In this episode, we discuss escalating global tensions and their impact on crypto markets, questioning whether Bitcoin is a risk-on or risk-off asset in times of instability. We cover legal developments around Tornado Cash, the potential for an XRP ETF amid SEC scrutiny, and Visa’s new fiat tokenization platform on Ethereum. Plus, don’t miss details on the upcoming Kain vs. David fight at Permissionless!

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TIMESTAMPS & Resources

00:00 War And Crypto

https://x.com/PeterKwoba2/status/1841177421179183405 

https://x.com/lexfridman/status/1841253627190517785 

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/10/02/bitcoin-regains-61k-in-worst-start-to-most-bullish-month-as-israel-iran-tensions-rage-on/ 

https://x.com/legendarygainz_/status/1840733999930413127  

https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1840944416997195974 

08:49 Markets

https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd 

https://farside.co.uk/btc/ 

https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1840036803404800018 

https://www.coingecko.com/en/global-charts 

12:26 L2 Update

https://l2beat.com/scaling/summary 

https://www.growthepie.xyz/chains/ethereum 

https://www.coingecko.com/ 

17:57 Rate Cuts

https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1840819209879896455 

22:58 Tornado Cash Updates

https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1839408070524547246 

https://www.theblock.co/post/318417/tornado-cash-founder-roman-storm-to-face-trial 

https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/1839478184808460325 

https://juicebox.money/@defend-roman-storm 

32:21 Ripple ETF?

https://x.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1841464422557954168 

https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/18412784213655720187  

https://x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1841586154258285021 

35:10 SEC Director Updates

https://x.com/SECGov/status/1841548406029754524 

https://x.com/GOPMajorityWhip/status/1841560880955158916 

https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/1841572472195305651 

38:57 Visa Launch On Ethereum

https://blockworks.co/news/visa-to-help-banks-test-tokenized-assets-smart-contracts 

40:30 Vitalik On Alignment

https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2024/09/28/alignment.html  

https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1840026201999495332 

43:08 Pectra Upgrade

https://www.youtube.com/live/PWhn8KdgCl8?si=2dyOikXU9ja7lbji&t=2762 

https://github.com/ethereum/pm/issues/1153#issuecomment-2377002932 

47:32 Coinbase's New Exec

https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1840929040854892966?s=46 

48:14 Polymarket

https://x.com/shayne_coplan/status/1840033666723938669?s=46 

49:01 The gm Heard Round The World

https://x.com/cz_binance/status/1839861237850497271?s=46 

49:26 North Korea

https://x.com/skesslr/status/1841421864779833494 

54:35 Fight Prep

https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1841094626108748128 

https://x.com/kaiynne/status/1841642359378829411 

https://polymarket.com/event/hoffman-vs-warwick?tid=1727184262347 

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