Weekly Roundup 07/22/21 (The B Word, SpaceX owns Bitcoin, Stablecoins and Wildcats) (EP.231)

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

• We debate the merits of the Merritt parkway
• We reflect on the B Word conference
• SpaceX owns Bitcoin
• We cover the Elonfolio
• Gensler covers tokens giving synthetic exposure to underlying securities
• Are stablecoins appropriately regulated?
• Can stablecoins learn from the free banking era in the 1830s?
• Is there a future for Ripple or Stellar as a bridge currency?
• What's next for US CBDCs?

Content mentioned: 

• Gary Gensler's speech 
• Gerald Dwyer in AIER, What do Wildcat Banks tell us about Stablecoins? 

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