This week’s episode dives into the evolving landscape of crypto as we approach a new administration. We discuss Donald Trump’s upcoming presidency and what it could mean for markets, analyze the recent market turmoil despite positive economic indicators, and break down the SEC’s case against Elon Musk. We also explore Sony’s controversial L2 launch and Tether’s move to El Salvador. Finally, some an exciting new privacy tool teams up with Coinbase. ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 00:00 Start 01:17 Markets macromostly.substack.com/p/bls-jobs-report-recap-december-95c business.bofa.com/en-us/content/market-strategies-insights/weekly-market-recap-report.html www.cnbc.com/2025/01/15/cpi-inflation-december-2024-.html 10:28 Strong Jobs Report imgur.com/MxHgOOe 14:30 SEC Sues Elon Musk x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1879305674594865284 x.com/elonmusk/status/1879322286291054653 x.com/GOPMajorityWhip/status/1879319142303498579 decrypt.co/301226/sec-appeals-ripple-ruling-seeks-reversal-on-xrp-classification 25:28 3 Days Until Trump Takes Office x.com/Polymarket/status/1879957585748734158 blockworks.co/news/trump-assembles-2025-cabinet x.com/QuintenFrancois/status/1879093846493012042 32:26 What If Kamala Won? x.com/BillHughesDC/status/1877740571831193697 x.com/katiebiber/status/1877783826442723365 38:01 Sony Launches ETH L2 soneium.org/en/blog/soneium-mainnet-is-live x.com/a1lon9/status/1879038646231429332 x.com/0xKawz/status/1879032105767928026 x.com/donnoh_eth/status/1879210463952818472?t=jlmQ8W1KoPgZSEzfP9oq4g&s=19 x.com/0xbreadguy/status/1879176334372401191?s=43&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1879560670150017068 45:36 Coinbase uses Morpho for Bitcoin Loans x.com/coinbase/status/1879902780564951530 www.coinbase.com/blog/now-get-a-USDC-loan-without-selling-your-bitcoin 48:03 Aevo Moves To EigenDA x.com/aevoxyz/status/1879728286093479947 50:27 Veil.Cash Uses Coinbase x.com/Veildotcash/status/1877827571926053220 57:10 An Update From RSA ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠