Weekly Roundup 11/22/24 (Bitcoin $100k?, Gensler Resigns, Nocoiner Rankings, Looking Back) (EP.577)

On The Brink with Castle Island

Matt and Nic return for another week in the markets. In this episode:

• How is the DOGE going to work?
• Bitcoin is heading to 100k
• Gary Gensler announces his resignation as SEC chair
• We look back at Gensler’s awful term
• 18 state AGs file a lawsuit against the SEC
• The SEC’s dealer rule is tossed by a judge
• Trump is mulling the creation of a crypto czar
• Microstrategy is trading at a massive premium
• The latest on OCP 2.0
• FDIC Gruenberg chair testifies in the House and potentially perjures himself
• FTX cofounder Gary Wang given no time in prison
• Coinbase is delisting wBTC
• Trump nominates Lutnick for Commerce Secretary
• Bitcoin Options launch on IBIT
• Shaq settles a lawsuit for his NFT touting
• Solana ETFs are filed
• Goldman is spinning out their digital assets platform
• We unveil our first nocoiner draft picks
• We reflect on Bitcoin's progress after 10 years in the industry

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