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Weekly News Roundup 09/04/20 (Armageddon II, Activist token investors, emergent effects of high fees) (EP.121)
Weekly News Roundup 09/04/20 (Armageddon II, Activist token investors, emergent effects of high fees) (EP.121)
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39 minutes
Released:
Sep 4, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Nic and Matt return with deals and news of the weak. In this episode: Nic and Matt happen to buy the same book Nic's article on why the US should embrace stablecoins and credibly neutral crypto-financial infrastructure Our theory on why NYDFS went after Tether Can the US successfully disrupt itself as the administrator of financial infrastructure? Coinbase IPO prospects Coinshares adds transparency to their Bitcoin ETN and the prospects for Proofs of Reserves How Proofs of Reserves can ward off regulation Arca takes an activist stance towards Gnosis What recourse do jilted tokenholders have? Publicly traded energy companies are mining Bitcoin with stranded natural gas Matt's suggestion for a Bitcoin-themed sequel to Armageddon The single most impactful way you can help Bitcoin Nic's theory about the effect of a fee-transaction count oscillation on Ethereum How fees are a regressive tax on users Content mentioned in this episode: Nic in Coindesk, The Crypto-dollar Surge and the American Opportunity Larry White in Alt-M, Should the US Government Create a Token-based Digital Dollar? Electronic Frontier Foundation, It's Past Time for Coinbase to Issue Transparency Reports Nic in Coindesk, The Last Word on Bitcoin's Energy Consumption Coin Center, Are Regulators Poised to Demand Cryptocurrency Address Whitelisting? Probably Not Tyler Winklevoss, The Case for $500k Bitcoin
Released:
Sep 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Weekly News Roundup 10/4 (Deals, EOS, Sia, Crypto Ratings Council, Hedera, State Street) (EP.05): Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week's topics include: - Deals - EOS - Sia - Crypto Ratings Council - Hedera - State Street by On The Brink with Castle Island