Weekly Roundup 06/20/25 (GENIUS passes, Nobitex Hack, FUD dice retrospective) (EP.636)
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: The GENIUS Act passes the Senate Should GENIUS be stapled to market structure? Bessent thinks stablecoins could be $3.7T by 2030 Stablecoin FUD Will stablecoins destabilize the US Treasury market JPM’s stablecoin FUDs JPMD’s deposit token will launch on Base […]
Santi Alvarado (XFX) on Improving FX for Stablecoins (EP.635)
Sean is joined by Santi Alvarado, CEO/Co-Founder of XFX, to cover their seed raise and how money moves cross border. In this episode: Background of Santi and how he made his way into crypto How legacy FX settlement operates today How XFX enables more liquidity for cross border payment companies Check out this episode!
Greg Genega (KPMG) on Crypto Auditing (EP.634)
Wyatt is joined by Greg Genega, Digital Asset and Blockchain leader at KPMG, for a conversation on the state of crypto auditing. In this episode: How KPMG works with crypto companies and protocols Relevant new innovations in the crypto space What to look out for as a new founder Check out this episode!
Weekly Roundup 06/13/25 (Stripe buys Privy, Stablecoin FUD, Rogue Traders) (EP.633)
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Stripe acquires wallet infrastructure company Privy for an undisclosed sum Fireblocks’ stablecoin data Stablecoin FUD Were mnemonic phrases a local maxima? Bullish and Gemini have filed preliminary paperwork for IPOs Soc Gen is launching a USD stablecoin We look at […]
Weekly Roundup 06/06/25 (Circle IPO, Singapore rules, Trump wallet?) (EP.632)
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Circle goes public and has an explosive first day The IPO window is open Circle’s vision for CPN Pump.fun is launching a token Will pump.fun cannibalize Solana? JPM will let clients use Bitcoin ETFs as collateral Strategy introduces new offerings […]
Isha Varshney (Celo) on Stablecoin Adoption Across Markets (EP.631)
Wyatt sits down with Isha Varshney from the Celo Foundation to talk stablecoins. Covered in this episode: Payments in Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa Stablecoin usage and USDT The future of non-stable tokens Check out this episode!
Weekly Roundup 05/30/25 (Bitcoin Access Vehicles, GME buys BTC, Pangea Fund) (EP.630)
Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode: Warning signs for the Bitcoin access vehicles? Has Bitcoin lost the MoE battle? Is OCP 2.0 over? The Dept of Labor rescinds their anti-crypto 401k guidance Cantor Fitzgerald is launching a bitcoin/gold fund Is it mathematically possible to give Bitcoin […]
Anthony Yim (Artemis) on Stablecoin Payments from the Ground Up (EP.629)
We sit down with Anthony Yim, Artemis cofounder, to talk about the latest report from Artemis, CIV, and Dragonfly, providing brand new estimates of stablecoin payments volume. In this episode: Why we decided to work on the new report How we obtained the estimates Why we decided to put together a bottom-up estimate Stablecoin b2b […]
Markus Franke and Denney Kwok (Mento Labs) on Stablecoins for FX (EP.628)
Markus Franke and Denney Kwok from Mento Labs join the show. In this episode: Non-USD stablecoins On-chain FX Microlending and financing for emerging markets Check out this episode!
Weekly Roundup 05/23/25 (Genius Cloture, Sui hack, $Trump dinner) (EP.627)
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Trump’s crypto dinner reviewed Bitcoin access vehicles NYT stablecoin coverage Sui is hacked and censors the blockchain Kraken is launching tokenized stocks Circle in acquisition talks The GENIUS Act passes Cloture in the Senate Hong Kong passes stablecoin legislation Check […]