Korea’s leveraged stock boom imploded and the AI trade found a forced seller, but crypto held firm. Ryan and David unpack whether the winds are shifting toward BTC and ETH, Warsh’s hawkish Fed debut, and Ethereum’s 11th birthday.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:17 Korea & AI Liquidation
https://x.com/kobeissiletter/status/2082463897387257895
https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2082792020993536283
https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/why-did-south-korean-stocks-just
https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/the-ai-bust-scenario-that-no-one
https://x.com/tbpn/status/2082849965102219677
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/30/leopold-aschenbrenners-hedge-fund-is-facing-steep-ai-losses.html
https://x.com/amitisinvesting/status/2082860784242049407
14:39 Crypto Holds Firm
https://x.com/micro2macr0/status/2081868142230286664
https://x.com/cryptunez/status/2081893515223535625
https://x.com/blknoiz06/status/2082560475951251789
20:27 Warsh, Rates & Global Liquidity
https://x.com/YahooFinance/status/2082538170533519741
https://www.theblock.co/post/410092/fed-holds-rates-steady-three-officials-push-hike-crypto-market-stays-flat
https://thedefireport.io/research/can-the-economy-handle-rate-hikes
https://x.com/AlexCorrino/status/2082667540090859698
https://x.com/Barchart/status/2082683129681092931
https://x.com/wallstengine/status/2082551083583541287
https://capitalwars.substack.com/p/global-liquidity-and-cryptocurrencies
36:47 Clarity Act Stalls
https://x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/2082127523249262881
https://polymarket.com/event/clarity-act-signed-into-law-in-2026/clarity-act-signed-into-law-in-2026
https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/2082190857336205486
38:25 Ethereum Turns Eleven
https://x.com/LefterisJP/status/2082771162942075080
https://www.theblock.co/post/410083/ethereum-cypherpunk-manifesto-author-ethereum-foundation-fourth-board-member
https://x.com/ethereumfndn/status/2082437165233951223
https://x.com/AyaMiyagotchi/status/2082437879494488566
44:35 Robinhood’s Mixed Quarter
https://dune.com/entropy_advisors/robinhood-chain-network-overview
https://thedefiant.io/news/blockchains/robinhood-chain-tops-solana-in-tokenized-stock-volume-via-memecoin-pairs
47:52 New York’s Doxxing Scandal
https://x.com/haydenzadams/status/2081740559694074248
https://nypost.com/2026/07/27/us-news/mamdani-names-all-nyc-property-owners-who-could-be-hit-with-new-pied-a-terre-tax
53:26 July Wrap-Up
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