{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Weekly Roundup 08\/08\/25 (Debanking EO, Storm Verdict, RMB stables) (EP.653)","description":"Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:  What\u2019s wrong with NYC? China bans Bitcoin for the 15th time Is China really lauching an RMB stablecoin? We dissect the Trump debanking EO OpenAI releases GPT5 SEC: Liquid staking tokens are not securities Roman Storm is found guilty on one of three counts Hester Peirce\u2019s speech on financial privacy How should we solve debanking? Will stablecoins replace bank wires? Is AI going to reveal the identity of Satoshi  Further reading:  Hester Peirce,  Peanut Butter &amp;amp; Watermelon: Financial Privacy in the Digital Age Nic on Substack,  The Last Word on Stablecoins and Free Banking   ","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\/37726455\/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\/37726455"}