Tether, Bitcoin Double-Spend Allegations, and The Weaponization of the Market with David Fauchier

Published: Feb. 7, 2021, 1 p.m.

b'David Fauchier (@dfauchier), of Nickel Digital Asset Management, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:

- The philosophy at Nickel Digital and the strategies they\\u2019re looking to back.

- A primer on market making.

- His thoughts on the Tether controversy.

- His explanation of the allegations of Bitcoin double-spending and the cascade of effects from it.

- An explanation of the self-reinforcing market dynamics in the GameStop saga.

- What changes and what doesn\\u2019t because of GameStop, and how it relates to crypto.

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