Weekly Roundup 09/22/23 (SBF family in focus, Tether is lending again, BTC security budget) (EP.454)

Sep 22, 2023

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

• We recap the conferences 
• Nic's Columbia lecture snafu
• The Bitcoin security budget debate 
• One theory for what might provide Bitcoin with long term security
• FTX sues Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried
• Tether has resumed their lending operations
• Did SBF's parents make him do it?  
• HK is creating stablecoin legislation
• USA vs Singapore

Content mentioned: 

• David Morris tweetstorm on SBF parents
• Evanston Capital, Investor Participation Trends in Blockchain VC
• Anatoly Yakovenko, Solana co-founder: ‘To keep the next great American founder in America, Congress must regulate crypto. But first lawmakers should learn how it works’

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