The total crypto market cap has returned above $1 trillion, with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies enjoying a long overdue bounce. On this Real Vision Crypto Daily Briefing, Ash Bennington reviews the price action with DARMA Capital co-founder and president, Andrew Keys. They assess whether the news flow justifies a rally, the news of Binance trying to shore up institutional investor confidence, a proposed marriage-made-in-hell between the founders of two bankrupt companies, Three Arrows Capita...
Jan 17, 2023•52 min
Crypto exchange Gemini and crypto lender Genesis are both being sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over allegations they offered unregistered securities through the Gemini Earn program. Elaine Ly will be joined by Ash Bennington to explain this latest development in the ongoing DCG/Gemini/Genesis drama. Later, Perianne Boring, the founder and CEO of the Digital Chamber of Commerce, and Elaine will discuss what's happening in Washington post-FTX, what type of regulation might be ...
Jan 13, 2023•54 min
Sam Bankman-Fried just can’t stop talking. Even after his arrest and as he awaits trial, the former FTX CEO posted his account of why Alameda and, in turn, FTX collapsed. His post came hours after lawyers for FTX announced the company had managed to recover more than $5 billion. On this Real Vision Crypto Daily Briefing, Marco Olivera welcomes Abra CEO, Bill Barhydt, to talk about FTX, DCG, this morning’s inflation data, El Salvador’s Bitcoin bonds, Abra’s plans for a chartered bank, and more. L...
Jan 12, 2023•47 min
With the current relentless news flow in crypto, it's easy to forget that many people are still having fun, including those who are building the future of gaming. On this Real Vision Crypto Daily Briefing, Jeremy Varlow and Luke Franks are joined by Saro McKenna, co-founder of the popular Web3 game Alien Worlds, to enlighten us on the concept of Play-to-Earn within decentralized gaming, how it's holding up in the wake of the FTX collapse, and what the future holds for this space. Plus, we’ll cov...
Jan 11, 2023•53 min
Gemini co-founder Cameron Winklevoss is calling for Digital Currency Group CEO Barry Silbert to be fired, accusing him of fraud. On today’s show, Ash Bennington breaks down this developing story and what it means for the wider space. He will be joined by digital assets advisors from Deloitte, Tim Davis and Seth Connors, on a day when one company Deloitte audits, Coinbase, announced major incoming job cuts. Plus, another FTX insider is reportedly talking to the prosecutors and Hong Kong is reinfo...
Jan 10, 2023•55 min
The stock market continued to rally on Monday, pushing higher from Friday’s big gains with the technology sector leading the way. At the time of this writing, the Nasdaq Composite is up 1.67%. On today’s show, Jared Dillian, editor of The Daily Dirtnap newsletter, joins Ash Bennington to discuss the overall market sentiment, why he’s monitoring Tesla ($TSLA), and how he’s positioning his portfolio for the months ahead. We also hear from Howard Lindzon, general partner at venture capital firm Soc...
Jan 09, 2023•37 min
According to Bloomberg sources, U.S. prosecutors are looking at transactions between Barry Silbert's Digital Currency Group (DCG) and its beleaguered subsidiary, Genesis. Separately, the Washington Post says authorities sent subpoenas to American hedge funds, asking for records of their communications with Binance. And the FTX bankruptcy entanglement just got a little bit... untangled. On this Real Vision Crypto Daily Briefing, Ash Bennington is joined by privacy advocate and Filecoin Foundation...
Jan 09, 2023•38 min
Genesis Global Trading, a key player in making the crypto markets tick, is laying off staff and reportedly contemplating filing for bankruptcy. On this Real Vision Crypto Daily Briefing, Ash Bennington is joined by Jim Bianco, president of Bianco Research, to assess the potential impact of the trouble at Genesis — including to its parent company, DCG. They also discuss the former Celsius Network CEO Alex Mashinsky being sued by the New York Attorney General for fraud, and crypto-friendly bank Si...
Jan 06, 2023•1 hr 2 min
A bankruptcy judge has delivered a blow to all users with funds trapped in Celsius Network's interest-bearing accounts. On today’s show, Marco Olivera discusses the repercussions with Imran Lakha, the founder of Options Insight. They also cover Coinbase as the exchange agreed to one of the biggest crypto settlements ever with regulators, the legal battle over FTX's Robinhood shares, and why 2022 wasn't quite so bad for NFTs as you may think. Brace yourselves for lots and lots of charts, as Imran...
Jan 05, 2023•47 min
2022 was a bad year for centralized exchanges. FTX imploded in a massive scandal. Binance continues to attract questions. Coinbase stock is trading at an all-time low. But is a bad situation for CeFi necessarily good for DeFi? On today’s show, Ash Bennington asks decentralized finance guru Mona El Isa, the CEO and founder of Avantgarde Finance and founder of Enzyme, if DeFi is really the answer to crypto’s woes, and whether or not DeFi is ready for the challenge at this very time. Plus, we’ll co...
Jan 04, 2023•42 min
In the wake of the FTX collapse, 2023 could see sweeping changes to crypto regulatory standards. Ari Redbord, the head of legal and regulatory affairs at TRM Labs, joins Ash Bennington to discuss incoming regulation and the FTX investigation. Later, Ram Ahluwalia, the CEO of Lumida Wealth Management, will join the show to discuss the latest twists and turns in what could be the story of the year: the Gemini-Genesis-DCG drama. We want to hear from you --- send us your questions, comments, and sug...
Jan 03, 2023•1 hr 10 min
On the final day of Real Vision Crypto Holidays, we present to you this Best-Of interview with Punk 6529. This is without question the Real Vision interview of the year, and it’ll go down in history as an all-time RV classic. Raoul’s conversation with Punk6529, a leading thinker and investor in the NFT space, will force you to re-think everything you thought you knew about our digital future. Simply put, it’s mind-blowing. Or, in Raoul’s words, “it will blow your hair off and make your brain mel...
Dec 30, 2022•2 hr 25 min
On the fourth day of Real Vision Crypto Holidays, we present to you this Best-Of interview with Ben Mezrich. A best-selling author, screenwriter, and the founder of The Ben Mezrich NFT Project, Mezrich shares how he’s harnessed the power of Web3 to benefit his work and his fans. Ben and Raoul talk about why the power of storytelling is critical to NFT communities, and they explore the ways that NFTs and the communities around them can upend both the legacy infrastructure that supports film finan...
Dec 29, 2022•54 min
On the third day of Real Vision Crypto Holidays, we present to you this Best-Of interview with Arthur Hayes. It was a long time coming but well worth the wait to finally get these two market junkies together dissecting the big picture in macro and crypto. Fun was had, swears were uttered, and some profound thoughts on the macro-crypto market cycle were spewed. Plus, Arthur and Raoul share a few great trade ideas. All hail to King Arthur and the Briton! Recorded on September 22, 2022. Learn more ...
Dec 28, 2022•50 min
On the second day of Real Vision Crypto Holidays, we present to you this Best-Of interview with Balaji Srinivasan. You say you want a “deep dive”? Well, here are 3 hours of mind-blowing insight that became an instant Real Vision classic. Balaji and Raoul push us to think harder about and further into the future, not just to see what the world could be but also how we can shape what’s coming next. It’s a fascinating call-to-action so profound you’ll need to set aside six hours to watch and absorb...
Dec 27, 2022•2 hr 37 min
On the first day of Real Vision Crypto Holidays, we present to you this Best-Of interview with Yat Siu. Last year, gaming revenues outpaced film and music revenues combined. Gaming has become the most popular form of entertainment in the world --- so is it the key to onboarding the next billion crypto adopters? As the co-founder and chairman of the board of Animoca Brands, a gaming developer and Web3 venture cap firm whose portfolio includes Sandbox, Decentraland, and OpenSea, and many more, few...
Dec 27, 2022•54 min
Never a dull moment in the FTX saga. One of the exchange’s co-founders, Gary Wang, and former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison have pleaded guilty to multiple charges of fraud and are cooperating with authorities, says the U.S. Attorney General for the Southern District of New York. Separately, the SEC and CFTC have filed civil charges in which the SEC claims FTX’s native token, FTT, was sold as a security. Katie Talati, director of research at Arca, joins Marco Olivera to discuss the news,...
Dec 22, 2022•36 min
Multiple media reports suggest former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has made a U-turn and signed extradition papers that could see him sent back to the United States as early as today. This comes as one of the largest publicly traded U.S. Bitcoin miners, Core Scientific, has filed for bankruptcy. Ash Bennington is joined by Decrypt Editor-in-Chief Dan Roberts to discuss those stories, the latest in the Gemini-Genesis-DCG saga, and more. We want to hear from you - send us your questions, comments, su...
Dec 21, 2022•53 min
Visa has signaled its long-term bullishness on the potential of the Ethereum blockchain with a paper that explores how to make auto-payments possible for self-custody wallets with StarkNet, a Layer 2 blockchain built on top of Ethereum. Jeremy Varlow and Ash Bennington speak with StarkWare president and co-founder Eli Ben-Sasson about the solution. Plus, Jeremy and Ash discuss Binance.US buying Voyager Digital assets, Reuters looking into Binance’s finances, BlockFi hoping to resume some custome...
Dec 20, 2022•44 min
Grayscale Investments is considering a tender offer for 20% of shares in its GBTC fund as its quest to turn it into a Bitcoin ETF continues to hit regulatory snags. Marco Olivera is joined by the CEO of Valkyrie Investments Leah Wald to discuss the future of Bitcoin investment options. They also talk about Sam Bankman-Fried reportedly wanting to reverse his fight against an extradition to the U.S., and more tough talk on crypto regulation by U.S. Senators. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
Dec 19, 2022•34 min
Binance auditor Mazars has reportedly paused all crypto-related work, going as far as scraping off its recent Binance proof-of-reserves report from the website. This is adding fuel to concerns around the state of finances at Binance, but some blockchain analysts are pointing out the company is not going through what FTX did. Maple Finance CEO and co-founder Sidney Powell and COSIMO Ventures managing partner Rob Frasca join Marco Olivera and Ash Bennington to discuss all of that. Plus, we’ll cove...
Dec 16, 2022•1 hr 2 min
U.S Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) have introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at hindering criminal transactions in the cryptocurrency industry. If the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act becomes law, it will apply know-your-customer (KYC) rules to wallet providers and increase compliance with the current financial system. But what’s it mean for the average investor? Plus, Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation ETF bought more shares of Coinbase ($COIN) as the stock dropp...
Dec 15, 2022•44 min
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried appeared in court in the Bahamas for the first time where his lawyers argued for a bail. Meanwhile, his arch-enemy, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ), is trying to reassure its users that there's nothing to worry about as the exchange sees elevated levels of fund withdrawals. Dylan LeClair, a Bitcoin analyst known for his work at the Bitcoin Magazine Pro, joins Jeremy Varlow and Elaine Ly to discuss FTX, Binance, BTC and Bitcoin miners as Argo Blockchain fights to ...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 2 min
By now you probably know that Sam Bankman-Fried has been arrested in the Bahamas. He’s been denied bail, pending extradition to the U.S., and faces up to 115 years in prison. So what's the next chapter in this story? And what does the industry outlook look like heading into 2023? Real Vision senior host Ash Bennington breaks it all down with Simon Dixon and Tommy Thornton on another jam-packed edition of RV Twitter Spaces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), co-founder and former CEO of the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, has been arrested in the Bahamas after U.S. federal prosecutors and regulators filed criminal and civil charges respectively against him. The charges were unsealed on the same day SBF was expected to testify in Congress as hearings about FTX's collapse begin. Ram Ahluwalia, the CEO and co-founder of Lumida Wealth Management, joins Nico Brugge and Ash Bennington to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...
Dec 13, 2022•53 min
A report prepared for Binance by French accounting firm Mazars was meant to reassure investors that the crypto exchange’s reserves are what it claims they are. But now it’s raising some red flags, including at the Wall Street Journal. At the top of this Real Vision Crypto Daily Briefing, Jeremy Varlow and Ash Bennington discuss the glaring holes in the report. They also talk about the bombshell that hit crypto news outlet The Block and led to the immediate resignation of its CEO, and why Coinbas...
Dec 12, 2022•54 min
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is urging publicly traded companies to come clean about any sort of exposure or vulnerability they may have to the current crypto market turmoil. At the top of this Real Vision Crypto Daily Briefing, Nico Brugge and Ash Bennington analyze the new guidelines. Later, they're joined by Ethereum investor and community member Ryan Berckmans to talk about Shanghai, Ethereum's next major upgrade which now also has a date. Plus, a new chapter in the ongoing st...
Dec 09, 2022•48 min
A U.S. bankruptcy judge has authorized the return of funds to some users of bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network - but there are big caveats. At the top of this Real Vision Crypto Daily Briefing, Jeremy Varlow and Ash Bennington analyze who would be getting their money back and how much. They also discuss a couple of stories around the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Gary Gensler, and a New York Times report about an investigation probing allegations of a potential mark...
Dec 08, 2022•51 min
Hedge fund Fir Tree Capital Management is suing Grayscale Investments, the operator of the world's largest Bitcoin fund, for "potential mismanagement and conflicts of interest," according to a complaint filed Tuesday in Delaware Chancery Court. Separately, a federal judge authorized the issuance of subpoenas to former leadership of bankrupt crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital covering any "recorded information, including books, documents, records, and papers" related to its finances and asset...
Dec 07, 2022•48 min
USDC issuer Circle has abandoned its plan to go public via a “special purpose acquisition company” merger with Concorde Acquisition Corp, which is led by former Barclays CEO Bob Diamond. At the top of today’s Real Vision Crypto Daily Briefing, Elaine Ly and Ash Bennington talk about why Circle and Concorde are walking away from a deal that valued the stablecoin group at up to $9 billion. Later, Diogo Mónica, the co-founder and president of digital assets custodian Anchorage Digital, joins Ash an...
Dec 06, 2022•48 min
