226 - Iran, Morgan Stanley, a $10M Fine & Jonno's back!

About this episode

The episode discusses the intersection of crypto with geopolitics, finance, and regulation, featuring insights on Bitcoin payments in the Middle East, Morgan Stanley's new ETF, and Binance Australia's fine.

Welcome back to the Crypto Curious podcast! Trace is away this week, so we have Blake and Jonno Newman from TRM Labs on the mic. 👉🏼 This week is one of those weeks where crypto is colliding with the real world in a big way: geopolitics, global finance, and regulation all hitting at once. 👉🏼 We start in the Middle East, where tensions around one of the world’s most important shipping routes have taken a very crypto turn, with reports that Bitcoin is being demanded as payment for safe passage. 👉🏼 Then we shift to Wall Street, where Morgan Stanley has just launched its own Bitcoin ETF, undercutting fees, tapping into trillions in client capital, and signalling that traditional finance isn’t just participating anymore… it’s competing. 👉🏼 And finally, back home, where Binance Australia has been hit with a $10 million fine after regulators found widespread misclassification of users — a move that sends a clear message to every global crypto platform operating in Australia. Geopolitics, institutions, and regulation — all moving at once. So, let’s get into it 🚀 **** TIMESTAMPS 2:57 Bitcoin for tolls through Hormuz? 7:37 Morgan Stanley launch bank backed ETF 10:54 Binance…

People in this episode

Host: Trace

Guests: Blake, Jonno Newman

Topics covered

• geopolitics
• global finance
• regulation
• Bitcoin
• ETF
• cryptocurrency

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• Morgan Stanley
• ETF
• Binance
• geopolitics
• regulation
• cryptocurrency

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TRM Labs, Morgan Stanley, Binance Australia

Places: Middle East, Hormuz

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