Eric Conner joins the second episode of Layer Zero. Eric is the co-founder of EthHub along with Anthony Sassano, and is a recurring Bankless guest as well as a crypto twitter staple. From the early days of Ethereum to golf and Porsches, David and Eric discuss things at large — what does Ethereum have left to prove? How do you manage Ethereum Brain? What will the next generation of crypto natives look like? ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/  🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/  🎖 CLAIM YOUR BADGE: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/-guide-2-using-the-bankless-badge  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum  🍵 MATCHA | DECENTRALIZED EXCHANGE AGGREGATOR https://bankless.cc/Matcha  🔐 LEDGER | SECURE YOUR ASSETS https://bankless.cc/Ledger  🦄 UNISWAP | DECENTRALIZED FUNDING https://bankless.cc/UniGrants  ------ 📣 TracerDAO | Building DeFi Infrastructure. Join the Discord! https://bankless.cc/TracerDAO  ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 0:00 Intro 4:00 Eric Conner & Podcasting 7:00 Early Liquidity 15:53 Regulators Protecting Investors 25:28 Finance Background 31:12 Integrating Digital Finance 38:58 Bitcoin and Maximalism 46:27 Punks vs BTC 51:00 Ethereum Brain 56:18 The Space Never Sleeps 1:01:30 Marrying Ethereum 1:05:36 Golf 1:06:44 Porsche & Electric Cars 1:10:40 Governance Tokens 1:19:19 Closing & Disclaimers ------ Resources: Eric on Twitter https://twitter.com/econoar?s=20  EthHub https://ethhub.io/  ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/bankless-disclosures 

4th Week of August, 2021 ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/  🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum  🍵 MATCHA | DECENTRALIZED EXCHANGE AGGREGATOR https://bankless.cc/Matcha  🔐 LEDGER | SECURE YOUR ASSETS https://bankless.cc/Ledger  🦄 UNISWAP | DECENTRALIZED FUNDING https://bankless.cc/UniGrants  ------ 📣 TracerDAO | Building DeFi Infrastructure. Join the Discord! https://bankless.cc/TracerDAO  ------  Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 1:50 MARKETS 2:01 BTC Price 3:00 ETH Price 3:48 ETH/BTC Ratio 4:35 DeFi Action 9:12 EIP-1559 https://ultrasound.money/  Dominance: https://twitter.com/kyoronut/status/1429585246849167361?s=20  13:17 OpenSea Volume https://dune.xyz/PierreYves_Gendron/opensea---metrics  70% of Ebay: https://twitter.com/econoar/status/1430323506609197059?s=21  Top 1000 Sites: https://twitter.com/takenstheorem/status/1430372663223103488  20:00 TornadoCash https://twitter.com/paolorebuffo/status/1430440030405865474?s=21  23:29 ETH in Lido https://twitter.com/kazhiloti/status/1430608546689912833?s=20  26:00 RELEASES 27:30 Euler Lending & Paradigm https://twitter.com/euler_mab/status/1430486946523099142?s=20  29:12 Lyra on Optimism https://twitter.com/optimismPBC/status/1430334558654767108?s=20  29:56 MEV Breakthrough https://twitter.com/drakefjustin/status/1430652250226151425  34:20 Hop Protocol https://twitter.com/HopProtocol/status/1430630767042904074  36:16 Layer Zero Podcast https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1430254024964513792  39:00 tl;dr Show https://youtu.be/Yy9CY-KOxNQ  39:45 Raises Fractional: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/115122/fractional-nft-platform-raises-7-9-million-in-seed-funding  Immutable: https://twitter.com/Immutable/status/1430611200736337920?s=20  3LAU: https://www.coindesk.com/3lau-raises-16m-to-tokenize-music-royalties-for-artists-and-fans  46:55 Jobs https://jobs.banklesshq.com/  47:48 NEWS 47:58 Visa Buys a Punk https://twitter.com/VisaNews/status/1429745230023208969?s=20  49:57 Budweiser Beer.eth https://twitter.com/dGenNetwork/status/1430330168095264768  51:24 Donating to ETH Client Teams https://twitter.com/ethereum/status/1430124634104545288?s=20  53:26 Aave Mobile App https://twitter.com/AaveAave/status/1428376672357605378  54:13 StarkEx $10B in Trading https://twitter.com/ukolodny/status/1430851025947316224?s=20  dYdX Success: https://twitter.com/AntonioMJuliano/status/1429933246704324646  55:39 CryptoPunks 90 Punks: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/115356/90-cryptopunks-get-snapped-up-in-one-hour-following-visas-150000-purchase  Dune Analytics: https://dune.xyz/eliasimos/cryptopunks-  57:19 Youtube Bullish on NFTs https://twitter.com/Fwiz/status/1429108126234546182  58:45 Facebook Bullish NFTs https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/115631/david-marcus-facebook-and-novi-are-definitely-looking-to-integrate-nfts  1:01:47 Microstrategy Buying https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/115519/microstrategy-buys-even-more-bitcoin-again  1:04:44 Coinbase Investing in Crypto: https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/1428489591665856512?s=20  Coinbase, Circle, Cash: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-23/coinbase-circle-to-move-all-usdc-reserves-into-cash-treasuries  Esports Team: https://twitter.com/BIGCLANgg/status/1430560657670348808  1:10:30 TAKES 1:11:30 Networks into Economies https://twitter.com/cdixon/status/1429585831899983876?s=20  1:15:31 New Types of Alpha https://twitter.com/scott_lew_is/status/1425950526651441158?s=20  1:18:42 Can’t Fork NFTs https://twitter.com/cyounessi1/status/1430325461767364613?s=21  1:20:32 DC Ethereum Dominance https://twitter.com/iamDCinvestor/status/1429558574313791488  1:21:30 Early vs. Late https://twitter.com/cyounessi1/status/1430275250453979140  1:25:09 OnlyFans & Politics https://www.coindesk.com/onlyfans-shows-how-the-banking-system-is-politicized  1:30:06 What David’s Excited About https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1430672599420346374?s=20  1:31:56 What Ryan’s Excited About 1:35:56 Bankless Nation Member of the Week https://twitter.com/_t_shot/status/1429584536426401799?s=20  1:36:47 MEME of the Week https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1429413279424712707?s=20  1:38:11 Closing & Disclaimers https://twitter.com/Cryptob04989352/status/1423985084785254400?s=20  ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/bankless-disclosures