SEC Controversies and Smart Contract Security Insights

Bankless Weekly Rollup 3rd Week of June 2023 

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------ Timestamps & Resources

00:00 Intro

4:30 MARKETS https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/federal-reserve-interest-rate-decision-june-2023-pause-how-much-rcna88922  https://twitter.com/cryptobyrde/status/1667397644975742977  https://messari.io/screener 

15:20 SEC Shenanigans #1 - Prometheum https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1669076846070341633  https://twitter.com/MattWalshInBos/status/1669061636953366528  https://www.linkedin.com/posts/laurashin_prometheum-just-got-the-nod-from-us-activity-7069417456787681280-3Xrj  https://twitter.com/collins_belton/status/1669081113191391236   https://twitter.com/adamscochran/status/1669143092274888704  

29:40 SEC Shenanigans #2 - Hinman’s Emails https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.551082/gov.uscourts.nysd.551082.831.70.pdf  https://twitter.com/MikeSeligEsq/status/1668591059968950272  https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/1668606359078567937  https://twitter.com/venturecoinist/status/1667172894307229703 

35:00 SEC Shenanigans #3 - SEC Wants 120 Days https://twitter.com/iampaulgrewal/status/1668742688689070083  https://twitter.com/0xPolygonLabs/status/1667643925232852996  https://twitter.com/SolanaFndn/status/1667578529612017666  https://robinhood.com/us/en/support/ articles/cardano-polygon-solana-update/  

38:50 SEC Hypocrisy https://twitter.com/twobitidiot/status/1667488291216584705  https://twitter.com/twobitidiot/status/1668328519334780928  https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1667957205864202243 

42:30 SEC Stabilization Act https://twitter.com/WarrenDavidson/status/1668305460368121857  https://twitter.com/WarrenDavidson/status/1668316484198596627   https://twitter.com/NTmoney/status/1666108498747457536 

45:10 CFTC v Ooki DAO https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8715-23  https://twitter.com/lex_node/status/1667351457861971969  50:37 Uniswap V4  https://twitter.com/Uniswap/status/1668603580184502276  https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-1153  

1:02:10 Eigenlayer Mainnet Launch https://twitter.com/eigenlayer/status/1669065156427681792  1:04:35 Polygon 2.0 https://twitter.com/0xPolygonLabs/status/1668312616459030528  1:06:35 Optimism's Bedrock Migration https://twitter.com/hildobby_/status/1667097126482984960  https://imgur.com/f2hqf1q 

1:07:05 NFTs Kraken is launching Kraken NFT https://twitter.com/krakennft/status/1666821582004846593 

1:08:24 Blackrock will file for BTC ETF soon https://www.theblock.co/post/234910/blackrock-bitcoin-etf-coinbase-coindesk  https://www.theblock.co/post/167392/blackrock-taps-krakens-cf-benchmarks-to-power-its-bitcoin-offering-exclusive  1:09:14 Hong Kong tells Banks to accept crypto https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/06/15/hong-kong-put-pressure-on-three-major-banks-to-take-on-crypto-exchanges-as-clients-report/  1:10:10 Bank of China issues $28M in structured digital notes on Ethereum blockchain https://www.ubs.com/global/en/media/display-page-ndp/en-20230609-tokenized-notes.html?caasID=CAAS-ActivityStream 

1:10:45 Taiko alpha-3 testnet is live!  https://twitter.com/taikoxyz/status/1666429573737877505  1:11:23 Lens Protocol announced its $15 million funding round https://twitter.com/lensprotocol/status/1666804101580214275  

1:11:47 Jobs https://bankless.pallet.com/jobs/bfe59a15-07a6-406c-b802-222efd113b66 

1:15:19 TAKES https://twitter.com/jessewldn/status/1668209744505458693   https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1669329814568747009  

1:17:48 What Are We Bullish On?

1:22:20 Meme Of The Week https://twitter.com/Permissionless/status/1666851078250328064  

1:23:04 Risks And Disclaimers

1:23:25 Moment of Zen https://twitter.com/cocothecorncob/status/1669341697363304448  

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