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Episode 7: 2023 Recap
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Episode 7: 2023 Recap

What can we learn from all that was crypto in 2023?

In this week's episode of The Rundown, Shiv and I provide an overview of liquid staking on Solana and a comparison of Marinade Finance and Jito — the largest liquid staking solutions on the network.

Learn more about staking on Solana and Marinade Finance here: https://marinade.finance/

We also provide a recap of the top stories in crypto in 2023— to help you learn from what transpired as we head into the next adoption cycle.

Topics covered:

- Marinade Finance vs Jito (liquid staking solutions on Solana)

- Shift in Federal Reserve Monetary Policy

- Early 2023: distressed crypto assets and "operation choke point 2.0"

- Mid 2023: Crypto wins in the Courts

- Mid 2023: Ethereum Shapella Upgrade and the ETH Stake Rate

Going onchain with Token Terminal:

Friend.tech (social media), Bitcoin Ordinals & BTC Fees, L2s driving gas fees to Ethereum, Solana active users rising

We hope you enjoy the episode!


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