21 (Bukele's Bitcoin ambitions, the World Bank spurns El Salvador, DeFi risks) (EP. 223)

On The Brink with Castle Island

English - June 18, 2021 10:00 - 34 minutes - 47.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 272 ratings
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Nic and Matt return for deals and news of the week. In this episode:

What's the biggest story with Bukele that isn't being covered? Is Bukele motivated by a sanctions threat from the US? Will Salvadorians use the Lightning Network? How Bitcoin elevates heads of state in the popular consciousness Nic's paper on DeFi protocol risks The SEC's year-ahead agenda has no mention of Bitcoin The NY anti-mining bill fails The World Bank joins the IMF in spurning El Salvador Is the Salvadorian law a 'forced tender law'?

Content mentioned:

Max Raskin in the WSJ: A Global First: Bitcoin as National Currency

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