Recent Trends in Cryptocurrency Fundraising and Custody Practices

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

• Figure Markets announced the launch of their YLDS stablecoin, which is the first yield-bearing stablecoin to be approved by and registered with the SEC
• Crypto exchange Bybit was hacked on Friday for an estimated $1.48 billion worth of ETH in the largest hack in the industry's history
• n the past week, the SEC dropped lawsuits and investigations related to Coinbase, Robinhood, OpenSea, Uniswap, Gemini, and MetaMask
• Microstrategy purchased an additional 20,356 BTC last week
• Crypto exchange OKX pled guilty and agreed to pay $504 million in penalties for anti-money laundering law violations
• U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has appointed Tyler Williams as an advisor on digital asset and blockchain policy
• During an interview with Bloomberg, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan stated that in light of the expected upcoming stablecoin legislation, he expects that Bank of America will "get into that business," and may even launch their own stablecoin

Content mentioned in this episode:

• Jameson Lopp, Jack Dorsey is not Satoshi Nakamoto
• DeFi Education Fund, Examining the burdens, costs, and failures of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), and the potentially disastrous implications of applying the BSA to DeFi.