On The Brink with Castle Island

Weekly Roundup 03/17/23 feat. Alex Thorn (Bank crisis, Fed makes $2T available, Signature mysteries) (EP.406)

Mar 17, 2023

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Silver Gate - Not Crypto Must Be Saved at All Costs

02:29

Crypto Banks - Did Signature Really Need to Be Taken Down?

02:17

The Bitcoin Price Action Over the Weekend

01:56

Introduction

2min

SBB Crypto

4min

The Bitcoin Price Action Over the Weekend

2min

Is Bitcoin a Good Investment?

2min

Sam Fubuco and Caroline Ellison - What's the Deal?

4min

Crypto Banks - Did Signature Really Need to Be Taken Down?

2min

The FDIC Auction for Signet

4min

Silver Gate - Not Crypto Must Be Saved at All Costs

2min

Crypto - Is There a Moral Hazard?

4min

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Bitcoin and the Banking Crisis

2min

11.

Is Bitcoin a Risk Asset?

2min

12.

ETH BTC Should Be Lower, Right?

3min

13.

Is There a Bitcoin to Its Roots Story to Tell?

2min

14.

How Did You Become a Rapper?

2min

15.

The SEC's Power Grab on Cryptocurrency

4min

16.

Cryptocurrency - Is This a New Token Distribution?

2min

Matt and Nic are back to cover a dramatic week in crypto. Galaxy Digital's Alex Thorn also joins to provide market color. In this episode:

Bitcoin’s price action in response to the bank runs
USDC recovers its peg
FTX crime family news
Signature bank is shut down somewhat arbitrarily
What happened with Silvergate?
Is Operation Choke Point 2.0 real?
Blockchain Association FOIA’s federal banking regulators
Are macro funds dipping their toes back into Bitcoin?
Crypto Banks are gutted
Was Signature solvent when it was shut down?
Will Signet be sold off in the Signature auction?
What was the importance of SEN and Signet?
First Republic secures $30b in deposits
What happened with Silvergate and the FHLB?
Galaxy Digital’s head of research Alex Thorn joins the show
Arbitrum announces their airdrop

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