In this episode of the Decrypting Crypto podcast, Matthew Howells-Barby discusses the latest developments in the cryptocurrency market, including the May CPI report, the surge in IPOs, particularly in the stablecoin sector, and GameStop's recent investment in Bitcoin. He highlights the positive signals in the market, the implications of the CPI data, and the ongoing evolution of stablecoin regulations. The episode concludes with insights into market sentiment and future expectations for the cryp...
Jun 12, 2025•24 min•Season 7Ep. 12
In this episode of the Decrypting Crypto podcast, hosts Matt Howells-Barby and Austin Knight discuss the recent market rally in the crypto space, highlighting the significant rise of altcoins and the impact of inflation data on market sentiment. They celebrate Coinbase's entry into the S&P 500 as a landmark achievement for the crypto industry, signaling increased legitimacy. The conversation shifts to the SEC's new pro-crypto stance under its new chair, Paul Atkins, and the potential for cle...
May 15, 2025•39 min•Season 7Ep. 11
In this episode of the Decrypting Crypto podcast, hosts Matt Howells-Barby and Austin Knight discuss the recent surge in Bitcoin and the overall crypto market, driven by macroeconomic factors and optimism surrounding trade deals. They delve into the implications of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decisions amidst fears of stagflation, and highlight New Hampshire's groundbreaking move to establish a cryptocurrency reserve. The conversation also covers the legal troubles facing Celsius founder...
May 08, 2025•33 min•Season 7Ep. 10
In this episode of the Decrypting Crypto podcast, hosts Matthew Howells-Barby and Austin Knight discuss the latest trends in the cryptocurrency market, including the impact of political announcements, macroeconomic factors, and new investment vehicles. They explore how Trump's recent statements influenced market optimism, the performance of various cryptocurrencies, and the emergence of significant Bitcoin investment firms. The conversation also touches on the regulatory environment and the ongo...
Apr 24, 2025•30 min•Season 7Ep. 9
🎙️ Off Chain Weekly Recap – April 10, 2025 This week, Matt and Austin unpack one of the wildest weeks in markets this year: 🔹 Trump’s Tariff Tsunami : A 10% universal tariff turned into a tit-for-tat trade war with China, peaking at 125% tariffs on Chinese imports. China hit back hard — tariffs, blacklists, and export controls on rare earth minerals. 🔹 Global Fallout : Vietnam, India, Japan, and the EU rushed to the negotiating table. Some offered full tariff eliminations to avoid a full-blow...
Apr 10, 2025•35 min
In this week's episode we cover yesterday's Fed meeting and rate decision, discuss the macro outlook, dig into the pump.fun vs Raydium battle within Solana, and explain Strategy's recent STRF issuance.
Mar 20, 2025•41 min
In this week's episode, we take a look at the state of the markets, as well as the recent announcements regarding the US Strategic Crypto Reserve.
Mar 06, 2025•50 min
In this week's episode, we dig into this week's market volatility, looking at the impact of DeepSeek across global markets, yesterday's FOMC meeting, and the reasons behind the disproportionate sell off in alts and memes.
Jan 30, 2025•23 min
This week's episode is a bumper episode where we look back at our predictions from the start of 20245 and see how we performed. Plus, we make predictions for 2025 across the following topics: What will be the highest price BTC hits in 2025? What will be the highest price ETH hits in 2025? How many rate cuts will the Fed make in 2025? And by how many bps will they cut (in total)? Which area of crypto will get the most hype and attention/price action in 2025? And why? Will inflation in the US rema...
Jan 20, 2025•1 hr 4 min
In this week's episode, we discuss the recent shift in approach from the Fed and how this has impacted the crypto markets.
Dec 19, 2024•40 min
In today's episode, Matt looks at the contributing factors to Bitcoin's meteoric rise above 100k and shares his take on where we go from here. After this, he looks at the emerging winners across the wider crypto asset space and shares some thoughts on how to approach the next few weeks and months.
Dec 05, 2024•36 min
After a couple of months off, we're back! We dig into everything you've missed and share our thoughts on how you can play the next few months. Could this be the beginning of a golden era of crypto?
Nov 21, 2024•46 min
This is the second of a two-part series where Matt and Austin take a deep dive into central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). This episode focuses on the arguments for and against their use.
Sep 12, 2024•47 min
This is the first in a two-part series where Matt and Austin take a deep dive into central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). This episode focuses more on what CBDCs are, what they're capable of, and what their current rate of development progress is. Part two will go live next week where we dig more into the arguments for and against their use.
Sep 05, 2024•49 min
In this week's episode, we dig into the impressive trading volume happening across the DeFi ecosystem and the gains that DEX volume is making on CEX volume. Alongside this, we look at some of the big capital movements from the past few weeks.
Aug 22, 2024•35 min
There was significant news in the crypto ecosystem this week as Maker DAO passed a proposal to limit their exposure to WBTC across their platforms, effectively offboarding the asset from their ecosystem. We talk through what's happened and what the implications of this are.
Aug 15, 2024•21 min
In this week's episode we break down the major drivers of volatility in global markets. We unpack what's causing the major drawdown in the Nikkei, S&P500, NASDAQ, and many other major global indices, plus the bleed in crypto markets. Plus, we take a look at one bright spot: the ETH & BTC ETF flows.
Aug 08, 2024•46 min
We speak with Mightysol, the founder of the Chads NFT collection and now $YES memecoin to talk about what it was like launching an NFT collection on Solana in the fallout of the FTX collapse as well as what goes into the planning of a memecoin launch.
Jul 19, 2024•45 min
We talk through the state of the market, the upcoming ETH ETFs, the impact of Mt.Gox, FTX, and BLockFi redistributions, and the macro outlook for the rest of 2024.
Jul 18, 2024•36 min
In today's episode, we're joined by Max Chamberlin, the cofounder of Bitfinity - a next-gen EVM Bitcoin layer 2.
Jun 26, 2024•30 min
In today's episode, we dig into the demise of Bored Ape Yacht Club. The floor price of BAYC NFTs has reached its lowest point since early 2021 and sentiment among the community is at an all-time low. Can Yuga turn things around?
Jun 20, 2024•42 min
We host Leonidas, the founder of Ord.io, creator of the Runestone Ordinals project, and overall mega-bull on Runes. We discuss the future of Runes, Ordinals and Bitcoin L2s. Don't miss this one.
Jun 12, 2024•37 min
In this week's episode, we discuss: 1. Quick overview of the current macro situation. 2. Crypto gaming's struggle to find PMF and what's next. 3. Lessons learned from minting Runes.
Jun 06, 2024•43 min
In this week's episode, we discuss the upcoming narratives in the crypto space where we think there are the most opportunities over the coming months. Plus, we dig into the growing feeling that crypto is becoming a major theme in the upcoming US presidential election.
May 30, 2024•41 min
In this week's episode, we dig into the major catalysts that are coming to the crypto markets in the coming few months, and the reasons why you should be bullish. We dig into the implications of the spot Ether ETF plus the recent FIT21 legislation.
May 23, 2024•23 min
In this week's episode we dig into the exciting world of Bitcoin Layer 2s, explaining why they're important, how they work, and what to look out for. Alongside this, Austin digs into the recent case from the US Government against the Pepaire-Bueno brothers and their MEV exploit which earned them $25m.
May 16, 2024•41 min
In today's episode, we dig into the upcoming $EIGEN token launch, what we expect the value to come in at, plus some of the controversy surrounding it. Plus, we explain why. CZ's sentence confirms that we're living in a simulation.
May 02, 2024•40 min
Runes is a fungible token protocol built on Bitcoin. If you’re familiar with Ordinals, more specifically Inscriptions - they’re effectively NFTs on Bitcoin. Runes, on the other hand, are like ERC-20s (from Ethereum) on Bitcoin. In this episode, we do a deep dive into the protocol that's set to launch tomorrow on the Bitcoin halving (block 840,000).
Apr 18, 2024•42 min
In this week's episode, Matt gives a full overview of the EigenLayer protocol, how restaking changes the way new projects are launching, and what this means for staking on Ethereum.
Apr 11, 2024•28 min
In this week's episode we do a deep dive into the DeFi innovation happening within the liquid restaking space via Pendle. Alongside this, we give a regulatory update on the SEC's fight with Coinbase, Ripple, and more.
Mar 28, 2024•52 min
