On today’s show, CoinDesk columnist and partner at Castle Island Ventures, a public blockchain-focused venture fund, Nic Carter, takes a look at how seizing Russian holdings of American debt risks the role of the U.S. in the international system and opens the door to gold and bitcoin.Read the story here.This episode is sponsored by Kava, Arculus and PathDAO. -Kava lets you mint stablecoins, lend, borrow, earn and swap safely across the world’s biggest crypto assets. Connect to the world's largest cryptocurrencies, ecosystems and financial applications on DeFi’s most trusted, scalable and secure earning platform with kava.io.-Arculus™ is the next-gen cold storage wallet for your crypto. The sleek, metal Arculus Key™ Card authenticates with the Arculus Wallet™ App, providing a simpler, safer and more secure solution to store, send, receive, buy and swap your crypto. Buy now at amazon.com.-PathDAO is a community-first, decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that creates value for investors and gamers in the blockchain metaverse (game + social + NFTs). Earn up to 225% APR by staking $PATH tokens and track more than 30 investments on PathDAO’s industry-leading dashboard. Get started today at PathDAO.io.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.