Weekly Roundup 08/09/24 (Japan chaos, Ripple settles for $125m, Customers bank) (EP.551)

On The Brink with Castle Island

Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:

• What happened with the rate-based turmoil in Japan?
• VP Harris announces Tim Walz as her VP pick
• Ripple settles with the SEC for $125m
• Is Jump quitting crypto? (again)
• Are Plustoken ETH on the move?
• Does the Harris reset with crypto have legs?
• Does Trump's promise to end Choke Point have legs?
• Adeyemo for treasury secretary?
• The Fed issues an enforcement action against Customers Bank, one of the most active pro-crypto banks
• Our Olympics recap
• Nic's airsoft misadventures
• Austin Campbell's thread on Customer's bank

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