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Final Settlement is a weekly podcast covering capital markets, dealmaking, early-stage venture, bitcoin applications and protocol development.00:00 - Latest in Bitcoin price action
01:46 - Kraken’s $20B IPO & Citadel’s investment
10:17 - Tether’s strategic investment in Ledn & Bitcoin-only lending
17:53 - VC money chases perp DEX infrastructure
21:52 - Maker/Sky’s OBEX incubator & the stablecoin yield gray zone
24:46 - Slash: stablecoin-first banking and demand for better money movement
26:01 - Human risk management, AI scams & Doppel’s $70M raise
32:48 - Cardano chain split exploit & “decentralization theater”
42:13 - Rethinking the poverty line, broken stats & the debasement trade
50:12 - Square/Block’s SMB Bitcoin tools & the future of merchant adoption
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Links discussed:
https://www.ledn.io/post/tether-invests-in-ledn
https://decrypt.co/349147/crypto-exchange-kraken-raises-800-million-20-billion-valuation
https://www.doppel.com/blog/doppel-series-c
https://x.com/LayerZero_Core/status/1990822714416963636
https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-life-is-a-lie
Keep up with Michael: https://x.com/MTanguma
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mtanguma/
Keep up with Brian: https://x.com/BackslashBTC
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-cubellis-00b1a660/
Keep up with Liam: https://x.com/Lnelson_21