FCAT Crypto Brief™

Join us as we kick off the new year with a special episode of the FCAT Crypto Brief. Host Jack Neureuter is joined by Chris Kuiper and Max Wadington from Fidelity Digital Assets® to discuss this year’s Research Report and the what the year ahead could hold for crypto.

Episode Topics:

[0:00] Intro

[1:55] A Look Back at Last Year

[5:09] The Bigger Picture: Macroeconomic Factors

[10:14] Bitcoin Trends

[22:32] The Current State of Ethereum

[29:18] Are You Too Late?

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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.

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Join us for this week’s Crypto Brief as our hosts cover the current state of the crypto industry, including the potential regulatory implications of new leadership at the SEC, convertible debt products, and banking challenges for crypto companies.

Episode Topics:

[0:00] Intro

[3:14] Jack is back: reflections on recent developments

[6:25] Insights and implications surrounding Atkins’s nomination as SEC Chair

[15:10] Increase in crypto-linked convertible debt financing

[24:45] Banking challenges & Operation Choke Point 2.0

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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. © 2024 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Join us for this week’s Crypto Brief as our hosts cover the introduction of options trading for Bitcoin ETPs, movement among the top ranks at the SEC, and the recent delisting of wrapped products.

Episode Topics:

[0:00] Intro

[2:44] Options Trading for Bitcoin ETP Products

[10:59] SEC Leadership Transitions

[18:44] Wrapped Product Delisting

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Whether you're crypto-curious or have a crypto foundation, Fidelity may have your next career opportunity. EXPLORE NOW.

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. © 2024 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Join our hosts as they uncover updates to Ethereum’s consensus layer, as well as new insights and actions stemming from the recent U.S. election.

Episode Topics:

[0:00] Intro

[2:56] How We Got Here: Ethereum’s Consensus Layer

[8:01] Inside ETH Developments & Community Reaction

[16:28] Post-election Insights & Actions 

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Whether you're crypto-curious or have a crypto foundation, Fidelity may have your next career opportunity. EXPLORE NOW.

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. © 2024 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Join our hosts as they explore futures and why prediction markets were a top story for this election cycle.

Episode Topics:

[0:00] Intro

[3:56] Prediction markets for the 2024 election

[18:37] How prediction markets work

[25:52] Futures

Stay connected with us beyond the podcast by following FCAT on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, where we share additional insights and updates on all things emerging tech.

Whether you're crypto-curious or have a crypto foundation, Fidelity may have your next career opportunity. EXPLORE NOW.

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. © 2024 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Join our hosts as they discuss the recent crypto conference circuit, emerging superchain L2s’ potential impact on the DeFi ecosystem, and takeaways from the US Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee (TBAC’s) recent report on tokenization and stablecoins.

Episode Topics:

[0:00] Intro

[1:48] Conference retrospective

[6:55] Takeaways from Uniswap’s Unichain announcement

[24:27] TBAC report overview and potential impacts

Stay connected with us beyond the podcast by following FCAT on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, where we share additional insights and updates on all things emerging tech.

Whether you're crypto-curious or have a crypto foundation, Fidelity may have your next career opportunity. EXPLORE NOW.

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. © 2024 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Join our hosts as they explore the latest investments in stablecoin innovation, new yield-bearing wrapped Bitcoin products, emerging Layer 2 opportunities, and the rise of state-sponsored solutions that enhance user privacy and verifiability. Listen in as they cover what these advancements mean for individuals and organizations alike and how they could pave the way for a more user-centric blockchain ecosystem.

Episode Topics:

[0:00] Intro

[2:17] Stripe and stablecoin tech

[12:11] A new yield-bearing wrapped Bitcoin product

[15:08] Yield generation

[20:08] Buenos Aires integrates ZK proofs and blockchain timestamping in city app

[27:35] New opportunities with L2

Stay connected with us beyond the podcast by following FCAT on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, where we share additional insights and updates on all things emerging tech.

Whether you're crypto-curious or have a crypto foundation, Fidelity may have your next career opportunity. EXPLORE NOW.

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. © 2024 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Digital Assets Research Analyst Max Wadington joins hosts Ryan Stuebe and Parth Gargava as they discuss the upcoming Ethereum upgrade and dig into opportunities for blockchain to transform the future of intellectual property ownership and transfer.

Episode Topics:

[0:00] Intro 

[4:13] Upcoming Ethereum upgrades 

[6:28] Increase of max effected balance 

[15:44] Execution triggerable exits 

[20:52] Story: Purpose built blockchain

Stay connected with us beyond the podcast by following FCAT on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, where we share additional insights and updates on all things emerging tech.

Whether you're crypto-curious or have a crypto foundation, Fidelity may have your next career opportunity. EXPLORE NOW.

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. © 2024 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Join our hosts as they discuss emerging products and how these new developments reflect evolving market forces and technological capabilities.

Episode Topics: 

[0:00] Intro

[2:01] Noteworthy month on the macro front

[7:09] Potential Positives for DeFi

[9:28] Ethena stablecoin launch

[18:24] Legacy payment processors exploring new tokenization 

Stay connected with us beyond the podcast by following FCAT on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, where we share additional insights and updates on all things emerging tech.

Whether you're crypto-curious or have a crypto foundation, Fidelity may have your next career opportunity. EXPLORE NOW.

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. © 2024 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Join our hosts as they explore the global rise of stablecoins, international efforts to drive efficiency through tokenization, and how companies and governments alike are tapping into the promise of Web3.

Episode Topics:

[0:00] Intro

[2:16] Ethereum Documentary

[4:54] Bank of International Settlements: Project Agora

[13:03] Stablecoin Ventures

[19:15] Sony entering USDC Stablecoin

Stay connected with us beyond the podcast by following FCAT on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, where we share additional insights and updates on all things emerging tech.

Whether you're crypto-curious or have a crypto foundation, Fidelity may have your next career opportunity. EXPLORE NOW.

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. © 2024 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.