ROLLUP: ETFs Back? | Robinhood Acquires Bitstamp | Biden SAB-121 Veto
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Crypto Culture and Innovation
This chapter explores Robinhood's acquisition of Bitstamp and its implications amidst SEC scrutiny on crypto firms. The discussion spans the celebrity involvement in meme coins, contrasting the noble intentions versus speculative ventures in cryptocurrency. Additionally, it highlights Coinbase's smart wallet launch and advancements in crypto technology, aiming to improve user accessibility and onboarding.
Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup 1st Week of June 2024
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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES
0:00 Intro
3:26 Prices
4:30 L2 Update https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1798731497173905439 https://x.com/0xKofi/status/1797645289307951127 https://x.com/Uniswap/status/1797624523711561828 https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1798460468069085234
10:00 3 more milestone numbers on the wk https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1798497346512412898 https://x.com/0xDeFiDevin/status/1797462120713613511 https://twitter.com/sorellalabs https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/bnb
17:52 FROTHY STONKS https://x.com/greg16676935420/status/1798404597897363936 https://companiesmarketcap.com/assets-by-market-cap/ https://www.reddit.com/user/DeepFuckingValue/ https://www.tradingview.com/chart/?symbol=NYSE%3AGME https://x.com/JasonHitchcock/status/1797437168324899192
26:04 ETFs are back baby! Wen ETH ETF, wen banana zone for ETH? https://x.com/CarpeNoctom/status/1798170536146825630 https://x.com/ericbalchunas/status/1798156058487382232 https://x.com/bitcoinmagazine/status/1796120216780333409 https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1797644643712262482 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/blackrock-says-10m-seed-money-174942096.html https://x.com/ericbalchunas/status/1796606348324634798 https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1797589909768949827 https://x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1798351844248576311 https://x.com/AlexanderGrieve/status/1798352191713157308 https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1796543517671424065 https://x.com/tradetheflow_/status/1797520578087465295/photo/2 https://x.com/vaneck_us/status/1798428976068657411 https://x.com/vaneck_us/status/1798432653726658619
43:55 President Biden missed the layup - vetoed SAB-121 https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/05/31/a-message-to-the-house-of-representatives-on-the-presidents-veto-of-h-j-res-109/ https://www.aba.com/advocacy/policy-analysis/letter-to-president-biden-sab-121 https://x.com/faryarshirzad/status/1796837972978872764 https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1796687373314445766 https://x.com/standwithcrypto/status/1798433256339079417 https://x.com/fejau_inc/status/1796310685330051121 https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/05/30/trump-token-sinks-after-former-us-president-is-found-guilty-in-new-york/
52:50 Robinhood Acquires Bitstamp https://x.com/RobinhoodApp/status/1798672303519342898 https://twitter.com/vladtenev/status/1798680590344126963
55:05 Celebcoin Culture Wars https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/mother-iggy https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1798290424622113230 https://x.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/1798471807647068297 https://x.com/haydenzadams/status/1798551176834638114
59:32 ETH Coinbase’s smart wallets is now officially launched! Is this how we get to billions? https://www.coinbase.com/blog/a-new-era-in-crypto-wallets-smart-wallet-is-here https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1797772737207062752
1:02:31 StarkWare plans to bring ZK scaling to Bitcoin alongside Ethereum https://x.com/StarkWareLtd/status/1797985467666940265 https://bankless.cc/PermissionlessDiscount
1:05:31 Punks below 30 ETH https://x.com/punksOTC/status/1798093880711155918
1:06:26 Blackrock and Citadel wants to launch new rival Stock Exchange in Texas https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/blackrock-citadel-backed-group-start-new-national-stock-exchange-texas-wsj-2024-06-05/ https://x.com/delzennejc/status/1798399433651974301
1:10:21 Raises and BVC Investments Mountain raised $8M in Series A https://x.com/MountainUSDM/status/1798740495679815731
1:11:35 MEME of the Week https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1798124339843449065
1:12:19 Closing & Disclaimers
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