Weekly Roundup 08/16/24 (Crypto4Harris, stablecoins vs CBDCs) (EP.553)
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Fairshake is getting active in Senate Races What’s going on with the Harris pivot? Chuck Schumer promises crypto legislation by end of year What’s happening with WBTC? The SEC is subpoenaing VC funds over Uniswap Don Jr is launching a crypto […]
Michael Bentley (Euler) on Modular Lending (EP.552)
Michael Bentley, Co-Founder & CEO of Euler joins the show to talk about crypto lending and the launch of Euler v2. In this episode: The evolution of lending/borrowing in crypto/defi Euler’s history and the upcoming launch of Euler v2 How crypto allows for market discovery of financial primitives Building programmable finance around blue chip and […]
Weekly Roundup 08/09/24 (Japan chaos, Ripple settles for $125m, Customers bank) (EP.551)
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: What happened with the rate-based turmoil in Japan? VP Harris announces Tim Walz as her VP pick Ripple settles with the SEC for $125m Is Jump quitting crypto? (again) Are Plustoken ETH on the move? Does the Harris reset with […]
Weekly Roundup 08/02/24 (Trump’s speech, Lummis’ BITCOIN Act, CA car titles on AVAX) (EP.550)
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: We react to Trump’s speech on Bitcoin in Nashville Is Bitcoin a proxy for Trump’s electoral chances? Will there be a “crypto reset” from the Harris campaign? Lummis’ Bitcoin Act The US government moves some Bitcoin Should the US government […]
Luke Hoersten (Bitnomial) on Digital Asset Derivatives (EP.549)
Luke Hoersten, the founder and CEO of Bitnomial joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Luke’s background and the path that led him to start Bitnomial. An overview of Bitnomial and the products that the firm has launched to date. Perspectives on the market participants that are engaging in the digital asset derivatives market […]
Weekly Roundup 07/26/24 (Bitcoin Nashville, ETH ETFs launch, Karate Combat recap) (EP.548)
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Nic recaps his Karate fight The Bitcoin Nashville conference Kamala’s crypto posture A new pension fund is buying Bitcoin Did we get a soft landing? Content mentioned: BVNK, The decade of digital dollars Sponsor notes: The Launch of Ether ETFs […]
French Hill (R-AR) on Digital Asset Legislation (EP.547)
Representative French Hill (R-AR) join the show. In this episode we discuss: Representative Hill’s perspective on the blockchain/digital asset ecosystem and why he initially became interested in this technology. The status of SAB 121 repeal. FIT 21 and the future of market structure clarity in the United States. The prospects of stablecoin legislation and the […]
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 […]