Saylor Sells $216M Of Bitcoin, Joe Chalom Unpacks New Ethereum Orgs

Episode 4 of The Starting Block was broadcasted live with Gareth Jenkinson and Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom and MEXC CEO Vugar Usi.

Sharplink CEO Joe Chalom sits down with Gareth Jenkinson on The Starting Block to talk about ETH Labs and Ethereum Institutional launches, SharpLink's bear market strategy and Vitalik Buterin's Lean Ethereum rebuild plan. MEXC CEO Vugar Usi stopped by Gareth's desk today for Market Pulse. They discussed Strategy's $216M Bitcoin sale, ETF outflows affecting retail sentiment, the Ansem meme coin resurrection and MiCA's impact on European crypto liquidity.

OUTLINE
02:39 - Show Introduction
03:47 - Saylor Sells $216M Bitcoin
05:07 - Farage Crypto Funding Scandal
05:58 - Vitalik's Lean Ethereum Plan
06:44 - Bitcoin ETF Outflow Record
07:37 - Trump Meme Coin Losses
08:16 - Aave Explodes On Monad
09:37 - Ripple Clears MiCA Hurdle
12:20 - Market Pulse: Vugar Usi
24:15 - Hot Seat: Joe Chalom
29:51 - ETH Labs & ETH Institutional
38:18 - SharpLink's MNAV Strategy

Guest links:
Joe Chalom - https://x.com/joechalom
Sharplink - https://x.com/Sharplink
Vugar Usi - https://x.com/usithetalk
MEXC - https://x.com/MEXC

Host links:
Gareth Jenkinson - https://x.com/gazza_jenks
The Block - https://x.com/TheBlockCo
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