FCAT Crypto Brief™

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 Hacks

[7:05] A New Era of AI

[17:20] Where AI Meets Blockchain

[22:50] Future of AI Models & Possible Uses Cases in Crypto

Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2022 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

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-ups

Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2022 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

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 Implications for the Crypto Ecosystem

[31:55] Coinbase’s New Launches

Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2022 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

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 investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2022 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

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

[17:40] How DTCC is using blockchain technology

[23:10] Challenges with Enterprise Blockchain Adoption

[28:00] What’s Next for Blockchain Adoption

Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2022 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

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 liquid staking
[22:20] Risks and challenges of LSDs
[35:45] Changes brought on by the Shanghai upgrade

Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2022 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

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 investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2022 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

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 Fed Master Account

Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2022 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

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 Initiative

[28:20] Ordinal Theory & Digital Collectibles

Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2022 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

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 for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2022 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.