Our hosts @defidude and @DenizOmer discuss:   -@tiktok_us enters the NFT space -@BankofAmerica publishes super-bullish report on Ethereum & crypto -First upgrade to Beacon Chain coming Oct27 -Vulnerability impacts @LidoFinance & @Rocket_Pool  -@StarkWareLtd Starknet Alpha Mainnet coming November -@RyanWatkins_ shares Ethereum growth stats ($6.2Trillion settled in 12 months!) -@swisspost to issue crypto stamp on @0xPolygon  -@infinitydotxyz launches as fairer @opensea competitor -@Habbo launches #NFT avatar series -@Sothebys welcoming 2nd NFT sale "Natively Digital 1.2: The Collectors" with NFTs from artists and collectors including @ParisHilton @PleasrDAO @steveaoki and others

-@compoundfinance bug nets COMP losses + debate around @rleshner's tweets -@SocieteGenerale apply for $20M @MakerDAO loan backed by bonds -@Visa deploys Universal Payment Channels on Ropsten -@indexcoop introduces Polygon Diversified Index $PDI -@etherscan lists all Bridge contracts to Ethereum on blockscan -@matchaxyz introduces gasless trading -#VirgilGriffith pleads guilty to US charges -@sparkpool_eth & GasNow shut down after Chinese ban    -@rarible adds credit card purchase option for NFTs

-China bans crypto yet again -@Twitter enables #BTC tipping + #NFT PFP authentication - @HopProtocol supports $DAI launch on @arbitrum +  reduces @optimismPBC bridging cost by 30% -@1inch launches on Arbitrum -@argentHQ sees first Argent @zksync transfer on mainnet -@indexcoop launches Data Economy Token $DATA with exposure to @chainlink @graphprotocol @oceanprotocol and others -$RISK proposed by @AlphaLemonade  -@PodsFinance introduces Smart Collateral -Is @CozomoMedici @SnoopDogg? We hypothesize what might be going on -Fomo around @NFT_NYC conference -#Anonymous to launch token -@gitcoin Round 11 comes to a close -@ChristiesInc "No Time Like Present Continues"

In this week's ETHLife News DeFiDude and Deniz discuss:  -@Uniswap on the SEC's radar -@lootproject  mania hits the crypto world -@arbitrum finally launches + raises $120M series B -@ensdomains ENS Manager redesign shared by @BrantlyMillegan  -@MetaMask grows 1,800% in 12 months + more stats -@defialliance unveils Gaming Accelerator -@HatsFinance raises $3.5M round to build incentivized whitehat prject -@StarkWareLtd  bring composability to StarkNet -@poapxyz 1 millionth POAP minted

In this week's ETHLife News DeFiDude and Deniz discuss: -@Visa buys #CryptoPunk -@ensdomains integrate DNS namespace -Ethereum clients get funding from various projects -@gitcoin R11 Details announced -@Barn_Bridge announce SMART Alpha -@lyrafinance launch on @optimismPBC -@StarkWareLtd reveal impressive growth stats -@owocki announces @BotMoonshot -@Immutable reveal IMX sale details -@opensea go into top 1,000 websites worldwide

In this week's ETHLife News DeFiDude and Deniz discuss: -Samczsun whitehat rescue of Sushiswap's MISO-Uniswap/Flipside controversy-Polygon acquires/merges Hermez Network-OmiseGo announces Boba Network-EIP1559 rolling out on Metamask-Matt Luongo announces Tally Wallet-2001DeFi propose to build Aave wallet-Index Protocol look for more autonomy from Set team-Optimism release whitelist criteria-Fractional raise $7.9M-SuperRare launch $RARE token-EtherRock prices rocket.

In this episode of ETHLife Stories, we explore the world of NFTs and how Alethea adds AI to them to make them smarter. What is synethic media and how will it transform content creation, how Alethea brings NFTs to life using AI and GPT3, the Alethea AI ecosystem, what are the implications on society   See more about Alethea at https://alethea.ai/ Follow Arif Khan on twitter at @ArKhan

In this week's ETHLife News DeFiDude and Deniz discuss: The $611 million Poly Network Hack, update on the infrastructure bill, drama between Sushi & Optimism, Arbitrum opening to users in August, Aave decentralized social media paltform, Aave to go multi-chain, Zapper fee pushback, GearBox Protocol, Dune Analytics raises $8M, Institutions increasingly buying ETH, Penguins take NFT world by storm, Rarible announce Rarible Protocol, MEME turns 1 today, and stats on EIP1559

In this week's ETHLife News DeFiDude and Deniz discuss: -London Hardfork & EIP1559 live!

In this week's ETHLife News DeFiDude and Deniz discuss:  Ethereum Celebrates its birthday, how far its become, Ethereum becomes more mainstream, Uniswap controversy, Bed Index and P10 index, Binance withdraw straight to Polygon, Polygon studios announced, Coca-Cola NFT, Gary Vee expensive NFT purchse, anon buys 88 cryptopunks, Stoner Cat Refunds, Ethstaker 1559 stream