Weekly Roundup 12/23/22 (Caroline pleads, SBF is extradited, Visa’s autopayments) (EP.383)

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

  • Are stablecoins still a priority in DC?
  • The rise of the FUDfluencer
  • Sam agrees to be extradited
  • Did the SDNY wait for Sam to be extradited to release Caroline’s plea deal?
  • Alameda was siphoning FTX funds from day 1
  • What’s the deal with Modulo Capital?
  • Is Gerald Cotten back from the dead?
  • Does Flashboys need a new chapter?
  • What is going on with IEX?
  • How did Michael Lewis not figure out something was up at FTX?
  • Sen. Pat Toomey’s stablecoin legislation
  • Core Scientific files for bankruptcy
  • Why the mining shakeout might lead to consolidation
  • The Fed’s stablecoin blog
  • Visa’s autopayments for non-custodial wallets
  • Stablecoins are having a great year
  • Where are the remaining FTX execs?

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