Free markets are an incredible force. They allow humans to come together and produce a global price on something. But today's 'free markets' aren't really free. Access to markets is gatekept, and the ability for something of value to become instantiated into an asset is permissioned. Read along with David’s most recent thought piece on why 'Crypto is Here to Set Us Free.' Read the Article: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/crypto-is-here-to-set-us-free?utm_source=url  ------ 📣 NOTIONAL FINANCE | DeFi's Leading Fixed Rate Yield https://bankless.cc/Notional  ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER:          https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/   🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST:                 http://podcast.banklesshq.com/   ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:  👀 POLYGON | LAYER  2 DEFI https://bankless.cc/Polygon   ❎ ACROSS | BRIDGE TO LAYER 2 https://bankless.cc/Across   🦊 METAMASK | THE CRYPTO WALLET https://bankless.cc/metamask   💳 LEDGER | THE CRYPTO LIFE CARD https://bankless.cc/Ledger   🧙‍♂️ ALCHEMIX | SELF REPAYING LOANS https://bankless.cc/Alchemix   🦄 UNISWAP | DECENTRALIZED FUNDING https://bankless.cc/UniGrants   ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 1:25 Crypto is here to set us free 2:27 Expressive Markets 9:54 Societal Change 14:19 Private Keys & Value Flow 19:04 Extract to Enable 22:57 Aligning Systems 26:03 Changing Societies 30:49 Building a Better Future ------ Resources: The Crypto Renaissance: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/-the-crypto-renaissance-josh-rosenthal  Governance & Capital: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/-governance-and-capital-joel-monegro  Cobie Clip: https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1480999234526613504?s=20&t=XCMeIZiOb3toUyRPgo_7Gg  ----- 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 February 2022 ------ 📣 NOTIONAL FINANCE | DeFi's Leading Fixed Rate Yield https://bankless.cc/Notional ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/  🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 👀 POLYGON | LAYER 2 DEFI https://bankless.cc/Polygon  ❎ ACROSS | BRIDGE TO LAYER 2 https://bankless.cc/Across  🦊 METAMASK | THE CRYPTO WALLET https://bankless.cc/metamask  💳 LEDGER | THE CRYPTO LIFE CARD https://bankless.cc/Ledger  🧙‍♂️ ALCHEMIX | SELF REPAYING LOANS https://bankless.cc/Alchemix  🦄 UNISWAP | DECENTRALIZED FUNDING https://bankless.cc/UniGrants  ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 3:42 Ledger Waiting List https://cl-cards.com/waiting-list/?utm_source=Bankless&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=22-02-Card_Waitlist-ALL-Marketing-Partnership&utm_content=msg_Join_The_Waitlist__others_Media_Blitz_1  4:16 MARKETS 4:29 BTC Price 5:03 BTC Down Due to War https://decrypt.co/93690/bitcoin-price-nosedives-after-putin-declares-war-ukraine  5:12 $242M Liquidations 6:00 ETH Price 6:38 $500M of Liquidations Below $2100 7:46 SPY 9:04 Markets & War Events 10:10 More War Data https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/930417020548288553/945715197425901578/20220220_130230.jpg  11:52 RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE 11:55 40 People Reported Dead 14:42 The Donbas Region 15:25 Putin Attacking All of Ukraine https://twitter.com/maxseddon/status/1496777729274003457?s=20&t=JhHqAeaWRpH6UPZ7wxC6BA  16:17 Kiev’s Smoke https://twitter.com/TreyYingst/status/1496793744590389249?s=20&t=JhHqAeaWRpH6UPZ7wxC6BA  https://imgur.com/SibvZDN  16:45 Thread Showing Warfare https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1496752076335947778?s=20&t=VBkT8sFiKw4vP8LzB0AaDA  17:09 Is Ukraine Just the Start? https://twitter.com/navalny/status/1496099209975681025?s=20&t=uDfJH89CSPmtjMr780NHpw  18:50 Propaganda & Disinformation Campaigns https://twitter.com/OAlexanderDK/status/1496513006657839108  21:35 Anti-War Russian Citizens https://twitter.com/MehrajMir_/status/1496900291676938254?s=20&t=iiqLK-Gar6LoA6zpz1KbHQ  23:08 What Happens Next 28:05 David & Ryan’s Takes 32:40 China Eyeing Taiwan https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan-reports-nine-chinese-aircraft-its-air-defence-zone-2022-02-24/  34:43 End of Pax Americana https://twitter.com/LosMapMaker/status/1496702639417040897?s=20&t=IiTgk6uHXeJQfXEmi-I8yg  38:45 MARKETS CONT. 39:56 1.4% of all BTC on Ethereum (wBTC) https://coinmetrics.substack.com/p/state-of-the-network-issue-143  40:37 UNI 80% of Dex Market Share (+30%) https://members.delphidigital.io/reports/uni-market-share-shines-stablecoins-wars-fresh-farms/  41:12 Rocketpool at 1% https://twitter.com/Rocket_Pool/status/1495571529819901954  41:59 Yield Bad https://coinstack.substack.com/p/a-solution-for-yield-investors-crypto  43:18 Notional Finance https://bankless.cc/Notional  44:30 RELEASES 44:33 1st EVM-Compatiable ZK Rollup https://twitter.com/zksync/status/1496128244038660102  46:46 Opera Integrates Ethereum L2 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/opera-integrates-ethereum-layer-2-130000011.html  48:20 Yearn on Arbitrum https://twitter.com/iearnfinance/status/1496577884802060288  48:30 Apps on Arbitrum https://twitter.com/litocoen/status/1496472127012286464  48:52 Hop on Lyra https://twitter.com/lyrafinance/status/1496216877084905476  50:00 Etherscan Product Updates https://twitter.com/richerd/status/1494033167136690178  51:09 DuelDAO https://twitter.com/itstimconnors/status/1495834620092465156  53:50 RAISES 53:51 Sequoia Crypto Fund https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/134578/sequoia-capital-new-crypto-fund-tokens  54:20 Multis $7M https://www.sequoiacap.com/article/partnering-with-multis-the-financial-backbone-for-web3%EF%BF%BC/  55:00 JOBS https://pallet.xyz/list/bankless/jobs  56:02 NEWS 56:14 DAO Hacker 56:20 Hacker Identity Reveal - $11B Stolen https://twitter.com/laurashin/status/1496087239037698048?s=20&t=IjEiV0Y8aEe706Kor6zMBw  58:05 How the Hacker Did It https://twitter.com/avsa/status/1496109516445954055  59:55 The Mystery May Be Unsolved? https://decrypt.co/93547/crypto-ceo-denies-11-billion-ethereum-dao-hack  1:01:27 OpenSea Hack/Phishing 1:02:11 Email https://twitter.com/pluggedinn/status/1495246939838840840?s=20&t=Yln_7KwqoY2nF3kvqgPJRw  https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/21/opensea-says-phishing-attack-impacted-17-users/  https://twitter.com/opensea/status/1495625768713469954?s=20&t=Pja4mfxLfgsrN9yFKiPPkg  1:04:03 Canada Update https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/canada-ngmi?utm_source=url  1:05:30 Authorities Don’t Understand Wallets https://twitter.com/apompliano/status/1495038292773019655?s=21  1:07:37 Ontario Warning https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/22/canadas-osc-warns-crypto-exchanges-not-to-promote-self-custodial-wallets-report/  1:09:27 Be Ready https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1496478003622301699?s=20&t=YNKAU0JecgGPVUHGTWL8Bw  1:10:50 Vitalik on Canada https://twitter.com/CoinDesk/status/1494831247205580805?s=20&t=bVhe5WdwpMcX4yAbaiSX4g  1:12:40 This Isn’t Okay https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1495780516175433739?s=20&t=OVkrUM-R02NPSMFIl6_QNQ  1:13:38 Freedom to Transact https://twitter.com/punk6529/status/1494444624630403083?s=20&t=aCVjL6qeHXeSa_1P13s1Lg  1:16:20 NFTs 1:16:25 Sotheby’s 104 Punk Rug https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/135257/sothebys-withdrew-a-lot-of-104-cryptopunks-before-its-auction-was-set-to-begin  1:17:14 “Nvm, decided to hodl” https://twitter.com/0x650d/status/1496646517003800578  1:17:34 Invisible Friends NFT https://thedefiant.io/invisible-friends-nfts/  https://opensea.io/collection/invisiblefriends  1:19:40 REGULATION 1:19:50 China Tareting Secret Miners https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/02/23/chinas-zhejiang-province-implements-punitive-electricity-prices-for-crypto-mining/  1:20:10 China Jailing People For Raising Crypto Funds https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/135286/china-crypto-jail-people-if-funds-raised-public  1:23:35 TAKES 1:24:15 Neutrality https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1496695587495981056  1:24:55 Old vs. New World Model https://twitter.com/markbeylin/status/1369461574986039303?s=21  1:25:30 FunkoPop https://twitter.com/icebergy_/status/1496338749789200384?s=20&t=2JLMa26SedDop45eIATbzw  https://www.funko.com/  1:27:13 Crypto Puck is Moving Fast https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1496257364407767045?s=20&t=P-oyh7NAZy5rok9oz3sa7A  1:29:18 Crypto is here to Set Us Free https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/crypto-is-here-to-set-us-free?utm_source=url  1:31:26 What David’s Excited About Elden Ring 1:32:11 What Ryan’s Excited About https://world.hey.com/dhh/i-was-wrong-we-need-crypto-587ccb03  1:35:20 MEME of the Week https://twitter.com/DnlKlr/status/1496637172199264258?s=20&t=2JLMa26SedDop45eIATbzw  https://twitter.com/arjunbhuptani/status/1496265036775530496?s=20&t=2JLMa26SedDop45eIATbzw  1:37:00 Disclaimers ​ ----- Not financial or tax advice. Do your own research. See our investment disclosures here: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/bankless-disclosures