The Chopping Block: Why the Lack of a Fee Market Created 'Bread Lines' on Solana

Welcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Robert Leshner and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news in the digital asset industry. Show topics:

Analyzing the market drawdown
Twitter-native NFTs + Crypto Coven
LooksRare — real or BS?
Solana’s disappointing network performance
What broke during the market downturn: OHM, Solend, and MakerDAO
Predictions for market action going forward

Episode Links

Hosts

Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly Capital
- https://twitter.com/hosseeb
Tom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly Capital
- https://twitter.com/tomhschmidt
Tarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures
- https://twitter.com/tarunchitra
Robert Leshner, founder of Compound
- https://twitter.com/rleshner

Background on certain topics covered:

Twitter NFTs
- https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131052/twitter-begins-rolling-out-access-to-nft-profile-pictures
Loot adding royalties
- https://twitter.com/DappRadar/status/1486005954520907778
LooksRare versus OpenSea
- https://dune.xyz/hildobby/LooksRare-VS-OpenSea
Tom’s issue w/ Dune queries
- https://twitter.com/tomhschmidt/status/1485721279663534082
Robert and his Crypto Coven NFT
- https://twitter.com/rleshner
Rune’s tweet about MakerDAO
- https://twitter.com/RuneKek/status/1484663000443371520
Solana’s poor performance
- https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131278/traders-are-complaining-about-solanas-performance-raising-questions-about-its-status-as-a-wall-street-darling
- https://twitter.com/solendprotocol/status/1485315186797936646?s=21
Block’s DEX
- https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/19/square-releases-white-paper-detailing-protocol-for-a-decentralized-bitcoin-exchange/