Listen "Kraken’s IPO, Tether’s Power Play, & Why Bitcoin Still Wins"
Episode Synopsis
Connect with Early Riders // Connect with OnrampPresented collaboratively by Early Riders & Onramp Media…Final Settlement is a weekly podcast covering capital markets, dealmaking, early-stage venture, bitcoin applications and protocol development.00:00 - Latest in Bitcoin price action01:46 - Kraken’s $20B IPO & Citadel’s investment10:17 - Tether’s strategic investment in Ledn & Bitcoin-only lending17:53 - VC money chases perp DEX infrastructure21:52 - Maker/Sky’s OBEX incubator & the stablecoin yield gray zone24:46 - Slash: stablecoin-first banking and demand for better money movement26:01 - Human risk management, AI scams & Doppel’s $70M raise32:48 - Cardano chain split exploit & “decentralization theater”42:13 - Rethinking the poverty line, broken stats & the debasement trade50:12 - Square/Block’s SMB Bitcoin tools & the future of merchant adoptionIf you found this valuable, please subscribe to Early Riders Insights for access to the best content in the ecosystem weekly.Links discussed:https://www.theblock.co/post/378358/lighter-raises-68-million-1-5-billion-valuation-vc-bets-flood-perp-dex-infrastructure-reporthttps://www.ledn.io/post/tether-invests-in-lednhttps://www.theblock.co/post/380056/hoskinson-involves-fbi-after-developers-careless-experiment-splits-cardano-blockchainhttps://decrypt.co/349147/crypto-exchange-kraken-raises-800-million-20-billion-valuationhttps://www.doppel.com/blog/doppel-series-chttps://x.com/LayerZero_Core/status/1990822714416963636https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-life-is-a-lieKeep up with Michael:https://x.com/MTangumahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mtanguma/Keep up with Brian:https://x.com/BackslashBTChttps://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-cubellis-00b1a660/Keep up with Liam:https://x.com/Lnelson_21https://www.linkedin.com/in/liam-nelson1/
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