Do you remember the 2008 crisis? It left a mark on many of us, fueling a distrust of bankers and politicians, and leading us to crypto as an alternative to the broken system. Today’s guest, Austin Campbell, a professor and former Chief Risk Officer at Paxos, explains how crypto, especially stablecoins, can protect everyday Americans from the risks of traditional banks. He’s here to show why the middle class should care about the future of finance. ------ 🎬 DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the e...
Sep 30, 2024•2 hr 35 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week we break down China’s massive new economic stimulus package, its biggest move since the pandemic and what it could mean for the global markets. Gary Gensler faced intense bipartisan grilling in Congress, and Nic Carter dropped shocking new insights on ChokePoint 2.0’s legal implications. Plus, Eigenlayer’s token unlock is finally here after months of non-transferability. We’ll also dive into the key moments from Solana’s Breakpoint Conference. Buckle up. ------ 📈 INDEX COOP | LEVERAGE...
Sep 27, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Representative Ro Khanna, a Congressman from California and a key advocate for crypto within the Democratic party joins us on today’s episode. We discuss his efforts to bring crypto into the mainstream, including recent meetings he's helped broker between the White House, the Kamala Harris campaign, and key figures from the crypto industry. We explore the challenges and opportunities for the Democrats to embrace pro-crypto policies, the potential future of crypto regulation, and how this could s...
Sep 25, 2024•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Is the Ethereum’s Rollup centric roadmap a Queen Sacrifice blunder? That’s the core question the industry is asking and Bankless has aired some of these dissents. Today’s episode voices a counter to the doubters. Mike Neuder is an Ethereum developer and previous Bankless guest. He thinks the Ethereum roadmap is pretty great as is, it’s right on track, in fact, his message is to stay the course, play the long game, and watch ETH grow in value as a monetary asset as the Ethereum economy grows acro...
Sep 23, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Fed just cut rates by 50 basis points for the first time since the pandemic, how is the market reacting, should we be excited? Trump revealed new details about World Liberty Financial. We’ll break down why they’re building it, who’s involved, and what’s going on with the token. We also have a Tale of Two Chains: Bitcoiners watching Trump buy a burger with Bitcoin in NYC, while Ethereans premiere an Ethereum documentary down the street. ------ 📈 INDEX COOP | LEVERAGE TOKENS https://bankless....
Sep 20, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jerome Powell and the Federal Reset is about to cut rates, but the question on everyone’s mind is… What happens next? Alfonso Peccatiello, known as "Macro Alf," is a macroeconomic analyst and investment strategist and he’s joining the pod to help us figure this out. - Are these rate cuts just in time or too little too late? - Is the Fed cutting by 25bps or 50bps? - Will we get a recession or the soft landing the FED is hoping for? - What will happen to crypto assets? We discuss all this and more...
Sep 18, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steven Goldfeder is back on the podcast today to discuss Arbitrum’s and all Ethereum L2 FUD. Is a win for Arbitrum also a win for Ethereum, or is Arbitrum competing for users and liquidity? Steven addresses governance concerns and discusses the decentralization of Arbitrum’s Sequencer. In the second half of the show, we get into the latest developments in the Arbitrum ecosystem, including Stylus, Bold, Orbit, and Timeboost. ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless...
Sep 17, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast That’s right, Bankless Nation, BlackRock on the podcast today. BlackRock is the world’s largest asset manager, a company that manages over $10 trillion dollars in assets around the world, to put it in perspective, that’s 5 times the crypto market cap. Let’s just say what they do has ripple effects in global markets. But here at Bankless we wanted to figure out what they’re doing in crypto. That’s why we brought Robbie Mitchnick, BlackRock’s Head of Digital Assets. We explore Crypto narratives in...
Sep 16, 2024•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week in crypto, the Trump vs. Harris debate sparked chatter, but did the markets react? DeFi had its first U.S. congressional hearing—how’d it go? Friend.tech burned its keys—abandoning? ENS integrated with PayPal and Venmo, while Coinbase launched their cbBTC, and Sony might release a stablecoin. Plus, did we see “war mode” Vitalik this week? ------ 🔥The Bankless Summit | 70% of for Citizens | 20% code WRU20 https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1832085867483083211 https://www.bankless.com/join...
Sep 13, 2024•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on a special in-person recording of Bankless we welcome special guest and best selling author, Yuval Noah Harari. Yuval is best known for his book Sapiens, and today, he is introducing ideas from his next book Nexus. We go deep down the history rabbit hole and explore the question, if human beings are so wise, why are we so self destructive? ------ 🎬 DEBRIEF | Ryan & David Unpacking the Episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-the-yuval-noah-harari-interview ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS ...
Sep 12, 2024•2 hr 32 min•Transcript available on Metacast When is this all going to reverse? That’s the question we asked Benjamin Cowen, YouTuber, Founder of Into The CryptoVerse and famous chart maximalist who does some fantastic technical analysis. The main goal of this pod is to understand if we're currently going through Ethereum’s bottom but we also cover: - Are crypto 4 year cycles dead? - What’s next for ETH/BTC? - How’s Ben positioning his portfolio for what’s coming? Except to learn that and much more. ------ 🌊 KELP | DEPOSIT ETH WITH GAIN T...
Sep 10, 2024•2 hr 34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Why does Bitcoin sucks and is inferior to Gold? Peter Schiff is a financial commentator and economist that is relentlessly bullish on gold and a famous skeptic of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. He covers a ton of ground in this podcast, from what money really is, why gold can't be disrupted as the ultimate store of value, why we should abolish the Federal Reserve and principles to grow your wealth. ------ 🎬 DEBRIEF | Ryan & David Unpacking the Episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-the-peter-...
Sep 09, 2024•2 hr 33 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week in crypto, Trump’s new DeFi project sparked debate—is it legit or a grift? After the SEC, the CFTC targeted Uniswap—what’s going on with regulators? Brazil’s Twitter ban also made waves—what does it mean for free speech and crypto’s role in resisting censorship? Markets are asking if the 4-year cycle is dead, and Ryan has three takes on the lackluster crypto prices and what it could mean moving forward. On the bright side, Polymarket is now on the Bloomberg terminal, and Coinbase is lo...
Sep 06, 2024•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Is the Ethereum roadmap… off track? Have we lost the plot? Are L2s running interference, intercepting all the users, transactions, and value from reaching the L1? And if all of this is real, and not just FUD, what should we do about it? We have Max Resnick on the show today, he's an Ethereum researcher working at Special Mechanism Group and he’s got some opinions that are contrary to what is typically found out of the Ethereum Rollup Centric Roadmap. Max explains why Ethereum is breaking down on...
Sep 04, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis is a leading Bitcoin advocate in Congress who recently introduced her proposal, "the Bitcoin Act," which seeks to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve for the United States of America. In today's episode, we explore how the bill could address the $35 trillion debt, the conversion of gold certificates to Bitcoin, and its economic implications. ------ 🎬 DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-the-cynthia-lummis-interview ------ BANK...
Sep 02, 2024•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this special early access episode we're joined by Paradigm's Georgios Konstantopoulos and Charlie Noyes, along with Max Resnick from Special Mechanisms Group to discuss a possible change in direction for one part of the Ethereum Roadmap. This is a deeply technical episode that covers the history of MEV and new innovations that plan to change it all from the comfort of David's apartment studio, enjoy. ------ 📣 BECOME A CITIZEN | GET 10% OFF WITH CODE: SPOTIFY10 https://www.bankless.com/join -...
Sep 01, 2024•2 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome back to the Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup. First up, why Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested in France and what it means for the future of privacy. Then, drama at the Ethereum Foundation as they sell $100M worth of ETH. And finally, the latest Wells Notice from the SEC, which company got it? ------ 🌊 KELP | Deposit ETH with Gain today https://kelpdao.xyz/gain/?utm_source=Bankless ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 ...
Aug 30, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today we're diving into the vibrant crypto ecosystem of Argentina as experienced at Aleph, a unique crypto pop-up city in Buenos Aires. You’ll hear from three influential guests - Marcelo Cavazzoli of Lemon Cash, Federico Ogue of Buenbit, and Manuel Beaudroit of Belo - who are leading the charge in Argentina’s crypto revolution. The episode provides deep insights into why Argentina is becoming a global hub for crypto adoption, driven by grassroots enthusiasm and supported by the pro-crypto stanc...
Aug 29, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s been a while since former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan was in the public spotlight, but in this episode, we discover his surprising stance: he’s bullish on crypto! In fact, he believes that crypto could be crucial in staving off a U.S. debt crisis. We dive deep into his core argument and explore a range of related topics, such as: - America’s debt crisis - The potential loss of the U.S. reserve currency status - How crypto could help the U.S. stay ahead of China - Why the left is anti-cry...
Aug 28, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast SOL/ETH is up 300% YoY and ETH/BTC is down 50% over the last 2 years. Why is that? Why is ETH underperforming so bad? Kyle Samani is the Managing Partner & Co-Founder at Multicoin Capital. Kyle and Multicoin have been one of the largest investors and proponents of Solana. They have been spearheading the ‘integrated blockchain’ investment theses even before the success of Solana redefined that corner of crypto. This episode is not intended to be a debate like the Anatoly vs Justin Drake one. Ryan...
Aug 26, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tron has been on a tear ranking second in stablecoin supply, highest number of token holders at 143.5 million, and has the second highest TVL among layer 1's at over $8 billion dollars. What's causing this big spike and... why? ------ 📣 GET 10% OFF PERMISSIONLESS TICKETS | USE CODE: BANKLESS10 https://bankless.cc/PermissionlessDiscount ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🦄UNISWAP | BROWSER EXTENSION https://bankless.cc/uniswa p...
Aug 23, 2024•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today we're talking EVM, specifically how Mega ETH and Monad are planning to make Ethereum SUPER fast. We answer: 1 - Which is faster, more decentralized, and more censorship-resistant? 2 - How did Monad and MegaETH build large communities before even launching a testnet, let alone a mainnet? 3 - What are their thoughts on criticism that building with the EVM is like building on quicksand? Could this eat at Solana's value proposition? ------ 🌊 KELP | Deposit ETH with Gain today https://kelpdao....
Aug 21, 2024•2 hr 35 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Ryan is joined by Louis-Vincent Gave, a macro analyst with 7 bold investment ideas to help you navigate the chaos. From avoiding the bond market’s pitfalls to rethinking the 60/40 strategy and why Asia is the future, Louis' ideas are thought-provoking and actionable. Whether you’re worried about a recession or curious about crypto, these ideas will give you new insights into where to put your money. This and all Bankless content is never financial advice. ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR...
Aug 20, 2024•2 hr 31 min•Transcript available on Metacast How in the world did Trump pivot to Pro-Crypto? David Bailey is the CEO and Cofounder of Bitcoin Media, which you might also know as Bitcoin Magazine He has just finished throwing the Bitcoin 2024 Conference, he’s been in Bitcoin since it’s inception and he’s now at the forefront of the world of politics where Bitcoin has been meaningfully intersecting with the Trump Administration. We talk mostly about Trump and his crypto policies. We then contrast it with Kamala Harris and the Democrats. And ...
Aug 19, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Has the Bull Market even started yet? And if it hasn't, what does that mean for prices looking forward? We're thrilled to be joined by Ledger who walks us through some charts and describes where he thinks we're headed. ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🦄UNISWAP | BROWSER EXTENSION https://bankless.cc/uniswap ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHERE...
Aug 17, 2024•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast This week in crypto, speculation swirled around a potential Kamala Harris pivot to crypto—could it be too late? Polymarket gives her a 10% chance against Trump. Jeremy Allaire hinted at Tap to Pay with USDC on iPhones—coming soon? BitGo’s wrapped Bitcoin drama might open doors for Coinbase. Optimism revealed plans to address fragmentation, while Eric Trump dives into digital real estate. Plus, the list of crypto's political prisoners grows—how can we support them? ------ 🐡 PUFFER | CHECK OUT PU...
Aug 16, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Nate Silver is a statistician, writer, and political analyst, widely recognized for his accurate predictions of U.S. presidential elections. He's now released an exceptional new book titled, "On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything." The book delves into the world of risk, game theory, cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, and poker—fields where the stakes are high and the outcomes uncertain. One of the central themes of the book is crypto, which is why we were thrilled to have Nate join u...
Aug 13, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Robinhood is the world’s most successful FinTech trading company. They have already conquered TradFi. What are they targeting next? In June, they announced the acquisition of Bitstamp, the oldest crypto exchange. They’re increasingly investing in crypto and we felt it was important to know their plans. We brought the co-founder Vlad Tenev and we had a wide-ranging conversation covering topics like tokenization, Robinhood’s Wallet and L2, payment for orderflow and MEV, the SEC Wells Notice and mu...
Aug 12, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week in crypto we saw markets…stumble? Then recover? Is the 2024 bull run over? Elizabeth Warren is targeting prediction markets and the crypto community is pushing back, obviously. Meanwhile, SEC Chair Gary Gensler also faces setbacks…more L’s? Zora’s latest release promises to shake up the NFT world. And in a surprising twist, Trump's children have reportedly taken a keen interest in…DeFi…? ------ 🍵MATCHA | NEW PRICING ENGINE https://go.0x.org/matcha-v2-pod ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:...
Aug 09, 2024•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast In today’s episode, we tackle the big question: with the massive sell-off earlier this week, is the bull market over? Our guest, Tom Lee, doesn’t think so. We aim to answer several key questions: Why did markets take a hit on Monday? Is there more pain to come? Is the bull market truly over? What about the possibility of a recession? What are the arguments for both the bear and bull cases? And finally, Tom's Price Predictions. ------ 🍵MATCHA | NEW PRICING ENGINE https://go.0x.org/matcha-v2-pod ...
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