Weekly Roundup 08/08/25 (Debanking EO, Storm Verdict, RMB stables) (EP.653)

Update: 2025-08-08

Description

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

What’s wrong with NYC?
China bans Bitcoin for the 15th time
Is China really lauching an RMB stablecoin?
We dissect the Trump debanking EO
OpenAI releases GPT5
SEC: Liquid staking tokens are not securities
Roman Storm is found guilty on one of three counts
Hester Peirce’s speech on financial privacy
How should we solve debanking?
Will stablecoins replace bank wires?
Is AI going to reveal the identity of Satoshi

Further reading:

Hester Peirce, Peanut Butter & Watermelon: Financial Privacy in the Digital Age
Nic on Substack, The Last Word on Stablecoins and Free Banking

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Weekly Roundup 08/08/25 (Debanking EO, Storm Verdict, RMB stables) (EP.653)

Weekly Roundup 08/08/25 (Debanking EO, Storm Verdict, RMB stables) (EP.653)