For this Thanksgiving week episode, we cover the big news that broke this week including the latest with the DOJ and Binance including CZ's decision to step down and pay a $4 billion settlement as well as news with Kraken and the SEC. We also touch on the fall-out from the recent OpenAI power play and take a look at some of the latest ETH ETF filings from the likes of Blackrock and Fidelity. We also review a recent Pantera newsletter and their take on the upcoming BTC ETF as well as a visit to see what's trending on predictive Polymarket. 

We then take a deep dive and explore options for Ethereum validators as well as stakers by talking through a side by side comparison of the requirements, rewards, pros and cons of running a solo node, validating with Rocket Pool or staking with Lido. We offer our conclusions on which route to consider based on the type of investor you would like to be.  

As we wrap up this episode we discuss how many themes from past episodes are becoming more and more in the day to day news these days, from our Decentralized AI episode to our analysis of Coinbase's recent quarterly results, it's fun to see Decentralized Dawn topics become part of the mainstream news cycle. We hope this episode reminds us all of what we are thankful for as we continue to explore this riveting and ever evolving space. 

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