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ETH / BTC https://twitter.com/cburniske/status/1377704242706849796?s=20  Index Coop Revenue https://twitter.com/AlphaLemonade/status/1375917785717432323?s=20  FLI Token (2x ETH) https://www.tokensets.com/portfolio/ethfli  Filecoin Fully Diluted Valuation https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/filecoin 

RELEASES zkEVM in May? https://twitter.com/zksync/status/1375807885742125058?s=27  Projects on L2 https://twitter.com/deversifi/status/1376537192621862912?s=20  PayPal Crypto Checkout Service https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crypto-currency-paypal-exclusive-idUSKBN2BM10N  Element Finance https://twitter.com/element_fi/status/1377315823879086081  Synthetix L2 Staking https://blog.synthetix.io/oe-integrated-into-staking/  FEI Genesis https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/-alpha-alert-fei-protocol-genesis 

26:03 NEWS Bankless & Wells Fargo ;) https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/bankless-acquired-by-wells-fargo  Optimism Launch Delayed https://optimismpbc.medium.com/optimistically-cautious-767a898f90c8  Visa, the ETH Sidechain https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/99639/visa-now-settles-payments-in-usdc-stablecoin-ethereum  Tether vs DAI https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1376980581247029249?s=20  Aave and Polygon https://www.coindesk.com/defi-major-aave-working-with-polygon-to-bypass-ethereum-congestion  SNL NFT Skit https://youtu.be/mrNOYudaMAc?t=46  Michael Jordan & Top Shot https://www.coindesk.com/michael-jordan-joins-305m-investment-in-firm-behind-nba-top-shot  ‘x * y = k’ https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/xykan-ethereum-story  Opensea & Immutable X https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/100084/opensea-nft-layer-2-immutable-x  Goldman Offering Bitcoin https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/31/bitcoin-goldman-is-close-to-offering-bitcoin-to-its-richest-clients.html  Coinbase Listing https://cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8369-21  FTX Arena https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/26/crypto-industry-to-get-first-major-us-stadium-with-miami-dade-county-approving-ftx-for-heat-home.html 

46:08 TAKES Who’s Buying NFTs? https://twitter.com/UltraXBT/status/1375284492730916869?s=20  PoW, the Stepping Stone https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/mf31ia/a_brain_dump_on_pos_vs_pow_arguments/gsm1dnc/ Has Ethereum Changed? https://twitter.com/panekkkk/status/1376620862657429508  Governance Proposals Over VC https://twitter.com/haydenzadams/status/1377356181254119429?s=21  Crypto Culture is Tight https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1377726365298950145

What David’s Excited About Rugging the Fed https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/visa-is-going-to-pay-eth-holders-ebe 

What Ryan’s Excited About Hayden Adams Podcast https://youtu.be/uQS7WuQtXWs 

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