We’re on the edge of our seats with the potential Ethereum ETF launch just days away. Are ETH ETF products finally going to be tradeable next week?

Solana is also in the spotlight, hinting at its own ETF while rolling out impressive innovations like ZK Compression and Blinks.

The Blast token has also finally dropped! Are you eligible? We unpack everything you need to know. 

Plus, Ethereum’s new execution client might unlock a hidden beast. And we cover everything happening price with prices. Are we in a crypto bull or bear? Tune in to find out. 

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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES

0:00 Intro

3:19 Markets 

3:53 Mt.Gox is ready to distribute the bitcoin
https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1805168222645244311 
https://x.com/Ian_Unsworth/status/1805251746354131379 

9:07 Germany is about to start selling the seized bitcoin
https://x.com/ArkhamIntel/status/1805542881454633282 

9:30 Meanwhile, the U.S. government sent $240M of BTC to Coinbase 
https://x.com/DegenerateNews/status/1806012142094614695 
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1806347784129290364 

11:09 ETH Tailwinds
https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1804137327964438729 
https://x.com/econoar/status/1805123906602144125 

15:31 L2 Update
https://l2beat.com/scaling/summary 
https://rollup.wtf/ 

17:33 Bitcoin flows
https://www.theblock.co/data/crypto-markets/bitcoin-etf/spot-bitcoin-etf-onchain-flows 
https://www.theblock.co/data/crypto-markets/bitcoin-etf/spot-bitcoin-etf-on-chain-total-net-flows 

18:21 All spot ETH ETF S-1 amendments are now in! 
https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1804264951315403233 
https://x.com/matthew_sigel/status/1805624888821989576 
https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1805941968838533534  

21:20 Cooked Airdrops
https://x.com/k1z4_/status/1804498112154620370  
https://imgur.com/a/q7riQXD 

27:41 Is Solana getting an ETF? 
https://x.com/matthew_sigel/status/1806313241431138434 
https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1806322096924217412 
https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1806324109045031034 
https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1806319656694628659 
https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1806330548887093414 
https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/1806331553594675563 
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/solana 

32:10 Solana’s Blinks + ZK Compression
https://x.com/solana/status/1805587979723063440 
https://x.com/phantom/status/1805588661213220968 
https://x.com/dabit3/status/1805955810800947472 
https://x.com/0xCygaar/status/1804536674338357368 
https://x.com/ufukaltinok/status/1804362153903681823 

39:20 Blast launched their airdrop
https://x.com/Blast_L2/status/1805630569830924310 
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/blast 
https://x.com/blur_io/status/1805631184028024909 
https://x.com/OlimpioCrypto/status/1805634498358366697 

45:44 Ethereum execution client Reth was launched! 
https://x.com/gakonst/status/1805920383390154845 

48:52 MiCA is about to enforce strict rules for stablecoins  
https://www.theblock.co/post/301989/eu-crypto-mica-stablecoin-disruption 
https://x.com/SethHertlein/status/1799102535459877201 

52:15 Gary Continues Taking Ls 
https://x.com/MinarikLaw/status/1805715857030439306  
https://x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1806334142432293142 
https://x.com/milesjennings/status/1806354239092080665 
https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1806303516694122663 
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/06/27/coinbase-accuses-us-sec-fdic-of-improperly-blocking-document-requests/ 

56:39 Winklevoss twins donated $2M in BTC to Trump’s campaign 
https://x.com/tyler/status/1803872859938549920 

59:10 Raises and BVC Investments  
https://x.com/hotpot_dao/status/1806357081231909168 
https://x.com/KAndrewHuang/status/1805632313759514783 

1:01:47 Voting on Bankless Nation podcast suggestions starts today! 
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1:03:34 July schedule…
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https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1805381346510225776 

1:04:58 Meme of the Week
https://x.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1806326930477654147  

1:05:43 Closing & Disclosures

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