This week in crypto, the Trump vs. Harris debate sparked chatter, but did the markets react? DeFi had its first U.S. congressional hearing—how’d it go?
Friend.tech burned its keys—abandoning? ENS integrated with PayPal and Venmo, while Coinbase launched their cbBTC, and Sony might release a stablecoin.
Plus, did we see “war mode” Vitalik this week?
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0:00 Intro
5:21 Markets <a href="https://farside.co.uk/?p=1518">https://farside.co.uk/?p=1518</a>  <a href="https://x.com/biancoresearch/status/1832806811088638440">https://x.com/biancoresearch/status/1832806811088638440</a>  <a href="https://x.com/matt_hougan/status/1833149076722081906">https://x.com/matt_hougan/status/1833149076722081906</a>  <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/inflation-cpi-fed-readies-to-cut-rates-next-week/"> https://www.cbsnews.com/news/inflation-cpi-fed-readies-to-cut-rates-next-week/</a>  https://www.tradingview.c om/symbols/FRED-WALCL/    <a href="https://x.com/sonyasunkim/status/1832114732326957274">https://x.com/sonyasunkim/status/1832114732326957274</a> 
18:02 House lawmakers ended up divided in 1st Congressional DeFi hearing  <a href="https://financialservices.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=409354"> https://financialservices.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=409354</a>  <a href="https://x.com/fund_defi/status/1833556632027955694">https://x.com/fund_defi/status/1833556632027955694</a>   <a href="https://x.com/coinage_media/status/1833593592373243915">https://x.com/coinage_media/status/1833593592373243915</a>  <a href="https://x.com/NeerajKA/status/1833530974212387228">https://x.com/NeerajKA/status/1833530974212387228</a>   <a href="https://x.com/rohangrey/status/1833543531228762323">https://x.com/rohangrey/status/1833543531228762323</a>  <a href="https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/1833557017023459526">https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/1833557017023459526</a> 
27:29 The Debate - they didn’t mention crypto!  <a href="https://x.com/CNN/status/1833703753179857334">https://x.com/CNN/status/1833703753179857334</a>  <a href="https://x.com/erikvoorhees/status/1833705605045051850">https://x.com/erikvoorhees/status/1833705605045051850</a>  <a href="https://polymarket.com/event/who-will-win-the-debate-according-to-polls"> https://polymarket.com/event/who-will-win-the-debate-according-to-polls</a>  <a href="https://polymarket.com/event/presidential-election-winner-2024?tid=1726028429396"> https://polymarket.com/event/presidential-election-winner-2024?tid=1726028429396</a>  <a href="https://x.com/shayne_coplan/status/1833127734844789106">https://x.com/shayne_coplan/status/1833127734844789106</a>  <a href="https://x.com/Polymarket/status/1833679653191512442">https://x.com/Polymarket/status/1833679653191512442</a>  <a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/315808/presidential-debate-risk-off-crypto"> https://www.theblock.co/post/315808/presidential-debate-risk-off-crypto</a>  <a href="https://x.com/MikeIppolito_/status/1833874331539034448">https://x.com/MikeIppolito_/status/1833874331539034448</a> 
36:49 War mode vitalik? If its not stage 2, its not a rollup <a href="https://x.com/vitalikbuterin/status/1834061075970683367">https://x.com/vitalikbuterin/status/1834061075970683367</a> 
39:01 zkSync Stage 1? & New CMO?  <a href="https://blog.zknation.io/zksync-governance-system/">https://blog.zknation.io/zksync-governance-system/</a>  <a href="https://x.com/the_matter_labs/status/1833894141052494218">https://x.com/the_matter_labs/status/1833894141052494218</a> 
42:41 Sony Stable Yen <a href="https://x.com/delzennejc/status/1833243834563650038">https://x.com/delzennejc/status/1833243834563650038</a> 
43:21 Friend.Tech team renounces control of smart contracts <a href="https://x.com/friendtech/status/1832581118165709140">https://x.com/friendtech/status/1832581118165709140</a>  <a href="https://x.com/functi0nZer0/status/1833178200685318213">https://x.com/functi0nZer0/status/1833178200685318213</a>  <a href="https://x.com/MacroMate8/status/1833393620407488542">https://x.com/MacroMate8/status/1833393620407488542</a>  <a href="https://x.com/friendtech/status/1833259362711986335">https://x.com/friendtech/status/1833259362711986335</a> 
47:06 EigenLayer announced Season 2 Stakedrop!  <a href="https://blog.eigenfoundation.org/season-2-stakedrop/">https://blog.eigenfoundation.org/season-2-stakedrop/</a> 
48:55 ENS was integrated with PayPal and Venmo!  <a href="https://x.com/ensdomains/status/1833536140529570039">https://x.com/ensdomains/status/1833536140529570039</a>  <a href="https://x.com/brantlymillegan/status/1833568986547818820">https://x.com/brantlymillegan/status/1833568986547818820</a>? 
50:16 Coinbase Bitcoin - cbBTC released! <a href="https://x.com/coinbase/status/1834208544247144949">https://x.com/coinbase/status/1834208544247144949</a>  <a href="https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1833603913888764064?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2gb"> https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1833603913888764064?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2gb</a> 
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58:01 Closing & Disclaimers
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This week in crypto, the Trump vs. Harris debate sparked chatter, but did the markets react? DeFi had its first U.S. congressional hearing—how’d it go? Friend.tech burned its keys—abandoning? ENS integrated with PayPal and Venmo, while Coinbase launched their cbBTC, and Sony might release a stablecoin. Plus, did we see “war mode” Vitalik this week? [&hellip;]