Crypto Controversies and Political Alliances

This chapter explores the crypto community's reaction to security council members being paid in ARP tokens, igniting social media drama and highlighting inherent sensationalism. It delves into Elizabeth Warren's anti-crypto stance and the unusual political alliances forming between her and conservative Senators to regulate digital assets. Additionally, it touches on generational gaps in political understanding of technology, the implications of Elon Musk's logo change for Dogecoin, and the fallout from misinformation impacting crypto market values.

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Bankless Weekly Rollup First Week of April 2023

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3:30 MARKETS 9:25 Self Custody https://twitter.com/santimentfeed/status/1640454653900124166 10:00 Uniswap vs Coinbase https://twitter.com/esatoshiclub/status/1642879360473464833 11:30 TraderJoe Arbitrum https://twitter.com/SizeChad/status/1641780916509974529 13:20 Nasdaq Price https://twitter.com/ercwl/status/1641974275023200257 15:25 Silk Road Bitcoin https://www.docdroid.net/cAA99Gw/123-pdf https://twitter.com/joemccann/status/1641845646226509824

21:30 Arbitrum Controversial Vote https://twitter.com/0xedenau/status/1642502145839890432 Vote: https://snapshot.org/#/arbitrumfoundation.eth/proposal/0x3be7368a662d1cf12fa4da768d626edbc013be0dc7b994fef2e24d9a54e4033a Response: https://twitter.com/arbitrum/status/1642653014518366209 Clarification: https://twitter.com/arbitrum/status/1643699348683870211 AIP-1: https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/aip-1-arbitrum-improvement-proposal-framework/30

43:50 Elizabeth Warren’s War on Crypto Tweet: https://twitter.com/ewarren/status/1641138829162577928 Stop: https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1641738330147569664

50:04 Dogecoin Twitter https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1642976364080041984

51:55 Binance Interpol https://twitter.com/cobie/status/1643030646326202370 https://twitter.com/cobie/status/1643042169153028097 https://cryptopotato.com/cz-says-interpol-red-notice-rumors-are-fud/

58:45 Euler Hack https://twitter.com/eulerfinance/status/1643345907344379904 https://forum.euler.finance/t/special-announcement/900 1:02:45 Optimism RPGF https://optimism.mirror.xyz/Upn_LtV2-3SviXgX_PE_LyA7YI00jQyoM1yf55ltvvI 1:09:45 MEV Flashbots Attack https://twitter.com/Mudit__Gupta/status/1642844239733071872 https://twitter.com/hudsonjameson/status/1642806078088921094 https://twitter.com/metachris/status/1642862456556130306 https://twitter.com/nanexcool/status/1643325676051652612 1:19:30 EIP-4844 https://twitter.com/peter_szilagyi/status/1642945334396551171

1:21:24 News Opensea Pro: https://twitter.com/openseapro/status/1643314687134556160 Airplane Ticket NFT: https://flybondi.com/ar/ticket3puntocero MicroStrategy Bitcoin: https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1643624720598720513 Signature Tether: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-04/signature-s-signet-provided-path-for-tether-holders

1:24:30 zkSync Era https://twitter.com/zksync/status/1642277357368090626

1:31:15 Raises Ledger: https://www.ledger.com/blog/a-message-from-pascal-gauthier-chairman-ceo-of-ledger LayerZero: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/04/04/crypto-protocol-layerzero-raises-120m-series-b-at-3b-valuation/ Li.Fi: https://twitter.com/lifiprotocol/status/1643226950318837768 ENS Vision: https://twitter.com/ensvision/status/1643214583308472321

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1:40:15 TAKES War on Cryptography: https://twitter.com/functi0nzer0/status/1641774901949259777 FTX Credit Card: https://twitter.com/el_chapo_gb/status/1641138874205208584

1:42:10 MEME(s) of the Week https://twitter.com/bitcoinmagazine/status/1642955995407347712

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