Preview Mode Links will not work in preview mode

On The Brink with Castle Island

Nov 28, 2025

Matt and Nic record a special Thanksgiving episode of OTB. In this episode: 

  • What’s the deal with deep fried turkeys?
  • Polymarket gets CTFC approval
  • Klarna is launching a stablecoin on Tempo
  • Upbit is hacked
  • Berachain drama
  • Tether gets a downgrade from S&P
  • Robinhood is spinning up their own prediction market...


Nov 21, 2025

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

  • Is Quantum FUD causing Bitcoin to sell off?
  • Ray Dalio is worry about Quantum
  • Scott Aaronson is worried about quantum computing
  • Vitalik is worried about quantum
  • Quantum upgrade scenarios
  • Are we still suffering from the flash crash?
  • The DATs are...


Nov 14, 2025

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

  • The Senate Ag Cmte publishes a Market Structure draft
  • Paul Atkins’ token taxonomy speech
  • Fed Governor Stephen Miran gives a major stablecoin speech
  • Grayscale files their S-1
  • Coinbase announces a tokensale platform
  • Coinbase is leaving...


Nov 7, 2025

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

  • Tom Brady’s clone dog
  • We reminisce on the Nic Carter v Mike Green debate
  • Is the government shutdown draining market liquidity?
  • The trouble with Opendimes 
  • Balancer hacked
  • Stream finance’s xUSD collapses
  • DATs are selling coins
  • Why is Zcash...


Nov 5, 2025

Keone Hon, founder of the Monad Foundation joins the show. In this episode:

  • From the point of view of Keone's trading background, what is the promise of blockchains?
  • Reimagining financial systems with blockchains in 2025
  • Why build Monad, and for anyone using a chain, why use Monad?
  • How the importance of...