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We’re on the edge of our seats with the potential Ethereum ETF launch just days away. Are ETH ETF products finally going to be tradeable next week?
Solana is also in the spotlight, hinting at its own ETF while rolling out impressive innovations like ZK Compression and Blinks.
The Blast token has also finally dropped! Are you eligible? We unpack everything you need to know. 
Plus, Ethereum’s new execution client might unlock a hidden beast. And we cover everything happening price with prices. Are we in a crypto bull or bear? Tune in to find out. 
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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES
0:00 Intro
3:19 Markets 
3:53 Mt.Gox is ready to distribute the bitcoin
https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1805168222645244311 
https://x.com/Ian_Unsworth/status/1805251746354131379 
9:07 Germany is about to start selling the seized bitcoin
https://x.com/ArkhamIntel/status/1805542881454633282 
9:30 Meanwhile, the U.S. government sent $240M of BTC to Coinbase 
https://x.com/DegenerateNews/status/1806012142094614695 
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1806347784129290364 
11:09 ETH Tailwinds
https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1804137327964438729 
https://x.com/econoar/status/1805123906602144125 
15:31 L2 Update
https://l2beat.com/scaling/summary 
https://rollup.wtf/ 
17:33 Bitcoin flows
https://www.theblock.co/data/crypto-markets/bitcoin-etf/spot-bitcoin-etf-onchain-flows 
https://www.theblock.co/data/crypto-markets/bitcoin-etf/spot-bitcoin-etf-on-chain-total-net-flows 
18:21 All spot ETH ETF S-1 amendments are now in! 
https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1804264951315403233 
https://x.com/matthew_sigel/status/1805624888821989576 
https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1805941968838533534  
21:20 Cooked Airdrops
https://x.com/k1z4_/status/1804498112154620370  
https://imgur.com/a/q7riQXD 
27:41 Is Solana getting an ETF? 
https://x.com/matthew_sigel/status/1806313241431138434 
https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1806322096924217412 
https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1806324109045031034 
https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1806319656694628659 
https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1806330548887093414 
https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/1806331553594675563 
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/solana 
32:10 Solana’s Blinks + ZK Compression
https://x.com/solana/status/1805587979723063440 
https://x.com/phantom/status/1805588661213220968 
https://x.com/dabit3/status/1805955810800947472 
https://x.com/0xCygaar/status/1804536674338357368 
https://x.com/ufukaltinok/status/1804362153903681823 
39:20 Blast launched their airdrop
https://x.com/Blast_L2/status/1805630569830924310 
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/blast 
https://x.com/blur_io/status/1805631184028024909 
https://x.com/OlimpioCrypto/status/1805634498358366697 
45:44 Ethereum execution client Reth was launched! 
https://x.com/gakonst/status/1805920383390154845 
48:52 MiCA is about to enforce strict rules for stablecoins  
https://www.theblock.co/post/301989/eu-crypto-mica-stablecoin-disruption 
https://x.com/SethHertlein/status/1799102535459877201 
52:15 Gary Continues Taking Ls 
https://x.com/MinarikLaw/status/1805715857030439306  
https://x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1806334142432293142 
https://x.com/milesjennings/

David is joined by Leighton Cusack and Matt Metkov, two members of PleasrDAO, the organization that owns and is releasing the Wu-Tang Album. 
The Wu-Tang Clan created a unique album, “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin,” to combat music’s devaluation in the digital age. It was bought by Martin Shkreli in 2015, who later lost it due to a fraud conviction. In 2021, PleasrDAO, a crypto collective, purchased the album to restore its value and make it accessible to the public, promoting fairer digital ownership in the Web3 era.
Hear how you can own the most exclusive music album and help support the movement. 


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0:00 Intro
9:09 What’s Special About This Album?
11:13 One-Off Event Or New Path For Artists?
14:24 Music Scenario: 2014 vs. Now?
17:41 Music Renting VS Collecting/Ownership 
22:25 How To Own The Album?
26:47 Rights & Collaboration 
28:07 Rethinking Music Distribution 
31:02 Magnitude Of Album Release
32:47 Why Crypto People Should Care?
34:56 David On The Album Songs
38:05 Where To Own The Album?
40:16 Sales & Record-Breaking Week
43:48 Closing & Disclosures
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Is the crypto bull market over? The crypto sentiment has suddenly flipped bearish. The skeptics are saying that the ETH ETF will amount to nothing. Gox will dump on you. There are no new crypto use cases. There’s too much token supply. The bearish list goes on.

So what gives? Is this just summertime slowness or is the bull market over?

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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES

0:00 Intro

1:15 Current Market Sentiment
https://x.com/splitcapital/status/1805346083981201775 
https://x.com/biancoresearch/status/1805341535967527200 
https://x.com/SplitCapital/status/1805349168229367936 
https://x.com/cryptobran_/status/1805331025905729983 
https://x.com/mrjasonchoi/status/1804107651854594071 
https://x.com/tmnxeq/status/1804913082571071679

12:49 ETH ETF is Bearish
https://x.com/Rewkang/status/1804735595111211104

16:26 Gox will Dump on You 
https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1805168222645244311 
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1804138577204289900

19:20 No New Crypto Use Cases
https://x.com/0xCygaar/status/1801667353207521364 
https://x.com/divine_economy/status/1802510497633198565 
https://x.com/milesdeutscher/status/1800190273517211699

26:09 Any Bulls Left? 
https://x.com/econoar/status/1805447135141544280 
https://x.com/milesdeutscher/status/1805249025643581761 
https://x.com/fejau_inc/status/1805242741494005780     
https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/1805244957252284916 
https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/1805244973261914582 
https://x.com/pythianism/status/1805608579422208061 
https://x.com/pythianism/status/1804987849059787113 
https://x.com/iamDCinvestor/status/1804998114090389795 
https://x.com/cburniske/status/1805308535611502763 
https://imgur.com/DXcyjMS

43:27  Closing & Disclosures

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What if the information anarchy of the internet spells the downfall of liberalism?
Economist Noah Smith and Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin join us for a fascinating discussion on why Authoritarianism might be the answer to the current information warfare. Yes, you heard that right.
We start the episode by defining liberalism, how it has brought excessive polarization and why totalitarianism might be the only solution left. We then steelman the case against this same argument and how blockchains and crypto could play a role in all this.
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8:53 Defining Liberalism
21:50 Information Warfare
42:17 Summarizing the Argument
55:09 Could the Thesis be Wrong?
1:11:12 Information Leviathans
1:34:13 The Role of Blockchains
1:38:22 Closing & Disclaimers
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Why should we fight for Freedom of Speech?
That’s the question that Free Speech Lawyer and Writer Greg Lukianoff helps us answer today.
Using first principles, Greg goes deep into the importance of Freedom of Speech, “Free Speech Culture”, what happens to Free Speech when new technologies like the printing press and the internet are introduced, and how all this intersects with blockchains and crypto.
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6:19 Defining Free Speech
15:59 Free Speech Origins
19:43 The Printing Press
37:11 The Constitution
39:50 Free Speech Culture
47:48 What Protects Free Speech
55:57 Generational Differences
1:09:17 Censorship Societies
1:16:29 The Internet
1:21:04 AI & Free Speech
1:23:04 Web2 Censorship
1:27:17 Freedom to Transact
1:36:38 Privacy
1:38:30 How to Get Involved
1:40:49 Closing & Disclaimers
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RESOURCES
Greg Lukianoff
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The Eternally Radical Idea Newsletter
https://greglukianoff.substack.com/  
FIRE
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Support FIRE Today!
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The Canceling of the American Mind
https://www.amazon.com/Canceling-American-Mind-Undermines-Threatens-ebook/dp/B0BTZT9PLM/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1  
Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media 
https://www.amazon.com/Free-Speech-History-Socrates-Social/dp/1541600495/ref=sr_1_1?sr=8-1  
Revolution in the Age of Social Media
https://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Age-Social-Media-Insurrection-ebook/dp/B00GVZJWAM  
Free Speech, The People's Darling Privilege
https://www.amazon.com/Free-Speech-Peoples-Darling-Privilege/dp/0822325292  
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Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup 
3rd Week of June 2024

The SEC drops all charges against Ethereum 2.0—could it now be recognized as a commodity? Plus, hints surface about the launch date of the ETH ETF!

Airdrop season is still alive and well! LayerZero and zkSync tokens launched recently. Find out if you’re eligible and the market’s reaction.

And, did Baron Trump really launch a DJT memecoin on Solana? We unpack the latest buzz and drama. Tune in for all the details and so much more!

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0:00 Intro

2:55 MARKET
https://x.com/WhalePanda/status/1802958996392870368 
https://www.theblock.co/data/crypto-markets/bitcoin-etf/spot-bitcoin-etf-flows 
https://x.com/CryptoDonAlt/status/1802743515941609572 
https://www.tradingview.com/chart/?symbol=AMEX%3ASPY 
https://x.com/saylor/status/1803763490928119950 

9:35 ETH Price & ETH ETF Going Live 
https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1801725292404261308 

13:03 Total Crypto Market Cap

13:46 L2Beat
https://dune.com/hildobby/blobs 
https://dune.com/sealaunch/dex-metrics-on-base?Select+Date+Granularity_ed0f38=week&Select+Timeframe_ed47bb=365 
https://imgur.com/YuXZfAv 
https://x.com/WazzCrypto/status/1803858912166449480 
https://twitter.com/wbnns/status/1803217959479025857 
 
18:40 Combo ETH + BTC ETF
https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1803080047303036971 
https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1803767324605886515 
https://x.com/matthew_sigel/status/1801342560977190937 
https://youtu.be/T2Ur8Dhc3uQ?si=Obqn5eY89sEUEdwi 
https://youtu.be/KUMGYEKIiGw?si=fS4pae1N_rr1f0C0  

21:35 AIRDROP Season in full swing
Bankless Claimables and AIrdrop Hunter
https://www.bankless.com/claimables/reveal 
https://x.com/LayerZero_Fndn/status/1803744985029788042 
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/layerzero 
https://x.com/LayerZero_Fndn/status/1803742303204323494 
https://layerzero.foundation/claim 
https://www.theblock.co/post/300389/zksync-live-mcap-airdrop 
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/zksync 
https://x.com/TheZKNation/status/1802626483770265991 
https://x.com/TheZKNation/status/1801378349442269345 
https://docs.zknation.io/zk-token/zk-token-faq 
https://x.com/nansen_ai/status/1803003153820082270  
https://x.com/cobie/status/1803071393484939602 

31:58 MOTHER + DADDY Update 
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/mother-iggy 
https://x.com/IGGYAZALEA 
https://x.com/jimcramer/status/1800893795346637193 
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/daddy-tate 

37:21 What’s going on with $DJT? 
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/trumpcoin-2 
https://x.com/PirateWires/status/1802825492405669930 
https://www.newsweek.com/crypto-djt-barron-trump-martin-shkreli-1915147 
https://x.com/ArkhamIntel/status/1803161788164288875 
https://x.com/ArkhamIntel/status/1803471430727901455 
https://x.com/zachxbt/status/1803240784436797871 
https://x.com/zachxbt/status/1803371615524364503 
https://x.com/jmgramke/status/1803792368388264399 
https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1803759609808564306 
https://x.com/MartinShkreli/status/1803821631279612367 

50:38 U.S. SEC closes investigation in Ethereum!
https://x.com/Consensys/status/1803230653120659641 
https://x.c