Matt and Nic are back with a celebratory 500th episode. In this episode:  ETFs are off to a rocky launch with the GBTC premium trade closing Bitwise launches real time transparency for their ETF holdings Fraud in the metals market versus Bitcoin The boys confront some fake news Is there light at the end of the tunnel for GBTC redemptions? Nic’s spat with Bloomberg The US is selling $130m of BTC seized from the Silk Road TFL declares bankruptcy The boys learn about a face amount certificate We answer your listener questions  Content mentioned: Bloomberg, Crypto fans lured by 20% stablecoin yiekds Sponsor notes: Tether’s Ascent: Breaking Down the Dominant Stablecoin's Growth In Coin Metrics State of the Network Issue 243, we explore Tether's impressive growth, adoption, nature of USDT usage and reserves through on-chain data