RaaS #469: ETH Crosses $4,000!

El Salvador Launches National Bitcoin Bank, Mercury Launches On Hyperliquid: GM Web3!

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August 08, 2025

Vitalik Reflects On Visa And Centralization, PreStocks On Jupiter, and Moar!

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President Trump just declared that Bitcoin and crypto will “skyrocket like never before”, as he signs an executive order to allow digital assets in 401(k) retirement plans. Does this mean crypto bros can retire one day?

El Salvador just announced plans to open a Bitcoin bank, the first of its kind globally. This move cements the country’s long-term crypto bet and could offer direct BTC banking services to citizens and businesses, bypassing legacy finance entirely.

The luxury automaker is embracing digital assets in response to growing demand from high-net-worth crypto holders, starting in the U.S. and Europe.

BlackRock just scooped up 28,115.76 ETH worth around $110.3 million. With ETH at $4K, this sends a clear signal: the institutions are in. Are we so back?

Pump.fun just introduced the Glass Full Foundation, a new initiative to supercharge liquidity for the most vibrant, organic, and deranged cults on the platform. The GFF aims to reward real community energy and meme momentum.

CryptoPunks meetup in 2025. Yes, you read that correctly the first time.

Dear god, please let the weekend be nice to us. Higher!

Manta Network’s latest drop, SUPERFORTUNE, allows you to throw hands at your favorite frenemy. Check out the boss’s video on it; otherwise, the intern has to work on the weekend.

Vitalik draws a parallel between Visa’s origins and the ethos behind modern DAOs.
Both began with decentralist ideals, but over time, one became a global payments powerhouse often seen as extractive.

Trump has nominated Stephen Miran, a well-known pro-Bitcoin advocate who has publicly stated that Bitcoin should play a “meaningful role” in U.S. monetary policy, to the Federal Reserve Board.

Top Gainers: MIM, TOKABU, HOUSE, U, ASR.

PreStocks is launching on Jupiter via Solana, and anyone can trade tokenized shares of top private companies like SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic. This unlocks liquidity and democratizes access to pre-IPO assets, ushering in a new era of global, on-chain private markets.

Mercury, the new iOS-native app, brings spot & perp trading, vault access, fiat/crypto deposits, and seamless HyperEVM integration, all into one slick interface, and with Apple Pay onramping built-in.

That’s all for today, Happy Weekend y’all!

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