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Bankless is a leading media and education platform demystifying the crypto revolution, empowering users to navigate DeFi, blockchain, and self-custody through newsletters, podcasts, and in-depth analysis. Founded by Ryan Sean Adams and David Hoffman, it promotes a "bankless" ethos—breaking free from traditional finance to embrace decentralized opportunities.
Bankless featured Bitwise CIO and Head of Research discussing stablecoins' emerging market impact on Dec 16.
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x.com/banklesshqFeatured Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan and Head of Research Ryan Rasmussen discussing stablecoins' impact on emerging markets on December 16, 2025.
Covered the Jello Hardfork and Celo's move to zk faultproofs in media coverage.
Building ICO Watch, a dashboard platform designed to provide investors with comprehensive information about token sale opportunities.
Released a video titled "10 Crypto Predictions for 2026: $1M BTC, Wall Street Onchain & ETF Takeover"
Acquired Earni_Fi (airdrop claiming tool) to transition from media company to technology provider and DeFi user-onboarding engine.
Releases video/podcast titled "Ethereum's Next Decade: Inside the EF's Vision at Bankless Summit" covering Ethereum Foundation's long-term vision.
Releases video/podcast content with Anthony Sassano explaining why this cycle differs from previous ones.
The 2nd Summit concluded successfully with @m0 confirmed as a partner, and Summit III is announced for 2026.
The Summit takes place with TrustlessState as MC for the second half.
Legal accusations surface alleging unauthorized lobbying under Argentine law and illegal fundraising for policy influence related to an economic zone project, resulting in board resignations after members discovered undisclosed lobbying purposes and claims of potential criminal liability under anti-corruption statutes.
Bankless actively promotes a project called "knives", described as the first quality call after a recent period of poor recommendations.
Bankless Summit takes place November 18 in partnership with M0, featuring TED-style talks from speakers including Ethereum Foundation researchers (drakefjustin, dankrad, adietrichs, tkstanczak), M0 CEO Luca Prosperi, Everclear founder Arjun Bhuptani, and representatives from Coinbase, Flashbots, and L2Beat.
Bankless participates as speaker at DuneCon25 on November 19th during DevConnect week.
Exclusive 15% discount on Citizenship memberships available through Devconnect partnership perks.
Bankless features Frax founder Sam Kazemian discussing the newly launched FraxNet, a stablecoin finance neobank and open infrastructure platform.
Allegations emerge that a person referred to as "the limitless guy" dumped tokens on investors after discussing maximum extraction strategies on the platform.
Summit date confirmed as November 18 in Buenos Aires, with the event now 30 days away.
Ticket prices for the Summit increase every Sunday starting this weekend, with the event 5 weeks away and sales capped at maximum venue capacity.
Fundstrat appears on the platform discussing how Wall Street firms can reach tech multiples by moving their stack onchain, with PayPal's PYUSD quarterly transfer volume on Ethereum reaching all-time highs at ~260% YoY growth cited as supporting evidence.
Competitor project $COINAGE claims to have "flipped" Bankless in market metrics, positioning itself as the first community-owned Web3 media outlet built onchain, with its DAO voting not to sell tokens.
A Summit event is announced for Buenos Aires during EFDevconnect, in partnership with M0.
Ondo Finance's Ian DeBode appears on the platform to discuss Ondo Global Markets' approach to solving liquidity problems in tokenized stock and ETF models.
A coin was stealth-launched on Zora this morning and currently has a $190k market cap after declining 70% from highs.
A media appearance discussing Ronin Network's future is planned with BanklessHQ.
Scam alert: Service charges $250 for access to fake unclaimed airdrop information.
$BMNR token experiences $1B market cap increase in single trading day.
TheEtherMachine implements first major treasury management deal worth 400k.
ETH treasury management service launches as new business vertical
Business development position filled after previous vacancy, new hire actively pursuing ecosystem partnerships.
New ETH ecosystem metrics show 33% TVL growth and 3.4% of supply now held by ETFs with $6.2B net inflows.
Business development lead position open after previous lead joins Coinbase; hiring focused on partnerships and revenue growth.