Weekly Roundup 03/20/26 (Vanity Fair fiasco, SEC token taxonomy, tokenized deposits) (EP.709)
About this episode
Matt and Nic discuss the latest news and developments in the cryptocurrency space, including the Vanity Fair photoshoot incident and SEC guidance on token taxonomy.
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: What happened with the disastrous Vanity Fair photoshoot Kraken postpones their IPO The SEC releases long-awaited guidance distinguishing securities from commodities A compromise may be developing over stablecoin yield The SEC drops their case against Nader Al-Naji Phantom gets a no-action letter from the CFTC Tempo mainnet launches Some regional banks are tokenizing deposits Will agentic payments be a thing Q-day is creeping closer Content mentioned: Galaxy Research, Bitcoin Is Rising to the Challenge of Quantum Readiness Global Risk Institute, Quantum Threat Timeline Report 2025
More episodes of On The Brink with Castle Island
- Pluto (Harbor) on the fate of DeFi after KelpDAO (EP.717)
- Weekly Roundup 04/24/26 (Finding Satoshi, KelpDAO retrospective, Insider weather betting, Coinbase's Quantum report) (EP.716)
- Brandon Arvanaghi (Meow) on Banking AI Agents (EP.715)
- Weekly Roundup 04/17/26 (BIP361 proposal, SEC's DeFi frontend policy, CSW's Bitcoin movie) (EP.714)
- Weekly Roundup 04/10/26 (New Satoshi candidates, Mythos' 0-days, CZ's memoir) (EP.713)
- Connor Dougherty (Valinor) on the Evolution of Private Credit (EP.712)
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the On The Brink with Castle Island podcast page.