Apr 29, 2024
Ian Cain, republican candidate for U.S. Senate in the state of Massachusetts against Elizabeth Warren joins the show. In this episode we discuss:
- Ian’s personal background and path to politics.
- How he became interested in emerging / blockchain technology.
- Qubic Labs and fostering a startup ecosystem in...
Apr 26, 2024
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode:
- CIV's new stablecoin survey
- What happened with Runes?
- Lawsuit against the SEC’s dealer rule
- New capital gains tax proposal
- How would taxing unrealized gains work?
- Two SEC lawyers leave in connection with the DEBT Box scandal
- The founders of...
Apr 24, 2024
Chris Harmse, co-founder and VP of Revenue at BVNK joins the show. In this episode we discuss:
- Chris’ career and the path to founding BVNK.
- The origin story of BVNK and how the company has evolved over time.
- The key drivers behind the adoption of stablecoins.
- Segmenting the stablecoin market.
- Interest bearing...
Apr 22, 2024
In this episode we sit down with Alexei Zamyatin, the founder of Build On Bitcoin (BOB). Topics covered:
- Why EVM-compatibility is important for Bitcoin and Bitcoin L2s
- Merge mining and fostering adoption of Bitcoin L2’s
- Why now for the Bitcoin Renaissance
- BitVM, use cases, and unlocks for...
Apr 19, 2024
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:
- Dubai is underwater
- The Lummis Gillebrand stablecoin bill and its prospects
- Do stablecoins affect the US’ ability to make sanctions?
- Avraham Eisenberg has been found guilty for the Mango markets hack
- Stablecoins as proto CBDCs
- Do stablecoins...