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8:06 Breaking
PTJ on CNBC
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/64691/macro-investor-paul-tudor-jones-says-he-has-a-little-over-1-of-his-assets-in-bitcoin

Quick News
Bitfinex now offers a derivative contract on BTC dominance
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitfinex-now-derivatives-contract-offering-130000031.html

New research finds that 98% of XRP transactions are empty
https://decrypt.co/28176/98-of-xrp-transactions-are-empty-says-report

Open interest on BTC options broke $1B for the first time ever; CME open interest on Bitcoin futures hits ATH
https://www.coindesk.com/open-positions-on-bitcoin-options-pass-1b-for-first-time
https://cointelegraph.com/news/cme-bitcoin-futures-break-open-interest-record-heres-what-it-means

Fork of Telegram is created without Telegram the company
https://messari.io/article/community-devs-and-validators-launch-a-fork-of-ton-without-participation-from-telegram

Bitcoin node count falls to lowest level in 3 years; 65% of hashrate in China; Grayscale and Square purchase 50% of Bitcoin in Q1 2020
https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-node-count-falls-to-3-year-low-despite-price-surge
https://news.bitcoin.com/65-of-global-bitcoin-hashrate-concentrated-in-china/
https://cointelegraph.com/news/report-squares-cashapp-and-grayscale-consumed-over-50-of-bitcoin-mined-q1-202

$72B worth of equities on loan are headed to the Axcore Blockchain
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2020/05/05/occ-deal-to-move-72-billion-in-equities-to-axcore-blockchain/#18c3ea835cef

Joseph Lubin: ‘We will get back to selling a lot of tokens’
https://decrypt.co/28273/joseph-lubin-we-will-get-back-to-selling-a-lot-of-tokens

Lolli raises $3 million in new funding
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/64710/bitcoin-lolli-3-million

There's more Bitcoin on Ethereum than in the Lightning Network
https://decrypt.co/28414/theres-more-bitcoin-on-ethereum-than-in-the-lightning-network

29:36 Discussion
ETH2.0 set for Q3; some initial details on staking rewards have emerged
https://decrypt.co/28217/how-much-you-might-earn-staking-on-ethereum-2-0
https://decrypt.co/28191/ethereum-on-track-to-offer-staking-in-q3-2020
https://messari.io/article/ethereum-2-0-phase-0-launch-inching-closer-as-multi-client-testnet-progresses

LIbra hires former HSBC head -- is Libra about to make big moves in the stablecoin space?
https://messari.io/article/libra-association-appoints-hsbc-chief-legal-officer-stuart-levey-as-ceo

57:49 Bitcoin
New Bitcoin ETP/ETF launches in Canada allowing access for Canada (and maybe US)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2020/05/08/bitcoin-fund-completes-48-million-exchange-traded-offering-just-dont-tell-americans/#756e45502846

Iran is getting into the BTC game and hard to avoid US sanctions, etc.
https://www.coindesk.com/iran-issues-license-for-nations-biggest-bitcoin-mining-operation

1:14:00 Ethereum
ProgPoW from the grave again -- will this actually go through?
https://messari.io/article/progpow-back-on-the-map-but-perhaps-in-a-less-prominent-role

NFT Fractional Ownership, NFT-backed currency
https://defirate.com/whaleshark-token/
https://whale.me/

1:29:56 EOS
Brendan tweets about B1s involvement in EOS
https://twitter.com/BrendanBlumer/status/1259287214128640000?s=20

Galaxy EOS VC Fund Invests in Game Studio Dazzle Rocks
https://www.eoswriter.io/169470_galaxy-eos-vc-fund-invests-in-game-studio-dazzle-rocks.eos