This week in crypto, speculation swirled around a potential Kamala Harris pivot to crypto—could it be too late? Polymarket gives her a 10% chance against Trump. 

Jeremy Allaire hinted at Tap to Pay with USDC on iPhones—coming soon? 

BitGo’s wrapped Bitcoin drama might open doors for Coinbase. Optimism revealed plans to address fragmentation, while Eric Trump dives into digital real estate. Plus, the list of crypto's political prisoners grows—how can we support them? 

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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES

0:00 Intro

1:26 Argentina

https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1823437363898392792 

https://x.com/smpalladino/status/1823476661473698063 

https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1823401536145514959 

6:55 Markets

https://dune.com/hildobby/btc-etfs 

https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs 

https://farside.;0co.uk/?p=1518 

https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1823265107310219469 

https://apnews.com/article/inflation-prices-interest-rates-economy-federal-reserve-f8de2672173407d3a126cc13493fed85 

https://x.com/kellyjgreer/status/1823871991490675137 

14:25 Memecoin Metrics

https://x.com/Adam_Tehc/status/1822411899843047651 

https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1822649650706563180 

https://x.com/econoar/status/1822652061353468169 

https://x.com/cobie/status/1822685974822027770 

23:12 Can Crypto Get Kamala to Pivot? 

https://x.com/Polymarket/status/1823801428416270455 

https://polymarket.com/elections 

https://www.theblock.co/post/310344/crypto-executives-meet-white-house-officials-to-discuss-policy-grievances-during-virtual-roundtable 

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/crypto-executives-clash-democratic-leaders-heated-zoom-meeting 

https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1821710798911054029 

https://x.com/RoKhanna/status/1823109754706682135 

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/08/15/us-crypto-bill-can-happen-this-year-senates-schumer-tells-crypto-backers-of-harris/ 

https://x.com/jbrukh/status/1823904565101580776 

35:19 Is it too late for Dem to win crypto votes?

https://x.com/Crypto4Harris 

https://www.standwithcrypto.org/politicians/person/tim---walz 

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/11669100139586 

https://home.treasury.gov/about/general-information/officials/Wally-Adeyemo 

https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/1823338614618550382 

https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1823343463464677558 

https://x.com/CampbellJAustin/status/1823362155984388226 

46:27 Does crypto votes even matter to Dems? 

https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1823338739910758898 

https://policy.paradigm.xyz/writing/Dem-polling 

https://x.com/RadarHits/status/1823051375174967378 

https://x.com/mikulaja/status/1821563686495862905 

https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1821567272432836943 

55:37 Ethereum L2 Updates

https://x.com/cronos_chain/status/1823966639622324468 

https://x.com/nebrazkp/status/1824098013880443013 

59:48 Wrapped Bitcoin Drama

https://forum.makerdao.com/t/wbtc-changes-and-risk-mitigation-10-august-2024/24844/4 

https://x.com/mikebelshe/status/1822318651996877224 

https://x.com/justinsuntron/status/1822370692014485937 

https://x.com/coinbase/status/1823501582006411614 

https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1823515062658830681 

1:03:47 Superchain will become one chain!

https://x.com/Optimism/status/1823073114366050695 

1:06:41 Eric Trump reveals "Trump Project" focuses on digital real estate

https://nypost.com/2024/08/14/us-news/eric-trump-previews-major-trump-org-move-into-crypto-as-he-charts-the-family-companys-future/ 

1:08:22 USDC is integrating with Tap-to-pay on iPhones! 

https://x.com/jerallaire/status/1823772497969602981 

https://x.com/jerallaire/status/1823822639036604914?s=46  

1:10:53 MEME of the Week

https://imgur.com/2Wgxr1P 

1:12:18 Moment of Burden (Anti-Zen): 

https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1823788207336526153 

https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1823418719634141594 

https://x.com/alex_pertsev/status/1822184616620339397 

1:14:30 Closing & Disclaimers

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