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On The Brink with Castle Island

May 9, 2025

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

  • We have a new Pope
  • The etymology of ampersand
  • The GENIUS act collapses spectacularly
  • Coinbase consummates its acquisition of Deribit
  • Did World Liberty Financial’s USD1 torpedo the GENIUS act?
  • Did “pro crypto” democrats snake on the...


May 8, 2025

Adam Healy, co-founder of Station 70 and Josh Schwartz, co-founder of Fordefi join the show. In this episode we discuss:

  • The collaboration between Station 70 and Fordefi on failover MPC wallets. Announcement here.
  • The state of the wallet category
  • Best practices for blockchain cybersecurity
  • The future of bank custody...


May 7, 2025

Wyatt sits down with David Taylor of Etherfuse. In this episode: 

  • MXN stablecoins and other currencies
  • Shaping regulatory frameworks
  • Who wins out: innovators vs financial incumbents


May 5, 2025

Wyatt sits down with Justin Garland and Hannah JoJo of Asymmetry Finance. In this episode, we cover: 

  • The evolution of yield in DeFi
  • Primitives users want
  • Crypto risk assessment

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May 2, 2025

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

  • Will stablecoins disrupt credit cards?
  • The US Treasury Advisory Committee drops a report on stablecoins
  • Mastercard and Visa launch stablecoin integrations
  • Movement labs has more scandals
  • Are quantum timelines accelerating?
  • The real risk of...