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/