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? 

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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 

6:55 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 

14:25 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 

23:12 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 

35:19 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 

46:27 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 

55:37 Ethereum L2 Updates
https://x.com/cronos_chain/status/1823966639622324468 
https://x.com/nebrazkp/status/1824098013880443013 

59:48 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 

1:03:47 Superchain will become one chain!
https://x.com/Optimism/status/1823073114366050695 

1:06:41 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/ 

1:08:22 USDC is integrating with Tap-to-pay on iPhones! 
https://x.com/jerallaire/status/1823772497969602981 
https://x.com/jerallaire/status/1823822639036604914?s=46  

1:10:53 MEME of the Week
https://imgur.com/2Wgxr1P 

1:12:18 Moment of Burden (Anti-Zen): 
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1823788207336526153 
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1823418719634141594 
https://x.com/alex_pertsev/status/1822184616620339397 

1:14:30 Closing & Disclaimers

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