Pat Larsen, the founder and CEO of Zenledger joins the show. In this episode we discuss:

• The latest developments in the tax and compliance categories within digital assets.
• How asset managers and large financial institutions are increasingly adopting digital assets.
• The compliance obligations of financial services firms as it relates to digital asset trading.
• The venture capital landscape for digital asset startups.
• The use cases that are currently driving adoption in the blockchain industry.

To learn more about Zenledger, visit www.zenledger.io

Matt and Nic are back for more news and deals. In this episode:

• The Polymarket whale is identified
• BTCUSD predictions for the election
• Election models versus prediction markets
• Stripe acquires Bridge for $1.1b
• Did the Bridge deal make sense for Stripe?
• Stablecoins as Fintech 3.0
• Nigeria frees Tigran Gambaryan
• Kraken is launching the Ink blockchain
• Buenos Aires is launching a blockchain-based identity solution
• Opera launches the minipay wallet
• A new paper from the Fed gives us new insight into the 2023 bank run
• Coinbase FOIAs the regulators behind OCP 2.0

Content mentioned in this episode:

• NY Fed, Tracing Bank Runs in Real Time

Sponsor notes:

• Introducing Exchange Flow Metrics: In Coin Metrics' State of the Network issue 282, we introduce Coin Metrics’ new exchange flow metrics for BTC & ETH
• Withum’s Digital Currency and Blockchain Technology Team specializes in crypto-assets, offering accounting, tax and advisory solutions to fortify trust in a dynamic industry. Contact them today to get started. - withum.com/crypto

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

• Nic’s Dutch misadventures
• Federal versus State regulation of Stablecoins
• TD Bank filed $3b for money laundering
• Are stake rewards property or income?
• Italy hikes capital gains taxes on Bitcoin
• Is Polymarket manipulated?
• Has the first AI bot millionaire been minted?
• The World Liberty Financial tokensale flopped

Sponsor notes:

• Withum’s Digital Currency and Blockchain Technology Team specializes in crypto-assets, offering accounting, tax and advisory solutions to fortify trust in a dynamic industry. Contact them today to get started. - withum.com/crypto

• An Overview of the Flow Blockchain: In Coin Metrics' State of the Network issue 281, we provide an overview of the Flow Blockchain