ROLLUP: Ethereum Foundation Sells $100M? | Telegram Founder Arrested | SEC Targets Opensea

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Welcome back to the Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup. First up, why Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested in France and what it means for the future of privacy. Then, drama at the Ethereum Foundation as they sell $100M worth of ETH. And finally, the latest Wells Notice from the SEC, which company got it? ------ 🌊 KELP | Deposit ETH with Gain today https://kelpdao.xyz/gain/?utm_source=Bankless  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2    ⁠ 🦄UNISWAP | BROWSER EXTENSION https://bankless.cc/uniswap  ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum  🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle    🌐 OBOL | STAKE ON DVs, SCALE ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/obol  🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT  https://bankless.cc/toku  ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 00:00:00 Start 00:02:22 Markets https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd  https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/eth-usd  https://farside.co.uk/?p=1518  https://x.com/tokenterminal/status/1828049589305319792?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g  https://www.growthepie.xyz/fundamentals/total-value-locked  00:06:23 Rate Cuts Incoming https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20240823a.htm  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1829156259062501574  00:08:41 Stablecoin ATH https://defillama.com/stablecoins  https://x.com/PayPal/status/1828161802208985462  00:13:14 When Pump? https://x.com/2xdog/status/1826460239090385028/photo/1  00:18:42 Telegram Founder Arrested https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1827450423608795287?t=9gT6e4AmQL8qHc5gDA0Rrw&s=19  00:21:01 What Are The Charges? https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1828915121823068476  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1828122303047033327  00:24:03 Encryption 00:27:47 Takes On This Issue https://x.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1828077245606342672  https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1827602680388239582  https://x.com/Kasparov63/status/1827819652535489007  https://x.com/NoelleInMadrid/status/1827798993017127243  00:30:45 TON's Reaction https://x.com/ton_society/status/1827753299736674599  https://x.com/ton_society/status/1828446248841441467  00:36:36 Mark Zuckerburgs Letter https://x.com/boblatta/status/1828516974269472936/photo/1  00:39:46 Roman Storm's Battle https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1828906357723955378  00:46:34 Ethereum Foundation Sold $100M? https://thedefiant.io/news/blockchains/ethereum-community-rattled-by-foundation-s-eth-sales-and-vitalik-s-defi-hate  https://x.com/0xstark/status/1828416178194104342  https://x.com/defiignas/status/1827287094705701318?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g  00:52:26 Does Vitalik Hate DeFi? https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1827583576751181961  https://x.com/kaiynne/status/1821020189594669398  https://x.com/RhettShipp/status/1827911788488487047  https://x.com/haydenzadams/status/1828452122385424718  https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1828448417585971661  01:01:51 Sony's Layer 2 - Soneium https://x.com/soneium/status/1826832581897126367  01:03:34 MakerDAO Rebranded To SKY https://x.com/SkyEcosystem/status/1828405625828843710  https://governance.aave.com/t/temp-check-buidl-gsm/18775  01:05:47 Trump Harris Debate https://x.com/disclosetv/status/1828505848504819978  01:06:42 RFK Drops Out https://x.com/watcherguru/status/1827059890549862600?s=46&t=iahr7Lh5v08SSM_Ery-bGw  01:07:45 Trump NFTs https://x.com/mdudas/status/1828575205276459258  01:09:29 SEC Threatens To Sue Opensea https://x.com/dfinzer/status/1828791832009953706?s=46  01:12:37 Chainbound Raises $4.6M https://x.com/chainbound_/status/1828047583090016308?s=46&t=dAxCjT2P_GIrJMvMgWIpfA  01:13:22 Most Unattractive Hobbies... https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1827862983034245338  01:14:50 Moment Of Zen https://x.com/songadaymann/status/1828885208227332591?s=46  ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠