This week, Ryan and David dive into crypto’s dramatic new re-prioritization (pivot?) as Ethereum is shifting rapidly, prioritizing Layer 1 scaling in a move that has sparked intense community debate. Meanwhile, macro turmoil hits crypto with a looming tariff-driven recession and signs of American capital flight shaking global markets. Bitcoin tightens its grip on Washington, cementing itself as digital gold in the eyes of the Trump administration, and Worldcoin launches a U.S. rollout amid rising fears of an AI-driven dystopia. Plus, Sui surges on wild Pokémon rumors, Ripple’s bold move to buy Circle gets rejected, and Monero rockets after a massive Bitcoin hack. Is crypto entering a new golden age, or are these the early tremors of deeper uncertainty? Find out on this week's must-watch Weekly Rollup.

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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES

0:00 Intro

1:58 Markets

3:06 Movers of the Week

https://www.bankless.com/read/whats-next-for-sui-in-2025

https://x.com/davewardonline/status/1877073873499197832?

https://x.com/SuiNetwork/status/1914689214803009837

https://blog.sui.io/canary-capital-sui-etf/

5:11 Macro

https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1917575854961439151

https://www.apolloacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/042625-ConsumerandFirms_v2.pdf

https://x.com/watcherguru/status/1917601209906520370

Meme: https://x.com/alifarhat79/status/1917585508818980906

https://x.com/RaoulGMI/status/1912554771644325905/photo/1

19:18 Ethereum Pivot? Or Reprioritization?

https://x.com/ethereumfndn/status/1916883771280040264

https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1917541325072916590

https://x.com/ethereumfndn/status/1916883782025482729

https://x.com/dankrad/status/1917678690852311333

https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1917689036744835390

https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1917564803909918856

https://x.com/hasufl/status/1917880676000411796

https://x.com/0xoxus/status/1917824751151600084

28:05 Base and Scroll Reach Stage 1 Decentralization Milestone

https://l2beat.com/scaling/summary

https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1917253415966798164

29:33 Worldcoins “At Last” Event in San Francisco

https://www.ft.com/content/0c5c2b8d-b185-40b6-9221-b80ee130b92e?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://x.com/TheStalwart/status/1916277891299475462

38:45 Bitcoin Space Race

https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1917271814356754459

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/politics/u-s-secretary-of-commerce-howard-lutnick-has-a-bitcoin-vision-for-america

42:20 What’s going on in Movement labs?!

https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2025/04/30/inside-movement-s-token-dump-scandal-secret-contracts-shadow-advisors-and-hidden-middlemen

https://x.com/hasufl/status/1917572935339888776

44:02 Monero likely pumped 50% due to suspected $330M Bitcoin theft

https://x.com/zachxbt/status/1916756932763046273

45:51 Tether Now Holds 7.7 Tons of Gold to Back XAUT

https://thedefiant.io/news/markets/tether-now-owns-7-7-tons-of-gold-to-back-its-xaut-token

47:09 US bank regulators pull back guardrails on bank crypto activities

https://x.com/federalreserve/status/1915519104435224895

https://x.com/asvanevik/status/1915581219133415597

48:15 Senate Moves to Ban Congressional Stock Trading—Again

https://x.com/HarrisonKrank/status/1916921283658252621

51:18 US DOJ seeks 20-year prison sentence for Alex Mashinsky

https://x.com/cointelegraph/status/1917166974091534743

53:13 Circle rejected ripple takeover bid of $4-5B

https://x.com/matthew_sigel/status/1917647009994993944

56:29 Closing & Disclaimers

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