ROLLUP: Ethereum Foundation Sells $100M? | Telegram Founder Arrested | SEC Targets Opensea

Welcome back to the Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup. First up, why Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested in France and what it means for the future of privacy. Then, drama at the Ethereum Foundation as they sell $100M worth of ETH. And finally, the latest Wells Notice from the SEC, which company got it?
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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES
00:00:00 Start

00:02:22 Markets
https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd
https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/eth-usd
https://farside.co.uk/?p=1518
https://x.com/tokenterminal/status/1828049589305319792?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g
https://www.growthepie.xyz/fundamentals/total-value-locked

00:06:23 Rate Cuts Incoming
https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20240823a.htm
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1829156259062501574

00:08:41 Stablecoin ATH
https://defillama.com/stablecoins
https://x.com/PayPal/status/1828161802208985462

00:13:14 When Pump?
https://x.com/2xdog/status/1826460239090385028/photo/1

00:18:42 Telegram Founder Arrested
https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1827450423608795287?t=9gT6e4AmQL8qHc5gDA0Rrw&s=19

00:21:01 What Are The Charges?
https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1828915121823068476
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1828122303047033327

00:24:03 Encryption

00:27:47 Takes On This Issue
https://x.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1828077245606342672
https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1827602680388239582
https://x.com/Kasparov63/status/1827819652535489007
https://x.com/NoelleInMadrid/status/1827798993017127243

00:30:45 TON's Reaction
https://x.com/ton_society/status/1827753299736674599
https://x.com/ton_society/status/1828446248841441467

00:36:36 Mark Zuckerburgs Letter
https://x.com/boblatta/status/1828516974269472936/photo/1

00:39:46 Roman Storm's Battle
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1828906357723955378

00:46:34 Ethereum Foundation Sold $100M?
https://thedefiant.io/news/blockchains/ethereum-community-rattled-by-foundation-s-eth-sales-and-vitalik-s-defi-hate
https://x.com/0xstark/status/1828416178194104342
https://x.com/defiignas/status/1827287094705701318?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g

00:52:26 Does Vitalik Hate DeFi?
https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1827583576751181961
https://x.com/kaiynne/status/1821020189594669398
https://x.com/RhettShipp/status/1827911788488487047
https://x.com/haydenzadams/status/1828452122385424718
https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1828448417585971661

01:01:51 Sony's Layer 2 - Soneium
https://x.com/soneium/status/1826832581897126367

01:03:34 MakerDAO Rebranded To SKY
https://x.com/SkyEcosystem/status/1828405625828843710
https://governance.aave.com/t/temp-check-buidl-gsm/18775

01:05:47 Trump Harris Debate
https://x.com/disclosetv/status/1828505848504819978

01:06:42 RFK Drops Out
https://x.com/watcherguru/status/1827059890549862600?s=46&t=iahr7Lh5v08SSM_Ery-bGw

01:07:45 Trump NFTs
https://x.com/mdudas/status/1828575205276459258

01:09:29 SEC Threatens To Sue Opensea
https://x.com/dfinzer/status/1828791832009953706?s=46

01:12:37 Chainbound Raises $4.6M
https://x.com/chainbound_/status/1828047583090016308?s=46&t=dAxCjT2P_GIrJMvMgWIpfA

01:13:22 Most Unattractive Hobbies...
https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1827862983034245338

01:14:50 Moment Of Zen
https://x.com/songadaymann/status/1828885208227332591?s=46

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