FCAT Crypto Brief™

Tune in as Parth shares his experience using an application that allows creators to have a personal coin with value based on their social clout. Then, hosts break down the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s tentative board decisions for how companies should account for crypto assets and discuss the latest $100 million plus hack impacting Mango Markets.

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.

The briefers discuss MakerDAO’s move to increase its reliance on real-world assets after lamenting another bridge hack, this time on the Binance Smart Chain, and wrap up by covering MasterCard’s new tool intended to flag suspicious crypto exchanges.

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 all things cross-chain interoperability from Circle’s series of announcements
to Swift’s project with Chainlink and updates in the Cosmos ecosystem.

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 Nasdaq’s preparations to launch an institutional crypto custody service, lawmaker’s amicus brief filing in support of Custodia Bank’s case, Wintermute’s $160 million hack and Boba launches an L2 bridge.

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.

Breaking down the biggest news of the week, our briefers dive into seven narratives from the ETH merge. Plus, catch their thoughts on OFAC’s frequently asked questions about Tornado Cash and global brands introducing NFT reward programs.

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.

It’s merge week! Briefers are breaking down the details of the Ethereum merge. Plus, hear their insight as they report on other news, including the White House’s report on crypto mining, the launch of Fraxlend and Binance’s bold move to stop supporting USDC.

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.

On this special edition episode, briefers take a deep dive into explaining crypto bridges, covering what they are, how they work, why they are important and what everyone wants to know - their potential risks.

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.

Join the briefers conversation on DTCC’s production parallel for Project ION, Coinbase’s liquid staking token for Ethereum and BendDAO’s proposed protocol change for NFT lending.

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 dive into what master account access could mean for SPDI banks, discuss the impact of firms being paid to pause mining operations and give their take on Jump Crypto committing to rebuild the Solana blockchain software.

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 discussed OFAC’s sanction on Tornado Cash, dusting attacks and Ethereum's final proof-of-stake 'Test Merge' on Goerli.

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.