Genius Call #25: Demystifying Ethereum Standards - Refundable NFTs & Account Abstraction - with Elie Steinbock, Founder of ShareMint Date: Wed 29 March Time: 9am PT/5pm UTC Elie Steinbock is the founder of ShareMint (https://twitter.com/sharemint_xyz) and the creator of ERC721R, the refundable NFT standard (EIP-5507). In 2018, Elie launched the CryptoFighters NFT collection. He also founded a seven-figure development agency with clients such as Mercedes & Bloomberg. In this genius call, Elie will walk us through two Ethereum Standards - the refundable NFT standard which he created (ERC721R), as well as the recent standard on account abstraction (ERC-4337), which was proposed by Vitalik Buterin and deployed in March 2023. Elie will introduce both these standards; he will explain what they are, how they work, what the goals are, the implications and the impact on web3 adoption more generally. Connect with Elie on Twitter at: @elie2222 (https://twitter.com/elie2222)

Friday Mar 10, 2023 is a very significant day in the history of Bankless, it marks the day we set sail into the realm of web3 fully. We are migrating off of a publishing platform (Substack) and self hosting a platform for equipping people along their Crypto Journey. As a top crypto media company with well over a quarter of a million subscribers, we are locking this down only to existing verified users prior to the launch.

Genius Call #24: Intro to DAOs & their future - with Rebecca Lamis, Co-founder of UnicornDAO & Head of Partnerships at Playlayer Date: Wed 8 March Time: 9am PT/5pm UTC (this call is 90 minutes long) Rebecca Lamis is the Co-founder of UnicornDao, Head of Partnerships at mixed reality startup Playlayer, previously worked with Quantum, and is an active DAO organizer and advisor. She has been in web3 since 2018 with a focus on making the industry and its opportunities more accessible. In this genius call, Rebecca will cover the definition, history, philosophy and benefits of DAOs. She will also cover DAO use cases, DAO legal structures and the challenges faced by DAOs. Rebecca will conclude the call by answering specific questions raised (in advance of the call) by our community. Connect with Rebecca on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/RebeccaLamis

Genius Call #23: Fireside chat & Q+A with Guillaume Huot - ‘Arsonic’ Date: Wed 1 March Time: 9am PT/5pm UTC Guillaume Huot ‘Arsonic’ is the creator of Sgt Pepe World. He is also the co-founder of Zeblocks and Flowty. Zeblocks is a company of blockchain enthusiasts who develop generative art, mobile and web applications. Previous NFT projects include Unigrids, Beatboxes and Sensthesia. Their most recent project (Modern Muse: Marilyn Monroe x Zeblocks) brings Marilyn Monroe to the intersection of art and technology. In this genius call, we will hear from ‘Arsonic’ on a variety of topics including: creative collaborations, pivoting from web2 to web3, launching successful NFT projects, the power of memes, lessons and insights learned from building in web3 and much more! Connect with him Twitter at: https://twitter.com/Ars0nic