Jan 30, 2026
Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode:
- Matt is heated about the Belichick HoF vote
- Fidelity launches a stablecoin FIDD on Ethereum
- Market structure passes Senate Ag Cmte
- The White House crypto council is being revived to find a compromise on stablecoin yield
- Fairshake has another...
Jan 23, 2026
Nic and Matt are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:
- There’s a big storm coming
- Matt’s playoff picks
- Farcaster sells to Neynar
- Is this the nail in the coffin for Web3Social?
- Where Farcaster went wrong
- BitGo goes public
- NYSE is building a tokenized security trading platform
- Are we looping back...
Jan 16, 2026
Matt and Nic are back after a week off. In this episode:
- The Clarity market structure bill markup is delayed for now
- Coinbase backs out of supporting Clarity
- The bank lobby is trying to torpedo Clarity
- Kontigo is accused of ignoring sanctions
- X changes its API to block InfoFi
- California’s wealth tax has backfired...
Jan 12, 2026
Wyatt, Henry, and Jake recently put out a report called "Total Value Lost", exploring how best to assess the value of various DeFi markets - starting with lending markets. This episode is a continuation of that conversation, exploring what carries value in DeFi going forward, particularly on the back of a shaky...
Jan 2, 2026
Matt and Nic are back for the first OTB show of 2026. In this episode:
- Matt’s ice rink adventures
- The House issues a draft of the PARITY Act
- The trouble with wealth taxes
- DATs continue to bleed out
- We talk about Nic’s fiction story
- Predictions for 2026
- Is there a secret exchange insolvency?
- What constitutes insider...