On The Brink with Castle Island
Hosts Matt Walsh and Nic Carter of Castle Island Ventures explore news and deals in the public blockchain space and talk to some of the leading experts in the industry. Learn more and stay up to date at CastleIsland.vc and follow on twitter @CastleIslandVC
Latest episodes
Feb 15, 2020 • 30min
Weekly News Roundup 2/14/20 (BlockFi raise, JPM spinout, Iota is the gift that keeps on giving, and more ) (EP.42)
Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week's topics include: - BlockFi raise - Other deals - JPM spinout? - USDC and much more news of the week
Feb 10, 2020 • 1h 24min
Jake Chervinsky (Compound) on straddling crypto-anarchy and regulation (EP.41)
Jake Chervinsky the General Counsel of Compound joins the podcast. In this episode we discuss: - The history of securities markets in the US - The Howey test in plain language - Whether commodities can transmute to securities, and vice versa - Why markets function best with regulation - The purpose of open finance - Being a bitcoiner at an ethereum-focused company
Feb 7, 2020 • 25min
Weekly News Roundup 2/7/20 (Mastercard backs out of Libra, US Marshall Auction and more) (EP.40)
Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week's topics include: - Deals of the week - U.S. Marshalls auction - ICE eyes Ebay - Crypto safe harbor? and much more news of the week
Feb 3, 2020 • 1h 14min
Alex Leishman (River Financial) on running a Bitcoin financial institution (EP.39)
Alex Leishman, the cofounder and CEO of River Financial joins the show. In this episode we discuss: - Why Alex started River Financial - Why they are Bitcoin only - Why other exchanges were so quick to list tokens - The role of banks in Bitcoin - Practical issues with implementing Proof of Reserves To learn more about River Financial visit: www.river.com
Jan 31, 2020 • 26min
Weekly News Roundup 1/31/20 (Proof of Stake Tax Policy, Popper on Bitcoin and Nic's Presidential Endorsement) (EP.38)
Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week's topics include: - Nic's Presidential Endorsement - Proof of Stake Tax Policy - Popper's NYT Article - Ripple IPO? - Super Bowl Picks and much more news of the week
Jan 27, 2020 • 43min
Mike Moro (Genesis Capital) on building cryptoasset market infrastructure for institutions (EP.37)
Mike Moro, the CEO of Genesis Capital/Genesis Trading joins the show. In this episode we discuss: - Mike's pre-Bitcoin career and his path to Second Market and then Genesis - POV on Bitcoin ETF viability - The state of play for cryptoasset market infrastructure - Cryptoasset lending ...and much more
Jan 24, 2020 • 25min
Weekly News Roundup 1/24/20 (Ray Dalio, Bcash, DigixDAO and more) (EP.36)
Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week's topics include: - new SPAC for Blockchain Co's - DigixDAO treasury liquidation - Bitcoin Investment Trust is now an SEC reporting company - Bcash dev funding proposal and much more news of the week
Jan 20, 2020 • 46min
Hunter Merghart (Bitstamp) (EP.35)
Hunter Merghart, the Head of USA Operations for Bitstamp joins the show. In this episode we discuss: - Bitstamp's history and USA roadmap - Hunter's career path in trading and how he came to enter the cryptoasset market - Market infrastructure: where we are as an industry, and what needs to be built in order to support institutional adoption ...and much more
Jan 17, 2020 • 41min
Weekly News Roundup 1/17/20 (8% of RIAs think Bitcoin is going to zero!?) (EP.34)
Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week's topics include: - SEC Actions - Bitwise RIA report - Canada's Guidance on Exchanges - GBTC Q4 Report - Digital Dollar Think Tank and much more news of the week
Jan 13, 2020 • 52min
Ryan Selkis (Messari) (EP.33)
Ryan Selkis, co-founder and CEO of Messari joins the show. In this episode we discuss: - Ryan's Bitcoin origin story, including his early days blogging under the Two-Bit-Idiot handle - His experience at DCG / CoinDesk - Messari's mission to bring transparency to investors and participants in the public blockchain ecosystem - His 2020 Crypto Theses including M&A predictions Learn more about Messari at: https://messari.io/
