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On The Brink with Castle Island

Hosts Matt Walsh and Nic Carter of Castle Island Ventures explore the political, ethical, and economic significance of Bitcoin and other public blockchains 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
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2024-01-12

Weekly Roundup 01/12/24 (BTC ETFs launch, more ETF, even more ETF) (EP.498)

Matt and Nic are back for a historic week in the history of Bitcoin. In this episode: Spot ETF appr…
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2024-01-11

Matt Hougan (Bitwise) on the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs (EP.497)

Matt Hougan, the CIO of Bitwise Asset Management joins the show. In this episode we discuss:  Spot …
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2024-01-08

Matthew Le Merle and Mitch Mechigian (Blockchain Coinvestors) on 2024 Predictions (EP.496)

Matthew Le Merle and Mitch Mechigian of Blockchain Coinvestors join the show. In this episode we dis…
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2024-01-05

Weekly Roundup 01/05/24 (ETF looming, DoJ drops SBF charges, TNG DDY) (EP.495)

Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode:  Matrixport’s bearish ETF …
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2024-01-03

Nitya Subramanian (Capsule) on Leveraging Crypto's Superpower (EP.494)

In this episode, we host Nitya Subramanian, founder and CEO of Capsule, which is building cross-appl…
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2023-12-29

Weekly Roundup 12/29/23 (2024 predictions, BSA unconstitutional, ETH ETF prospects) (EP.493)

Matt and Nic return for the last week of 2023. In this episode: South Shore bar pie Our 2024 resolu…
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2023-12-27

Jill Gunter (Espresso) on Helping Rollups Decentralize (EP.492)

In this episode, we sit down with Jill Gunter, co-founder of Espresso, to discuss: Espresso's orig…
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2023-12-25

Ryan Selkis (Messari) on Crypto Theses for 2024 (EP.491)

Ryan Selkis, the co-founder and CEO of Messari joins the show. In this episode we discuss: The regu…
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2023-12-22

Weekly Roundup 12/22/23 (Inscriptions mania, Fairshake PAC) (EP.490)

Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode:  Matt’s tree crisis The Ja…
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2023-12-21

Dan Tapiero (1RT Partners) 2023 Market Recap (EP.489)

Dan Tapiero, the founder and Managing Partner of 10T Holdings and 1RoundTable Partners joins this sh…
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2023-12-20

Andreas Tsamados (Fileverse) on Decentralized File Sharing (EP.488)

Andreas Tsamados, the founder of Fileverse joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Andreas’ aca…
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2023-12-18

Nick Neuman (Casa) on Adding Support for Stablecoins (EP.487)

In this episode, we host Nick Neuman, CEO of Casa to discuss their recent stablecoin launch and: Ca…
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2023-12-15

Weekly Roundup 12/15/23 (Cantor and Tether, cash vs in-kind ETFs) (EP.486)

Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode:  Coinbase’s positioning ah…
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2023-12-13

Itai Turbahn (Dynamic) on Web3 logins and announcing Dynamic’s Series A (EP.485)

Itai Turbahn, the co-founder and CEO of Dynamic joins the show. In this episode we discuss: The mis…
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2023-12-12

Brian Foster on The Evolution of Coinbase (EP.484)

Brian Foster, Global Head of Wholesale at Coinbase, joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Bri…
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2023-12-11

Rowan Stone (Coinbase) on Bringing Offchain Users Onchain (EP.483)

In this episode, we sit down with Rowan Stone who leads Business Development at Base – the layer-2 n…
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2023-12-08

Weekly Roundup 12/08/23 (JPM vs crypto, Do Kwon extradited, Nubank) (EP.482)

Matt and Nic return for deals and news of the week. In this episode:  Chainalysis Geography of Cryp…
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2023-12-06

Kim Grauer (Chainalysis) on the Geography of Crypto Adoption (EP. 481)

Kim Grauer, director of research at Chainalysis, joins the show to talk about their 2023 Geography …
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2023-12-04

Ruud Smets and Marc de Kloe (Theta Capital) on Blockchain Fund of Funds (EP.480)

Ruud Smets and Marc de Kloe of Theta Capital join the show. In this episode we discuss: Theta’s ini…
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2023-12-01

Weekly Roundup 12/01/23 (SEC v Binance, Treasury letter to Congress) (EP.479)

Nic and Matt return for news and deals. In this episode:  CZ must stay in the US until sentencing T…
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2023-11-27

Vivek Ramaswamy on his crypto platform, stablecoins, and Choke Point 2.0 (EP.478)

Vivek Ramaswamy is a Republican candidate for President in 2024. In this episode we sit down to dig …
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2023-11-23

Weekly Roundup 11/23/23 (OpenAI drama, Binance settlement, Milei wins) (EP.477)

Matt and Nic return for a Thanksgiving episode. In this edition:  Fidelity files for an ETH spot ET…
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2023-11-20

Mike Cahill (Douro Labs) on the Evolving Oracle Landscape (EP.476)

We sit down with Mike Cahill, CEO of Douro labs, to talk Pyth’s retroactive airdrop and launch. In t…
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2023-11-17

Weekly Roundup 11/17/23 (FDIC scandal breaks, Vivek’s crypto policy, SBF parents in focus) (EP.475)

Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode:  Tail risks with the Bi…