Weekly Roundup 04/14/23 (ETH unstaking, FedNow vs CBDCs, NYT on mining, FTX 2.0 gets closer) (EP.416)

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

• Is Ethereum going through a 'bullish unlock'?
• Did the SEC decicion around staking help decentralize Ethereum?
• What is a commodity?
• We pitch futures for restaurant bookings
• The problem with 'phygitals'
• What's going on with DWF labs?
• Twitter users will be able to trade crypto through the app
• Is FedNow a CBDC?
• Does FedNow introduce risks to the banking system?
• A relaunch of FTX gets more likely
• How the DOJ caught the Silk Road hacker
• Could a CBDC emerge which is actually private?
• We roll out the Tap In or Tap Out segment
• Is France going to become a crypto haven?
• The NYT article on Bitcoin mining
• Did the NYT doctor pictures to make Bitcoin miners look more polluting than they are?
• CIV is hiring

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