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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71DtEk1cFdg
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