May 14, 2021
Nic and Matt are back for an insane week. In this episode:
- Tom Brady is a Bitcoiner
- Elon betrays us
- Do virgin coins exist?
- Binance under investigation by the DOJ
- Bitwise launches the BITQ ETF
- Palantir thinks about buying Bitcoin
- Diem partners with Silvergate
- We break down Tether's questionable reserves
- 46 million...
May 7, 2021
Nic and Matt return for another huge week of deals and news. In this episode:
- The Chamber of Digital Commerce publishes a Proof of Reserve whitepaper
- Why Proof of Reserves matter
- Popular critiques of PoR
- Coin Metrics raises a Series B from Goldman Sachs
- Galaxy acquires BitGo
- How do you pronounce 3LAU?
- NYDIG brings...
Apr 30, 2021
Matt and Nic return for deals of the week, joined for the first time by new member of CIV Ria Bhutoria. In this episode:
- An update on Matt's Turkey problem
- Will Matt create OTB Turkey Jerky?
- Will Matt tase the Turkeys?
- Is monetizing stranded natural gas good for the environment?
- Elon 'proves Bitcoin's liquidity'
- Elon...
Apr 23, 2021
Matt and Nic return for news and deals of the week. In this episode:
- 43% capital gains taxes?
- Are decentralized storage networks reaching fruition
- Binance US hires ex-Comptroller Brian Brooks
- Matt's Turkey problem
- A Turkish exchange apparently exit scams
- Scott Minerd has a new target for Bitcoin
- Bernstein isn't...
Weekly Roundup 04/16/21 ($COIN lists, NYT FUD, Hester's Safe Harbor 2.0, Gensler confirmed) (EP.207)
Apr 16, 2021
Nic and Matt return for another week of news and deals. In this episode:
- Nic's feud with the NYT
- How Lysenkoism fits in
- Issues with the contemporary press
- Coinbase does the biggest direct listing of all time
- Is COIN a trojan horse for Bitcoin?
- Coinbase mafia?
- The best thing about Coinbase being public
- Gary Gensler...