Weekly Roundup 07/18/24 (JD Vance VP nom, ETH ETF green light, Larry Fink evolves) (EP.546)
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Nate Silver joins Polymarket JD Vance is Trump’s VP nominee Ethereum ETFs get the final go ahead Should crypto users be single issue voters? JD Vance’s crypto platform Does a Trump Vance admin imply a devaluation of the dollar? JD Vance […]
Chris Duffus (Fonbnk) on Airtime as Digital Money (EP.545)
Chris Duffus, Founder & CEO of Fonbnk joins Wyatt in this episode. We cover: Stablecoin and crypto usage in emerging markets Popular and high-potential platforms in these markets Alternative forms of onramping and moving money Airtime as a form of digital value storage More on Fonbnk Check out this episode!
Weekly Roundup 07/12/24 (Crypto in the GOP platform, Uniswap vs SEC, SEC v Paxos ends) (EP.544)
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Germany is still selling Bitcoin ETHcc chaos in Brussels Trump is speaking at Bitcoin Nashville The SAB121 overturn veto override did not pass The Republican party includes crypto in their official platform Polychain Eclipse drama Uniswap versus the SEC over […]
Adam Levine on the Fireblocks Global Custodian Partner Program (EP.543)
Adam Levine, Head of Corporate Development and Partnerships at Fireblocks joins the show. In this episode we discuss: The history of Fireblocks and the evolution of MPC custody. The recent announcement of the Fireblocks Global Custodian Partner Program and the initial partners. The current state of tokenization and how Fireblocks is playing in that market. […]
Leo Zhang (Alkimiya) on creating a market for Bitcoin blockspace (EP.542)
Leo Zhang, founder of Alkimiya, joins the show to talk about their Bitcoin fee exposure product. In this episode: The evolution of Alkimiya Alkimiya’s current product approach Why solving Bitcoin transaction fee volatility matters How blockspace compares to conventional commodities What kind of market participants would want to long or short Bitcoin transaction fees? Avoiding […]
Weekly Roundup 07/04/24 (Chevron overturned, prediction markets, revisiting Silvergate) (EP.541)
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Will Biden step down? The importance of prediction markets in elections Can you insider trade on prediction markets? What does the SCOTUS repeal of Chevron mean for crypto? SEC sues Consensys Stripe and Coinbase partnership Circle achieves MiCA compliance for USDC […]
Weekly Roundup 06/28/24 (Solana ETF, Coinbase sues FDIC, SCOTUS vs SEC) (EP.540)
Nic and Matt are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Nic’s vehicular issues BTC mining FUD is now AI fud Abra settles with state regulators over lack of MTLs State Street and Galaxy Digital partner up US reps visit imprisoned Binance exec in Nigeria Vaneck files for a Solana ETF […]
Adam Healy (Station 70) on Digital Asset Cybersecurity (EP.539)
Adam Healy, the co-founder and CEO of Station 70 joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Adam‘s career and path that led him to enter the digital assets industry as a CSO and eventually co-founder of Station 70. The evolution of digital asset custody from a technology perspective. The evolution of MPC as an […]
Weekly Roundup 06/21/24 (Certik v Kraken, Trump’s memecoin, Paul Ryan op-ed) (EP.538)
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Certik goes from white hat to black hat regarding a Kraken exploit Bozo of the week The DJT memecoin scandal and Martin Shkreli What’s the deal with Barron Trump and the DJT memecoin? Should we welcome celebrity memecoins? Should bankers have […]
Edward Woodford (Zero Hash) on Digital Asset Infrastructure (EP.537)
Edward Woodford, founder and CEO of Zero Hash joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Edward’s origin story in the digital asset industry and his path to founding Zero Hash. Zero Hash’s product lineup and the ways that the firm is powering companies seeking to engage in the digital asset ecosystem. The regulatory landscape […]