Evolving Leadership in Ethereum: New Directions and Implications

This week, Anthony Sassano joins us to unpack Solana’s most controversial governance vote yet, Ethereum’s major leadership overhaul, and crypto markets wrestling with macro chaos despite promising policy shifts. Kraken makes waves with a massive $1.5B acquisition—but will it move the needle? We dive into all of this and so much more.

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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES

0:00 Intro

1:39 Anthony’s Crypto Vibe Check

5:56 Markets

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/19/fed-meeting-live-updates.html

12:27 Ethena and Securitize launched a new chain

https://x.com/ethena_labs/status/1901672646015856749

https://x.com/coinbase/status/1902031828912844992

28:13 Robinhood launched their prediction market with Kalshi

https://x.com/Kalshi/status/1901634303768883377

https://x.com/vladtenev/status/1901703746033426919

34:52 Solana proposal to cut inflation failed to pass

https://simd-votes.stakingfacilities.com/

https://www.helius.dev/blog/simd-228

47:07 SOL Futures on CME 

https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1901566174598398261

https://x.com/solana/status/1901279678620749997

51:25 Eth/acc & Ethereum Leadership Change 

https://x.com/matthuang/status/1902562363532046674

https://x.com/KyleSamani/status/1901769358273040806

https://x.com/ethismoneyHQ/status/1901734022646317213

https://x.com/adietrichs/status/1899607524581740576

https://x.com/megapot_io/status/1902419979196338386 

1:06:07 Kraken Acquires NinjaTrader $1.5B

https://www.reuters.com/technology/kraken-acquire-ninjatrader-15-billion-deal-2025-03-20/

1:07:08 Closing & Disclaimers

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