Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode:

• Should we revisit Basel rules on Bitcoin?
• Jay Powell evolves on banks serving crypto
• Are banks going to offer crypto custody post SAB121?
• Gensler joins MIT Sloan
• Should crypto firms boycott MIT?
• The Senate will hold a hearing on debanking next week
• Choke Point 2.0 is getting caught up in conservative debanking
• Where are we on DeSci?
• Is tokenization finally going to happen?
• X is adding payments to the platform with Visa
• Truth Social is launching Truth.Fi
• Christine Lagarde says the ECB will not buy Bitcoin
• Is the Czech Republic buying bitcoin?
• Kraken turns back on staking
• Apollo is launching a tokenized credit fund on Ethereum and Solana
• Fairshake raises another $116m for the midterms
• SBF is asking Trump for a pardon
• Elliott says crypto is in a bubble

Content mentioned:

• Blockchain Association Unveils Digital Asset Market Structure Principles