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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)
1:04:02 Bankless is launching 'Bankless Onchain' Phase II: Mint Our History https://www.bankless.com/bankless-onchain-phase-2 Mint Bankless Archive here: https://bankless.cc/OnchainArchive) Mint new episodes here: https://bankless.cc/onchain)
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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