The New Blocks

0x221018 | Post-Merge Reality Checks

We’re in the portion of the market cycle where the reality checks are rolling in. A Post-merge dip, metaverse FUD, and blockchain censorship. At least the bad actors are being flushed out. 🗑️ TIMESTAMPS: 6:13 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPVO-37aS9I&t=373s] – Post-merge 12:10 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPVO-37aS9I&t=730s] – Decentraland FUD 18:12 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPVO-37aS9I&t=1092s] – Metropolis 21:55 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPVO-37aS9I&t=1315s] – Blockchain censorship 32:38 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPVO-37aS9I&t=1958s] – Do Kwon on the run 40:14 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPVO-37aS9I&t=2414s] – Kim K sued 46:05 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPVO-37aS9I&t=2765s] – Craig Wright case 48:05 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPVO-37aS9I&t=2885s] – Outro

EP22: The Merge

After 7 years in the making, it is finally upon us. We cover everything you need to know about a distributed engineering feat like no other. This is it, this is the big one: The Merge. TIMESTAMPS: 2:17 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrTvx8ItU2Y&t=137s] – What is the Merge? 7:25 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrTvx8ItU2Y&t=445s] – Ultra-sound money 13:18 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrTvx8ItU2Y&t=798s] – EIP-1559 16:05 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrTvx8ItU2Y&t=965s] – Ether’s value prop 20:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrTvx8ItU2Y&t=1200s] – Lightning round: Is ether like fiat? 24:27 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrTvx8ItU2Y&t=1467s] – What if it fails? 27:53 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrTvx8ItU2Y&t=1673s] – What happens to mining? 35:25 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrTvx8ItU2Y&t=2125s] – Do I need to upgrade? 39:03 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrTvx8ItU2Y&t=2343s] – Debunking myths 45:25 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrTvx8ItU2Y&t=2725s] – Merge excitement 49:10 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrTvx8ItU2Y&t=2950s] – Outro

0x220826 | Saga of the Bear

Big moves, bigger conferences, and the biggest of hacks: Andrew and Kevin return from a long break to recount the saga of the 2022 market cycle. TIMESTAMPS: 1:05 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSvgBRIZP4E&t=65s] – Crypto conferences 14:25 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSvgBRIZP4E&t=865s] – Recapping since January 25:28 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSvgBRIZP4E&t=1528s] – Quantifiable vibes 32:34 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSvgBRIZP4E&t=1954s] – Axie bridge hack 39:04 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSvgBRIZP4E&t=2344s] – Tornado Cash sanctions 51:15 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSvgBRIZP4E&t=3075s] – The Merge 53:28 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSvgBRIZP4E&t=3208s] – Outro

EP21: Staking

New, programmable money means new terms for new financial maneuvers. This week, we discuss the difference between blockchain staking, single asset staking, liquidity providing and farming while ultimately realizing that words are hard. TIMESTAMPS: 4:57 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMCvO2jUXUg&t=297s] – What is staking 8:25 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMCvO2jUXUg&t=505s] – network staking vs single asset staking 17:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMCvO2jUXUg&t=1020s] – Tokenomic complexity 22:05 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMCvO2jUXUg&t=1325s] – Staking is a loaded term 26:35 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMCvO2jUXUg&t=1595s] – Lightning round: Why single asset staking? 28:17 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMCvO2jUXUg&t=1697s] – Is staking good or bad? APY vs APR 31:19 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMCvO2jUXUg&t=1879s] – How do you stake ETH?

0x220119 | Don’t Doubt DAOs

Nobody said decentralization would be easy. This week on the TNB, we’re asking the important questions: How will gaming DAOs function? Can community be airdropped into existence? Will Microsoft’s vision for the metaverse align with ours? Will web3 resurrect Blockbuster and RadioShack? TIMESTAMPS: 6:10 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQbQ4RX4rWw&t=370s] – Building towards decentralization 12:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQbQ4RX4rWw&t=720s] – Web 2.5 business model 19:34 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQbQ4RX4rWw&t=1174s] – DAO psyops 26:19 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQbQ4RX4rWw&t=1579s] – Airdropping community into existence 31:40 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQbQ4RX4rWw&t=1900s] – Blockbuster DAO 33:34 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQbQ4RX4rWw&t=2014s] – Radioshack DeFi 35:28 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQbQ4RX4rWw&t=2128s] – Mastercard NFTs + L2 38:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQbQ4RX4rWw&t=2280s] – Microsoft Metaverse