December 23, 2022  ------ 📣 Kraken | The Crypto Exchange for Everyone http://k.xyz/bankless-pod  ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER:          https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/?utm_source=banklessshowsyt  🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST:                 https://availableon.com/bankless  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:  ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum  👯 DESO | DECENTRALIZED SOCIAL BLOCKCHAIN https://bankless.cc/Deso  🦁 BRAVE | THE BROWSER NATIVE WALLET https://bankless.cc/Brave  📡 TRUEFI | CRYPTO FINANCIAL HUB  https://bankless.cc/TrueFi  👾 SEQUENCE | ALL-IN-ONE PLATFORM  https://bankless.cc/Sequence  ⚡️FUEL | THE MODULAR EXECUTION LAYER https://bankless.cc/fuel  ------ Topics Covered 0:00 Intro 2:13 Kraken 3:40 MARKETS 9:00 DeFi Growth https://dune.com/danning.sui/dex-users-across-chains  9:50 Scaling Vector https://twitter.com/l2beat/status/1605226968844320768  11:18 MakerDAO Revenue https://twitter.com/liamellul/status/1603820633850228736  13:10 Bear Market Behavior https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1605931718124478466  19:55 Coinbase Valuation https://twitter.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1605317841594490881  23:30 SBF in the USA https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1605756013159686144  25:15 Bahaman Jail https://decrypt.co/117557/imprisoned-bankman-fried-may-relent-in-extradition-fight-reports  26:00 New York City https://nypost.com/2022/12/21/sam-bankman-fried-handed-over-to-us-authorities-heading-to-ny/  26:30 Caroline & Gary https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/12/22/alameda-chief-caroline-ellison-ftxs-gary-wang-plead-guilty-to-fraud-charges/  27:30 Finding Billions https://thedefiant.io/ftx-finds-1b  29:10 Clawbacks https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/dec/20/ftx-seeks-to-claw-back-donations-to-politicians-and-charities  31:42 Brian Armstrong Proposal https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1605222605258194945  36:25 Visa Payments https://twitter.com/catgu_/status/1604896035616264205  41:30 NEWS Uniswap x Moonpay - https://twitter.com/Uniswap/status/1605251408155906048  42:30 Ren in Danger https://blockworks.co/news/alameda-backed-ren-warns-crypto-could-be-lost-as-platform-shuts-down  45:40 ETHGlobal https://ethglobal.medium.com/announcing-the-2023-ethglobal-season-3cc1960de7b4  46:30 Trump NFTs https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1604567784968667136  51:35 Reddit NFT Volume https://twitter.com/GiancarloChaux/status/1605034007644643328  52:15 Wash Trading https://twitter.com/hildobby_/status/1603763322012041217  54:10 Christies Down Bad https://www.theblock.co/post/196568/auction-house-christies-nft-sales-fell-96-in-2022  55:10 Bankless Collectibles https://collectibles.bankless.com/  56:24 Core Scientific Bankruptcy https://www.theblock.co/post/196884/bitcoin-miner-core-scientific-set-to-file-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy-protection-cnbc  58:35 Binance Buying Voyager https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/19/binance-to-acquire-voyager-assets-weeks-after-ftx-deal-fell-through-bankruptcy.html  1:00:48 Banning Crypto https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/3779731-senate-banking-chairman-says-maybe-to-cryptocurrency-ban/  1:02:25 Jobs https://pallet.xyz/list/bankless/jobs  1:05:00 TAKES Wells Fargo - https://twitter.com/GRDecter/status/1605220493564514305  Meme - https://twitter.com/Reflog_18/status/1605269193795960833  1:11:20 Binance Account https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1605207334191513601  1:14:00 What David’s Bullish On 1:16:30 What Ryan’s Bullish On 1:20:25 MEME of the Week https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FkjsYMMXkAI3Mfl?format=jpg&name=medium  ----- 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://www.bankless.com/disclosures 

✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the Episode: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/vitalik-buterin-2023-debrief  ------ Vitalik Buterin is your friendly neighborhood Ethereum developer, an alfalfa male who thinks we should rename Gas to Mana. In today’s episode, Vitalik unpacks his recent essay, “What in the Ethereum application ecosystem excites me,” and his thoughts around why crypto villains are getting worse, what Ethereum’s most scalable use case is, why he plans to say ‘Ethereum’ rather than ‘crypto’ in 2023, how Ethereum solves the big bad identity problem, and why he thinks “simple DeFi good, complicated DeFi bad.” Every episode with Vitalik is a must-listen and this one is no different. ------ 📣 Kraken | The Crypto Exchange for Everyone https://bankless.cc/kraken  ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/?utm_source=banklessshowsyt  🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: https://availableon.com/bankless  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum  👯 DESO | DECENTRALIZED SOCIAL BLOCKCHAIN https://bankless.cc/Deso  🦁 BRAVE | THE BROWSER NATIVE WALLET https://bankless.cc/Brave  📡 TRUEFI | CRYPTO FINANCIAL HUB https://bankless.cc/TrueFi  👾 SEQUENCE | ALL-IN-ONE PLATFORM https://bankless.cc/Sequence  ⚡️FUEL | THE MODULAR EXECUTION LAYER https://bankless.cc/fuel  ------ Topics Covered 0:00 Intro 7:44 Vitalik’s 2022 Crypto Reflections 17:31 Was 2022 More Unusual? 25:58 Esperanto, Linux, & Crypto 34:57 Advice for the Crypto Space 38:31 Permissionless Commons Criticism 45:54 2022 Lessons Learned by Vitalik 52:22 Vitalik’s Recent Blog Post 1:00:00 Why Do We Need Crypto Money? 1:10:29 Where the Opportunity in Crypto is 1:13:52 Identity 1:24:29 DAOs & Governance Innovation 1:31:05 Hybrid Applications 1:36:30 Accelerating the Good Things 1:41:05 Vitalik’s Role in 2023 1:44:48 Action Items & Disclaimers ------ Resources: Vitalik https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin  What in the Ethereum Application Ecosystem Excites Me - Vitalik https://vitalik.ca/general/2022/12/05/excited.html  Why I’m Less Than Infinitely Hostile to Cryptocurrency - Astral Codex Ten https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/why-im-less-than-infinitely-hostile  Vitalik’s Other Bankless Appearances https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bankless+vitalik  ----- 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://www.bankless.com/disclosures