# Weekly Action Recap *Author: Ryan Sean Adams* *Published: Oct 24, 2020* *Source: https://www.bankless.com/de/weekly-action-recap-b11* --- *Level up your open finance game five times a week. Subscribe to [the Bankless program](https://bankless.ghost.io/about) below.* [Subscribe now](#/portal/signup) --- Dear Bankless Nation, Paypal [supporting crypto](https://www.reuters.com/article/paypal-cryptocurrency/update-1-paypal-to-open-up-network-to-cryptocurrencies-idUSL1N2HC0PL). U.S. Comptroller saying [DeFi is inevitable](https://cointelegraph.com/news/mainstream-defi-is-inevitable-us-currency-comptroller). China rolling out [its CBDC](https://twitter.com/cz_binance/status/1315830279676686336?s=20). Grayscale inflows [hitting ATHs](https://www.theblockcrypto.com/data/crypto-markets/grayscale/bitcoin-holdings-of-grayscale-bitcoin-trust). U.S. banks give the [green light to custody crypto](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-banks-cryptocurrency/u-s-banks-given-regulatory-green-light-to-safekeep-cryptocurrencies-idUSKCN24N2HI). CFTC Chairman saying [Ethereum is the future](https://www.coindesk.com/heath-tarbert-invest-eth-fireside). Square’s Cash App [BTC purchases mooning](https://www.google.com/search?q=Cash+app+bitcoin+revenue&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS917US917&oq=Cash+app+bitcoin+revenue&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i67i433i457j0i67j0l3j0i67j0.3386j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8). Ethereum on pace to settle [$1 trillion this year.](https://twitter.com/twobitidiot/status/1319421632180617216?s=20) Institutional investors [starting to understand BTC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch-aC8lyA5Y). Eth2 [around the corner](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R0j5AMUSzA). Public companies [buying millions in BTC](https://bitcointreasuries.org/). And in this backdrop the [Fed prints trillions](https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-printed-more-money-in-one-month-than-in-two-centuries) and [Goldman steal millions](https://t.co/tX2eZ2bR1O?amp=1). The writing is on the wall. Let’s get to the recap. - RSA *P.S. Get the crypto news of the week in 25 mins in our [new video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJeP3aypY2E) and [podcast weekly rollup](http://podcast.banklesshq.com/rollup-3rd-week-of-october)!* --- **🙏 Sponsor: **[Zerion](http://bankless.cc/zerion) – Invest in DeFi from one place. 🚀 *(I use [this app](http://bankless.cc/zerion) daily - RSA*) --- ### **Recap for the week of October 19th, 2020** --- #### **🎙️ WEEKLY PODCAST EPISODE** ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/public/images/f7eb4386-15bf-4366-b7ab-83ba25640d37_944x452.png)[Listen to episode 35](http://podcast.banklesshq.com/35-designing-ethereum-vitalik-buterin) | [iTunes](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bankless/id1499409058?ls=1) | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/41TNnXSv5ExcQSzEGLlGhy) | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R0j5AMUSzA) | [RSS Feed](http://podcast.banklesshq.com/rss) --- **SCHEDULE RECAP:** - **(Market Monday) **[Gradually, then suddenly](https://bankless.ghost.io/gradually-then-suddenly-market-monday) - review - **(Tactic Tuesday) **[How to mint rETH on Rocket Pool](https://bankless.ghost.io/how-to-mint-reth-on-rocket-pool) **- **stake - **(Writer Wednesday) **[How to trade derivatives on Kwenta](https://bankless.ghost.io/how-to-trade-derivatives-using-kwenta) - trade - **(Thursday Thought)** [Into the Metaverse](https://bankless.ghost.io/into-the-metaverse) - explore - **(Friday Open Thread) **[Will you stake your ETH?](https://bankless.ghost.io/friday-open-thread-whats-your-eth2/comments) - plan --- #### **🎙️STATE OF THE NATION #19 - DRUMROLLING** 📺 [Watch State of the Nation #19:](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR1ZUqdHhy0&t=14s) DRUMROLLING w/ [@Jacobcantele](https://twitter.com/jacobcantele) and [@0x_Lucas](https://twitter.com/0x_Lucas) *METAMASK 1M USERS, Q3 TOKEN REPORT, AND MARKETS!* **We’re now live streaming State of the Nation—[join us at 2pm EST](https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless) every Tuesday!** --- #### **ACTIONS RECAP** - Execute any good market opportunities you saw in [Market Monday](https://bankless.ghost.io/gradually-then-suddenly-market-monday) - Complete the weekly assignment: [How to farm BOND with Barnbridge](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWBYcpWid_Y&t=226s) - Try out [Rocket Pool by minting rETH](https://bankless.ghost.io/how-to-mint-reth-on-rocket-pool) 🔥 - Learn how to [trade derivatives on Kwenta](https://bankless.ghost.io/how-to-trade-derivatives-using-kwenta) - Dive [Into the Metaverse](https://bankless.ghost.io/into-the-metaverse) - Tell us your plan: [Are you going stake your ETH?](https://bankless.ghost.io/friday-open-thread-whats-your-eth2/comments) #### **Watch & Listen** - 🎙️ Listen to [Designing Ethereum with Vitalik Buterin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R0j5AMUSzA) 🔥 - 📺 Watch [State of the Nation #19: DRUMROLLING](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR1ZUqdHhy0) - 📺 Watch [Weekly Rollups - 3rd Week October](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJeP3aypY2E) - **new show!** - 📺 Watch [our AMA with Danny Ryan on the state of Eth2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOgowAlKSqw&t=1101s) - 📺 Watch [an interview with Rocket Pool CTO - David Rugendyke](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqf6aJCFZn8&t=599s) - 📺 Watch our [Meet the Nation on Circles UBI with Martin Köppelmann](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgaqZYIal50) --- ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/public/images/6f914ba2-b525-4ab2-b8b0-67dc86abcf59_960x639.jpg) --- Go [Bankless](https://bankless.ghost.io/about). $12 / mo. 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