Weekly Roundup 05/02/25 (OP_RETURN wars, Mastercard and Visa push stables, quantum revisited) (EP.618)

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

  • Will stablecoins disrupt credit cards?
  • The US Treasury Advisory Committee drops a report on stablecoins
  • Mastercard and Visa launch stablecoin integrations
  • Movement labs has more scandals
  • Are quantum timelines accelerating?
  • The real risk of quantum to Bitcoin
  • Could a quantum break fix Bitcoin’s security budget?
  • Are any Bitcoin purists left?
  • Circle turns down Ripple’s acquisition offer
  • Machinsky is facing a 20-year sentence
  • Arizona passes an SBR bill 
  • Cambridge releases a new report on bitcoin mining
  • Bitcoiners are fighting about OP_RETURN again 
  • What is Bittensor 

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