62. A summer twister

Back after 6 weeks we talk fast and cover lots. Upsets in US and UK politics against a backdrop of rising energy prices, inflation, strikes and recession. Meanwhile Samsung releases more folding phones and Jonathan got a Steam Deck.

In Crypto and the Markets, we unpick the 10% stocks rally and ask if the Merge will boost Ethereum prices. The US Treasury’s shutdown of Tornado Cash is the main news of the day. We also take a speed run through: Coinbase, Tesla BTC, Celsius and the “Solana hack”.

In NFT news we begin by asking if NFTs are over. Then a late sidebar on Biden’s cleantech bill, and Jonathan explains how he made an NFT for his wedding. In our speed round we cover: Amazon.eth, Opensea layoffs, and Yuga news. And we return to the latest adventures of Wagmi-san in New Tokyo.

Links we mentioned:

Our Discord:
https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu

Atlantic article about Europe’s misplaced schadenfreude as the American Empire wobbles:
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2022/08/europe-america-military-empire-decline/670960/

Family-run Malaysian cakes and pastries in west London:
https://pandanbakery.com/

The US Treasury announces Tornado Cash sanction:
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0916

Wagmi-san walks around a wet 3D New Tokyo:
https://twitter.com/10ktfshop/status/1550240069159571456?s=21&t=K92xiF_HZBks6AKGqerL9A

BrewDog’s new Waterloo venue:
https://www.brewdog.com/uk/bars/uk/brewdog-waterloo

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