On The Brink with Castle Island

Weekly Roundup 02/18/22 (Canadian Truckers, BlockFi settles with SEC, CIV III) (EP.287)

Feb 18, 2022

43:02

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Cryptocurrency

03:25

Is It a Good Idea to Go After a Defi Protocol?

01:53

Cryptocurrency Market Structure Issues

02:11

Introduction

2min

Ads for Crypto Platforms

2min

Fan Controlled Football

2min

We've Got a Backlog on This Show.

2min

Music and Efts Are Going to Be Huge

3min

The First Deal of the Week Is Uss.

2min

Deals of the Week - We're on the Brink!

2min

Ibe, You Don't Like the Coverage, I Will Buy the Building

2min

Fire Blocks - The Cryptocurrency Industry's Next Big Thing

6min

10.

The C C Is Addressing a Lot of These Applications in a Time Sensitive Way.

2min

11.

Cryptocurrency

3min

12.

Is It a Good Idea to Go After a Defi Protocol?

2min

13.

Cryptocurrency Market Structure Issues

2min

14.

Crowdfunding

2min

15.

Canadian Cryptocurrency Regulations - What Are the New Rules?

2min

16.

Canadian Crypto Trading

2min

17.

The Welcome of the Party, Black Rock

2min

18.

The New York Stock Exchange Filed a Trade Mark in the Wall Street Journal

3min

19.

Stable Coins

3min

Matt and Nic return for a huge week of news and a big CIV announcement. In this episode:

Matt scans the Coinbase QR code ad
The post-Superbowl backlash against crypto ads
Is there any hope for music NFTs
Castle Island announces a third fund
Binance buys a stake in Forbes
Is Circle a bet on interest rates?
Our thoughts on BlockFi’s settlement with the SEC
Does the SEC’s BlockFi settlement create a regulatory moat for larger lenders?
What happens to DeFi in the wake of the BlockFi settlement?
Canada weaponizes all financial services against truckers and donors
Miners are once again active in Inner Mongolia – with a catch
The etymology of tantalizing

Content mentioned in this episode:

Bloomberg, Castle Island announces Third Fund
CIV on Medium, Announcing Castle Island Ventures III
Hester Peirce, Statement on Settlement with BlockFi Lending LLC

Sponsor notes:

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Intro and outro track credit: OmgKirby Genesis #326

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