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 for good? ENS integrated with PayPal and Venmo, while Coinbase launched cbBTC, and Sony might release a stablecoin. Plus, did we see “war mode” Vitalik this week? ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 0:00 Intro 5:21 Markets farside.co.uk/?p=1518 x.com/biancoresearch/status/1832806811088638440 x.com/matt_hougan/status/1833149076722081906 www.cbsnews.com/news/inflation-cpi-fed-readies-to-cut-rates-next-week/ www.tradingview.c om/symbols/FRED-WALCL/ x.com/sonyasunkim/status/1832114732326957274 15:18 House lawmakers ended up divided in 1st Congressional DeFi hearing financialservices.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=409354 x.com/fund_defi/status/1833556632027955694 x.com/coinage_media/status/1833593592373243915 x.com/NeerajKA/status/1833530974212387228 x.com/rohangrey/status/1833543531228762323 x.com/jchervinsky/status/1833557017023459526 24:45 The Debate - they didn’t mention crypto! x.com/CNN/status/1833703753179857334 x.com/erikvoorhees/status/1833705605045051850 polymarket.com/event/who-will-win-the-debate-according-to-polls polymarket.com/event/presidential-election-winner-2024?tid=1726028429396 x.com/shayne_coplan/status/1833127734844789106 x.com/Polymarket/status/1833679653191512442 www.theblock.co/post/315808/presidential-debate-risk-off-crypto x.com/MikeIppolito_/status/1833874331539034448 32:43 War mode vitalik? If its not stage 2, its not a rollup x.com/vitalikbuterin/status/1834061075970683367 34:55 zkSync Stage 1? & New CMO? blog.zknation.io/zksync-governance-system/ x.com/the_matter_labs/status/1833894141052494218 38:35 Sony Stable Yen x.com/delzennejc/status/1833243834563650038 39:15 Friend.Tech team renounces control of smart contracts x.com/friendtech/status/1832581118165709140 x.com/functi0nZer0/status/1833178200685318213 x.com/MacroMate8/status/1833393620407488542 x.com/friendtech/status/1833259362711986335 43:00 EigenLayer announced Season 2 Stakedrop! blog.eigenfoundation.org/season-2-stakedrop/ 44:49 ENS was integrated with PayPal and Venmo! x.com/ensdomains/status/1833536140529570039 x.com/brantlymillegan/status/1833568986547818820? 46:10 Coinbase Bitcoin - cbBTC released! x.com/coinbase/status/1834208544247144949 x.com/jessepollak/status/1833603913888764064?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2gb 50:58 David Fighting at Permissionless 53:55 Closing & Disclaimers ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠