ROLLUP: David Sold His ETH | EF Exodus | Hyperliquid’s Breakout | Stagflation Fears

Bankless

22 May 2026

Crypto’s old leaders are struggling, but new winners are breaking out. Ryan and David unpack the rise of HYPE, Zcash, and Venice, the macro bear fuel markets are ignoring, the EF talent exodus, and why David selling his last ETH may mark a new era for Ethereum and Bankless. --- 📣METAMASK | $100,000 ONDO GM CHALLENGE https://bankless.cc/OndoOnMetaMask  --- BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🔮POLYMARKET | #1 PREDICTION MARKET https://bankless.cc/polymarket-podcast 🟦 COINBASE ONE | MEMBER MONTH https://bankless.cc/coinbase-one 🧭OKX | TRADE, EARN, PAY to OKX | 120M+ USERS WORLDWIDE https://app.okx.com/join/USBANKLESS 🦊 METAMASK | DOWNLOAD NOW https://go.metamask.io/BL-Pod-Download 🌐BRIX | EMERGING MARKET YIELD https://bankless.cc/brix --- TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 0:00 Intro 3:28 Bear Fuel for Markets & Pockets of Bullishness in Crypto https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2056184339390419205 https://x.com/Barchart/status/2056350919139500364 https://x.com/JesseCohenInv/status/2056297490366837184 https://imgur.com/YqnyoBc https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2056556783221502060 https://polymarket.com/event/how-many-fed-rate-cuts-in-2026 https://thedefireport.io/research/signs-of-a-cycle-bottom#macro-update https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/21/iran-war-us-peace-talks-trump-hormuz.html https://polymarket.com/event/us-x-iran-permanent-peace-deal-by 21:27 Hyperliquid, HYPE, and Pre-IPO Price Discovery https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/2056720926234882533 https://polymarket.com/event/openai-ipo-closing-market-cap https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/05/20/elon-musk-s-spacex-holds-18-712-bitcoin-at-fair-value-of-usd1-29-billion-ipo-filing-shows https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/sec-readies-plan-trading-crypto-versions-stocks-bloomberg-news-reports-2026-05-18/ https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/05/21/binance-launches-spacex-pre-ipo-perps 32:43 Wintermute Opens DeFi Vaults on Morpho https://www.wintermute.com/insights/news/wintermute-launches-armitage-bringing-its-defi-and-trading-expertise-to-vault-curation https://x.com/wintermute_t/status/2056722776241902065 https://bitwiseinvestments.com/newsroom/bitwise-expands-onchain-solutions-with-introduction-of-non-custodial-vault 38:12  Trump’s Quantum Bets and U.S. Industrial Policy & Blockchain.com IPO and Ronin Migrates to Ethereum L2 https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2057431484915454235 https://www.theblock.co/post/402182/blockchain-com-confidentially-files-for-us-ipo-as-crypto-firms-continue-public-market-push https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/05/11/ronin-set-to-transition-to-ethereum-layer-2-from-independent-sidechain 46:34 EF Exodus and Ethereum’s Identity Crisis https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/2056383261648015443 https://x.com/drjasper_eth/status/2056405742769377490/photo/1 https://x.com/tkstanczak/status/2022315368430067847 https://x.com/0xstark/status/2044757694389670239 https://x.com/trent_vanepps/status/2044412517313556786 https://x.com/barnabemonnot/status/2053914533211558331 https://x.com/TimBeiko/status/2050570831491645874 https://blog.ethereum.org/2026/05/11/protocol-update-may-26 https://x.com/CarlBeek/status/2056379557889143042 https://x.com/_julianma/status/2056391635731128763 https://x.com/DefiIgnas/status/2056403039968174208 https://www.theblock.co/post/395541/miladys-loyalty-pledge-unnecessary-culture-schism-ethereum-community https://x.com/josephdelong/status/2019116049694880021 https://x.com/dankrad/status/2057441946616930799 https://x.com/ETH_Daily/status/2056549932455330020 https://x.com/wmougayar/status/2047274807230611805 1:00:04 David Sold His ETH and a New Era for Bankless https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/2057183150816583834 https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/2057216981368221776 1:10:00 Moment of Zen https://x.com/ethcforg/status/2057474005913792654  --- Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures