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On The Brink with Castle Island


Aug 29, 2025

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

  • Nic reviews the stablecoin conference in Mexico City
  • Will the banks obsolete stablecoins?
  • Some DATs are having trouble
  • The government is putting GDP on the blockchain
  • The CFTC opens the door to US customers trading on non-US exchanges
  • Trump fires Lisa Cook
  • Can the Fed be considered “independent”
  • Google is developing a blockchain
  • A BNB DAT gets delisted
  • Tether is building on Bitcoin via RGB
  • How does insider trading work in prediction markets?