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

• Our current sentiment on the Senate infrastructure bill
• The controversial Flipside/Uniswap portfolio
• MIT's 2014 Bitcoin airdrop
• Chainalysis' new data on Bitcoin adoption shows that it's a developing markets phenomenon
• Is there a conflict between good stablecoins and a competitive market for stablecoins?
• Are lossmaking stablecoins anti-competitive?
• Gensler makes more noise about DeFi
• The problem with futures-based ETFs

Content mentioned in this episode: 

• Bitmex's new Proof of Reserve/Liability
• Nic in Bitcoin Magazine, The Bitcoin Energy Debate is a Modern Reprise of the Gold Resource Cost Debate
• Chainalysis, The 2021 Global Crypto Adoption Index
• David Marcus on Medium, Good Stablecoins

Sponsor notes 

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