Podcast Episode Details

Weekly Roundup 10/10/25 (Luxembourg buys BTC, N. Dakota's stablecoin, Salomon bros dust attack)

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Episode 675

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Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: 

• Will stablecoins drive deposit flight from the banks?
• Is FDIC insurance obsolete?
• Can CBDCs provide real privacy?
• ICE invests in Polymarket
• North Dakota is looking to issue their own "rough rider" stablecoin, joining Wyoming
• Luxembourg buys bitcoin out of their sovereign wealth fund
• Is the quantum bubble creating risks for Bitcoin?
• The "Salomon brothers" OP_RETURN dusting attack on old Bitcoins
• Reg NMS for blockchains?
• Katie Porter has a new drama
• Congress is still working on the market structure bill
• Shutdown update

Content mentioned in this episode:

• Nic on Substack, Yes, we really do want to trust crypto interests with the future of money
• Galaxy Research, The Great Bitcoin Dusting: A 'Salomon Brothers' Client Tries to Claim Dormant Wallets

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Published on 4 weeks ago