Nic and Matt return for more deals and news of the week. In this episode:  The fallout from the seizure of the Russian fx reserves Did America default on its obligations? How are Chinese interests served by the US weaponizing the dollar? Can Bitcoin become an inter-state settlement asset and sovereign-scale SoV? Zoltan Pozsar declares an end to Bretton Woods We digest Biden’s executive order The White House calls for 14 studies on crypto and CBDCs A pro-crypto candidate wins the Korean presidential election BNY Mellon gets into MPC crypto custody Stripe now supports crypto payments The Verge profiles Justin Sun Does insider trading apply to commodities? Coinbase blocks 25k Russian users from the platform Content mentioned:  Nic in Coindesk, America’s Quiet Default The Verge, The Many Escapes of Justin Sun Sponsor notes:  Fireblocks is an enterprise-grade platform delivering a secure infrastructure for moving, storing, and issuing digital assets. Learn more at fireblocks.com