Weekly Roundup 03/17/23 feat. Alex Thorn (Bank crisis, Fed makes $2T available, Signature mysteries‪)‬ On The Brink with Castle Island

Matt and Nic are back to cover a dramatic week in crypto. Galaxy Digital's Alex Thorn also joins to provide market color. In this episode: 
Bitcoin’s price action in response to the bank runs USDC recovers its peg FTX crime family news Signature bank is shut down somewhat arbitrarily What happened with Silvergate? Is Operation Choke Point 2.0 real? Blockchain Association FOIA’s federal banking regulators Are macro funds dipping their toes back into Bitcoin? Crypto Banks are gutted Was Signature solvent when it was shut down? Will Signet be sold off in the Signature auction? What was the importance of SEN and Signet? First Republic secures $30b in deposits What happened with Silvergate and the FHLB? Galaxy Digital’s head of research Alex Thorn joins the show Arbitrum announces their airdrop