Weekly Roundup 07/01/22 (GBTC ETF denied, Bitcoin rationalism, CoinFLEX) (EP.331)

Matt and Nic return for the news and deals in another tumultuous week.  Matt is snubbed by Coin Metrics Nic gets sort of cancelled on Twitter by the Bitcoin hardliners Nic is not a Bitcoin Maximalist Is there a positive, non-maximalist vision of Bitcoin? BlockFi update Our case for wallet-based passwordless authentication CIV's 3AC takes from last week start to be independently confirmed What trade kicked off 3AC's issues? We reminisce over the stolen bike saga BVI and Singapore regulators act on 3AC Coinflex loses money on Roger Ver's BCH trades Matt's Roger Ver story Matt's prior Up In the Air career Grayscale's GBTC ETF application is denied Grayscale sues the SEC Compass mining leadership departs Solana launches a phone North Korean hackers allegedly hack the Harmony bridge for $100m Razzlekhan may have actually hacked Bitfinex The Crypto Queen is on the FBI most wanted Content mentioned:  Nic on Medium, Setting the Record Straight Sponsor notes: Subscribe to the Coin Metrics State of the Network newsletter