Weekly Roundup 10/30/20 (Iran stockpiling Bitcoin?, more bank charters, is Paypal a Bitcoin Sidechain?) (EP.143)

Matt and Nic cover deals and news of the week. In this episode:  Matt's bike is stolen in mysterious circumstances Our top takeaways from the Brian Brooks interview with Laura Shin The state of financial regulation in the US as it pertains to crypto Is the permissioned pseudonymity model of stablecoins sustainable? SoFi's application for a new bank charter approved Why lowering the barrier to entry for new bank charter approvals is so important is there any merit to personal tokens? Avanti gets their SPDI charter approved Why Avanti's Avit stablecoin is so interesting What is the legal enforceability of stablecoin transactions? Accounting and tax questions with stablecoins Coin Metrics partners with KPMG Is the Iranian Central Bank accumulating Bitcoin? Why Iran adopting Bitcoin demonstrates its value proposition FTX offers equities – is it compliant? Is Paypal a Bitcoin Sidechain? Content mentioned in this episode:  Brian Brooks appears on Laura Shin's Unchained The Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance Bitcoin mining map Apolline Blandin on On The Brink