On The Brink with Castle Island

Topics include SEC vs Debtbox scandal, ETH security drama, Blackrock's BUIDL token, stablecoin growth, private blockchains relevance, Fidelity's ETH ETF with staking, Japan's pension fund interest in Bitcoin, GBTC outflows, and debates in the crypto industry.

Join the discussion with Coinbase's Chief Information Security Officer, Jeff Lunglhofer, on cybersecurity risk, Bitcoin ETF impact, multi-factor authentication, phishing protection, passkeys improving log-in flow, and bug bounty programs at Coinbase. Explore the balance between innovation and security, vulnerabilities of SMS authentication, advantages of UBICI and Google Authenticator, and enhanced security measures at Coinbase.

In this podcast, they discuss Nigeria holding Binance executives ransom, the UK judge's ruling that Craig Wright is not Satoshi, Blackrock's interest in Bitcoin ETFs, and the new allegations linking crypto to slavery. They also touch on Traeger possibly accepting Bitcoin, Grayscale's low-fee spinoff, and the ongoing legal battle between Wright and Bitcoin core developers.

Topics include new ATHs, Katie Porter's defeat, crypto PACs, Ohio senate race impact, Kraken v SEC, WSJ defamation accusations, Arizona Senate considering Bitcoin reserves, Saylor's Bitcoin purchase, SEC dissent in Shapeshift case, ETH Denver reflections, and Bitcoin halving impact.

Crypto news and deals discussed, including funding rates, ETF flows, Bitcoin Renaissance, SBF's autism plea, fake fundraise announcement. DOE order stayed for now. Bahamas statehood debated. Marathon launching own L2 solution. Legal challenges in crypto space, industry insights shared. Bitcoin market dynamics examined, nation stacking Bitcoin. Productivity, national debt, economic strategies explored. Personal usage of on-chain projects discussed. Blockchain games evolution, Bitcoin renaissance events highlighted.

Exploring crypto interest rates, Ethena launch reflections, yield farming viability, convergence of tradfi and crypto yields, Eigenlayer concerns in DeFi, stablecoin supply impact on rates, Guy Young's medium-term expectations for crypto rates.

Join Chase Lochmiller as he discusses repurposing waste methane for computing tasks, Bitcoin mining challenges, and AI hardware advancements. Learn about Crusoe's mission in renewable energy, reducing methane emissions, and the evolution of AI, cloud computing, and privacy technologies.

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

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.

This podcast episode covers the closure of OPNX, the treatment of ETFs, the Bitcoin L2 space, COPA updates, the DoE's Bitcoin mining data collection emergency, and more.