Weekly Roundup 11/05/21 (Do stablecoins need bank charters, Mayors taking salaries in Bitcoin) (EP.257)

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

  • The President’s Working Group report on Stablecoins comes out
  • Should stablecoins really require a bank charter?
  • Would a red wave in the midterms be good for the crypto industry
  • Two congressmen ask the SEC to approve a spot Bitcoin ETF
  • The TungstenDAO buys the Midwest Tungsten 14 inch cube
  • Where was the Neeraj kitchen photo taken
  • Tarantino is auctioning off uncut scenes from Pulp Fiction as NFTs
  • Miami Mayor Francis Suarez will take his salary in Bitcoin
  • Tungsten’s industrial uses
  • Should you count native tokens as an asset on your balance sheet?

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