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• Weekly Roundup 01/24/25 (Trump EO, the Stockpile, Ross Free, SAB121 Gone!) (EP.591)

  The episode where we logged on and won forever. Probably the biggest week in crypto history...  In this episode:  Ross Ulbricht is granted a full pardon  Did Ross Ulbricht deserve a life sentence? SAB121 is finally gone  Why SAB121 was bad Crypto ball review Trump launches a memecoin Trump is inaugurated OCP2.0 is over  CBDCs are banned We review Trump's Executive Order No Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, but a stockpile instead Larry Fink calls for 600-700k BTC Mark Uyeda, announces the formation of a new task force: SEC Crypto 2.0 Senator Cynthia Lummis announces the formation of the Senate Banking Committee on Digital Assets A US court in Texas overturnes the sanctions placed on Tornado Cash

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• Weekly Roundup 01/17/25 (Lummis FDIC letter, the Tether tower, American made coins) (EP.590)

  Matt and Nic are back for more news and deals. In this episode: Lummis instructs FDIC staff to not destroy evidence of Chokepoint Did the FDIC call Nic poor? Coinbase wins a partial victory against the SEC Canary Capital files for a Litecoin ETF Tether is moving to El Salvador and building an HQ there Atlanta Fed gets stablecoins The case for non-USD stablecoins Is there a case for other assets in a Strategic Reserve? 

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• Weekly Roundup 01/10/24 (FDIC Pause Letters released, SEC v Coinbase) (EP.589)

  Matt and Nic are back after a week off. In this episode: Southern District of New York grants Coinbase’s appeal in their case against the SEC The Governor of the Czech national bank is considering Bitcoin in their reserves Do Kwon is extradited to the US E-trade is launching crypto trading The FDIC is forced by a court to further un-redact documents Coinbase asked for in a FOIA request We cover the FDIC’s Pause Letters Content mentioned in this episode:  Fidelity Digital Assets, 2025 Look Ahead Bitwise, Benchmark Survey of Financial Advisor Attitudes Toward Crypto Assets Nick Anthony, Fair Access to Banking

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• Dana Syracuse and Josh Boehm (Paul Hastings LLP) on the 2025 Digital Asset Legal Landscape (EP.588)

  Dana Syracuse and Josh Boehm of Paul Hastings LLP join the show. In this episode we discuss: The common legal and regulatory considerations that are encountered by companies in the digital asset industry. Common pitfalls that entrepreneurs in this ecosystem should avoid. The state of the stablecoin industry and the regulatory considerations in this category. Potential changes ahead in 2025 on how digital assets are regulated in the United States. To learn more about Paul Hastings and their fintech and digital asset practices visit www.paulhastings.com  

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• Weekly Roundup 12/27/24 (Tether x Rumble, quantum threat, End of year predictions) (EP.587)

  Matt and Nic are back for an end of year episode. In this episode:  Tether invests $775m in Rumble  Who are the Rumble shareholders in Trump's admin?  Microstrategy seeks approval for more Bitcoin buying We review the quantum risk to Bitcoin Matt and Nic's predictions for 2025  Sponsor notes:  Coin Metrics, State of the Network’s 2024 Year in Review In Coin Metrics State of the Network Issue 291, we revisit major stories that shaped the digital asset industry in 2024 with a data-driven lens

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