Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:   OPNX is very sadly shutting down  Is jail good for you?  GBTC outflows are declining Solicited versus unsolicited treatment of ETFs The Bitcoin L2 space is heating up The latest on COPA  We revisit the Satoshi is the NSA conspiracy  SAB121 stuff The DoE's Bitcoin mining data collection emergency What's happening with Farcaster?  Brink Nation joins Farcaster  Monero delisted from Binance  Solana outage this week  Content mentioned:   Fidelity Digital Assets,  Q4 2023 Signals Report  Sponsor notes:    Ethereum’s Dencun Upgrade In  Coin Metrics State of the Network Issue 245, we dive into the details of the Ethereum Dencun upgrade and highlight key indicators to monitor its success 

Weekly Roundup 02/08/24 (OPNX closes, COPA case, more SAB121) (EP503)

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Matt and Nic are back for more news and deals. In this episode:   Matt get’s 2nd in Jeopardy at ETH Boston We reminisce over Nic’s 2020 holiday quiz Ian Cain’s Senate candidacy in MA CZ get 4 months in prison The significance of ‘4’ Did CZ deserve his sentence? Roger Ver arrested for tax fraud Tough week of outflows from the ETFs The chilling effects of the DoJ Samourai case Coinbase reports earnings  Content mentioned:   Nic’s 2020 Bitcoin Esoterica Compendium  Sponsor notes:   Measuring Exchange Quality & ‘Fake Volume’  Trusted Exchange Framework In Coin Metrics' State of the Network issue 257, we delve into our framework to assess exchange quality in digital asset markets  

Weekly Roundup 05/03/24 (CZ sentenced, Roger Ver arrested, Coinbase earnings) (EP.525)

Ian Cain, republican candidate for U.S. Senate in the state of Massachusetts against Elizabeth Warren joins the show. In this episode we discuss:  Ian’s personal background and path to politics. How he became interested in emerging / blockchain technology. Qubic Labs and fostering a startup ecosystem in Massachusetts. The on-chain municipal bond project in Quincy, MA. The key issues that MA voters care about. Elizabeth Warren’s posture on crypto and whether the “anti-crypto army” is a real thing or a political stunt. Stablecoins Digital asset market infrastructure and why it is important to prioritize this effort. Ian’s message for Massachusetts voters.  Links:  To support Ian Cain please visit www.cainforus.com To learn more about Qubic Labs visit www.qubiclabs.com  Qubic’s Impact Report More on the  Quincy Municipal Bond effort. 

Ian Cain on Running for U.S. Senate from Massachusetts (EP.524)

Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode:  CIV's new stablecoin survey What happened with Runes? Lawsuit against the SEC’s dealer rule New capital gains tax proposal How would taxing unrealized gains work? Two SEC lawyers leave in connection with the DEBT Box scandal The founders of Samourai wallet are arrested and charged by the DoJ Morgan Stanley close to permitting Bitcoin ETF to be solicited by their brokers Hong Kong Bitcoin ETFs go live Block is building Bitcoin mining hardware Visa’s stablecoin analytics dashboard Bitcoin Sign Guy sells his sign TikTok ban reactions Choke Point 2.0 moves to fintechs  Content mentioned in this episode:  Visa’s stablecoin dashboard IMF,  A Primer on Cross-Border Bitcoin Flows FDAS Q1 Signals Report  Sponsor notes:   Layer-1 Landscape In Coin Metrics' State of the Network issue 256, we explore the diverse landscape of Layer-1 blockchains  

Weekly Roundup 04/26/25 (DEBTBox fallout, DoJ vs Samourai Wallet, IMF on Bitcoin flows) (EP.523)

Felix Pago CEO and Co-Founder Manuel Godoy joins us for an episode to share how Felix Pago is utilizing stablecoins to make remittances easier for immigrants.  Manuel’s personal story including financial services pain points as an immigrant Felix’s founding story around the massive Latin American remittance market The importance of trust for remittance businesses The dominance of WhatsApp as an operating system across Latam Utilizing stablecoins to move money faster and cheaper 

Manuel Godoy (Felix Pago) on disrupting the LatAm remittance market (EP.520)

Chris Harmse, co-founder and VP of Revenue at BVNK joins the show. In this episode we discuss:  Chris’ career and the path to founding BVNK. The origin story of BVNK and how the company has evolved over time. The key drivers behind the adoption of stablecoins. Segmenting the stablecoin market. Interest bearing stablecoins and the impact that this category will have on the overall market. Tokenized money funds and the future of securities settlement. How stablecoins will refactor the global FX market. The regulatory landscape and how stablecoin adoption is evolving in various regions.  To learn more about BVNK visit their website.

Weekly Roundup 02/08/24 (OPNX closes, COPA case, more SAB121) (EP503)

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