ROLLUP: ETH DENVER | SEC Fines BlockFi | Canada Freezes Protester Funds | Geopolitical Chess

3rd Week of February 2022

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Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro

6:15 MARKETS
6:45 BTC Price
7:00 ETH Price
8:10 ETH/BTC Ratio
8:20 $BED
8:46 Putin Pulls Back Troops?
https://blockworks.co/market-wrap-crypto-pumps-after-putin-pledges-to-partially-pull-back-troops/
10:07 Putin Meme
https://www.reddit.com/r/memes/comments/suis1r/putin_and_his_tricks/
10:30 Ukraine Legalizes Crypto
https://t.co/baFQtulqUi

ETH NUMBERS
11:50 New Analytics Board for L2 Fees
https://l2fees.info/l1-fees
14:28 Ryan Take
https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1492172541531668485?s=20&t=OzJCliV3DLHYHH1-6HNl7g
14:52 ETH Addresses ATH
https://decrypt.co/92969/number-of-ethereum-addresses-holding-0-1-eth-hits-all-time-high
15:40 Market Cap of ETH
https://mirror.xyz/brunny.eth/-0Jn0dD5868h_WshCirxJPyjBD6hQvqPL18blZrEbsU
19:49 iPhone Denominated in ETH
https://twitter.com/aavechan/status/1492437146929672195?s=21

24:19 RELEASES
24:23 GreenPill podcast!
https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1494004613455958021
28:10 Urbit Layer 2 Rollup https://twitter.com/urbit/status/1493283731913601027?s=20&t=3rrO21ygoMoQYeKKLTieQA
29:55 Andrew Yang Lobby3 Launch
https://www.lobby3.io/
33:18 RAC - RacOS v0.1
https://twitter.com/RAC/status/1491820073916383232
34:34 Bankless Academy launched
https://app.banklessacademy.com

36:30 RAISES
36:33 RabbitHole $18M
https://twitter.com/flynnjamm/status/1493616468809986055?s=21
37:25 Rainbow Wallet Series A
https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/15/web3-mobile-wallet-startup-rainbow-raises-18m-series-a-from-alexis-ohanians-fund/
37:59 OpenSea Venture Fund
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/133929/opensea-launches-venture-arm-nft-ecosystem-grant-program
38:56 Circle @ $9B https://www.reuters.com/technology/fintech-firm-circle-doubles-valuation-9-bln-new-spac-deal-2022-02-17/

39:22 JOBS
https://pallet.xyz/list/bankless/jobs

41:29 NEWS
41:32 Top Superbowl Ads
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/134101/crypto-apps-soar-in-popularity-after-super-bowl-splurge?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss
41:49 Best Crypto Bowl Commercials
https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/best-crypto-bowl-commercials-?r=l64s
46:27 Crypto Skepticism
https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1493230988394217479?s=20&t=SEFnYIgOkfVWf6P8pvXJNg

49:50 REGULATION
49:55 End of Centralized Lending in U.S.? https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1493257462824189954?s=20&t=RSxNnZpeHP7LK4Pniy8o-w
50:00 SEC Fining BlockFi
50:05 Landmark Resolution Says BlockFi
https://blockfi.com/resolution-announcement
51:44 SEC's Take
https://thedefiant.io/blockfi-sec-100m/
55:05 Canada Freezes Protester Funds
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60383385
55:38 Ryan Take https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1493433716605079554?s=20&t=8uqyyLuGI4giB9_Tl_Q6QQ
57:10 Financial Authorities Blacklisting Wallets https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/134475/canadian-federal-police-seek-blockade-of-crypto-wallets-tied-to-freedom-convoy
59:20 Stablecoin Issuers Must be Banks
https://blockworks.co/treasury-official-says-stablecoin-issuers-must-be-banks-to-ensure-security
1:00:20 FSB Don’t Like DeFi
https://thedefiant.io/fsb-defi-threat-stability-regulation/

1:02:15 ETH
1:02:18 Twitter adds ETH Tipping Support
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/16/twitter-adds-ethereum-wallet-support-to-tipping-feature/

1:03:18 NFTs
1:03:22 OnlyFans NFT PFPs
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/133856/onlyfans-launches-verified-nft-profile-pictures
1:04:23 Largest CryptoPunk Sale Ever
https://twitter.com/cryptopunksbot/status/1492597270809821193?s=21
1:05:05 Double the Last Highest Sale
https://decrypt.co/92819/cryptopunks-ethereum-nft-sells-for-nearly-24m-doubling-previous-record
1:05:30 Size of NFT Market
https://nftgo.io/overview

1:06:25 BITCOIN
1:06:30 Fidelity Launches Bitcoin ETP
https://twitter.com/EricBalchunas/status/1493581516131213312?s=20&t=qoMlyVjfHGwFQt5ijtCsXg

1:07:10 GENERAL CRYPTO
1:07:13 Terra $40M MLB Deal
https://decrypt.co/92525/terra-washington-nationals-sponsorship

1:08:05 Coinbase White Hat Savior https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/srr32t/white_hat_hacker_saves_coinbase_from_possible/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
1:10:16 Binance & BNB Chain
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/134257/binance-renames-bsc-bnb-blockchain-token

1:11:00 MISC.
1:11:04 Banks Investing in Crypto
https://twitter.com/Blockworks_/status/1493263950896640005?s=20&t=b0mFH75DAQ60ikXrRaseNA
1:12:32 Netflix Bitcoin Heist
https://twitter.com/blockdropspod/status/1492960841670537223?s=21

1:16:10 TAKES
1:16:15 Mad at NFTs?
https://twitter.com/0xjim/status/1468032612275048450?s=21
1:19:20 Bitcoin Narrative
https://twitter.com/cburniske/status/1493693680451915777?s=20&t=nIETFmqB0sPw5HwYSIlSXA

1:20:20 What David’s Excited About
1:21:29 What Ryan’s Excited About

1:24:15 MEME of the Week
https://twitter.com/kielbasagarage/status/1491458653299572737?s=21

1:24:40 Disclaimers

1:24:55 Moment of Zen
https://twitter.com/mrscottmeyer/status/1494349965627326468?s=21
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