In this episode we discuss:

Vitalik Buterin's recent blog post on how to scale with layers
The importance of soft forks
CNBC's trash coverage
WeChat and Alipay banned cryptocurrency commerce and chats
The recent jump in hash rate
Laurent's piece on measuring the value secured by PoW
NIRP in Germany
CFTF fine of German Bank for manipulating USD derivatives
ETF denial then subsequent "reevaluation"

Links:
https://vitalik.ca/general/2018/08/26/layer_1.html
https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/963086673537126400?s=19
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDS
https://twitter.com/lopp/status/1019675622581391361
https://medium.com/@laurentmt/gravity-10e1a25d2ab2


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