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Terra vs Jane Street, Circle Earnings & Robinhood’s Venture Fund | Weekly Roundup

Zero Just Made Blockchains 100x Better | Bryan Pellegrino & Raz Zarick

Inside Dragonfly’s $650M Raise | Weekly Roundup

Hivemind: Surviving Market Chop, Is Crypto Bottoming & Reasons to Be Optimistic in 2026

Quadrillions: The New Wall Street | Nick Shalek & Mathew McDermott

MegaETH in 2026 & Ethereum's L2 End Game | Brett DiNovi & Lei Yang

The Clarity Act, State of Crypto VC & LayerZero Launches Zero | Weekly Roundup

How Rain Grew To A $2B Company | Charles Yoo-Naut

Why Is Crypto Crashing? | Weekly Roundup

Hivemind: Are L1s Still Overvalued, Hyperliquid’s End Game & State of The Market

Quadrillions: Stablecoins: We’ve Only Just Begun | Mohamed Afifi

Why BitGo Went Public | Mike Belshe

The Bull Case For DePIN, RWAs on Hyperliquid & The Onchain Endgame | Weekly Roundup

The podcast episode centers on the state and future of DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks) and RWAs (Real World Assets) in the crypto space. It explores whether DePIN projects deserve a greater market share given their revenue opportunities, and the potential for tokenomics to drive value accrual. Th...

Why Kraken Is Betting Big on Onchain Vaults | John Zettler & Sun Raghupathi

The discussion centers on the growth and evolution of onchain vaults within the DeFi landscape, projecting significant expansion and mainstream adoption. It highlights vaults as a user-friendly layer atop DeFi, enabling institutions to offer packaged yield products with customized risk controls and compliance. The conv...

AI Breaking Software Economics, CLARITY Bill, & Debating BitGo’s IPO | Weekly Roundup

The podcast explores the impact of AI on business operations and investment strategies, highlighting AI's role in streamlining processes and potentially reshaping traditional roles. The discussion covers the cultural shift within organizations adopting AI, particularly with tools like Claude, and its impact on producti...

Hivemind: Bitcoin Volatility, Perp DEX Trends, and Crypto Market Cycles

Quadrillions: How to Win the World | Chris Maurice

The discussion centers on the adoption of cryptocurrency in emerging markets, particularly Africa, and the challenges and opportunities for growth. Chris Maurice, CEO of Yellow Card, details how his company provides digital asset infrastructure for businesses in these regions, focusing on treasury management and facili...

Inside Lighter’s Plan to Overtake Hyperliquid | Vladimir Novakovski

Vlad Novakovski, founder of Lighter, discusses the evolution of perpdexes and why he chose to build Lighter as an ETH L2 instead of an L1. Vlad emphasizes Lighter's focus on solving the critical problem of digital assets being traded in a centralized manner, which doesn't improve upon TradFi. He highlights Lighter's co...

Claude Code, Stablecoin Adoption, and 2026 Trends | Weekly Roundup

Claude Opus 4.5’s Breakout Moment & Investing in 2026 with Qiao Wang

Qiao Wang from Alliance discusses the impact of AI on coding, startup moats, and investment strategies. He notes the blurring lines between general chatbots and coding assistants, observing that AI's increasing capabilities enable even non-coders to automate tasks. This shift allows early-stage startups to remain lean,...