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

• Matt’s plover rivalry
• Matt’s struggles against animals
• Taylor Swift actually did sign that partnership with FTX
• Are Eras tour tickets securities?
• Lightning in emerging markets
• Could we build the SR-71 today?
• How Ripple was 90% right about XRP being the bridge currency for remittances
• ETF applications hiccup
• More SAB121 issues
• Matt’s cigar snafu
• Why ETF seeding will be a source of buy pressure

Sponsor notes: 

• Coin Metrics’ State of the Network: Q2 2023 Wrap-Up
• In this issue of State of the Network, we provide a data-driven overview of the events that shaped digital asset ecosystem in Q2, 2023