On The Brink with Castle Island Podcast
1) Weekly Roundup 12/19/25 (Quantum FUD, CLARITY markup, are forks obsolete?) (EP.692)
Matt and Nic are back for more deals and news. In this episode: Secret exchange insolvency rumors Caroline Ellison is free David Sacks says CLARITY is getting a markup The Fed rescinds their 2023 No...Show More
2) Corn (Yearn Finance) on the Evolution of DeFi Protocols (EP. 691)
Henry sits down with Corn, head of business development at Yearn Finance, for a conversation about the evolution and current state of defi. In this episode: The history of defi from 2020 to today, a...Show More
3) Weekly Roundup 12/12/25 (Do Kwon sentenced, DTC no action letter, Circle's private stablecoin) (EP.690)
Matt and Nic are back with more news and deals. In this episode: CIV grows the team Nic does not regret 8 years in crypto People are getting blackpilled about crypto Does speculation in crypto have ...Show More
4) Weekly Roundup 12/05/25 (The trouble with Taproot, a prediction market paradox, HFSC OCP.2 report) (EP.689)
Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode: Quantum risk again Are banks filled with spooks? The trouble with Taproot addresses Microstrategy's dollar reserve Kalshi ...Show More
5) Stepan Simkin (Squads) on Stablecoin-Powered Financial Services (EP.688)
Stepan, founder of Squads, sits down with Wyatt on today's episode. In this discussion: Squads' evolution from a DeFi-facing product to servicing a broader range of companies' asset treasury needs. W...Show More
6) Weekly Roundup 11/27/25 (Who we are thankful for, S&P downgrades Tether) (EP.687)
Matt and Nic record a special Thanksgiving episode of OTB. In this episode: What's the deal with deep fried turkeys? Polymarket gets CTFC approval Klarna is launching a stablecoin on Tempo Upbit is ...Show More
7) Weekly Roundup 11/21/25 (Quantum FUD, DAT hangover, stablecoin duration risk) (EP.686)
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Is Quantum FUD causing Bitcoin to sell off? Ray Dalio is worry about Quantum Scott Aaronson is worried about quantum comput...Show More
8) Weekly Roundup 11/14/25 (Miran speech, Cash App adds Stables, DAT Hangover)(EP.685)
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: The Senate Ag Cmte publishes a Market Structure draft Paul Atkins' token taxonomy speech Fed Governor Stephen Miran gives a...Show More
9) Weekly Roundup 11/07/25 (Balancer hack, DATs are suffering, Zcash rally) (EP.684)
Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode: Tom Brady's clone dog We reminisce on the Nic Carter v Mike Green debate Is the government shutdown draining market liquid...Show More
10) Keone Hon (Monad Foundation) on Blockchains Built to Scale (EP.683)
Keone Hon, founder of the Monad Foundation joins the show. In this episode: From the point of view of Keone's trading background, what is the promise of blockchains? Reimagining financial systems wit...Show More