Weekly Roundup 09/16/22 (Merge makes it, Chainalysis crypto adoption report, Starbucks NFTs, Coinbase grades Congress) (EP.350)

Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode:  The Merge takes place without incident Will the Merge silence Ethereum critics on the left? Will the ESG narrative around crypto get louder? FTX takes a stake in Skybridge Castle Island is not an island If you make an NFT of a diamond and destroy the diamond, do you still have a diamond? CME launches Ether options Starbucks launches an NFT loyalty platform Tungsten cubes are selling off South Korea issues an arrest warrant for Do Kwon The thin line between visionary and scammer What Terra teaches us about why disclosures matter in capital markets Huobi delists privacy coins Can you take delivery of Tornado Cash-dusted Ether? Coinbase launches their Crypto Action Network Matt and Nic evaluate the ratings members of Congress are getting from Coinbase Chainalysis releases their 2022 global crypto adoption index Hodlnaut’s CSW case begins The NSA Bitcoin lab leak hypothesis OTB goes live! Mentioned in this episode: Jake Chervinsky's thread on Tornado Cash Chainalysis 2022 Global Crypto Adoption Report Sponsor notes: Talos powers institutional access to the entire digital assets ecosystem via a single-point of entry. Connect directly to your preferred prime brokers, lenders, investors, custodians, exchanges, OTC desks and more, or meet them on Talos. Get started at Talos.com Subscribe to the Coin Metrics State of the Network newsletter and read their Mapping out the Merge report