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 10/17/25 (Flash crash, pig butchering scam busted, Erebor charter granted) (EP.678)
10/17/2025
Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode:
Duration:00:34:08
Pbj (Perpl) on the Perp DEX Market & Monad's Imminent Launch (EP.677)
10/14/2025
Wyatt sits down with Pbj, the founder of Perpl, a prominent perpetuals exchange on the imminently launching Monad blockchain. In this episode:
Duration:00:27:22
Dave Balter (Flipside) on the convergence of AI and Blockchain Analytics (EP.676)
10/13/2025
Dave Balter, the co-founder and CEO of Flipside Crypto joins the show. In this episode we discuss:
To learn more about Flipside visit flipsidecrypto.xyz and follow the company on X.
Duration:00:33:18
Weekly Roundup 10/10/25 (Luxembourg buys BTC, N. Dakota’s stablecoin, Salomon bros dust attack) (EP.675)
10/10/2025
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:
Content mentioned in this episode:
Yes, we really do want to trust crypto interests with the future of money The Great Bitcoin Dusting: A ‘Salomon Brothers’ Client Tries to Claim Dormant Wallets
Duration:00:37:36
Pelle Braendgaard on the Notabene Flow payments platform (EP.674)
10/8/2025
Pelle Braendgaard, the co-founder and CEO of Notabene joins the show. In this episode we discuss:
Notabene Flow To learn more about Notabene visit notabene.id and follow the company on X.
Duration:00:40:45
Mike Cagney (Figure) on Blockchain Capital Markets (EP.673)
10/7/2025
Mike Cagney, the founder of Figure joins the show. In this episode we discuss:
To learn more about Figure visit figure.com. Follow Mike on X. Follow Figure on X.
Duration:00:36:50
Weekly Roundup 10/03/25 (Stablecoin Wars, SEC no action letters, Government shutdown) (EP.672)
10/3/2025
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:
Content mentioned:
The Stablecoin Duopoly is Ending
Duration:00:33:57
Ben Ward & Steven Pack (RockSolid) on DeFi Vaults (EP.671)
10/1/2025
Wyatt sits down with Ben Ward and Steven Pack of RockSolid. In this episode:
Duration:00:31:42
Mark Coe (Intrinsic Edge) on The View From The Public Markets (EP.670)
9/29/2025
Mark Coe, the Founder and CIO of Intrinsic Edge Capital Management joins the show. In this episode we discuss:
To learn more about Intrinsic Edge visit intrinsicedge.com or email them at info@intrinsicedge.com
Duration:00:29:48
Weekly Roundup 09/26/25 (Tether worth $500b?, Cloudflare’s stablecoin, DAT insider trading) (EP.669)
9/26/2025
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:
Duration:00:33:30
Felipe Montealegre and Noah Goldberg (Theia Capital) on Investing in Internet Capital Markets (EP.668)
9/22/2025
Wyatt sits down with Felipe Montealegre and Noah Goldberg of Theia Capital, a fund investing actively in liquid crypto tokens with strong fundamentals. In this episode:
Duration:00:51:27
Weekly Roundup 09/19/25 (SEC listing standards, BoE stablecoin limits, Tether’s USAT) (EP.667)
9/19/2025
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:
Duration:00:34:40
Walt Smith (Standard Crypto) on VC Investing in Bitcoin (EP.666)
9/16/2025
Walt joins the podcast to discuss the current state of Bitcoin and what is investable in and around the Bitcoin ecosystem. In this episode:
Duration:00:26:48
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