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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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All Episodes

32:48

TN (Pendle) on Stable Yield (EP.623)

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2025/05/12

Wyatt sits down with TN, cofounder of Pendle. Covered in this episode: How Pendle works The evolution from alt yield to stable yield DeFi's future core assets

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28:28

Weekly Roundup 05/09/25 (GENIUS stalls, Coinbase buys...

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2025/05/09

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

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35:07

Adam Healy (Station 70) and Josh Schwartz (Fordefi)...

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2025/05/08

Adam Healy, co-founder of Station 70 and Josh Schwartz, co-founder of Fordefi join the show. In this episode we discuss: The collaboration between Station 70 and Fordefi on failover MPC wallets. Announcement here. The state of the wallet category Best practices for blockchain cybersecurity The future of bank custody for digital assets Station 70’s Bunker product Station 70 and Fordefi are holding a joint webinar to showcase this product collaboration. You can register here. Learn more about

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41:24

David Taylor (Etherfuse) on Non-USD Stablecoins (EP.620)

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2025/05/07

Wyatt sits down with David Taylor of Etherfuse. In this episode: MXN stablecoins and other currencies Shaping regulatory frameworks Who wins out: innovators vs financial incumbents

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40:02

Justin and Hannah (Asymmetry Finance) on Stablecoins,...

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2025/05/05

Wyatt sits down with Justin Garland and Hannah JoJo of Asymmetry Finance. In this episode, we cover: The evolution of yield in DeFi Primitives users want Crypto risk assessment Learn more about Asymmetry

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33:46

Weekly Roundup 05/02/25 (OP_RETURN wars, Mastercard...

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2025/05/02

Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode: Will stablecoins disrupt credit cards? The US Treasury Advisory Committee drops a report on stablecoins Mastercard and Visa launch stablecoin integrations Movement labs has more scandals Are quantum timelines accelerating? The real risk of quantum to Bitcoin Could a quantum break fix Bitcoin’s security budget? Are any Bitcoin purists left? Circle turns down Ripple’s acquisition offer Machinsky is facing a 20-year sentence

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30:34

Kedian Sun (Level Money) on Stablecoin Expansion in...

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2025/04/29

Wyatt sits down with Kedian Sun, the founder of Level Money. In this episode: Stablecoin usage in DeFi today Fiat-backed stablecoins vs other "stable" assets Ethereum vs other blockchains for stablecoins

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27:16

Weekly Roundup 04/25/25 (Decoupling, Fed Rescinds...

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2025/04/25

Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Is Bitcoin decoupling? The Fed rescinds anti-crypto letters from 2022 and 2023 Upexi raises $100m PIPE to invest in Solana Cantor, Tether, Softbank and Bitfinex inject $3.6b into 21 Capital, a Bitcoin acquisition vehicle Bitcoin ETFs versus bitcoin acquisition companies Trump is hosting a dinner for $TRUMP holders Charles Schwab wants to launch crypto trading Citi thinks stablecoins could reach $3.7T in supply by 2030

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39:16

Weekly Roundup 04/18/25 (Signature Postmortem, Mantra...

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2025/04/18

Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode: We recap Nic’s article on why Signature collapsed Crypto exchange OKX announced their plans to expand to the US Kraken announced that US equities are now supported on the exchange MANTRA, a layer 1 network focused on RWAs, saw the price of its native token crash 90% in a matter of hours Global Payments agreed to acquire Worldpay, a payments processor, for $24 billion from FIS and private equity firm GTCR The US Department

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32:04

Fred Hsu and Michael Ho (D3) on Creating Efficient...

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2025/04/16

Wyatt sits down with Fred Hsu and Michael Ho of D3 to talk domain markets. In this episode: The existing domain name industry and legacy systems An interoperable marketplace for domains New financial promitives around domains and RWAs More about D3

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43:07

Yuval Rooz and Eric Saraniecki (Digital Asset) on the...

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2025/04/15

Yuval Rooz and Eric Saraniecki, co-founders of Digital Asset join the show. In this episode we discuss: The origins of Digital Asset and the path to starting the firm. Views on privacy in the context of public blockchains. How enterprises and financial institutions are approaching tokenizing assets and leveraging blockchain technology. Examples of how on-chain privacy enables use cases in collateral management and stablecoin payments. The role of the Canton Network public blockchain for enabling

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34:52

Weekly Roundup 04/11/25 (Tether’s new stablecoin,...

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2025/04/11

Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode: Is dedollarization happening? The SEC's Division of Corporate Finance released a "Statement on Stablecoins" The US Justice Department has disbanded its National Cryptocurrency Enforcement team The SEC releases new guidance on securities offerings in crypto markets FDIC Chair relaxes rules on crypto activities at banks Paul Atkins is confirmed The SEC has approved options trading for spot ETH ETFs Tether is exploring a US

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37:10

Wyatt Lonergan and Juan Lopez (Vaneck Ventures) on...

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2025/04/09

Wyatt Lonergan and Juan Lopez of Vaneck Ventures join the show to talk stablecoins and institutionalization. In this episode, we cover: The landscape of stablecoin growth and activity A world with many stablecoins vs few stablecoins Winning/losing companies in the new stablecoin era Impact on the longer tail of altcoins

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29:13

Hoolie Tejwani (Coinbase) on The Evolution of...

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2025/04/07

Hoolie Tejwani, the head of Coinbase Ventures joins the show. In this episode we discuss: The history and rationale behind the launch of Coinbase Ventures. The evolution of the crypto venture category. Areas of focus for Coinbase Ventures. Stablecoins, Crypto/AI and consumer startup category. The regulatory landscape in the United States. Operation Chokepoint 2.0 and the impact on startups. The rise of the Coinbase Mafia. To learn more visit coinbase.com/ventures

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36:14

Weekly Roundup 04/03/25 (Circle S1, Tariffs, Galaxy...

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2025/04/04

Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: What’s the deal with the tariffs? Are the tariffs 4D chess? STABLE Act advances from committee Galaxy settles with the NYAG for touting Luna Trump pardons the BitMEX founders Coinlist returns to the US FDUSD has a depeg amidst Justin Sun drama Fidelity launches a no-fee crypto IRA product Larry Fink is bullish bitcoin Content mentioned: AI 2027, by Daniel Kokotajlo, Scott Alexander, Thomas Larsen, Eli Lifland,

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53:25

Alexei Zamyatin (Build on Bitcoin) on True Rollups on...

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2025/04/02

Alexei Zamyatin, the cofounder of Build on Bitcoin (BOB), joins the show to talk about the state of the art in Bitcoin Rollups. In this episode: Can Bitcoin achieve parity with Ethereum rollups? How BitVM and BitVMv2 changed the game for Bitcoin rollups When will Bitcoin rollups be considered “Stage 1” Ethereum’s existential crisis Bitcoin fees in a rollup world The risk of L2s cannibalizing Bitcoin Will Bitcoin DeFi look different from Ethereum DeFi? Why Bitcoin deserves Rollups What soft forks

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31:41

Weekly Roundup 03/28/25 (MiCA Stablecoins, Gamestop,...

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2025/03/28

Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: We reflect on our podcast with Paolo Ardoino The EU’s MiCA rules make launching a stablecoin virtually impossible We explain the Ghiblification crazy OCC removes Reputation risk from bank supervision World Liberty Fi launches a stablecoin Hyperliquid suffers an exploit - are they decentralized? Fidelity is exploring the launch of a stablecoin ICE is looking to use USDC Coinbase is reportedly looking to acquire Deribit US

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40:58

Paolo Ardoino (Tether) on stablecoin bills, pursuing...

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2025/03/26

Paolo Ardoino, the CEO of Tether, rejoins the show for a timely discussion. In this episode: How is Paolo feeling about political trends in the US today? Tether is the 7th-largest buyer of USTs at the sovereign level Paolo’s decision to spend more time in the US What does Paolo make of the stablecoin bills in Congress? Does Tether want to eventually come onshore to the US? Tether is pursuing a Big 4 Audit The effect of Operation Choke Point 2.0 on Tether Tether is moving their HQ to El Salvador

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38:01

Brian Foster on Coinbase’s wholesale business (EP.605)

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2025/03/24

Brian Foster, the Global Head of Wholesale at Coinbase joins the show for his second appearance. In this episode we discuss: A catch-up on the Wholesale business at Coinbase and the types of customers that are active in this market How banks and broker-dealers are accelerating their efforts post-election Perspectives on build vs. buy vs. partner decisions that are happening at banks after the repeal of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 Views on how banks will approach M&A Coinbase’s role in the

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40:13

Weekly Roundup 03/21/25 (Trump addresses DAS, Kraken...

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2025/03/21

Nic and Matt are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Trump speaks at DAS Is anyone in Washington talking about abolishing capital gains tax for crypto? Trump denounces OCP2.0 TON raises a huge round Remember IOTA? We reminisce about Slock it and the DAO What happened to Ethereum Classic? Can you redeem PAXG for physical gold? Kraken acquires NinjaTrader for $1.5b The SEC says PoW mining is not a security Tim Scott’s debanking FIRM act advances from the Senate Banking

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