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Weekly Roundup 11/27/20 (What we are thankful for, USDC in Venezuela, is GBTC behind the rally?) (EP.151)

Published: Nov. 27, 2020, 11 a.m.

Nic and Matt return with a special Thanksgiving issue of OTB. In this episode:\xa0

  • How Castle Island VC was almost Brink VC
  • The difference between financialized walled-garden gold and its Bitcoin equivalent
  • How USDC is being used in Venezuela via AirTM
  • How stablecoins are now tools of geopolitical power projection
  • Vaneck lanches an ETN on the Deutsche Bourse
  • Is GBTC the cause of the rally
  • The OCC proposes fair access to banking services
  • A few people and organizations that we're thankful for
    • Chaincode Labs
    • Bitcoin Optech
    • Greg Schvey and Adam Ludwin
    • Caitlin Long
    • John Pfeffer
    • Fidelity Digital Assets
    • Coin Center
    • Three Arrows and CMS Holdings
  • Should thanksgiving turkey trots be cancelled?

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