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Welcome to Devcon 6. The first Devcon for Bankless, the conference was a ton of fun and an amazing cultural experience in Bogota, Colombia.

Dankrad Feist is leading the charge of Danksharding, expressed through proto-danksharding in EIP-4844.

The Layer 2 Wars are heating up, and Dankrad’s here to talk about it.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro
2:30 Dankrad
4:00 Vibes & Morale
5:30 Post-Merge Ethereum
7:30 Danksharding
10:16 New Opportunities
11:55 Unlocking Use Cases
13:45 The Layer 2 Wars

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Resources:

Dankrad
https://twitter.com/dankrad 

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3rd Week of August, 2022

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

3:30 MARKETS

7:25 The Merge

https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1559150913834684418 

14:40 The S&P Price

https://twitter.com/CanteringClark/status/1559164367903637506 

16:10 Arthur Hayes Bullish

https://cryptohayes.medium.com/eth-flexive-7e1921123f64

18:00 NEWS

19:00 Tornado Cash

https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1558044593937170433 

20:00 Arresting Developers!

https://www.fiod.nl/arrest-of-suspected-developer-of-tornado-cash/

22:12 Writing Code is a Crime?

https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1559534385128415235 

24:35 Coin Center Legal Analysis

https://twitter.com/jerrybrito/status/1559171083105976321

27:06 Historic Money Laundering

https://twitter.com/avsa/status/1558076159102967810 

 

31:18 Tornado Cash Backlash

https://twitter.com/MicahZoltu/status/1558012733412753408 

33:32 DeFi Backbone

https://twitter.com/AntonioMJuliano/status/1558444605271597058 

36:12 Censorship Resistance

https://twitter.com/LefterisJP/status/1558944794658873344

36:47 Soft Fork Power

https://twitter.com/ercwl/status/1559265708411965440 

47:00 Eric Wall Takes

https://twitter.com/ercwl/thread/1559678652308144129

50:24 BTC Maxi Twitter

https://twitter.com/ercwl/status/1559265708411965440/retweets/with_comments

52:47 Press X to Slash

https://twitter.com/brad_eth/status/1559355035623903233 

56:00 Selkis Metal AF

https://twitter.com/twobitidiot/status/1558849512780734472 

58:00 Toxic Maximalism

https://twitter.com/ercwl/status/1559692710822481923 

59:22 Kevin O’Leary

https://www.tronweekly.com/tornado-cash-take-down-was-crucial-kevin-oleary/

1:01:00 What We Can Do

https://twitter.com/JWVerret/status/1559470517941329920 

1:03:07 Digital Bill of Rights

https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1558481645040197632 

1:04:52 Gitcoin September 7th

https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1559565929163390979 

1:06:07 Celsius Down $3 Billion

https://twitter.com/blockworks_/status/1559290989688274944 

1:06:37 Mashinsky Trading Strategy

https://t.co/IkjtzHp8zl

1:07:27 3ac New Yorker

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/three-arrows-capital-kyle-davies-su-zhu-crash.html

1:10:02 Genesis CEO Exits

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-17/genesis-ceo-steps-down-as-crypto-broker-slashes-its-workforce

 

1:12:30 The Exact Merge Time

https://twitter.com/vdWijden/status/1559232749210406917

1:14:20 Gnosis Safe Airdrop

https://twitter.com/OlimpioCrypto/thread/1560284884156956677

1:16:55 OpenSea Stolen NFT Policy

https://decrypt.co/107368/opensea-changes-stolen-nft-policy-following-user-outcry

1:19:05 Sudoswap Crushing It

https://thedefiant.io/sudoswap-nft-amm

1:19:30 BendDAO Liquidation Risk

https://twitter.com/cirrusnft/status/1559954449002401792 

1:22:12 Mailchimp Crypto Crackdown

https://decrypt.co/107099/intuit-owned-mailchimp-is-banning-crypto-content-creators

1:22:50 Taiwan IPFS

https://decrypt.co/107293/taiwan-turns-to-ipfs-tech-to-thwart-cyberattacks-from-china

1:25:25 SEC Suing Dragonchain

https://cointelegraph.com/news/2017-icos-aren-t-over-yet-sec-files-suit-against-dragonchain-and-its-founder

1:27:32 Canada Crackdown?

https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1560048202446999552 

1:30:30 Inflation Reduction Act

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/12/house-to-vote-on-inflation-reduction-act-tax-and-climate-bill.html

1:32:10 Galleon Portfolios

https://blog.galleon.community/introducing-galleon-portfolios-narrative-based-indices-65c50be51c28

1:33:20 a16z $350m in Flow with Adam Neumann

https://twitter.com/andrewrsorkin/status/1559148342013296641 

1:35:30 Dragonfly Buys Metastable

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/08/15/crypto-venture-capital-firm-dragonfly-buys-hedge-fund-report/ 

1:36:00 Jobs

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1:38:00 Questions from the Nation

https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1559934036352589825

1:38:45 Staking After the Merge

https://twitter.com/mrymz_2/status/1559944361395101696 

1:40:30 Post-Merge Narrative

https://twitter.com/p3te_eth/status/1559947163832139777 

1:42:00 TAKES

1:42:20 DYOR

https://twitter.com/oooitscrime/status/1558846681747177476

1:44:25 Thanks OFAC!

https://twitter.com/valkenburgh/status/1559544321489223682

1:46:15 What David’s Bullish On

1:47:04 What Ryan’s Bullish On

1:49:45 Meme of the Week

https://twitter.com/null_eth/status/1557795334775926784

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First Friday of August, 2022

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Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro

5:00 MARKETS
7:23 All Time High
https://messari.io/screener/bear-market-vibes-C66F0A22
9:30 Mainstream ETH
https://twitter.com/TheStalwart/status/1554061312443006976
11:15 Bullish on the Merge
https://twitter.com/data_always/status/1554521769591144448
15:20 Ethereum ESG
https://twitter.com/Data_Always/thread/1554560847585886210
17:02 ENS Boom
https://twitter.com/ensdomains/status/1554099225352290304
20:20 Opensea.eth
https://twitter.com/degentraland/status/1554592812674449410

22:00 NEWS
24:00 $200m Nomad Bridge Hack
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2022/08/02/nomad-bridge-drained-of-nearly-200-million-in-exploit/
31:55 Returning Funds
https://www.theblock.co/post/161175/nomad-hack-ethical-hackers-return-9-million-to-exploited-crypto-bridge-platform
33:45 Are All Bridges Vulnerable?
https://twitter.com/bkiepuszewski/thread/1554375783577276416
38:45 Bridge Security
https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1483803596055621632

48:35 Solana Wallet Hack
https://thedefiant.io/solana-wallet-breach/
49:30 Explaining the Hack
https://twitter.com/milesdeutscher/thread/1554853898497576960
52:20 Plaintext
54:00 David’s Wallet Advice
https://twitter.com/trustlessstate/status/1554628479848685572

59:05 Ethereum Proof of Work Chain
https://twitter.com/ceterispar1bus/status/1553113853361258505

1:06:00 Other News
1:08:00 Aave Multichain Strategy
https://cointelegraph.com/news/aave-devs-propose-freezing-fantom-integration-citing-lack-of-traction-and-potential-vulnerability
1:10:10 SushiSwap Chef Compensation
https://thedefiant.io/sushiswap-head-chef-may-pocket-a-third-of-all-tokens-paid-to-staff/
1:10:40 Optimism Bedrock
https://twitter.com/optimismFND/thread/1554528451767451650
1:13:15 Happy Birthday Ethereum!
https://twitter.com/BlockGeekDima/status/1553331229285548044
1:13:35 Michael Saylor Steps Down
https://twitter.com/tier10k/status/1554558287940669440

1:15:30 NFT News
Tiffany CryptoPunks
https://twitter.com/tiffanyandco/status/1553742328652877827
Magic Eden Supporting ETH
https://twitter.com/MagicEden/status/1554497669032206336
Rainbow Wallet
https://twitter.com/rainbowdotme/status/1551978336359890944
StarkNet
https://twitter.com/aspectdotco/status/1554119172262490112

1:19:00 Robinhood Fined $30M
https://twitter.com/alyssachoo_/thread/1554493577249669123
1:20:08 Commodity Senate Bill
https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/senate-bill-would-hand-bitcoin-ether-oversight-commodities-regulator-2022-08-03/
1:21:00 SEC Charges Forsage
https://www.theblock.co/post/160624/sec-charges-forsage-founders-promoters-in-300-million-crypto-ponzi-scheme-lawsuit

1:21:50 Quick News Hits
Celsius Leak
https://blockworks.co/celsius-admits-customer-emails-leaked-in-third-party-data-breach/
Babel Finance
https://www.theblock.co/post/160230/babel-finance-crypto-lost-280-million-proprietary-trading-restructuring
Coinbase ETH Staking
https://twitter.com/CoinbaseInsto/status/1554186523800526848
Swell Network
https://twitter.com/swellnetworkio/status/1552891765237026816
Immutable X Gamestop
https://twitter.com/Immutable/status/1552821358773448705

1:23:36 Raises
Variant Fund III
https://variant.fund/articles/introducing-variant-fund-iii/
Vee Friends a16z
https://blog.veefriends.com/veefriends-closes-seed-round-from-a16z-crypto-afa151561051

1:24:15 Jobs
https://pallet.xyz/list/bankless/jobs

1:26:00 Questions from the Nation
1:27:30 DCA into a Token
https://twitter.com/Madge_80/status/1554862719223963652
1:31:00 Getting a Job in Crypto
https://twitter.com/patduds/status/1554876401928454144

1:33:00 TAKES
1:33:30 Authoritarian vs Libertarian
https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1552776283968323585
1:35:30 Goalposts Moving
https://twitter.com/sassal0x/status/1553750144515842049
1:36:30 Call Out Scammers
https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1554258761727938561
1:39:55 Caring About Decentralization
https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1553488247564767234
1:41:00 Fees-Driven Bulls Market
https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1553477269544484864

1:42:12 What David’s Bullish On
1:43:25 What Ryan’s Bullish On

1:46:20 Meme of the Week
https://twitter.com/memejority/status/1554493706945720321?s=21&t=tu1DynjBZTppSHroSEfswg

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