Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode: 

• We debate some curious new sponsors • The Miami gas shortage • Nic’s impressions of NFT NYC • We review Eric’s Orb • When do Harberger taxes work? • CIV is hiring • The SEC is suing Bittrex and alleges that Algorand and Dash are unregistered securities • Gensler is skewered by Republican lawmakers in the House Financial Services hearing • Gensler refuses to answer whether Ethereum is a security • We review the House hearing on stablecoins • The McHenry Waters stablecoin bill appears to be dead • Does FedNow make stablecoins obsolete? • Should stablecoin issuance be limited to banks? • A stablecoin catch-22 • Hester Peirce dissents on the proposed SEC exchange rule

Content mentioned:

• CIV is hiring • Austin Campbell’s written testimony to the House financial services committee • Hester Peirce, Rendering Innovation Kaput: Statement on Amending the Definition of Exchange