Recent Developments in Crypto and Decentralized Science Funding

Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode: 

• Should we revisit Basel rules on Bitcoin? 
• Jay Powell evolves on banks serving crypto 
• Are banks going to offer crypto custody post SAB121? 
• Gensler joins MIT Sloan
• Should crypto firms boycott MIT? 
• The Senate will hold a hearing on debanking next week 
• Choke Point 2.0 is getting caught up in conservative debanking 
• Where are we on DeSci? 
• Is tokenization finally going to happen? 
• X is adding payments to the platform with Visa 
• Truth Social is launching Truth.Fi
• Christine Lagarde says the ECB will not buy Bitcoin 
• Is the Czech Republic buying bitcoin? 
• Kraken turns back on staking
• Apollo is launching a tokenized credit fund on Ethereum and Solana
• Fairshake raises another $116m for the midterms 
• SBF is asking Trump for a pardon
• Elliott says crypto is in a bubble

Content mentioned: 

• Blockchain Association Unveils Digital Asset Market Structure Principles