Weekly Roundup 10/27/23 (PROOF Act, WSJ/Warren Hamas scandal, ETF chatter) (EP.465)

Oct 27, 2023

Matt and Nic return for a big week of news and deals. In this episode: 

• Has there been a vibe shift? 
• Sen Tillis and Hickenlooper introduce the PROOF Act
• Is there a lack of crypto-native auditors? 
• Liz Warren's plan to interfere with crypto audits 
• What's going on with the WSJ, Warren's letter, and Hamas' crypto donations? 
• The WSJ is refusing to update their claims 
• ETF momentum is picking up 
• What explains the move in Bitcoin this week? 
• SBF is going to testify 

Content mentioned: 

• Sen. Tillis' office, The PROOF Act introduced
• Jeff John Roberts in Fortune, The Wall Street Journal and Liz Warren double down on the Hamas crypto canard
• Nic's WSJ/Hamas bounty campaign
• Elliptic, Setting the record straight on crypto crowdfunding by Hamas
• Elizabeth Warren letter to the White House

 

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