Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWeekly Roundup 02/07/25 (FDIC Files, House & Senate Hearings, SEC crypto priorities)
Episode 594
Matt and Nic are back for more news and deals. In this episode:
Matt and Nic's ski adventure Berachain launches Mike Lempres of Silvergate finally speaks What we learned in the Senate debanking hea…Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Mike Lempres on Silvergate's Collapse, Bank Regulation, and Debanking
Episode 593
Former Chairman of Silvergate Bank Mike Lempres joins us for a discussion of Silvergate, the crypto-focused bank that was forced into liquidation in early 2023 following a bank run. This are the firs…
Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago
Weekly Roundup 01/31/25 (Senate Debanking Hearing, Powell's pivot, Tokenized Securities)
Episode 592
Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode:
Should we revisit Basel rules on Bitcoin? Jay Powell evolves on banks serving crypto Are banks going to offer crypto cu…Published on 11 months ago
Weekly Roundup 01/24/25 (Trump EO, the Stockpile, Ross Free, SAB121 Gone!)
Episode 591
The episode where we logged on and won forever. Probably the biggest week in crypto history...
In this episode:
Ross Ulbricht is granted a full pardon Did Ross Ulbricht deserve a life sentence? S…Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
Weekly Roundup 01/17/25 (Lummis letter to FDIC, the Tether tower, American made coins)
Episode 590
Matt and Nic are back for more news and deals. In this episode:
Lummis instructs FDIC staff to not destroy evidence of Chokepoint Did the FDIC call Nic poor? Coinbase wins a partial victory against …Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Weekly Roundup 01/10/24 (FDIC Pause Letters released, SEC v Coinbase)
Episode 589
Matt and Nic are back after a week off. In this episode:
Southern District of New York grants Coinbase's appeal in their case against the SEC The Governor of the Czech national bank is considering B…Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Dana Syracuse and Josh Boehm (Paul Hastings LLP) on the 2025 Digital Asset Legal Landscape
Episode 588
Dana Syracuse and Josh Boehm of Paul Hastings LLP join the show. In this episode we discuss:
The common legal and regulatory considerations that are encountered by companies in the digital asset ind…Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Weekly Roundup 12/27/24 (Tether x Rumble, quantum threat, End of year predictions)
Episode 587
Matt and Nic are back for an end of year episode. In this episode:
Tether invests $775m in Rumble Who are the Rumble shareholders in Trump's admin? Microstrategy seeks approval for more Bitcoin b…Published on 1 year ago
Janusz and Red (Bitcoin Layers) on Bitcoin Season 2
Episode 286
Janusz and Red from Bitcoin Layers join the show. In this episode:
Innovation on Bitcoin, previously and now Technology vs consumer adoption The future of BTC use casesMore about Bitcoin Layers
Published on 1 year ago
Weekly Roundup 12/20/24 (No SBR?, Prometheum, Crenshaw)
Episode 585
Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode:
Nic comes out against the SBR on Bloomberg More Prometheum nonsense MicroStrategy acquired an additional 15,350 BTC for r…Published on 1 year ago