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The podcast explores the current crypto market downturn and future investment strategies, questioning whether the market has reached its macro low. Michael Nadeau shares his analysis, pointing out the over-leveraged market structure and disagreeing narratives as reasons for his risk-off stance since October. He highlig...
The podcast explores the concept of the "Infinity Gauntlet of Capitalism," arguing that companies racing to acquire intelligence, energy, capital, and labor will dominate the future. It posits that possessing all four resources renders capital (money) obsolete, enabling unprecedented control and innovation. Google is h...
The Bankless Weekly Rollup analyzes recent market trends, focusing on the surge in gold and silver prices and their potential impact on the crypto market. The hosts examine Tether's significant gold holdings, rivaling those of some central banks, and debate whether the energy from precious metals will rotate back into ...
The discussion centers on Celo's mission to create a global Venmo through peer-to-peer payments, focusing on developing economies. Marek Olszewski, CEO of C-Labs, details Celo's origins, its transition to an Ethereum Layer 2, and its focus on consumer-friendly features like phone number identifiers. Celo has 700,000 da...
The podcast explores the nature of the Iranian regime, its historical context, and the ongoing struggle for freedom by the Iranian people. Sana Ebrahimi, an Iranian computer science PhD student, and Ameen Soleimani, an expert on Moloch, describe the regime as an Islamic theocracy that prioritizes exporting its doctrine...
Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn joins Bankless to discuss the cypherpunk vision, UX challenges, and the future of crypto alongside hosts David and Ryan. The conversation explores whether crypto has achieved its goals, drawing parallels to the Linux movement's failures in user empowerment. Zooko emphasizes the importance of UX and...
This Bankless podcast examines the market's response to Trump's interest in acquiring Greenland, the themes emerging from the Davos World Economic Forum, and institutional investors' growing concerns about Bitcoin's vulnerability to quantum computing. The hosts note Trump's push to acquire Greenland for strategic reaso...
The discussion centers on investment strategies and key trends in the crypto space for 2026. It highlights the potential duopoly of Ethereum and Solana, with Ethereum focusing on DeFi and real-world asset tokenization, while Solana dominates consumer crypto applications. The conversation explores the competition betwee...
The Bankless Weekly Rollup discusses key events in crypto and finance, focusing on the Clarity Bill's uncertain future amid bank lobbying and Coinbase's withdrawal of support. Jerome Powell's investigation by the DOJ and its implications for Fed independence are examined, alongside Trump's alleged manipulation of oil p...
Philosopher C. Thi Nguyen joins Bankless to discuss his book, The Score: How to Stop Playing Someone Else's Game, exploring how scoring systems and gamification influence behavior and values. Nguyen argues that many real-world systems, like social media and finance, adopt game-like scoring, which can lead individuals t...
Yuval Rooz, co-founder of Digital Asset, elucidates the Canton Network's design and philosophy, contrasting it with public permissionless blockchains like Ethereum. A key focus is the trade-offs between decentralization and the practical requirements of regulated financial institutions. Yuval argues that while Ethereum...
The Bankless Weekly Rollup covers a range of topics, starting with concerns about insider trading on prediction markets following a large, suspiciously timed bet on President Maduro's capture. The discussion shifts to crypto market trends, noting Solana's DEX volume surpassing all centralized exchanges except Binance, ...
The conversation centers on the dollar's role as a global reserve currency, exploring whether the world is de-dollarizing or re-dollarizing. Brent Johnson, founder of Santiago Capital, argues that despite a desire for de-dollarization, the world is becoming more dollarized due to the dollar's network effects and the li...
In this episode of Bankless, David Hoffman and Anthony Sassano discuss the current state of the crypto market as they enter 2026, noting that traditional markets like silver, gold, and the S&P 500 are hitting all-time highs while crypto undergoes a "culling" or maturation. They delve into specific crypto topics, includ...
David Hoffman and Mike Ippolito discuss their predictions for the crypto industry in 2026, reflecting on 2025 as a confusing year with minor all-time highs and cognitive dissonance due to regulation. They anticipate a shift towards fundamental valuations, consolidation in key categories, and a convergence of equity mar...
In a panel discussion, Bankless Ventures members discuss investment opportunities in the crypto space for 2026, focusing on four key themes: DeFi, tokenization, capital formation, and speculation markets. They analyze past cycles, current challenges, and potential future trends within each theme, highlighting specific ...
Ryan and David co-host a special Christmas Eve episode, shifting from their usual weekly roll-up to focus on crypto predictions for 2026. David shares a meta-analysis of predictions from various sources, categorizing them into highly congruous predictions, broad themes, and disagreements. The discussion covers stableco...
In this episode of Into the Cryptoverse, Ben Cowen discusses with Ryan Sean Adams the current state and potential future of the crypto market, particularly focusing on Bitcoin and Ethereum. Cowen suggests Bitcoin's cycle may have topped, and altcoins might not see a significant alt season. He draws parallels between Et...
Joey Krug, a partner at Founders Fund and crypto OG, discusses the evolution of the crypto space since 2022, including his move to Founders Fund and his continued interest in crypto's potential to impact broken industries like finance. The conversation explores the institutionalization of crypto, the shift from cypherp...
In this Bankless Weekly Roll-Up episode, Ryan and David discuss recent updates in the crypto world, including Coinbase's new features like stock trading and equity perps, and Bankless's own new products, ICO Watch and the DeFi Report podcast. They analyze Bitcoin and Ether's market performance, debate the outlook for 2...
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