Weekly Roundup 08/09/24 (Japan chaos, Ripple settles for $125m, Customers bank) (EP.551)
On The Brink with Castle Island
Release Date: 08/09/2024
On The Brink with Castle Island
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Monad Madness CZ is released from jail Roman Storm’s motion to dismiss is denied Mango settles with the SEC Swift is piloting digital asset transactions Bitwise submits and S-1 for a Ripple ETF Visa announces their Tokenized Assets Platform Franklin moves to Aptos The SEC’s Gurbir Grewal steps down Sponsor notes Coin Metrics, : A data-driven overview of events shaping crypto markets in Q3–2024 Withum’s Digital Currency and Blockchain Technology Team specializes in crypto-assets, offering accounting, tax and...
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, the founder of joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Stephen’s path to the cryptocurrency industry and the vision for Kintsu, a liquid staking project in the Monad ecosystem. The history of DeFi and the LST category. Why Monad and views on the net new primitives that are enabled by this new layer one blockchain. The future of layer one blockchains. Central limit orderbooks in decentralized finance. To learn more about visit their website and follow the project on .
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Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode: Gensler denies knowledge of Operation Choke Point 2.0 We recap the Silvergate collapse Why did the MSM ignore the new Silvergate revelations? Trump’s fair banking access rule Looking back at the Signature closure Gensler appears in front of the House Caroline Ellison sentenced to 2 years in prison Options approved for Bitcoin ETFs SEC versus TUSD What’s going on with the port strike? Nic’s panda moon moon situation Sponsor notes: Coin Metrics, . Exploring the RWA landscape, sectors and networks...
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Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Nic’s Singapore Zyn problem Nic’s Token 2049 keynote The Iggy Azalea Eric Wall debate Trump make an appearance at Pubkey in NYC World Liberty Financial continues to be insane SEC versus Flyfish club Are airdrops done for? Is JPM really the “largest user of blockchain”? Bhutan has a ton of Bitcoin Listening to podcasts with AI Interest rates fell The exploding pagers and what it means for crypto Sponsor notes: Coin Metrics, Withum’s Digital Currency and Blockchain Technology Team specializes in...
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, founder and CEO of , joins us to talk about River's Proof of Reserve initiative. In this episode: River business update Building their own custodian Why Alex decided to do PoR now? River’s PoR mechanics Proof of Reserve versus traditional audit What kind of assurances PoR gives users How does River handle privacy for PoR? Responding to various PoR critiques Boxing What’s on the horizon for River Content mentioned: Alex’s River River PoR:
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Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: We review the Trump-Harris debate Matt’s new wildlife problems Nic’s birthday party Trump doubles down on World Liberty Financial The Castle Island stablecoins whitepaper is out! Our reactions to the emerging markets stablecoin report TZero gets approval to trade tokenized securities Coinbase’s cbBTC North Carolina bans CBDCs Something is happening to Friend Tech Circle is moving their HQ to NYC Content mentioned: Castle Island, Visa, and BH Digital, Sponsor notes: Withum’s Digital Currency and...
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Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: SEC fiscal year ending in September How to get accurate transfer volume figures for stablecoins How much volume do stablecoins really settle? Do SEC rules stop registered venture firms from voting in governance or staking? CFTC settles with Uniswap Robinhood settles with the California DoJ Choke Point 2.0 is still happening What’s the latest with World Liberty Financial? John Deaton wins his primary in MA What’s the deal with Polymarket versus the polls? Sponsor notes: Withum’s Digital Currency and Blockchain...
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, CEO of , joins the show. In the episode we discuss: Dan’s background and journey into the crypto space The role of nodes in a blockchain network and the complexities of running one independently Challenges with existing node infrastructure providers as companies in the space scale Nirvana’s product offerings including managed nodes and web3 cloud and the benefits of leveraging bare metal servers Dan’s long term view on how the node operation landscape evolves
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, Partner at joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Mark’s journey into the digital asset/blockchain industry. Withum’s history in digital assets and how the firm came to prioritize working with clients in this category. The rise of stablecoins and the impact that these assets are having on corporate accounting and operations. How startups should evaluate tax, audit and advisory services in the digital assets context. Where Withum is seeing the most engagement in the digital assets industry. To learn more about Withum visit
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Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Has cryptodollarization occured? Tigran Gambaryan is still detained in Nigeria Durov of Telegram was detained in France Should major tech companies leave the EU? The SEC settles with Abra Sony is launching an ETH L2 The mythical Harris reset VCs for Harris support Harris Trump’s weird World Liberty Financial DeFi thing is looking ominous Sponsor notes: Withum’s Digital Currency and Blockchain Technology Team specializes in crypto-assets, offering accounting, tax and advisory solutions to fortify trust in a...
info_outlineMatt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:
- What happened with the rate-based turmoil in Japan?
- VP Harris announces Tim Walz as her VP pick
- Ripple settles with the SEC for $125m
- Is Jump quitting crypto? (again)
- Are Plustoken ETH on the move?
- Does the Harris reset with crypto have legs?
- Does Trump's promise to end Choke Point have legs?
- Adeyemo for treasury secretary?
- The Fed issues an enforcement action against Customers Bank, one of the most active pro-crypto banks
- Our Olympics recap
- Nic's airsoft misadventures
- Austin Campbell's thread on Customer's bank
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