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ROLLUP: $100k BTC? | Gensler Resignation | Trump’s ‘Crypto Czar’ | Memecoin Rugs
Bitcoin soared to new all-time highs as MicroStrategy led massive BTC buys, and BlackRock's ETF options hit $1.9B volume. Meanwhile, a 13-year-old executed a rug pull, sparking chaos and meme token wars. On the regulatory front, SEC Chair Gary Gensler announced his resignation effective January 20, 2025, coinciding with President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. Trump teased a "Crypto Czar," while 18 states sued the SEC. Binance launched BFUSD with 19.55% APY, challenging Coinbase’s USDC yield. Elsewhere, Solana reached new highs, McDonald’s partnered with Doodles, and Tether unveiled a tokenization platform. The crypto world remains as unpredictable as ever! ------ 📣 LEGION | MERIT BASED ICOs https://bankless.cc/Legion ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🦄UNISWAP | BROWSER EXTENSION https://bankless.cc/uniswap 🪄MAGIC EDEN | HOME OF WEB3 https://bankless.cc/MagicEden 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 🤖dYdX | UNLIMITED LAUNCHING SOON https://bankless.cc/dYdXUnlimited 🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/toku ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x0c294913a7596b427add7dcbd6d7bbfc7338d53f/99?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 0:00 Intro 0:35 Gen-z Quant https://x.com/DeeZe/status/1859110339251478754 https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1859225228045402203 8:03 It’s a week of Bitcoin buys! https://x.com/samcallah/status/1858507239897632909 https://x.com/saylor/status/1858496146026467378 https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1859278500399620528 https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/semler-scientific-announces-btc-and-atm-activity-raised-21-5-million-purchased-additional-215-btc-now-holds-1-273-btc-with-btc-yield-of-37-3-302308149.html https://ir.mara.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1377/mara-holdings-inc-announces-proposed-private-offering-of-700-million-of-convertible-senior-notes https://x.com/Metaplanet_JP/status/1858352792647225371 https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1858535519354827251 https://x.com/bitcoinmagazine/status/1858874854402920902 https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1858991206476509659 https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1858994117617086840 21:59 Chillguy https://dexscreener.com/solana/93tjgwff5ac5thymi8c4wejvvqq4tumemuyw1leyz7bu https://x.com/nayibbukele/status/1859433926206325107 https://solscan.io/account/AySxUvESXdGTVT6G3psgzWahduxJx8bGkb4Ddip8sADx 24:12 Vitalik bought $50 of an AI memecoin on Farcaster https://x.com/Tyler_Did_It/status/1859420049427267912 30:32 Gary Gensler set to Resign https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1859659202618327276 https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1859664473025581561 https://x.com/KMSmithDC/status/1859339558342607023 https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1857123002921463862 https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/gensler-remarks-pli-s-56th-annual-institute-securities-regulation-111424 https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/11/11/trump-crypto-regulation-bitcoin/ 36:35 “Coincidently”, Trump met with Brian Amstrong this week https://x.com/News_Of_Alpha/status/1858606637201633705 https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1858922946116346273 38:01 Trump picked Howard Lutnick to lead the US Department of Commerce https://www.wsj.com/politics/trump-commerce-secretary-howard-lutnick-cabinet-77c86b81 https://x.com/TheFlowHorse/status/1858942817592103046 https://polymarket.com/event/who-will-trump-nominate-for-treasury-secretary https://x.com/twobitidiot/status/1859266763860394426 https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-team-weighs-creating-first-ever-white-house-crypto-role-bloomberg-news-2024-11-20/ https://x.com/News_Of_Alpha/status/1859661975745167378 https://cointelegraph.com/new
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