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

• SALT Wyoming review
• Nic’s next fight 
• How Bitcoin miners have a procyclical effect on the Bitcoin price
• Hunting Hill is launching a credit fund seeded by Kraken
• Wyoming is launching a stable token in Q1 of 2025
• The SEC rejects CBOE’s filings for SOL ETFs
• Is Gensler actually being slated to run Treasury under Harris?
• Tether is launching a UAE Dirham stablecoin
• Our upcoming Emerging Markets Stablecoin Report
• Our Bozo of the Week
• Babylon is launching
• Ron Conway defects from Fairshake PAC
• Chuck Schumer is evolving on crypto
• Would a CBDC actually be private for users?

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