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Final Settlement is a weekly podcast covering capital markets, dealmaking, early-stage venture, bitcoin applications and protocol development.

02:22 - The Clarity Act Markup + Stablecoin Yield Fight

16:48 - State Street Joins the Crypto Rush

22:01 - Goldman: Tokenization + Prediction Markets

24:04 - Distributions Versus Niches in Bitcoin Infrastructure

32:06 - TradFi Floodgates into Digital Assets

33:21 - Consumer Versus Enterprise Stablecoin Adoption

42:18 - Latest In Digital Asset Infrastructure Fundraises

55:56 - AI Tools Impact on Entrepreneurship

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Links discussed:

https://fortune.com/2026/01/14/alpaca-fundraise-series-d-brokerage-infrastructure/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-15/state-street-is-joining-crypto-rush-with-digital-asset-rollout

https://www.theblock.co/post/385924/belarus-authorizes-cryptobanks

https://x.com/TheOneandOmsy/status/2011673735065939979?s=20

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/01/14/germany-s-second-largest-lender-dz-bank-secures-retail-crypto-trading-mica-license

https://coinpedia.org/crypto-live-news/standard-chartered-to-launch-crypto-prime-brokerage

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/21shares-launches-bitcoin-and-gold-etp

https://decrypt.co/354542/visa-partners-with-bvnk-to-enable-stablecoin-payouts-on-visa-direct

https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/2013205830288499021?s=20

https://x.com/Houlgrave/status/2012208491578950089?s=20

https://www.theblock.co/post/386048/anchorage-digital-could-raise-up-to-400-million-as-ipo-rumors-swirl-bloomberg

https://www.rain.xyz/resources/rain-raises-250m-series-c-to-scale-stablecoin-powered-payments-infrastructure-for-global-enterprises

Keep up with Michael:

https://x.com/MTanguma

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mtanguma/

Keep up with Brian:

https://x.com/BackslashBTC

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-cubellis-00b1a660/

Keep up with Liam:

https://x.com/Lnelson_21

https://www.linkedin.com/in/liam-nelson1/