On The Brink with Castle Island

Topics discussed include CZ's prison sentence, Roger Ver's arrest for tax fraud, Coinbase earnings report, and the chilling effects of the DoJ Samourai case. The episode also touches on Matt's performance in Jeopardy at ETH Boston, Ian Cain's Senate candidacy, and the significance of the number '4'.

Ian Cain, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, discusses his background, interest in blockchain, promoting startups in MA, on-chain municipal bonds in Quincy, Elizabeth Warren's stance on crypto, importance of digital asset market infrastructure, and message for voters.

Topics covered include SEC lawsuit against Samourai Wallet founders, Morgan Stanley's potential Bitcoin ETF, Visa's stablecoin analytics dashboard, and FDIC actions on banks partnering with fintechs.

Chris Harmse, Co-founder and VP of Revenue at BVNK, discusses the evolution of stablecoins and their impact on global markets. Topics include interest-bearing stablecoins, tokenized money funds, regulatory landscapes, and the future of securities settlement. The podcast explores the growth of stablecoin adoption in various regions and how they will reshape the FX market.

Alexei Zamyatin, founder of Build On Bitcoin, discusses the importance of EVM-compatibility for Bitcoin L2s, merge mining, Bitcoin Renaissance, BitVM use cases, and unlocking potential for Bitcoin in a fascinating exploration of the evolving Bitcoin ecosystem.

Dubai floods, stablecoin bill impact, Mango markets hack verdict, stablecoins as proto CBDCs, ETF flow insights, Bitcoin halving significance, China's debt restrictions, evolving banking trends, comical mishaps

Cynthia Lo Bessette and Matt Horne from Fidelity Digital Asset Management discuss the history of digital asset innovation, launching the Fidelity Bitcoin ETF, tokenization of real-world assets, and the future of public blockchain assets. They delve into challenges in gaining approval for Bitcoin ETFs, adoption dynamics of new investment products, and regulatory hurdles in asset trading. The conversation also covers multi-party custody solutions and the evolving role of custody in digital asset management.

On this podcast, Matt and Nic discuss the SEC suing Uniswap, Sen Warren's stance on stablecoin bill, Howard Lutnick's opinions, Saylor's core dev funding controversy, and an overview of the Solana blockchain.

Quinn Thompson, Founder and CIO of Lekker Capital, discusses using crypto instruments to analyze macro trends, inflation's impact on rates, Bitcoin's role compared to gold or NASDAQ, meme coin signals in the crypto cycle, and institutional involvement in Bitcoin. Insights on the halving, Microstrategy's value, and the mechanics of meme stock corrections are shared. Examination of GBTC selling and US govt's seized Silk Road coins offer additional depth.

Fed Governor Chris Waller discusses the positive impact of crypto on the dollar. Topics include the SEC commenting on ETH ETFs, US gov liquidating Silk Road Bitcoin, Goldman CIO's Bitcoin stance, and WSJ's Tether hitpiece. Nic and David Hoffman's upcoming Karate Combat fight at Consensus is announced.