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On The Brink with Castle Island

Sep 20, 2024

Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:

  • Nic’s Singapore Zyn problem
  • Nic’s Token 2049 keynote
  • The Iggy Azalea Eric Wall debate
  • Trump make an appearance at Pubkey in NYC
  • World Liberty Financial continues to be insane
  • SEC versus Flyfish club
  • Are airdrops done for?
  • Is JPM really the...


Sep 13, 2024

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

  • We review the Trump-Harris debate
  • Matt’s new wildlife problems
  • Nic’s birthday party
  • Trump doubles down on World Liberty Financial
  • The Castle Island stablecoins whitepaper is out!
  • Our reactions to the emerging markets stablecoin report
  • TZero...


Sep 6, 2024

Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:

  • SEC fiscal year ending in September
  • How to get accurate transfer volume figures for stablecoins
  • How much volume do stablecoins really settle?
  • Do SEC rules stop registered venture firms from voting in governance or staking?
  • CFTC settles with...


Aug 30, 2024

Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:

  • Has cryptodollarization occured?
  • Tigran Gambaryan is still detained in Nigeria
  • Durov of Telegram was detained in France
  • Should major tech companies leave the EU?
  • The SEC settles with Abra
  • Sony is launching an ETH L2
  • The mythical Harris reset
  • VCs...


Aug 23, 2024

Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:

  • SALT Wyoming review
  • Nic’s next fight 
  • How Bitcoin miners have a procyclical effect on the Bitcoin price
  • Hunting Hill is launching a credit fund seeded by Kraken
  • Wyoming is launching a stable token in Q1 of 2025
  • The SEC rejects CBOE’s filings...