ROLLUP: Ethereum Foundation Sells $100M? | Telegram Founder Arrested | SEC Targets Opensea

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Welcome back to the Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup. First up, why Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested in France and what it means for the future of privacy. Then, drama at the Ethereum Foundation as they sell $100M worth of ETH. And finally, the latest Wells Notice from the SEC, which company got it? ------ 🌊 KELP | Deposit ETH with Gain today https://kelpdao.xyz/gain/?utm_source=Bankless ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:

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00:02:22 Markets https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/eth-usd https://farside.co.uk/?p=1518 https://x.com/tokenterminal/status/1828049589305319792?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g https://www.growthepie.xyz/fundamentals/total-value-locked

00:06:23 Rate Cuts Incoming https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20240823a.htm https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1829156259062501574

00:08:41 Stablecoin ATH https://defillama.com/stablecoins https://x.com/PayPal/status/1828161802208985462

00:13:14 When Pump? https://x.com/2xdog/status/1826460239090385028/photo/1

00:18:42 Telegram Founder Arrested https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1827450423608795287?t=9gT6e4AmQL8qHc5gDA0Rrw&s=19

00:21:01 What Are The Charges? https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1828915121823068476 https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1828122303047033327

00:24:03 Encryption

00:27:47 Takes On This Issue https://x.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1828077245606342672 https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1827602680388239582 https://x.com/Kasparov63/status/1827819652535489007 https://x.com/NoelleInMadrid/status/1827798993017127243

00:30:45 TON's Reaction https://x.com/ton_society/status/1827753299736674599 https://x.com/ton_society/status/1828446248841441467

00:36:36 Mark Zuckerburgs Letter https://x.com/boblatta/status/1828516974269472936/photo/1

00:39:46 Roman Storm's Battle https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1828906357723955378

00:46:34 Ethereum Foundation Sold $100M? https://thedefiant.io/news/blockchains/ethereum-community-rattled-by-foundation-s-eth-sales-and-vitalik-s-defi-hate https://x.com/0xstark/status/1828416178194104342 https://x.com/defiignas/status/1827287094705701318?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g

00:52:26 Does Vitalik Hate DeFi? https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1827583576751181961 https://x.com/kaiynne/status/1821020189594669398 https://x.com/RhettShipp/status/1827911788488487047 https://x.com/haydenzadams/status/1828452122385424718 https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1828448417585971661

01:01:51 Sony's Layer 2 - Soneium https://x.com/soneium/status/1826832581897126367

01:03:34 MakerDAO Rebranded To SKY https://x.com/SkyEcosystem/status/1828405625828843710 https://governance.aave.com/t/temp-check-buidl-gsm/18775

01:05:47 Trump Harris Debate https://x.com/disclosetv/status/1828505848504819978

01:06:42 RFK Drops Out https://x.com/watcherguru/status/1827059890549862600?s=46&t=iahr7Lh5v08SSM_Ery-bGw

01:07:45 Trump NFTs https://x.com/mdudas/status/1828575205276459258

01:09:29 SEC Threatens To Sue Opensea https://x.com/dfinzer/status/1828791832009953706?s=46

01:12:37 Chainbound Raises $4.6M https://x.com/chainbound_/status/1828047583090016308?s=46&t=dAxCjT2P_GIrJMvMgWIpfA

01:13:22 Most Unattractive Hobbies... https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1827862983034245338

01:14:50 Moment Of Zen https://x.com/songadaymann/status/1828885208227332591?s=46

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