Crypto Roundtable: Shkreli's new web3 project, ETH merge, Gensler goes after DeFi protocols | E1542
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J+M are joined by Sunny Madra and Vinny Lingham for another crypto roundtable! They cover the following topics: Shkreli's new web3 project (1:50), distributed computing projects (16:08), ETH merge (38:00), Gensler's comments (44:57), and more! (0:00) Molly tees up today's roundtable guests! (1:50) Martin Shkreli's new web3 project (14:46) Revelo - Get 20% off the first 3 months by mentioning TWIST at https://revelo.io/twist (16:08) Breaking down other distributed computing projects: Helium, Filecoin, Hivemapper (27:54) Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub - Apply in 5 minutes, no funding required, sign up at http://aka.ms/thisweekinstartups (29:17) Understanding inverted incentives in crypto, market depth/liquidity theory (36:46) UserTesting - Get real human insights from customers, try for free today at https://usertesting.com/twist (38:00) ETH merge: how risky is it, what impact will the fork have, will it lower gas fees? (44:57) SEC Chair Gary Gensler's comment re: DeFi protocols and crypto banks (51:58) Lightning round! Tribe DAO, BendDAO, Sudoswap and lessons learned