On August 31, 2021, Arbitrum went live on mainnet! This means it’s available to migrate funds and begin using the many DeFi apps that have already launched on the Layer 2 Rollup scaling solution. Harry Kalodner and Steven Goldfeder return to State of the Nation to discuss what this means for the crypto space. Gas Markets, onboarding directly to Layer 2, the user experience, and the march towards decentralization are all themes. Layer 2 Summer is still intact! ------ ? SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/  ?️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/  ? CLAIM YOUR BADGE: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/-guide-2-using-the-bankless-badge  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: ? GEMINI | FIAT & CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://bankless.cc/go-gemini  ? BALANCER | EXCHANGE & POOL ASSETS https://bankless.cc/balancer  ? AAVE | LEND & BORROW ASSETS https://bankless.cc/aave  ? UNISWAP | DECENTRALIZED FUNDING http://bankless.cc/uniswap  ------- ? SoRare | Collect and Play! https://bankless.cc/SoRare  ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 8:00 Harry Kalodner & Steven Goldfeder 10:05 Arbitrum Shipped! 12:35 Prep… and then LAUNCH 18:35 The User Experience 25:05 Gas and Adoption 38:19 10x Data Capacity & Reddit 44:09 We Want Layer 2 to Win 49:42 How Arbitrum Attracts Liquidity 53:18 Decentralization and Values 1:01:00 Composability 1:04:30 Onboarding and NFTs 1:08:06 Mainnet and ETH 2 1:16:08 What’s Exciting 1:19:05 Closing & Disclaimers ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/bankless-disclosures