Episode 229
Weekly Roundup 07/09/21 (Circle is going public, SEC targets exchanges, the Bullish SPAC, good takes on stables from the Fed) (EP.229)
On The Brink with Castle Island · Castle Island Ventures
July 9, 202137m 44s
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Show Notes
Nic and Matt are back. In this episode:
- Circle's SPAC filing
- Circle's evolution over the year
- The business model behind stablecoins
- Circle's risk factor slides
- The SEC is targeting centralized exchanges for trading unregistered securities
- Senator Pat Toomey buys BTC and ETH
- Matt tries out the Blockfi credit card
- GBTC unlocks wrapping up this summer
- Why are congresspeople allowed to trade financial assets?
- Warren grumbles about crypto markets once again
- Bullish exchange is SPACing
- Fed vice chair Randal Quarles has some good takes on stablecoins and CBCS
Content mentioned in this episode:
- Randal Quarles' speech
- Circle's announcement on becoming a public company