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The Chopping Block: Why the Lack of a Fee Market Created 'Bread Lines' on Solana - Ep.313

Unchained

Laura Shin

News, Tech News, Business News

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news in the digital asset industry. Show topics: Analyzing the market drawdown Twitter-native NFTs + Crypto Coven LooksRare — real or BS? Solana’s disappointing network performance What broke during the market downturn: OHM, Solend, and MakerDAO Predictions for market action going forward   Episode Links   Hosts Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly Capital https://twitter.com/hosseeb Tom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly Capital https://twitter.com/tomhschmidt Tarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures https://twitter.com/tarunchitra  Robert Leshner, founder of Compound  https://twitter.com/rleshner    Background on certain topics covered: Twitter NFTs https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131052/twitter-begins-rolling-out-access-to-nft-profile-pictures Loot adding royalties https://twitter.com/DappRadar/status/1486005954520907778 LooksRare versus OpenSea https://dune.xyz/hildobby/LooksRare-VS-OpenSea Tom’s issue w/ Dune queries https://twitter.com/tomhschmidt/status/1485721279663534082 Robert and his Crypto Coven NFT https://twitter.com/rleshner  Rune’s tweet about MakerDAO https://twitter.com/RuneKek/status/1484663000443371520  Solana’s poor performance https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131278/traders-are-complaining-about-solanas-performance-raising-questions-about-its-status-as-a-wall-street-darling https://twitter.com/solendprotocol/status/1485315186797936646?s=21 Block’s DEX https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/19/square-releases-white-paper-detailing-protocol-for-a-decentralized-bitcoin-exchange/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hi, it's me, Laura.

0:04.6

At the end of 2021, we here at Unchained introduced a new show called The Shopping Block.

0:11.1

We're insiders chop it up about the latest in crypto.

0:14.9

And this show features four crypto investors who are Haseem Karashi, managing partner

0:20.1

at Dragonfly Capital, Tom Schmidt, partner at Dragonfly, Robert Leshner, founder and CEO

0:26.4

of Compound Labs, and managing partner of Robot Ventures, and Taroon Chitra, co-founder

0:32.1

of Gauntlet, and managing partner Robot Ventures.

0:35.1

In each episode, Haseeb, Tom, Robert, and Taroon will discuss recent events in crypto.

0:42.2

They will be live streaming their conversations every other Tuesday at 6 p.m. Eastern and

0:46.9

3 p.m. Pacific on the Unchained YouTube channel, and we will then later release these conversations

0:53.5

on the podcast, but the live stream is where you can participate in the chat, perhaps

0:58.4

affect the conversation, and also catch all the visuals.

1:03.0

So you've already had a chance to watch the first two or listen, and both of them are

1:07.3

super fun and insightful conversations.

1:09.8

I am now here to introduce this third episode, and just generally explain to anyone who

1:16.0

happens to be on the channel why I have these four people here discussing crypto events

1:20.3

without me, but in the future, I will just leave them to dish about the latest in crypto

1:25.6

on their own.

1:27.2

So thanks to all of you for tuning in, and I hope that you enjoy listening to their

1:31.4

discussion as part of your regular crypto news intake on Unchained.

1:36.2

And now I will turn things over to Haseeb.

1:39.7

All right, thanks, Laura.

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