Weekly Roundup 03/10/23 (Choke Point 2.0, staking in the crosshairs, ordinals take off) (EP.396)

Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: 

  • Kraken winds down their staking as a service product
  • The SEC asks all staking as a service providers to register
  • Does 3rd party staking pass all of the prongs of Howey?
  • The FT’s article on the final days of FTX
  • Did the FTX executives leave the labradoodles in the Bahamas?
  • Ordinals are bringing NFT enthusiasts to Bitcoin
  • Matt has had a tough week
  • Kyle and Su launch OPNX
  • So what’s the deal with the crypto-focused Chokepoint 2.0?
  • Major crypto-facing banks are cutting back their crypto practice
  • What will be the fate of the Wyoming SPDIs?
  • The boys review Bad Boys
  • We discuss Colombia’s hippo problem
  • DCG reaches a provisional agreement with creditors
  • Our Storybook Brawl conspiracy

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