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
2026-01-23

Weekly Roundup 01/23/26 (CLARITY stalls, Iran's USDT reserves, Is We…

Nic and Matt are back for another week of news and deals. In this episod…
2026-01-16

Weekly Roundup 01/16/26 (CLARITY problems, InfoFi Dead, CA Wealth Tax, K…

Matt and Nic are back after a week off. In this episode: The Clarity ma…
2026-01-12

Wyatt & Jake Lynch on Onchain Financial Markets (EP.695)

Wyatt, Henry, and Jake recently put out a report called "Total Value Los…
2026-01-02

Weekly Roundup 01/02/26 (2026 predictions, wealth taxes, secret insolven…

Matt and Nic are back for the first OTB show of 2026. In this episode: …
2025-12-30

2025 Highlights and 2026 Predictions with Blockchain Coinvestors (EP.693…

Matthew Le Merle and Mitch Mechigian of Blockchain Coinvestors join the …
2025-12-19

Weekly Roundup 12/19/25 (Quantum FUD, CLARITY markup, are forks obsolete…

Matt and Nic are back for more deals and news. In this episode: Secret…
2025-12-17

Corn (Yearn Finance) on the Evolution of DeFi Protocols (EP. 691)

Henry sits down with Corn, head of business development at Yearn Finance…
2025-12-12

Weekly Roundup 12/12/25 (Do Kwon sentenced, DTC no action letter, Circle…

Matt and Nic are back with more news and deals. In this episode: CIV g…
2025-12-05

Weekly Roundup 12/05/25 (The trouble with Taproot, a prediction market p…

Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episo…
2025-12-01

Stepan Simkin (Squads) on Stablecoin-Powered Financial Services (EP.688)

Stepan, founder of Squads, sits down with Wyatt on today's episode. In t…
2025-11-28

Weekly Roundup 11/27/25 (Who we are thankful for, S&P downgrades Tether)…

Matt and Nic record a special Thanksgiving episode of OTB. In this episo…
2025-11-21

Weekly Roundup 11/21/25 (Quantum FUD, DAT hangover, stablecoin duration …

Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episod…
2025-11-14

Weekly Roundup 11/14/25 (Miran speech, Cash App adds Stables, DAT Hangov…

Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episod…
2025-11-07

Weekly Roundup 11/07/25 (Balancer hack, DATs are suffering, Zcash rally)…

Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episo…
2025-11-05

Keone Hon (Monad Foundation) on Blockchains Built to Scale (EP.683)

Keone Hon, founder of the Monad Foundation joins the show. In this episo…
2025-11-03

Giovanni Vignone (Octane Security) on Protecting Onchain Assets (EP.682)

Wyatt sits down with Giovanni Vignone, the founder of Octane Security, a…
2025-10-31

Weekly Roundup 10/31/25 (DATs selling coins, prediction market problems,…

Matt and Nic are back for more news and deals. In this episode:  M…
2025-10-29

Geetha Panchapakesan (Tesser) on Enabling FIs to Utilize Stablecoins (EP…

Geetha Panchapakesan, the founder and CEO of Tesser, joins the show. In …
2025-10-24

Weekly Roundup 10/24/25 (Quantum, Crypto Pardons, Fed Payment Accounts) …

Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episo…
2025-10-17

Weekly Roundup 10/17/25 (Flash crash, pig butchering scam busted, Erebor…

Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episo…
2025-10-14

Pbj (Perpl) on the Perp DEX Market & Monad's Imminent Launch (EP.677…

Wyatt sits down with Pbj, the founder of Perpl, a prominent perpetuals e…
2025-10-13

Dave Balter (Flipside) on the convergence of AI and Blockchain Analytics…

Dave Balter, the co-founder and CEO of Flipside Crypto joins the show. I…
2025-10-10

Weekly Roundup 10/10/25 (Luxembourg buys BTC, N. Dakota’s stablecoin, Sa…

Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episod…
2025-10-08

Pelle Braendgaard on the Notabene Flow payments platform (EP.674)

Pelle Braendgaard, the co-founder and CEO of Notabene joins the show. In…