August 19: Ripple Raises $275 Million as the SEC Finally Moves on Reg Crypto
Ripple raised $275 million to expand its U.S. clearing, prime brokerage, and financial-services business, while Metaplanet is bringing its Bitcoin treasury strategy to the U.S. through a deal involving 2,100 BTC and Nasdaq-listed Super League Enterprise. Matt also covers China rapidly expanding its digital yuan banking network and the SEC finally proposing its long-awaited Reg Crypto framework, creating new pathways for crypto companies to legally raise capital.
The episode also looks at South Korea blocking Polymarket as illegal gambling, a Maya Protocol exploit that caused nearly $11…
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