Weekly Roundup 12/15/23 (Cantor and Tether, cash vs in-kind ETFs) (EP.486)

Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode:  Coinbase's positioning ahead of the ETF Cantor CEO Howard Lutnick acknowledges their Tether role Where do we stand on cash creation versus in-kind creation for the Bitcoin ETF? Coinbase launches an RWA hub in Abu Dhabi Kucoin settles with the state of New York Do Kwon is staying in Montenegro a bit longer Coinlist settles an OFAC violation FASB adopts (again?) fair value accounting for Bitcoin SBF's lawyer said he was the "worst witness he's ever seen" The status of Warren's anti-ML crypto bill How potent will the crypto lobby be in 2024? Content mentioned in this episode: Charles Rettig, IRS Digital Assets Plan Would Be a Setback for Taxpayer Services Sponsor notes: Coin Metrics State of the Network's Q4 2023 Mining Data Special In Coin Metrics State of the Network Issue 237, we spotlight crucial developments and data across the mining ecosystem