# ROLLUP: Elon Musk Buys Twitter?! | 8.5% Inflation | Tax Week | Epic Games Building the Metaverse *Author: David Hoffman* *Published: Apr 15, 2022* *Source: https://www.bankless.com/fr/rollup-elon-musk-buys-twitter-85* --- ![audio-thumbnail]()ROLLUP: Elon Musk Buys Twitter?! | 8.5% Inflation | Tax Week | Epic Games Building the Metaverse0:00/0:001×⬆️* Join [Bankless Premium](#/portal/signup) to listen to the **Ad-Free** version of this episode *🚀 [Subscribe now](#/portal/signup) --- #### 🎙️ **[NEW ROLLUP](https://youtu.be/y3VNJkxnNZs)** [Listen to podcast episode](http://podcast.banklesshq.com/) | [Apple](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bankless/id1499409058) | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/41TNnXSv5ExcQSzEGLlGhy) | [YouTube](https://youtu.be/y3VNJkxnNZs) | [RSS Feed](http://podcast.banklesshq.com/rss) --- ***M·A·C *****Cosmetics ***x **Keith Haring** Launch an **NFT Collection** for a **Good Cause*** [Help youths in need](https://bankless.cc/MAC) --- ### Bankless Sponsor Tools: ⚖️ **ARBITRUM** | SCALED ETHEREUM [https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum](https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum) ❎ **ACROSS** | BRIDGE TO LAYER 2 [https://bankless.cc/Across](https://bankless.cc/Across) 🏦 **ALTO IRA** | TAX-FREE CRYPTO [https://bankless.cc/AltoIRA](https://bankless.cc/AltoIRA) 👻 **AAVE V3** | LEND & BORROW CRYPTO [https://bankless.cc/aave](https://bankless.cc/aave) ⚡️ **MAKER DAO** | THE DAI STABLECOIN [https://bankless.cc/MakerDAO](https://bankless.cc/MakerDAO) 🦁 **BRAVE** | THE BROWSER NATIVE WALLET [https://bankless.cc/Brave](https://bankless.cc/Brave) --- ### **📺 ROLLUP: SECOND WEEK OF APRIL, 2022** **April 15th, 2022** #### MARKET - [BTC Price](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/09/bitcoin-btc-jumps-after-treasury-statement-on-crypto-executive-order.html) - [ETH/BTC Ratio](https://twitter.com/cburniske/status/1501449852495925248?s=20&t=7AgZNuv4yywprW-yM3G12Q) - [$BED](https://www.indexcoop.com/bed) - [Gas Markets](https://dune.xyz/hildobby/Gas) - [Total Crypto Market Cap](https://www.coingecko.com/en/global_charts) - [ETH Min Gas Price Post-Merge](https://twitter.com/domothy/status/1512817907130114059) - [ICHI Token](https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/141788/ichi-token-price-collapses-by-99-in-latest-defi-debacle) - [White House: Extraordinarily Elevated Inflation](https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1513574076383645699) - [Bloomberg Merge Estimates](https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1513892957371437074) --- #### RELEASES - [Robinhood Crypto Wallet Transfers](https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/141008/robinhood-widens-user-access-for-crypto-wallet-transfers-unveils-plan-to-support-lightning-payments-for-bitcoin) - [Polygon KPI Liquidity Mining](https://twitter.com/0xPolygon/status/1511373161623089152) - [Umbra Now Available on Optimism & Arbitrum](https://www.scopelift.co/blog/umbra-launches-on-optimism-and-polygon) - [Uniswap Swap Widget](https://twitter.com/Uniswap/status/1514603576093335553) - [AVAX Mempool Opening Up](https://twitter.com/trustlessstate/status/1514013436878983173) --- #### RAISES - [Epic Games $2B to build an Avatar Filled Metaverse](https://twitter.com/FT/status/1513575145805336577) - [Uniswap Labs Ventures](https://twitter.com/Uniswap/status/1513564875037061122) - [Circle $400M](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/circle-announces-400m-funding-round-301523647.html) - [AVAX Labs](https://twitter.com/TheBlock__/status/1514615631877836814) - [Ignite (formerly Tendermint) Launches $150M Accelerator](https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/141302/ignite-formerly-tendermint-launches-150-million-accelerator-for-web-3-projects?ref=coingecko) - [Goldman Sachs Invests $88M in Certik](https://www.ledgerinsights.com/goldman-sachs-invests-blockchain-security-firm-certik-88-million-funding/) - [Nomad $22M](https://blog.nomad.xyz/nomad-raises-22m-seed-round-for-security-first-interoperability-5d6b15c96007?gi=1dbc2b9da21d) --- #### NEWS - [Merge Won’t Be in June](https://twitter.com/timbeiko/status/1514010098145759232) - [Maple <> Maker](https://maplefinance.medium.com/maker-x-maple-a-partnership-to-scale-the-digital-economy-38f6ce0fce1b) - [Meta 50% Commission on NFTs](https://twitter.com/banklesshq/status/1514333528292536328) - [The BAYC Brand/Restaurant](https://twitter.com/BoredNHngry/status/1513599188243652610) - [Coinbase Interactive 3-Part Film - BAYC the Movie](https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/1513589848048689152) - [Jack Dorsey NFTs Not Rare?](https://twitter.com/CoinDesk/status/1514314671108591621) - [ETH NFT-Backed Loan Market](https://decrypt.co/97190/ethereum-nft-backed-loan-market-heats-up-as-cryptopunks-owner-borrows-8-3m) - [Elon Not Joining Twitter Board?](https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/141437/elon-musk-reverses-decision-to-join-twitters-board%20%20https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1514564966564651008) - [Axie Infinity Hacker Launders 7.5% of Stolen ETH](https://twitter.com/watcherguru/status/1512819830927376384?s=21&t=eN-BRT_hcOUnWRpac6NkDA) - [$NEAR Launches April 20th](https://twitter.com/Route2FI/status/1512166993671168003) --- #### REGULATION / TRADEFI / MISC - [USDC Stablecoin Issuer Hires Execus to Oversee Regulation](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/04/12/usdc-stablecoin-issuer-centre-hires-2-executives-to-oversee-regulation-operations/) - [Celsius No More Deposits](https://twitter.com/tier10k/status/1513883039893532677) - [Uniswap Labs Being Sued](https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/141853/class-action-lawsuit-accuses-uniswap-labs-its-investors-of-allowing-fraudulent-activity-on-the-dex-protocol) --- #### TAKES - U.S. Taxes > [](https://twitter.com/DanPriceSeattle/status/1513552893688827907) - Local or Global DeFi Winners > [](https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1513865713739608076) > [](https://twitter.com/hildobby_/status/1513874645371559936) - Who Could’ve Foreseen This? > [](https://twitter.com/ercwl/status/1513681327354171403) - This is Why We Fight > [](https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1514356560516030464) --- #### MEME OF THE WEEK > [](https://twitter.com/Pollo2x/status/1514335011461218307) > [](https://twitter.com/TheRugNews/status/1514615385806426117) --- #### MOMENT OF ZEN > [](https://twitter.com/songadaymann/status/1512141935959494656) --- #### 🏴 JOIN THE NATION 🏴 Subscribe: [Newsletter](https://bankless.ghost.io/) | [iTunes](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bankless/id1499409058) | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/41TNnXSv5ExcQSzEGLlGhy) | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/c/bankless) | [RSS Feed](http://podcast.banklesshq.com/) Follow: [Twitter](https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ?s=20) | [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/banklesshq/) | [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/bankless/) | [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@banklesshq) | [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/banklesshq/) --- ***Not financial or tax advice. **This newsletter is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. 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