Can Crypto Get Kamala to Pivot?
This week in crypto, speculation swirled around a potential Kamala Harris pivot to crypto—could it be too late? Polymarket gives her a 10% chance against Trump.
Jeremy Allaire hinted at Tap to Pay with USDC on iPhones—coming soon?
BitGo’s wrapped Bitcoin drama might open doors for Coinbase. Optimism revealed plans to address fragmentation, while Eric Trump dives into digital real estate. Plus, the list of crypto's political prisoners grows—how can we support them?
TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES
0:00 Intro
1:26 Argentina
https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1823437363898392792
https://x.com/smpalladino/status/1823476661473698063
https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1823401536145514959
6:25 Markets
https://dune.com/hildobby/btc-etfs
https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs
https://farside.;0co.uk/?p=1518
https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1823265107310219469
https://apnews.com/article/inflation-prices-interest-rates-economy-federal-reserve-f8de2672173407d3a126cc13493fed85
https://x.com/kellyjgreer/status/1823871991490675137
13:55 Memecoin Metrics
https://x.com/Adam_Tehc/status/1822411899843047651
https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1822649650706563180
https://x.com/econoar/status/1822652061353468169
https://x.com/cobie/status/1822685974822027770
19:50 Can Crypto Get Kamala to Pivot?
https://x.com/Polymarket/status/1823801428416270455
https://polymarket.com/elections
https://www.theblock.co/post/310344/crypto-executives-meet-white-house-officials-to-discuss-policy-grievances-during-virtual-roundtable
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/crypto-executives-clash-democratic-leaders-heated-zoom-meeting
https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1821710798911054029
https://x.com/RoKhanna/status/1823109754706682135
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/08/15/us-crypto-bill-can-happen-this-year-senates-schumer-tells-crypto-backers-of-harris/
https://x.com/jbrukh/status/1823904565101580776
31:57 Is it too late for Dem to win crypto votes?
https://x.com/Crypto4Harris
https://www.standwithcrypto.org/politicians/person/tim---walz
https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/11669100139586
https://home.treasury.gov/about/general-information/officials/Wally-Adeyemo
https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/1823338614618550382
https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1823343463464677558
https://x.com/CampbellJAustin/status/1823362155984388226
43:05 Does crypto votes even matter to Dems?
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1823338739910758898
https://policy.paradigm.xyz/writing/Dem-polling
https://x.com/RadarHits/status/1823051375174967378
https://x.com/mikulaja/status/1821563686495862905
https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1821567272432836943
49:57 Ethereum L2 Updates
https://x.com/cronos_chain/status/1823966639622324468
https://x.com/nebrazkp/status/1824098013880443013
54:08 Wrapped Bitcoin Drama
https://forum.makerdao.com/t/wbtc-changes-and-risk-mitigation-10-august-2024/24844/4
https://x.com/mikebelshe/status/1822318651996877224
https://x.com/justinsuntron/status/1822370692014485937
https://x.com/coinbase/status/1823501582006411614
https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1823515062658830681
58:07 Superchain will become one chain!
https://x.com/Optimism/status/1823073114366050695
1:01:02 Eric Trump reveals "Trump Project" focuses on digital real estate
https://nypost.com/2024/08/14/us-news/eric-trump-previews-major-trump-org-move-into-crypto-as-he-charts-the-family-companys-future/
1:02:42 USDC is integrating with Tap-to-pay on iPhones!
https://x.com/jerallaire/status/1823772497969602981
https://x.com/jerallaire/status/1823822639036604914?s=46
1:05:13 MEME of the Week
https://imgur.com/2Wgxr1P
1:06:38 Moment of Burden (Anti-Zen):
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1823788207336526153
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1823418719634141594
https://x.com/alex_pertsev/status/1822184616620339397
1:08:51 Closing & Disclaimers
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