On The Brink with Castle Island
Business & Economics Podcasts
Hosts Matt Walsh and Nic Carter of Castle Island Ventures explore news and deals in the public blockchain space and talk to some of the leading experts in the industry. Learn more and stay up to date at CastleIsland.vc and follow on twitter @CastleIslandVC
Location:
United States
Description:
Hosts Matt Walsh and Nic Carter of Castle Island Ventures explore news and deals in the public blockchain space and talk to some of the leading experts in the industry. Learn more and stay up to date at CastleIsland.vc and follow on twitter @CastleIslandVC
Twitter:
@CastleIslandVC
Language:
English
Email:
info@castleisland.vc
Episodes
Weekly Roundup 09/12/25 (Hyperliquid stablecoin, CBOE continuous futures, stablecoin interest) (EP.665)
9/12/2025
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:
Duration:00:32:26
Austin Federa (DoubleZero) on Building a Better Internet (EP.664)
9/8/2025
Wyatt sits down with Austin Federa, the founder of DoubleZero to discuss the hardware systems that underlie blockchains and the internet. In this episode:
Duration:00:47:48
Weekly Roundup 09/05/25 (Stripe’s Tempo, NASDAQ tightens rules on DATs, WLF vs Sun) (EP.663)
9/5/2025
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:
Content mentioned in this episode:
Situating Stablecoins in the Payments LandscapeValuing Microstrategy
Duration:00:34:07
Daniel Lev (Coinflow) on Stablecoin Payments (EP.662)
9/2/2025
Wyatt sits down with Daniel Lev, the founder of Coinflow, to discuss the evolution of payments amidst a wave of stablecoin-enabled innovation. In this episode:
Duration:00:33:46
Weekly Roundup 08/29/25 (Stablecoins in CDMX, DAT issues, GDP on the blockchain) (EP.671)
8/29/2025
Nic and Matt return for another week of news and deals. In this episode:
Duration:00:32:40
Sandy Kaul (Franklin Templeton) on Onchain Asset Management (EP.670)
8/25/2025
Wyatt sits down with Sandy Kaul, head of digital assets at Franklin Templeton, to cover Sandy's work with the CFTC and DTCC and creating sandboxes for onchain financial markets. In this episode:
Duration:00:29:57
Weekly Roundup 08/22/25 (SALT Jackson Hole, Wyoming Stable Token, Fed drama) (EP.659)
8/22/2025
Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode:
Content mentioned:
Predicting our own demise
Duration:00:39:29
Cupid & Hercules (Groom Lake) on Preventing and Responding to Cybercrime (EP.658)
8/21/2025
Wyatt sits down with the founders of Groom Lake. In this episode:
Duration:00:27:05
Luke Xie (SatLayer) on The Next Generation of Bitcoin Yield (EP.657)
8/18/2025
Wyatt sits down with Luke Xie, cofounder of SatLayer for a conversation about Bitcoin yield. In this episode:
Duration:00:29:44
Weekly Roundup 08/15/25 (DAT fine print, stablecoin L1s, banks vs stables) (EP.656)
8/15/2025
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode:
Content mentioned:
Treasury Company Advisory AgreementsGovernmental Debanking
Duration:00:38:45
Huf Haus (Pear Protocol) on Trading Strategies Across Crypto Cycles (EP.655)
8/13/2025
We sit down with Huf Haus, founder of Pear Protocol. In this episode:
Duration:00:32:13
Nathan McCauley on Anchorage Digital Prime and Stablecoin White-Label (EP.654)
8/11/2025
Nathan McCauley, the founder and CEO of Anchorage joins the show. In this episode we discuss:
To learn more about Anchorage visit their website. Follow Nathan on X.
See also:
OTB 595: Nathan McCauley on the evolving banking and custody landscape
Duration:00:30:19
Weekly Roundup 08/08/25 (Debanking EO, Storm Verdict, RMB stables) (EP.653)
8/8/2025
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:
Further reading:
Peanut Butter & Watermelon: Financial Privacy in the Digital Age The Last Word on Stablecoins and Free Banking
Duration:00:39:36
Sid Powell (Maple) on Maple's Comeback & DeFi Credit Markets (EP.652)
8/4/2025
Maple Finance CEO and cofounder Sid Powell joins the show to talk about Maple's huge year so far. In this episode:
Duration:00:39:13
Weekly Roundup 08/01/25 (SEC’s Project Crypto, In-kind ETFs, White House report) (EP.651)
8/1/2025
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:
Further reading:
DAT DashboardStablecoins and the Singleness of Money Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology American Leadership in the Digital Finance Revolution The Last Word on Stablecoins and Free Banking
Duration:00:31:12
Michael Bentley (Euler) on Euler's Comeback (EP.650)
7/28/2025
Wyatt sits down with Michael Bentley, the founder of Euler. In this episode:
Duration:00:46:28
Weekly Roundup 07/25/25 (Tether’s GENIUS options, Defending Free Banks, Saylor’s Stretch) (EP.649)
7/25/2025
Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode:
launchingreleasedbothannounced Further reading:
The Great Crypto Re-Banking Has Begun Crypto Policy Under Trump: H1 2025 Report
Duration:00:37:06
Cyrus Shirazi (Haven) on Better Bookkeeping for Crypto Startups & Beyond (EP.648)
7/21/2025
Cyrus Shirazi, CEO of Haven joins the show. In this episode:
Duration:00:32:18
Weekly Roundup 07/18/25 (GENIUS is Law, Clarity passes, narrow banking and GENIUS) (EP.647)
7/18/2025
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:
Pump.fun
Duration:00:36:44
Nikhil Raghuveera (Predicate) on Policy Engines for Blockchains (EP.646)
7/14/2025
Wyatt sits down with Nikhil Raghuveera of Predicate to talk policy for blockchain applications. In this episode:
Duration:00:34:21