In today's roundup we explore Celestia's 1GB block roadmap and Arbitrum's Stylus launch. We also unpack the controversy surrounding NEAR Protocol's publicity stunt and debate the ethics of "vape-to-earn" projects. Finally, we examine how Japanese banks are testing stablecoin transfers and what this means for institutional adoption. Enjoy!

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:09) Celestia Roadmap 1GB Blocks

(07:04) Arbitrum Stylus Launch

(14:29) Permissionless III Ad

(16:01) Are We Building the Same Thing?

(23:22) Is Crypto Twitter Dead?

(29:35) Trump Aave Fork

(36:08) Near Blockchain Hack

(45:18) Vape to Earn

(50:57) Japan Banks Cross Border Stablecoin Transfer

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Expansion was kickstarted by a grant from the Celestia Foundation.

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