Bitcoin ETF Flows and Ethereum Developments

We’re on the edge of our seats with the potential Ethereum ETF launch just days away. Are ETH ETF products finally going to be tradeable next week?

Solana is also in the spotlight, hinting at its own ETF while rolling out impressive innovations like ZK Compression and Blinks.

The Blast token has also finally dropped! Are you eligible? We unpack everything you need to know. 

Plus, Ethereum’s new execution client might unlock a hidden beast. And we cover everything happening price with prices. Are we in a crypto bull or bear? Tune in to find out. 

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0:00 Intro

3:19 Markets 

3:53 Mt.Gox is ready to distribute the bitcoin https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1805168222645244311  https://x.com/Ian_Unsworth/status/1805251746354131379 

9:07 Germany is about to start selling the seized bitcoin https://x.com/ArkhamIntel/status/1805542881454633282 

9:30 Meanwhile, the U.S. government sent $240M of BTC to Coinbase  https://x.com/DegenerateNews/status/1806012142094614695  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1806347784129290364 

11:09 ETH Tailwinds https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1804137327964438729  https://x.com/econoar/status/1805123906602144125 

15:31 L2 Update https://l2beat.com/scaling/summary  https://rollup.wtf/ 

17:33 Bitcoin flows https://www.theblock.co/data/crypto-markets/bitcoin-etf/spot-bitcoin-etf-onchain-flows  https://www.theblock.co/data/crypto-markets/bitcoin-etf/spot-bitcoin-etf-on-chain-total-net-flows 

18:21 All spot ETH ETF S-1 amendments are now in!  https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1804264951315403233  https://x.com/matthew_sigel/status/1805624888821989576  https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1805941968838533534  

21:20 Cooked Airdrops https://x.com/k1z4_/status/1804498112154620370   https://imgur.com/a/q7riQXD 

27:41 Is Solana getting an ETF?  https://x.com/matthew_sigel/status/1806313241431138434  https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1806322096924217412  https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1806324109045031034  https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1806319656694628659  https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1806330548887093414  https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/1806331553594675563  https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/solana 

32:10 Solana’s Blinks + ZK Compression https://x.com/solana/status/1805587979723063440  https://x.com/phantom/status/1805588661213220968  https://x.com/dabit3/status/1805955810800947472  https://x.com/0xCygaar/status/1804536674338357368  https://x.com/ufukaltinok/status/1804362153903681823 

39:20 Blast launched their airdrop https://x.com/Blast_L2/status/1805630569830924310  https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/blast  https://x.com/blur_io/status/1805631184028024909  https://x.com/OlimpioCrypto/status/1805634498358366697 

45:44 Ethereum execution client Reth was launched!  https://x.com/gakonst/status/1805920383390154845 

48:52 MiCA is about to enforce strict rules for stablecoins   https://www.theblock.co/post/301989/eu-crypto-mica-stablecoin-disruption  https://x.com/SethHertlein/status/1799102535459877201 

52:15 Gary Continues Taking Ls  https://x.com/MinarikLaw/status/1805715857030439306   https://x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1806334142432293142  https://x.com/milesjennings/status/1806354239092080665  https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1806303516694122663  https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/06/27/coinbase-accuses-us-sec-fdic-of-improperly-blocking-document-requests/ 

56:39 Winklevoss twins donated $2M in BTC to Trump’s campaign  https://x.com/tyler/status/1803872859938549920 

59:10 Raises and BVC Investments   https://x.com/hotpot_dao/status/1806357081231909168  https://x.com/KAndrewHuang/status/1805632313759514783 

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1:03:34 July schedule… https://lu.ma/k0amrrnz  https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1805381346510225776 

1:04:58 Meme of the Week https://x.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1806326930477654147  

1:05:43 Closing & Disclosures

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