FCAT Crypto Brief™

The four hosts discuss the results of Ripple’s legal case and the outcome of embattled crypto company, Celsius after its founder was officially charged. Finally, they talk about the controversy surrounding the exchange Prometheum. Episode Topics: 0:00 Intro 2:49 Ripple lawsuit overview 19:25 Celsius’ legal woes 27:40 What’s the news with Prometheum? Stay connected with us beyond the podcast by fol...

Jack, Jason, and Parth discuss a decentralized approach to social media, the current stage of the bitcoin market, what’s going on with Ethereum staking, and recent updates done by a Circle –– and how the work that is being done now may play a role down the line.   Episode Topics: 0:00 Intro 5:14 What Parth Tried This Week: Collect on Lens 11:28 Bitcoin News/Supply 14:40 Exchanges vs Over the Count...

The hosts chat about a hackathon that Parth attended. They then touch on changes in market sentiment for crypto –– and various potential causes behind them. Lastly, they discuss the new and updated Uniswap Version 4–– and how the introduction of “hooks” may change DeFi’s landscape and reputation.   0:00 Intro 03:51 Parth’s Hackathon Experience 09:09 What Parth Tried this week: KZG Ceremony 11:37 E...

Jason, Jack, and Parth interview crypto founder Maggie Love, who created the roughly $1 billion blockchain storage company, W3BCLOUD, and female-centered crypto educational program, SheFi. They discuss how she first learned about crypto, how she founded her first crypto startup, and advice for building in bear markets. Episode Topics: 0:00 Intro 2:00 Maggie’s Jump into Crypto 8:57 Life at Consensy...

Jason, Jack, and Ryan talk about the recent actions by the SEC against crypto giants Coinbase and Binance. They talk about the specific charges filed at the exchanges and how the charge will impact the broader crypto system. Episode Topics: 0:00 Intro 3:03 Regulatory action against Binance 9:41 Regulatory action against Coinbase 12:23 Ripple effects of the SEC’s actions? 15:30 Implications for Eth...

Jason, Parth, and Ryan talk about the emergence of Bitcoin NFTs, Ordinals, and BRC-20 tokens –– and how they impact the overall Bitcoin and crypto ecosystem. The hosts also touch on trending news in the world of stablecoins.   Episode Topics: [4:10] What Parth Tried This Week: Sats Names [8:50] Differences between Ordinals, NFTs, and BRC 20’s [13:44] How Taproot opened the door for Bitcoin NFTs [1...

Jason and Ryan speak with Kevin Kelly, who is part of FCAT’s Bitcoin mining team, about how Bitcoin is created. The three talk about their personal history with mining, and touch on the different economic, political, and technological complexities of mining. Episode Topics: [4:45] What is Bitcoin Mining? [13:45] What are hashrates? [16:45] Energy Economics [20:05] Role of mining pools [22:30] Geog...

In this special edition episode, crypto-native Parth gives Ryan and Jack a rundown of the current state of Web3 gaming, how it differs from traditional gaming, what challenges the industry still faces and more. Episode Topics: [3:25] Differences Between Web3 Gaming & Tradition Gaming [6:30] Intersection of Gaming and Blockchain [11:35] Challenges and evolution of web3 gaming [20:25] Recent Win...

Jack, Jason, and Ryan discuss Ethereum’s blockchain having difficulties and delays with finalizing transactions. The guys then touch on new enterprise solutions that leverage distributed ledger technology. Episode Topics: [3:00] Ethereum Finality Delays [16:25] Enterprise Distributed Ledger Technology Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not inv...

Hosts tackle the week’s hottest news: the revival of meme coins. Briefers dive into meme coin projects, including PEPE coin, fungible tokens for text on blockchain, as well as Coinbase updates and announcements. Episode Topics: [3:30] What Parth Tried This Week: Big Incorporation [8:00] Meme Coin Projects [10:00] What is Pepecoin? [12:15] Bitcoin NFTs? [25:00] Coinbase Sunsets Borrow Program [30:3...

Jack and Ryan debrief on their trip to Consensus, describing positive vibes despite the crypto winter. Hosts discuss the announcements made over the week, including news from Binance, Circle, and Mastercard. Episode Topics: [2:15] What Parth Tried This Week: Push Protocol [9:00] An Overview of Consensus [13:15] News from Binance US [19:45] Circle CCTP Goes Live [24:30] Mastercard’s Announcement of...

Ryan and Jack tackle this week’s top stories including Coinbase’s news to launch a derivatives exchange to international customers, MakerDAO’s votes to deposit $500 million in USDC to Coinbase cold storage custody, and the MEV sandwich attacks that made $1 Million in single day profit.  Episode Topics: [3:25] Coinbase Gets Bermuda License for International Derivatives Exchange [11:30] MakerDAO’s G...

Briefers take on the topic of crypto regulation but this time, from a global point of view, pointing out policies and progress across Asia, Europe, Africa and the United States. [4:00] Crypto Regulation: A Marathon, Not a Sprint Policies and Progress in: [7:10] Asia [23:00] Europe [30:10] Africa and the United States   Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purpo...

Briefers dive into the Shanghai-Capella upgrade, explaining what the upgrade means for users and how it can impact the ecosystem. Episode Topics: [1:40] What Parth Tried This Week: ShareMint [6:45] Shanghai & Capella Upgrades: What Is It, What Does It Mean for Users & What To Expect Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, ta...

Hosts tackle the biggest news of the week: the CTFC’s claims against Binance. Plus, Parth shares how he is participating in DeFi projects that push the limits and dives into Ticketmaster’s latest NFT initiative. Episode Topics: [1:45] Ireland’s Crypto Ecosystem – Takeaways from Jason’s Trip [8:10] What Parth Tried This Week: Degen Score [13:45] CFTC Action Against Binance [30:30] Ticketmaster NFT...

Parth and Jack welcome Sarah Hoffman, VP of AI and machine learning research for the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology for a conversation on what’s changed of the last few years with generative AI, how AI can be used as a tool for auditing code and other potential use cases for AI in the crypto ecosystem.   Episode Topics: [3:00] Charges Against Do Kwon & Justin Sun [5:45] Bitcoin ATM Hac...

This week, Jack provides a summary of the events that unfolded over the week and how it could all impact digital assets. Then, hosts switch gears to discuss the future L2 roll-ups and budding scaling wars. Episode Topics: [2:25] What Parth Tried This Week – Mean Finance and Revoke. Cash [8:50] What Bank Closures Could Mean for Digital Assets [26:15] Arbitrum Token Drop & The TLDR on L2 roll-up...

Chances are you’ve already heard about the closings of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and Silvergate but what implications do these closures have on the crypto ecosystem? Briefers break down how these closures came to be and how the impact may trickle into the crypto industry. Episode Topics: [2:55] ETH Denver Recap [5:20] Summary of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature & Silvergate News and Im...

This week, briefers tackle the last news recapping updates from Silvergate, the buzz around ordinals and the Ethereum Foundation’s account abstraction announcement. Episode Topics: [4:15] Silvergate Updates [16:55] What’s Been Happening with Ordinal Inscriptions [31:40] Account Abstraction Announcement Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not in...

This week, hosts welcome FCAT researcher, Vanessa Kargenian to discuss enterprise blockchain adoption. Together they break down the differences between permissioned and permissionless blockchains, dive into how companies are using blockchains and discuss what may be next for the technology. Episode Topics: [2:45] Permissioned vs permissionless [7:50] How Companies Are Using Blockchain Technology [...

In this episode, loaded with analogies, hosts break down the complex topic of liquid staking derivatives (LSDs) specifically explaining different types of staking, what LSDs are as well as the benefits, risks and challenges of liquid staking. Episode Topics: [2:45] What is staking? [6:00] What is liquid staking and why would someone do it? [9:15] Different types of staking [14:30] Benefits of liqu...

This week, briefers focus on the latest regulatory activity including the SEC’s settlement with Kraken as well as reports of pending action against Paxos. Episode Topics [2:40] What Parth Tried This Week: Fire Browser Extension [5:10] Kraken Settlement with SEC [20:55] Regulatory Action Against Paxos Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not inve...

There was no shortage of news this week as briefers dive into updates in the NFT ecosystem, progress regarding euro stablecoins and the recent denial of Custodia’s Fed master account application. Episode Topics: [3:00] What Parth Tried this Week: ZK NFTs [9:00] Euro Stablecoin Updates [20:15] Coinbase Pauses NFT Drops on its Platform [22:00] NFT Royalty Debate [30:15] Custodia Receives Denial for...

This week, briefers discuss the current landscape of wallets and how innovations are developing in the space, leading to improvements in user experience. Plus, hear about positive news regarding NFT and digital collectible initiatives. Episode Topics: [2:50] What Parth Tried This Week: Tribes.xyz [7:00] What’s Next for Wallets [17:50] Binance Management of Customer Funds [26:10] Amazon NFT Initiat...

Briefers analyze this week’s crypto news including Genesis filing for Chapter 11, MakerDAO’s vote and Banco de Espana’s approval for a Euro token to be used in a regulatory sandbox. Episode Topics: [2:05] What Parth Tried This Week: Bubble Maps [6:30] The Current State of Genesis [15:04] DeFi Lending & MakerDAO [27:40] Euro Linked Token for Sandbox Use Please remember: this podcast is solely f...