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Weekly Roundup 09/16/22 (Merge makes it, Chainalysis crypto adoption report, Starbucks NFTs, Coinbase grades Congress) (EP.350)

On The Brink with Castle Island

Release Date: 09/16/2022

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Wyatt sits down with and of In this episode, we cover:  The evolution of yield in DeFi Primitives users want Crypto risk assessment Learn more about

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Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode:  Will stablecoins disrupt credit cards? The US Treasury Advisory Committee drops a report on stablecoins Mastercard and Visa launch stablecoin integrations Movement labs has more scandals Are quantum timelines accelerating? The real risk of quantum to Bitcoin Could a quantum break fix Bitcoin’s security budget? Are any Bitcoin purists left? Circle turns down Ripple’s acquisition offer Machinsky is facing a 20-year sentence Arizona passes an SBR bill  Cambridge releases a new report on bitcoin mining...

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Wyatt sits down with , the founder of In this episode:  Stablecoin usage in DeFi today Fiat-backed stablecoins vs other "stable" assets Ethereum vs other blockchains for stablecoins

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Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:  Is Bitcoin decoupling? The Fed rescinds anti-crypto letters from 2022 and 2023 Upexi raises $100m PIPE to invest in Solana Cantor, Tether, Softbank and Bitfinex inject $3.6b into 21 Capital, a Bitcoin acquisition vehicle Bitcoin ETFs versus bitcoin acquisition companies Trump is hosting a dinner for $TRUMP holders Charles Schwab wants to launch crypto trading Citi thinks stablecoins could reach $3.7T in supply by 2030  

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Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode: We recap Nic’s article on why Signature collapsed Crypto exchange OKX  their plans to expand to the US Kraken  that US equities are now supported on the exchange MANTRA, a layer 1 network focused on RWAs, saw the price of its native token  90% in a matter of hours Global Payments agreed to  Worldpay, a payments processor, for $24 billion from FIS and private equity firm GTCR The US Department of Homeland Security has launched a  into Anchorage,...

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Wyatt sits down with Fred Hsu and Michael Ho of to talk domain markets. In this episode:  The existing domain name industry and legacy systems An interoperable marketplace for domains New financial promitives around domains and RWAs

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Yuval Rooz and Eric Saraniecki, co-founders of Digital Asset join the show. In this episode we discuss: The origins of Digital Asset and the path to starting the firm. Views on privacy in the context of public blockchains. How enterprises and financial institutions are approaching tokenizing assets and leveraging blockchain technology. Examples of how on-chain privacy enables use cases in collateral management and stablecoin payments.   The role of the Canton Network public blockchain for enabling institutional use cases. How Canton Network works from a design perspective. To learn...

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Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode:  Is dedollarization happening? The SEC's Division of Corporate Finance released a "" The US Justice Department has  its National Cryptocurrency Enforcement team The SEC releases new guidance on securities offerings in crypto markets FDIC Chair relaxes rules on crypto activities at banks Paul Atkins is confirmed The SEC has approved options trading for spot ETH ETFs Tether is exploring a US stablecoin Janover is doing a Microstrategy for SOL strategy Michelle Bowman is launching a review...

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and of join the show to talk stablecoins and institutionalization. In this episode, we cover:  The landscape of stablecoin growth and activity A world with many stablecoins vs few stablecoins Winning/losing companies in the new stablecoin era Impact on the longer tail of altcoins

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, the head of Coinbase Ventures joins the show. In this episode we discuss: The history and rationale behind the launch of Coinbase Ventures. The evolution of the crypto venture category. Areas of focus for Coinbase Ventures. Stablecoins, Crypto/AI and consumer startup category. The regulatory landscape in the United States. Operation Chokepoint 2.0 and the impact on startups. The rise of the Coinbase Mafia. To learn more visit 

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

  • The Merge takes place without incident
  • Will the Merge silence Ethereum critics on the left?
  • Will the ESG narrative around crypto get louder?
  • FTX takes a stake in Skybridge
  • Castle Island is not an island
  • If you make an NFT of a diamond and destroy the diamond, do you still have a diamond?
  • CME launches Ether options
  • Starbucks launches an NFT loyalty platform
  • Tungsten cubes are selling off
  • South Korea issues an arrest warrant for Do Kwon
  • The thin line between visionary and scammer
  • What Terra teaches us about why disclosures matter in capital markets
  • Huobi delists privacy coins
  • Can you take delivery of Tornado Cash-dusted Ether?
  • Coinbase launches their Crypto Action Network
  • Matt and Nic evaluate the ratings members of Congress are getting from Coinbase
  • Chainalysis releases their 2022 global crypto adoption index
  • Hodlnaut’s CSW case begins
  • The NSA Bitcoin lab leak hypothesis
  • OTB goes live!

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