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Nov 28, 2024

Matt and Nic are back for another Thanksgiving episode of OTB. In this episode:

  • Fire departments love thanksgiving
  • Who we’re thankful for
  • Eggnog is underrated
  • Justin Sun puts $30m into World Liberty Financial
  • Marc Andreessen appears on Joe Rogan and covers OCP 2.0
  • Why were non crypto tech peopled shocked by Choke...


Nov 22, 2024

Matt and Nic return for another week in the markets. In this episode:

  • How is the DOGE going to work?
  • Bitcoin is heading to 100k
  • Gary Gensler announces his resignation as SEC chair
  • We look back at Gensler’s awful term
  • 18 state AGs file a lawsuit against the SEC
  • The SEC’s dealer rule is tossed by a judge
  • Trump is...


Nov 21, 2024

Aaron McDonald, the founder of Futureverse joins the show. In this episode we discuss:

  • Aaron’s professional career and the path that led him to founding Futureverse.
  • How he has built the company through a mix of organic growth and acquisitions.
  • How blockchains and digital currency interact with Metaverse...


Nov 15, 2024

Matt and Nic return for news and deals. In this episode: 

  • Nic recaps his trip to Congress
  • Vibes in Congress post election
  • The likelihood for stablecoin and market structure bills
  • What are the prospects for the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
  • What’s happening in Devcon?
  • 18 state AGs are suing Gensler and the SEC
  • Gensler is...


Nov 13, 2024

David Low, CEO and cofounder of Hata joins the show. In this episode, 

In this episode, Wyatt and David discuss:

  • Crypto adoption in Southeast Asia
  • Regulatory attitudes
  • Operating a centralized exchange
  • Bitcoin interest vs other cryptoassets in...