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The Chopping Block: Why Uniswap V4 Creates a Bigger Attack Surface Area - Ep. 506
About this episode
Welcome to “The Chopping Block” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner, chop it up about the latest news. In this episode, Robert stirs the debate over Hinman's 2018 speech and what it means for the debate at the SEC over whether BTC and ETH should be considered securities, the similarities between Ethereum and Solana, and how Binance.US is dealing with a move to freeze its assets. Moreover, the group kicks off with a brief history lesson on the infamous PEPE meme!
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Show highlights:
where the PEPE meme comes from
whether Mark Zuckerberg and the project Libra played a role in the animosity toward crypto
why Robert says that Hinman's speech in 2018 was crafted with broad inter-agency work, in contrast to what the SEC has been saying
how the documents show that the SEC didn't believe there was enough clarity to classify ETH as a security
whether these documents diminish Gary Gensler's claims that almost everything in crypto is a security
the similarities between Ethereum in 2017 and Solana at the moment
what the drama is in Solana around forking Alameda coins
what the new features of the Uniswap V4 draft code are
whether the 'hooks' in the new code facilitate rug pulls and introduce much more complexities
how Binance.US has dealt with the SEC lawsuit and request to freeze its assets
Robert's crazy idea to use Uniswap V4 and why Tarun killed it
what extreme sports represent crypto more accurately
Hosts
Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly
Robert Leshner, founder of Compound
Tom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly
Tarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures
Disclosures
Links
Unchained:
SEC Anticipates Responding to Coinbase Petition in 120 Days
Binance.US and SEC Work On Deal to Avoid Total Asset Freeze: Report Binance.US Says SEC’s Request to Freeze Assets Would End Crypto Exchange
Binance, Coinbase and Binance.US Record $4 Billion in Weekly Outflows
Uniswap Releases Draft Code for V4
The Block:
Ripple calls for investigation into former SEC official after document release
Former SEC director Hinman's plan to call Vitalik Buterin revealed in Ripple lawsuit
SEC comments on Hinman speech released in Ripple Labs filing
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