This week, a record-breaking billion-dollar crypto acquisition has caught mainstream attention, highlighting its significance for the stablecoin market’s future. Kraken joined the Layer 2 race, while Worldcoin launched its own L2, WorldChain, and Scroll’s airdrop received mixed reactions from recipients. Meanwhile, Paul Tudor Jones is bullish on crypto as a hedge, while Michael Saylor stirred controversy by criticizing self-custody, calling it a move for “losers.” ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 00:00 Start 01:02 Markets pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd pro.kraken.com/app/trade/eth-usd x.com/DegenerateNews/status/1849120571222536262 www.coingecko.com/en/global-charts 05:01 L2 Updates l2beat.com/scaling/summary x.com/lukeyoungblood/status/1849217477668171831?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g x.com/lukeyoungblood/status/1849217477668171831?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g 06:48 Paul Tudor Jones Bullish Bitcoin x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1848735063615152136 09:25 Election Check In polymarket.com/elections x.com/Polymarket/status/1849451658788384797 11:38 Kraken’s New L2 x.com/inkonchain/status/1849443457883885801 inkonchain.com/en-US 15:35 Stripe’s $1 Billion Dollar Bet x.com/Stablecoin/status/1848390849215730100 x.com/zcabrams/status/1848391342524641533 x.com/benhoneill/status/1848390493425504388 x.com/cburniske/status/1848108613631390155 18:36 Michael Saylor Against Self Custody? x.com/AdamSimecka/status/1848131598044074289 x.com/Sina_21st/status/1848450657205789161 x.com/ErikVoorhees/status/1848754319019151873 x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1848876323026178429 x.com/ercwl/status/1848737997463695827 25:11 Balance on CEX’s x.com/leonwaidmann/status/1848780740969795917?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g 27:21 Uniswap Integrated Across x.com/AcrossProtocol/status/1849106135443202069 x.com/danrobinson/status/1849142590131904650 x.com/TrustlessState/status/1849182167748022600 30:31 Scroll Airdrop scroll.io/blog/introducing-scrolls-first-airdrop-a-celebration-of-the-global-community claim.scroll.io/ x.com/Andrey_10gwei/status/1848441546645135672 x.com/redhairshanks86/status/1848653068554166339 33:55 Ethereum Blobs x.com/Data_Always/status/1848789160888332340 37:29 WorldCoin launches ‘World Chain’ L2 world.org/blog/announcements/world-chain-now-open-every-human 43:29 Central Bankers papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4985877 www.minneapolisfed.org/research/working-papers/unique-implementation-of-permanent-primary-deficits 46:54 Buenos Aires Issues Decentralized ID’s zksync.mirror.xyz/kWRhD81C7il4YWGrkDplfhIZcmViisRe3lnsmbvOEmg 51:02 Nigeria Drops Charges www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-23/nigerian-court-releases-binance-executive-jailed-since-february 57:44 Meme Of The Week  x.com/TrustlessState/status/1849206541255389459  ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠