Nov 27, 2020
Nic and Matt return with a special Thanksgiving issue of OTB. In this episode:
- How Castle Island VC was almost Brink VC
- The difference between financialized walled-garden gold and its Bitcoin equivalent
- How USDC is being used in Venezuela via AirTM
- How stablecoins are now tools of geopolitical power projection
- Vaneck...
Nov 20, 2020
Nic and Matt return for deals and news of the week. In this episode:
- Nic's appearance on Bloomberg TV
- Is Jay Clayton's departure good for the SEC?
- Our dark horse pick for SEC Chair
- Scaramucci's fund considers a Bitcoin position
- Is Binance decentralized?
- How are enterprise blockchains still going?
- How Bitcoin is akin to...
Nov 13, 2020
Nic and Matt return for news and deals of the week. In this episode:
- Cred files for bankruptcy
- Why Bitcoin banking is uniquely robust
- Why we should not be discouraged by the occasional failure of Bitcoin banks
- The ECB looks to create a CBDC within 2-4 years
- Gary Gensler's influence on the Biden administration
- XRP's...
Nov 6, 2020
Matt and Nic cover deals and the news of the week. In this episode:
- The latest on Matt's bike saga
- Possible election outcomes and the prospect for inflation
- How Kelly Loeffer's runoff election might affect Bitcoin
- Were prediction markets vindicated by the election?
- The government seizes $1b worth of Bitcoin
- Why the...
Oct 30, 2020
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...