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May 2023
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The Fellas Debate the Financialization o...

Blockworks
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SPECIAL EPISODE: We decided to skip Empire's roundup this week and replace it with this epic roundup from Bell Curve! Bell Curve is our sister podcast that features Jason, Mike (Blockworks' other co-founder) and Vance + Michael from Framework Ventures.


In this episode of Bell Curve, the crew discusses Coinbase's earnings beat and Blur's new NFT lending product! Coinbase crushed revenue, meme coins are pumping and NFTFi is here. Is this all noise or have markets finally turned after the wild year? Tune in as we debate our market outlook, Blur and the financialization of NFTs, Curve's new crvUSD stablecoin, LST Summer and more!

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Timestamps:

00:00) Introduction

(02:54) Coinbase Earnings Predictions

(18:17) “Valora Ad”

(19:13) Blend: The Financialization of NFTs

(39:51) Protocol Stablecoins: crvUSD Launch

(50:34) Degens are Back

(53:34) ETH’s Economics: Burn vs Distribution

(57:32) Coinbase Beats Earnings and LST Summer

(1:07:26) Nate from OpenSea Convicted

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Resources:

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https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz/status/1654179131171512320

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Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bell Curve or Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mike, Jason, Michael, Vance and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

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