ROLLUP: EIP-1559 | Infrastructure Bill | CryptoPunks & NFTs | Bitcoin ETF | DyDx Token (August 6th)

1st Week of August 2021

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Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro

1:56 MARKETS
2:08 BTC Price
2:27 ETH Price
3:28 ETH/BTC Ratio
4:24 DeFi Action
6:27 EIP 1559
https://ultrasound.money/ 
11:44 Ultra Sound Block
https://twitter.com/AlexanderFisher/status/1423277318773088257 
13:14 1559 Wallets
https://metamask.io/1559.html 
15:26 Going Mainstream
https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1423293814312108039?s=20 
16:05 Uniswap Burning 
https://twitter.com/haydenzadams/status/1423292792617402371?s=21 
19:09 221M Crypto Users
https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1421108123016830982?s=20 
21:16 OpenSea Volume
https://twitter.com/dfinzer/status/1422016457290956800?s=21 
22:29 DeFi Addresses
https://decrypt.co/77593/ethereum-addresses-using-defi-rose-65-last-quarter 

24:45 RELEASES
25:13 Starkware & SoRare
https://medium.com/sorare/were-live-on-our-scaling-solution-starkware-62438abee9a8 
25:54 Thales
https://thalesmarket.medium.com/the-day-has-come-thales-dapp-launches-on-ethereum-mainnet-366b98ed0c71 
26:21 DyDx Token
https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/-alpha-alert-dydx-retroactive-drop 
Sad Meme: https://twitter.com/monetsupply/status/1422745261986631682?s=21 
29:10 Bitwise UNI & Aave Funds
https://www.bitwiseinvestments.com/resources/press-releases/bitwise-asset-management-expands-defi-suite-with-launch-of-the-worlds-first-uniswap-and-aave-funds 
29:58 Argent Layer 2 Waitlist
https://twitter.com/argentHQ/status/1422262937423597571 
31:09 Rocket Pool Testnet
https://medium.com/rocket-pool/rocket-pool-prater-testnet-guides-2428ecdc565e 
31:32 ETH Modeler
https://www.ethmodel.io/ 
32:12 Diversifi Polygon Bridge
https://twitter.com/deversifi/status/1422596299216543746 
32:46 RAISES
Messari: https://twitter.com/DelRayMan/status/1423284038811492372?s=19 
Point72: https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/steve-cohen-point72-hire-boss-head-digital-asset-crypto-jobs-2021-7 
Sense Finance: https://medium.com/sensefinance/sense-finance-raises-5-2m-to-add-a-new-dimension-to-defi-bbccb508d271 
Krystal: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/113483/defi-platform-krystal-crypto-seed-funding 
34:51 Jobs
https://bankless.cc/jobs 

35:27 NEWS
35:37 Trustless ETH Staking
https://blog.lido.fi/the-road-to-trustless-ethereum-staking/ 
38:05 Zcash Proof of Stake?
https://twitter.com/zooko/status/1422575010221199361?s=20 
39:53 Punk Pump
https://decrypt.co/77392/cryptopunk-prices-rise-53-in-week-after-ethereum-whales-feeding-frenzy 
43:28 Polygon & Knicks
https://twitter.com/mihailobjelic/status/1421535583856439298?s=21 
43:57 Treeverse
https://twitter.com/TheTreeverse/status/1423047756667629578 
43:30 Infrastructure Bill
https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1421150344051048451 
Amendment: https://twitter.com/jerrybrito/status/1422974253876580355?s=20 
Do your part: https://www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop-the-senate-from-sneaking-through-total-surveillance-of-the-crypto-economy/ 
Bailout: https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1423097584034402308?s=20 
55:00 Gary Gensler Speech
https://www.sec.gov/news/public-statement/gensler-aspen-security-forum-2021-08-03#_ftn10 
Nic Carter: https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/1422602420119556098?s=20 
Positives: https://twitter.com/prestonjbyrne/status/1422602012060004356?s=20 
ETF: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-03/sec-s-gensler-signals-pathway-for-a-bitcoin-etf-with-tough-rules 
1:04:09 China Pressure
https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/-early-access-chinas-digital-currency 
1:07:30 Drive-By’s
Wealthfront: https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/news/wealthfront-adds-grayscales-bitcoin-and-ethereum-trusts-for-clients 
Spagni: https://cointelegraph.com/news/monero-s-former-maintainer-arrested-in-u-s-for-allegations-unrelated-to-cryptocurrency 

1:09:00 TAKES
1:11:00 Maxi’s Coping
https://twitter.com/econoar/status/1423143520781553668?s=20 
1:15:00 Talking Crypto Daily
https://twitter.com/jdorman81/status/1418253693829357572?s=20 
1:15:56 Binance Squeeze Bullish DeFi
https://twitter.com/iamjosephyoung/status/1421058386704035840 
1:16:54 America’s Biggest Export
https://twitter.com/RealNatashaChe/status/1422270993498705921 
1:18:33 EIP-1559 Ju-jitsu 
https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1422920975600037888?s=20 
1:21:22 Success is a Muscle
https://twitter.com/hasufl/status/1423295802705735686?s=20 

1:22:48 What David’s Excited About
1:24:49 What Ryan’s Excited About

1:27:28 The Merge

1:28:28 Meme of the Week

1:30:25 Closing & Disclaimers