Oct 25, 2024
Matt and Nic are back for more news and deals. In this episode:
- The Polymarket whale is identified
- BTCUSD predictions for the election
- Election models versus prediction markets
- Stripe acquires Bridge for $1.1b
- Did the Bridge deal make sense for Stripe?
- Stablecoins as Fintech 3.0
- Nigeria frees Tigran Gambaryan
- Kraken is launching the Ink blockchain
- Buenos Aires is launching a blockchain-based identity solution
- Opera launches the minipay wallet
- A new paper from the Fed gives us new insight into the 2023 bank run
- Coinbase FOIAs the regulators behind OCP 2.0
Content mentioned in this episode:
- NY Fed, Tracing Bank Runs in Real Time
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