Weekly Roundup 03/24/23 (Do Kwon apprehended, SEC v Coinbase, bank crisis retrospective) (EP.409)

On The Brink with Castle Island

Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode:

• Matt’s turkey trouble continues
• Nic’s vespa problem
• Nic’s latest Choke Point 2.0 article
• Did the government destroy Signature on purpose?
• Who is the main architect of Choke Point 2.0?
• Why was Signature closed when PacWest and First Republic were given time?
• The Catch-22 in NY banking law
• Who has recourse in the Signature situation?
• Why we won’t be going offshore
• The SEC announces charges against Justin Sun and celebrity endorsers
• The SEC sends Coinbase a Wells Notice
• FTX creditors recoup $460m from Modulo Capital
• Reps Emmer and Soto introduce the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act
• The White House report is hostile to crypto
• Matt’s Hong Kong conspiracy theory
• Is the EU racing ahead of the US in terms of regulation?
• The XRP case is nearing summary judgment
• Bitwise announces their futures ETF $BITC
• We read some of our podcast reviews

Content mentioned:

• Nic in Pirate Wires, Did The Government Start A Global Financial Crisis In An Attempt To Destroy Crypto?