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Sep 2024
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ROLLUP: Rate Cuts Price Savior? | Trump’...

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About this episode

The Fed just cut rates by 50 basis points for the first time since the pandemic, how is the market reacting, should we be excited? 

Trump revealed new details about World Liberty Financial. We’ll break down why they’re building it, who’s involved, and what’s going on with the token. 

We also have a Tale of Two Chains: Bitcoiners watching Trump buy a burger with Bitcoin in NYC, while Ethereans premiere an Ethereum documentary down the street. 
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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES

00:00 Start
02:36 Markets
https://x.com/ledgerstatus/status/1835473538028814667 

06:09 RSA Finally Cracks
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1836779556998459436 

10:55 Total MKT Cap
https://www.coingecko.com/en/global-charts 

11:09 L2 Update
https://www.growthepie.xyz/fundamentals/transaction-count 

13:36 Fed Rate Cuts
https://x.com/SpecialSitsNews/status/1835699786785136703 
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/18/fed-cuts-rates-september-2024-.html 

18:57 Cut Reactions
https://x.com/TimDuy/status/1836154346045870391 
https://x.com/coinbase/status/1836470341063053572 
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1836795960321585388 
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/09/18/arthur-hayes-if-they-go-50-that-will-be-a-nuclear-catastrophe-for-financial-markets/ 
https://x.com/intocryptoverse/status/1836471892674302430?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g 
https://x.com/Jamie1Coutts/status/1836192104722370930 
https://www.tradingview.com/chart/1RYLG2gC/?symbol=NASDAQ%3AQQQ 
https://youtu.be/b6O-lHr-D0s?si=7uiJPAxPibmCTLsz 

27:03 Trump's Liberty Financial
https://x.com/EricTrump/status/1834322630721122521 
https://x.com/worldlibertyfi/status/1835748701534404945 
https://x.com/alexandergrieve/status/1836006655223275904 

32:06 Takes On The Project
https://x.com/iamDCinvestor/status/1836006290125987860 
https://x.com/worldlibertyfi/status/1835300402163503260?s=46&t=dmRhP54bJmHi0Ppb8BT30Q 

34:42 Trump Pays With Bitcoin
https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1836510214482284545 
https://x.com/crypto_condom/status/1836512092503077146 

36:39 Vitalik Film Premiere
https://ethereumfilm.xyz/streaming 
https://x.com/EthereumFilm/status/1828192695095042429 
https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1836737714223210638 
https://x.com/dimabuterin/status/1836701356565922006 
https://x.com/ViktorBunin/status/1836556640734085478 
https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1836607456497275028 
https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1836607456497275028 
https://x.com/EthereumFilm/status/1835973354995499061 

41:36 SEC Sues Rari?
https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024-138 
https://x.com/dcfgod/status/1836488126744924299 

43:03 The Flyfish Case
https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/admin/2024/33-11305.pdf 
https://x.com/HesterPeirce/status/1835757603860681141 
https://x.com/FinancialCmte/status/1836124400695021654 
https://x.com/RepFrenchHill/status/1836420981310542092?t=KbWMCpEacfkVWgSADJSgQg&s=19 

50:41 Token 2049
https://x.com/justinsuntron/status/1836330985706918253 
https://unchainedcrypto.com/buterin-at-token2049-were-not-early-to-crypto-but-were-early-to-crypto-being-usable/ 


53:36 New Zora App
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1836399083482742814 

56:19 New Fastest Rollup
https://x.com/atlasxyz/status/1833880969251524973 

57:39 Permissionless Party
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59:26 Moment Of Zen
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