EthHub Weekly #97: Gitcoin Grants recap, digitizing the dollar, Eth2 update from Danny Ryan, Plasma Group is now Optimism, rTrees launches #DonateWithDeFi, Whiteblock Genesis is live, educating investors about ETH and economic bandwidth

<p class="p1">On the EthHub Weekly Recap we cover topics from the <a href="https://ethhub.substack.com/"><span class= "s1">EthHub Weekly Newsletter</span></a>. In this episode we discuss Gitcoin <a href= "https://gitcoin.co/grants/40/ethhub">Grants</a> wrapping up, CFTC Chairman explores a digital dollar projects, Eth2 quick <a href= "https://blog.ethereum.org/2020/01/16/eth2-quick-update-no-7/">update 7</a> from Danny Ryan, Plasma Group is <a href= "https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/53017/plasma-group-researchers-raise-3-5m-from-paradigm-and-ideo-to-start-new-company"> now Optimism</a> and raises funds, <a href= "https://rtrees.dappy.dev/">rTrees</a> launched by the rDai team #DonateWithDeFi, <a href= "https://whiteblock.io/genesis/">Whiteblock Genesis</a> goes live, a <a href= "https://twitter.com/harrycanuck/status/1218254768210137088">thread</a> on educating investors about ETH and the need for <a href= "https://bankless.substack.com/p/the-trillion-dollar-case-for-eth-eb6"> economic bandwidth</a> on Ethereum.</p>