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ROLLUP: SBF 25 Years | Coinbase vs. SEC | Blobs Demand | Blast Controversy

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Institutional Influx and ETF Speculation

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The chapter delves into the growing trend of institutions investing in Bitcoin and the significant increase in institutional holdings, signaling a major shift in the crypto landscape. It discusses the speculation around the potential approval of an Ethereum ETF, including staking in these funds and a conspiracy theory regarding prior engagements with the SEC. The bullish sentiment towards crypto, particularly Ethereum, is highlighted, with Larry Think of Blackrock expressing optimism about the market.

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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES

0:00 Intro

3:45 BTC ETF https://dune.com/hildobby/btc-etfs https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1773069643923570968 https://twitter.com/ki_young_ju/status/1772916778621919490

7:28 ETH ETF Update https://twitter.com/WatcherGuru/status/1772999593577390172 https://x.com/CraigSalm/status/1772360837094691302 https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1772372601098162624 https://dune.com/21co/tokenization-government-securities

13:00 L2 Update https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1772721673541747099

14:30 BASE TVL: https://l2beat.com/scaling/projects/base https://x.com/Uniswap/status/1773375430285799546 https://x.com/MSilb7/status/1770621672237720001 https://www.growthepie.xyz/chains/base https://x.com/0x_Osprey/status/1773044075802849391 https://imgur.com/8GiwM4e https://x.com/base/status/1772767382362055097 https://twitter.com/jessepollak/status/1773085753850925073 https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1773099759235993725 https://twitter.com/maxbranzburg/status/1772716138499039612 https://twitter.com/hildobby_/status/1772775087562764791 https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1772736730623332673

23:45 Markets https://twitter.com/TimmerFidelity/status/1772645291088388128 https://twitter.com/BrantlyMillegan/status/1772314510088409382

29:50 Blob demand skyrocketing - is it too much for Ethereum to handle? https://twitter.com/nero_eth/status/1771198600405463531 https://x.com/hildobby_/status/1773036022726627795 https://imgur.com/M8N9Plt https://x.com/ercwl/status/1773152515875340704 https://x.com/Data_Always/status/1773056653664940219 https://x.com/terencechain/status/1773123126202601942 https://x.com/peter_szilagyi/status/1773158997446557930 https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1773160352479392107

38:23 Blast Controversy - Rollback the chain? https://twitter.com/PopPunkOnChain/status/1772746208047518025 https://twitter.com/zachxbt/status/1772843238539325947 https://twitter.com/0xquit/status/1772751865467596823 https://x.com/ercwl/status/1772781474867011752 https://x.com/_munchables_/status/1772846122236862789 https://x.com/PacmanBlur/status/1772871466935013701 https://twitter.com/nearisbuilding/status/1772866110733287466 https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1772970536441713001

46:10 SBF Sentenced to 25 years https://x.com/innercitypress/status/1773376299626574125 https://blockworks.co/news/sam-bankman-fried-sentenced https://x.com/innercitypress/status/1773347397181092141 https://x.com/innercitypress/status/1773349731638394936 https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1773358297308868973 https://x.com/crypto_bobby/status/1773358858678816783 https://x.com/Dogetoshi/status/1773370058892271763

53:57 Ethena is launching its token! https://twitter.com/ethena_labs/status/1773077170132320626 https://www.bankless.com/airdrop-hunter

55:23 Google integrated ENS into search! https://warpcast.com/sassal.eth/0x36e35d26 https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1773076211947765921

56:57 Did Coinbase lose to the SEC? https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1772984052653478333 https://x.com/iampaulgrewal/status/1772993916146479193 https://x.com/iampaulgrewal/status/1772993916146479193 https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1772999508462309511

58:49 CFTC vs KuCoin https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/03/26/crypto-exchange-kucoin-violated-anti-money-laundering-laws-us-charges/ https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1772666739995595007

59:50 Kraken Financial, a state-chartered bank, is live! https://twitter.com/davidlripley/status/1770952985411301724

1:00:37 Raises and BVC Investments https://x.com/build_on_bob/status/1773020961597452634 https://twitter.com/SuccinctLabs/status/1770843544388771914

1:02:41 MEME of the Week https://twitter.com/liamihorne/status/1772363988757561474

1:03:23 Closing & Disclaimers

1:03:33 Moment of Zen https://x.com/outttoforderrr/status/1773020500060512767

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