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------ Justin Sun, the controversial Founder of TRON has finally entered the chat.
This episode is packed with hot takes. Expect to learn why Justin is still in crypto, why he should’ve copied Ethereum 100% and not just 95%, why he views Vitalik as a goldmine, and much more.
00:00 Intro 7:17 Justin Sun Origin Story 13:01 Why Crypto? 19:51 The Next Cycle 25:32 Justin’s Role 29:00 The State of Tron 36:36 Tron Economics 47:28 Tron Plagiarism 53:22 Decentralizing Tron 57:03 Addressing Tron’s Censorship 1:03:33 Crypto Favorites 1:05:20 What’s Next 1:09:16 People to Watch 1:14:51 Closing & Disclaimers
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ROLLUP: 5th Week of December
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MARKET
BTC Price
- Almost 29k!
ETH Price
- Just hit 750!
- 50% away from ATH price
Blow off tops coming??
We are very far away from the 20 week MA!
TVL in DeFi
- Up from 14B to 14.4B
DPI
- Up from $108 to $117
2.2M ETH in ETH 2, $1.65B
Futures value Coinbase at $50B
https://ftx.com/trade/CBSE/USD
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RELEASES
1INCH token released
https://1inch-exchange.medium.com/1inch-token-is-released-e69ad69cf3ee
Haseeb’s take on Stablecoins
https://medium.com/dragonfly-research/fighting-to-be-stable-the-evolution-of-stablecoins-aca81fb432f9
DeFi events of the year graphic
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/89271/here-are-some-of-the-biggest-defi-events-in-2020
Opyn V2
https://medium.com/opyn/opyn-v2-is-live-11347240b46e
YAM rebasing DISABLED
https://twitter.com/YamFinance/status/1343966274095902720
YAM released Degenerative Finance on UMA
https://medium.com/yam-finance/degenerative-finance-ugas-explained-458bedbc2f17
- YAM acting as a good DAO!
Primitive is Live on Mainnet
https://primitivefinance.medium.com/primitive-is-live-on-mainnet-2261c5b098c5
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NEWS
New SEC Chairman appointed: Elad Roisman
“Known as one of the most crypto-friendly SEC commissioners. A vocal supporter!
The fact that Roisman is at the helm of the SEC also significantly boosts the chances of a Bitcoin-tied exchange-traded fund (ETF) being approved in the coming years.
https://u.today/breaking-new-pro-crypto-sec-chairman-appointed
Mnuchin wants onchain KYC for all ETH wallets that have stablecoins in them
https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1341864829171228676?s=20
Comment window period open on the FinCEN proposal to extend KYC to non-custodial wallets
https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1341847200209530883?s=20
Etoro IPO rumors
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-friendly-trading-firm-etoro-rumored-to-be-prepping-for-2021-ipo
Coinbase Delists XRP
https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/1343685626001039360?s=20
Also Binance US
https://twitter.com/binanceus/status/1344372892205608961?s=21
Also Bittrex
https://twitter.com/BittrexExchange/status/1344056304617177089
Also tra
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In today’s episode, we have the creator of Solana and the Co-founder of Solana Labs, Anatoly Yakovenko. We brought on Anatoly to reflect on Solana in 2023 and its future in the New Year and beyond.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
5:49 FTX’s Effect on Solana
8:03 Solana Lindy?
9:55 Local Fee Markets
17:51 Solana’s Governance
24:58 Important Solana Questions
28:44 Firedancer vs. Jump
37:36 Latency Games
40:20 Are More Users Scary?
43:50 Hyper-Optimism
48:52 What Scares Anatoly
54:59 $BONK & Solana Phone
1:07:58 Breakout Consumer Apps
1:12:37 Solana Economics
1:18:30 ETH vs. SOL
1:34:50 Solana Alignment
1:36:49 Solana Misrepresentation
1:37:53 Closing & Disclaimers
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https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko
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Paolo Ardoino is the CEO of Tether, the $100 Billion stablecoin company that owns more U.S. Treasuries than most countries.
We explore why Tether is winning, how it’s helping people in emerging markets and what really backs a $USDT. We also cover the state of the stablecoin regulation and even market competitors.
Tether has been and it’s still a target of Fud in the Crypto industry. Paolo is here to refute that Fud and much more.
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TIMESTAMPS
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6:52 Paolo Background
11:01 The History of Tether
15:40 USDT in Emerging Markets
25:30 Why not Bitcoin?
28:25 What’s Backing Tether?
42:25 Banking Risks
54:59 Tether Reserves Breakdown
59:39 Becoming Too Big
1:06:23 The Stablecoin Wars
1:11:18 Freezing Funds
1:13:45 USDT Competitors
1:16:59 Tokenized T-Bills
1:19:55 Tether on Tron
1:24:53 Regulation
1:26:14 The Value of Tether
1:29:10 Closing & Disclaimers
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RESOURCES
Paolo Ardoino
https://twitter.com/paoloardoino
Tether Transparency Reports
https://tether.to/en/transparency/#reports
Circle’s Caroline Hill on Congress
https://twitter.com/Pledditor/status/1758243599446089799
JPMorgan negative on Tether
https://www.theblock.co/post/275643/jpmorgan-tether-negative-crypto
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Marc Andreessen breaks down the 3 step process to adopting new technology. Is it just us or does this seem fairly accurate?
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