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

Nic's issues editing the show
Why Washington is attacking PoR
Why Big 4 audit firms aren't working on PoR
The Financial Innovation and Technology in the 21st Century bill (FIT) passes out of committee in the House
Six Democrats defect and support the bill
The Stablecoin bill reaches an impasse because the White House
Why stablecoins being limited to the banks is a paradox
The SEC settles with Quantstamp
SBF gets a gag order because he released Caroline Ellison's diaries
SBF did actually pay for his legal defense with stolen FTX customer money
The UK gets embroiled in a banking scandal due to Nigel Farage
We digest the room temperature ambient pressure superconductor news
Nic's pickleball injury

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