Joining the Weekly Rollup this week is Haseeb Qureshi, dissecting Trump's controversial Crypto Strategic Reserve announcement featuring Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Cardano, and Ripple—causing an initial market surge and a swift reversal. They unpack Sam Bankman-Fried's candid prison interview with Tucker Carlson, revealing a stark divide between human empathy and detached pragmatism. Plus, Trump's erratic tariff policies are rattling macro markets; is it strategic or simply chaotic? Finally, they delve into Ethereum's leadership shuffle, Base's new speed upgrade challenging Solana, and AI's profound reshaping of crypto startups and blockchain usability.
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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES
0:00 Intro
0:26 Tucker Carlson Interviews SBF
https://x.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1897709140535132442
5:10 Trump announced strategic crypto reserves
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114093946326587357
https://x.com/cz_binance/status/1896246000161001877
https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1896588091235656190
https://x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1896966911721607536
https://imgur.com/a/Q3tPnYI
https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1896240960788627681
https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1896305838144548884
https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1896958095424729133
https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1896949387856933048
https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1896951231266140234
25:14 Tariffs & Macro Markets
41:20 Ethereum Foundation has new leadership!
https://x.com/ethereumfndn/status/1895851576251826227
https://x.com/tkstanczak/status/1895862549578469523
https://x.com/tkstanczak/status/1896246373919453285
https://x.com/ethereumfndn/status/1895442343689363652
https://x.com/TimBeiko/status/1892593175845368316
https://x.com/dannyryan/status/1895851747865944114
https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1895863075527700959
52:23 Base is getting faster and faster!
https://x.com/buildonbase/status/1895223243713458184?s=46
https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1895283716597166514
https://base.mirror.xyz/HwG1GQ5hoxz0OTOF_nQhNcVTk4Ae9cRIrcqVQ14N4-c
55:41 Devconnect
https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1897321244158255567
1:00:14 AI Developments & Kaito
https://x.com/Punk9277/status/1897684877098770736
1:16:12 Closing & Disclaimers
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