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ROLLUP: Coinbase Crashes DC | Gary Grilled By Congress | Vitalik Deepfakes

Sep 29, 2023

01:31:07

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This episode features Gary Grilled By Congress, who faced questioning from Congress, and Vitalik Deepfakes, a guest related to deepfake technology. The most interesting topics discussed are the regulation of cryptocurrency, the potential impact of a government shutdown on a Bitcoin ETF approval, the concept of NFTs and their connection to the metaverse, the quality of a deepfake video featuring Vitalik, and the rise of crypto with Ether ETFs.

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Quick takeaways

Crypto advocates pushed for clear regulations and support for the industry

Pudgy Penguins, an NFT project, landed a deal with Walmart

Deepfake of Vitalik Buterin highlights concerns around deepfake use in the crypto space

Clones of Friend Tech showcase micro-innovations and serve as an experimentation ground

Deep dives

Crypto Twitter and Congress

The power of crypto Twitter is like getting into Congress, and crypto advocates pushed for clear regulations and support for the industry.

1.

Introduction

2min

2.

Notable VC's NFT fishing incident, ETH futures, and bullish market

4min

3.

Conflicting Macro Indicators

9min

4.

Government Shutdown and Bitcoin ETF Approval

5min

5.

Crypto Regulation Discussion in Congress

17min

6.

Exploring NFTs and the Potential of the Metaverse

4min

7.

Deepfake Videos, Government ID on Ethereum, and Friend Tech Clones

21min

8.

Investing in Deals, ETF Impact, Ignorance in the Crypto Market, and Ethereum's Absorption Capacity

5min

9.

Decentralization and the Rise of Crypto

24min

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0:00 Intro

2:49 MARKETS https://twitter.com/kobeissiletter/status/1707104500341731367?s=46

8:05 JP Morgan Dissapointed With Ethereum https://www.theblock.co/post/252470/jpmorgan-ethereum-shanghai-disappointing https://twitter.com/pythianism/status/1706373977944289470?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g

13:54 SEC Decision Delayed https://twitter.com/JSeyff/status/1706771264596050073 https://twitter.com/EricBalchunas/status/1706765369342382197

19:49 ETF Futures Next Week? https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1707394842827882826?s=20

17:25 Gary Grilled By Congress https://www.sec.gov/news/testimony/gensler-testimony-committee-financial-services-092723 https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1707042914520473953?s=20 https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1707060955257987256?s=20 https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1707072356802232697?s=20 https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1707040759059206493/photo/1 27:54 Gary's Identical Twin

29:08 Coinbase In Washington DC https://x.com/coinbase/status/1707184983599677793?s=20 https://x.com/YahooFinance/status/1707121790223258075?s=20 https://twitter.com/blockchaintpsht/status/1707162437512839345 https://twitter.com/haydenzadams/status/1707225322595262929?s=46&t=X0oQ26a3ezptVAZLp1QFaw

32:32 Kevin Owocki's Highlights https://twitter.com/owocki/status/1707217559932543085

35:05 Pudgy Penguins in WalMart https://x.com/Walmart/status/1706784567276040547?s=20 https://x.com/0xLoMel/status/1706708088684683474?s=20 https://twitter.com/LucaNetz/status/1706774209014235313?s=20

40:21 Vitalik DeepFake https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1706388861545316512?s=20 https://youtu.be/RsIBqExwsT8?si=RmoRx2p7z5TEWvba

43:26 Buenos Aires ID's Coming to Ethereum https://blockworks.co/news/buenos-aires-government-id-ethereum-zksync

44:41 Equities on Kraken? https://twitter.com/deitaone/status/1707082785146495190?s=46&t=LKBC7Qtm18FnZ380xCF2pA

46:41 FriendTech Clones https://twitter.com/DefiIgnas/status/1706322149139447985

49:25 Base Introduces Pessimism https://twitter.com/BuildOnBase/status/1704217177904271827

51:13 Fred Wilson got phished https://avc.mirror.xyz/VUu7-BOTlH2J-qF9SctXr17CLBFx9Xu5xr6sACXehr8

53:46 MicroStrategy Bought More BTC https://www.microstrategy.com/content/dam/website-assets/collateral/financial-documents/financial-document-archive/form-8-k_9-25-2023.pdf

54:56 Chase Bank is banning crypto payments in the UK https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/1706787540215460155

56:13 OFAC Adding More Sanctioned Wallets https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1763

58:49 Rainbow Wallet Comes To The Web https://twitter.com/rainbowdotme/status/1704900402427166858?s=20

59:19 Raises Of The Week https://twitter.com/banklessvc/status/1706735211080270109?s=46

1:04:27 Questions From The Nation https://discord.com/channels/615592155481767941/1058053004705669211/1156588932826402866

1:08:01 Takes Of The Week

1:21:36 What Are We Bullish On? https://twitter.com/trustlessstate/status/1706440750911651847?s=46

1:29:14 Meme of The Week https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1707152459372564822?s=20

1:23:50 Moment Of Zen https://x.com/vaneck_us/status/1707204049487958255?s=20

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