#138 – Steve Baker – The Structural Failure of Government
Former Conservative MP Steve Baker argues that Britain’s systemic failure stems from a self‑reinforcing political machine that rewards power without accountability, leading to declining living standards and growing voter powerlessness. He highlights how incentives in politics, unchecked money flows, and over‑governance erode liberty and fuel extremism, while suggesting that opting out or superficial reforms won’t fix the root problems. Baker’s perspective, shaped by his insider experience, stresses that meaningful change requires confronting entrenched incentives and resetting the system, though he warns that any solution will be painful and uncertain.
Bitcoin Starts 2026 in Uncharted Territory
The episode reviews Bitcoin's uneventful 2025, noting a flat price, a post‑halving cycle that failed to ignite, and a market driven more by boredom than extreme sentiment. It highlights muted Bitcoin action, a collapse in altcoin valuations, shifting ETF inflows,...
How the Stablecoin Milkshake Will Redollarize the World | Brent Johnson
In this episode, Brent Johnson revisits his Dollar Milkshake Theory, arguing that while de‑dollarization narratives gain traction, the Eurodollar system and debt dynamics will ultimately pull demand back to the U.S. dollar, especially as sovereign debt crises trigger political instability....
#506: Marco Santori, CEO of Solmate, on Inventing The SAFT Framework, Solana, The Infrastructure Flywheel Strategy, and The Geographical Importance...
In this episode, Marco Santori discusses his creation of the SAFT framework and its impact on crypto fundraising, shares insights from his tenure as Chief Legal Officer at Kraken, and explains why Solana is central to Solmate’s infrastructure flywheel strategy....
ROLLUP: Silver Parabolic | Aave Civil War | Uniswap Unifies | New CFTC Chair | Bitcoin Vs. Quantum
David Hoffman and Anthony Sassano discuss the surge in precious metals and the S&P, highlighting silver's 10x potential and bullish market sentiment. They examine Aave's internal governance clash over fee structures, celebrate Uniswap's successful protocol unification, and note the appointment...
Weekly Roundup 01/02/26 (2026 Predictions, Wealth Taxes, Secret Insolvencies) (EP.694)
Matt and Nic kick off 2026 with a rapid-fire roundup covering the House's draft PARITY Act, the challenges of implementing wealth taxes, and ongoing declines in decentralized autonomous tokens (DATs). They share personal anecdotes, discuss Nic's fiction piece, and speculate...
#504: Tom Trowbridge, Co-Founder of Fluence Labs, on DePIN, DeAI, and Decentralized Storage/Compute
In this episode, Tom Trowbridge, co‑founder of Fluence Labs and former president of Hedera Hashgraph, explores the evolution of decentralized storage and compute, contrasting it with traditional cloud services and outlining the emerging DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks) model. He...
12 Big Crypto Predictions for 2026 | Ryan & David
Ryan and David dissect the top 2026 crypto forecasts from major firms, highlighting a consensus that stablecoins will become genuine payment rails and tokenization will move beyond pilots to mainstream use. They anticipate a surge in crypto ETFs expanding institutional...
The 2025 Bitcoin Year in Review
The episode reviews 2025’s pivotal shifts for Bitcoin, emphasizing that institutional adoption normalized it as a TradFi asset class while regulatory clarity emerged through guidance, enforcement reversals, and stablecoin legislation. It also examines how Trump-era crypto politics influenced the narrative...
Where Is Crypto Going in 2026? | Ben Cowen
Ben Cowen argues that the current crypto cycle may already be in its post‑euphoria bear phase, with Bitcoin likely having peaked and a true alt‑season unlikely. He outlines how macro forces—Fed policy, labor market dynamics, and AI‑driven investor attention—will shape...
JPMorgan Adding Bitcoin (Why Bear Market Is DEAD)
The episode examines JPMorgan's recent launch of Bitcoin trading services, interpreting it as a watershed moment that signals the end of the 2025‑2026 bear market narrative. Host BitBoy highlights how institutional adoption by a major bank validates crypto's legitimacy and...
Is the Crypto-Native Era Coming to an End? - Lessons From 10 Years in Crypto with Joey Krug, Founders Fund...
In this episode, Joey Krug examines whether the crypto‑native era is waning as institutions adopt blockchain infrastructure without its original culture, drawing on his experience with Augur and Founders Fund. He explains how prediction markets like Polymarket achieved product‑market fit,...
#502: Rand Hindi, CEO of Zama, on Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE), Total Value Shielded (TVS), and The Future of Privacy
In this episode, Rand Hindi explains how Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) can become a "confidentiality layer" for blockchain, enabling Total Value Shielded (TVS) transactions that protect privacy without sacrificing transparency. He argues that public stablecoins and existing privacy solutions like...
Tria - Live Free, Bank Freer
In this episode, Vijit Katta, CEO and co‑founder of Tria, explains how the company’s self‑custodial neobank abstracts away blockchain complexity by providing a protocol and consumer layer that eliminates bridges, gas fees, and custodial risk across Bitcoin, EVM chains, Solana...
🚨Bitcoin Is Being MANIPULATED Into a CRASH (Worst Case Ever)
The episode examines unusual Bitcoin price movements that appear disconnected from its fundamentals, highlighting on‑chain data that suggests large holders may be positioning for a significant sell‑off. Host BitBoy Crypto argues that coordinated manipulation could trigger a worst‑case crash, warning...
Coinbase Comes for All of Finance
Coinbase announced its most ambitious product overhaul, adding commission-free stock trading, prediction markets, Solana on-chain trading, custom stablecoins, streamlined derivatives, and an AI advisor, positioning itself as an all‑in‑one exchange and a vertically integrated financial institution. The episode argues that...
ROLLUP: Coinbase Ships | JPMorgan Onchain | Solana Firedancer | Aave Civil War | DTCC Tokenizes
In this episode, Ryan and David examine how Coinbase is evolving into a financial super‑app, while JPMorgan launches its first tokenized money‑market fund on Ethereum and regulators quietly enable on‑chain settlement via DTCC pilots. They also discuss Solana’s Firedancer client...
Pixion Games - The Next Generation of Play
In this episode, Pixion Games founder and CEO Kam Punia draws on his experience with global franchises like Yu‑Gi‑Oh! to explain how his studio builds competitive, mobile‑first games, focusing on their flagship title Fableborne—a fast‑paced action RPG with hero collection,...
#501: Ken Miyachi, Co-Founder of BitMind, on Bittensor, The Escalation of AI-Driven Crypto Scams, and Deepfakes
In this episode, Ken Miyachi, co‑founder of BitMind, explains how AI is amplifying crypto scams, from deepfake impersonations to automated fraud on decentralized platforms like Bittensor. He highlights the urgent need for real‑time verification tools and education to solve the...
Ethereum’s “HTTP Moment” With Marissa Foster & Yoav Weiss
Camila Russo interviews Ethereum Foundation product lead Marissa Foster and security researcher Yoav Weiss about the Trustless Manifesto and the Ethereum Interop Layer (EIL), highlighting how hidden trust assumptions—especially in RPCs, bridges, and sequencers—threaten Ethereum’s core values as it moves...
DTCC Puts US Securities On Chain
The episode explains how the Depository Trust Company (DTCC) secured a SEC no‑action letter to begin tokenizing U.S. public market securities, highlighting the significance of DTCC’s clearing role for enabling 24/7 settlement and programmable assets across stocks, ETFs, and Treasuries....
Canopy Network - Limitless Infra for Appchains
In this episode, Andrew Nguyen, Co‑Founder and CTO of Canopy Network, explains how their recursive architecture enables a peer‑to‑peer launchpad that lets application‑specific chains bootstrap each other into independent, secure ecosystems. He highlights the benefits of limitless infrastructure for appchains,...
Bitcoin: This Is BAD (Last 3 Times Crypto Dumped HARD)
The episode warns that Bitcoin is flashing a rare, dangerous signal that historically preceded three major market crashes, prompting a hard dump in crypto prices. Host analysis highlights the technical indicators behind the warning and discusses potential macro factors that...
How AI, Easier Money, and Deregulation Could Supercharge U.S. GDP Growth
In this episode, Anthony Pompliano examines the bold claim that U.S. GDP could surge to 20‑25% annual growth, arguing that while unrealistic, higher growth is plausible through a mix of aggressive debt financing, looser monetary policy, AI-driven innovation, and deregulation....
#500: Anurag Arjun, Co-Founder of Avail, on Interoperability, Liquidity Unification, and The Future of Crypto
In this episode, Anurah Arjun, co‑founder of Avail, explains how the platform tackles the biggest misconceptions around multichain interoperability by unifying liquidity and creating a single, intent‑based user balance across rollups and different blockchains, including EVM, non‑EVM and eventually Solana....
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto Last Week
The episode analyzes the Federal Reserve's recent meeting, highlighting unprecedented dissent that suggests a fragmented FOMC and a more politicized monetary outlook through 2026, along with the implications of a new liquidity program for markets. It then examines the stalled...
QE Is Back and Asset Prices Are Going Higher
The episode analyzes the Federal Reserve’s recent 25‑basis‑point rate cut and the restart of $40 billion monthly Treasury‑bill purchases, signaling a return to quantitative easing that is driving all major asset classes to record highs. Host Anthony Pompliano and guest Jeff...
#499: Michael Sena, Co-Founder of Recall, on AI’s Impact on Crypto Trading, Measuring AI Agents, and The Future of AI
In this episode, Michael Sena, co‑founder of Recall, discusses how elite models like Google Gemini are reshaping AI‑driven crypto trading, while noting that the most effective AI strategies remain private. He explains how decentralized reputation systems and open AI competition...
#134 - Steve Keen - How Modern Economics Became Ideology
In this episode, heterodox economist Steve Keen argues that modern economics has become ideology, critiquing neoclassical, Keynesian and Austrian models for ignoring how banks create money and how private debt drives crises. He explains the mechanics of money creation, the...
Tokenizing $240 Billion in Real Estate on the Avalanche Blockchain! | Dan Silverman
In this episode, Dan Silverman, Co‑CEO and Co‑Founder of Balcony, explains how his company is tokenizing roughly $240 billion of Bergen County, New Jersey real‑estate on the Avalanche blockchain, highlighting the platform’s partnership with Chainlink and the privacy advantages of Avalanche’s L1....
Gallaxia - The Future of Gaming
In this episode, James Ashton—former footballer turned gaming entrepreneur—discusses Gallaxia’s vision for the future of gaming, emphasizing the integration of blockchain, AI, and biometric security to create immersive, player‑owned experiences. He highlights how Gallaxia’s ecosystem leverages technologies like PlayAI’s orchestration...
Trump Bitcoin Plan FAILED!? (Danger Zone for Altcoins)
The episode dissects the collapse of former President Trump's proposed Bitcoin policy, explaining how its failure has pushed Bitcoin toward a volatile price zone and triggered heightened risk for major altcoins. Host analysis highlights regulatory uncertainty, market sentiment shifts, and...
#498: Arthur Breitman, Co-Founder of Tezos, on Tokenized Uranium, Quantum’s Threat to Bitcoin, Proof-of-Stake, and The Future of Crypto
In this episode, Arthur Breitman, co‑founder of Tezos, discusses the potential of tokenized uranium and the looming quantum threat to Bitcoin, while making a strong case for proof‑of‑stake as the superior consensus mechanism. He provides a deep dive into Tezos’s...
The Crypto Market Structure Bill Will Pass in Q1 2026! With Adam Minehardt
In this episode, Adam Minehardt, Head of Public Policy at Chainlink, discusses the growing adoption of crypto by traditional finance institutions and Chainlink's expanding role in that ecosystem. He outlines the anticipated passage of the CLARITY Act—referred to as the...
BITCOIN BEAR MARKET IS DEAD! Gold's Secret Signal Confirms BULL RUN!
The episode explains Bitcoin's four‑year cycle—down, sideways, gradual rise, then a mega bull run—and argues that the current bear phase is over, using gold price movements as a confirming signal. The host highlights that Bitcoin has already begun its upward...
How To Buy And Trade Crypto! (Toobit Beginners Guide)
In this 7‑minute beginner guide, Deezy walks listeners through the Toobit exchange, demonstrating how to set up an account, fund it, and execute basic crypto trades. He highlights key features such as low fees, built‑in security practices, and the importance...
Ethereum Finally REVERSING! (Bitcoin Sets Up MASSIVE 2026 Bull Market)
The episode highlights a notable reversal in Ethereum's price action, suggesting a broader momentum shift that could ignite a massive bull market for Bitcoin by 2026. The host analyzes chart patterns, on‑chain data, and macro factors, arguing that Ethereum's recovery...
Weekly Roundup 12/05/25 (The Trouble with Taproot, a Prediction Market Paradox, HFSC OCP.2 Report) (EP.689)
Matt Walsh and Nic Carter review the week’s blockchain headlines, flagging lingering quantum‑risk concerns and questioning whether banks are infiltrated by intelligence agencies. They dissect technical and regulatory issues—from problematic Taproot address handling and MicroStrategy’s USD reserve strategy to Kalshi’s...
HUGE VeChain NEWS DROP! (VET Holders MUST See This NOW)
The episode announces a major VeChain development, highlighting the launch of the VeWorld platform and the Stargate integration that aim to expand VET utility and onboarding. The host explains how these tools simplify wallet setup, staking, and cross‑chain transactions, and...
#133 - Karl-Friedrich Israel - Inflation, Inequality, Socialism & the Future of Europe
Economist Karl‑Friedrich Israel argues that inflation is a deliberate political tool that covertly taxes the poor, inflates asset values and deepens inequality, while official CPI figures mask the true cost of living. He links this hidden tax to Europe’s slow...
Tokenization’s Starting Gun
Larry Fink argues that tokenization is reaching a pivotal "internet‑1996" moment, prompting Wall Street to rally behind the concept. The episode examines how macro liquidity and Fed policy are fueling Bitcoin's recent rebound and why regulators and major exchanges view...
Bitcoin Fixes This #133: Model Collapse with Copernican
In this episode, Jimmy Song talks with Copernican about the looming "model collapse" in AI, explaining how over‑parameterized systems can fail catastrophically and why decentralized, trust‑less architectures like Bitcoin offer a safeguard. They explore the parallels between AI model brittleness...
#497: Lucas Bruder, CEO of Jito Labs, on How Jito Gets Yield, Solana DeFi, BAM, and The Future of Robotics
In this episode, Lucas Bruder, CEO of Jito Labs, explains how Jito generates yield on Solana through advanced execution infrastructure like BAM and the ACE protocol, while discussing the broader Solana DeFi landscape and the bullish outlook for a SOL...
Can Bitcoin Buy You Residency in Italy?
In this episode, Mark Mason interviews Allie Palumbo, CEO of Bitizenship, about the Bitcoin Dolce Visa—a €250,000 Italian investor visa that accepts Bitcoin as the investment vehicle and can be issued in as little as 12 weeks, with the actual...
Hijacking the Financial System (With Bitcoin): Nakamoto CEO David Bailey
In this episode, BTC Inc. CEO David Bailey explains his “hijack” strategy to embed Bitcoin into the global financial system, outlining a 50‑year roadmap that envisions trillions of value creation and Bitcoin becoming humanity’s reserve asset. He details the unique challenges...
SEC CHAIR PAUL ATKINS BIG CRYPTO STATEMENTS! BANK OF AMERICA TO OFFER BITCOIN INVESTING!
The episode covers three major developments: SEC Chair Gary Gensler (mistakenly referred to as Paul Atkins) announced an upcoming innovation exemption for crypto firms slated for January and signaled openness to crypto IPOs; Bank of America approved its wealth advisers...
Ethereum 2026 Prediction (Not What You Think!)
In this brief episode, Deezy examines recent Federal Reserve policy shifts, noting the end of quantitative tightening and an upcoming expansion of the Fed's balance sheet, and explores how these macroeconomic changes could influence Ethereum's price trajectory toward 2026. The...
The Bitcoin Advantage: How MENA Is Adopting Bitcoin
In this episode, Isaiah Austin hosts Hunter Albright and Maurizio Pedrazzoli Grazioli to examine why the MENA region—particularly the UAE—is becoming a leading hub for Bitcoin adoption, driven by a youthful, globally‑connected population and a cultural affinity for hard assets....
Bitcoin’s Worst November in Years
The episode examines why November became Bitcoin's worst month since 2018, attributing the decline to thin liquidity, excessive leverage, and heightened macroeconomic tensions from Japan to the Federal Reserve. It explores whether this pain is purging speculative froth ahead of...
96% Chance Bitcoin PUMPS in 2026 (You MUST See This)
The episode analyzes Bitcoin’s long‑term cycle data, arguing that statistical models point to a 96% probability of a major price surge by 2026, making it one of the strongest bull‑run signals in crypto history. It breaks down the underlying metrics—halving...