one point i've endeavored to make is that Silvergate died by murder, not suicide. the critical point is that the Fed told them after the drawdown that they had to cut their crypto deposits to 15% of their book, dooming them. (this is obviously unconstitutional, by the way)

This is an incredible thread. Thank you nic carter for your work on this.

Gas increasing alongside demand. Ethereum armchair critics in disbelief.

The vision for Ethereum Foundation’s future -  from @vitalikbuterin himself. #AltLayerRollupDay2024 🇸🇬

This may be the most important crypto thread of the year. Please read, share and act. The current US government administration is aggressively and potentially illegally choking banks that work with crypto companies. Thank you nic carter for this expose.

I spent a lot of time on Chokepoint when I was at Blockchain Association. It was the most Soviet thing I ever experienced. The regulators acted with unchecked lawlessness, but the only people with standing to fight back were too scared for fear of retaliation. The truth comes out:

Carlos Domingo Wormhole Solana Robinson (🪱, 🕳️) Even mid DeFi protocols don't build with Wormhole. They don't even let Wormhole pitch them to be their solution. l2beat.com/bridges/projec…

Hershey Chocolate laid off some employees this week as part of a restructuring #MacroEdge

Ethereum has the correct scaling design for PMF security level and cost for it

Gold is speaking very loudly right now

ETH 100 gwei fees are back ⛽️ ETH is top fee earner as demand hits. Blobs space filling up. ETH L2s growing parabolic 🚀

As I always say… pay attention to $FDX Down -14%🔻 Largest drop in over 2 years Alan Greenspan used to gauge the state of the economy on FedEx. Solid macro tell.

My wife and I welcomed Wendy Horsley to the world this month. Feeling grateful

🚨 1/ BOMBSHELL REVELATION that Silvergate was liquid & solvent when the Fed forced it to close changes EVERYTHING when analyzing the March 2023 bank failures. Look at the dates: * Mar 8: Silvergate voluntarily liquidates * Mar 10: Silicon Valley fails * Mar 12: Signature fails

Fishy Catfish Carlos Domingo Wormhole Solana Robinson (🪱, 🕳️) Aave Labs knows x.com/nullpackets/st…

It used to be said all the time — But I haven't seen it said enough recently: The amount of high caliber people in this space is remarkable. Independent thinkers, courageous, passionate, high initiative, [occasional] good sense of humor. It's one of the best things about

$100+bil asset manager WisdomTree has launched platform designed to offer seamless access to tokenized real world assets…   WisdomTree Government Money Market Digital Fund now available on this.   Tokens initially minted on Ethereum.   Paying attention yet?

SCOOP: As speculation swirls U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler wont leave his job even if Donald J. Trump wins, GOP operatives are looking at ways to make his life so miserable he choses to step down including locking him out of all SEC offices. More 430pm edt on Larry Kudlow

It’s been a productive week in Washington D.C., between the Stand With Crypto Day event, our Axios-hosted discussion with key legislators, and some timely Congressional hearings on crypto and DeFi. It reaffirmed that conversations around decentralization and policy are getting

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