Coinbase Layoffs vs. Large VC Fundraises

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://www.coingecko.com/ 

https://imgur.com/a/xfVRCtd

https://thedefireport.io/research/btc-is-nearing-an-inflection-point#btc-vs-nasdaq-correlation

https://www.google.com/finance/beta/quote/.INX:INDEXSP

https://www.reuters.com/business/stunning-us-profit-strength-ignites-stocks-charge-record-peaks-2026-05-06/

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://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/05/01/clarity-act-text-lets-crypto-firms-offer-stablecoin-rewards-while-shielding-bank-yield

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/brian_armstrong

https://x.com/0x_Lucas

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://unchainedcrypto.com/u-s-court-freezes-71-million-in-kelp-dao-eth-after-north-korea-terrorism-creditors-file-claim/

https://x.com/aave/status/2051329772190347560

https://x.com/tayvano_/status/2050407082084663430

https://x.com/ImperiumPaper

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://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/05/06/u-s-bitcoin-reserve-update-coming-in-next-few-weeks-white-house-s-adviser-says

https://www.dlnews.com/articles/people-culture/bo-hines-exits-white-house-crypto-post-amid-bitcoin-mystery/

https://polymarket.com/event/us-national-bitcoin-reserve-before-2027/?via=bankless?

59:31 Closing & Disclaimers

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