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On The Brink with Castle Island


Jan 6, 2023

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

  • A call for on-chain archeology
  • Nic’s scuppered NYE plans
  • More news from the FTX crime family
  • Who is SBF’s mystery bail benefactor?
  • SBF pleads not guilty
  • SBF is prohibited from moving further FTX/Alameda assets
  • SBF had four meetings with White House staffers regarding pandemic preparedness
  • New inductees into the Bad Boys club
  • Nic’s pickleball confession
  • We revisit the 42 yard field goal challenge
  • The Bahamas regulators wrangle with Jon Ray regarding FTX assets
  • The SEC steps in to stop the voyager deal
  • The House fails to elect a speaker
  • NYDFS fines Coinbase $50m for deficient compliance
  • DCG and Gemini’s wrangle
  • India’s new crypto framework
  • What’s happening with the institutionalization of crypto?

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