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 Content mentioned: Adams, Ibert, and Liao, What Drives Crypto Asset Prices? Sponsor notes: Withum's Digital Currency and Blockchain Technology Team specializes in crypto-assets, offering accounting, tax and advisory solutions to fortify trust in a dynamic industry. Contact them today to get started. - withum.com/crypto   The Story of Ethereum Staking So Far: In Coin Metrics State of the Network Issue 270, we uncover Ethereum's staking ecosystem, from "The Merge" to "Shapella", the rise of LSTs and beyond.