Weekly Roundup 08/02/24 (Trump’s speech, Lummis’ BITCOIN Act, CA car titles on AVAX) (EP.550)

Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: 

  • We react to Trump’s speech on Bitcoin in Nashville
  • Is Bitcoin a proxy for Trump’s electoral chances?
  • Will there be a “crypto reset” from the Harris campaign?
  • Lummis’ Bitcoin Act
  • The US government moves some Bitcoin
  • Should the US government hold on to the coins from the Bitfinex hack?
  • Is the new Bitcoin law civil asset forfeiture?
  • Tether’s big Q2
  • Where are the Tether Truthers?
  • Howard Lutnick’s claim about SBF and Tether
  • Bitclout founder Nader Al Naji is charged by the SEC and SDNY
  • California DMV partners up with the Avalanche network

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