On The Brink with Castle Island Weekly Roundup 11/23/23 (OpenAI drama, Binance settlement, Milei wins) (EP.477)
Nov 23, 2023
48:17
Matt and Nic return for a Thanksgiving episode. In this edition:
- Fidelity files for an ETH spot ETF
- The SEC sues Kraken
- Javier Milei wins – and prospects for dollarization
- Stablecoins versus dollar liabilities in emerging markets
- Prediction markets do well in the Argentine election
- We digest the OpenAI scandal and reflect on corporate governance
- Do we need a new McCarthyism directed at effective altruists?
- CZ settles with the DoJ and the CFTC over BSA and OFAC violations
- Binance appears to be solvent thanks to their Proof of Reserve
- Where the Binance settlement leaves the industry
- Tether supply hits $88b
- Bhutan is mining bitcoin
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