Wyatt sits down with Daniel Lev , the founder of Coinflow , to discuss the evolution of payments amidst a wave of stablecoin-enabled innovation. In this episode: Lurking legacy issues of payment networks How our current payment networks benefit end users but not merchants Types of merchant profiles and who stands to benefit Creating faster settlement Marketplace models and better rails How blockchain can reduce fraud and help businesses know their customers...
Sep 02, 2025•34 min•Ep. 662
Nic and Matt return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Nic reviews the stablecoin conference in Mexico City Will the banks obsolete stablecoins? Some DATs are having trouble The government is putting GDP on the blockchain The CFTC opens the door to US customers trading on non-US exchanges Trump fires Lisa Cook Can the Fed be considered "independent" Google is developing a blockchain A BNB DAT gets delisted Tether is building on Bitcoin via RGB How does insider trading work in p...
Aug 29, 2025•33 min•Ep. 661
Wyatt sits down with Sandy Kaul , head of digital assets at Franklin Templeton, to cover Sandy's work with the CFTC and DTCC and creating sandboxes for onchain financial markets. In this episode: How wallets stand to become the hub of asset management Lasting policy for crypto Protecting consumers in an open financial system
Aug 25, 2025•30 min•Ep. 660
Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode: Wyoming releases a stabletoken "FRNT" Matt's bear encounter Bowman and Waller's speeches at Jackson Hole Eric Trump's Bitcoin prediction Is there an example of a DAT that makes sense? Should DATs trade at a persistent premium? Figure is going public Bullish goes public Is Saylor cornered? Quintenz' nomination The DoJ decriminalizes writing open source code Is Polymarket cooked? Does a trial by a jury of your peers make s...
Aug 22, 2025•39 min•Ep. 659
Wyatt sits down with the founders of Groom Lake. In this episode: How social engineering attacks are being used to exploit companies in crypto and beyond How companies can better protect themselves and be vigilant of these exploit attempts The future of cybersecurity software for crypto
Aug 21, 2025•27 min•Ep. 658
Wyatt sits down with Luke Xie , cofounder of SatLayer for a conversation about Bitcoin yield. In this episode: What makes financial markets for BTC unique How BTC DeFi will evolve, in the backdrop of the broader macro environment DeFi vs CeFi financial systems for BTC
Aug 18, 2025•30 min•Ep. 657
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: We review the DAT fine print Why being in power is sometimes the hardest part Stripe and Circle announce their own L1s We make the case for stablecoin L1s The irony in Stripe's L1 What about a DAT of DATs? Bullish goes public Breakfast cereals Do Kwon pleads guilty BPI sends a letter to Congress complaining about stablecoin interest Can you prohibit stablecoin yield? Bo Hines steps down Bessent says the USG will not be buyi...
Aug 15, 2025•39 min•Ep. 656
We sit down with Huf Haus , founder of Pear Protocol . In this episode: What pair trading is, the benefits of Pear trading, and different strategies How to approach different market regimes from a trader's perspective Applying trading strategies to other asset classes
Aug 13, 2025•32 min•Ep. 655
Nathan McCauley , the founder and CEO of Anchorage joins the show. In this episode we discuss: The passage of The Genius Act and the impact it will have on the digital asset industry. The launch of Anchorage's white label stablecoin issuance platform. Anchorage Digital Prime and how the company is working with its customers on trade execution, lending and custody. The status of the market structure bill. The Roman Storm case. To learn more about Anchorage visit their website . Follow Nathan on X...
Aug 11, 2025•30 min•Ep. 654
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: What's wrong with NYC? China bans Bitcoin for the 15th time Is China really lauching an RMB stablecoin? We dissect the Trump debanking EO OpenAI releases GPT5 SEC: Liquid staking tokens are not securities Roman Storm is found guilty on one of three counts Hester Peirce's speech on financial privacy How should we solve debanking? Will stablecoins replace bank wires? Is AI going to reveal the identity of Satoshi Further rea...
Aug 08, 2025•40 min•Ep. 653
Maple Finance CEO and cofounder Sid Powell joins the show to talk about Maple's huge year so far. In this episode: Syrup and Maple's evolution into an on-chain asset manager Traditional credit players servicing on-chain finance DeFi's strengths and weaknesses relative to traditional markets
Aug 04, 2025•39 min•Ep. 652
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: The White House publishes their highly awaited crypto report SEC Chair Paul Atkins makes a landmark speech Stablecoin-focused L1s DAT mNAV premia are converging to 1 Figma IPO The SEC embraces tokenized securities, airdrops, token issuance, and DeFi In-kind create and redeem has been authorized for Bitcoin ETFs JPM deepens their partnership with Coinbase Roman Storm verdict is imminent Further reading: Blockworks' DAT Das...
Aug 01, 2025•31 min•Ep. 651
Wyatt sits down with Michael Bentley , the founder of Euler . In this episode: Euler's founding story, infamous security incident, and comeback story How the team and protocol stayed together in the face of immense challenges The value of personal relationships in crypto despite a pseudonymous culture
Jul 28, 2025•46 min•Ep. 650
Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode: Defending "Free Banking" from the critics – and why stablecoins are unlike free banks The American Bankers Association doesn't like new crypto charters Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino announces the company's plan to launch a new US-based stablecoin this year Strategy announced the plans for the fourth preferred stock offering this week, STRC, or "Stretch." Anchorage Digital, which does hold an OCC banking charter, is launching ...
Jul 25, 2025•37 min•Ep. 649
Cyrus Shirazi, CEO of Haven joins the show. In this episode: R&D tax credits and offering an attractive tax product to early stage companies What on-chain finance needs to fulfill becoming a better ledger for accounting What startups should look for in a tax & accounting partner
Jul 21, 2025•32 min•Ep. 648
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: The Coldplay concert incident It's Crypto Week in Washington Talos acquires Coin Metrics Do you need an MTL to run a fantasy football league? GENIUS Act is law pending Trump's signature Clarity Act passes the House Pump.fun ICO Fairshake raises $141m Grayscale is preparing for an IPO Adam Back's Bitcoin access vehicle Polymarket beats the allegations Is GENIUS creating a narrow bank system? Governor Waller's comments on s...
Jul 18, 2025•37 min•Ep. 647
Wyatt sits down with Nikhil Raghuveera of Predicate to talk policy for blockchain applications. In this episode: How Predicate's "rules for blockchain transactions" are making on-chain finance more scalable and secure Creating more compliant stablecoin transfer systems suitable to mass financial use cases The future of secure money movement How leading software and financial firms can integrate transaction policies in their workflows...
Jul 14, 2025•34 min•Ep. 646
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Bitcoin hits a new ATH and no one is talking about it Grok goes haywire The White House posts chudjak Core Weave looks to buy Core Scientific Stablecoins are going to pay yield anyway Did Zelenskyy wear a suit? How should prediction markets be settled? Pump.fun ICO is coming up Hester Peirce issues a warning on tokenized securities Crypto Week in Congress is coming up Jonathan Gould has been confirmed as Comptroller of th...
Jul 11, 2025•35 min•Ep. 645
Zac Townsend , the founder and CEO of Meanwhile , joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Zac's background and the path that led him to start Meanwhile. The mechanics of Bitcoin denominated life insurance. How Meanwhile generates Bitcoin yield. Zac's views on the evolution of Bitcoin treasury companies. To learn more about Meanwhile visit meanwhile.bm...
Jul 10, 2025•29 min•Ep. 644
Charles Hamel, Product Director at Opera's MiniPay, joins the show. In this episode: Stablecoin habits in emerging markets Prospects for local stablecoins What's next on the stablecoin horizon
Jul 09, 2025•22 min•Ep. 643
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: EthCC troubles Robinhood has been shipping Figma owns BTC The House GOP has declared "crypto week" in July Circle and Ripple are applying for bank charters AI companies are buying Bitcoin miners Sharia finance The BBB passes America teeters towards default The Sohan Parekh fiasco How do tokenized stocks work? Another architect of OCP2.0 bites the dust Is AI going to usher in a socialist revolution? Ric Edelman wants you t...
Jul 04, 2025•37 min•Ep. 642
Chris Maurice, founder of Yellow Card , a pan-Africa stablecoin business and exchange, rejoins the show. In this episode: How Chris feels about the crypto space in 2025 as compared to when he started a decade ago How Yellow Card evolved from being a retail BTC exchange to being an enterprise payment platform for stablecoins How Chris realized that stablecoins were all about b2b transfers How businesses in EM use stablecoins, and what the alternatives are Regional differences within Africa in ter...
Jul 02, 2025•37 min•Ep. 641
Wyatt sits down with Bernando Bilotta , founder of Stables.money. In this episode: Stablecoin usage in APAC, for saving, spending, and beyond Retail adoption that bleeds into institutional adoption The forward-looking path for stablecoin finance
Jun 30, 2025•32 min•Ep. 640
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Golden age of prediction markets NYC mayor's election What's happening with Canton? The FHFA says crypto can be a qualifying asset for mortages Our thoughts on the market structure bill The significance of the Fiserv stablecoin pilot $500m public access vehicle for BNB The Fed drops reputational risk in bank supervision EO for debanking is rumored Kraken HQ is moving to Wyoming Texas buys Bitcoin Will banking hours be obs...
Jun 27, 2025•37 min•Ep. 639
Josh Frank , the founder and CEO of The Tie joins the show. In this episode we discuss: The origin story behind The Tie and how Josh approached founding the business. The digital asset data market. How sentiment data has evolved in the digital asset industry. The buy-side landscape for digital assets and how Josh sees that evolving in the coming years. The Canton Network and how The Tie is working with this new protocol. To learn more about The Tie visit their website ....
Jun 26, 2025•39 min•Ep. 638
Ria sits down with Luca Prosperi , CEO and Co-Founder of M0 , a universal stablecoin platform that enables customization while preserving interoperability across assets. In this episode, we cover: Lessons from MakerDAO Drawing inspiration from the dual banking system Building a base asset that is decentralized, permissionless and ossified Issuing opinionated assets via wrapping and extensions while maintaining interoperability...
Jun 23, 2025•43 min•Ep. 637
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: The GENIUS Act passes the Senate Should GENIUS be stapled to market structure? Bessent thinks stablecoins could be $3.7T by 2030 Stablecoin FUD Will stablecoins destabilize the US Treasury market JPM's stablecoin FUDs JPMD's deposit token will launch on Base The future of stablecoin yield in the US Circle hits a $50b market cap Yellowcard partners with Visa in Africa Kraken will launch a token for their Ink L2 Are Walmart...
Jun 20, 2025•38 min•Ep. 636
Sean is joined by Santi Alvarado, CEO/Co-Founder of XFX , to cover their seed raise and how money moves cross border. In this episode: Background of Santi and how he made his way into crypto How legacy FX settlement operates today How XFX enables more liquidity for cross border payment companies
Jun 19, 2025•16 min•Ep. 635
Wyatt is joined by Greg Genega , Digital Asset and Blockchain leader at KPMG, for a conversation on the state of crypto auditing. In this episode: How KPMG works with crypto companies and protocols Relevant new innovations in the crypto space What to look out for as a new founder
Jun 18, 2025•23 min•Ep. 634
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Stripe acquires wallet infrastructure company Privy for an undisclosed sum Fireblocks' stablecoin data Stablecoin FUD Were mnemonic phrases a local maxima? Bullish and Gemini have filed preliminary paperwork for IPOs Soc Gen is launching a USD stablecoin We look at some infamous rogue traders Gamestop's bitcoin strategy is a flop DTCC is looking at issuing a stablecoin...
Jun 13, 2025•35 min•Ep. 633
