The Fed just cut rates by 50 basis points for the first time since the pandemic, how is the market reacting, should we be excited? Trump revealed new details about World Liberty Financial. We’ll break down why they’re building it, who’s involved, and what’s going on with the token. We also have a Tale of Two Chains: Bitcoiners watching Trump buy a burger with Bitcoin in NYC, while Ethereans premiere an Ethereum documentary down the street. ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 00:00 Start 02:36 Markets x.com/ledgerstatus/status/1835473538028814667 06:09 RSA Finally Cracks x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1836779556998459436 08:44 Total MKT Cap www.coingecko.com/en/global-charts 08:58 L2 Update www.growthepie.xyz/fundamentals/transaction-count 11:25 Fed Rate Cuts x.com/SpecialSitsNews/status/1835699786785136703 www.cnbc.com/2024/09/18/fed-cuts-rates-september-2024-.html 16:46 Cut Reactions x.com/TimDuy/status/1836154346045870391 x.com/coinbase/status/1836470341063053572 x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1836795960321585388 www.coindesk.com/business/2024/09/18/arthur-hayes-if-they-go-50-that-will-be-a-nuclear-catastrophe-for-financial-markets/ x.com/intocryptoverse/status/1836471892674302430?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g x.com/Jamie1Coutts/status/1836192104722370930 www.tradingview.com/chart/1RYLG2gC/?symbol=NASDAQ%3AQQQ youtu.be/b6O-lHr-D0s?si=7uiJPAxPibmCTLsz 23:08 Trump’s Liberty Financial x.com/EricTrump/status/1834322630721122521 x.com/worldlibertyfi/status/1835748701534404945 x.com/alexandergrieve/status/1836006655223275904 28:11 Takes On The Project x.com/iamDCinvestor/status/1836006290125987860 x.com/worldlibertyfi/status/1835300402163503260?s=46&t=dmRhP54bJmHi0Ppb8BT30Q 30:47 Trump Pays With Bitcoin x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1836510214482284545 x.com/crypto_condom/status/1836512092503077146 32:44 Vitalik Film Premiere ethereumfilm.xyz/streaming x.com/EthereumFilm/status/1828192695095042429 x.com/TrustlessState/status/1836737714223210638 x.com/dimabuterin/status/1836701356565922006 x.com/ViktorBunin/status/1836556640734085478 x.com/jessepollak/status/1836607456497275028 x.com/jessepollak/status/1836607456497275028 x.com/EthereumFilm/status/1835973354995499061 37:41 SEC Sues Rari? www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024-138 x.com/dcfgod/status/1836488126744924299 39:08 The Flyfish Case www.sec.gov/files/litigation/admin/2024/33-11305.pdf x.com/HesterPeirce/status/1835757603860681141 x.com/FinancialCmte/status/1836124400695021654 x.com/RepFrenchHill/status/1836420981310542092?t=KbWMCpEacfkVWgSADJSgQg&s=19 44:29 Token 2049 x.com/justinsuntron/status/1836330985706918253 unchainedcrypto.com/buterin-at-token2049-were-not-early-to-crypto-but-were-early-to-crypto-being-usable/ 47:24 New Zora App x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1836399083482742814 50:07 New Fastest Rollup x.com/atlasxyz/status/1833880969251524973 51:27 Permissionless Party lu.ma/yj5pdeqe Bankless listeners - 10% off tickets with BANKLESS10 Bankless citizens - 30% off tickets with link: bankless.cc/PermissionlessDiscount 53:14 Moment Of Zen www.youtube.com/watch?v=71DtEk1cFdg ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠