Weekly Roundup 11/12/21 (Inflation hits 6.2%, Discord dithers on Web3, Is is really about the supply chain?) (EP.259)

Matt and Nic return for news and deals of the week. In this episode: 

• Circle launches an early stage venture fund
• SEC targets American CryptoFed DAO LLC
• The SEC references Nic's paper on DeFi risks
• Should DeFi teams be more aggressive in disclosing admin key risks?
• What would a DeFi disclosure regime look like?
• BlockFi files for a spot Bitcoin ETF
• Bitwise withdraws its futures-based ETF
• NYC mayor Eric Adams says NYC schools should teach about cryptocurrency
• Miami will airdrop BTC to residents
• Inflation prints at 6.2% annualized
• Why the 'supply chain' explanation for inflation obscures the underlying dynamics
• Is inflation really a supply chain issue?
• Real interest rates are as low as they were in the 1970s
• Why we have entered monetary repression
• Discord dithers on Web3
• BrinkDAO
• Could tungsten rods in space improve on nuclear weapons?

Content mentioned in this episode: 

• SEC, Statement on DeFi Risks, Regulations, and Opportunities
• Michael Greenwald, The Digital Asset Olympics
• 21Shares, Q3 Report 
• Nic Carter and Linda Jeng, DeFi Protocol Risks

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