August 13: Crypto Banks Fight for Fed Access as Ethereum Rethinks Staking Rewards

Bitcoin remains stuck near $64,000, but the infrastructure around crypto keeps moving. Matt covers Custodia Bank’s Supreme Court fight for direct access to Federal Reserve payment rails, Franklin Templeton getting SEC clearance for expanded on-chain cash management, and BitGo reporting $4.3 billion in quarterly revenue despite posting a net loss. The episode also looks at a proposal that could significantly reduce Ethereum staking yields as more ETH gets locked up, the CFTC’s warning about prediction-market incentives and wash trading, growing bullish positioning in Dogecoin, and what it could take to finally give Bitcoin a major new catalyst. Matt also explores how AI could fundamentally change the way industries analyze massive amounts of data, from financial markets to professional sports. Happy HODLing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.