Episode Details

Nic and Matt return for one of the most explosive weeks in the history of the podcast. In this episode: 

• How Nic ended up at war with the Dogecoin fans
• CIV closes a $50m fund
• Tom Brady wins the Super Bowl
• Should responsible CFOs own Bitcoin on their corporate balance sheets?
• Bitcoin on the balance sheet as a signaling mechanism
• BNY Mellon announces support for Bitcoin
• The St Louis Fed is writing articles about DeFi
• Nic orangepills Central Bankers
• Our guesses for the first central banks to adopt Bitcoin
• Nigeria contemplates a Bitcoin ban
• Mastercard is supporting cryptocurrency on their networks – what does this mean?
• The Bitcoin energy debate
• Can you compare Bitcoin to Visa?
• Are Christmas lights wasteful

Content mentioned in this episode: 

• Nic in Coindesk, What Bloomberg Gets Wrong About Bitcoin's Climate Footprint
• St Louis Fed, DeFi coverage
• Nic on Bloomberg, Bitcoin's Impact on the Environment