Crypto Conundrum: Politics and Ownership

This chapter explores the ongoing tensions between pro-crypto and anti-crypto sentiments in the context of potential government regulations on cryptocurrency ownership in the U.S. It draws historical parallels to past government actions, reflecting on the role of the judicial system and the evolving political landscape surrounding cryptocurrency as it intertwines with civil liberties. The discussion highlights the implications of these dynamics on upcoming elections and the broader narrative of crypto as part of a fundamental American right.

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0:00 Intro

3:56 Markets 5:49 2/3 of QT reversed https://twitter.com/biancoresearch/status/1639004727001358339 17:41 Staking tokens up - April 12 is the date https://decrypt.co/124812/ethereum-staking-tokens-shanghai-upgrade-gets-date 19:14 Arbitrum https://l2beat.com/scaling/projects/arbitrum https://twitter.com/TingHu888/status/1638884726441410561 21:00 How much ETH is lost forever? https://twitter.com/jconorgrogan/status/1637944295746412549

26:50 Binance gets busted https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8680-23 https://twitter.com/Bonecondor/status/1640376962999787521 https://twitter.com/Bonecondor/status/1640398821153816592 https://www.binance.com/en/blog/from-cz/czs-response-to-the-cftc-complaint-2408916493005890282 https://twitter.com/blockbytescom/status/1640370581949362182

35:18 War on Crypto continues https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ERP-2023.pdf https://twitter.com/FEhrsam/status/1638247809488150529 https://twitter.com/ryansadams/status/1640511693045346305

43:20 Crypto has its defenders even outside of crypto! https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/1640494485456003072 https://twitter.com/FinancialCmte/status/1640804417850036227 https://twitter.com/Dennis_Porter_/status/1640144615843188737 https://www.bankless.com/congressman-tom-emmer-tackles-the-war-on-crypto https://decrypt.co/124872/sec-gensler-insists-clear-rules-crypto-already-exist https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1641060548312813570

57:38 ETH 57:45 Polygon ZkEVM launched https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1640745582644830210 59:48 Consensys launched their zk-rollup Linea https://twitter.com/LineaBuild/status/1640639901292015616 1:00:18 L2Beat introduced Risk Rosette https://twitter.com/l2beat/status/1640302851900465154

1:02:39 Euler https://etherscan.io/tx/0xf69c53b82273764989cdecf75b6daabb0c0bd30b4e659bca080948126c1f992c https://etherscan.io/tx/0xf69c53b82273764989cdecf75b6daabb0c0bd30b4e659bca080948126c1f992c

1:05:39 MakerDAO https://twitter.com/MakerDAO/status/1641106700756213760

1:07:18 NFTs Ticketmaster debuts NFT-gated ticket sales https://business.ticketmaster.com/business-solutions/nft-token-gated-sales/

1:09:56 Microstrategy https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/03/27/microstrategy-pays-off-silvergate-loan-buys-more-bitcoin/

1:11:07 Nasdaq to launch crypto custody service in Q2 https://twitter.com/watcherguru/status/1639236196894121984

1:11:40 Avalanche C chain out of order for +50 minutes https://twitter.com/kevinsekniqi/status/1638712640242319364 1:12:27 U.S. charged SBF from bribing China https://www.reuters.com/legal/ftxs-bankman-fried-charged-with-bribery-conspiracy-new-indictment-2023-03-28/ 1:13:05 Pause on training AI https://futureoflife.org/open-letter/pause-giant-ai-experiments/

1:16:44 Dune Integrates Chat GPT4! https://twitter.com/DuneAnalytics/status/1640386318000611329 1:18:48 MetaMask is integrating SiwE natively! https://twitter.com/SpruceID/status/1639043625047977985 1:21:00 Kraken partnership with Williams Racing https://twitter.com/krakenfx/status/1640700416156397571 1:22:33 Conduit https://twitter.com/conduitxyz/status/1640731248124637185

1:23:33 Jobs https://bankless.pallet.com/jobs/f39528ec-e381-4c1f-a9ad-907e69ac27bf

1:27:06 Questions from the Nation Bigwiggle501 Goggart RocketPoolster

1:34:18 Takes https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1639621702115049477 https://twitter.com/friedberg/status/1641206963538399234 https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1641270392948944896

1:43:55 What David’s Bullish On 1:46:00 What Ryan’s Bullish On

1:48:25 MEME of the Week https://twitter.com/biancoresearch/status/1639086175721000961 https://twitter.com/Fiskantes/status/1640388198215069699

1:49:44 Risks & Disclaimers

---- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

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