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Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Fairshake is getting active in Senate Races What's going on with the Harris pivot? Chuck Schumer promises crypto legislation by end of year What's happening with WBTC? The SEC is subpoenaing VC funds over Uniswap Don Jr is launching a crypto project Will CBDCs destroy the stablecoin sector? Will stablecoins have to KYC all ho...

Michael Bentley, Co-Founder & CEO of Euler joins the show to talk about crypto lending and the launch of Euler v2. In this episode:  The evolution of lending/borrowing in crypto/defi Euler's history and the upcoming launch of Euler v2 How crypto allows for market discovery of financial primitives Building programmable finance around blue chip and long tail assets alike

Matt 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...

Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:  We react to Trump's speech on Bitcoin in Nashville Is Bitcoin a proxy for Trump's electoral chances? Will there be a "crypto reset" from the Harris campaign? Lummis' Bitcoin Act The US government moves some Bitcoin Should the US government hold on to the coins from the Bitfinex hack? Is the new Bitcoin law civil asset forf...

Luke Hoersten , the founder and CEO of Bitnomial joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Luke's background and the path that led him to start Bitnomial. An overview of Bitnomial and the products that the firm has launched to date. Perspectives on the market participants that are engaging in the digital asset derivatives market today. The future of digital asset market structure in the United S...

Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:  Nic recaps his Karate fight The Bitcoin Nashville conference Kamala's crypto posture A new pension fund is buying Bitcoin Did we get a soft landing? Content mentioned: BVNK, The decade of digital dollars Sponsor notes: The Launch of Ether ETFs In Coin Metrics  State of the Network  Issue 269, we look into ETH ETF fees, Gra...

Representative French Hill (R-AR) join the show. In this episode we discuss: Representative Hill's perspective on the blockchain/digital asset ecosystem and why he initially became interested in this technology. The status of SAB 121 repeal. FIT 21 and the future of market structure clarity in the United States. The prospects of stablecoin legislation and the issues that are being discussed in Con...

Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Nate Silver joins Polymarket JD Vance is Trump's VP nominee Ethereum ETFs get the final go ahead Should crypto users be single issue voters? JD Vance's crypto platform Does a Trump Vance admin imply a devaluation of the dollar? JD Vance and seed oils State Street is exploring their own stablecoin Possible SAB121 carveouts Ger...

Chris Duffus , Founder & CEO of Fonbnk joins Wyatt in this episode. We cover:  Stablecoin and crypto usage in emerging markets Popular and high-potential platforms in these markets Alternative forms of onramping and moving money Airtime as a form of digital value storage More on Fonbnk

Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:  Germany is still selling Bitcoin ETHcc chaos in Brussels Trump is speaking at Bitcoin Nashville The SAB121 overturn veto override did not pass The Republican party includes crypto in their official platform Polychain Eclipse drama Uniswap versus the SEC over their exchange act The SEC drops its investigation into Paxos Ro...

Adam Levine, Head of Corporate Development and Partnerships at Fireblocks joins the show. In this episode we discuss: The history of Fireblocks and the evolution of MPC custody. The recent announcement of the Fireblocks Global Custodian Partner Program and the initial partners. The current state of tokenization and how Fireblocks is playing in that market. Stablecoins and how Fireblocks engages in...

Leo Zhang , founder of Alkimiya , joins the show to talk about their Bitcoin fee exposure product. In this episode:  The evolution of Alkimiya Alkimiya's current product approach Why solving Bitcoin transaction fee volatility matters How blockspace compares to conventional commodities What kind of market participants would want to long or short Bitcoin transaction fees? Avoiding manipulation in bl...

Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Will Biden step down? The importance of prediction markets in elections Can you insider trade on prediction markets? What does the SCOTUS repeal of Chevron mean for crypto? SEC sues Consensys Stripe and Coinbase partnership Circle achieves MiCA compliance for USDC and EURC Will Euro stables ever be popular? Silvergate settles...

Nic and Matt are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:  Nic's vehicular issues BTC mining FUD is now AI fud Abra settles with state regulators over lack of MTLs State Street and Galaxy Digital partner up US reps visit imprisoned Binance exec in Nigeria Vaneck files for a Solana ETF Coinbase is suing the FDIC and the SEC Germany is selling Bitcoin SCOTUS further limits the SEC's...

Adam Healy , the co-founder and CEO of Station 70 joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Adam 's career and path that led him to enter the digital assets industry as a CSO and eventually co-founder of Station 70. The evolution of digital asset custody from a technology perspective. The evolution of MPC as an infrastructure technology. The threat vectors that CSOs must confront in managing a c...

Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode:  Certik goes from white hat to black hat regarding a Kraken exploit Bozo of the week The DJT memecoin scandal and Martin Shkreli What's the deal with Barron Trump and the DJT memecoin? Should we welcome celebrity memecoins? Should bankers have been more supportive of crypto over SAB121? Paul Ryan's stablecoin op-ed in the WSJ...

Edward Woodford, founder and CEO of Zero Hash joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Edward's origin story in the digital asset industry and his path to founding Zero Hash. Zero Hash's product lineup and the ways that the firm is powering companies seeking to engage in the digital asset ecosystem. The regulatory landscape for digital assets and how Zero Hash has positioned the firm both in th...

Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: GME and Roaringkitty drama The detention of Tigran Gambaryan continues OP_CAT prospects Biden considers accepting crypto campaign donations What's the deal with Hamster Kombat Martin Shkreli vs PleasrDAO Terraform labs settles up with the SEC Microstrategy is still buying Bitcoin Should crypto holders donate coins to Biden?...

In this episode, Wyatt sits down with Babylon founder David Tse to cover: Restaking/shared security and how it works Why shared security is a valuable use case for Bitcoin Bitcoin's structural limitations and their impact on Bitcoin innovation Bitcoin innovation broadly and Bitcoin L2's

Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Kerrisdale versus Bitcoin miners Robinhood buys Bitstamp for $200m Biden vetoes the SAB121 overturn bill Is the Biden admin's pro crypto tilt over? Tucker interviews Bukele Coinbase donates to Fairshake SEC takes more Ls Big inflows into the bitcoin ETFs Are ETF inflows more about the basis trade? Paxos launches the interes...

We sit down in Bermuda with Mountain Protocol founder Martin Carrica and XBTO founder Philippe Bekhazi for a talk on stablecoins and doing business on the island. In this episode:  Why XBTO is Bermuda-first and why Mountain set up there The "Bermuda triangle" for doing business on the island The overlap between Bermuda's reinsurance industry and crypto The partnership between Mountain and XBTO The...

Wyatt sits down with  Julian Duran , product lead of Marathon Digital's Anduro project. Discussion included: Why miners are strategically expanding and exploring new initiatives New innovation in Bitcoin broadly How Bitcoin today differs from Bitcoin 2+ years ago Where Bitcoin L2's and sidechains are headed Learn more about Anduro

Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: We recap the Coin Center annual dinner Will Biden follow through on his SAB121 veto threat? The Biden admin is reportedly reaching out to key industry figures Ethereum ETF prospects Recap of the fight that didn't happen Prediction market issues Gemini Earn recovery Sponsor notes Exploring the Impacts of ETH ETF Approvals In C...

Felix Pago CEO and Co-Founder Manuel Godoy joins us for an episode to share how Felix Pago is utilizing stablecoins to make remittances easier for immigrants. Manuel's personal story including financial services pain points as an immigrant Felix 's founding story around the massive Latin American remittance market The importance of trust for remittance businesses The dominance of WhatsApp as an op...

Matt and Nic return for another wild week in crypto. In this episode: Whip Emmer returns to OTB Matt's animal problems Congress passes the SAB121 overturn Gruenberg offers his resignation and what it means for crypto In a stunning overturn the SEC approves the ETH ETF The significance of the FIT21 act The anti-CBDC bill passes the House Sponsor notes: Decoding the Digital Dollar In Coin Metrics' S...