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<description>&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;This week, Anthony Sassano joins us to unpack Solana’s most controversial governance vote yet, Ethereum’s major leadership overhaul, and crypto markets wrestling with macro chaos despite promising policy shifts. Kraken makes waves with a massive $1.5B acquisition—but will it move the needle? We dive into all of this and so much more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;Follow Anthony on X: &lt;a class="link" href="https://x.com/sassal0x"&gt;https://x.com/sassal0x&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;📣 RONIN WALLET | YOUR WEB3 GAMING ECOSYSTEM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;a class="link" href="https://bankless.cc/Ronin_Wallet"&gt;https://bankless.cc/Ronin_Wallet&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;a class="link" href="https://bankless.cc/Frax"&gt;https://bankless.cc/Frax&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAIN&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;a class="link" href="https://bankless.cc/unichain"&gt;https://bankless.cc/unichain&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;⁠&lt;a class="link" href="https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum"&gt;https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;a class="link" href="https://bankless.cc/Mantle"&gt;https://bankless.cc/Mantle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;🌐CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPER&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;a class="link" href="https://bankless.cc/Celo"&gt;https://bankless.cc/Celo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;🏦INFINEX | THE CRYPTO-EVERYTHING APP&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;a class="link" href="https://bankless.cc/Infinex"&gt;https://bankless.cc/Infinex&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;-----&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;a class="link" href="https://zora.co/coin/base:0xab88c7d76226cf4251bae07e74aa0d8877b6136a"&gt;https://zora.co/coin/base:0xab88c7d76226cf4251bae07e74aa0d8877b6136a&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;TIMESTAMPS &amp;amp; RESOURCES&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;0:00 Intro&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;1:39 Anthony’s Crypto Vibe Check&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;5:56 Markets&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;a class="link" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/19/fed-meeting-live-updates.html"&gt;https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/19/fed-meeting-live-updates.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;12:27 Ethena and Securitize launched a new chain&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;a class="link" href="https://x.com/ethena_labs/status/1901672646015856749"&gt;https://x.com/ethena_labs/status/1901672646015856749&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;a class="link" href="https://x.com/coinbase/status/1902031828912844992"&gt;https://x.com/coinbase/status/1902031828912844992&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;28:13 Robinhood launched their prediction market with Kalshi&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;a class="link" href="https://x.com/Kalshi/status/1901634303768883377"&gt;https://x.com/Kalshi/status/1901634303768883377&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;a class="link" href="https://x.com/vladtenev/status/1901703746033426919"&gt;https://x.com/vladtenev/status/1901703746033426919&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;34:52 Solana proposal to cut inflation failed to pass&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;a class="link" href="https://simd-votes.stakingfacilities.com/"&gt;https://simd-votes.stakingfacilities.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;a class="link" href="https://www.helius.dev/blog/simd-228"&gt;https://www.helius.dev/blog/simd-228&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;47:07 SOL Futures on CME&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;a class="link" href="https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1901566174598398261"&gt;https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1901566174598398261&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;a class="link" href="https://x.com/solana/status/1901279678620749997"&gt;https://x.com/solana/status/1901279678620749997&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;51:25 Eth/acc &amp;amp; Ethereum Leadership Change&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;a class="link" href="https://x.com/matthuang/status/1902562363532046674"&gt;https://x.com/matthuang/status/1902562363532046674&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;a class="link" href="https://x.com/KyleSamani/status/1901769358273040806"&gt;https://x.com/KyleSamani/status/1901769358273040806&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;a class="link" href="https://x.com/ethismoneyHQ/status/1901734022646317213"&gt;https://x.com/ethismoneyHQ/status/1901734022646317213&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;a class="link" href="https://x.com/adietrichs/status/1899607524581740576"&gt;https://x.com/adietrichs/status/1899607524581740576&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;a class="link" href="https://x.com/megapot_io/status/1902419979196338386"&gt;https://x.com/megapot_io/status/1902419979196338386&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;1:06:07 Kraken Acquires NinjaTrader $1.5B&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;a class="link" href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/kraken-acquire-ninjatrader-15-billion-deal-2025-03-20/"&gt;https://www.reuters.com/technology/kraken-acquire-ninjatrader-15-billion-deal-2025-03-20/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;1:07:08 Closing &amp;amp; Disclaimers&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="text-node"&gt;&lt;a class="link" href="https://www.bankless.com/disclosures"&gt;https://www.bankless.com/disclosures&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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ROLLUP: Ethereum’s Leadership Move | Solana’s Inflation Debate | Kraken’s $1.5B Acquisition | Crypto's Macro Struggle

MAR 21, 2025-1 MIN
Bankless

ROLLUP: Ethereum’s Leadership Move | Solana’s Inflation Debate | Kraken’s $1.5B Acquisition | Crypto's Macro Struggle

MAR 21, 2025-1 MIN

Description

This week, Anthony Sassano joins us to unpack Solana’s most controversial governance vote yet, Ethereum’s major leadership overhaul, and crypto markets wrestling with macro chaos despite promising policy shifts. Kraken makes waves with a massive $1.5B acquisition—but will it move the needle? We dive into all of this and so much more.


Follow Anthony on X: https://x.com/sassal0x

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🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi

https://bankless.cc/Frax


🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAIN

https://bankless.cc/unichain


⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM

⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum


🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK

https://bankless.cc/Mantle


🌐CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPER

https://bankless.cc/Celo


🏦INFINEX | THE CRYPTO-EVERYTHING APP

https://bankless.cc/Infinex


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✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨

https://zora.co/coin/base:0xab88c7d76226cf4251bae07e74aa0d8877b6136a


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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES

 

0:00 Intro


1:39 Anthony’s Crypto Vibe Check


5:56 Markets

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/19/fed-meeting-live-updates.html


12:27 Ethena and Securitize launched a new chain

https://x.com/ethena_labs/status/1901672646015856749

https://x.com/coinbase/status/1902031828912844992


28:13 Robinhood launched their prediction market with Kalshi

https://x.com/Kalshi/status/1901634303768883377

https://x.com/vladtenev/status/1901703746033426919


34:52 Solana proposal to cut inflation failed to pass

https://simd-votes.stakingfacilities.com/

https://www.helius.dev/blog/simd-228


47:07 SOL Futures on CME 

https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1901566174598398261

https://x.com/solana/status/1901279678620749997


51:25 Eth/acc & Ethereum Leadership Change 

https://x.com/matthuang/status/1902562363532046674

https://x.com/KyleSamani/status/1901769358273040806

https://x.com/ethismoneyHQ/status/1901734022646317213

https://x.com/adietrichs/status/1899607524581740576

https://x.com/megapot_io/status/1902419979196338386 


1:06:07 Kraken Acquires NinjaTrader $1.5B

https://www.reuters.com/technology/kraken-acquire-ninjatrader-15-billion-deal-2025-03-20/


1:07:08 Closing & Disclaimers


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Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:

https://www.bankless.com/disclosures