Weekly Roundup 05/06/22 (Metaverse NIMBYism, the BMC EPA letter, the SEC doubles the Cyber Unit) (EP.316)

Nic and Matt return for news and deals of the week. In this episode: Matt's takeaways from the Medici conference  The rapid growth of ZKPs We review Brink Nation posts on GM We look back at the history of the FUD dice  Are tungsten dice possible?  Big thunderstorm in Miami  Is the crypto industry sitting out the recession?  We consider the merits of virtual real estate  Does proximity matter in the metaverse?  Metaverse land rights and NIMBYism  The Bitcoin Mining Council letter to the EPA and what motivated it Ohio's primary yields an entirely pro-crypto field  CBOE acquires ErisX Goldman takes out a Bitcoin-collateralized USD loan Jane Street dives into DeFi  The SEC doubles the size of its cyber unit  CA issues an EO on the crypto industry The Dept. of Labor criticizes Fidelity for their Bitcoin 401k product The IMF criticizes the Central African Republic's adoption of Bitcoin  The divergence between public and private valuations in crypto and equities, and why they can't always be arbitraged away Content mentioned:  Prominent Bitcoiners' letter to the EPA to respond to Rep. Huffman's letter  Sponsor notes: Subscribe to the Coin Metrics State of the Network newsletter