ROLLUP: World War Threat | North Korean Hackers | Vitalik Roadmap Updates | Visa Platform On Ethereum

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In this episode, we discuss escalating global tensions and their impact on crypto markets, questioning whether Bitcoin is a risk-on or risk-off asset in times of instability. We cover legal developments around Tornado Cash, the potential for an XRP ETF amid SEC scrutiny, and Visa’s new fiat tokenization platform on Ethereum. Plus, don’t miss details on the upcoming Kain vs. David fight at Permissionless! ------ 📣 0x v2 | NEXT GEN PRICING ENGINE https://bankless.cc/0x ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:

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00:00 War And Crypto https://x.com/PeterKwoba2/status/1841177421179183405 https://x.com/lexfridman/status/1841253627190517785 https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/10/02/bitcoin-regains-61k-in-worst-start-to-most-bullish-month-as-israel-iran-tensions-rage-on/ https://x.com/legendarygainz_/status/1840733999930413127 https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1840944416997195974

08:49 Markets https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd https://farside.co.uk/btc/ https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1840036803404800018 https://www.coingecko.com/en/global-charts

12:26 L2 Update https://l2beat.com/scaling/summary https://www.growthepie.xyz/chains/ethereum https://www.coingecko.com/

17:57 Rate Cuts https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1840819209879896455

22:58 Tornado Cash Updates https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1839408070524547246 https://www.theblock.co/post/318417/tornado-cash-founder-roman-storm-to-face-trial https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/1839478184808460325 https://juicebox.money/@defend-roman-storm

32:21 Ripple ETF? https://x.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1841464422557954168 https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/18412784213655720187 https://x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1841586154258285021

35:10 SEC Director Updates https://x.com/SECGov/status/1841548406029754524 https://x.com/GOPMajorityWhip/status/1841560880955158916 https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/1841572472195305651

38:57 Visa Launch On Ethereum https://blockworks.co/news/visa-to-help-banks-test-tokenized-assets-smart-contracts

40:30 Vitalik On Alignment https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2024/09/28/alignment.html https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1840026201999495332

43:08 Pectra Upgrade https://www.youtube.com/live/PWhn8KdgCl8?si=2dyOikXU9ja7lbji&t=2762 https://github.com/ethereum/pm/issues/1153#issuecomment-2377002932

47:32 Coinbase's New Exec https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1840929040854892966?s=46

48:14 Polymarket https://x.com/shayne_coplan/status/1840033666723938669?s=46

49:01 The gm Heard Round The World https://x.com/cz_binance/status/1839861237850497271?s=46

49:26 North Korea https://x.com/skesslr/status/1841421864779833494

54:35 Fight Prep https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1841094626108748128 https://x.com/kaiynne/status/1841642359378829411 https://polymarket.com/event/hoffman-vs-warwick?tid=1727184262347

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