Weekly Roundup 03/22/24 (SEC v Debtbox, ETH security drama, Blackrock’s BUIDL token) (EP.512)

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

• Nic’s Columbia scandal
• Stablecoin growth
• ETH Foundation subpoena from the SEC
• ETH ETF prospects
• Blackrock releases their tokenized Treasury product with Securitize
• Are private blockchains obsolete?
• Fidelity amends their ETH ETF prospectus to add staking
• Japan's pension fund is learning about Bitcoin
• More GBTC outflows
• More bad boys
• Kyle Davies wants a debate

Content mentioned: 

• Brian Armstrong, What is crypto good for, anyway?
• Bitwise, 12 Real-World Stories of How Millions of People Are Using Crypto Services Today

Sponsor notes:

• Appraising Growth in Digital Asset Markets
• In Coin Metrics State of the Network Issue 251, we leverage market data and datonomy™ sector classification to understand recent shifts in digital asset markets.