ROLLUP: TRON's Massive Win | Dems Ignore Crypto | The $20M McDonalds Scam | Vitalik's Bull Post

Tron has been on a tear ranking second in stablecoin supply, highest number of token holders at 143.5 million, and has the second highest TVL among layer 1's at over $8 billion dollars.

What's causing this big spike and... why?

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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES

00:00 David's New Fighting Opponent
https://x.com/Permissionless/status/1826245778098237923

05:35 Markets
https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd
https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/eth-usd
https://farside.co.uk/?p=1518
https://unchainedcrypto.com/blackrocks-ethereum-etf-surpasses-1-billion-in-net-inflows/

09:17 Tron Taking Over?
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/tron

14:57 Fear vs Greed In Markets
https://x.com/Barchart/status/1825970627011817561
https://www.coinglass.com/pro/i/FearGreedIndex

19:53 Dems 2024 Platform Release
https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1825571943891792289
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1825620753783345308
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1825625975528501711
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1825619465339351144
https://washingtonreporter.news/editorial/scoop-kamala-harris-likely-to-nominate-gary-gensler-as-treasury-secretary-if-elected-senate-sources/
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1825618904686739630

32:36 Trump Onchain
https://blockworks.co/news/donald-trump-nft-royalties-memecoin-taxes
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/15/politics/read-donald-trump-financial-disclosure-forms/index.html
https://opensea.io/collection/trump-digital-trading-cards

39:02 Optimism Disabled Fraud Proofs?
https://x.com/Optimism/status/1824560736657670314

42:47 Pump Dot Fun
https://x.com/adam_tehc/status/1824994679265349802?s=46

45:33 McDonalds Memecoin?
https://x.com/timo_bult/status/1826284191115530600
https://pump.fun/4BRummYdfvoEGQwYzTSmn5F6RyAFdrHUTFkeagobpump

50:02 Story $80 Million Raise
https://www.story.foundation/
https://x.com/jasonjzhao/status/1826236451954286946

53:58 Sorella Labs $7.5 Million
https://www.theblock.co/post/3122