With 17 days to the election, Trump launched WLFI token sales, while Kamala’s positive crypto comments sparked reactions. Polymarket shows Trump at 62%—can that be real?
 In Ethereum, despite price drops, Fuel launched a high-performance L2, and Paradigm introduced its own with Reth at the core.
 Meanwhile, Saylor plans a Bitcoin Bank, and Kraken is rolling out wrapped Bitcoin.
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 0:00 Intro
 4:17 Markets, L2 Update, & Blobs <a href="https://farside.co.uk/?p=1518">https://farside.co.uk/?p=1518</a>  <a href="https://x.com/Evan_ss6/status/1846592303143776269">https://x.com/Evan_ss6/status/1846592303143776269</a>  <a href="https://x.com/growthepie_eth/status/1845076141054345464">https://x.com/growthepie_eth/status/1845076141054345464</a>  <a href="https://x.com/ryansadams/status/1845111043250393569">https://x.com/ryansadams/status/1845111043250393569</a>  <a href="https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1846458384842916143">https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1846458384842916143</a>  <a href="https://dune.com/hildobby/blobs">https://dune.com/hildobby/blobs</a>  <a href="https://x.com/litocoen/status/1846455792461140222">https://x.com/litocoen/status/1846455792461140222</a>  <a href="https://imgur.com/a/hGxZIyT">https://imgur.com/a/hGxZIyT</a>  <a href="https://x.com/pythianism/status/1846502438624231605">https://x.com/pythianism/status/1846502438624231605</a>  <a href="https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1845944946991276494">https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1845944946991276494</a> 
 21:52 What’s going on on Polymarket?  <a href="https://polymarket.com/event/presidential-election-winner-2024?tid=1729178339570"> https://polymarket.com/event/presidential-election-winner-2024?tid=1729178339570</a>  <a href="https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1846660964105453836">https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1846660964105453836</a>  <a href="https://x.com/fewture/status/1846667819200795038">https://x.com/fewture/status/1846667819200795038</a>  <a href="https://x.com/adamscochran/status/1846677802583838768">https://x.com/adamscochran/status/1846677802583838768</a>  <a href="https://x.com/divine_economy/status/1846677795423785150">https://x.com/divine_economy/status/1846677795423785150</a>  <a href="https://www.natesilver.net/p/whats-behind-trumps-surge-in-prediction"> https://www.natesilver.net/p/whats-behind-trumps-surge-in-prediction</a>  <a href="https://x.com/fozzydiablo/status/1846369866091319743">https://x.com/fozzydiablo/status/1846369866091319743</a>  <a href="https://x.com/fozzydiablo/status/1846647506446246089">https://x.com/fozzydiablo/status/1846647506446246089</a>  <a href="https://x.com/hosseeb/status/1846395633806331914">https://x.com/hosseeb/status/1846395633806331914</a> 
 31:12 Let’s check in on Trump and Kamala - 17 Days until election  First Trump - kicked off World Liberty Financial token sale <a href="https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1845179557852377508">https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1845179557852377508</a>  <a href="https://x.com/tier10k/status/1846641132731552018">https://x.com/tier10k/status/1846641132731552018</a>  <a href="https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1845926256292122767">https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1845926256292122767</a> 
 34:43 Then Harris - said something about crypto - appreciates the help of crypto in broadening access to wealth  <a href="https://kamalaharris.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/FMfcgzQXJZxzLGgcKmSNQSXCRKXShwxJ.pdf"> https://kamalaharris.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/FMfcgzQXJZxzLGgcKmSNQSXCRKXShwxJ.pdf</a>  <a href="https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1845920172638605768">https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1845920172638605768</a>  <a href="https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1845832802316751251">https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1845832802316751251</a>  <a href="https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1846552111217045904">https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1846552111217045904</a>  <a href="https://elections2024.thehill.com/massachusetts/massachusetts-senate-warren-deaton/"> https://elections2024.thehill.com/massachusetts/massachusetts-senate-warren-deaton/</a>  <a href="https://polymarket.com/event/massachusetts-us-senate-election-winner?tid=1729152612507"> https://polymarket.com/event/massachusetts-us-senate-election-winner?tid=1729152612507</a> 
 46:16 Galaxy researched released their Crypto policy scorecard  <a href="https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/1845845163588907486">https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/1845845163588907486</a> 
 51:29 Kraken with a big release…Wrapped BTC - KBTC <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/10/17/crypto-exchange-kraken-launches-wrapped-bitcoin-token-kbtc/"> https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/10/17/crypto-exchange-kraken-launches-wrapped-bitcoin-token-kbtc/</a> 
 52:17 Fuel mainnet is live!  <a href="https://x.com/fuel_network/status/1846536888003313786">https://x.com/fuel_network/status/1846536888003313786</a> 
 53:54 Paradigm is launching a new L2, Odyssey <a href="https://x.com/gakonst/status/1844757392061542781">https://x.com/gakonst/status/1844757392061542781</a>  <a href="https://x.com/danrobinson/status/1844759810421805069">https://x.com/danrobinson/status/1844759810421805069</a> 
 55:49 Conduit introduced Conduit G2  <a href="https://x.com/conduitxyz/status/1846567345864536468">https://x.com/conduitxyz/status/1846567345864536468</a> 
 57:41 Michael Saylor wants to turn Microstrategy into a Bitcoin bank <a href="https://x.com/isoandso/status/1844772434991325287">https://x.com/isoandso/status/1844772434991325287</a> 
 59:15 Italy will raise capital gain tax on Bitcoin from 26% to 42%  <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/italy-stiffens-terms-digital-services-tax-2025-budget-2024-10-16"> https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/italy-stiffens-terms-digital-services-tax-2025-budget-2024-10-16</a> 
 1:00:41 Bankless Summit is coming!  <a href="https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1846722706919838081">https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1846722706919838081</a> 
 1:02:34 Meme of the Week, David’s Fight & Kyle Samani Drama <a href="https://x.com/Jesseeckel/status/1845491020492124361">https://x.com/Jesseeckel/status/1845491020492124361</a>  <a href="https://x.com/sgoldfed/status/1846183598832959617">https://x.com/sgoldfed/status/1846183598832959617</a> 
 1:06:29 Closing & Disclaimers 
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ROLLUP: $2B Polymarket Bet | Election Pump? | Ethereum Optimism | Trump 'WLFI' Launch

With 17 days to the election, Trump launched WLFI token sales, while Kamala’s positive crypto comments sparked reactions. Polymarket shows Trump at 62%—can that be real? In Ethereum, despite price drops, Fuel launched a high-performance L2, and Paradigm introduced its own with Reth at the core. Meanwhile, Saylor plans a Bitcoin Bank, and Kraken is [&hellip;]