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On The Brink with Castle Island

Mar 20, 2023

Jamil and Nick, co-founders of Gamma.io, join us on the show to discuss:
  • Lowering the barrier to inscribing NFTs on Bitcoin
  • Why creators and collectors are excited about NFTs on Bitcoin
  • Designing a trustless Ordinals marketplace that aligns with its unique culture
  • The emerging collecting and trading...


Mar 20, 2023

Nick Hansen is the cofounder and CEO of Luxor, a Bitcoin mining pool. He joins to talk to us about his excitement around ordinals and inscriptions, and how Luxor is thinking about the opportunity.

  • The history of ordinals and how Luxor got started in the space
  • How Luxor mined the first 4MB block in Bitcoin
  • Luxor’s...


Mar 17, 2023

Matt and Nic are back to cover a dramatic week in crypto. Galaxy Digital's Alex Thorn also joins to provide market color. In this episode: 

  • Bitcoin’s price action in response to the bank runs
  • USDC recovers its peg
  • FTX crime family news
  • Signature bank is shut down somewhat arbitrarily
  • What happened with Silvergate?
  • Is...


Mar 10, 2023

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

  • Nic’s Vespa crisis
  • FTX crime family update
  • Grayscale’s oral arguments go well against the SEC in the GBTC case
  • Binance.US wins the right to buy the Voyager assets in court
  • NYAG sues Kucoin and alleges that ETH is a...


Mar 10, 2023

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

  • Nic’s Vespa crisis
  • FTX crime family update
  • Grayscale’s oral arguments go well against the SEC in the GBTC case
  • Binance.US wins the right to buy the Voyager assets in court
  • NYAG sues Kucoin and alleges that ETH is a...