Alex Thorn talks to Prof. Brad Rettler (University of Wyoming) about evaluating bitcoin through first principles and whether it’s a net positive or negative for the world. Brad also explains the Bitcoin Research Institute, a first-of-its-kind institution solely focused on producing academic grade research on Bitcoin. Alex also talks to Beimnet Abeb…

In this episode of Galaxy Brains, Alex Thorn is joined by Galaxy Founder and CEO Mike Novogratz for a wide-ranging conversation on markets, Bitcoin momentum, and the company’s upcoming Nasdaq listing. They discuss crypto’s recent drawdown and rebound, the rise of Bitcoin treasury strategies, macro headwinds and dollar risks, and how stablecoin legi…

In this episode of Galaxy Brains, Alex Thorn is joined by Zack Shapiro, Head of Policy at the Bitcoin Policy Institute, to examine the DOJ’s criminal case against the developers of Samourai Wallet and its far-reaching implications for open-source software, financial privacy, and the future of non-custodial Bitcoin tools in the U.S. Alex also speaks…

In this episode of Galaxy Brains, Alex Thorn is joined by Matt Pines, Executive Director of the Bitcoin Policy Institute, for a deep dive into national Bitcoin strategy, including the concept of a U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, the mechanics and potential of BitBonds, and the looming risks of quantum computing to Bitcoin’s cryptography. They explo…

In this episode of Galaxy Brains, Alex Thorn speaks with Zack Pokorny, Galaxy Research Associate, about MESA, Galaxy Research’s first-ever governance proposal. Designed to reduce Solana inflation through a more democratic voting framework, the proposal introduces multiple voting options rather than a binary outcome. Zack unpacks the motivation behi…

Alex Thorn talks with Max Bareiss (Galaxy Lending) about the state of the bitcoin and crypto lending market. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast,…

Alex Thorn talks with James Check (Checkonchain) about the state of the bitcoin market. Alex and James discuss insights derived from onchain bitcoin data, what it tells us about bitcoin holder behavior, and what needs to change to build a base and move higher once again. Alex also talks with Connor Finemore (Galaxy Trading) about tariffs, treasurie…

Alex Thorn talks with Arjun Sethi, GP at Tribe Capital and Co-CEO of Kraken, one of the world’s biggest and oldest crypto exchanges, about markets, regulatory shifts, and institutional adoption of bitcoin. Alex also talks to Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading), about markets, tariffs, and the U.S. economy in 2025. This episode was recorded on Wednesday,…

Alex Thorn talks with Anton Katz (Talos) about institutional crypto trading, adoption, and technology. Alex also talks with Connor Finemore (Galaxy Trading) about markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and…

Alex Thorn talks to Preston Pysh, host of the Bitcoin Fundamentals podcast and GP at Ego Death Capital, about the strategic bitcoin reserve, institutional bitcoin adoption, and macro markets. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe about markets and the FOMC meeting this week. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. ++ Follow us on Twitt…

Alex Thorn talks with Will Foxley (Blockspace Media) about the future of Bitcoin. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe about markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has b…

Alex Thorn talks with Jake Chervinsky, Chief Legal Officer at Variant, about the presidential working group on digital assets, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and how Bank Secrecy Act and money transmission laws can be an existential threat to crypto. Alex also talks to Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets. This episode was recorded…

Alex Thorn talks with Marty Bent, managing partner at Ten31 and founder of TFTC, about bitcoin mining, artificial intelligence, strategic bitcoin reserve, bitcoin backed financial products, and bitcoin venture investing. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. ++ …

Alex Thorn talks with Pantera founder Dan Morehead and Galaxy founder Mike Novogratz about their shared history in bitcoin and markets, the state of global bitcoin adoption, and the future of crypto. Alex talks with Dan and Mike about the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR), Telegram, artificial intelligence (AI), the Federal Reserve and macro and rate…

Alex Thorn talks with Hester Peirce, Commissioner at the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) and head of the its Crypto Task Force, about the SEC’s priorities and plans to reshape its approach to regulating crypto in America. Alex and Hester also talk about the struggles of the last 4 years, the impact of the Presidential Working Group on Digita…

Alex talks with Natalia Li (Galaxy Public Policy) about recent crypto regulatory news like the executive order, David Sack's congressional press conference, and Hester Peirce SEC content. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, February 5, 2025. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearc…

Alex Thorn talks with David Bailey (BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine) about Trump’s election and what it means for bitcoin policy. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn m…

Alex Thorn talks to Tyler Williams (Galaxy’s Global Head of Policy) about the Crypto Ball, Trump Inauguration Weekend, and Trump’s early actions on crypto policy. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research …

Alex Thorn talks with Dan Matuszewski (CMS Holdings) about bitcoin, crypto, AI, memecoins, politics, and the future of trading. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets, rates, and inflation. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy…

Alex Thorn talks with Columbia Business School professor Omid Malekan about stablecoins, tokenization, equities on the blockchain, and the strategic bitcoin reserve. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe about markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.c…

Alex Thorn talks with Paul Giordano (MARA) about the world’s largest Bitcoin miner and its plans for mining, bitcoin treasury operations, and AI. They also discuss the impact of tariffs, bitcoin development, ordinals, private mempools, and more. This episode was recorded on Thursday, December 23, 2024. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and re…

Alex Thorn talks with PubKey founder Thomas Pacchia about bitcoin culture, a big year for BTC, and what comes next. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe about markets and the Federal Reserve’s latest rates decision. This episode was recorded on Thursday, December 18, 2024. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.co…

Alex Thorn talks with Michael Saylor, Founder and Chairman of MicroStrategy (MSTR), about bitcoin crossing $100k, President Trump, the bitcoin strategic reserve, bitcoin development, proof of reserves, Ethereum, crypto in general, and much more. This episode was recorded on Thursday, December 5, 2024. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and rea…

Alex Thorn talks with Sam Callahan (The News Block) about bitcoin markets, MicroStrategy, and the Trump administration’s impact on markets. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading). This episode was recorded on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn …

Alex Thorn talks with Anchorwatch CEO Rob Hamilton about ways the US government could securely store the “strategic bitcoin reserve,” why insurance on bitcoin is a big step forward, and happenings in the world of bitcoin development. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, November …

Alex Thorn talks with Bitcoin personality American Hodl about the future of bitcoin adoption, the state of the market cycle, nation state adoption, and much more. Alex also talks with Galaxy Trading’s Beimnet Abebe about recent market action. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read…

Alex Thorn talks with Swan Bitcoin co-founder and CEO Cory Klippsten about bitcoin adoption, development, and policy. Alex also talks with Galaxy Trading’s Beimnet Abebe about markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! T…

Alex Thorn talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about Trump’s election win and what it means for bitcoin. Alex also offers his own thoughts about the way forward. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and t…

Alex Thorn talks with Coy Garrison, partner at Steptoe and former counsel to SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, about how the SEC could reverse course on digital asset regulation if it wanted — such as under a change in leadership. Alex and Coy discuss timing, pragmatic steps the Commission is likely to take, and how the SEC’s current approach has bee…

Alex Thorn talks with Quinn Thompson (Lekker Capital) about bitcoin, the election, ETHBTC, bitcoin mining and AI, nuclear energy, and his medium-term outlook. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at w…

Alex Thorn talks with James Check (CheckOnChain) about bitcoin network data, how to use onchain data to spot market tops and bottoms, and what the fundamentals tell us about the state of the Bitcoin market today. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets. ** Mentioned during the episode Check On Chain www.checkonchain.com Al…

From Galaxy's Hong Kong headquarters, Alex talks with Chris Yu (SignalPlus) about the Bitcoin options market, the need for tooling to support advanced trading, and the future of onchain structured products. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/res…

From Galaxy's Hong Kong headquarters, Alex talks with Zhang Bing (Avenir Crypto) about building a full scale crypto conglomerate from scratch, investing in early fund managers, and Avenir's birth from the capital of one of Huobi's original founders. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, …

From the Token2049 conference in Singapore, Alex talks with Arthur Cheong (DeFiance Capital) about the current state and future of DeFi, trends in crypto, and why Asia is a hub for the blockchain industry. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, September 19, 2024. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/rese…

Alex Thorn talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about wealth inequality, the state and effects of the presidential election on the economy, and what it means for bitcoin. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, October 8, 2024. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast…

From the Token2049 conference in Singapore, Alex Thorn talks with Alex Svanevik (Nansen) about blockchain data, AI and blockchains, and the growth of Singapore as a crypto hub. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, September 19, 2024. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This pod…

From the Token2049 conference in Singapore, Alex Thorn talks with Joe McCann, co-founder of Asymmetric, about Solana's outperformance, putting culture on coins, and the future of Web3. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, September 19, 2024. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! …

Alex Thorn talks with Animoca Brands founder and chairman Yat Siu about the metaverse (is it back?), investing in crypto, and why digital identity is the next great frontier that will bring real world value to blockchains. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, September 24, 2024. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at ww…

Alex Thorn talks with John Cahill, Galaxy’s COO in Asia, about the enormous energy, interest, and demand for bitcoin and crypto across the region. They also share impressions from the recent Token2049 and Solana Breakpoint conferences in Singapore. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets. This episode was recorded on Wedne…

Alex Thorn talks with Dan Held from Asymmetric Bitcoin DeFi Venture Fund about DeFi on Bitcoin, changes in Bitcoin culture, and the future of crypto broadly. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about the Fed’s first rate cut in 3 years and what it means for markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, September 5, 2024. ++ Follo…

Alex Thorn (Galaxy Research) talks with Thad Pinakiewicz (Galaxy Research) about the new defi application backed by the Trump family. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/…

An epic solo episode where Alex Thorn (Galaxy Research) provides extensive commentary on the state of crypto investing, technology, and markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contain…

Alex Thorn (Galaxy) talks with crypto and social media lawyer Preston Byrne (Byrne & Storm) about the Telegram CEO charges, free speech in America, and much more. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, Aug 28, 2024. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at w…

Alex Thorn talks with Luca Prosperi (M^0) about stablecoin designs, markets, and futures. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, Aug 14, 2024. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information …

Alex Thorn talks with Ritchie Torres (D-NY) about bitcoin, crypto, and blockchain and how Democrats can lead on this issue. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, Aug 14, 2024. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! …

Alex Thorn talks to Willem Schroé, founder and CEO of Botanix Labs, about their new type of Bitcoin L2. Alex also talks to Beimnet Abebe about markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, Aug 8, 2024. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contai…

In our final special edition episode of Galaxy Brains, recorded at Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville, Alex Thorn welcomes back Casey Rodamor, a prominent Bitcoin developer known for his work on inscriptions and ordinals. They delve into Casey’s contributions to Bitcoin’s technology landscape and his latest venture—a cutting-edge file-sharing project. The c…

In our fifth special edition episode of Galaxy Brains, recorded at Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville, Alex Thorn meets with Christian Catalini, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Lightspark. Alex and Christian discuss the evolution and future of Bitcoin and the Lightning Network. Christian shares his journey from his early days at MIT and Facebook to…

In our fourth special edition episode of Galaxy Brains, recorded at Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville, Alex Thorn talks with Craig Warmke, co-author of “Resistance Money” and a philosophy professor deeply engaged with Bitcoin’s ethical dimensions. The conversation dives into the philosophical underpinnings that support Bitcoin as a form of “resistance mone…

In our third special episode of Galaxy Brains, recoded at Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville, Alex Thorn speaks with Dylan LeClair, Institutional Lead at Bitcoin Magazine, and Director of Bitcoin Strategy at Metaplanet. They explore the MicroStrategy playbook and discuss the evolving political and economic landscape surrounding Bitcoin. The conversation del…