April 18, 2025 • 39 mins
Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode:
- We recap Nic’s article on why Signature collapsed
- Crypto exchange OKX announced their plans to expand to the US
- Kraken announced that US equities are now supported on the exchange
- MANTRA, a layer 1 network focused on RWAs, saw the price of its native token crash 90% in a matter of hours
- Global Payments agreed to acquire Worldpay, a payments processor, for $24 billion from FIS and private equity firm GTCR
- The US Department of Homeland Security has launched a probe into Anchorage, the digital asset custodian, related to the company's AML polices
- Jerome Powell reiterates his support for stablecoin legislation
- Strategy (and others) buy more Bitcoin
Content mentioned in this episode:
- Galaxy Digital, The State of Crypto Lending
- Nic Carter in Piratewires, Signature Didn’t Have to Die, Either
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