Navigating Nostalgia and Crypto Ideology

This chapter explores OpenSea's possible nostalgic pivot in the NFT market and contrasts generational preferences in blockchain usage. It also discusses the Twitter reactions to Vitalik Buterin's comments on communism, highlighting differing interpretations within the crypto community.

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This week’s Weekly Rollup covers Trump’s clash with the Fed over interest rates and the surprising crypto moves from Trump Media. Gauntlet’s Tarun Chitra joins us to unpack the latest developments—from OpenSea’s upcoming airdrop to Arbitrum’s permissionless fault proofs—while we debate whether airdrops are truly over. We also dig into Vitalik’s “communist” joke and Dave Portnoy’s memecoin mania. Tune in for all the drama and alpha happening in the second week of February!

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00:03:33 Trump vs The Fed

http://cnbc.com/2025/02/12/hopes-for-more-fed-rate-cuts-dim-as-powell-notes-hot-cpi-means-were-not-quite-there-yet.html