Layer 2 Evolution: Optimism vs Arbitrum

This chapter explores the rise of Optimism over Arbitrum in daily transactions while acknowledging Arbitrum's lead in total locked value. It examines the differing philosophies of both chains, speculating on Optimism's ability to sustain its growth amidst advancements in the Arbitrum ecosystem. The discussion also touches on the implications of decentralized finance and the impact of recent NFT partnerships on the broader cryptocurrency landscape.

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2nd Week of January, 2023

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------ 0:00 Intro

3:00 MARKETS 5:40 Ultra Sound Money https://ultrasound.money/ 7:00 ETH BTC Ratio 8:50 Inflation https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/01/12/business/december-cpi-inflation-report 11:10 Leverage https://twitter.com/YoniJMel/status/1612835719768064001 12:20 Have We Bottomed? https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1613563998426775552 16:30 Markets since 2020 https://imgur.com/qq58Ac2

22:30 DCG vs Gemini https://twitter.com/cameron/status/1612806661508567042 25:00 Shutting Down https://decrypt.co/118533/dcg-hq-shut-down-genesis-layoffs 26:00 Shareholder Letter https://dcgupdate.com/

29:00 SBF Continued Robinhood: https://twitter.com/WatcherGuru/status/1612444676904083457 $5 Billion: https://twitter.com/jconorgrogan/status/1613195331981697024/photo/1 Fraud: https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/1612458140238225409 Substack: https://sambf.substack.com/p/ftx-pre-mortem-overview

36:10 Coinbase Layoffs https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/10/coinbase-to-slash-20percent-of-workforce-in-second-major-round-of-job-cuts.html 38:00 Binance Hiring https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/11/binance-plans-15-30percent-hiring-spree-in-2023-even-as-rivals-cut-jobs.html

41:00 NEWS 41:45 Arbitrum vs Optimism https://twitter.com/WestieCapital/status/1612837614414880772 43:00 OpenSea Arbitrum Nova https://twitter.com/opensea/status/1611486589087109124 44:20 L2 Bull Market https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1612534516094046208 45:20 Coinbase Rocket Pool https://twitter.com/Jasper_ETH/status/1613318003738697730 47:40 PleasrHouse https://twitter.com/PleasrDAO/status/1613217260511891460 49:30 Instagram NFT Projects https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/01/11/top-nft-artists-are-launching-projects-on-instagram-and-selling-out-in-seconds/ 

51:50 Token Gated Lens https://www.theblock.co/post/200859/lens-protocol-now-lets-creators-issue-token-gated-content 53:40 Rolling Stone PussyRiot https://twitter.com/RollingStone/status/1613264584646729755 54:48 Moonbirds Signs with UTA https://cointelegraph.com/news/bluechip-nft-project-moonbirds-signs-with-hollywood-talent-agents-uta 56:00 Vance Spencer Take https://twitter.com/pythianism/status/1432774112351375360 57:30 Game of Thrones NFT https://mobile.twitter.com/Niftys/status/1587848208780230657 59:15 Backing USDC https://twitter.com/jp_koning/status/1612087428369498112 1:01:30 BlockFi Cashout https://twitter.com/EpsilonTheory/status/1612520398892982282 1:03:30 Nexo Rekt https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-12/nexo-office-raided-by-bulgarian-police-probing-alleged-crimes 1:11:45 SEC Investigating Saber https://twitter.com/CoinDesk/status/1613264554049282089 1:12:50 Lowest Funding in 2Y https://imgur.com/VWsMSR6

1:13:50 JOBS

1:14:20 QUESTIONS from the Nation Permissionless https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-2023/speakers

1:24:00 TAKES 1:25:00 NFT Brands http://shorturl.at/aCGX8 1:27:00 Rally with Legs https://twitter.com/cburniske/status/1612349520234565634 1:28:00 Regretting 2022

1:32:30 What David’s Bullish On https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1613546998984019973 1:33:30 What Ryan’s Bullish On

1:35:00 MEME of the Week https://twitter.com/0xGhost_/status/1613550278719987713

1:36:12 Moment of Zen https://twitter.com/vertical_dream/status/1612504107516047360

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