Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode:

We debate some curious new sponsors
The Miami gas shortage
Nic’s impressions of NFT NYC
We review Eric’s Orb
When do Harberger taxes work?
CIV is hiring
The SEC is suing Bittrex and alleges that Algorand and Dash are unregistered securities
Gensler is skewered by Republican lawmakers in the House Financial Services hearing
Gensler refuses to answer whether Ethereum is a security
We review the House hearing on stablecoins
The McHenry Waters stablecoin bill appears to be dead
Does FedNow make stablecoins obsolete?
Should stablecoin issuance be limited to banks?
A stablecoin catch-22
Hester Peirce dissents on the proposed SEC exchange rule

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