Weekly Roundup 09/05/25 (Stripe’s Tempo, NASDAQ tightens rules on DATs, WLF vs Sun) (EP.663)
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: We review the US Open The Clippers scandal Fantasy football and the efficient market hypothesis Tax treatment of sports betting on Poly versus sports betting apps Are prediction markets more efficient than bookies? Galaxy launches a tokenized version of their […]
Daniel Lev (Coinflow) on Stablecoin Payments (EP.662)
Wyatt sits down with Daniel Lev, the founder of Coinflow, to discuss the evolution of payments amidst a wave of stablecoin-enabled innovation. In this episode: Lurking legacy issues of payment networks How our current payment networks benefit end users but not merchants Types of merchant profiles and who stands to benefit Creating faster settlement Marketplace […]
Weekly Roundup 08/29/25 (Stablecoins in CDMX, DAT issues, GDP on the blockchain) (EP.671)
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 […]
Sandy Kaul (Franklin Templeton) on Onchain Asset Management (EP.670)
Wyatt sits down with Sandy Kaul, head of digital assets at Franklin Templeton, to cover Sandy’s work with the CFTC and DTCC and creating sandboxes for onchain financial markets. In this episode: How wallets stand to become the hub of asset management Lasting policy for crypto Protecting consumers in an open financial system Check out this […]
Weekly Roundup 08/22/25 (SALT Jackson Hole, Wyoming Stable Token, Fed drama) (EP.659)
Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode: Wyoming releases a stabletoken “FRNT” Matt’s bear encounter Bowman and Waller’s speeches at Jackson Hole Eric Trump’s Bitcoin prediction Is there an example of a DAT that makes sense? Should DATs trade at a persistent premium? Figure is going public […]
Cupid & Hercules (Groom Lake) on Preventing and Responding to Cybercrime (EP.658)
Wyatt sits down with the founders of Groom Lake. In this episode: How social engineering attacks are being used to exploit companies in crypto and beyond How companies can better protect themselves and be vigilant of these exploit attempts The future of cybersecurity software for crypto Check out this episode!
Luke Xie (SatLayer) on The Next Generation of Bitcoin Yield (EP.657)
Wyatt sits down with Luke Xie, cofounder of SatLayer for a conversation about Bitcoin yield. In this episode: What makes financial markets for BTC unique How BTC DeFi will evolve, in the backdrop of the broader macro environment DeFi vs CeFi financial systems for BTC Check out this episode!
Weekly Roundup 08/15/25 (DAT fine print, stablecoin L1s, banks vs stables) (EP.656)
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: We review the DAT fine print Why being in power is sometimes the hardest part Stripe and Circle announce their own L1s We make the case for stablecoin L1s The irony in Stripe’s L1 What about a DAT of DATs? Bullish […]
Huf Haus (Pear Protocol) on Trading Strategies Across Crypto Cycles (EP.655)
We sit down with Huf Haus, founder of Pear Protocol. In this episode: What pair trading is, the benefits of Pear trading, and different strategies How to approach different market regimes from a trader’s perspective Applying trading strategies to other asset classes Check out this episode!
Nathan McCauley on Anchorage Prime and Stablecoin White-Label (EP.654)
Nathan McCauley, the founder and CEO of Anchorage joins the show. In this episode we discuss: The passage of The Genius Act and the impact it will have on the digital asset industry. The launch of Anchorage’s white label stablecoin issuance platform. Anchorage Prime and how the company is working with its customers on trade […]