Crypto & The Democrats | Rep. Ro Khanna

This week we break down China’s massive new economic stimulus package, its biggest move since the pandemic and what it could mean for the global markets.  Gary Gensler faced intense bipartisan grilling in Congress, and Nic Carter dropped shocking new insights on ChokePoint 2.0’s legal implications. Plus, Eigenlayer’s token unlock is finally here after months of non-transferability. We’ll also dive into the key moments from Solana’s Breakpoint Conference. Buckle up. ------ 📈 INDEX COOP | LEVERAGE TOKENS  https://bankless.cc/IndexCoop  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2    ⁠ 🦄UNISWAP | BROWSER EXTENSION https://bankless.cc/uniswap  🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle    ⚡️ CARTESI | LINUX-POWERED ROLLUPS https://bankless.cc/CartesiGovernance  🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT  https://bankless.cc/toku     ------✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x0c294913a7596b427add7dcbd6d7bbfc7338d53f/69?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E  ------ TIMESTAMPS & Resources 00:00:00 Kamala's Pivot? https://www.theblock.co/post/318216/kamala-harris-says-us-should-become-dominant-in-blockchain-reiterates-digital-assets-in-economic-plan  https://twitter.com/standwithcrypto/status/1838327263953326469  https://x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1839041447007342919  https://www.theblock.co/post/317636/vp-harris-says-shell-encourage-crypto-business-while-protecting-consumers-at-wall-street-fundraiser-bloomberg  https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1838578494462189990  https://x.com/mcuban/status/1838667484905578704?s=46  https://www.axios.com/2024/09/23/harris-embraces-crypto-overture-young-men  https://x.com/Zachary/status/1839260651614568845  00:14:17 Markets https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd  00:16:39 ETH Options Approved https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1837240128588169587  https://x.com/kellyjgreer/status/1824168136637288912  00:19:16 Movers Of The Week https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/sei  https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1838809754002690403  00:22:10 The Beijing Bazooka https://x.com/JustDeauIt/status/1839152089718538572  https://finance.yahoo.com/news/what-chinas-biggest-stimulus-since-the-pandemic-means-for-us-investors-morning-brief-100039804.html  https://x.com/deitaone/status/1839235182294913315?s=43&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g  00:29:55 The Roast Of Gary Gensler https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1838602362841374762  https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1838613533061230618  https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1838621580546425045  00:38:25 Jail Updates https://www.reuters.com/world/us/bankman-frieds-ex-girlfriend-ellison-be-sentenced-over-crypto-fraud-2024-09-24/  https://x.com/autismcapital/status/1838661563663945804  00:44:23 Crypto Bank Crackdown Exposed https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1836858969241100776  00:54:25 EIGEN Unlock https://x.com/eigenfoundation/status/1838270195246170553  https://x.com/JimmyRagosa/status/1839272870809076003  00:55:55 Solana Breakpoint Recap https://x.com/solana/status/1837035324587028567  https://x.com/solanamobile/status/1836614409613119632  https://x.com/solanafloor/status/1837038360101007577?s=46  00:59:05 Telegram Founder Updates https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvglp0xny3eo  01:00:32 Raises https://blog.celestia.org/celestia-foundation-raise/  https://x.com/infinex_app/status/1838730410710446144  01:03:57 David Fight Updates https://polymarket.com/event/hoffman-vs-warwick  01:08:26 Meme Of The Week https://x.com/spreekaway/status/1837128008169095172?s=46  ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠ 

Representative Ro Khanna, a Congressman from California and a key advocate for crypto within the Democratic party joins us on today’s episode. We discuss his efforts to bring crypto into the mainstream, including recent meetings he's helped broker between the White House, the Kamala Harris campaign, and key figures from the crypto industry. We explore the challenges and opportunities for the Democrats to embrace pro-crypto policies, the potential future of crypto regulation, and how this could shape the party's platform moving forward. ------ 📣 SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24  https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2    ⁠ 🦄UNISWAP | BROWSER EXTENSION https://bankless.cc/uniswap  ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum  🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle    🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT  https://bankless.cc/toku   ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x0c294913a7596b427add7dcbd6d7bbfc7338d53f/68?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E  ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 6:08 Harris vs. Trump Debate Reaction 8:58 Kamala Admin's Crypto Silence 11:27 Pro-Crypto Meetings with Democrats 17:01 Biden, Warren, & Crypto Stances 21:43 Future of Crypto Under Harris? 24:09 Ideal Democratic Crypto Policy 27:37 Kamala's Plans for Gary Gensler 28:37 Crypto Advocates in the DNC 30:43 Convincing Undecided Democrats on Crypto 33:27 Future of DeFi Regulation 34:58 Explaining DeFi Benefits to Democrats 37:50 Educating on Crypto's Transparency 39:55 Crypto Voter Dilemma: Harris vs. Trump 42:18 Closing & Disclosures ------ RESOURCES Rep. Ro Khanna https://x.com/reprokhanna   ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures 

Is the Ethereum’s Rollup centric roadmap a Queen Sacrifice blunder? That’s the core question the industry is asking and Bankless has aired some of these dissents. Today’s episode voices a counter to the doubters. Mike Neuder is an Ethereum developer and previous Bankless guest. He thinks the Ethereum roadmap is pretty great as is, it’s right on track, in fact, his message is to stay the course, play the long game, and watch ETH grow in value as a monetary asset as the Ethereum economy grows across L2s.     ------ 📣 SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24  https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2    ⁠ 🦄UNISWAP | BROWSER EXTENSION https://bankless.cc/uniswap  ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum  🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle    🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT  https://bankless.cc/toku   ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x0c294913a7596b427add7dcbd6d7bbfc7338d53f/67?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E   ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 6:06 Why is the ETH Roadmap Great 12:38 Ethereum’s North Star 17:12 Property Rights 28:14 Rollups 33:20 Rollup Stages 47:38 Data Availability 1:06:25 Value Accrual for ETH 1:15:33 ETH as Money 1:21:35 Closing Thoughts ------ RESOURCES Mike Neuder https://x.com/mikeneuder   Mike Neuther Thesis https://hackmd.io/@mikeneuder/ethesis   Max Resnick Pod https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLUJ0uLye0U   Kyle Samani Pod https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CMMLdVrtFE   ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures ⁠  

The Fed just cut rates by 50 basis points for the first time since the pandemic, how is the market reacting, should we be excited?  Trump revealed new details about World Liberty Financial. We’ll break down why they’re building it, who’s involved, and what’s going on with the token.  We also have a Tale of Two Chains: Bitcoiners watching Trump buy a burger with Bitcoin in NYC, while Ethereans premiere an Ethereum documentary down the street.  ------ 📈 INDEX COOP | LEVERAGE TOKENS  https://bankless.cc/IndexCoop  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2    ⁠ 🦄UNISWAP | BROWSER EXTENSION https://bankless.cc/uniswap  🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle    ⚡️ CARTESI | LINUX-POWERED ROLLUPS https://bankless.cc/CartesiGovernance  🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT  https://bankless.cc/toku   ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x0c294913a7596b427add7dcbd6d7bbfc7338d53f/66?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E  ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 00:00 Start 02:36 Markets https://x.com/ledgerstatus/status/1835473538028814667  06:09 RSA Finally Cracks https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1836779556998459436  10:55 Total MKT Cap https://www.coingecko.com/en/global-charts  11:09 L2 Update https://www.growthepie.xyz/fundamentals/transaction-count  13:36 Fed Rate Cuts https://x.com/SpecialSitsNews/status/1835699786785136703  https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/18/fed-cuts-rates-september-2024-.html  18:57 Cut Reactions https://x.com/TimDuy/status/1836154346045870391  https://x.com/coinbase/status/1836470341063053572  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1836795960321585388  https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/09/18/arthur-hayes-if-they-go-50-that-will-be-a-nuclear-catastrophe-for-financial-markets/  https://x.com/intocryptoverse/status/1836471892674302430?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g  https://x.com/Jamie1Coutts/status/1836192104722370930  https://www.tradingview.com/chart/1RYLG2gC/?symbol=NASDAQ%3AQQQ  https://youtu.be/b6O-lHr-D0s?si=7uiJPAxPibmCTLsz  27:03 Trump's Liberty Financial https://x.com/EricTrump/status/1834322630721122521  https://x.com/worldlibertyfi/status/1835748701534404945  https://x.com/alexandergrieve/status/1836006655223275904  32:06 Takes On The Project https://x.com/iamDCinvestor/status/1836006290125987860  https://x.com/worldlibertyfi/status/1835300402163503260?s=46&t=dmRhP54bJmHi0Ppb8BT30Q  34:42 Trump Pays With Bitcoin https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1836510214482284545  https://x.com/crypto_condom/status/1836512092503077146  36:39 Vitalik Film Premiere https://ethereumfilm.xyz/streaming  https://x.com/EthereumFilm/status/1828192695095042429  https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1836737714223210638  https://x.com/dimabuterin/status/1836701356565922006  https://x.com/ViktorBunin/status/1836556640734085478  https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1836607456497275028  https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1836607456497275028  https://x.com/EthereumFilm/status/1835973354995499061  41:36 SEC Sues Rari? https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024-138  https://x.com/dcfgod/status/1836488126744924299  43:03 The Flyfish Case https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/admin/2024/33-11305.pdf  https://x.com/HesterPeirce/status/1835757603860681141  https://x.com/FinancialCmte/status/1836124400695021654  https://x.com/RepFrenchHill/status/1836420981310542092?t=KbWMCpEacfkVWgSADJSgQg&s=19  50:41 Token 2049 https://x.com/justinsuntron/status/1836330985706918253  https://unchainedcrypto.com/buterin-at-token2049-were-not-early-to-crypto-but-were-early-to-crypto-being-usable/  53:36 New Zora App https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1836399083482742814  56:19 New Fastest Rollup https://x.com/atlasxyz/status/1833880969251524973  57:39 Permissionless Party https://lu.ma/yj5pdeqe Bankless listeners - 10% off tickets with BANKLESS10  Bankless citizens - 30% off tickets with link: https://bankless.cc/PermissionlessDiscount  59:26 Moment Of Zen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71DtEk1cFdg  ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures ⁠ 

Jerome Powell and the Federal Reset is about to cut rates, but the question on everyone’s mind is… What happens next? Alfonso Peccatiello, known as "Macro Alf," is a macroeconomic analyst and investment strategist and he’s joining the pod to help us figure this out. - Are these rate cuts just in time or too little too late? - Is the Fed cutting by 25bps or 50bps? - Will we get a recession or the soft landing the FED is hoping for? - What will happen to crypto assets? We discuss all this and more with Macro Alf, one of the top minds in macro out there. ------ 📣 SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24  https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2    ⁠  🦄UNISWAP | BROWSER EXTENSION https://bankless.cc/uniswap  ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum  🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle    🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT  https://bankless.cc/toku   ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x0c294913a7596b427add7dcbd6d7bbfc7338d53f/65?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E  ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 5:41 The Fed is Behind the Curve 12:28 Why Haven’t Things Broke? 18:57 Bad News are Actually Bad News 24:17 Fed Rate Cut Prediction 30:43 Elizabeth Warren’s Letter 35:06 Market Reaction 42:55 How to Prepare 53:20 Probability of Recession 54:48 Debasement 1:05:06 Monetary Plumbing 1:09:09 Debasement Assets 1:11:46 Closing Thoughts ------ RESOURCES Maro Alf https://x.com/MacroAlf   Alf's Institutional Research Free Trial https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfzLZS_8sWjyuqzDgJb9OQC_pSAoOjz6GVgsB0UIGzLELMSFQ/viewform   The MacroCompass  https://themacrocompass.org/   Monetary Plumbing Chart https://x.com/MacroAlf/status/1834938859848634440   ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠   

Steven Goldfeder is back on the podcast today to discuss Arbitrum’s and all Ethereum L2 FUD.  Is a win for Arbitrum also a win for Ethereum, or is Arbitrum competing for users and liquidity? Steven addresses governance concerns and discusses the decentralization of Arbitrum’s Sequencer. In the second half of the show, we get into the latest developments in the Arbitrum ecosystem, including Stylus, Bold, Orbit, and Timeboost. ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24  https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2    ⁠ 🦄UNISWAP | BROWSER EXTENSION https://bankless.cc/uniswap  ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum   🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle    🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT  https://bankless.cc/toku   ------  ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x0c294913a7596b427add7dcbd6d7bbfc7338d53f/64?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E  ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 4:01 L1 vs. L2 Relationship 10:45 Use Cases of the L1 vs. L2s  18:56 Fastest Blockchain 20:05 Decentralization Priority  25:15 Sequencer Debate 33:06 Arbitrum x Espresso  38:02 Optimistic Rollups Capturing Ethereum Governance?  41:58 What Does Arbitrum Want From the L1  45:21 Increasing Block Times? 49:17 Arbitrum Ecosystem  52:21 How Does Stylus Work? 57:22 Web2 Devs Now Web3 Devs   1:03:02 Arbitrum’s Next 10x 1:08:17 Closing & Disclaimers  ------ RESOURCES Steven Goldfeder https://x.com/sgoldfed   ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures  ⁠

That’s right, Bankless Nation, BlackRock on the podcast today. BlackRock is the world’s largest asset manager, a company that manages over $10 trillion dollars in assets around the world, to put it in perspective, that’s 5 times the crypto market cap. Let’s just say what they do has ripple effects in global markets. But here at Bankless we wanted to figure out what they’re doing in crypto. That’s why we brought Robbie Mitchnick, BlackRock’s Head of Digital Assets. We explore Crypto narratives in TradFi, how they measure the risk profile of Crypto, their plans for the future of ETFs, Tokenization and even DeFi. ------ 📣 SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24  https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2    ⁠ 🦄UNISWAP | BROWSER EXTENSION https://bankless.cc/uniswap  ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum  🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle    🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT  https://bankless.cc/toku   ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x0c294913a7596b427add7dcbd6d7bbfc7338d53f/63?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E  ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 5:36 What is BlackRock? 7:33 BlackRock’s Crypto Arc 14:42 Digital Assets Team 17:01 BlackRock Bitcoin ETF 20:33 Investor Education 22:48 Narratives 24:58 Risk Management 34:04 Regulatory Environment 38:27 The Future of ETFs 42:30 Tokenization 51:00 What Needs to be Built 54:26 The State of DeFi 57:03 BlackRock’s Crypto Mission 1:00:44 Closing & Disclaimers ------ RESOURCES Robbie https://x.com/robbiemitchnick   Blackrock https://x.com/BlackRock   ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures ⁠  

This week in crypto, the Trump vs. Harris debate sparked chatter, but did the markets react? DeFi had its first U.S. congressional hearing—how’d it go? Friend.tech burned its keys—abandoning? ENS integrated with PayPal and Venmo, while Coinbase launched their cbBTC, and Sony might release a stablecoin. Plus, did we see “war mode” Vitalik this week? ------ 🔥The Bankless Summit | 70% of for Citizens | 20% code WRU20 https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1832085867483083211  https://www.bankless.com/join   ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24  https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2    ⁠  🦄UNISWAP | BROWSER EXTENSION https://bankless.cc/uniswap  ⚡️ CARTESI | LINUX-POWERED ROLLUPS https://bankless.cc/CartesiGovernance  🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle    🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT  https://bankless.cc/toku   ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x0c294913a7596b427add7dcbd6d7bbfc7338d53f/62  ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 0:00 Intro 5:21 Markets https://farside.co.uk/?p=1518  https://x.com/biancoresearch/status/1832806811088638440  https://x.com/matt_hougan/status/1833149076722081906  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/inflation-cpi-fed-readies-to-cut-rates-next-week/  https://www.tradingview.c om/symbols/FRED-WALCL/    https://x.com/sonyasunkim/status/1832114732326957274  18:02 House lawmakers ended up divided in 1st Congressional DeFi hearing  https://financialservices.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=409354  https://x.com/fund_defi/status/1833556632027955694   https://x.com/coinage_media/status/1833593592373243915  https://x.com/NeerajKA/status/1833530974212387228   https://x.com/rohangrey/status/1833543531228762323  https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/1833557017023459526  27:29 The Debate - they didn’t mention crypto!  https://x.com/CNN/status/1833703753179857334  https://x.com/erikvoorhees/status/1833705605045051850  https://polymarket.com/event/who-will-win-the-debate-according-to-polls  https://polymarket.com/event/presidential-election-winner-2024?tid=1726028429396  https://x.com/shayne_coplan/status/1833127734844789106  https://x.com/Polymarket/status/1833679653191512442  https://www.theblock.co/post/315808/presidential-debate-risk-off-crypto  https://x.com/MikeIppolito_/status/1833874331539034448  36:49 War mode vitalik? If its not stage 2, its not a rollup https://x.com/vitalikbuterin/status/1834061075970683367  39:01 zkSync Stage 1? & New CMO?  https://blog.zknation.io/zksync-governance-system/  https://x.com/the_matter_labs/status/1833894141052494218  42:41 Sony Stable Yen https://x.com/delzennejc/status/1833243834563650038  43:21 Friend.Tech team renounces control of smart contracts https://x.com/friendtech/status/1832581118165709140  https://x.com/functi0nZer0/status/1833178200685318213  https://x.com/MacroMate8/status/1833393620407488542  https://x.com/friendtech/status/1833259362711986335  47:06 EigenLayer announced Season 2 Stakedrop!  https://blog.eigenfoundation.org/season-2-stakedrop/  48:55 ENS was integrated with PayPal and Venmo!  https://x.com/ensdomains/status/1833536140529570039  https://x.com/brantlymillegan/status/1833568986547818820?  50:16 Coinbase Bitcoin - cbBTC released! https://x.com/coinbase/status/1834208544247144949  https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1833603913888764064?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2gb  55:04 David Fighting at Permissionless 58:01 Closing & Disclaimers ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures ⁠ 

Today on a special in-person recording of Bankless we welcome special guest and best selling author, Yuval Noah Harari. Yuval is best known for his book Sapiens, and today, he is introducing ideas from his next book Nexus.  We go deep down the history rabbit hole and explore the question, if human beings are so wise, why are we so self destructive? ------ 🎬 DEBRIEF | Ryan & David Unpacking the Episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-the-yuval-noah-harari-interview  ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24  https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2  ⁠  🦄UNISWAP | BROWSER EXTENSION https://bankless.cc/uniswap  🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle    ⚡️ CARTESI | LINUX-POWERED ROLLUPS https://bankless.cc/CartesiGovernance  🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT  https://bankless.cc/toku   ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x0c294913a7596b427add7dcbd6d7bbfc7338d53f/61?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E  ------ TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 Start 00:08:07 The World of Information Networks 00:10:59 Truth vs Information 00:21:28 Tribal Consequences 00:25:05 Naive View Of Information 00:34:27 Populist View Of Information 00:44:54 Inventing New Mechanisms 00:53:33 A Brief History Of Information Networks 00:58:43 The Most Successful Story Ever Told 01:05:13 Story vs Information Network 01:12:29 Story Of Debt Clay Tablets 01:14:53 Entering the Age Of AI 01:20:50 Self Correcting Mechanisms 01:25:35 The Potential Of Crypto ------ RESOURCES Yuval: https://www.ynharari.com/  ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures ⁠ 

When is this all going to reverse?  That’s the question we asked Benjamin Cowen, YouTuber, Founder of Into The CryptoVerse and famous chart maximalist who does some fantastic technical analysis. The main goal of this pod is to understand if we're currently going through Ethereum’s bottom but we also cover: - Are crypto 4 year cycles dead? - What’s next for ETH/BTC? - How’s Ben positioning his portfolio for what’s coming? Except to learn that and much more. ------ 🌊 KELP | DEPOSIT ETH WITH GAIN TODAY https://kelpdao.xyz/gain/?utm_source=Bankless  ------ 📣 INTO THE CRYPTOVERSE | GET 10% OFF https://intothecryptoverse.com/ref/bankless/  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2    ⁠  ⚡️ CARTESI | LINUX-POWERED ROLLUPS https://bankless.cc/CartesiGovernance  🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT  https://bankless.cc/toku   🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle  🦄UNISWAP | BROWSER EXTENSION https://bankless.cc/uniswap    ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x0c294913a7596b427add7dcbd6d7bbfc7338d53f/60?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E  ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 5:33 Where Are We? 7:44 4 Year Cycles 22:52 ETH/BTC Ratio 29:28 ETH Price Analysis 37:55 Blue Chips vs Altcoins 55:32 ETH/BTC Final Equilibrium 1:01:11 Idiosyncratic Events 1:13:34 The Flippening  1:16:23 The Bull Market 1:20:58 2026 1:25:00 Presidential Election 1:27:30 Ben’s Portfolio 1:32:08 Closing Thoughts ------ RESOURCES Ben Cowen https://x.com/intocryptoverse   Ben Cowen on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRvqjQPSeaWn-uEx-w0XOIg   ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures ⁠