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Weekly Roundup 10/16/26 (OCC debanking report, Google's quantum advance, Ledger spy chips, Richard Heart apprehended) (EP.745)

Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode: The OCC publishes its debanking findings on America's largest banks Will the banks' fixes satisfy regulators? Google makes another advance in qu...

2026-10-16

Episode notes

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

  • The OCC publishes its debanking findings on America's largest banks

  • Will the banks' fixes satisfy regulators?

  • Google makes another advance in quantum error correction

  • Coinbase lays out its requirements for Bitcoin's post-quantum migration

  • Can Bitcoin's quantum transition accommodate institutional MPC wallets?

  • OpenAI is reportedly in talks to buy Trail of Bits

  • Patrick Witt leaves the White House — where does that leave Clarity?

  • DWF Labs subsidiaries sue BitGo for $141m over allegedly premature token sales

  • Spy chips in reseller-supplied Ledger devices steal recovery phrases

  • Ledger announces an Android device with Solana Mobile

  • Cboe gets approval for binary options on public company metrics

  • The CFTC draws the line between prediction markets and sportsbooks

  • Richard Heart is reportedly detained in Istanbul

  • What's NYC Mayer Zohran Mamdani doing with a quantum computer?

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