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Podcast: On The Brink with Castle Island
Episode: Weekly Roundup 01/16/26 (CLARITY problems, InfoFi Dead, CA Wealth Tax, Kontigo)
Description: Matt and Nic are back after a week off. In this episode: The Clarity market structure bill markup is delayed for now Coinbase backs out of supporting Clarity The bank lobby is trying to torpedo Clarity Kontigo is accused of ignoring sanctions X changes its API to block InfoFi California's wealth tax has backfired already BitMine invests $200m into Mr Beast's company Why tokenized deposits aren't as interesting as stablecoins Content mentioned in this episode: Jason Mikula, Kontigo: Y Combinator's Venezuelan Sanctions Evasion Startup