ROLLUP: Crypto’s Nasdaq Problem | The CLARITY Act | Saylor Selling? | ETH L1 Scaling
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U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Tease
The hosts discuss teasers about a U.S. Bitcoin reserve, possible Fort Knox, and what an implementation might include.
Stocks and AI are ripping to new highs, and crypto is getting pulled along for the ride. Ryan and David break down whether this rally is real or too frothy, what the CLARITY Act still needs to survive, why Coinbase layoffs are colliding with billion-dollar crypto raises, and what Saylor selling Bitcoin would actually mean.
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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES
0:00 Intro
1:29 Markets
https://thedefireport.io/research/btc-is-nearing-an-inflection-point#btc-vs-nasdaq-correlation
https://www.google.com/finance/beta/quote/.INX:INDEXSP
https://x.com/claudeai/status/2052060691893227611
https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/2052247071491604672
https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2052042082185809991
https://app.hyperliquid.xyz/trade/vntl:ANTHROPIC
https://x.com/jasongoepfert/status/2052110616622485834
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/2049971216413343991
https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2050566239961956630
https://x.com/WhitePine009/status/2050578574348845271
https://x.com/Sam_Badawi/status/2050710130766074085/video/2
https://polymarket.com/event/us-x-iran-permanent-peace-deal-by/?via=bankless?
https://x.com/RealStockCats/status/2052042448944124110
23:06 CLARITY Act Clears a Hurdle
https://x.com/SenThomTillis/status/2051464145384489270
https://x.com/faryarshirzad/status/2050325150747484421
https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/2050331808240156721
https://x.com/kalshi_crypto/status/2052106907511320920
https://polymarket.com/event/clarity-act-signed-into-law-in-2026/?via=bankless?
31:20 Coinbase Layoffs vs Crypto Fundraises
https://x.com/katie_haun/status/2051318562497716655
https://x.com/cdixon/status/2051633104549502989
https://x.com/emilios_eth/status/2051704246798549176
34:55 Is Saylor Selling Bitcoin?
https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/2051802384943194431
https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/2051797790494261301
40:44 Arbitrum DAO Meets U.S. Courts
https://x.com/aave/status/2051329772190347560
https://x.com/tayvano_/status/2050407082084663430
47:09 Ethereum L1 Is Scaling Again
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/2051773131807690847
https://blog.ethereum.org/2026/05/02/soldogn-interop-recap
https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam
51:16 Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Update
https://polymarket.com/event/us-national-bitcoin-reserve-before-2027/?via=bankless?
59:31 Closing & Disclaimers
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