On The Brink with Castle Island

On The Brink with Castle Island

Hosts Matt Walsh and Nic Carter of Castle Island Ventures explore news and deals in the public blockchain space and talk to some of the leading experts in the industry. Learn more and stay up to date at CastleIsland.vc and follow on twitter @CastleIslandVC

824 episodes On The Brink with Castle Island Updated 2026-05-22
824 episodes in On The Brink with Castle Island
2023-10-03

Matt Hougan on Bitwise's launch of Ethereum Futures ETFs (EP.457)

Matt Hougan, the Chief Investment Officer of Bitwise Asset Management jo…
2023-10-02

David Phelps (Jokerace) on Incentivizing Participation and Co-creation (…

David Phelps is the co-founder and CEO of jokerace and a prolific writer…
2023-09-29

Weekly Roundup 09/29/23 (Gensler HFSC hearing, Vespa problems, SBF trial…

Matt and Nic return for deals and news. In this episode:  Is AI going t…
2023-09-22

Weekly Roundup 09/22/23 (SBF family in focus, Tether is lending again, B…

Matt and Nic return for news and deals. In this episode:  We recap the …
2023-09-21

Henri Stern (Privy) on Wallet Experiences for Mainstream Users (EP.453)

Henri Stern, CEO and co-founder of Privy, joins us to discuss: The con…
2023-09-15

Weekly Roundup 09/15/23 (Token 2049 reviewed, Stables are the killer app…

Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episod…
2023-09-14

Peter Johnson (BH Digital) on the Relentless rise of Stablecoins (EP.451…

Peter Johnson, co-head of Venture at Brevan Howard Digital, returns to t…
2023-09-11

Martin Carrica (Mountain Protocol) on creating an interest-bearing stabl…

Martin Carrica, cofounder of Mountain Protocol, joins us to discuss thei…
2023-09-08

Weekly Roundup 09/08/23 (The Bitcoin security budget, Visa onboards stab…

Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episo…
2023-09-05

Lee Bratcher (Texas Blockchain Council) on PoR legislation in TX (EP.448…

We sit down with Lee Bratcher, President and Founder of the Texas Block…
2023-09-01

Weekly Roundup 09/01/23 (SEC loses vs Grayscale, Impact Theory implicati…

Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episod…
2023-08-25

Weekly Roundup 08/25/23 (Coinbase v Circle, Tornado Cash indictment, cha…

Matt and Nic are back for more news and deals. In this episode:  The Bi…
2023-08-21

Darshan Vaidya (Credora) on Risk Management and Credit Markets (EP.445)

Darshan Vaidya, the founder of Credora joins the show. In this episode w…
2023-08-18

Weekly Roundup 08/18/23 (Stablecoins offshoring, Better Markets oddity, …

Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode:…
2023-08-11

Weekly Roundup 08/11/23 (PayPal's stablecoin, the Fed's oversigh…

Matt and Nic are back with more news and deals. In this episode:  Matt'…
2023-08-04

Weekly Roundup 08/04/23 (SEC vs HEX, Base and BALD, Curve hacked) (EP.44…

Matt and Nic are back for more deals and news. In this episode:  Nic's …
2023-07-28

Weekly Roundup 07/28/23 (Market Structure bill advances, stablecoin catc…

Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episo…
2023-07-26

Richard Meissner (Safe) on Account Abstraction Adoption and Barriers (EP…

In this episode, we hosted Richard Meissner, CTO of Safe, to illuminate …
2023-07-21

Weekly Roundup 07/21/23 (Nasdaq reconsiders custody, the Torres doctrine…

Matt and Nic are back with more deals and news. In this episode:  Was X…
2023-07-14

Weekly Roundup 07/14/23 (Ripple gets a W, Machinsky arrested, PoR in fed…

Matt and Nic are back with a huge week in the markets. In this episode: …
2023-07-10

Amir Haleem (Nova Labs) on Helium, DEPIN, and DeWi (EP.437)

Amir Haleem, the founder of Nova Labs (formerly named Helium, Inc) joins…
2023-07-07

Weekly Roundup 07/07/23 (Taylor Swift’s FTX secret, XRP vs glazed donuts…

Matt and Nic are back for more deals and news. In this episode:  Matt’s…
2023-07-03

Jose Lemus (IBEX Mercado) on Lightning adoption in Emerging Markets (EP.…

Jose Lemus, CEO and cofounder at IBEX Mercado, joins the show to talk Li…
2023-06-30

Weekly Roundup 06/30/23 (ETF frenzy continues, Prime Trust insolvency, h…

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