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Podcast: On The Brink with Castle Island
Episode: Weekly Roundup 05/12/23 (BRC20 mania, are high fees good for Bitcoin, the Wyoming stable token)
Description: Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode:Â BRC20 PEPE versus ERC20 PEPE Is PEPE an alt right coin? What's driving up fees on Bitcoin? The relationship between HEX, XEN, and VPMX Bitcoin's circular firing squad The upside of high fees in Bitcoin Why the White House's DAME mining tax is counterproductive What is the $18b tax loophole the Biden admin thinks crypto investors are taking advantage of? What's the deal with blue checks? The difficulty of bootstrapping new social networks Bittrex is filing for bankruptcy in the US The Democratic messaging o...