Weekly Roundup 12/29/23 (2024 predictions, BSA unconstitutional, ETH ETF prospects) (EP.493)
Matt and Nic return for the last week of 2023. In this episode: South Shore bar pie Our 2024 resolutions Was Barry Silbert the main character Bitcoin miners had a good year ARK is selling their GBTC holdings The Cointucky Derby Will an ETH ETF be a fast follow? Will ETF sponsors sue the SEC […]
Nitya Subramanian (Capsule) on Leveraging Crypto’s Superpower (EP.494)
In this episode, we host Nitya Subramanian, founder and CEO of Capsule, which is building cross-application embedded wallet infrastructure. We discuss: Outstanding challenges with web3 onboarding How applications are integrating parts of the wallet experience How Capsule helps developers give their end users the key privileges Why interoperability is crypto’s key superpower How Capsule simplifies […]
Weekly Roundup 01/05/24 (ETF looming, DoJ drops SBF charges, TNG DDY) (EP.495)
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Matrixport’s bearish ETF take The DoJ drops campaign finance charges against SBF Goldman and JPM are authorized participants for the ETF Where will the fees settle out for the major Bitcoin ETFs Nic’s vanity license plate story Do we still believe […]
Matthew Le Merle and Mitch Mechigian (Blockchain Coinvestors) on 2024 Predictions (EP.496)
Matthew Le Merle and Mitch Mechigian of Blockchain Coinvestors join the show. In this episode we discuss the Blockchain Coinvestors 2024 Predictions. To learn more about Blockchain Coinvestors: Website Webinar Check out this episode!
Matt Hougan (Bitwise) on the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs (EP.497)
Matt Hougan, the CIO of Bitwise Asset Management joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Spot Bitcoin ETFs are approved! The process to get to this point. The competitive landscape for the 11 products that were approved by the SEC on Wednesday. BITB, the Bitwise spot product which is the low cost option in […]
Ryan Selkis (Messari) on Crypto Theses for 2024 (EP.491)
Ryan Selkis, the co-founder and CEO of Messari joins the show. In this episode we discuss: The regulatory landscape and how the industry should be prioritizing policy initiatives. Grayscale, GBTC and the evolution of exchange traded products. The institutional market and the impact of a Bitcoin ETF. The many failures of the SEC with regards […]
Zach Abrams (Bridge) on Moving Money (EP.500)
Bridge CEO and Co-Founder Zach Abrams joins us for an episode chronicling the explosion of stablecoin volume and how Bridge is building critical infrastructure. In this episode: Zach’s origin story and how he arrived at building Bridge Bridge’s core products today and how clients use their APIs Future issuance of stablecoins Key global use cases […]
Weekly Roundup 01/19/24 (ETF winners, Dimon’s Satoshi theory, Lutnick on Tether) (EP.499)
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Our plans for episode 500 Jamie Dimon thinks Satoshi might return and vanish the bitcoins or increase the 21m cap Howard Lutnick goes to bat for Tether Chevron doctrine is challenged in SCOTUS Dunking on Tether Truthers Coinbase vs SEC resumes […]
Weekly Roundup 01/12/24 (BTC ETFs launch, more ETF, even more ETF) (EP.498)
Matt and Nic are back for a historic week in the history of Bitcoin. In this episode: Spot ETF approved and starts trading Why day 1 flows might disappoint but longer term flows could materialize Day 1 price action review The GBTC conversion effect ETF scoreboard after one day of launch The SEC’s multiple SNAFUS […]
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