Nov 30, 2022
Introductory song (00:00) Mevwatch.info defaults to Censorship Offenders Leaderboard (00:09) FTX, BlockFi, Voyager, Celsius are not ‘crypto' failures (08:59) Sigma Prime + SataliaSolves for Optimised Attestation Packaging (14:03) The Rocket Pool Rescue Node fallback (14:50) L2s are buying more L1 gas than ever (17:25) Phantom wallet adding support for Ethereum and Polygon (21:20) StarkWare Mainnet alpha upgraded (26:23) Beacon chain adds more execution later data (27:21) Lyra options protocol raise additional $3m (28:01)
Nov 29, 2022
Introductory song (00:00) Dispelling FUD over WETH joke (00:09) Binance release proof of reserves (09:34) Coinbase on how to provide proof or reserves (14:56) Metamask make it difficult to replace Infura (16:25) Protocol Guild 1st anniversary stats (18:27) Chainlist chart showing which RPCs track IPs (22:19) Paradigm x wagmi front-end dev sponsoring (24:15) ~ Ξ300k staked over last 10 days (27:01) Radxa Rock5 for running validators (31:41) EVM storage breakdown (34:16) Bullish stats for $ETH (34:54)
Nov 25, 2022
Introductory song (00:00) TDG YouTube Channel’s 2 year anniversary (00:09) All core devs consider EIP4844 for Shanghai (02:42) Geth team on prioritising withdrawals in Shanghai (03:22) Arbitrum & Prylabs on EIP4844 (05:46) Annotated Ethereum Roadmap (09:55) Withdrawals FUD replaces ‘merge delayed forever’ (11:16) MetaMask clarification on Infura’s changes to privacy policy (12:28) Eigenlayer explainer (18:02) Metrics on builder profits (20:36) StarkWare fully open source Cairo 1.0 (23:30) The bear market only exists in the market not development (24:19)
Nov 24, 2022
Introductory song (00:00) 🦊 Infura RPC collecting IP & ETH wallet adds (00:09) Beacon chain withdrawals are coming soon despite FUD (04:05) Akula project winding down (05:53) Paradigm building Reth (09:19) Core devs call considering EIP-4844 for inclusion in Shanghai (12:45) Rocket Pool rETH premium (15:18) Binance targeting $1B for industry recovery (16:13) SUAVE and MEV resistance (20:37) Creating perfect stablecoin is very difficult (25:37) Sparkworks native hardware acceleration (30:20) Uniswap does not track IPs (30:47) Words3 game on Optimism (31:35) Rainbow waitlist for browser extension (34:08) Slingshot wallet mainnet support (34:30) Optimism transfers now live on Coinbase (34:54) Anthony on ‘not making it’ until crypto’s 3rd cycle (35:40)
Nov 23, 2022
Introductory song (00:00) Genesis Lending update (01:05) Coinbase is not insolvent (06:51) Update on arrested Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev (11:43) Flashbots mev-boost update (20:27) Marius' comments on CL light clients (25:53) Rollup Economics dashboard introduced (27:13) Ethereum Rolodex introduced (29:10) Aave thread on CRV pool (29:47) How Euler Network innovated on bad debt scenarios (30:04) Curve stable ELI5 (30:36) Magic Eden deploys on Polygon (31:51) rETH deployed as collateral type on Maker (33:30)
Nov 22, 2022
Introductory song (00:00) Genesis need to raise $500m to sure up balance sheet (00:09) FTX fallout in DC (13:09) MEVWatch.info introduce ‘Censorship Offenders Leaderboard’ (14:07) Gitcoin team up with UNICEF for non-crypto QF (20:19) Scaling the EVM for the next billion users (21:31) Polygon zkEVM testnet stats (23:39) Arbitrum’s updated rollup implementation (27:04) Taiko protocol’s YouTube channel/explanatory video (28:41) Avoiding the ‘this time is different trap’ with the bear mk (29:23)
Nov 21, 2022
Introductory song (00:00) Fear, apathy & chatter re potential Grayscale FTX contagion (00:09) VB’s post on ‘Safe CEX’ (10:37) Withdrawals the next priority for Shanghai HF (13:08) Obol & liquid staking via DVT (14:16) Flashbots open sources their block builder (16:35) Not a single Tornado Cash txs has been censored on Ethereum (20:45) Uniswap likened to Web3 Transferwise (24:11) Uniswap on Polygon reaches new monthly ATH in vol (25:50) Synthetix V3 progress (27:32) Starboard V2 sneak-peak of UI improvements (28:32) Anthony: Most of the garbage from '21 is being washed out (29:23) Anthony: don’t let mainstream media gaslight crypto (32:24) VB subtweets to Paul Graham’s ‘systemic risk’ FUD tweet (33:26) Anthony speaking at NFTFest in Melbourne (34:27)
Nov 18, 2022
Introductory song (00:00) Bahamas gov. ‘purportedly’ ordered SBF to hack FTX funds (00:09) Ethereum Object Format included in Shanghai's major EVM upgrade (08:19) Consensys launch Ethereum Climate Platform initiative (10:01) Coinbase Wallet now includes tx previews (12:19) Uniswap introduce Permit2 & Universal router smart contracts (17:34) Aztec developing ConstitutionDAO-like project w/ privacy baked in (20:11) PartyDAO’s Party Protocol for on-chain group coordination (22:28) Laconic Network initiative for helping users avoid phishing (25:43) Anthony on the constantly shifting narratives assoc. w/ Ethereum FUD (26:23)
Nov 17, 2022
Introductory song (00:00) FTX contagion spreads to Genesis Trading (00:09) RocketPool now provides 15.7% of network nodes (04:55) Horn BLS signature aggregation (08:52) Arbitrum’s major expansion of validator set (11:29) StarkWare provide details of their $STRK token (13:46) zkSync $200m raise (17:49) Aztec’s new signup flow (21:11) Self Sovereign Anything & Sign In With Ethereum (23:24) Fire launch Polygon integration (25:19) Custom GitPOAPs live (26:19) Anthony on setting expectations re FTX contagion (27:22)
Nov 16, 2022
Introductory song (00:00) Relayer.wtf registrations (00:09) MEV compliant blocks not growing but still too high (01:31) Nearly 15m ETH staked (03:23) MM’s MobyMask security initiative (06:45) Daylight project out of closed beta (10:31) Price Protocol oracle project (11:41) Superform universal yield marketplace (14:59) Aave live on Aztec (20:26) Polygon Quest play-too-earn gamification (22:33) Taiko Type 1 ZK-EVM educational post (25:16) NYT’s misleading FTX puff piece (26:19)
Nov 15, 2022
Introductory song (00:00) Another reason why KYC/AML are bad (00:10) Slingshot DeFi wallet released to Android users (07:26) Uniswap's recent growth (08:39) Polygon teams up with Nike (17:09) Terence's thread on 4844 improving staking decentralization (19:23) EthFS now live on mainnet (21:24) Reminder about layer 2 grants round (23:21) L2Beat releases new feature (24:02) Looking to the future (26:15)
Nov 14, 2022
Introductory song (00:00) Alameda owes FTX ~$10b (03:40) Deep dive into FTX balance sheet (05:19) Possible collusion b/t Gensler & SBF (09:27) Gensler real vs. stated motivation (13:02) SBF’s false claim re. Bahamian regulators https://twitter.com/SCBgov_bs/status/1591577646005379074 (16:32) FTX investor diligence fail (17:48) FTX $383m ‘hack’ after withdrawals frozen (20:42) FTX minting Serum to prop up balance? (22:20) FTX spent $74m on Bahamas real estate (25:16) BlockFi part of FTX shell game? (27:03) Institutional exposure to FTX (28:11) SBF simps remain silent (34:18) Zhu Su: ‘I was scammed’ (36:04) What to expect from DC politicians (37:29) Regulators going after Tornado Cash instead of FTX (38:25) Calling out bad actors whp’ve supported these scams (39:50) Centralised Exchanges and Proof of Reserves (44:18) CEX transparency dashboard (45:57) Crypto_com ‘accidentally’ sent Ξ320k to wrong address (47:08) Reminder of Ethereum’s successes amidst of all this (49:30) Binance proposes industry recovery fund (52:46) Next withdrawal devnet (54:34) EIP-4844 updates/summary (55:18) EIP-4844 from builders’ perspective (55:37) Ultrasound.money negative issuance POAP (55:52) Shout out re Rocket Fuel YouTube channel (56:09) Anthony’s parting thoughts re mental health (57:07)
Nov 10, 2022
Introductory song (00:00) Binance FTX back-out (00:09) SBF turns to Justin Sun for help (06:59) FTX liquidity shortfall of est. $8b (07:46) FTX legal & compliance teams quit (08:32) CFTC commissioner deletes tweet of photo w/ SBF (10:49) Kyle Samani deletes tweet supporting FTX (12:30) Cobie shares leaked msg from SBF (17:31) ‘No one cares about decentralisation’ until now (21:36) Don’t assume your favourite project will survive bear (26:13) EIP-4844 & Ethereum’s overall progress in spite of market (29:27) Web3 as an evolutionary ecosystem (30:33)
Nov 9, 2022
Introductory song (00:00) FTX drama summarised (00:09) Evidence of Alameda bailout by FTX (10:03) SBF was canvassing Silicon Valley before today (18:27) Why did FTX opt for a (potential) Binance buyout? (18:44) List of high profile investors in FTX (18:52) How is it possible for Alameda to ‘own the house’ & still get rekt? (22:32) Coinbase the only reputable CEX left? (24:27) OFAC repeals TC designation Coin Centre is challenging , replaces w/ new one (29:11) More on OFAC’s “more legally credible pivot” (29:43) New addresses added to OFAC list include testnet contracts! (30:49) Post-merge OFAC compliant blocks trending down (32:26) Blog on Proposer-Builder separation (34:43) Judge reasons that LBRY token is a security (35:34) ETH is now net deflationary since The Merge (41:38) Performance of Ethereum staking pools and solo staking (44:10) CryptoFlows.info launch (45:46) Helios - a fast, portable. & secure Ethereum light client (48:14) Closing thoughts on today’s antics (49:46)
Nov 7, 2022
Introductory song (00:00) VB’s updated ⟠ roadmap inc. “The Scurge” for solving MEV (08:22) Resources assoc. w/ each stage of the above roadmap (13:23) Enabling withdrawals in Shanghai update (13:46) Global distribution of Ethereum nodes (14:54) Anthony nominated for Rocketpool oDAO leadership role (17:51) Polygon’s zkEVM strategy (21:02) Taiko Type 1 zkEVM update (25:53) Optimism’s ‘Pragmatism’ Figma design library (26:21) Uniswap labs growth (27:27) Influence space game MMO’s new features (29:10) XMTP partner w/ Lens protocol (30:07) MakerDAO generating 50% of revenue from real-world assets (31:15)
Nov 4, 2022
Introductory song (00:00) MEV-boost block vs local block building profitability (00:09) Is block building market doomed to a monopoly? (05:04) Censorship & OFAC enforcing relays (08:04) Why the era of ETH has truly begun (08:46) Proposed milestones for RUs taking off training wheels (13:09) Arbitrum fraud proof tested in the wild (17:00) Mastercard demo on how to buy an NFT on Polygon (20:36) Argent’s “Meet the Dapp” series for StarkNet (22:29) Wallet connect $12.5M Ecosystem Fund raise (23:48) Microstrategy would’ve made $1.47b vs -$1.35b if they’d longed ETH instead of BTC (28:03)
Nov 3, 2022
Introductory song (00:00) Race to get proto-danksharding in Shanghai (00:09) Test your knowledge on Ethereum.Org quizzes (02:39) Breakdown of MEV-boost blocks since the Merge (05:39) Eth_xyz dashboards (10:06) RocketPool node upgrade (10:46) Meta selects Polygon for minting digital collectibles on Instagram (16:01) Succinct proof of consensus bridge demo (18:49) Scroll building ZK-based L2s designed for GPUs (20:36) Rollups as a Service (23:25) MetaMask working w/ HyperPlayGaming to bring MM to desktop games (25:48) Token Flow Insights blockchain data analytics Series A $12M raise (27:02)
Nov 2, 2022
Introductory song (00:00) Reflecting on Nikolai's life (00:10) Inclusion.watch launched (09:10) Mev-boost now live on Coinbase (13:20) Vitalik on Ethereum in 2032 (16:32) JP Morgan executed first trade on Polygon (19:06) Synthetix launches YouTube channel (23:27) NiftyApes raises $4.2 million (24:20) Nouns Builder launched (26:38)
Nov 1, 2022
Introductory song (00:00) What rights do validators have? (00:09) MEV relayers: OFAC compliant blocks & Uptime Monitor site (07:34) Superphiz’s Ethereum dashboards (09:21) L2 evolution & competition (12:14) GameStop NFTs live on ImmutableX (17:29) Connect Network Amarok upgrade (19:18) Aelin live on Arbitrum (21:21) Proposed locations for Devcon 7 (23:10)