SotN#11 - BUILDING w/ Raul Jordan (Eth2 Testnet Broke? L2 will Save Us! Pro-o-o-tocol Sink!)

STATE OF THE NATION #11 - Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Watch on the Bankless YouTube Channel

The State of the Bankless Nation is....BUILDING!

The bankless boys discuss why.

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----- TOPICS:

1) ETH2 TESTNET BROKE?

2) LAYER2 WILL SAVE US

3) PRO-O-O-O-O-TOCOL SINK

We show: 

1. Bankless Medalla Testnet Guide
2. Official docs for prysmatic labs client
3. Ethereum economic density article - Nic Carter 
4. Loopring DeFi Dad video on Bankless YouTube
5. OMG network taking Tether settlement
6. dYdX scaling with layer2 starkware
7. Near bridging to Ethereum
8. Binance staking DAI using Compound/DSR
9. Huobi launching Global DeFi Summit 

--- Episode Actions:

1. Catch SOTN LIVE on YouTube every Tuesday at 10am EST (2pm UTC)
2. Join AMA with Antonio of dYdX live at 2pm EST this Thursday
3. Subscribe to Bankless to get Medalla testnet guide then get involved

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