Solana’s Controversial Vote, Ethereum’s Leadership Move, & Crypto’s Macro Crisis

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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.

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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES

0:00 Intro

1:39 Anthony’s Crypto Vibe Check

5:56 Markets
www.cnbc.com/2025/03/19/fed-meeting-live-updates.h…

12:27 Ethena and Securitize launched a new chain
x.com/ethena_labs/status/1901672646015856749
x.com/coinbase/status/1902031828912844992

28:13 Robinhood launched their prediction market with Kalshi
x.com/Kalshi/status/1901634303768883377
x.com/vladtenev/status/1901703746033426919

34:52 Solana proposal to cut inflation failed to pass
simd-votes.stakingfacilities.com/
www.helius.dev/blog/simd-228

47:07 SOL Futures on CME 
x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1901566174598398261
x.com/solana/status/1901279678620749997

51:25 Eth/acc & Ethereum Leadership Change 
x.com/matthuang/status/1902562363532046674
x.com/KyleSamani/status/1901769358273040806
x.com/ethismoneyHQ/status/1901734022646317213
x.com/adietrichs/status/1899607524581740576
x.com/megapot_io/status/1902419979196338386 

1:06:07 Kraken Acquires NinjaTrader $1.5B
www.reuters.com/technology/kraken-acquire-ninjatra…

1:07:08 Closing & Disclaimers

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