On The Brink with Castle Island
Weekly Roundup 02/16/24 (Treasury rebukes WSJ, BitVM, Ethereum ETF prospects) (EP.504)
Feb 16, 2024
In this episode, the hosts discuss the pitfalls of Web3 social, the possibility of optimistic rollups on Bitcoin, the rebuke of WSJ's story on Hamas' use of crypto by the Treasury, and the unlikely chances of an Ethereum ETF. They also touch on topics like unreliable weather forecasts, Farcaster adoption, Bitcoin's connection to financial crises, and Coinbase's new feature of authenticating with face ID.
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- DebtBox is fighting back against the SEC's charges and alleging gross misconduct on the SEC's part.
- The approval of an Ethereum ETF by the SEC is unlikely due to differences from Bitcoin and potential lack of investor interest.
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SEC Misconduct: DebtBox Seeks Court Battle
DebtBox, the company targeted by the SEC, is requesting a federal judge to deny the motion to dismiss the charges against them. They aim to prove that the SEC engaged in gross misconduct against them.
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