Off Chain 2/8/24: Staked ETH ETF? AI Passing KYC, and the Ethereum Dencun Upgrade

In this week's episode we dig into the exciting world of Bitcoin Layer 2s, explaining why they're important, how they work, and what to look out for. Alongside this, Austin digs into the recent case from the US Government against the Pepaire-Bueno brothers and their MEV exploit which earned them $25m.

In today's episode, we dig into the upcoming $EIGEN token launch, what we expect the value to come in at, plus some of the controversy surrounding it. Plus, we explain why. CZ's sentence confirms that we're living in a simulation.

Runes is a fungible token protocol built on Bitcoin. If you’re familiar with Ordinals, more specifically Inscriptions - they’re effectively NFTs on Bitcoin. Runes, on the other hand, are like ERC-20s (from Ethereum) on Bitcoin.In this episode, we do a deep dive into the protocol that's set to launch tomorrow on the Bitcoin halving (block 840,000).

In this week's episode, Matt gives a full overview of the EigenLayer protocol, how restaking changes the way new projects are launching, and what this means for staking on Ethereum.

In this week's episode we do a deep dive into the DeFi innovation happening within the liquid restaking space via Pendle.Alongside this, we give a regulatory update on the SEC's fight with Coinbase, Ripple, and more.

In this week's episode of Off Chain, we discuss the following stories: The Ethereum Dencun Upgrade Microstrategy Doubles Down on Bitcoin... AGAIN WIF is set to appear on the Las Vegas Sphere

In case you didn't notice, it's airdrop season. Free money is raining down but airdrop farmers have to get smarter about how they're going to qualify for these juicy payouts.We speak with Theo and Sami, the cofounders of Noder.bot which is a node-as-a-service platform focused on setting you up with pre-mainnet nodes. You don't need any technical knowledge and it's a simple one-click install. If you're exploring airdrops, you have to check this out.Listeners can get early access to Noder.bot using code: decrypt

In this week's episode of Off Chain, we cover the following stories: Sotherbys is auctioning off an Ether Rock… we must be back! Inflows to Bitcoin ETFs reach new highs, powering a BTC rally The Ethereum ETF applications are coming in thick and fast - we share an interesting trade that could really pay off in the run up to the spot ETF approval

In this week's episode we cover: Ark 21shares amended its spot ETH ETF filing to include a cash creation/redemption process (similar to spot BTC ETFs) and some language surrounding staking. A look at the underground site where basic AI is being used to bypass KYC and AML. Ethereum's Dencun upgrade reaches the final stages of testing, going live on the Holesky testnet, paving the way for it to hit the Ethereum mainnet in late Feb or early March.

We do a deep dive into the latest major theme in the crypto space: Restaking.We bring in Mike Silagadze, CEO of EtherFi to break down what restaking is and why it's such an important innovation for the Ethereum ecosystem and beyond. We talk about the more than $700m of TVL that EtherFi has gained in the past few weeks and what's next.