Episódios

  • Andrew MacKenzie (Agant) on British Pound Stablecoins (EP.626)
    May 21 2025

    Wyatt sits down with Andrew MacKenzie, founder of Agant, the issuer of GBPA, a pound sterling stablecoin. In this episode:

    • The potential emergence of non-USD stablecoins
    • The prospect of a GBP-backed stablecoin
    • The British crypto regulatory environment
    • How global financial institutions are positioning around stablecoins
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    31 minutos
  • Weekly Roundup 05/16/25 (GENIUS is back, Coinbase data breach, Big Tech stables) (EP.625)
    May 16 2025

    Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode:

    • Why is Boston such a good sports city?
    • Price inflation in dinosaur skeletons
    • Cryptopunks IP is sold
    • Machinsky is sentenced
    • Nakamoto Holdings launches
    • Meta wants to add stablecoins to its platforms
    • Exchanges are honeypots for KYC data
    • Coinbase suffers a data breach
    • The GENIUS act is going to a vote next week
    • GENIUS act new provisions
    • More Movement shenanigans
    • Thailand is launching a $150m crypto token

    Content mentioned in this episode:

    • Tuongvy Le and Austin Campbell published a paper, "Crypto and The Evolution of Capital Markets", which dissects the current market structure for securities trading and settlement and discusses how blockchain networks can improve this architecture.

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    41 minutos
  • Alex Cutler (Aerodrome) on DeFi’s Next Steps (EP.624)
    May 14 2025

    Wyatt sits down with Alex Cutler, founder of Aerodrome for another episode in our stablefi series. In this episode:

    • DEX trading advantages
    • Building on-chain FX
    • DeFi as a backbone
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    39 minutos
  • TN (Pendle) on Stable Yield (EP.623)
    May 12 2025

    Wyatt sits down with TN, cofounder of Pendle. Covered in this episode:

    • How Pendle works
    • The evolution from alt yield to stable yield
    • DeFi's future core assets
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    33 minutos
  • Weekly Roundup 05/09/25 (GENIUS stalls, Coinbase buys Deribit, Bessent on stables) (EP.622)
    May 9 2025

    Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode:

    • We have a new Pope
    • The etymology of ampersand
    • The GENIUS act collapses spectacularly
    • Coinbase consummates its acquisition of Deribit
    • Did World Liberty Financial’s USD1 torpedo the GENIUS act?
    • Did “pro crypto” democrats snake on the industry
    • Scott Bessent thinks stablecoins could reach $2T
    • The OCC says banks can provide crypto custody and execution
    • Stripe is launching stablecoin financial accounts
    • The SEC explores a sandbox for tokenized securities
    • Tariff the L2s

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    28 minutos
  • Adam Healy (Station 70) and Josh Schwartz (Fordefi) on failover MPC wallets (EP.621)
    May 8 2025

    Adam Healy, co-founder of Station 70 and Josh Schwartz, co-founder of Fordefi join the show. In this episode we discuss:

    • The collaboration between Station 70 and Fordefi on failover MPC wallets. Announcement here.
    • The state of the wallet category
    • Best practices for blockchain cybersecurity
    • The future of bank custody for digital assets
    • Station 70’s Bunker product
    • Station 70 and Fordefi are holding a joint webinar to showcase this product collaboration. You can register here.

    Learn more about Station 70

    Learn more about Fordefi

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    35 minutos
  • David Taylor (Etherfuse) on Non-USD Stablecoins (EP.620)
    May 7 2025

    Wyatt sits down with David Taylor of Etherfuse. In this episode:

    • MXN stablecoins and other currencies
    • Shaping regulatory frameworks
    • Who wins out: innovators vs financial incumbents
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    41 minutos
  • Justin and Hannah (Asymmetry Finance) on Stablecoins, Yield, & Risk in DeFi (EP.619)
    May 5 2025

    Wyatt sits down with Justin Garland and Hannah JoJo of Asymmetry Finance. In this episode, we cover:

    • The evolution of yield in DeFi
    • Primitives users want
    • Crypto risk assessment

    Learn more about Asymmetry

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    40 minutos