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**On The Brink with Castle Island**

Hosts Matt Walsh and Nic Carter of Castle Island Ventures explore news and deals in the public blockchain space and talk to some of the leading experts in the industry. Learn more and stay up to date at CastleIsland.vc and follow on twitter @CastleIslandVC

Latest Episodes:

Sal Ternullo (KPMG) on Enterprise Adoption of Cryptoassets Apr 20, 2020

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Sal Ternullo, Director and Cryptoasset Services Co-Lead at KPMG joins the show. In this episode we discuss:

KPMG's cryptoasset practice and the types of engagements they are leading for large enterprises
Sal's views on cryptoassets and security tokens including barriers to adoption for enterprises
The outlook for M&A activity in this industry

Learn more about KPMG's cryptoasset practice here.

Weekly News Roundup 4/17/20 (Libra 2.0, MKR lawsuit, and Grayscale's big Q1) (EP.68) Apr 17, 2020

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Matt and Nic review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week's topics include:

Deal activity
More bailout angst
A discussion of Libra's second iteration
The lawsuit against the Maker Foundation
Grayscale's monster Q1
Blogs we enjoyed reading this week

Bob Davis (Highland Capital Partners) on Investing in Disruptive Technologies (EP.67) Apr 15, 2020

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Bob Davis, the founder of Lycos and General Partner at Highland Capital Partners joins the show. In this episode we discuss:

Bob's entrepreneurial journey, from taking Lycos from founding to IPO in 9 months, to an eventual $5.5 billion exit
Perspectives on the venture industry and the impact of COVID-19 on the capital formation environment
Comparisons of the blockchain industry to the early internet era
General thoughts on Bitcoin's macro narrative and the evolution of the market infrastructure to support this asset

Learn more about Highland Capital Partners at www.hcp.com

Brian Klein (Baker Marquart) on High-Stakes Crypto Litigation (EP.66) Apr 13, 2020

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Brian Klein, trial attorney at Baker Marquart, joins the show. Brian has represented clients in the crypto industry since 2014 and has been involved in some of the most impactful cases in that time. In this episode:

How he got his start at the San Jose bitcoin conference in 2013
Representing Erik Voorhees in a case relating to SatoshiDice
Whether the SEC has provided sufficient clarity on the application of the Howey test to token issuance
Brian's view on the Hinman guidance on the security to commodity transmutation
Brian's take on the SAFT
Brian's take on disclosure in the industry
The little-known variables that affect sentencing outcomes in criminal cases
Brian's experiencing representing Marcus Hutchins
Why Brian allocates so much time and effort to pro bono cases

Weekly News Roundup 4/10/20 (Bailouts, asteroid mining, and office plants) (EP.65) Apr 10, 2020

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Matt and Nic review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week's topics include:

Fidelity connecting to ErisX
The sad fate of office plants
Gold mining on asteroids
More crypto dollarization
The class action suits against Bitfinex, Block One, and others
Retail vs institutional buying of Bitcoin
The best articles published this week

and much more

Tom Jessop (Fidelity) and Tom Chippas (ErisX) on building institutional infrastructure (EP.64) Apr 09, 2020

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Tom Jessop, the President of Fidelity Digital Asset Services and Tom Chippas, the CEO of ErisX join the podcast. In this episode we discuss:

- Today's announcement that Fidelity Digital Assets is now connecting to ErisX as a venue for procuring cryptoassets

- General perspectives on how COVID-19 impacts blockchain companies

- Fidelity and ErisX's respective roadmaps and plans for 2020

Learn more about ErisX at www.ErisX.com

Learn more about Fidelity Digital Assets at www.fidelitydigitalassets.com

Alex Treece (Zabo) on Cryptoasset Value Accrual (EP.63) Apr 06, 2020

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Alex Treece, the president and cofounder of Zabo, joins the show.

How a background in private equity equipped him to think about crypto as a asset class
Why Alex founded his startup, Zabo
Why there are so few successful examples of utility tokens
How tokens sit in the asset class taxonomy
Why token value accretion is reliant on an informal contract with the issuer
Distinctions between tokens that represent real world securities and natively accretive cash flow tokens which resemble securities
Why he's thinks that blockbuster token sales are a thing of the past
Revisiting his old prediction that Bitcoin would outperform in a recession

Weekly News Roundup 4/03/20 (CoinMarketCap, Telegram, and bailouts) (EP.62) Apr 03, 2020

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Matt and Nic review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week's topics include:

Binance's acquisition of CoinMarketCap
Factom's insolvency
Telegram's latest setback in court
Recent stablecoin growth
Nic's piece on bailouts in Coindesk

and much more news of the week

Adam Draper (Boost VC) on Investing in Sci-Fi Technologies (EP.61) Apr 01, 2020

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Adam Draper, co-founder of BoostVC, an accelerator and venture fund focused on Sci-Fi technologies joins the show. In this episode we discuss:

- Adam's advice for portfolio companies navigating the current COVID 19 crisis

- His thesis on Virtual Reality and what categories he is most excited about

- His journey in crypto, from being an early investor in Coinbase to present

- Book recommendations

Learn more about Boost at Boost.vc and follow Adam on Twitter @adamdraper

Lawrence White on Free Banking in the Age of Crypto (EP.60) Mar 30, 2020

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Larry White, economics professor at George Mason University and senior fellow at the Cato Institute's Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, joins the show to discuss free banking, the history of dollarization, and the prospects for a crypto-native banking system.

In this episode:

- Why CBDCs might not be a good idea - The legacy of dollarization in Ecuador - How the Scottish free banking system worked - What would have to change for free banking to re-emerge today - The prospects for Bitcoin banks issuing notes – and one problem with the idea - The prospects for restoring a cash-like standard of privacy and autonomy in a digital context - The prospects for crypto-dollarization

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