ROLLUP: Rate Cuts Price Savior? | Trump’s DeFi Project | Vitalik’s Documentary

The Fed just cut rates by 50 basis points for the first time since the pandemic, how is the market reacting, should we be excited?

Trump revealed new details about World Liberty Financial. We’ll break down why they’re building it, who’s involved, and what’s going on with the token.

We also have a Tale of Two Chains: Bitcoiners watching Trump buy a burger with Bitcoin in NYC, while Ethereans premiere an Ethereum documentary down the street.
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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES

00:00 Start
02:36 Markets
https://x.com/ledgerstatus/status/1835473538028814667

06:09 RSA Finally Cracks
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1836779556998459436

10:55 Total MKT Cap
https://www.coingecko.com/en/global-charts

11:09 L2 Update
https://www.growthepie.xyz/fundamentals/transaction-count

13:36 Fed Rate Cuts
https://x.com/SpecialSitsNews/status/1835699786785136703
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/18/fed-cuts-rates-september-2024-.html

18:57 Cut Reactions
https://x.com/TimDuy/status/1836154346045870391
https://x.com/coinbase/status/1836470341063053572
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1836795960321585388
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/09/18/arthur-hayes-if-they-go-50-that-will-be-a-nuclear-catastrophe-for-financial-markets/
https://x.com/intocryptoverse/status/1836471892674302430?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g
https://x.com/Jamie1Coutts/status/1836192104722370930
https://www.tradingview.com/chart/1RYLG2gC/?symbol=NASDAQ%3AQQQ
https://youtu.be/b6O-lHr-D0s?si=7uiJPAxPibmCTLsz

27:03 Trump's Liberty Financial
https://x.com/EricTrump/status/1834322630721122521
https://x.com/worldlibertyfi/status/1835748701534404945
https://x.com/alexandergrieve/status/1836006655223275904

32:06 Takes On The Project
https://x.com/iamDCinvestor/status/1836006290125987860
https://x.com/worldlibertyfi/status/1835300402163503260?s=46&t=dmRhP54bJmHi0Ppb8BT30Q

34:42 Trump Pays With Bitcoin
https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1836510214482284545
https://x.com/crypto_condom/status/1836512092503077146

36:39 Vitalik Film Premiere