Weekly Roundup (04/01/22) (Greenpeace and Chris Larsen attack Bitcoin, Axie sidechain hacked, the ECASH Act, SEC goes after AMMs) (EP.304)

Published: April 1, 2022, 10 a.m.

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

  • Mora et al rears its head again
  • Chris Larsen and Greenpeace team up to try and eliminate PoW from Bitcoin\xa0
  • Who is the protagonist in the Ripple vs SEC lawsuit?\xa0
  • Rep. Stephen Lynch introduces the ECASH Act\xa0
  • Axie Infinity suffers a $625m hack\xa0\xa0
  • Is there any debate remaining about the utility of Bitcoin?\xa0
  • Circle selects BNY Mellon to custody their own assets\xa0
  • Grayscale mulls a lawsuit against the SEC over their continued ETF disapproval
  • Can the government create a truly private CBDC?
  • Rep. Tom Emmer and Sen. Ted Cruz look to ban CBDC creation\xa0
  • Is the SEC obliquely regulating AMM LPs out of existence?\xa0
  • When will Bitcoin be sovereign scale?\xa0
  • Seed stage bets on aspiring members of congress

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