Weekly Roundup 04/14/23 (ETH unstaking, FedNow vs CBDCs, NYT on mining, FTX 2.0 gets closer) (EP.416)

Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode:  Is Ethereum going through a 'bullish unlock'? Did the SEC decicion around staking help decentralize Ethereum? What is a commodity? We pitch futures for restaurant bookings The problem with 'phygitals' What's going on with DWF labs? Twitter users will be able to trade crypto through the app Is FedNow a CBDC? Does FedNow introduce risks to the banking system? A relaunch of FTX gets more likely How the DOJ caught the Silk Road hacker Could a CBDC emerge which is actually private? We roll out the Tap In or Tap Out segment Is France going to become a crypto haven? The NYT article on Bitcoin mining Did the NYT doctor pictures to make Bitcoin miners look more polluting than they are? CIV is hiring Sponsor notes:  Subscribe to the Coin Metrics State of the Network newsletter: this week, Ethereum's Shanghai redemption