FCAT Crypto Brief™

Listen in as our hosts dive into another big week in crypto. On this episode of the Crypto Brief, the team discusses new verified pools, the launch of a new EVM-compatible network, and acquisitions that could help converge DeFi with TradFi.

Episode Topics:

[0:00] Intro

[1:45] The Recent Development of New Verified Pools

[15:23] The Launch of a New EVM-compatible Network

[27:00] An Acquisition That Could Help Converge DeFi with TradFi

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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. © 2025 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Listen in as our hosts dive into another big week in crypto. On this episode of the Crypto Brief, the team discusses a reversal of the IRS’s DeFi broker rule, Mesh’s Series B funding, a perpetual futures liquidation event, and a recent sandwich attack.

Episode Topics:

[0:00] Intro

[1:30 ] IRS DeFi Broker Rule Overturned

[5:16] Mesh Secures Series B Funding

[10:30] Hyperliquid Liquidation Event

[18:10] Crypto Trader Sandwich Attack

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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. © 2025 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Listen in as our hosts dive into another big week in crypto. On this episode of the Crypto Brief, the team discusses recent updates on DeFi governance and crypto reserve strategies in the U.S. and El Salvador.

Episode Topics:

[0:00] Intro

[01:50] Executive Order to create a strategic bitcoin reserve and digital asset stockpile

[15:12] The Future of Bitcoin Reserves in El Salvador

[25:07] Updates on DeFi governance

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Listen in as we explore another big week in crypto. On this episode, our hosts dive into the Bybit hack — what happened, how the company has reacted, and what this means for the broader industry.

Episode Topics:

[0:00] Intro

[3:05] Background on the Bybit hack

[14:46] How Bybit is responding

[19:22] Broader crypto industry implications

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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. © 2025 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Listen in as our hosts dive into another big week in crypto. On this episode of the Crypto Brief, the team discusses the first SEC-registered interest-bearing stablecoin, a new public testnet, and how regulators are refocusing their efforts to protect investors.

Episode Topics:

[0:00] Intro

[0:57] The first SEC-registered, interest-bearing stablecoin

[11:12] New public testnet launch

[22:52] Regulators refocus on consumer protection

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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. © 2025 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Listen in as our hosts dive into another big week in crypto. On this week’s Crypto Brief, the team discusses recent SEC filings, Uniswap’s Unichain release, and an update on the recent Ethereum Pectra upgrade.

Episode Topics:

[0:00] Intro

[4:10] New product filings

[12:47] Pectra upgrade

[24:10] Unichain debut

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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. © 2025 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Listen in as our hosts dive into another big week in crypto. On this week’s Crypto Brief, the team explores recent boosts to gas limits, new products enabling the tokenization of traditional asset types, and how scaling innovations are driving a potential “Bitcoin renaissance.”

Episode Topics:  

[0:00] Intro

[2:52] Increased Gas Limit & Implications

[7:15] Tokenization of Traditional Assets

[23:02] Revisiting the Bitcoin Renaissance

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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. © 2025 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Listen in as our hosts dive into another big week in crypto. On this week’s Crypto Brief, the team explores recent regulatory shifts, new staking offerings, international interest in crypto reserves, and how user experience improvements — augmented by meme coins — are ushering in new user activity.

Episode Topics:  

[0:00] Intro 

[3:23] A Discussion of SAB 121 

[9:55] New Staking Offerings 

[13:31] Possibilities for a Czech crypto reserve 

[19:33] Raising Capital & Meme Coins 

[28:06] Upcoming Congressional Hearings

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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. © 2025 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Listen in as our hosts dive into the latest crypto developments with Charlie Spears and Will Foxley from Blockspace Media. Hear key takeaways from this year's OP_NEXT conference and get expert insights into regulatory updates, community trends, and the future of AI in crypto.

Episode Topics:

[0:00] Intro

[2:32] Blockspace Media

[4:00] Revisiting OP_Next

[8:45] What’s Next for OP_Next?

[12:17] Major Industry Developments

[20:31] Mining Deep-dive

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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. © 2025 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Listen in as hosts Jason Ward and Parth Gargava explore emerging trends at the intersection of cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence. Joined by Max Wadington and David Shapiro, they cover critical regulatory updates, personal experience leveraging AI agents in the crypto space, opportunities for agentic AI to improve user experience, and what the industry may need to watch out for to avoid exploitation by bad actors.

Episode Topics:

[0:00] Intro

[2:35] Regulatory Updates

[8:42] An Exploration of AI Agents

[13:20] Parth’s Personal Case Study

[25:31] Potential Risks & Opportunities

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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. © 2025 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.