Weekly Roundup 05/13/22 (Terra collapses, FASB reconsiders Bitcoin accounting, the Fed's third mandate) (EP.318)

Published: May 13, 2022, 10 a.m.

Matt and Nic cover news and deals of the week. In this episode:\xa0

  • The CIV hat snafu
  • Was synthetic USD on Bitmex the first stablecoin?\xa0
  • Remembering Mastercoin and seigniorage shares stablecoins\xa0
  • Does the Fed have a shadow third mandate?\xa0
  • We break down the Luna situation and why it was destined to fail\xa0
  • Why the subsidized yields on Anchor were the biggest mistake\xa0
  • Likely fallout from the Luna collapse\xa0
  • The Terra blockchain is halted\xa0
  • Do we actually need algorithmic stablecoins?\xa0
  • SBF acquires a stake in Robinhood\xa0
  • Is the Twitter sale to Elon under threat?\xa0

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