# Addressing BanklessDAO Drama

*Author: Ryan Sean Adams, David Hoffman*
*Published: Nov 29, 2023*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/addressing-bankless-dao-drama*

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In case you weren’t aware, last week and over the weekend, Bankless became crypto’s main character. In today’s episode, we share our reflections on the backlash we received. What happened? Did we deserve it? And why are we here? 

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## TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES
0:00 Intro

3:10 Bankless Backlash 

https://twitter.com/DeFi_Made_Here/status/1728159809827217412

4:14 bDAO Proposal to Arbitrum

https://x.com/banklessDAO/status/1728380541949653060

5:42 Raiding Treasuries 

https://x.com/0xShual/status/1728078219625070926

7:25 Shit gets mean

https://x.com/Ketherche/status/1728416271409295692

8:40 bDAO “were not BanklessHQ” clarifying thread

https://twitter.com/banklessDAO/status/1728380541949653060

https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1728203036999164017

22:00 F Bankless Season 

23:13 Is Bankless net bad for Ethereum?

https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1728507517997658567

25:00 Watching the press cover you: 

https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/11/27/breaking-down-the-bankless-backlash/

27:40 David’s Long Tweet

https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1728849871682048136

30:30 Next Steps 

32:35 In Conclusion?  

https://x.com/intocryptoast/status/1728544232087130273

32:52 Why are we all here? 

https://twitter.com/defi_mochi/status/1728703547121062273 

https://x.com/Fiskantes/status/1729428463017132487

https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1729303906201543128

41:24 Closing & Disclaimers
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