ROLLUP: BTC Shatters $100K, What's Next? | The Debanking Debacle | New SEC Chairman | Biggest Airdrop... Ever?

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