Ethereum's Market Momentum

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0:00 Intro

3:52 MARKET WatcherGuru/status/1792646445075431627 https://ycharts.com/companies/ETHE/discount_or_premium_to_nav  https://x.com/Timccopeland/status/1793653604387328381  https://x.com/bx1core/status/1792712990141338049  https://imgur.com/hbveuq5  https://x.com/pythianism/status/1793369623301403024  https://x.com/UncleRewards/status/1793623611405947147  https://imgur.com/uevxXfe  https://www.coinglass.com/bitcoin-etf 

18:54 How the odds of an ETH ETF approval suddenly swung in our favor  https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1791140496397468064  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1791147869791002699   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFEGCmHqBT4&t=898s  https://x.com/songadaymann/status/1792667124919599263  https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1792636523050906102  https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/05/20/ether-etfs-filing-process-sees-abrupt-progress-though-approval-not-guaranteed-sources/  https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1793039305125790105 

26:28 Letter Urging ETH ETF Approval from Congress - THIS MORNING https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1793620303966503267  https://x.com/CGasparino/status/1793268472484425865  https://x.com/nategeraci/status/1792993889189593502  https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1792650597377757456 

29:50 Promethum is launching its Ethereum custody  https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/05/20/controversial-digital-assets-firm-prometheum-launches-long-awaited-ether-custody-argues-that-existing-laws-work-for-crypto/  https://financialservices.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=409274  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1792907980624523549  https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/1793398130269954346 

32:16 FIT21 passes the House 279 - 136 🎉 https://financialservices.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=409277  https://x.com/avichal/status/1793370415664148496  https://youtu.be/_QvOzpKX3I4?si=__6q_Ffl-PU7R4oe  https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1793291448965624088  https://pelosi.house.gov/news/press-releases/pelosi-statement-fit21-legislation  https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1793367943671402923  

43:12 Another win for crypto this week - “Choke Point Marty is done” https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1792569285799186641  https://x.com/twobitidiot/status/1793606319301447920   https://www.sec.gov/news/statement/gensler-21st-century-act-05222024  https://x.com/twobitidiot/status/1793399316012318821  https://x.com/zerohedge/status/1792659983370523096  https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1792660581272670650  https://x.com/meanwhilelife/status/1792936024244466174  Exhibit A: https://x.com/ewarren/status/1641138829162577928  Exhibit B: https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1793261382676119866  Exhibit C: https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1793025045310115910  Exhibit D: https://x.com/SMTuffy/status/1793604355591110692  Exhibit E:  https://x.com/SenLummis/status/1793654641974288558 

53:32 ETH ETF just reopened the window for protocol airdrops!  https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1792958932228653249 

55:09 Yuga Labs ‘Punk World’  https://x.com/cryptopunksnfts/status/1792594316172341315  https://x.com/CryptoGarga/status/1792694910904136028 

56:46 We finally found out what was the Uniswap Wells notice about  https://x.com/Togbe0x/status/1792973545762595199  https://x.com/haydenzadams/status/1792973692223336615  https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/uniswap  https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1793650716080562382 

1:01:28 Binance executive denied bail in Nigeria amid $35 million money laundering trial  https://thenationonlineng.net/just-in-court-rejects-binance-officials-bail-request  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1791466137793830974  Binance CEO Richard Teng in a blog post  https://www.binance.com/en/blog/leadership/from-richard-teng-binance-ceo-tigran-gambaryan-is  https://x.com/vibhu/status/1792419936725528816?s=46&t=LKBC7Qtm18FnZ380xCF2pA 

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1:05:44 Raises and BVC Investments  Farcaster has raised $150M! At Valuation $1B https://danromero.org/farcaster-update/ 

1:06:30 MEME of the Week https://x.com/basedkarbon/status/1793435193274998945 

1:07:16 Moment of Zen  https://x.com/songadaymann/status/1793751482816176300 

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