Freedom Demands Resilient Rails and Self‑custody.
@TrustlessState freedom needs resilient rails and self custody, fam
Essential Metrics Every Token Sale Investor Must Evaluate
When analyzing a Token Sale, what info is most critical to you as a potential investor? - Raise Target - Raise Valuation - Sale mechanism - Lockup terms, if any - Discount to last equity round - Last raise valuation - Previous Raise history - Previous VC...
Corey Frayer: How FTX Stopped Crypto Regulation Cold
Corey Frayer, a former senior regulator at the SEC, explains why the U.S. has struggled to bring crypto under the same securities framework that governs traditional finance. He notes that the market already contains hundreds of intermediaries and thousands of...
SEC's Hubris Undermines Trust, Fuels Crypto Resistance
I've been reflecting on our episode with Gary Gensler's lieutenant Corey Frayer this week. There's something I wish i said to him. The thing that pissed us off about the Gensler crusade and Operation Chokepoint was the absolute hubris. You used hallowed American...
Tempo's L2 Status Still Unjustified, No Reason Yet
I still haven't heard a good reason why Tempo isn't an L2
Ethereum L2 Tops Perps DEX Volume, Proving Scalability
An Ethereum L2 takes the number 1 slot for perps DEX volume. I guess L2s can scale. https://t.co/S5oC40sdxS
Crypto Leads Fight Against Quantum Computing Threats
The crypto industry is society’s spearhead to combat the threat of quantum computing Crypto will produce solutions that society will use to protect itself from quantum attacks This will be good for crypto Ethereum
Tom Lee Adds $430M ETH, Showing Relentless Buying
Tom Lee bought another $430m ETH last week. The guy is relentless. https://t.co/zcCV2TrXIF
On‑chain Capital Formation Returns with Refined Auction Design
The ICO meta is returning But this time, we have 8 years of auction mechanism design r&d Fair, orderly, and efficient capital formation on publicly available internet ledgers The future of capital formation is onchain #Ethereum
Crypto’s Agentic Future: AI, ZK & Money Networks at Bankless Summit
The Bankless Summit in Buenos Aires showcased a quartet of forward‑looking talks that explore how AI, zero‑knowledge (ZK) proofs, and new payment standards could reshape the crypto ecosystem. Lincoln Murr of Coinbase introduced X402, a revival of the HTTP 402...
Inside Look Reveals Why Gary Gensler Acted
I never thought we’d get the chance to get an inside peak at Gary Gensler’s SEC Yet here we are So much clarity and understanding as to why Gary did what Gary did Must listen 👀
Nearly 10 Days
140,040 minutes of Bankless 9.75 days of listening in 2025 186 episodes 3.59 episodes per week That has got to be every single episode Incredible @bartomolina 🙇♂️
Ethereum Address Wrapped: Your Crypto Year in Review
We built spotify wrapped for your eth address https://t.co/r3KrhWPY39 https://t.co/tGU1jUYPcO
Banks Flock to Ethereum L2s, Creating New Capital Hub
Squint and you see a world where every bank becomes an Ethereum L2. Say UBS bank wants to execute a $500m money market loan from Aave - they can now do this privately from their L2 - no bridging. The reason banks...
AZTEC Public Sale Live: Bring Privacy to Ethereum
In on $AZTEC! Join the movement bringing privacy to Ethereum. The public sale is now live - register and participate today. https://t.co/uInUAGhSfp
Could This Bearish Market Be the Setup Everyone Misses?
Bankless Weekly covered a sweep of crypto market and policy moves: Bitcoin has weakened against gold even as this week showed green, Ethereum deployed its second major upgrade of the year (Fusaka) and discussion centers on whether Layer 1 can...
P/S Misvalues ETH: Scaling Undermines Sales Metric
ok, apart from the fact that it's quite obvious the market is valuing ETH as store of value asset let me say something about why P/S for ETH is dumb using grade school logic Ethereum is expanding it's blocks - it's...
Bitcoin's P/S Ratio Hits 17,200x, Surpassing Ethereum
omg the p/s ratio of bitcoin is 17,200x that's even worse than etherium 💀☠️💀 https://t.co/dsRA9uJUTj
VCs Apply P/S Ratios to Store‑of‑Value Assets
Sentiment down so bad we have VCs doing P/S calculations on store of value assets
Ethereum’s Next Decade: Inside the EF’s Vision at Bankless Summit
The Bankless Summit in Buenos Aires, recorded as part of Ethereum DevConnect, featured a dedicated episode of talks from the Ethereum Foundation. Speakers Tamash, Donk‑rad Feist, Ansgar and Danny Ryan outlined the foundation’s ten‑year roadmap, emphasizing Ethereum’s role as...
Ethereum Sees Two Major Upgrades, Builder Momentum Surges
Ethereum's Fusaka hard fork is now live. That's the second major Ethereum upgrade this year - Pectra shipped in May. Two major Ethereum upgrades this year is a huge win. I haven't seen builder momentum this strong since the merge in 2022. No signs...
Inside Gensler's Crypto Mind: Unexpected Transparency Revealed
Just recorded an episode with one of the key architects of Gary Gensler's crypto policy 2-hours on one question: What was the Gensler SEC thinking? He was an open book, felt like the first time we've had transparency Crazy thing is -...
Aztec Launches Groundbreaking ETH ICO with Built‑in Investor Protections
Aztec is doing a public ICO in ETH A glorious full-circle back to 2018, but this time with brains Props to the @aztecnetwork team for baking in investor rights and protections in the token contract from day 1 Insane it took us...
Why Crypto Prices Are Really Crashing
The episode of Bankless Nation titled “Why Crypto Prices Are Really Crashing” opens with Ryan Sean Adams and DeFi Report’s Michael Nadeau taking stock of the market’s steep decline – ETH under $3,000 and Bitcoin hovering around $84,000 as of...
Paradigm Aims to Launch Tempo as Ethereum L2
I really enjoyed chatting with @danrobinson about @paradigm’s plans to make @tempo an Ethereum L2 https://t.co/fkI5y4yYSu
Ethereum Should Drop Breaks, Accelerate Progress
It would be beneficial to the Ethereum community to culturally take off the breaks on making progress
The Holy Grail of Crypto Privacy: Encrypted Ethereum, FHE & Living Forever
The episode centers on Zama’s ambition to make every blockchain transaction—starting with Ethereum—confidential by layering fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) onto existing networks. Host Rand Hindi explains that the goal is to give users the same experience they have today—writing...
Anthony Sassano on Why This Cycle Isn’t Playing Out Like the Last Ones
The Bankless Weekly episode features Ethereum evangelist Anthony Sassano debating whether the historic four‑year crypto cycle still applies. Sassano argues that the traditional top‑to‑bottom or bottom‑to‑bottom pattern that has guided Bitcoin and alt‑coin expectations is breaking down, citing the atypical...
This Bankless Summit Talk Delivers High-Density Free Alpha
If you watch one @Bankless Summit talk… You’re dumb and missing out on high-density free alpha But if you only watched one (mistake)… It should be this one
AI Pushes Bitcoin Quantum Risk Timeline From 2045 to 2030
asked my AI superbrain to estimate Q-Day for bitcoin quantum danger before reading @nic_carter's piece and then again after reading it Before: probably fine until 2045 After: oh shit this could happen by 2030 https://t.co/z07WlBR0gb
Unlock Bankless Summit Talks for $12.50 Holiday Deal
if you're an eth maxi looking for hours of content during the holidays you can unlock all the talks from the @Bankless summit for $12.50 https://t.co/IP2u8wedwm https://t.co/76eN1haMeb
Solana Sits Between Bitcoin's Uncertainty and Ethereum's Evolution
It's funny i have the opposite conclusion - i guess that's what makes markets! Solana is in a middle ground - neither a sovereign resistant SoV nor long-term competitive as high TPS chain (e.g. MegaETH, Lighter) - the monads and tempos...
Polygon's Pivotal Role in Zk Research Fuels Ethereum
@sandeepnailwal @drakefjustin Polygon doesn't get enough credit for its massive contribution to zk research and innovation Ethereum wouldn't be where it is without it
Reya: Low‑Latency Perp Dex, First Rollup Appchain, ETH Fee Burn
Things i like about Reya: 1) it's a perp dex - proven pmf, 1ms latency for HFTs 2) first based rollup appchain - sync composable with ethereum L1 liquidity, that's new 3) ethereum economics - 20% of fees burn ETH, eth validators get...
Do We Need Another L1? - Inside Monad’s Parallel EVM
The episode centers on Monad’s “parallel EVM” and asks whether the ecosystem truly needs another general‑purpose layer‑1. Monad’s team argues that the project is not just a performance tweak but a full‑stack redesign that delivers fast finality, high throughput...
Aztec: The Most Cypherpunk Ethereum Privacy L2 Since Zcash
Just finished recording. Aztec has got to be the most cypherpunk project to launch in crypto since zcash. Ethereum privacy. An L2 that's truly an extension of Ethereum.
Tom Lee Pours $200M Into ETH, Keeps Buying
tom lee bought $200m of ETH last week guys he's still buying 🤯🤯🤯 https://t.co/27zCzGvEAT
The Real Crypto Cycle: What Happens When Global Liquidity Peaks
The interview centers on the concept of a global liquidity cycle and its relevance to crypto markets, as explained by Michael Howell, the architect of the Global Liquidity Index (GLI). Howell frames the current environment as the tail‑end of...
Scored a Legendary Drop From Morpho
Bagged this legendary drop from @Morpho https://t.co/H5XEftxG33
Nostalgic Call to Revisit Aztec Podcast with Bankless
i was doing @aztecnetwork research and i found this podcast @Zac_Aztec and @jaosef looking like toddlers with baby face @TrustlessState it's really been 5 years hasn't it come on @bankless and let's run this back for the nostalgia? https://t.co/9oMc5bsBsd
AI Threat Exposes AML/KYC Weakness; Adopt ZK and Signatures
AML/KYC is broken now with today’s technology. Trads worried about a quantum attack years down the road - what about the AI attack that’s now? Need zk and digital signatures. https://t.co/0g2XitTjdW
Crypto's Progress Unfolds, Price Still Stagnant
everything we wanted to happen in crypto is happening except price
20% Fee ETH Burns Become New Holding Strategy
First @LineaBuild with a 20% of fees ETH burn. Now @reya_xyz now with a 20% of fees ETH burn. @SERdotxyz should add a Strategic ETH Burn tab. Burning is holding...forever.
L2s Boost ETH Holders by Burning More ETH
ethereum fusaka upgrade dec 3 will burn more eth through L2 transactions EIP 7918 adds a reserve price floor for blob fees which link them to execution base fees so blobs aren't free when execution costs are high tldr; L2s give...
Real‑time ZK Proofs Unleash Limitless Ethereum App Possibilities
My biggest 'ah-ha' moment from the @Bankless Summit was from @no89thkey's talk His point is that unlocking real-time proving for the Ethereum L1 doesn't JUST scale the ETH L1 by 1,000x... But it also unlocks a whole new arenas for app-layer...
Introducing Ethereum’s Zcash: A New Privacy Frontier
Isn't this kind of... the zcash for ethereum.
ETH Surges 2.1× Since April
look at the bright side eth is up 2.1x since april https://t.co/V514ekL6i5
Vitalik: 2026 Upgrades Will Boost Ethereum Scaling Securely
More confirmation of Ethereum L1 scaling from Vitalik this week: "In 2026, we will have a series of EIPs that will enable the Ethereum network to safely handle larger scales while maintaining decentralization and the ability to run regular nodes." He then...
300M Gas by 2026 Signals Bullish L1 Scaling
Slide from @tkstanczak talk at the @Bankless summit today. 200m to 300m gas in 2026 would be very bullish. Scale L1. https://t.co/FMctV6pMxx
U.S. Treasury Bonds Are America’s Biggest Export
People think the U.S. sells iPhones and NVidia Chips. But Treasuries are America's largest export. Over the last year the U.S. exported $900 billion in T-bills to foreign countries. Our distant second largest export was energy - $320 billion. Total treasuries foreign countries...