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Hepworth: High-beta mid-caps like Aave will outperform Bitcoin and Ethereum
“Mid caps like Aave that are going to do well with the cycle generally, but they're a beta. So if the cycle does well, they're going to do better than the mainstay blue chips like Ethereum and Bitcoin.”
Disclosure
Weisbrot: Startup paid salaries in Bitcoin and Ethereum before securing funding
“In the first half of last year, before we got funding we were using like Bitcoin and Ethereum to pay for things with salaries and software and things like that. And then once we got investment from people we started using, you know transfer wise, we're using S…”
Disclosure
Sean Weisbrot previously paid his employees in Bitcoin and Ethereum
“I, for the longest time was paying my employees in Bitcoin and Ethereum, because that's just how we had things structured.”
Prediction Open · timeframe Aug 2032
Rosenstein: Bitcoin and Ethereum will adopt quantum-resistant cryptography within a decade
“Bitcoin and Ethereum. I'm betting on it as things that are here to stay, you know, that's not investment advice, but you know, these blockchains are going to get to be quantum resistant. There might have to be some changes in the next decade of the algorithms …”
Assertion Supported
Weisbrot: Ethereum cut energy consumption by 99% switching to Proof of Stake
“Ethereum's migration from, ah, proof of work to proof of stake, ah, system where the energy consumption literally dropped by 99%, like, overnight”
Disclosure
Weisbrot: Ethereum USDT salary transfers cost $900 in fees across 14 transactions
“Until recently, we were using crypto, we were using USDT Tether, and because of the Ethereum network becoming so clogged, the fees were getting up to 50 dollars for each transaction. So it cost the company 900 dollars this month for salary, 900 dollars for 14 …”