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Weekly Roundup 11/12/21 (Inflation hits 6.2%, Discord dithers on Web3, Is is really about the supply chain?) (EP.259)

On The Brink with Castle Island

Release Date: 11/12/2021

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On The Brink with Castle Island

Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:  Golden age of prediction markets NYC mayor’s election What’s happening with Canton? The FHFA says crypto can be a qualifying asset for mortages Our thoughts on the market structure bill The significance of the Fiserv stablecoin pilot $500m public access vehicle for BNB The Fed drops reputational risk in bank supervision EO for debanking is rumored Kraken HQ is moving to Wyoming Texas buys Bitcoin Will banking hours be obsolete? 

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, the founder and CEO of joins the show. In this episode we discuss: The origin story behind The Tie and how Josh approached founding the business. The digital asset data market. How sentiment data has evolved in the digital asset industry. The buy-side landscape for digital assets and how Josh sees that evolving in the coming years. The Canton Network and how The Tie is working with this new protocol. To learn more about The Tie visit their . 

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Ria sits down with , CEO and Co-Founder of , a universal stablecoin platform that enables customization while preserving interoperability across assets. In this episode, we cover: Lessons from MakerDAO Drawing inspiration from the dual banking system Building a base asset that is decentralized, permissionless and ossified Issuing opinionated assets via wrapping and extensions while maintaining interoperability

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Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:  The GENIUS Act passes the Senate Should GENIUS be stapled to market structure? Bessent thinks stablecoins could be $3.7T by 2030 Stablecoin FUD Will stablecoins destabilize the US Treasury market JPM's stablecoin FUDs JPMD's deposit token will launch on Base The future of stablecoin yield in the US  Circle hits a $50b market cap Yellowcard partners with Visa in Africa Kraken will launch a token for their Ink L2 Are Walmart and Amazon looking at their own stablecoins?  An Iranian crypto exchange is...

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Sean is joined by Santi Alvarado, CEO/Co-Founder of , to cover their seed raise and how money moves cross border. In this episode:  Background of Santi and how he made his way into crypto How legacy FX settlement operates today How XFX enables more liquidity for cross border payment companies

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Wyatt is joined by , Digital Asset and Blockchain leader at KPMG, for a conversation on the state of crypto auditing. In this episode:  How KPMG works with crypto companies and protocols Relevant new innovations in the crypto space What to look out for as a new founder

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Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:  Stripe acquires wallet infrastructure company Privy for an undisclosed sum Fireblocks’ stablecoin data Stablecoin FUD Were mnemonic phrases a local maxima? Bullish and Gemini have filed preliminary paperwork for IPOs Soc Gen is launching a USD stablecoin We look at some infamous rogue traders Gamestop’s bitcoin strategy is a flop DTCC is looking at issuing a stablecoin

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On The Brink with Castle Island

Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:  Circle goes public and has an explosive first day The IPO window is open Circle’s vision for CPN is launching a token Will cannibalize Solana? JPM will let clients use Bitcoin ETFs as collateral Strategy introduces new offerings Magic Eden’s strange Trump wallet app announcement Truth Social Bitcoin ETF A K Pop Bitcoin access vehicle Korea’s cultural renaissance Singapore’s abrupt change in posture

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Wyatt sits down with from the to talk stablecoins. Covered in this episode: Payments in Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa Stablecoin usage and USDT The future of non-stable tokens

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Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode:  Warning signs for the Bitcoin access vehicles? Has Bitcoin lost the MoE battle? Is OCP 2.0 over? The Dept of Labor rescinds their anti-crypto 401k guidance Cantor Fitzgerald is launching a bitcoin/gold fund Is it mathematically possible to give Bitcoin upside and gold downside? Content mentioned: 

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Matt and Nic return for news and deals of the week. In this episode: 

  • Circle launches an early stage venture fund
  • SEC targets American CryptoFed DAO LLC
  • The SEC references Nic's paper on DeFi risks
  • Should DeFi teams be more aggressive in disclosing admin key risks?
  • What would a DeFi disclosure regime look like?
  • BlockFi files for a spot Bitcoin ETF
  • Bitwise withdraws its futures-based ETF
  • NYC mayor Eric Adams says NYC schools should teach about cryptocurrency
  • Miami will airdrop BTC to residents
  • Inflation prints at 6.2% annualized
  • Why the 'supply chain' explanation for inflation obscures the underlying dynamics
  • Is inflation really a supply chain issue?
  • Real interest rates are as low as they were in the 1970s
  • Why we have entered monetary repression
  • Discord dithers on Web3
  • BrinkDAO
  • Could tungsten rods in space improve on nuclear weapons?

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