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

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?
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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/stat