Episode 554
Weekly Roundup 08/23/24 (SALT Wyoming, Bozo of the Week, Fairshake drama) (EP.554)
On The Brink with Castle Island · Castle Island Ventures
August 23, 202438m 5s
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Show Notes
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:
- SALT Wyoming review
- Nic's next fight
- How Bitcoin miners have a procyclical effect on the Bitcoin price
- Hunting Hill is launching a credit fund seeded by Kraken
- Wyoming is launching a stable token in Q1 of 2025
- The SEC rejects CBOE's filings for SOL ETFs
- Is Gensler actually being slated to run Treasury under Harris?
- Tether is launching a UAE Dirham stablecoin
- Our upcoming Emerging Markets Stablecoin Report
- Our Bozo of the Week
- Babylon is launching
- Ron Conway defects from Fairshake PAC
- Chuck Schumer is evolving on crypto
- Would a CBDC actually be private for users?
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