ROLLUP: Stripe's Billion Dollar Stablecoin Bet | Noteworthy Investor Longs BTC | Kraken's New L2 | Self Custody Is For Losers??
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Intro
This chapter explores key events in the cryptocurrency world, including a major acquisition and the emergence of new Layer 2 networks enhancing Ethereum. It also examines investor interest in Bitcoin, insights on self-custody, and varied responses to a recent Ethereum airdrop.
This week, a record-breaking billion-dollar crypto acquisition has caught mainstream attention, highlighting its significance for the stablecoin market’s future. Kraken joined the Layer 2 race, while Worldcoin launched its own L2, WorldChain, and Scroll’s airdrop received mixed reactions from recipients. Meanwhile, Paul Tudor Jones is bullish on crypto as a hedge, while Michael Saylor stirred controversy by criticizing self-custody, calling it a move for “losers.” ------ 📣 0x v2 | NEXT GEN PRICING ENGINE https://bankless.cc/0x ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:
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06:22 L2 Updates https://l2beat.com/scaling/summary https://x.com/lukeyoungblood/status/1849217477668171831?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g https://x.com/lukeyoungblood/status/1849217477668171831? s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g
08:09 Paul Tudor Jones Bullish Bitcoin https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1848735063615152136
10:46 Election Check In https://polymarket.com/elections https://x.com/Polymarket/status/1849451658788384797
15:26 Kraken's New L2 https://x.com/inkonchain/status/1849443457883885801 https://inkonchain.com/en-US
19:23 Stripe's $1 Billion Dollar Bet https://x.com/Stablecoin/status/1848390849215730100 https://x.com/zcabrams/status/1848391342524641533 https://x.com/benhoneill/status/1848390493425504388 https://x.com/cburniske/status/1848108613631390155
22:24 Michael Saylor Against Self Custody? https://x.com/AdamSimecka/status/1848131598044074289 https://x.com/Sina_21st/status/1848450657205789161 https://x.com/ErikVoorhees/status/1848754319019151873 https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1848876323026178429 https://x.com/ercwl/status/1848737997463695827
28:59 Balance on CEX's https://x.com/leonwaidmann/status/1848780740969795917? s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g
32:38 Uniswap Integrated Across https://x.com/AcrossProtocol/status/1849106135443202069 https://x.com/danrobinson/status/1849142590131904650 https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1849182167748022600
35:47 Scroll Airdrop https://scroll.io/blog/introducing-scrolls-first-airdrop-a-celebration-of-the-global-community https://claim.scroll.io/ https://x.com/Andrey_10gwei/status/1848441546645135672 https://x.com/redhairshanks86/status/1848653068554166339
39:12 Ethereum Blobs https://x.com/Data_Always/status/1848789160888332340
42:46 WorldCoin launches 'World Chain' L2 https://world.org/blog/announcements/world-chain-now-open-every-human
48:46 Central Bankers https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4985877 https://www.minneapolisfed.org/research/working-papers/unique-implementation-of-permanent-primary-deficits
52:11 Buenos Aires Issues Decentralized ID's https://zksync.mirror.xyz/kWRhD81C7il4YWGrkDplfhIZcmViisRe3lnsmbvOEmg
56:19 Nigeria Drops Charges https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-23/nigerian-court-releases-binance-executive-jailed-since-february
57:44 Meme Of The Week https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1849206541255389459 ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures
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