ROLLUP: Stripe's Billion Dollar Stablecoin Bet | Noteworthy Investor Longs BTC | Kraken's New L2 | Self Custody Is For Losers??

This week, a record-breaking billion-dollar crypto acquisition has caught mainstream attention, highlighting its significance for the stablecoin market’s future. Kraken joined the Layer 2 race, while Worldcoin launched its own L2, WorldChain, and Scroll’s airdrop received mixed reactions from recipients. Meanwhile, Paul Tudor Jones is bullish on crypto as a hedge, while Michael Saylor stirred controversy by criticizing self-custody, calling it a move for “losers.”
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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES
00:00 Start
02:23 Markets
https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd
https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/eth-usd
https://x.com/DegenerateNews/status/1849120571222536262
https://www.coingecko.com/en/global-charts

06:22 L2 Updates
https://l2beat.com/scaling/summary
https://x.com/lukeyoungblood/status/1849217477668171831?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g
https://x.com/lukeyoungblood/status/1849217477668171831? s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g

08:09 Paul Tudor Jones Bullish Bitcoin
https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1848735063615152136

10:46 Election Check In
https://polymarket.com/elections
https://x.com/Polymarket/status/1849451658788384797

15:26 Kraken's New L2
https://x.com/inkonchain/status/1849443457883885801
https://inkonchain.com/en-US

19:23 Stripe's $1 Billion Dollar Bet
https://x.com/Stablecoin/status/1848390849215730100
https://x.com/zcabrams/status/1848391342524641533
https://x.com/benhoneill/status/1848390493425504388
https://x.com/cburniske/status/1848108613631390155

22:24 Michael Saylor Against Self Custody?
https://x.com/AdamSimecka/status/1848131598044074289
https://x.com/Sina_21st/status/1848450657205789161
https://x.com/ErikVoorhees/status/1848754319019151873
https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1848876323026178429
https://x.com/ercwl/status/1848737997463695827

28:59 Balance on CEX's
https://x.com/leonwaidmann/status/1848780740969795917? s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g

32:38 Uniswap Integrated Across
https://x.com/AcrossProtocol/status/1849106135443202069
https://x.com/danrobinson/status