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On The Brink with Castle Island

Castle Island Ventures

Hosts Matt Walsh and Nic Carter of Castle Island Ventures explore news and deals in the public blockchain space and talk to some of the leading experts in the industry. Learn more and stay up to date at CastleIsland.vc and follow on twitter @CastleIslandVC

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43:36

Weekly Roundup 12/20/24 (No SBR?, Prometheum,...

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2024/12/20

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 roughly $1.5 billion, bringing the company's total holdings to 439,000 BTC. Microstrategy was also added to the Nasdaq 100 this week, which will lead to the stock's inclusion in several large ETFs including Invesco's QQQ. Anchorage Digital has received New York BitLicense approval, enabling them to offer

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31:50

Alex Lin (Reforge) on On-chain Innovation & Consumer...

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2024/12/18

Wyatt sits down with Reforge VC's Alex Lin. In this episode: Alex’s interdisciplinary road into crypto Innovation in blockchain infrastructure Crypto-powered consumer applications Learn more about Reforge, a blockchain and frontier tech investment firm.

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39:40

Rodrigo Seira (Cooley) and Ron Hammond (Blockchain...

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2024/12/16

Rodrigo Seira, Special Counsel at Cooley and Ron Hammond, Director of Government Relations at The Blockchain Association join the show. In this episode we discuss: The 2024 election and the impact of the crypto vote. Executive branch actions to keep an eye on in 2025. Potential SEC related actions that would impact the digital asset market. The future of Staff Accounting Bulletin 121. Where digital asset legislation fits into the 2025 legislative priorities. Stablecoin legislation. Market structure

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24:54

Weekly Roundup 12/13/24 (French Hill, Circle x...

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2024/12/13

Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode: French Hill wins the nomination to chair the House Financial Services Committee Riot Platforms, a bitcoin mining company, announced the intention to raise $500 million via a convertible note offering. The proceeds will be used to acquire additional bitcoins, and for general corporate purposes. MicroStrategy acquired another 21,550 bitcoin for roughly $2.1 billion. Circle and Binance announced a partnership with the goal

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52:01

Matthew Le Merle and Mitch Mechigian (Blockchain...

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2024/12/09

Matthew Le Merle and Mitch Mechigian of Blockchain Coinvestors return to the show. In this episode we run through the Blockchain Coinvestors 2025 Predictions for the digital asset industry. To learn more about Blockchain Coinvestors visit their website. To view the full Blockchain Coinvestors 2025 Predictions webinar visit this link.

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34:46

Weekly Roundup 12/06/24 (Bitcoin $100k, Atkins for...

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2024/12/06

Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Bitcoin finally hits $100k Our reflections on 100k BTC Declaring victory Machinsky pleads guilty Rep French Hill pledges to investigate Operation Choke Point Trump nominates Paul Atkins for SEC Chair Hawk Tuah memecoin fiasco Sponsor notes: Coin Metrics State of the Network: Understanding Staking Yields and Economics on Ethereum & Solana Contextualizing staking yields, inflation, and network economics on Ethereum & Solana

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30:54

Lorien Gabel (Figment) on the Latest Developments in...

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2024/12/03

Lorien Gabel, the founder and CEO of Figment joins the show. In this episode we discuss: The latest developments at Figment. Post-election impact on the general crypto markets and the staking category. How Figment is approaching the institutional staking market opportunity. Staking in the context of investment products. Evolving ecosystems like Eigen Layer, Babylon and Bitcoin Layers 2s. The stablecoin market. To learn more about Figment visit www.figment.io

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33:53

Weekly Roundup 11/28/24 (OFAC loses vs Tornado,...

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2024/11/28

Matt and Nic are back for another Thanksgiving episode of OTB. In this episode: Fire departments love thanksgiving Who we’re thankful for Eggnog is underrated Justin Sun puts $30m into World Liberty Financial Marc Andreessen appears on Joe Rogan and covers OCP 2.0 Why were non crypto tech peopled shocked by Choke Point revelations? Trump is looking to shift power from the SEC to the CFTC An appeals court rules that OFAC exceeded its authority by sanctioning Tornado Cash Cantor owns a 5% ownership

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43:16

Weekly Roundup 11/22/24 (Bitcoin $100k?, Gensler...

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2024/11/22

Matt and Nic return for another week in the markets. In this episode: How is the DOGE going to work? Bitcoin is heading to 100k Gary Gensler announces his resignation as SEC chair We look back at Gensler’s awful term 18 state AGs file a lawsuit against the SEC The SEC’s dealer rule is tossed by a judge Trump is mulling the creation of a crypto czar Microstrategy is trading at a massive premium The latest on OCP 2.0 FDIC Gruenberg chair testifies in the House and potentially perjures himself FTX

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30:09

Aaron McDonald (Futureverse) on Metaverse...

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2024/11/21

Aaron McDonald, the founder of Futureverse joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Aaron’s professional career and the path that led him to founding Futureverse. How he has built the company through a mix of organic growth and acquisitions. How blockchains and digital currency interact with Metaverse technologies. The future of virtual worlds and gaming technologies. The L1 and L2 blockchain ecosystem and how Futureverse has built their platform. To learn more about Futureverse visit their

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42:41

Weekly Roundup 11/15/24 (Congressional agenda, FTX vs...

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2024/11/15

Matt and Nic return for news and deals. In this episode: Nic recaps his trip to Congress Vibes in Congress post election The likelihood for stablecoin and market structure bills What are the prospects for the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve What’s happening in Devcon? 18 state AGs are suing Gensler and the SEC Gensler is hinting at retirement FTX sues Binance and CZ Sam Trabucco forfeits $70m in assets to the FTX estate Polymarket’s Shayne Coplan raided by the FBI Doodles partnership with McDonalds The

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24:25

David Low (Hata) on Crypto in Southeast Asia (EP.574)

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2024/11/13

David Low, CEO and cofounder of Hata joins the show. In this episode, In this episode, Wyatt and David discuss: Crypto adoption in Southeast Asia Regulatory attitudes Operating a centralized exchange Bitcoin interest vs other cryptoassets in the region

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47:33

Weekly Roundup 11/08/24 (Trump wins, crypto...

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2024/11/08

Nic and Matt are back with more news and deals. In this episode: Trump resoundingly wins the election A demographic realignment Polymarket versus the polls Podcasts and twitter versus the legacy media How did the pro-crypto candidates do? Trump promises to fire Gensler on day 1 How did the Fairshake PAC do? Review of key Senate races Will Trump execute on his crypto promises? Moreno defeats Brown in Ohio Will OCP2.0 finally end? What’s the deal with Trump’s Bitcoin reserve? How would the SEC change

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37:27

Hadley Stern (Marinade) on Institutional Staking...

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2024/11/04

Hadley Stern, the Chief Commercial Officer of Marinade joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Hadley’s career in the blockchain industry. The early days of researching and building blockchain products at Fidelity. The landscape for banks in the United States as it relates to digital asset product development. The evolving regulatory landscape and the prospects of pro-innovation legislation. The staking landscape and how Marinade is going to market with its products and services. To learn

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31:31

Weekly Roundup 11/01/24 (US Treasury on Stables,...

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2024/11/01

Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: We check in on the presidential odds State races to watch As part of their quarterly earnings release, Microstrategy announced a plan to raise $42 billion in the next 3 years in order to buy more Bitcoin. The raise will be evenly split between equity offerings and sales of fixed-income securities. Coinbase pledged a future donation of $25 million to Fairshake to be used for the 2026 midterm elections. Nishad Singh, the former

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30:12

Pat Larsen (Zenledger) on Digital Asset Tax and...

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2024/10/29

Pat Larsen, the founder and CEO of Zenledger joins the show. In this episode we discuss: The latest developments in the tax and compliance categories within digital assets. How asset managers and large financial institutions are increasingly adopting digital assets. The compliance obligations of financial services firms as it relates to digital asset trading. The venture capital landscape for digital asset startups. The use cases that are currently driving adoption in the blockchain industry. To

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30:21

Weekly Roundup 10/25/24 (Stripe acquires Bridge,...

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2024/10/25

Matt and Nic are back for more news and deals. In this episode: The Polymarket whale is identified BTCUSD predictions for the election Election models versus prediction markets Stripe acquires Bridge for $1.1b Did the Bridge deal make sense for Stripe? Stablecoins as Fintech 3.0 Nigeria frees Tigran Gambaryan Kraken is launching the Ink blockchain Buenos Aires is launching a blockchain-based identity solution Opera launches the minipay wallet A new paper from the Fed gives us new insight into the

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32:46

Weekly Roundup 10/18/24 (Hagerty’s Stablecoin Bill,...

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2024/10/18

Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Nic’s Dutch misadventures Federal versus State regulation of Stablecoins TD Bank filed $3b for money laundering Are stake rewards property or income? Italy hikes capital gains taxes on Bitcoin Is Polymarket manipulated? Has the first AI bot millionaire been minted? The World Liberty Financial tokensale flopped Sponsor notes: Withum’s Digital Currency and Blockchain Technology Team specializes in crypto-assets, offering

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33:26

Weekly Roundup 10/11/24 (HBO Satoshi Unveil, SEC v...

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2024/10/11

Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Are shipping regulations making the oceans hotter? Is Satoshi Peter Todd? Is the identity of Satoshi the best mystery of all time? The SEC comes after Cumberland Crypto.com sues the SEC World Liberty Financial is doing a tokensale Uniswap announces Unichain Is Polymarket manipulated? Ryan Salame appears on Tucker Sponsor notes: Coin Metrics, State of the Network’s Q3 2024 Mining Data Special: In Coin Metrics' State of the

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35:08

Weekly Roundup 10/04/24 (CZ Free, Visa’s stablecoin,...

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2024/10/04

Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Monad Madness CZ is released from jail Roman Storm’s motion to dismiss is denied Mango settles with the SEC Swift is piloting digital asset transactions Bitwise submits and S-1 for a Ripple ETF Visa announces their Tokenized Assets Platform Franklin moves to Aptos The SEC’s Gurbir Grewal steps down Sponsor notes Coin Metrics, State of the Network’s Q3 2024 Wrap-Up: A data-driven overview of events shaping crypto markets in

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