Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Funding rates in crypto Blockbuster ETF flows Bitcoin Renaissance BitVM opening the overton window Remembering PlusToken SBF is “too autistic” to go to jail The 3ac boys have another fake fundraise announcement Genesis reaches a settlement proposal The DOE’s demand for information from miners has been halted for now Should the Bahamas be a state Marathon is launching their own L2 Content mentioned in this episode: Alex Thorn, Why we aren’t Stopping Fidelity Digital Assets, Addressing Ethereum Risks Sponsor notes: In the Coin Metrics State of the Network Issue 248, we provide an overview of the paper—Breaking BFT—and examine the importance of network security