---- Episode: #20 - Ethereum Opportunity with Chris Burniske July 6, 2020
We sit down in this episode with Chris Burniske to talk about crypto, DeFi, and the Ethereum opportunity. Why are we here? How will crypto make the world better? Where are we going next? Oh...and is ETH money?
Chris has the incredible ability to drill deep into intricate analysis one moment then zoom out across history to tell us what is means for the future of humanity. Enjoy this conversation with our favorite crypto analyst-philosopher.
We cover:
- Evolution of token valuations - Fixing the inequality of capital - Is DeFi a better system for the world? - Balancer as a case study - Have his views on governance changed? - Tribalism! - The reason we're here - Going west toward the Infinite Whitespace - The Ethereum opportunity! - Bullish ETH? - Chris's next book
Ledger is delaying their new Recover feature after backlash from the crypto community
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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES
0:00 Intro
3:01 Markets
3:23 ETH Price
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1760078604178792728
6:30 Bitcoin observations by Nic Carter
https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/1758159340886774270
https://youtu.be/acWTaENmYFw?si=da7JbWp_6SrSdtGK
10:18 L2 Update
https://x.com/pseudotheos/status/1760612134189199462
11:30 Movers of the Week
https://x.com/OpenAI/status/1758192960116785459
https://twitter.com/WillSmith2real/status/1759703359727300880
https://coinmarketcap.com/cs/currencies/worldcoin-org/
15:22 BTC ETF FIRST
https://www.fidelity.ca/en/investments/solutions-portfolios/all-in-one/
https://dune.com/hildobby/btc-etfs
BTC ETFs gained $8.5B on gold ETFs in organic growth since Jan 11 launch!
https://twitter.com/EricBalchunas/status/1760281449373065558
19:54 Coinbase earnings beat the expectations!
https://x.com/coinbase/status/1758239866234839254
https://nft.coinbase.com/mint/coinearnings
21:38 NVDA Earnings
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/21/nvidia-nvda-earnings-report-q4-2024.html
https://x.com/TrendSpider/status/1760310911213207849
https://companiesmarketcap.com/assets-by-market-cap/#google_vignette
27:10 Starknet token is now live! Was this the Largest airdrop in history?
https://twitter.com/StarknetFndn/status/1759910415335600584
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/starknetc
https://token.unlocks.app/starknet
32:23 You can now check your eligibility in Claimables!
https://twitter.com/BanklessApp/status/1760059308077654142
33:33 Pudgy Penguins & Luca Netz
https://x.com/pudgypenguins/status/1760040978281271715
https://twitter.com/LucaNetz/status/1760042076379451693
https://twitter.com/Walmart/status/1760088434549395492
https://www.theblock.co/post/277947/pudgy-penguins-briefly-flips-bored-ape-yacht-club-in-floor-price
40:30 Big investment - A16z Invests 100m into Eigenlayer
https://x.com/eigenlayer/status/1760666731859833048?s=20’
https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1760672144697229352?s=20
43:30 KelpDAO issues synthetic Eigen Points token
https://x.com/KelpDAO/status/1760020436195389561?s=20
44:50 Ethena Mainnet
https://twitter.com/ethena_labs/status/1759546702187696437
https://twitter.com/ConorRyder/status/1759706195709849806
https://x.com/0xngmi/status/1759734299861852372?s=20
https://twitter.com/sassal0x/status/1759772880014069989
48:00 Yuga Labs acquired Proof!
https://twitter.com/yugalabs/status/1758583237964947796?s=20
https://x.com/kevinrose/status/1758586303095177229?s=20
https://twitter.com/HollanderAdam/status/1758595488838783430?s=20
50:23 The announcement of a large $OP airdrop to builders on February 21.
https://x.com/Optimism/status/1760002821120983200?s=20
51:40 THE PEOPLE VS THE SEC
https://twitter.com/amandatums/status/1760346084323344480?s=46
https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1760349436713050249?s=20
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1760428150863913195?s=20
https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/1760480771444294046?s=20
55:28 Do Kwon is heading to the US!
https://twitter.com/WatcherGuru/status/1760348316288667763
https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1760354192458232039
59:29 Stablecoin wars are heating up!
https://twitter.com/Pledditor/status/1758243599446089799
https://x.com/circle/status/1760108597218889998
1:04:35 Raises and BVC Investments
INIT Capital raised $3.1M seed investment!
https://twitter.com/InitCapital_/status/1760273773667004620
1:05:40 Reddit “Airdrop”
https://warpcast.com/rsa.eth/0xb4d6eb5c
1:09:10 MEME of the Week
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1:09:44 Closing & Disclaimers
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Topics Covered
0:00 Intro
1:50 Costume Reveal!
4:22Push
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6:15 MARKETS
7:50 Short Liquidations
https://twitter.com/HsakaTrades/status/1585041254814916610
10:20 Aptos
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/aptos
11:25 Doge
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/dogecoin
12:15 ETH
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum
12:55 Meta Down
https://twitter.com/RampCapitalLLC/status/1585627143740047360
Worth less than Home Depot
14:45 Have We Bottomed?
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/druckenmiller-decade-no-returns
17:20 Run for Your Life
https://twitter.com/pythianism/status/1584664284294176768
19:15 BUSD Supply is on a Tear
https://twitter.com/fintechfrank/status/1583914189315510272
20:00 a16z Fund Down
https://www.wsj.com/articles/andreessen-horowitz-went-all-in-on-crypto-at-the-worst-possible-time-11666769270
24:20 Almost Ultra Sound
https://ultrasound.money/
26:10 Security Spend Over Last 40 Days
https://twitter.com/trustlessstate/status/1584934954256908294
28:00 Wartime Economies
https://twitter.com/trustlessstate/status/1585079956241256448
30:54 Apple War on NFTs
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/10/24/apple-refuses-to-exempt-nfts-from-app-stores-30-fee
33:30 Insane New Rules
https://twitter.com/Kantrowitz/status/1584670644419133441
https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1584664679590539265
35:15 PayPal being shady again
https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1585423779949604864
39:00 NEWS
40:00 Bankless Devcon 6 Videos
https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1584907028908089344
42:00 MakerDAO
https://twitter.com/coingecko/status/1584593323552960513
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/10/24/makerdao-members-support-founders-endgame-plan-to-break-up-into-metadaos-21b-of-transfers/
https://twitter.com/SebVentures/status/1584875892555268096
https://twitter.com/hasufl/status/1584879485748678656
44:30 EF L2 Grants are open
https://esp.ethereum.foundation/layer-2-grants
45:30 Reddit NFTs!
https://twitter.com/_khanhamzah/status/1584650888731557888
https://twitter.com/MihailoBjelic/status/1584536046477651969
47:05 Dune Analytics
https://metaversal.banklesshq.com/p/the-reddit-nft-surge
47:40 Lord of the Rings
https://twitter.com/WarnerBrosNFT/status/1583095703173156864
https://www.theblock.co/post/178690/warner-bros-to-release-10999-lord-of-the-rings-nfts-as-part-of-web3-movie-push
51:55 Will Wright: Sims Creator Pioneer Making Blockchain Game
https://www.axios.com/2022/10/20/will-wright-voxverse-gala-gallium-blockchain
53:45 Bitcoin Salvador
https://cointelegraph.com/news/77-1-of-salvadorans-surveyed-think-the-gov-t-should-stop-spending-public-money-on-bitcoin
54:55 FTX Stablecoin
https://www.theblock.co/post/180344/ftx-could-launch-its-own-stablecoin-via-a-partnership-says-bankman-fried
56:20 Twitter Crypto Wallet?
https://twitter.com/wongmjane/status/1584616567530483712
57:20 Regulators Leaving
https://blockworks.co/cryptos-revolving-door-hires-are-raising-eyebrows-among-us-lawmakers/
https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1585357855049191424
1:00:00 Kyle Roche
https://www.theblock.co/post/178768/roche-freedman-rebrands-and-parts-ways-with-kyle-roche-after-scandal
RELEASES
1:01:00 Sound Market
https://twitter.com/soundxyz_/status/1584560442235531266
1:01:25 Socketscan
https://twitter.com/socketdottech/status/1583140972523028481
1:03:00 JOBS
https://pallet.xyz/list/bankless/jobs
1:07:40 Questions from the Nation
https://twitter.com/KristinaKlaudy1/status/1585303486606233600
https://twitter.com/TadziuMusic/status/1585307882873966607
https://twitter.com/Brlggs/status/1585382307888005120
1:14:00 TAKES
1:15:05 TradFi Dangers
https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1582755519571165185
1:16:12 Who Pays for Bitcoin Security?
https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1585253069868392448
1:23:03 Internet is Changingaa
https://twitter.com/GiancarloChaux/status/1585305734916362242
1:24:00 What David’s Bullish On
1:26:00 What Ryan’s Bullish On
https://beacons.ai/banklessbr
https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/10/25/turkey-cryptocurrency-explained/
1:31:00 MEME of the Week
https://tweethunter.io/generate-tweets
https://imgur.com/JdgEjTv
https://imgur.com/a/CtnbOxQ
Closing & Disclosures
Moment of Zen
https://twitter.com/songadaymann/status/1583512268012412928
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