Gm! In today’s episode we discuss recent developments in U.S. cryptocurrency perpetual futures regulation, including CFTC approval of Bitcoin perpetual contracts and implications for centralized and decentralized trading platforms. We also cover a proposed Solana fee mechanism aimed at increasing token burn, before examining the surge in Pokémon card speculation and the growth, economics, and risks of onchain trading card platform Collector Crypt.

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(2:34) US Perps Go Legit

(17:20) Solana’s Fee Debate

(26:00) Tradeoffs for Users

(41:13) Pokémon Cards Go Parabolic

(44:04) Collector Crypt’s Gacha Boom

(59:19) Valuing the $CARDS Token

(1:03:02) Closing Comments

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