Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. One of the most prestige being, ETHDenver! We’re back with a handful of exclusive interviews with some of the most fascinating minds in crypto. 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 the Up Only legend, Ledger, aka Brian Krogsgard, and also Co-Founder and CMO of Flip, a growing NFT aggregation platform. Brian and David talk about the past, present, and future of UpOnly and Flip. ------ ? RhinoFi | Makes DeFi Frictionless https://bankless.cc/rhino ------ ? JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum ?KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://bankless.cc/kraken ?UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE https://bankless.cc/uniswap ? PHANTOM | #1 SOLANA WALLET https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist ?METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE https://bankless.cc/MetaMask ? EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS https://bankless.cc/earnifi ------ Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 3:35 Brian or Ledger & Camera Formatting? 4:50 UpOnly Status 5:24 Flip 10:44 Who is Flip For? 12:37 Fundraising 13:32 Fees & Liquidity 14:32 Customers & Business Development 15:45 Content & Future of UpOnly 16:23 Closing ----- Resources: Brian https://twitter.com/Krogsgard Flip https://twitter.com/Flip_xyz Ledger https://twitter.com/ledgerstatus UpOnly https://twitter.com/UpOnlyTV ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVwrX9JXun0

In this episode, we explore the frontier of crypto in Africa and the immense potential for both the continent and the crypto industry. Africa has a unique ability to leapfrog technologies, just as it skipped landlines and embraced cell phones. The dialogue revolves around crypto adoption in Africa and a network state project called Afropolitan, which aims to build an Afro-centric digital nation. Yoseph Ayele discusses the opportunities that Web3 can provide in terms of financial stability, access, identity services, and credit facilities for Africa. He believes that Africa will be the first to reach a billion Web3 users. Eche Emole shares insights on Afropolitan, highlighting the project's focus on crypto, network states, and the creation of Afro-centric hubs worldwide. Both guests express unwavering optimism and articulate the transformative power of these developments. This engaging and enjoyable discussion sheds light on Africa's trajectory in the crypto landscape and the potential for uplifting individuals and communities. ------ ?Join Ryan & David at Permissionless II in September. https://bankless.cc/GoToPermissionless ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: ?KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE ⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 ⁠ ?METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING ⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum ⁠ ?MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle ⁠ ?POLYGON | VALUE LAYER OF THE INTERNET https://polygon.technology/roadmap ?️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/Toku ---- Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:20 Goosebumps 5:15 YOSEPH AYELE 7:55 Why Africa Needs Crypto 15:15 Bringing Infrastructure 18:40 Stablecoins and Trust 22:20 Global Crypto Culture 28:00 Providing Essential Services 32:30 Adoption in Africa 37:00 Leapfrogging Technology 42:00 Becoming Borderless 47:45 Raising a Fund 53:00 ECHE EMOLE 55:00 Afropolitan 1:00:00 Africa is Primed 1:09:15 The Afropolitan Roadmap 1:15:45 Redrawing the Maps 1:19:30 Diaspora 1:28:45 The Team 1:33:05 Hope for Crypto ------ Resources Yoseph Ayele https://twitter.com/yosephayele?s=20 Afropolitan https://twitter.com/afropolitan?s=20 ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIW-gphFL4E

?LEAVE A COMMENT? https://treasuryraid.lexpunk.army/ We need to stop the US from killing crypto. The new IRS proposals could effectively destroy DeFi and other crypto use cases. The good news? We can change this. 5 minutes is all it takes to leave a comment and get the interpretation delayed. In this episode, we bring on Miller Whitehouse-Levine of the DeFi Education Fund and tax lawyer Jason Schwartz to discuss the proposed rules and their catastrophic implications. ----- ? Get a Free Trial of Doppel https://bankless.cc/doppel ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: ?KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE ⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 ?METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING ⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum ⁠ ?️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/Toku ?UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE ⁠https://bankless.cc/uniswap ? CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 0:00 Intro 6:30 Miller and Jason 8:15 The Broker Laws 15:30 Proposed Regulation 20:50 Endgame Oversight 26:00 They Hate Crypto 31:00 The Comment Process 36:40 New Crypto Tax Tools 42:00 So What Happens… 46:30 Pressuring the Departments 50:50 How We Can Win 56:20 What We Have to Do ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4SJHTi7jLo

? This is a Bankless Tutorial powered by DeFi Dad! Subscribe to DeFi Tutorials by DeFi Dad on YouTube by going to: http://defidad.com/ yUSD refers to the yVault for automating yield-earning with one's Curve Y Pool LP. We've covered previously how one might deposit stablecoins into the Curve Y Pool, and then go to yearn.finance/vaults to deposit the LP token to further compound earnings. However, in the last month, Zapper released Zaps for transforming stablecoins or ETH into the Y Curve yVault, which is how we arrive today with the most cost effective way yet to gain yUSD exposure! Zapper just released a new DEX aggregator, which allows you to source trades from Uniswap and Balancer. DeFi Dad shows us a hack to save about 75% on fees getting into yUSD (the yVault for the Y Curve LP token) vs paying huge fees to Curve and yearn.finance to enter this opportunity. DeFi Dad walks us through the following: 1️⃣ Background on yUSD 2️⃣ How to save on fees swapping to yUSD with Zapper Exchange 3️⃣ Recap of risks Helpful resources referenced in the video: ?️ Try Zapper Exchange to swap to yUSD: https://zapper.fi/exchange ?️ Here's the ETH-yUSD Uniswap pool with about $5M in liquidity that enabled DeFi Dad to save with this hack: https://uniswap.info/pair/0x9346c20186d1794101b8517177a1b15c49c9ff9b ?️ Find recommended gas prices at: https://etherscan.io/gastracker ?️ Join the Zapper Discord to learn more about DeFi here: https://discord.gg/vG2gnwt For more Bankless video tutorials, check out: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmkdAgtxf3aiduauYPPqUWqpMmAXm2vt5 Video by: @DeFi_Dad Follow @DeFi_Dad on Twitter For more DeFi Tutorials with DeFi Dad, subscribe to his YouTube channel at http://defidad.com/. ---- Disclosure, Disclaimer, & Risks: DeFi Dad is a member of the Zapper team. This is not financial advice and you should approach all DeFi applications, wallets, and protocols with caution. Please be aware there is always risk in using DeFi, including technical risks (ie smart contracts hacks), financial risks (ie liquidity crises), potentially admin risk (admin key compromise, governance vulnerabilities) and the risk of a pegged asset like a stablecoin failing. It is also risky to use leverage because you can amplify your losses with larger positions. ------ Don't stop at the video! ? SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: http://bankless.substack.com/ ✊ STARTING GUIDE BANKLESS: https://bit.ly/37Q17uI ❤️ JOIN PRIVATE DISCORD: https://bit.ly/2UVI10O ?️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/ ? BUY BANKLESS TEE: https://merch.banklesshq.com/ ------ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MopTvodgfxg