Martin Carrica (Mountain) and Philippe Bekhazi (XBTO) on Digital Assets in Bermuda (EP.533)
We sit down in Bermuda with Mountain Protocol founder Martin Carrica and XBTO founder Philippe Bekhazi for a talk on stablecoins and doing business on the island. In this episode: Why XBTO is Bermuda-first and why Mountain set up there The “Bermuda triangle” for doing business on the island The overlap between Bermuda’s reinsurance industry […]
Julian Duran (Marathon Digital) on Bitcoin Miners and Sidechains (EP.532)
Wyatt sits down with Julian Duran, product lead of Marathon Digital’s Anduro project. Discussion included: Why miners are strategically expanding and exploring new initiatives New innovation in Bitcoin broadly How Bitcoin today differs from Bitcoin 2+ years ago Where Bitcoin L2’s and sidechains are headed Learn more about Anduro Check out this episode!
Weekly roundup 05/31/24 (Gemini Earn, Salame sentenced, PYUSD on Sol) (EP.531)
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: We recap the Coin Center annual dinner Will Biden follow through on his SAB121 veto threat? The Biden admin is reportedly reaching out to key industry figures Ethereum ETF prospects Recap of the fight that didn’t happen Prediction market issues Gemini […]
Weekly Roundup 05/24/24 (ETH ETF, FIT21 Act, Anti CBDC bill) (EP.530)
Matt and Nic return for another wild week in crypto. In this episode: Whip Emmer returns to OTB Matt’s animal problems Congress passes the SAB121 overturn Gruenberg offers his resignation and what it means for crypto In a stunning overturn the SEC approves the ETH ETF The significance of the FIT21 act The anti-CBDC bill […]
Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) on Crypto’s Legislative Wins (EP.529)
Minnesota Representative and House Whip Tom Emmer joins the show once again to talk about the policy sea change in Washington and recent legislative successes. In this episode: The House passes Emmer’s anti-CBDC bill Trump’s embrace of crypto and what that means Why some Democrats and the White House have changed their tone on crypto […]
Weekly Roundup 05/17/24 (SAB121 repeal, Paul Ryan on stables, Bitcoin ETF 13Fs) (EP.528)
Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode: The Senate votes to repeal SAB121 Which Democrats defied Biden on SAB121? Chuck Schumer breaks with Warren Paul Ryan’s pro-stablecoin comments on Bloomberg CME is launching a spot crypto exchange The State of Wisconsin owns over $100m of Bitcoin ETFs […]
Weekly Roundup 05/10/24 (Biden threatens SAB121 veto, Trump embraces crypto, FDIC scandal deepens) (EP.527)
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: The SAB121 repeal bill passes the House with 21 Democrat votes Biden threatens to veto SAB121 repeal Trump endorses crypto Is Gensler a liability for Biden? A scandal deepens at the FDIC Senator Warren defends the embattled FDIC chair Robinhood gets […]
Will Peck on Digital Assets at WisdomTree (EP.526)
Will Peck, Head of Digital Assets at WisdomTree re-joins the show. In this episode we discuss: WisdomTree’s journey in digital assets and the firm’s strategy in the area. Views on the launch of spot Bitcoin ETFs in the United States. Will’s views on tokenization and how the firm is approaching this category. WisdomTree’s New York […]
Weekly Roundup 05/03/24 (CZ sentenced, Roger Ver arrested, Coinbase earnings) (EP.525)
Matt and Nic are back for more news and deals. In this episode: Matt get’s 2nd in Jeopardy at ETH Boston We reminisce over Nic’s 2020 holiday quiz Ian Cain’s Senate candidacy in MA CZ get 4 months in prison The significance of ‘4’ Did CZ deserve his sentence? Roger Ver arrested for tax fraud […]
Ian Cain on Running for U.S. Senate from Massachusetts (EP.524)
Ian Cain, republican candidate for U.S. Senate in the state of Massachusetts against Elizabeth Warren joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Ian’s personal background and path to politics. How he became interested in emerging / blockchain technology. Qubic Labs and fostering a startup ecosystem in Massachusetts. The on-chain municipal bond project in Quincy, […]