On The Brink with Castle Island

Zac Prince, the co-founder and CEO of BlockFi, a cryptoasset financial services firm joins the show. BlockFi provides wealth management solutions for cryptoasset investors, including interest bearing accounts, loans, and more. Learn more about BlockFi at www.blockfi.com For more information please visit our website at www.castleisland.vc and follow us on Twitter @CastleIslandVC.

Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week's topics include: - Deals - Telegram SEC action - Libra defections - Grayscale product - CFTC Op-Ed

John Beccia, the co-founder and CEO of FS Vector, a regulatory compliance, public policy, and business strategy advisory firm helping fintech, regtech, financial institutions and cryptoasset startups, joins the show. Prior to FS Vector, John was the General Counsel and Head of Regulatory Compliance at Circle. Learn more about FS Vector at https://www.fsvector.com/ For more information please visit our website at www.castleisland.vc and follow us on Twitter @CastleIslandVC.

Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week's topics include: - Deals - Bitwise ETF Ruling - IRS Tax Guidance - Ripple - Xapo hire - Flipside Crypto and Placeholder VC - State Street

Hunter Horsley, the co-founder and CEO of Bitwise Asset Management joins the show to discuss the crypto-asset-management landscape, the macro thesis for cryptoassets, and the state of play for the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF proposal. Learn more about Bitwise Asset Management at: https://www.bitwiseinvestments.com/ For more information please visit our website at www.castleisland.vc and follow us on Twitter @CastleIslandVC.

Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week's topics include: - Deals - EOS - Sia - Crypto Ratings Council - Hedera - State Street

James Prestwich, the founder of Summa joins the show to discuss blockchain interoperability, developer incentives, and how economic interests can influence the protocol development process. For more information please visit our website at www.castleisland.vc and follow us on Twitter @CastleIslandVC.

Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week's topics include: - Deals - Kin - Abra - CME - Bitcoin Hash Rate

Spencer Bogart, General Partner at Blockchain Capital, joins the show to discuss his current views on Bitcoin, Smart Contract Platforms, Ethereum, and advice for those who are looking to enter a career in the cryptoasset industry. For more information please visit our website at www.castleisland.vc and follow us on Twitter @CastleIslandVC.

Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week's topics include: - Steve Nerayoff - ICOBox - VanEck/SolidX ETF Filing - Square - Wells Fargo - Monero ASICS (Chart)