Nov 27, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy is a Republican candidate for President in 2024. In this episode we sit down to dig into his crypto policy proposals:
- Vivek’s keynote in Ft Worth
- Vivek’s crypto platform and how that derives from his convictions
- Vivek’s view on Bitcoin mining
- Is Choke Point 2.0 real?
- Is banking a...
Nov 23, 2023
Matt and Nic return for a Thanksgiving episode. In this edition:
- Fidelity files for an ETH spot ETF
- The SEC sues Kraken
- Javier Milei wins – and prospects for dollarization
- Stablecoins versus dollar liabilities in emerging markets
- Prediction markets do well in the Argentine election
- We digest the OpenAI scandal and...
Nov 20, 2023
We sit down with Mike Cahill, CEO of Douro labs, to talk Pyth’s retroactive airdrop and launch. In this episode:
- A brief history of Pyth
- What was the problem with legacy oracles before Pyth
- How is Pyth is technically differentiated from other oracles
- The importance of introducing confidence intervals into prices
- How...
Nov 17, 2023
Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode:
- Tail risks with the Bitcoin ETF
- Are SBF’s parents off the hook?
- The FDIC is embroiled in scandal
- Should Marty Gruenberg step down?
- Tokenized bank deposits versus stablecoins
- What’s wrong with the third party doctrine
- SAB121 under...
Nov 15, 2023
The boys join forces with Alex Thorn of Galaxy Brains for a special live episode at the Pubkey bar in NYC.
In this episode:
- Galaxy's Beimnet Abebe joins for market color
- Bloomberg's James Seyffart opinions on Bitcoin ETF prospects
- The WSJ/Hamas affair
- Audience Q&A
With special thanks to the Galaxy team for...