bankless.cc/metamaskshow ------ 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS...

Feb 07, 20231 hr 16 min

157 - Will Solana Make It with Anatoly Yakovenko

✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the episode: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-anatoly-solana ------ ✨ COLLECTIBLES | Collect this episode: https://collectibles.bankless.com/mint ------ In today’s episode, we have the creator of Solana and the Co-founder of Solana Labs, Anatoly Yakovenko. We brought on Anatoly to ask: is Solana going to make it? Price is down. A major public backer…SBF is down for the count…will Solana make it? Will it survive the bear market? Anatoly shares his thoughts. In addition...

Feb 06, 20231 hr 25 min

ROLLUP: Bitcoin NFTs | Canto | FOMC Interest Rates | Blur OpenSea Royalties

1st Week of February, 2023 ------ 📣 MetaMask Learn https://bankless.cc/metamaskshow ------ 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://bankless.cc/kraken 🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE https://bankless.cc/uniswap ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS https://bankless.cc/earnifi 👻 PHANTOM | CROSS-CHAIN WALLET https://bankless...

Feb 03, 20231 hr 37 min

The Power to Mint Money

Today on the show, Ryan and David are Guestless! The two cover the history of crypto bull markets. What patterns are found in every single bull market? Now that there are three very distinct crypto market cycles, what can we learn from them? Crypto democratizes the ability to mint new assets. How are humans dealing with this newfound superpower? Ryan and David answer all of these questions and so much more. ------ Crypto Tax Calculator | Free Crypto Tax Calculator https://bankless.cc/CTCpodcast ...

Feb 01, 20231 hr 14 min

156 - Investing in Waves with Chris Burniske

✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the episode: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-chris-burniske ------ ✨ COLLECTIBLES | Collect this episode: https://collectibles.bankless.com/mint ------ Chris Burniske is Co-Founder of Placeholder VC, author of “Crypto-Assets,” and mentor to both David and Ryan. This is Chris’s third appearance on Bankless. He was first on three years ago for episode #20! Investing in waves. Are we talking about surfing? Are we talking about capital deployment? The answer is yes. In t...

Jan 30, 20231 hr 41 min

155 - The Rise of Decentralized Social Networks with Farcaster’s Dan Romero

✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the episode: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-dan-romero ------ Dan Romero was an early employee at Coinbase and is now the Co-Founder of Farcaster, a new decentralized social network that has captured the attention of many in Web3. Aside from sharing a secret passcode to access Farcaster during the episode (Bankless Premium subscribers only)…Dan also shares his thoughts on why he doesn’t think Web2 social media is broken, why people should care about decentralized so...

Jan 28, 20231 hr 30 min

ROLLUP: Genesis Bankruptcy | SEC Crypto Crackdown | Kevin Rose NFTs Hacked | Aptos Token | BAYC Sewer Pass

4th Week of January, 2023 ------ Crypto Tax Calculator | Free Crypto Tax Calculator https://bankless.cc/CTCpodcast ------ JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://bankless.cc/kraken UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE https://bankless.cc/uniswap ️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS https://bankless.cc/earnifi ----- Resources: 0:00 Intro 4...

Jan 27, 20231 hr 36 min

Bull Trap, or Bull Market? with Vance Spencer

Vance Spencer is the Co-Founder of Framework Ventures, a VC firm that got its claim to fame by sticking around during the 2018-2020 bear market, going all-in on DeFi before we had a name for it, and taking risks and finding gems while everyone else fled the industry. This is Vance’s 4th appearance on Bankless, because in addition to being a chad VC, he’s also adept at measuring the markets and understanding metas, which is what we’re looking to do here today. Bitcoin is down 66% from the top, bu...

Jan 26, 202353 min

Unlocking Privacy on Ethereum with Paul Brody

Paul Brody is the head of EY’s blockchain business. EY is Ernst & Young, one of the “big 4” global professional services and accounting firms. He’s been at EY for nearly 8 years now and before that he was a VP at IBM where he started IBM’s first blockchain project. Paul is deeply intertwined with the Ethereum community as well as enterprise use cases. If anyone is going to crack the nut of Enterprise use cases for public blockchains, it's going to be him. ------ Crypto Tax Calculator | Free ...

Jan 25, 20231 hr 12 min

154 - Sign-in With Ethereum with Wayne Chang

✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the episode: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-wayne-chang-sign-in-with-ethereum ------ ✨ COLLECTIBLES | Collect this episode: https://collectibles.bankless.com/mint ------ Wayne Chang is the co-author of EIP4361, otherwise known as the Sign in with Ethereum (SIWE) Standard. He’s also the co-founder and CEO of Spruce, a company that is working to grow SIWE adoption to make the internet more user-first. Can Ethereum help us take back our identity on the internet? There ...

Jan 23, 20231 hr 29 min

ROLLUP: Genesis Bankrupt | SEC vs Gemini | Bitzlato | New 3AC Exchange GTX | MetaMask Staking | ETH Denver

3rd Week of January, 2023 ------ Crypto Tax Calculator | Free Crypto Tax Calculator htthttps://bankless.cc/CTCpodcast ------ JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://bankless.cc/kraken UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE https://bankless.cc/uniswap ️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS https://bankless.cc/earnifi ----- Resources: 0:00 Intr...

Jan 20, 20231 hr 26 min

What's Hot in Arbitrum? | Arbitrum Ecosystem Guide

In today's episode, we're talking about what’s hot on Arbitrum. Three Arbitrum experts are here to help guide us through what's new in the Arbitrum ecosystem. The Arbitrum metrics are HOT. 2022 was not the best year for crypto, but they were for L2s, and especially for Arbitrum! Tune in to learn why and how Arbitrum is shaping the future of L2s, gaming, and NFTs as we know it. ------ 📣 Crypto Tax Calculator | Free Crypto Tax Calculator https://bankless.cc/CTCpodcast ------ JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM...

Jan 18, 20231 hr 16 min

153 - Why Crypto is Underrated with Tyler Cowen

✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the Episode: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/tyler-cowen-debrief ------ Tyler Cowen is an American economist, columnist, and blogger. He’s also a professor at George Mason University, where he also produces the Conversations with Tyler podcast with guests like Vitalik Buterin. Marc Andreessen, and Ray Dalio. In today’s episode, Tyler shares why he thinks regulators should pause and wait before passing crypto regulation in the wake of FTX, how FTX and Enron are similar, why h...

Jan 16, 20231 hr

ROLLUP: Crypto Rallies | Gemini vs Barry Silbert | Game of Thrones NFT | Ethereum Liquid Staking | Inflation

2nd Week of January, 2023 ------ 📣 Osmosis | Your Gateway into the Cosmos Ecosystem www.osmosis.zone/bankless ------ 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://bankless.cc/kraken 🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE https://bankless.cc/uniswap ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS https://bankless.cc/earnifi ------ 0:00 Intro 3:00...

Jan 13, 20231 hr 39 min

PleasrDAO's NFT Auction House with Jamis Johnson

From its humble beginnings, PleasrDAO is launching PleasrHouse, a unique take on NFT Auction Houses. Chief Pleasr Jamis Johnson joins to set the stage and walk us through this announcement. ------ 📣 Osmosis | Your Gateway into the Cosmos Ecosystem www.osmosis.zone/bankless ------ 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://bankless.cc/kraken 🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE https://bankless....

Jan 12, 202333 min

10 Predictions for 2023 with Ryan & David

Tune in to hear Ryan and David share their 2023 crypto predictions on all major areas of crypto: Bitcoin, Ethereum, prices, Alt L1s, L2s, NFTs, regulation, and so much more. Also, major-major-major Bankless alpha leak towards the end of the show that you will not want to miss. Trust, anon. For the last time this year, Happy New Year. ------ Osmosis | Your Gateway into the Cosmos Ecosystem www.osmosis.zone/bankless ------ JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe ------ B...

Jan 11, 20231 hr 16 min

152 - Why Can't We Have Nice Things | Liv Boeree

✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the Episode: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/liv-boeree ------ Liv Boeree is a former professional poker player, master of game theory, systems thinker, and keen understander of the world of complex systems and the human experience. She also is one of the few people out there in the world teaching about the lessons of Moloch— the study of human coordination—and is the reason why we wanted to have her on Bankless. In the episode, Liv makes it clear how Moloch is more than an ...

Jan 09, 20231 hr 30 min

ROLLUP: SBF Pleads Not Guilty | Winklevoss vs Barry Silbert | Predicting 2023 | ETH Staking | Inflation 2023

Bankless Weekly Rollup 1st Week of 2023 ------ 📣 Osmosis | Your Gateway into the Cosmos Ecosystem www.osmosis.zone/bankless ------ 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://bankless.cc/kraken 🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE https://bankless.cc/uniswap ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🚁 EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS https://bankless.cc/earnifi ——— 0:00...

Jan 06, 20231 hr 39 min

What's the Point of Securities Laws? with Mike Selig

Yesterday, on the show we had lawyer Brian Frye, who gave us novel takes securities. You can find that episode here: https://youtu.be/jo1ZuhuCVZE In today's episode, David continues down the securities rabbit hole with special guest Mike Selig. Mike is a crypto lawyer at Willkie Farr & Gallagher, former a regulator at the CFTC and a frequent contributor to Coindesk about the state of crypto regulation. ------ Osmosis | Your Gateway into the Cosmos Ecosystem www.osmosis.zone/bankless ------ S...

Jan 05, 20231 hr 6 min
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