Matt and Nic cover deals and news of the week. In this episode: 

• Matt's bike is stolen in mysterious circumstances
• Our top takeaways from the Brian Brooks interview with Laura Shin
• The state of financial regulation in the US as it pertains to crypto
• Is the permissioned pseudonymity model of stablecoins sustainable?
• SoFi's application for a new bank charter approved
• Why lowering the barrier to entry for new bank charter approvals is so important
• is there any merit to personal tokens?
• Avanti gets their SPDI charter approved
• Why Avanti's Avit stablecoin is so interesting
• What is the legal enforceability of stablecoin transactions?
• Accounting and tax questions with stablecoins
• Coin Metrics partners with KPMG
• Is the Iranian Central Bank accumulating Bitcoin?
• Why Iran adopting Bitcoin demonstrates its value proposition
• FTX offers equities – is it compliant?
• Is Paypal a Bitcoin Sidechain?

Content mentioned in this episode: 

• Brian Brooks appears on Laura Shin's Unchained
• The Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance Bitcoin mining map
• Apolline Blandin on On The Brink