Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup Last Week of March, 2024  ------ 🖼️ NFTFi Borrow ETH or USDC with an NFT at https://bankless.cc/NFTFi_pod  Check their rewards program at: https://bankless.cc/NFTfi_rewards_pod  ------ 📣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    ⁠  🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo    🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/toku    🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle  💸 CRYPTO TAX CALCULATOR | USE CODE BANK30 https://bankless.cc/CTC  🦄 UNISWAP | SWAP SMARTER https://bankless.cc/uniswap  ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 0:00 Intro 3:45 BTC ETF  https://dune.com/hildobby/btc-etfs  https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1773069643923570968   https://twitter.com/ki_young_ju/status/1772916778621919490  7:28 ETH ETF Update https://twitter.com/WatcherGuru/status/1772999593577390172  https://x.com/CraigSalm/status/1772360837094691302  https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1772372601098162624  https://dune.com/21co/tokenization-government-securities  13:00 L2 Update https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1772721673541747099  14:30 BASE TVL: https://l2beat.com/scaling/projects/base  https://x.com/Uniswap/status/1773375430285799546  https://x.com/MSilb7/status/1770621672237720001  https://www.growthepie.xyz/chains/base  https://x.com/0x_Osprey/status/1773044075802849391  https://imgur.com/8GiwM4e  https://x.com/base/status/1772767382362055097  https://twitter.com/jessepollak/status/1773085753850925073  https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1773099759235993725  https://twitter.com/maxbranzburg/status/1772716138499039612  https://twitter.com/hildobby_/status/1772775087562764791  https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1772736730623332673  23:45 Markets https://twitter.com/TimmerFidelity/status/1772645291088388128  https://twitter.com/BrantlyMillegan/status/1772314510088409382  29:50 Blob demand skyrocketing - is it too much for Ethereum to handle? https://twitter.com/nero_eth/status/1771198600405463531  https://x.com/hildobby_/status/1773036022726627795  https://imgur.com/M8N9Plt  https://x.com/ercwl/status/1773152515875340704  https://x.com/Data_Always/status/1773056653664940219  https://x.com/terencechain/status/1773123126202601942  https://x.com/peter_szilagyi/status/1773158997446557930  https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1773160352479392107  38:23 Blast Controversy - Rollback the chain? https://twitter.com/PopPunkOnChain/status/1772746208047518025  https://twitter.com/zachxbt/status/1772843238539325947  https://twitter.com/0xquit/status/1772751865467596823  https://x.com/ercwl/status/1772781474867011752  https://x.com/_munchables_/status/1772846122236862789  https://x.com/PacmanBlur/status/1772871466935013701  https://twitter.com/nearisbuilding/status/1772866110733287466  https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1772970536441713001  46:10 SBF Sentenced to 25 years https://x.com/innercitypress/status/1773376299626574125  https://blockworks.co/news/sam-bankman-fried-sentenced https://x.com/innercitypress/status/1773347397181092141  https://x.com/innercitypress/status/1773349731638394936  https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1773358297308868973  https://x.com/crypto_bobby/status/1773358858678816783  https://x.com/Dogetoshi/status/1773370058892271763  53:57 Ethena is launching its token!  https://twitter.com/ethena_labs/status/1773077170132320626  https://www.bankless.com/airdrop-hunter   55:23 Google integrated ENS into search!  https://warpcast.com/sassal.eth/0x36e35d26  https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1773076211947765921  56:57 Did Coinbase lose to the SEC? https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1772984052653478333  https://x.com/iampaulgrewal/status/1772993916146479193  https://x.com/iampaulgrewal/status/1772993916146479193  https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1772999508462309511  58:49 CFTC vs KuCoin  https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/03/26/crypto-exchange-kucoin-violated-anti-money-laundering-laws-us-charges/  https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1772666739995595007  59:50 Kraken Financial, a state-chartered bank, is live!  https://twitter.com/davidlripley/status/1770952985411301724  1:00:37 Raises and BVC Investments  https://x.com/build_on_bob/status/1773020961597452634  https://twitter.com/SuccinctLabs/status/1770843544388771914  1:02:41 MEME of the Week https://twitter.com/liamihorne/status/1772363988757561474  1:03:23 Closing & Disclaimers 1:03:33 Moment of Zen https://x.com/outttoforderrr/status/1773020500060512767   ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠  

✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-pacman-blast-l2   ------ Pacman is one of the most interesting builders in crypto right now. After creating Blur, a disruptive NFT exchange, the crypto wonder kid is targeting the L2 space with his new yield bearing L2 called Blast. In this episode, we cover Pacman’s story, how he built Blur, how he pioneered Points and finally, we get into Blast, the already third largest L2 in TVL. ------ 📣 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    ⁠   🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo    🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/toku    🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 💸 CRYPTO TAX CALCULATOR | USE CODE BANK30 https://bankless.cc/CTC  🦄 UNISWAP | SWAP SMARTER https://bankless.cc/uniswap  ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 6:45 Pacman’s Story 24:40 Blast’s Perception 29:36 Blur 34:45 Points 47:55 Blast Genesis 54:35 Blast’s Native Yield 1:19:05 Yield Risks 1:23:15 Net Gas Revenue 1:26:00 Projects on Blast 1:30:12 Is Blast a Multisig? 1:32:51 Blast’s Vision 1:34:10 Blast on OP Superchain? 1:36:53 Closing Thoughts ------ RESOURCES Pacman https://twitter.com/PacmanBlur  Blast https://blast.io   Pacman Blur’s Episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBKRrKtGTY8  ------ 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