On The Brink with Castle Island

Weekly Roundup 01/16/26 (CLARITY problems, InfoFi Dead, CA Wealth Tax, Kontigo) (EP.696)

Matt and Nic are back after a week off. In this episode: The Clarity market structure bill markup is delayed for now Coinbase backs out of supporting Clarity The bank lobby is trying to torpedo Clarity Kontigo is accuse...

2026-01-16
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Episode notes

Matt and Nic are back after a week off. In this episode:

  • The Clarity market structure bill markup is delayed for now
  • Coinbase backs out of supporting Clarity
  • The bank lobby is trying to torpedo Clarity
  • Kontigo is accused of ignoring sanctions
  • X changes its API to block InfoFi
  • California's wealth tax has backfired already
  • BitMine invests $200m into Mr Beast's company
  • Why tokenized deposits aren't as interesting as stablecoins

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