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Weekly Roundup 05/09/25 (GENIUS stalls, Coinbase buys Deribit, Bessent on stables) (EP.622)
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Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode:
- We have a new Pope
- The etymology of ampersand
- The GENIUS act collapses spectacularly
- Coinbase consummates its acquisition of Deribit
- Did World Liberty Financial’s USD1 torpedo the GENIUS act?
- Did “pro crypto” democrats snake on the industry
- Scott Bessent thinks stablecoins could reach $2T
- The OCC says banks can provide crypto custody and execution
- Stripe is launching stablecoin financial accounts
- The SEC explores a sandbox for tokenized securities
- Tariff the L2s
632 episodes
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Content provided by Castle Island Ventures. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Castle Island Ventures or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ppacc.player.fm/legal.
Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode:
- We have a new Pope
- The etymology of ampersand
- The GENIUS act collapses spectacularly
- Coinbase consummates its acquisition of Deribit
- Did World Liberty Financial’s USD1 torpedo the GENIUS act?
- Did “pro crypto” democrats snake on the industry
- Scott Bessent thinks stablecoins could reach $2T
- The OCC says banks can provide crypto custody and execution
- Stripe is launching stablecoin financial accounts
- The SEC explores a sandbox for tokenized securities
- Tariff the L2s
632 episodes
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