{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Weekly Roundup 08\/18\/23 (Stablecoins offshoring, Better Markets oddity, more Prometheum) (EP.444)","description":"Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode:&amp;nbsp;  Geographic distribution for USDC v USDT Blockchains have become dollarized What\u2019s the deal with Helium\u2019s phone plan? SBF heads to jail We inaugurate a new member of the bad boys Dubai regulators fines OPNX What\u2019s up with Argentina\u2019s Libertarian presidential candidate? We need a new theme song for the SEC The Prometheum saga rumbles on What\u2019s going on with Better Markets? Coinbase can now offer Bitcoin and ETH futures FTX and Genesis reach a settlement  Content mentioned in this episode:&amp;nbsp;  Brooke Masters in the FT, When Tackling Crypto, the SEC Should Be Wary of Overreach Kristin Smith in Coindesk,&amp;nbsp;The FIT Act Is the Most Comprehensive Crypto Regulation Ever Voted on by Congress  Sponsor notes:&amp;nbsp;  Coin Metrics STATE OF THE NETWORK \u2014  From East to West: the Global Pulse of Stablecoin Transactions In Coin Metrics State of the Network Issue 220, we leverage seasonality analysis to reveal geographical trends in Stablecoin usage and volumes  ","author_name":"On The Brink with Castle Island","author_url":"https:\/\/castleisland.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/27785196\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/2f3976\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/27785196"}