WRU March 1
4th Week of February 2022
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Topics Covered:
0:00 Intro
3:30 MARKETS
3:47 BTC Price
5:01 ETH Price
7:23: Coinbase Numbers
https://decrypt.co/93763/coinbase-posts-record-revenue-user-numbers-in-q4-earnings-surprise
8:26 10 Million ETH Staked
https://launchpad.ethereum.org/en/
13:20 Crypto Jobs
https://pallet.xyz/list/bankless/jobs
16:30 NEWS
17:10 Clash with the Real World
https://twitter.com/ercwl/status/1498380832058265607?s=20&t=WJaaPqhN4PdjaLv00Id1fw
19:20 Sanctions
https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/weaponized-banks-lite?s=w
24:26 Fall of the Ruble
https://twitter.com/b_judah/status/1498137793003929601?s=20&t=KZJTbDLT7r8G8-plF_Oe6Q
25:50 Buying Bitcoin
https://decrypt.co/94164/ukrainians-use-binance-to-buy-record-sums-of-bitcoin-after-russian-invasion
30:10 Crypto Sanctions
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/02/28/us-treasury-department-formally-adds-crypto-rules-to-russian-sanctions-guidance
34:40 DeFi, Not Crypto Banks
Russia isn't using crypto to evade sanctions, has shown no interest in trying to use crypto to evade sanctions, & couldn't crypto to evade sanctions even if it wanted.
Russia *is* using gold to evade sanctions!
But policymakers want to talk about new regulations for crypto?? 🧐
— Jake Chervinsky (@jchervinsky) March 3, 2022
37:10 UkraineDAO
https://www.ukrainedao.love/
Overpriced JPEGs
39:00 Ukraine Crypto Donations
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/26/ukrainian-government-is-seeking-crypto-donations
39:54 Matching UN Donations
Pretty incredible that as of right now, crypto and the UN have pledged roughly the same amount of money towards Ukraine pic.twitter.com/8SXZGvjoDE
— Kyla Scanlon (@kylascan) March 1, 2022
41:45 Ukraine Airdrop
https://twitter.com/Ukraine/status/1498911922791583746?s=20&t=aGxXK0E-I_-6MK-HZcJQ4A
44:10 Financing Weapons
a HUGE difference in traditional aid vs the ~$40m donated via Ethereum
Typical aid is only for humanitarian uses
This $40m can be used by #Ukriane to buy weapons and bombs
“War weapons financing ethics” is now among the many things that crypto enables to the individual https://t.co/XKecWRIrAf
— DavidHoffman.eth 🦇🔊🏴 (@TrustlessState) March 2, 2022
45:41 OpenSea Censoring
NOT A gm AT ALL
Woke up to my @opensea trading account being deactivated/deleted without notice or any explanation, hearing lots of similar reports from other Iranian artists & collectors.
What the hell is going on?
Is OS straight up purging its users based on their country now?— Bornosor (@Bornosor) March 3, 2022
47:27 Korean Exchanges
@upbitglobal, the largest crypto exchange in Korea, will stop withdrawals to non-custodial wallets and global exchanges from Mar 25.
All Korean exchanges only allow transacting between Korean exchanges, not @MetaMask or @binance.https://t.co/9AZ5kLlhub https://t.co/DdvxggW5FC
— Ki Young Ju (@ki_young_ju) February 24, 2022
49:11 Ebay Accepting Crypto
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/ebay-considers-crypto-payments-already-accepts-nfts-ceo-says
49:54 MATIC Lido Staking
Lido for Polygon is here 🏝️https://t.co/FCv36KDQj4
Stake your MATIC with Lido for an effortless staking experience.
Get started on https://t.co/usVwJcgv4Q. pic.twitter.com/ueBk2iSYeE
— Lido (@LidoFinance) March 2, 2022
50:16 Consensys Drama
https://twitter.com/evan_van_ness/status/1499024475970486279?s=21
52:10 Pixelmon Fail
https://metaversal.banklesshq.com/p/the-pixelmon-nft-debacle
57:52 Treasure Exploit on Arbitrum
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/136143/treasure-marketplace-tells-users-to-delist-nfts-after-exploit
58:34 Kuiper Finance
https://twitter.com/scott_lew_is/status/1498742697192050704?s=20&t=nw8jkP646_zFJr0g7jvtHw
59:34 Blitwear
i think https://t.co/KD6Hxi6M4Y / @_Core3D is doing something pretty cool that goes beyond basic merch w/ the full bleed blitmaps-as-patterns thing pic.twitter.com/0nTWyBq75E
— dom (@dhof) March 1, 2022
1:00:59 KPMG Buys World of Women
We completed the purchase of digital art from the highly acclaimed World of Women non-fungible token (#NFT) collection, our first foray into this rapidly growing asset class. @worldofwomennft #ETH #NFTCommunity https://t.co/HDKu77oVam pic.twitter.com/JmUIaKZcpi
— KPMG Canada (@KPMG_Canada) February 28, 2022
1:01:44 Japanese Rakuten NFT Marketplace
https://news.bitcoin.com/japanese-online-retail-giant-rakuten-launches-nft-marketplace
1:02:47 Puma Cool Cat
New PFP… what do you think @coolcatsnft? pic.twitter.com/KkfYitj9WX
— PUMA.eth (@PUMA) March 2, 2022
1:03:25 Mfers Derivatives
mfers, I need a list of all the mfer derivatives, to include in the @BanklessHQ weekly rollup
Please drop them here 👇
— DavidHoffman.eth 🦇🔊🏴 (@TrustlessState) March 3, 2022
1:06:36 Discord Grinding
https://decrypt.co/94143/the-newest-crypto-side-hustle-discord-grinding
1:09:14 Arthur Hayes Pleads Guilty
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/135406/bitmex-co-founders-hayes-delo-plead-doj
1:11:12 Fractional NFT Security
https://www.ledgerinsights.com/sec-probes-fractional-nfts-for-securities-infringements/
1:13:42 Citadel Crypto
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/135864/griffin-says-fair-to-assume-that-citadel-will-be-market-making-in-crypto-in-months-to-come
1:16:00 TAKES
1:17:30 Web3 Won’t Rug You
https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-startup-founder-littlethings-joe-speiser-2018-algorithm-change-2022-2
1:19:48 Annihilation
https://twitter.com/CryptoHayes/status/1498811869926100992?s=20&t=kGdO4VQHrTP5vBSmELS7jg
1:22:00 The Individual Has Power
a HUGE difference in traditional aid vs the ~$40m donated via Ethereum
Typical aid is only for humanitarian uses
This $40m can be used by #Ukriane to buy weapons and bombs
“War weapons financing ethics” is now among the many things that crypto enables to the individual https://t.co/XKecWRIrAf
— DavidHoffman.eth 🦇🔊🏴 (@TrustlessState) March 2, 2022
1:24:54 NFTs and Identity
NFTs are the most authentic reflection of your identity.
— Coopahtroopa 🔥_🔥 (@Cooopahtroopa) March 2, 2022
1:27:33 What David’s Excited About
1:29:50 What Ryan’s Excited About
1:31:58 MEME of the Week
Moment of Zen
A decade ago, I sang this song on Broadway. Today I sing this song, surrounded by new friends, as a rallying cry for the women of web3. Together, we can accomplish anything. And have fun doing it! #WAGMI
PS Look for some fun cameos!
PPS Sorry for *language* at the end 🤣 pic.twitter.com/W9pYZmxwXz— Randi Zuckerberg 🤗 (@randizuckerberg) February 28, 2022
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