The Chopping Block: Why Are We Still Building Layer 1s? - Ep. 487

Published: April 29, 2023, 11 a.m.

Welcome to \u201cThe Chopping Block\u201d \u2013\xa0where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news in digital assets. In this live episode from Consensus 2023, they are joined by Avery Ching, chief architect of Aptos, to discuss the latest SEC enforcement actions, an embarrasing admission by audit firm Certik, and crypto\u2019s impact on the coming election.\nListen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.\n\nShow highlights:\xa0\n\neveryone's impressions of the conference\n\nwhy Korea has become a hub for crypto adoption\n\nwhy there's no benchmarking infrastructure to compare data across blockchains\n\nhow Sui decided not to airdrop a token and what the implications for future airdrops are\n\nwhether CertiK bears responsibility in the Merlin DEX rugpull\n\nwhether the US elections have an effect on how the SEC is playing the case with Coinbase\n\nwhat impact AI will have on the crypto industry\n\nHosts\n\n\nHaseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly\xa0\n\n\nTarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures\n\n\nTom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly\xa0\n\nGuest\n\nAvery Ching, cofounder and CTO of Aptos\nDisclosures\nLinks\n\n\nUnchained:\xa0\n\nCoinbase Seeks to Compel SEC Response to Rulemaking Petition\n\n\u200b\u200bExploit or Rug Pull? $1.8 Million Drained From zkSync DEX Merlin Despite Audit\xa0\n\nSEC Sues Bittrex, Names Dash, Algorand and Other Tokens \u2018Crypto Asset Securities\u2019\n\nCoinDesk: Sui Network to Issue Token Following Exchange Sale; Airdrop Hunters Dismayed\n\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices