Should Crypto Tokens Come With Investor Rights? - Uneasy Money
BitMEX shut down without an angry tweet. Offchain Labs CEO Steven Goldfeder joins Kain and Taylor on why dead tokens never get that mercy. Plus, Kyle Samani's Multicoin blowup.
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BitMEX shut down after 11 years and crypto Twitter answered with nostalgia. When a token project dies, the same audience spends weeks dragging it.
Steven Goldfeder, co-founder and CEO of Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, joins Kain Warwick and Taylor Monahan to work through why. Goldfeder argues crypto's grant-funded, revenue-optional era is over, and explains why Arbitrum licensed its stack so that partners like Robinhood Chain have to keep paying for it, while Base pays Optimism.
They trace the DPRK crewhacking crews now rotating through bridge exploits, debate whether Uniswap's new permissioned pools point toward tokens that carry real investor rights, and ask Goldfeder whether he would trade Arbitrum's open token for a restricted one only a fraction of the world could hold.
The conversation closes on Kyle Samani telling Solana builders that Multicoin, the firm he co-founded, is working against them, and what that says about how much of an ecosystem can rest on a single fund.
Hosts:
Kain Warwick - Host of Uneasy Money and Founder of Infinex and Synthetix
Taylor Monahan - Co-host of Uneasy Money and Security Expert
Guest:
Steven Goldfeder - Co-Founder and CEO of Offchain Labs
Timestamps
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🪦 01:47 Kain opens wondering whether crypto itself is quietly dying in 2026
📊 03:41 Steven on Arbitrum's project tracking and the 'massive consolidation' hitting L2s
⚔️ 10:03 The proxy war: Robinhood Chain and Base now fight instead of Arbitrum and Optimism
🪦 14:23 Why BitMEX's shutdown felt nostalgic while token deaths trigger real anger
🌉 26:21 Hacks of the week: the DPRK crew behind the AFX perp DEX bridge exploit
👽 32:51 Kain's take: bridges got safer until 'aliens landed' and started hacking again
🏛️ 40:32 Permissioned DeFi: Uniswap's compliance pools and Superstate's equity-like tokens
🎯 57:32 Would Steven trade Arbitrum's open token for a 5% investor-only model?
🥊 01:05:42 Kyle Samani's Multicoin tweet and Solana's VC fight over Hyperliquid
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Arbitrum Uncovered: Steven Goldfeder on Ethereum L2s, Rollups, and the Future of DeFi
Join us for an in-depth conversation with Steven Goldfeder, Co-Founder and CEO of Offchain Labs, the parent company of Arbitrum—the leading Ethereum Layer 2 solution by Total Value Locked (TVL).
In this episode, we explore:
How optimistic rollups work and their role in Ethereum's scalability
The ZK vs. optimistic rollup debate
The future of Ethereum L2s and their impact on the Ethereum ecosystem
Steven’s insights on DeFi growth, ETH vs. BTC, and the importance of neutrality in tech stacks
The episode kicks off with a special clip from AJ Warner, Co-Founder of Arbitrum, recorded at EthCC, before diving into Steven’s journey into blockchain and his vision for the future of Ethereum scalability.
00:00:00 – Why Ethereum Made Rollups Too Cheap to Ignore
00:00:31 – Meet AJ Warner, Co-Founder of Arbitrum (Live from EthCC!)
00:00:45 – Robinhood’s Big Crypto Announcement: What It Means for Ethereum
00:06:10 – Transition to Steven Goldfeder: The Visionary Behind Arbitrum
00:07:05 – Steven’s Journey: From Academia to Blockchain Pioneer
00:13:24 – Optimistic Rollups 101: How They Supercharge Ethereum
00:21:06 – ZK vs. Optimistic Rollups: The Great Debate
00:29:34 – How Ethereum L2s Are Strengthening the Ethereum Mainnet
00:36:20 – What More Can Ethereum Do to Support L2s?
00:38:57 – The Status of Stage 2 L2s: What’s Next?
00:40:12 – Enshrining L2s: The Future of Ethereum Scalability
00:40:25 – Infrastructure Trade-Offs: Making the Right Choices
00:46:35 – Bridging the Gap: Interoperability Between L1s and L2s
00:51:38 – What Sets Arbitrum Apart from the Competition?
00:56:51 – Neutrality and Fairness: The Cornerstones of Tech Stacks
01:04:52 – DeFi’s Next Chapter: Steven’s Predictions for ETH, BTC, and Beyond
01:08:37 – Closing Thoughts: The Road Ahead for Ethereum and Arbitrum
Don’t miss this deep dive into the world of Ethereum Layer 2s and the innovations shaping the future of blockchain.
How Arbitrum Landed Robinhood With A.J. Warner & Steven Goldfeder
Gm! This week Yano is joined by Steven and AJ from OffChain Labs to dive into all the behind-the-scenes happenings of one of the biggest deals in recent crypto history - the collaboration between Arbitrum and Robinhood to tokenize both public and private US stocks for European markets.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
02:45 BTS Of Robinhood X Arbitrum Collab
07:25Launch & Migrate Strategy
19:01 Ads (Skale, Katana)
20:49 What Did Robinhood Want The Most Out Of Arbitrum
24:03 Business Model Breakdown
38:22 Ads (Skale, Katana)
40:09 The Largest Digital Nation
42: OpenAI Tokens
46:56 Next Up To Work With Arbitrum
51:57 Ads (Mantle, Zenrock, ,LEDN)
54:26 Mistakes Around L1s and L2s
01:13:16 Corporate Treasuries
01:16:53 Acquisitions
01:20:13 Stablecoins
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Why Arbitrum Won Over Robinhood + A $59 Million Polymarket Controversy - Ep. 863
Today, we’ve got two very different stories in one episode.
First, Steven Goldfeder, co-founder of Offchain Labs, joins Unchained to explain why Robinhood is rebuilding its product on the Arbitrum tech stack, what it says about crypto’s evolution, and how this could finally bridge Web2 and Web3.
Then, Calvin Hamilton breaks down the bizarre $59 million bet on whether President Zelensky wore a suit — and why vague rules, a fateful tweet, and one protocol’s vote could damage Polymarket’s reputation.
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Steven Goldfeder, co-founder and CEO of Offchain Labs
Calvin Hamilton, Polymarket bettor on the ‘yes’ of the Zelensky dispute.
Unchained: Robinhood Is Building Its Own Layer 2 Blockchain
Robinhood’s presentation at ETHcc: To Catch A Token
Rob Hadick’s tweet on tokenized stocks
Timestamps:
🎬 0:00 Intro
🚀 1:44 Why Robinhood chose Arbitrum and how much control they really have
🧑💻 6:38 How Arbitrum Stylus could power better UX for Robinhood and beyond
🌊 10:26 Why liquidity fragmentation is still a major unsolved problem
🧲 11:41 What makes MEV capture so attractive to big players like Robinhood
🏆 13:48 Why tokenized stocks might be the “big prize” on Arbitrum
🌐 16:12 What it means to be part of the Arbitrum ecosystem
📊 18:02 How tokenized equities could change investing and what the risks are
🏛️ 21:11 Why the Arbitrum DAO stands to gain from this partnership
🔧 22:17 How Steven thinks fragmentation can be fixed more easily than most believe
🌉 25:52 Where the crypto-TradFi convergence is headed next
💬 29:40 Why Steven defends Ethereum and calls out the critics of L2s
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Refuting L2 Fud & State of Arbitrum | Steven Goldfeder
Steven Goldfeder is back on the podcast today to discuss Arbitrum’s and all Ethereum L2 FUD.
Is a win for Arbitrum also a win for Ethereum, or is Arbitrum competing for users and liquidity? Steven addresses governance concerns and discusses the decentralization of Arbitrum’s Sequencer.
In the second half of the show, we get into the latest developments in the Arbitrum ecosystem, including Stylus, Bold, Orbit, and Timeboost.
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0:00 Intro 4:01 L1 vs. L2 Relationship 10:45 Use Cases of the L1 vs. L2s 18:56 Fastest Blockchain 20:05 Decentralization Priority 25:15 Sequencer Debate 33:06 Arbitrum x Espresso 38:02 Optimistic Rollups Capturing Ethereum Governance? 41:58 What Does Arbitrum Want From the L1 45:21 Increasing Block Times? 49:17 Arbitrum Ecosystem 52:21 How Does Stylus Work? 57:22 Web2 Devs Now Web3 Devs 1:03:02 Arbitrum’s Next 10x 1:08:17 Closing & Disclaimers
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Why Layer 3s are Inevitable | Steven Goldfeder, Co-founder at Offchain Labs
In this episode, Steven Goldfeder, co-founder of Offchain Labs, dives deep into the world of Layer 3 blockchains and their potential to revolutionize Ethereum scaling. The discussion covers the benefits of building on Arbitrum's customizable L3 stack, including reduced onboarding costs and improved data availability. Steven also explores the importance of fraud proofs in ensuring the security of L2 and L3 chains, as well as Arbitrum's community-sourced approach to blockchain development. The conversation touches on the future of DeFi, the role of composability and network effects, and the potential for L3s to abstract away the complexity of the blockchain stack for end-users. Stay tuned for all of this and much more!
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Arbitrum is a game-changer for daily Ethereum's users and developers, offering top applications and lower fees. As the leading scaling solution with 600+ apps, explore Arbitrum’s Portal to find your perfect fit. Interact with the home of DeFi, a flourishing NFT and creator ecosystem, and a rapidly growing Web3 gaming hub – Arbitrum has it all.
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Monad is a fully EVM compatible Layer 1 blockchain that can support 10,000 real transactions per second. Monad aims to open up the design space for the EVM to support high fidelity defi, consumer facing applications, and more generally allow crypto to scale to the masses.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:52 L2 State of the Union
08:07 L2 vs L3
14:00 User Acquisition Methodology
18:30 Value Accrual of L3s m
24:20 App Chain vs L3
28:46 Not Using Eth Security
36:33 Fraud Proofs
38:21 Arbitrum Ad
49:09 Monad Ad
50:07 SKALE AD
51:24 Higher Throughput Chains
58:31 Why did Coinbase pick OP
01:03:55 End Game of L3s
01:08:06 Why Not Just L1s?
01:14:57 Crypto Network Effects
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How Arbitrum is Scaling Ethereum, Layer 2 Challenges, Governance Scandal and ZK Threats
Steven Goldfeder is the founder of OffChain Labs. OffChain Labs is a company focused on Ethereum scaling solutions and known primarily for building Arbitrum, which is currently Ethereum's biggest Layer 2. In our conversation, Steven will explain how OffChain Labs is addressing the scalability challenges of Ethereum by utilizing off-chain computation and optimistic rollups. We get into the Arbitrum airdrop, its governance drama, the big vision for Arbitrum and Layer 2s as a whole, and what the next milestones are for the scaling solution. But first, Steven starts the interview by explaining the basics of Arbitrum.
Axelar's General Message Passing Launch with Sergey Gorbunov, Zaki Manian, & Steven Goldfeder
We’re entering a new multi-chain and secure cross-bridge world very soon. With Axelar's General Message Passing launch, a new era for interoperability has been unlocked.
Tune in to hear from CEO/Co-Founder Sergey Gorbunov, Zaki Manian, Co-Founder of Sommelier Protocol, Co-Founder of Iqlusion, & Steven Goldfeder, Co-founder of Offchain Labs, and contributor to Arbitrum
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0:00 Intro 5:09 Axelar Explained 8:25 Cross-Chain Bridging 10:46 Axelar’s Announcement 15:10 Bridges of the Past & Future 19:00 General Message Passing 21:40 The New Way For Interoperability 28:42 Arbitrum’s Side 32:36 The Tech Metaphor 35:40 Multichain & Interoperable World 37:00 Bridge Security 39:05 GMP Applications & Services 40:57 Zaki’s Cosmos Vision 43:20 Why is this Bullish for Arbitrum? 47:27 Resources 48:00 Closing & Disclaimers
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$ARB Airdrop & Arbitrum Governance Launch with Steven Goldfeder & Harry Kalodner
Wen Arbitrum token?! We've been asking CEO, Steven Goldfeder, and CTO Harry Kalodner this exact question each time they've been on Bankless. We're sad, but also overly delighted that, that question has officially been answered.
Arbitrum's token $ARB will officially be airdropped later this week. In this episode, we dive into all of the juicy details of the airdrop and Arbitrum's plans for the future.
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Arbitrum Founders on L2 Competition | Steven Goldfeder, Harry Kalodne
In this episode of Empire, we are joined by Steven Goldfeder and Harry Kalodner to discuss all things Arbitrum. We start with Coinbase's decision to leverage the OP Stack, where the "modular vision" falls apart and Arbitrum's core vision.
We then ask about Arbitrum's token strategy, which leads to a unique conversation around decentralized sequencers and MEV. Steven and Harry explain the design philosophy of Abritrum and how innovations like Styles (Rust is coming to Arbitrum) will onboard the next million developers!
Note: This episode was recorded prior to the ARB token and Orbit L3 announcement
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$ARB Airdrop and Arbitrum's L3 Solution | Steven Goldfeder, Harry Kalodner
Arbitrum just announced the $ARB token airdrop and their new L3 solution called Orbit! The L2 wars are now in full force. Tune in as we deep dive into Arbitrum's token and L3 strategy with Steven Goldfeder and Harry Kalodner!
PS: We are dropping a second Arbitrum episode this afternoon that covers fraud proofs, decentralizing sequencers, value capture and more. These are two banger episodes. Don't miss out!
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Arbitrum’s Stylus with Steven Goldfeder | ETHDenver 2023 Interview #7
Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. One of the most prestige being, ETHDenver! We’re back with a handful of exclusive interviews with some of the most fascinating minds in crypto.
Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you.
In this episode, we’re talking to Steven Goldfeder of Arbitrum to discuss Arbitrum’s innovative new Stylus and the ever-evolving L2 wars. Steven also drops some alpha?! Tune in to find out.
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Arbitrum’s Roadmap To Scale Ethereum | Steven Goldfeder, Raul Jordan
In this episode of Empire, Santi is joined by Steven Goldfeder and Raul Jordan to discuss the Prsymatic Labs acquisition and the future of Arbitrum. We cover Arbitrum's approach to state growth, AnyTrust chains, developer usability, ZK tech and more. And trust me, Steven's take on enterprises leveraging crypto is worth staying until the end!
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(03:57) Arbitrum Acquires Prysmatic Labs
(09:04) Monetizing Open Source & Building For Ethereum
(17:29) State Growth, ZK Tech And L2 Innovations
(31:14) Are L2s Ready For Prime Time?
(35:51) Circle Ad
(37:33) Arbitrum AnyTrust Chains
(42:40) User & Developer Acquisition
(46:31) What Changed After The Merge?
(49:31) Reddit Points & Enterprise Interest
(1:00:11) L1 Censorship Risk
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Massive Arbitrum Acquisition!! with Steven Goldfeder & Preston Van Loon
Arbitrum acquires Prysmatic! Hear all about the deal and what it means for both teams, the future of Ethereum, and the space writ large.
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------ Timestamps:
0:00 Intro 10:00 How the Acquisition Happened 13:45 Prysmatic Big W's 15:15 Ethereum W's 16:08 Prysmatic Origins 23:20 What Happens Next at Prysmatic 24:50 Arbitrum's Contribution 30:37 Credible Neutrality Concerns 35:25 Open Source Ethos 43:43 Vitalik's Take 49:47 Acquisition Concerns 53:10 Arbitrum Access 56:00 Prysmatic Worth 57:56 Wen Arb Token 58:20 Closing & Disclaimers
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Arbitrum Nitro Launch with Steven Goldfeder & Harry Kalodner
On today's episode, we welcome back Steven Goldfeder and Harry Kalodner for their second appearance on Bankless. Both times for huge Arbitrum launches!
Today, Abritrum is launching Arbitrum Nitro, a 7x improvement to Ethereum's capacity. Hear all about it, Abritrum's potential forthcoming token(?!), Abritrum Oddessey, and of course, so much more.
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----- Timestamps:
0:00 Intro 6:55 Abritrum Nitro Launch Day 10:40 Reflecting on Arbitrum's Last Year 14:57 Abritrum's Rollup 16:57 The Arbitrum Odyssey 26:55 The Secret Sauce Behind Nitro 30:39 Any Trade-Offs Made? 32:18 Scale Restraints 37:38 What's Next? 47:28 Arbitrum Nova 52:53 Fractals 54:55 What Reddit is Building on Arbitrum Nova 1:01:23 zkRollups 1:04:17 The Abritrum App Layer 1:07:11 Abritrum's Hypothetical Ticker 1:09:38 Other Tech Checkboxes 1:11:34 Closing & Disclaimers
----- Resources:
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Steven Goldfeder https://twitter.com/sgoldfed
Steven & Harry's First Appearance on Bankless https://youtu.be/W33LtejihY8
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Arbitrum Launches! Founders Steven Goldfeder & Harry Kalodner (SotN 9/7)
On August 31, 2021, Arbitrum went live on mainnet! This means it’s available to migrate funds and begin using the many DeFi apps that have already launched on the Layer 2 Rollup scaling solution.
Harry Kalodner and Steven Goldfeder return to State of the Nation to discuss what this means for the crypto space. Gas Markets, onboarding directly to Layer 2, the user experience, and the march towards decentralization are all themes. Layer 2 Summer is still intact!
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Topics Covered:
0:00 Intro 8:00 Harry Kalodner & Steven Goldfeder 10:05 Arbitrum Shipped! 12:35 Prep… and then LAUNCH 18:35 The User Experience 25:05 Gas and Adoption 38:19 10x Data Capacity & Reddit 44:09 We Want Layer 2 to Win 49:42 How Arbitrum Attracts Liquidity 53:18 Decentralization and Values 1:01:00 Composability 1:04:30 Onboarding and NFTs 1:08:06 Mainnet and ETH 2 1:16:08 What’s Exciting 1:19:05 Closing & Disclaimers
----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.
Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/bankless-disclosures