Episode 653

Weekly Roundup 08/08/25 (Debanking EO, Storm Verdict, RMB stables) (EP.653)

On The Brink with Castle Island · Castle Island Ventures

August 8, 202539m 36s

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Show Notes

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

What's wrong with NYC?
China bans Bitcoin for the 15th time
Is China really lauching an RMB stablecoin?
We dissect the Trump debanking EO
OpenAI releases GPT5
SEC: Liquid staking tokens are not securities
Roman Storm is found guilty on one of three counts
Hester Peirce's speech on financial privacy
How should we solve debanking?
Will stablecoins replace bank wires?
Is AI going to reveal the identity of Satoshi