Episode description

Bitcoin hit $100K! To kick off the show we dive into the wild ride that brought us here—from Satoshi’s first block to retail mania today. NYC Mayor Eric Adams says, “I told you so,” after his Bitcoin paycheck gamble pays off. We unpack Marc Andreessen’s revelations on Joe Rogan about political debanking and welcome a new SEC chairman with a pro-crypto agenda, BYE GARY. Plus, Hyperliquid’s massive airdrop, XRP flipping Solana, and Alex Mashinsky pleading guilty—it’s a packed week for crypto!

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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES

00:00:00 Lets Set The Tone

00:05:27 BTC $100K!
https://x.com/ETHbyDre/status/1864550741287030979 
https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1864655677467042013 

00:08:40 A Trip Down Memory Lane

00:15:02 Powell - BTC Is Digital Gold
https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1864392544018166186 

00:19:23 ETH Price Analysis

00:22:50 Total Mkt Cap
https://x.com/crypto_condom/status/1862658827163758660 

00:24:19 The Rise Of Ripple (XRP)
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1863702614304518363 
https://x.com/WazzCrypto/status/1863306452481253555 

00:28:07 Solana ETF?
https://x.com/jseyff/status/1864060463916462244?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g 

00:32:52 Mainstream Debanking
https://x.com/pmarca/status/1862635456204341739?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g 
https://x.com/davidmarcus/status/1862654506774810641 
https://x.com/brian_armstrong/status/1861890800268775923?s=46&t=drckgcJoSMSnm7TfPCH-dw 

00:42:23 New SEC Chairman
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113595807734621827 
https://x.com/HesterPeirce/status/1864428440893735331 

00:45:42 Crypto Czar
https://www.theblock.co/post/328594/ex-cftc-chair-chris-giancarlo-in-running-to-become-first-crypto-czar-says-crypto-considerable-priority-for-trump 

00:48:54 Hyperliquid Airdrop Was Huge
https://hyperfnd.medium.com/hype-genesis-1830a4dc2e3f 

00:50:36 Hawk Tua Coin
https://x.com/WazzCrypto/status/1864433268319293811 

00:55:06 Fluid Launch
https://gov.instadapp.io/t/rebranding-and-growth-plan-for-fluid-protocol/985 

00:56:56 RTFKT Shut Down
https://x.com/RTFKT/status/1863621178532773928 

00:58:26 Alex Mashinsky Pleads Guilty
https://www.reuters.com/technology/celsius-founder-alex-mashinsky-intends-plead-guilty-two-fraud-counts-2024-12-03/ 

01:00:12 Releases
https://x.com/colton_art/status/1864705965016129740 
https://x.com/crecimientoar/status/1862557162427310102 

01:03:47 Meme Of The Week
https://x.com/scrypto_/status/1864603976282591549?s=46 

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