Crypto & Oil Synergy, Leading L2s and zk Implementations | 1000x

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09/28/23 • 39 min

In today's episode of 1000x Jonah and Avi are back from a brief hiatus and ready to dive into the biggest movements in the crypto markets. The duo begin by diving into the potential opportunities that lay within crypto and oil and uniquely discuss oil & USDT use-cases for global oil transactions. Turning to crypto, the guys dive into Polygon's significant lead in zk implementations and how Asia based investors are particularly interested in this innovation. To close things out they discuss their market outlooks and why altcoins may struggle to perform.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:33) Jonah's Update

(04:13) From Crypto to Oil

(13:28) Token2049 Reflection

(16:58) Best zkEVM Implementation?

(20:38) Optimism's ROI on Base Chain

(23:14) Telegram Wallet Release

(30:01) Market Outlook

(33:06) Altcoin Avoidance

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:33) Jonah's Update

(04:13) From Crypto to Oil

(13:28) Token2049 Reflection

(16:58) Best zkEVM Implementation?

(20:38) Optimism's ROI on Base Chain

(23:14) Telegram Wallet Release

(30:01) Market Outlook

(33:06) Altcoin Avoidance

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Timestamps:

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(05:41) Supply Chain of Eth Transactions

(17:49) Power Struggles & Economics of MEV Layers

(29:09) Business Model of Relays

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(46:27) Private Transactions and Mempools

(01:01:38) Wallet Value Capture

(01:10:58) Uniswap MEV Market Share

(01:17:50) Ethereum Outlook

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