Weekly Roundup 04/21/23 (Harberger taxes, SEC v Bittrex, stablecoin hearing) (EP.419)

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