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Weekly Roundup 01/08/21 (Banks can use blockchains, best FinCEN comment letters) (EP.166)
Weekly Roundup 01/08/21 (Banks can use blockchains, best FinCEN comment letters) (EP.166)
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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Jan 8, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Nic and Matt return for another week of ATHs. In this episode: Coindesk acquires Tradeblock The OCC says that banks can use public blockchains and stablecoins We digest the OCC letter Potential drawbacks to the new OCC guidance Has Brian Brooks had the most successful regulatory term in recent memory? The Treasury's comment period expires Does the Treasury even have the authority to pass these new rules? Our favorite comment letters in response to the Treasury rules Does JPM's price call make them hypocrites on the topic of Bitcoin? Ripple's series C lead investor is suing Ripple Strike announces Strike Global How crypto-based fiat-to-fiat remittances work Our favorite quarterly investor letters Content mentioned in this episode: Coin Center, Supplemental Comments to FinCEN Neha Narula and Patrick Murck, Letter to FinCEN Fidelity Digital Assets, Letter to FinCEN Bill Miller, Q4 2020 Market Letter Stone Ridge, 2020 Shareholder Letter Matt Hougan and David Lawant, CFA research brief on Cryptoassets
Released:
Jan 8, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Weekly News Roundup 10/18 (Deals, Telegram, Libra, CFTC) (EP.09): Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week's topics include: - Deals - Telegram SEC action - Libra defections - Grayscale product - CFTC Op-Ed by On The Brink with Castle Island