State of the Nation

A collection of 330 posts

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Ethereum’s Survival Strategy: Scaling L1, Killing L2s, and Betting on Memecoins?

Can it reclaim dominance in a world ruled by memecoins and faster chains?

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66% of Wall Street is Already in DeFi | Paradigm’s 2025 Survey with Dan Robinson & Justin Slaughter

Defi is Inevitable: Institutions are All In

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Ethereum at the Crossroads: Why Layer 1 is Back in Focus

How Ethereum’s strategic pivot toward Layer 1 scalability might reshape its future and redefine its competitive edge.

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Unraveling of the Global Order? | Rana Foroohar

Financial Times columnist Rana Foroohar joins to unpack Trump’s tariff shock, the decline of U.S. economic dominance, and the future of globalization.

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From TradFi to Internet Finance: A New Era of Global Capital | Felipe Montealegre

How Blockchains Can Fix Broken Finance

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The Next Chapter for Pump.Fun | Co-Founder Alon

Is Pump.Fun Bad for Crypto?

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Is Trump Trying to Wreck the Economy? | Macro Expert Jim Bianco

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PREMIUM: Argentina Reacts to Milei’s LIBRA Memecoin

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Berachain 101: Everything You Need To Know | Founder Smokey The Bera

What is Proof of Liquidity?

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PREMIUM: Coinbase x Morpho: The DeFi Mullet is Here! | Will Robinson & Paul Frambot

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Unichain is Live! What This Means For The Future of DeFi | Hayden Adams

Uniswap launched a Blockhain!

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How Tariffs, Triffin, and Trump Could Send Bitcoin to New Heights

How will markets continue to react to tariffs?

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DeepSeek R1 & The Short Case For Nvidia Stock | Jeffrey Emanuel

The Real Reason Markets Crashed

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PREMIUM: EtherFi: The Future of Non-Custodial Banking | Mike Silagadze

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Why Bubbles are Good | Byrne Hobart

Speculative Mania Might Save Our Future

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The Wild World of AI Agents: A Weekly Breakdown

If you’ve ever wondered how AI agents might lead the next crypto bull run, this is the moment to tune in

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The AI-Crypto Convergence: Exploring the AI Agents with ai16z's Shaw

1 billion AI agents incoming? AI takeover imminent?

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2024: A Year of Crypto Transformation—Bitwise’s Bold Predictions for 2025

Predictions don't get as hot as these

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Breaking the Mold: How OP Succinct Redefines the ZK Rollup Landscape

A new framework that could fundamentally reshape the way we think about rollups and interoperability on Ethereum

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A Short Story About Private Law | Peter Van Valkenburgh

From The Bankless Summit

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Why ETH is Permissionless Money | Mike Neuder

The Ticker is $ETH

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Roman Storm Speaks - Tornado Cash Developer on What’s at Stake

Explore the pivotal case for digital rights with Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm, discussing the implications for software privacy and innovation.

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The Future of Rollups is Based | Mteam

You're not bullish enough!

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Exploring the Core of Crypto-Anarchism: A Reflection on Arjun Bhuptani's Vision at Bankless Summit 2024

Why are you in crypto?

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PREMIUM: Ethereum - A Journey Through the Infinite Garden | Anthony Sassano