Camila Russo is the author of The Infinite Machine and founder of The Defiant, the DeFi-focused media company. Camila has a rich backstory, taking her from Chile to Argentina, Miami, Madrid, Chicago, and eventually New York. With an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for storytelling and journalism, Cami has earned her reputation as a leader in the space.
As the Defiant expands into new territories of both data and content, Camila discusses her story of breaking into the world of journalism and finding crypto. As institutions flock to the space, it’s important to remember that stories and narratives are what capture the heart and minds of the people.
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Topics Covered:
0:00 Intro
3:30 Cami Russo & South America
9:20 Entrepreneurial Spirit
15:22 Cami’s Start
21:28 Educating
25:35 The Dopamine of Scoops
31:05 Bitcoin to Ethereum
40:00 Why Ethereum?
46:05 Joining the Community
52:40 The Infinite Machine
1:01:23 The Power of Stories
1:07:44 Starting the Defiant
1:15 :08 Talking Shop
1:23:04 Narrative & Subjectivity
1:26:38 Maximally Successful Defiant
1:30:30 Closing
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Resources:
Camila on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/CamiRusso?s=20
The Defiant:
https://thedefiant.io/
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Nic Carter is one of our favorite writers in crypto. He's shaped our thoughts on many subjects over the years. He's definitely a Bitcoiner, but is he also an Etherean? What makes Nic tick?
Get to know the person behind the persona in this week's episode of Layer Zero.
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Topics Covered:
0:00 Intro
4:00 Nic Carter & Geography
8:51 What’s Your Deal? Ethereum??
12:39 Shared Ancestry
20:09 Cypherpunk Values
23:28 Working for Bitcoin
25:54 Countering FUD
28:24 Individualism & Value Supremacy
35:00 Conservative & Faith-Based
42:53 Money God
46:35 Affiliation & Identity
52:48 Mountaineering & Fun
56:55 Memory & External Storage
58:40 What’s Nic Doing? What Now?
1:05:22 Kanye & Closing
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Resources:
Nic on Twitter:
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Castle Island:
https://www.castleisland.vc/
Nic's Podcast, On the Brink:
https://onthebrink-podcast.com/
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Can the price of Ethereum really reach $30,000 by the end of the decade? On the show we go on a journey through VanEck’s new report detailing how exactly Ethereum can get there.
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Topics Covered
0:00 Intro
6:37 ETH to $11.8K
11:17 ETH Versus T-Bills
14:29 Predicting Ethereum Revenue
19:12 ETH As a Currency
25:21 Ethereum Security As a Service
30:20 Base vs Bull vs Bear Case
36:15 $300 or $50k?
45:14 The Impact of L2's
50:08 Ether vs Gold vs Bitcoin
53:56 Applying The Model To Solana
59:47 Inflows Are Important
1:01:45 Van Eck's Investing Strategy
1:05:06 When is The Next Bull Market
1:08:22 Closing And Disclaimers
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Resources:
Matthew
https://twitter.com/matthew_sigel
Patrick
https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-bush-9a21a7b
VanEck’s Ethereum Report
https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/blogs/digital-assets/matthew-sigel-ethereum-price-prediction-118k-by-2030/
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SotN30: The Rise of SushiSwap, with 0x Maki (Sushi vs Uniswap, Differentiation, Future of Sushi)
We bring 0xMaki, a lead developer behind the SushiSwap DEX, to the Bankless State of the Nation, to get into the story behind Sushi's rise out of the depths of the 3 month DeFi bear market!
Agenda for Conversation:
- The Sushi Story Thus Far
- SushiSwap Differentiation
- Integrations and Partnerships
- The Future of SushiSwap
- The Future of DeFi
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Last Week of May, 2022
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Topics Covered:
0:00 Intro
4:45 MARKETS
5:08 BTC Price
5:45 ETH Price
7:15 FTX Surpasses Coinbase
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/149654/ftx-surpassed-coinbase-as-second-biggest-centralized-crypto-exchange-in-may
9:19 Gemini Layoffs
https://decrypt.co/101881/gemini-lays-off-10-staff-prepare-crypto-winter
11:00 NEWS
12:00 Optimism ($OP) Drop
https://app.optimism.io/airdrop/check
16:11 OP Price
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/optimism
18:04 Recapping the Airdrop
https://twitter.com/optimismPBC/thread/1532110295421829123
22:45 Burning
https://twitter.com/sassal0x/status/1531915789103599616
25:10 Fee Revenue
https://twitter.com/sassal0x/status/1531814581932158977
26:58 Coinbase Supports $OP
https://twitter.com/coinbaseassets/status/1531754747321262080
27:35 Controversial Governance
https://gov.optimism.io/t/users-who-sold-the-initial-op-airdrop-should-become-ineligible-for-all-future-airdrops/2143
30:34 Cobie’s Response
https://gov.optimism.io/t/extended-ineligibility-for-future-airdrops/2249
34:14 Velodrome Airdrop
https://stakingbits.medium.com/velodrome-finance-velo-airdrop-is-live-heres-how-to-claim-43e65c5c18f2
37:05 L2 Fees
https://l2fees.info/l1-fees
39:32 OpenSea Front-Runner Facing Charges
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/former-employee-nft-marketplace-charged-first-ever-digital-asset-insider-trading-scheme
45:08 Front-Running
https://twitter.com/Dogetoshi/status/1532052263375708162
49:20 ETH 2.0 Merge
https://blog.ethereum.org/2022/05/30/ropsten-merge-announcement/
52:08 Pooly NFT
https://blockworks.co/pooltogether-flocks-to-nfts-to-raise-legal-defense-funds/
53:50 Kanye West Yeezus
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/149745/kanye-wests-yeezus-files-for-nft-trademarks
55:35 Risks of Liquid Staking
https://twitter.com/dannyryan/status/1531383030786314240
1:00:00 Battle for the Apes
Avalanche: https://forum.apecoin.com/t/aip-idea-otherside-as-an-avalanche-subnet/6369
Immutable X: https://twitter.com/NorthRockLP/status/1530491299727556609
1:03:25 AVAX vs Immutable X
https://twitter.com/NorthRockLP/status/1530491299727556609
1:03:51 Solana Down Again
https://twitter.com/solanastatus/status/1532043450107015168?s=21&t=OD7ahgCknAnOgQClUhELIQ
1:05:44 Jobs
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1:07:30 RELEASES
1:07:45 Bankless DAO Tax Guide
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1:09:10 Zerion Mobile Wallet
https://zerion.io/blog/announcing-the-zerion-smart-wallet/
1:10:40 Voltz Protocol
https://twitter.com/voltz_xyz/status/1532029218518876161
1:12:52 DeFi Saver L2
https://twitter.com/DeFiSaver/status/1531299975661068288
1:13:50 Immutable IMX Staking
https://twitter.com/Immutable/status/1531081329865269248?s=20&t=kCTh4dBgrmptze-ut3gS3Q
1:14:30 Lummis Crypto Bill
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/149186/heres-a-full-draft-of-senator-cynthia-lummis-landmark-crypto-bill
1:16:18 Binance $500m Raise
https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/01/binance-labs-closes-500m-fund-to-focus-on-web3-and-blockchain-adoption/
1:18:00 Blockspace Demand
https://twitter.com/frogmonkee/status/1532092154037907457
1:22:50 New Use Cases
https://twitter.com/cryptoversidad/status/1532099747783159808?s=20&t=KcDR2bM8-9ajrtWT4AOaWg
1:26:30 TAKES
1:27:08 Understanding the Merge
https://twitter.com/0xfoobar/status/1531710201639882756?s=20&t=YP7GlgRatNiU0azz-leO4g
1:28:26 DAO Human Trilemme
https://twitter.com/owocki/status/1531728875335524352
1:32:50 EVM
https://twitter.com/sassal0x/status/1532198738927579137
1:33:30 What David’s Bullish On
1:36:00 What Ryan’s Bullish On
1:38:10 MEME of the Week
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