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On The Brink with Castle Island

Apr 16, 2025

Wyatt sits down with Fred Hsu and Michael Ho of D3 to talk domain markets. In this episode: 

  • The existing domain name industry and legacy systems
  • An interoperable marketplace for domains
  • New financial promitives around domains and RWAs

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Apr 15, 2025

Yuval Rooz and Eric Saraniecki, co-founders of Digital Asset join the show. In this episode we discuss:

  • The origins of Digital Asset and the path to starting the firm.
  • Views on privacy in the context of public blockchains.
  • How enterprises and financial institutions are approaching tokenizing assets and...


Apr 11, 2025

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

  • Is dedollarization happening?
  • The SEC's Division of Corporate Finance released a "Statement on Stablecoins"
  • The US Justice Department has disbanded its National Cryptocurrency Enforcement team
  • The SEC releases new guidance on securities...


Apr 9, 2025

Wyatt Lonergan and Juan Lopez of Vaneck Ventures join the show to talk stablecoins and institutionalization. In this episode, we cover: 

  • The landscape of stablecoin growth and activity
  • A world with many stablecoins vs few stablecoins
  • Winning/losing companies in the new stablecoin era
  • Impact on the longer tail of...


Apr 7, 2025

Hoolie Tejwani, the head of Coinbase Ventures joins the show. In this episode we discuss:

  • The history and rationale behind the launch of Coinbase Ventures.
  • The evolution of the crypto venture category.
  • Areas of focus for Coinbase Ventures.
  • Stablecoins, Crypto/AI and consumer startup category.
  • The regulatory landscape...