On The Brink with Castle Island

Weekly Roundup 02/23/24 (ECB's very bad blog, more bad boys, 3ac boys latest) (EP.505)

Feb 23, 2024

Topics discussed include the ECB's negative Bitcoin blog, 3AC boys latest news, SEC's mysterious ETF analysis, Reddit holding Bitcoin and ETH, Circle leaving Tron, and Rep. Emmer's letter to the OMB about Bitcoin mining data request

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Reddit publicly discloses investing in Bitcoin and Ethereum, reflecting a trend among publicly traded companies.

Coinbase expresses support for Grayscale Ethereum ETF, providing detailed arguments to the SEC for approval.

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Reddit Invests in Bitcoin and Ethereum

Reddit has publicly disclosed investing excess cash reserves into Bitcoin and Ethereum with plans to continue in the future. This move reflects a trend seen in various publicly traded companies using their balance sheets for crypto investments.

Introduction

2min

Discussion on Misunderstood Coinbase Stock and Nostalgic Reflections on Network Outage

2min

Rods of God: Tungsten Rods in Space Warfare

3min

Anticipation for Super Bowl Win and Farcaster Warcast Community Update

2min

Discussion on Crypto Blog and Comparison Between ETH ETF and Bitcoin ETF

2min

Blockchain Fundraising, Farkaster Token Launch, and Regulatory Updates

13min

Unethical Behavior and Legal Concerns in the Crypto World

17min

Exploring Registration Pursuit, SEC Meeting, and Onboarding via Zoom Call

2min

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

Wireless outage in the US
Russia's space weapons and Rods from God
Will the market like the cubes once again?
Brink nation farcaster update
Our ETH ETF skepticism
Circle leaves Tron
Revolving door between SEC and biglaw
Whip Emmer's letter to the OMB
The ECB's very bad, no good Bitcoin blog
Reddit hold Bitcoin and ETH
SBF's photoshoot
Latest on the 3AC boys
The SEC's mysterious ETF correlation analysis

Content mentioned in this episode:

ECB, ETF approval for bitcoin – the naked emperor’s new clothes
Rep. Emmer letter to OMB over Bitcoin mining data request
NYMAG, 'They are very comfortable lying' 3AC update

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On The Brink with Castle Island

Weekly Roundup 02/23/24 (ECB's very bad blog, more bad boys, 3ac boys latest) (EP.505)

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Reddit Invests in Bitcoin and Ethereum

Coinbase Supports Grayscale Ethereum ETF Application

Sam Bankman-Fried's Legal Updates

Three Arrows Bad Boy Trio

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts