Weekly Roundup 05/12/23 (BRC20 mania, are high fees good for Bitcoin, the Wyoming stable token) (EP.424)
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: BRC20 PEPE versus ERC20 PEPE Is PEPE an alt right coin? What’s driving up fees on Bitcoin? The relationship between HEX, XEN, and VPMX Bitcoin’s circular firing squad The upside of high fees in Bitcoin Why the White House’s DAME mining […]
Steven Walbroehl (Halborn) on Blockchain Cybersecurity (EP.423)
Steven Walbroehl, the co-founder and CTO of Halborn joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Steven’s crypto origin story and how he began tinkering with public blockchains. How Halborn’s work differs across traditional financial services customers versus decentralized organization customers. Basic recommendations for companies entering the public blockchain ecosystem. Halborn’s recent discovery of a […]
FactSet + CoinMetrics on Institutional Crypto Data (EP.425)
Chris Ellis, Head of Strategic Initiatives at FactSet and Tim Rice, founder of Coin Metrics join the show. In this episode we discuss: The partnership between FactSet and Coin Metrics how the companies are jointly going to market. How FactSet thinks about partnerships and how digital assets has evolved as an area of focus at […]
Weekly Roundup 05/19/23 (Texas PoR bill, the Hinman test revisited, what’s up with Worldcoin?) (EP.426)
Nic and Matt return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Nic and Matt reminisce on the Bitcoin Miami conference Ripple wins a key victory over the SEC in the Hinman test Texas passes a proof of reserve bill The SEC alleges that Filecoin is a security What’s the deal with Worldcoin? […]
Weekly Roundup 05/26/23 (The real Greenidge story, MEV on Bitcoin, Fed data on adoption) (EP.427)
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Validators sign up to stake ETH post merge Will there be MEV on Bitcoin? What’s the deal with Worldcoin? Is the wash sale tax loophole stalling the debt ceiling negotiations? Have ordinals changed Bitcoin culture? The Fed releases new data on […]
Lili Infante (CAT Labs) on Combating and Preventing Crypto Crime (EP.429)
In this episode, we sat down with Lili Infante, Founder and CEO of CAT Labs. Lili shared: Her experience spearheading the formation of the crypto taskforce at the DOJ How the crypto-enabled crime landscape has evolved and become more sophisticated Investigating cases where crypto is used and the unique challenges in establishing a chain of […]
Weekly Roundup 06/09/23 (SEC v Coinbase and Binance, Market Structure bill, the curious case of Prometheum) (EP.430)
Matt and Nic return for another week of deals and news. In this episode: Token disclosure practices Matt tries pickleball Sequoia is breaking up into parts Will Chinese and American capital markets be severed? What’s in the proposed House market structure bill? Coinbase sues Coinbase and Binance How does the SEC think BUSD is a […]
Weekly Roundup 06/16/23 (Prometheum madness, the Hinman emails, HK’s crypto banking play) (EP.431)
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Coin Metrics derives new estimates of Bitcoin’s electricity consumption Nic reviews his Lasik experience Matt takes Prometheum to task Is Prometheum a patsy for the SEC? Why is vaporware being elevated by the SEC and major exchanges being stymied? We […]
Chris Rothfuss on Wyoming’s Blockchain Strategy & the WY Stable Token (EP.432)
Wyoming state senator and Minority Floor Leader in the Wyoming Senate, Chris Rothfuss joins the show. We cover Wyoming’s crypto efforts to date to create a stable and secure digital asset ecosystem. In this episode: Senator’s Rothfuss’ pre-politics career and how he came to grapple with the crypto space Why Wyoming has an opportunity in […]
Weekly Roundup 06/23/23 (FTX and K5 clawbacks, Prime Trust chaos, ETF frenzy) (EP.433)
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Bitcoin hits 30k Wyoming’s stable token developments The story behind FTX’s mammoth $500m outflow to K5 global Why was SBF spending hundreds of millions cozying up to talent agents? Do Kwon will spend 4 months in jail in Montenegro The […]