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

• Funding rates in crypto
• Blockbuster ETF flows
• Bitcoin Renaissance
• BitVM opening the overton window
• Remembering PlusToken
• SBF is “too autistic” to go to jail
• The 3ac boys have another fake fundraise announcement
• Genesis reaches a settlement proposal
• The DOE’s demand for information from miners has been halted for now
• Should the Bahamas be a state
• Marathon is launching their own L2

Content mentioned in this episode:

• Alex Thorn, Why we aren’t Stopping
• Fidelity Digital Assets, Addressing Ethereum Risks

Sponsor notes:

• In the Coin Metrics State of the Network Issue 248, we provide an overview of the paper—Breaking BFT—and examine the importance of network security