Weekly Roundup 12/01/22 (Is SBF playing the media, more Bad Boys, Binance’s Proof of Reserve) (EP.377)
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Tether collapse scenarios The wrapped Bitcoin issue Ria and others are named Forbes 30 under 30 Sam is still not in jail Sam’s hidden media strategy How Sam could be positioning himself for the case Was FTX really a case […]
Mahesh Ramakrishnan (Escape Velocity) on Decentralized Wireless (EP.376)
Mahesh Ramakrishnan of Escape Velocity joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Mahesh’s career in traditional financial services and the path that led him to launching Escape Velocity. The decentralized wireless market and how it is likely to evolve. How tokenized protocols and USD stablecoins are likely to play a role in this evolution. […]
John Palmer (CBOE Digital) on Regulated Digital Asset Derivatives (EP.379)
John Palmer, the CEO of CBOE Digital joins the show. In this episode we discuss: John’s career and the path that led him to CBOE Digital. The history of CBOE Digital, including the acquisition of ErisX and the company’s recent funding round. CBOE Digital’s product approach. The regulatory landscape in the United States and how […]
Robert Miller (Flashbots) on Decentralizing Block Building with SUAVE (EP.378)
In this episode, Ria is joined by Robert Miller, Steward at Flashbots, which is a research and development organization with the aim to reduce the negative externalities and risks posed by MEV, or maximal extractable value. We cover: The MEV supply chain and how it’s evolved as Ethereum transitioned from Proof of Work to Proof […]
Weekly Roundup 12/08/22 (FTX’s Venture Portfolio, SBF’s mining investment, BlockFi retrospective) (EP.380)
Matt and Nic return for another episode of news and deals. In this episode: Brink Nation’s surprising fan club in Bali We investigate FTX’s leaked private equity portfolio FTX employees were raising LP money for funds from FTX Why was FTX acting as a fund of funds? What is modulo capital The Michael Lewis – […]
Weekly Roundup 12/16/22 (SBF Arrest, Binance’s ‘Bank run’, Gensler, FTX, and IEX) (EP.381)
Matt and Nic are back for another wild week of news and deals. In this episode: Is SBF currently interned in a top 5 prison on earth? SBF is finally arrested We enumerate the charges from the SEC, CFTC, and DOJ What kind of sentence could Sam be looking at here? The CFTC’s interesting argument […]
Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) on FTX, the SEC, and the House Crypto Agenda for 2023 (EP.382)
Minnesota Representative and newly elected House Whip Tom Emmer joins the show for a discussion of the FTX fallout, the House hearings, the SEC’s behavior throughout the process, and developments in the House looking ahead to 2023. Rep. Emmer’s thoughts on the House hearing with John Ray How the FTX collapse was about a failure […]
Weekly Roundup 12/23/22 (Caroline pleads, SBF is extradited, Visa’s autopayments) (EP.383)
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Are stablecoins still a priority in DC? The rise of the FUDfluencer Sam agrees to be extradited Did the SDNY wait for Sam to be extradited to release Caroline’s plea deal? Alameda was siphoning FTX funds from day 1 What’s the […]
Weekly Roundup 12/30/22 (Avi Eisenberg arrest, weather affects the hashrate, our predictions for 2023) (EP.384)
Nic and Matt return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Galaxy acquires the Helios miner facility from Argo Consolidating in the miner space A new bad boy bursts onto the scene Avraham Eisenberg is arrested in Puerto Rico Should it be illegal to exploit defi contracts, even if you reach an […]
Weekly Roundup 01/06/23 (DCG vs Gemini, SBF’s plea, India’s crypto framework) (EP.385)
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: A call for on-chain archeology Nic’s scuppered NYE plans More news from the FTX crime family Who is SBF’s mystery bail benefactor? SBF pleads not guilty SBF is prohibited from moving further FTX/Alameda assets SBF had four meetings with White House […]