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  <title>Weekly Roundup 08/15/25 (DAT fine print, stablecoin L1s, banks vs stables) (EP.656)</title>
  <description>Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode:  We review the DAT fine print Why being in power is sometimes the hardest part Stripe and Circle announce their own L1s We make the case for stablecoin L1s&amp;amp;nbsp; The irony in Stripe's L1 What about a DAT of DATs?&amp;amp;nbsp; Bullish goes public Breakfast cereals Do Kwon pleads guilty BPI sends a letter to Congress complaining about stablecoin interest Can you prohibit stablecoin yield?&amp;amp;nbsp; Bo Hines steps down Bessent says the USG will not be buying Bitcoin Is monero being 51% attacked?&amp;amp;nbsp;  Content mentioned:  BitMEX Research, Treasury Company Advisory Agreements Julie Hill, Governmental Debanking   </description>
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