ROLLUP: Kamala Crypto Pivot? | USDC iPhone Tap-to-Pay | WBTC Drama? | Superchain Soon?

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?