Weekly Roundup 12/23/22 (Caroline pleads, SBF is extradited, Visa’s autopayments) (EP.383)

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

• Are stablecoins still a priority in DC?
• The rise of the FUDfluencer
• Sam agrees to be extradited
• Did the SDNY wait for Sam to be extradited to release Caroline’s plea deal?
• Alameda was siphoning FTX funds from day 1
• What’s the deal with Modulo Capital?
• Is Gerald Cotten back from the dead?
• Does Flashboys need a new chapter?
• What is going on with IEX?
• How did Michael Lewis not figure out something was up at FTX?
• Sen. Pat Toomey’s stablecoin legislation
• Core Scientific files for bankruptcy
• Why the mining shakeout might lead to consolidation
• The Fed’s stablecoin blog
• Visa’s autopayments for non-custodial wallets
• Stablecoins are having a great year
• Where are the remaining FTX execs?

Content mentioned: 

• Coinbase, Regulating Crypto: How we move forward as an industry from here
• Visa, Auto Payments for Self-Custodial Wallets

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