Listen in as our hosts dive into another big week in crypto. On this episode of the Crypto Brief, the team discusses recent crypto M&A events and how companies are approaching questions around IPO and funding.   Episode Topics: [0:00] Intro [1:48] Recent M&A Events [8:36] Updates on Tether     A quick note to our audience: starting today, the Crypto Brief will be moving to a biweekly cadence. Stay connected with us beyond the podcast by following FCAT on Instagram, LinkedIn, and X where we share additional insights and updates on all things emerging tech. Whether you're crypto-curious or have a crypto foundation, Fidelity may have your next career opportunity. EXPLORE NOW. Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2025 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Listen in as our hosts dive into another big week in crypto. On this episode of the Crypto Brief, the team discusses new verified pools, the launch of a new EVM-compatible network, and acquisitions that could help converge DeFi with TradFi.   Episode Topics: [0:00] Intro [1:45] The Recent Development of New Verified Pools [15:23] The Launch of a New EVM-compatible Network [27:00] An Acquisition That Could Help Converge DeFi with TradFi       Stay connected with us beyond the podcast by following FCAT on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, where we share additional insights and updates on all things emerging tech. Whether you're crypto-curious or have a crypto foundation, Fidelity may have your next career opportunity. EXPLORE NOW. Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2025 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Listen in as our hosts dive into another big week in crypto. On this episode of the Crypto Brief, the team discusses a reversal of the IRS’s DeFi broker rule, Mesh’s Series B funding, a perpetual futures liquidation event, and a recent sandwich attack.   Episode Topics: [0:00] Intro [1:30 ] IRS DeFi Broker Rule Overturned [5:16] Mesh Secures Series B Funding [10:30] Hyperliquid Liquidation Event [18:10] Crypto Trader Sandwich Attack         Stay connected with us beyond the podcast by following FCAT on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, where we share additional insights and updates on all things emerging tech. Whether you're crypto-curious or have a crypto foundation, Fidelity may have your next career opportunity. EXPLORE NOW. Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2025 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Listen in as our hosts dive into another big week in crypto. On this episode of the Crypto Brief, the team discusses recent updates on DeFi governance and crypto reserve strategies in the U.S. and El Salvador.   Episode Topics: [0:00] Intro [01:50] Executive Order to create a strategic bitcoin reserve and digital asset stockpile [15:12] The Future of Bitcoin Reserves in El Salvador [25:07] Updates on DeFi governance       Stay connected with us beyond the podcast by following FCAT on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, where we share additional insights and updates on all things emerging tech. Whether you're crypto-curious or have a crypto foundation, Fidelity may have your next career opportunity. EXPLORE NOW. Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2025 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Listen in as we explore another big week in crypto. On this episode, our hosts dive into the Bybit hack — what happened, how the company has reacted, and what this means for the broader industry.   Episode Topics: [0:00] Intro [3:05] Background on the Bybit hack [14:46] How Bybit is responding [19:22] Broader crypto industry implications       Stay connected with us beyond the podcast by following FCAT on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, where we share additional insights and updates on all things emerging tech. Whether you're crypto-curious or have a crypto foundation, Fidelity may have your next career opportunity. EXPLORE NOW. Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2025 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Listen in as our hosts dive into another big week in crypto. On this episode of the Crypto Brief, the team discusses the first SEC-registered interest-bearing stablecoin, a new public testnet, and how regulators are refocusing their efforts to protect investors.   Episode Topics: [0:00] Intro [0:57] The first SEC-registered, interest-bearing stablecoin [11:12] New public testnet launch [22:52] Regulators refocus on consumer protection       Stay connected with us beyond the podcast by following FCAT on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, where we share additional insights and updates on all things emerging tech. Whether you're crypto-curious or have a crypto foundation, Fidelity may have your next career opportunity. EXPLORE NOW. Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2025 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Listen in as our hosts dive into another big week in crypto. On this week’s Crypto Brief, the team discusses recent SEC filings, Uniswap’s Unichain release, and an update on the recent Ethereum Pectra upgrade.   Episode Topics: [0:00] Intro [4:10] New product filings [12:47] Pectra upgrade [24:10] Unichain debut       Stay connected with us beyond the podcast by following FCAT on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, where we share additional insights and updates on all things emerging tech. Whether you're crypto-curious or have a crypto foundation, Fidelity may have your next career opportunity. EXPLORE NOW. Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2025 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Listen in as our hosts dive into another big week in crypto. On this week’s Crypto Brief, the team explores recent boosts to gas limits, new products enabling the tokenization of traditional asset types, and how scaling innovations are driving a potential “Bitcoin renaissance.”   Episode Topics:     [0:00] Intro [2:52] Increased Gas Limit & Implications [7:15] Tokenization of Traditional Assets [23:02] Revisiting the Bitcoin Renaissance       Stay connected with us beyond the podcast by following FCAT on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, where we share additional insights and updates on all things emerging tech. Whether you're crypto-curious or have a crypto foundation, Fidelity may have your next career opportunity. EXPLORE NOW. Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2025 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Listen in as our hosts dive into another big week in crypto. On this week’s Crypto Brief, the team explores recent regulatory shifts, new staking offerings, international interest in crypto reserves, and how user experience improvements — augmented by meme coins — are ushering in new user activity.   Episode Topics:     [0:00] Intro  [3:23] A Discussion of SAB 121  [9:55] New Staking Offerings  [13:31] Possibilities for a Czech crypto reserve  [19:33] Raising Capital & Meme Coins  [28:06] Upcoming Congressional Hearings       Stay connected with us beyond the podcast by following FCAT on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, where we share additional insights and updates on all things emerging tech. Whether you're crypto-curious or have a crypto foundation, Fidelity may have your next career opportunity. EXPLORE NOW. Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2025 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Listen in as our hosts dive into the latest crypto developments with Charlie Spears and Will Foxley from Blockspace Media. Hear key takeaways from this year's OP_NEXT conference and get expert insights into regulatory updates, community trends, and the future of AI in crypto.   Episode Topics: [0:00] Intro [2:32] Blockspace Media [4:00] Revisiting OP_Next [8:45] What’s Next for OP_Next? [12:17] Major Industry Developments [20:31] Mining Deep-dive       Stay connected with us beyond the podcast by following FCAT on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, where we share additional insights and updates on all things emerging tech. Whether you're crypto-curious or have a crypto foundation, Fidelity may have your next career opportunity. EXPLORE NOW. Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2025 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Listen in as hosts Jason Ward and Parth Gargava explore emerging trends at the intersection of cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence. Joined by Max Wadington and David Shapiro, they cover critical regulatory updates, personal experience leveraging AI agents in the crypto space, opportunities for agentic AI to improve user experience, and what the industry may need to watch out for to avoid exploitation by bad actors. Episode Topics: [0:00] Intro [2:35] Regulatory Updates [8:42] An Exploration of AI Agents [13:20] Parth’s Personal Case Study [25:31] Potential Risks & Opportunities       Stay connected with us beyond the podcast by following FCAT on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, where we share additional insights and updates on all things emerging tech. Whether you're crypto-curious or have a crypto foundation, Fidelity may have your next career opportunity. EXPLORE NOW. Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2025 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.  

Join us as we kick off the new year with a special episode of the FCAT Crypto Brief. Host Jack Neureuter is joined by Chris Kuiper and Max Wadington from Fidelity Digital Assets® to discuss this year’s Research Report and the what the year ahead could hold for crypto. Episode Topics: [0:00] Intro [1:55] A Look Back at Last Year [5:09] The Bigger Picture: Macroeconomic Factors [10:14] Bitcoin Trends [22:32] The Current State of Ethereum [29:18] Are You Too Late?       Stay connected with us beyond the podcast by following FCAT on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, where we share additional insights and updates on all things emerging tech. Whether you're crypto-curious or have a crypto foundation, Fidelity may have your next career opportunity. EXPLORE NOW. Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2025 FMR LLC. All rights reserved. Fidelity Digital Assets® is a registered service mark of FMR LLC.  

Join us for this week’s Crypto Brief as our hosts cover the current state of the crypto industry, including the potential regulatory implications of new leadership at the SEC, convertible debt products, and banking challenges for crypto companies.   Episode Topics: [0:00] Intro [3:14] Jack is back: reflections on recent developments [6:25] Insights and implications surrounding Atkins’s nomination as SEC Chair [15:10] Increase in crypto-linked convertible debt financing [24:45] Banking challenges & Operation Choke Point 2.0       Stay connected with us beyond the podcast by following FCAT on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, where we share additional insights and updates on all things emerging tech. Whether you're crypto-curious or have a crypto foundation, Fidelity may have your next career opportunity. EXPLORE NOW. Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2024 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Join us for this week’s Crypto Brief as our hosts cover the introduction of options trading for Bitcoin ETPs, movement among the top ranks at the SEC, and the recent delisting of wrapped products.   Episode Topics: [0:00] Intro [2:44] Options Trading for Bitcoin ETP Products [10:59] SEC Leadership Transitions [18:44] Wrapped Product Delisting       Stay connected with us beyond the podcast by following FCAT on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, where we share additional insights and updates on all things emerging tech. Whether you're crypto-curious or have a crypto foundation, Fidelity may have your next career opportunity. EXPLORE NOW. Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2024 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Join our hosts as they uncover updates to Ethereum’s consensus layer, as well as new insights and actions stemming from the recent U.S. election.   Episode Topics: [0:00] Intro [2:56] How We Got Here: Ethereum’s Consensus Layer [8:01] Inside ETH Developments & Community Reaction [16:28] Post-election Insights & Actions        Stay connected with us beyond the podcast by following FCAT on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, where we share additional insights and updates on all things emerging tech. Whether you're crypto-curious or have a crypto foundation, Fidelity may have your next career opportunity. EXPLORE NOW. Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2024 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Join our hosts as they explore futures and why prediction markets were a top story for this election cycle.   Episode Topics: [0:00] Intro [3:56] Prediction markets for the 2024 election [18:37] How prediction markets work [25:52] Futures         Stay connected with us beyond the podcast by following FCAT on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, where we share additional insights and updates on all things emerging tech. Whether you're crypto-curious or have a crypto foundation, Fidelity may have your next career opportunity. EXPLORE NOW. Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2024 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Join our hosts as they discuss the recent crypto conference circuit, emerging superchain L2s’ potential impact on the DeFi ecosystem, and takeaways from the US Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee (TBAC’s) recent report on tokenization and stablecoins. Episode Topics: [0:00] Intro [1:48] Conference retrospective [6:55] Takeaways from Uniswap’s Unichain announcement [24:27] TBAC report overview and potential impacts       Stay connected with us beyond the podcast by following FCAT on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, where we share additional insights and updates on all things emerging tech. Whether you're crypto-curious or have a crypto foundation, Fidelity may have your next career opportunity. EXPLORE NOW. Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2024 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Join our hosts as they explore the latest investments in stablecoin innovation, new yield-bearing wrapped Bitcoin products, emerging Layer 2 opportunities, and the rise of state-sponsored solutions that enhance user privacy and verifiability. Listen in as they cover what these advancements mean for individuals and organizations alike and how they could pave the way for a more user-centric blockchain ecosystem. Episode Topics: [0:00] Intro [2:17] Stripe and stablecoin tech [12:11] A new yield-bearing wrapped Bitcoin product [15:08] Yield generation [20:08] Buenos Aires integrates ZK proofs and blockchain timestamping in city app [27:35] New opportunities with L2       Stay connected with us beyond the podcast by following FCAT on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, where we share additional insights and updates on all things emerging tech. Whether you're crypto-curious or have a crypto foundation, Fidelity may have your next career opportunity. EXPLORE NOW. Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2024 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Digital Assets Research Analyst Max Wadington joins hosts Ryan Stuebe and Parth Gargava as they discuss the upcoming Ethereum upgrade and dig into opportunities for blockchain to transform the future of intellectual property ownership and transfer.   Episode Topics: [0:00] Intro  [4:13] Upcoming Ethereum upgrades  [6:28] Increase of max effected balance  [15:44] Execution triggerable exits  [20:52] Story: Purpose built blockchain     Stay connected with us beyond the podcast by following FCAT on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, where we share additional insights and updates on all things emerging tech. Whether you're crypto-curious or have a crypto foundation, Fidelity may have your next career opportunity. EXPLORE NOW. Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2024 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Join our hosts as they discuss emerging products and how these new developments reflect evolving market forces and technological capabilities. Episode Topics:  [0:00] Intro [2:01] Noteworthy month on the macro front [7:09] Potential Positives for DeFi [9:28] Ethena stablecoin launch [18:24] Legacy payment processors exploring new tokenization      Stay connected with us beyond the podcast by following FCAT on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, where we share additional insights and updates on all things emerging tech. Whether you're crypto-curious or have a crypto foundation, Fidelity may have your next career opportunity. EXPLORE NOW. Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2024 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.