On The Brink with Castle Island

Weekly Roundup 07/21/23 (Nasdaq reconsiders custody, the Torres doctrine) (EP.439)

Jul 21, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Ripple Case Study

2min

The Rogues in Monterey, California

2min

The Original Skunk Comeback

2min

Polychain and Coin Fund Closed on $200 Million Venture Fund

2min

Blockchain Ventures: A Look at the Future of Cryptocurrency

2min

The SEC and the McHenry Thompson Market Structure Bill

2min

The Disparate Reactions to the Ripple Decision

2min

The Pro-Crypto Take on IPOs

4min

10.

Terraform Labs Announces New CEO

2min

11.

NASDAQ Pulls the Plug on Cryptocurrency Ambitions

3min

12.

The SEC's Objective to Unbundle the Exchange Functions

2min

13.

How to Cultivate a Following on Twitter

2min

14.

The SEC's Threat to Cryptocurrency

2min

15.

Bitcoin's Unbalanced Limitations

3min

16.

The SEC Proposed a Change to the Custody Rule

2min

17.

The US Government Is Trying to Destroy the Onshore Crypto Industry

2min

18.

Crypto ATMs and Stable Coin Issuers in Puerto Rico

2min

19.

How to Be a Triple Threat

2min

20.

Jimmy Carter

2min

21.

How to Be the Best Mayor

2min

22.

The Importance of a Novel

2min

23.

Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin

2min

24.

Cryptocurrency Market: A Triple Threat

3min

Matt and Nic are back with more deals and news. In this episode:

Was XRP discovered or created?
The saga of Otter 841
Matt’s wildlife trouble
More SAB121 chaos
Rep Ritchie Torres sends Gensler a tough letter
What is the Torres Doctrine?
Terraform labs has a new CEO
Our theories for why Nasdaq pulled the plug on their crypto custody business
The IRS is auditing the crypto rich in PR
We bring back our triple threat segment

Content mentioned

Matt’s thread on SAB121
Bloomberg’s profile on Customers Bank
We enjoyed the Fidelity Digital Assets Q2 Signals Report.
BitMEX Research had a thoughtful article about Gary Gensler's CFTC days
Kathleen Breitman in Fortune, Ben McKenzie needs a Hug

Sponsor notes:

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