Best Santiago Santos | Blockworks Podcasts (2025)

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Was Coinbase's Echo Acquisition a Good Deal? | Weekly Roundup 1:13:07

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This week, we break down Coinbase’s $375 million acquisition of Echo and debate whether it was a good deal or not. We also dive into other top stories, including FalconX’s acquisition of 21Shares, Tempo’s $500 million raise, the latest developments in prediction markets, and more. Enjoy! -- Follow Rob: https://x.com/HadickM Follow Santi: https://x.…

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Inside Coinbase’s $375m Acquisition of Echo | Shan Aggarwal 1:01:06

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This week, we’re joined by Coinbase’s Chief Business Officer, Shan Aggarwal, to discuss their acquisition of Echo. We dive into Coinbase’s strategy to bring capital markets onchain, Echo’s role in compliant onchain fundraising, integration of acquired teams, tokenized equities, prediction markets, and Coinbase’s broader goal of becoming an all-enco…

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DAS Takeaways, Crypto’s Largest Liquidation Ever & Have We Peaked? | Weekly Roundup 1:07:35

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This week we discuss the fallout after crypto's largest ever liquidation event. We deep dive into the problem with crypto's market structure, has the DAT bubble burst, Binance's listing process, takeaways from DAS & more. Enjoy! -- Follow Rob: https://x.com/HadickM Follow Santi: https://x.com/santiagoroel Follow Jason: https://x.com/JasonYanowitz F…

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Hivemind: Record Liquidations, Auto-Deleveraging, & Biggest Post-Crash Winners & Losers 1:05:02

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This week, the Hivemind team breaks down Friday’s insane crypto crash, the auto-deleveraging across exchanges, USDe’s sudden depeg, and the biggest post-crash winners and losers. -- Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Katherine Ross and David Canellis. Subscribe to the Empire newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/empire -…

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Kalshi CEO’s Bold Vision For The Future of Markets | Tarek Mansour 1:14:08

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This week, Tarek Mansour Co-founder & CEO of Kalshi joins the show to discuss the next chapter for one of the fastest growing start ups in the U.S. We deep dive into the Kalshi origin story, how media and markets are evolving, the opportunity for prediction markets, advice for founders and more. Enjoy! -- Follow Tarek: https://x.com/mansourtarek_ F…

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LIVE | Market Crash: What Happened and What’s Next 1:01:15

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In this bonus live interview, Doug Colkitt joins the stream to unpack the crypto market's most severe wave of liquidations on record. We'll get into what fueled the crash, how auto-deleveraging works, and what it means for the rest of the cycle. Follow Jason: https://x.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Empire: https://x.com/theempirepod Follow Doug: https:/…

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Polymarket's $2B Deal with ICE Changes Everything | Weekly Roundup 1:09:34

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This week we discuss Polymarket's $2B deal with ICE and how it impacts the future of prediction markets. We then deep dive into the stablecoin duopoly, advice for founders, is it BNB season, crypto's next breakout consumer app & more. Enjoy! -- Follow Rob: https://x.com/HadickM Follow Santi: https://x.com/santiagoroel Follow Jason: https://x.com/Ja…

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Why This Billionaire is All In on Crypto, AI & Psychedelics | Christian Angermayer 1:38:02

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This week Christian Angermayer joins the show to discuss the future of crypto, AI & psychedelics. We deep dive into Christian's past during the European debt crisis, why AI & robotics will completely reshape the labor force, Christian's 5 key investment themes, the controversial enhanced games & more. Enjoy! -- Follow Christian: https://x.com/C_Ang…

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Mike Dudas on Uptober and the Continued Bull Market 1:10:21

20d ago1:10:21

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This week Mike Dudas joins the show to discuss why he thinks this cycle is still just getting started. We deep dive into Mike's thesis when it comes to investing in crypto, his biggest winners this cycle, Flying Tulip's new model for raising capital, stablecoins, NFTs & more. Enjoy! -- Follow Mike: https://x.com/mdudas Follow Santi: https://x.com/s…

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Hivemind: State of The Market, Hyperliquid, Plasma & Tether's $500B Valuation 1:02:12

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This week, the Hivemind team discusses their current market outlook as crypto starts to recover after a large leverage flush last week. We deep dive into why are SOL DAT volumes so low, the Plasma token launch, Tether's $500B valuation, the perp DEX wars & more. Enjoy! -- Follow Ceteris: ⁠https://x.com/ceterispar1bus⁠ Follow Duncan: https://x.com/F…

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Crypto In 2025, Is DAT Season Over & Market Outlook With Jordi Alexander 18:17

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This week Jordi Alexander joins the show live from the Origin Summit, hosted by Story and Blockworks alongside Forward Guidance host Felix Jauvin. We deep dive into where are we in the cycle, is DAT season over, finding opportunity as an investor & more. Enjoy! -- Follow Jordi: https://x.com/gametheorizing Follow Felix: https://x.com/fejau_inc Foll…

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The Art of Trading and Galaxy’s Next Chapter | Mike Novogratz 1:13:23

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This week Mike Novogratz joins the show to reflect on his path from a successful trading career to building and running Galaxy. We deep dive into the state of markets, what defines the most successful macro traders, Galaxy's AI data center opportunity, running a public company & more. Enjoy! -- Follow Mike: https://x.com/novogratz Follow Jason: htt…

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Have We Topped, Aster vs Hyperliquid & Tether's $500B Valuation | Weekly Roundup 1:08:12

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This week we're back to discuss the top stories of the week. We deep dive into the state of markets, Tether looking to raise $20B at a $500B valuation, Aster vs Hyperliquid, crypto IPOs in 2025-26 & more. Enjoy! -- Follow Santi: https://x.com/santiagoroel Follow Jason: https://x.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod -- J…

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Phase II of the Bull Market | Dan Morehead 1:01:52

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This week Dan Morehead joins the show to discuss the current state of markets & what's next throughout 2025 into 2026. We deep dive into how Dan built conviction in crypto as an asset class back in 2013, does the four year cycle still exist, crypto treasury vehicles, Dan's Solana thesis & more. Enjoy! -- Follow Dan: https://x.com/dan_pantera Follow…

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We're Still In A Bull Market | Weekly Roundup 1:21:24

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We're back to discuss the top stories of the week. We deep dive into Pump Fun & the future of media, why there is so much uncertainty despite massive positive tailwinds for crypto, Plasma's success story, is Base launching a token & more. Enjoy! -- Follow Rob: https://x.com/HadickM Follow Santi: https://x.com/santiagoroel Follow Jason: https://x.co…

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Hivemind: Fed Cuts Rates, Crypto's Mag7 Moment & Why We're Still Bullish 1:00:44

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This week, the Hivemind team discusses the state of crypto markets after the Fed just lowered interest rates by 25bps. We deep dive into what will outperform going forward, the rise of SOL DATs, is it still time to be bullish, Pump Fun & more. Enjoy! -- Follow Ceteris: https://x.com/ceterispar1bus Follow Jason: https://x.com/3xliquidated Follow Yan…

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Building The Largest Solana Treasury Company | Kyle Samani 58:25

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This week Kyle Samani joins the show to discuss the successful $1.65B raise for Forward Industries. We deep dive into how Forward Industries plan to converge between traditional markets & DeFi, the ultimate vision for the Solana treasury company, the difference between SOL & BTC DATs & why stablecoins are crypto's iPhone moment. Enjoy! Although our…

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The Biggest Winner from Hyperliquid’s USDH | Weekly Roundup 1:22:56

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We're back to discuss the top stories of the week. We deep dive into how crypto can redefine private equity, who wins from the battle for USDH, Figure's IPO, could DeFi projects go public & more. Enjoy! -- Follow Rob: https://x.com/HadickM Follow Santi: https://x.com/santiagoroel Follow Jason: https://x.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Empire: https://twit…

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Ethena Founder: The Next Chapter For Ethena | Guy Young 1:01:08

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This week Guy Young joins the show to discuss the next chapter for Ethena. We deep dive into Ethena's business model, how DATs could enable DeFi's breakout moment, how Ethena will scale in the future, advice for founders & more. Enjoy! -- Follow Guy: https://x.com/gdog97_ Follow Jason: https://x.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/…

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Are DATs Sustainable, Stripe Launches Tempo & WLFI’s Token Launch | Weekly Roundup 1:07:49

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Gm! This week we're back to discuss the top stories of the week. We deep dive into the mechanics behind DATs, the WLFI token launch, Stripe's announcement of Tempo, onchain equities & more. Enjoy! --Follow Rob: https://x.com/HadickMFollow Santi: https://x.com/santiagoroelFollow Jason: https://x.com/JasonYanowitzFollow Empire: https://twitter.com/th…

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Hivemind: Where Do Crypto Markets Go Next? 1:08:46

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This week, the Hivemind team discusses post-Jackson Hole conditions, Bitcoin seasonality, and rate cut expectations. They analyze DATs and liquidity dynamics, MicroStrategy’s S&P potential, Solana versus Base adoption, Pokémon TCG crypto experiments, and creator coin streaming models. They also unpack Plasma’s TGE, World LibertyFi, stablecoin and i…

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Kraken’s 10 Year Plan With Arjun Sethi 1:13:17

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Gm! In this episode, Arjun Sethi, Co-CEO of Kraken, joins Yano to dive into how his background in tech, growth and IPOs makes him the perfect candidate to join Kraken and take the company to the next level. Arjun dives into how his compensation plan and overall approach to Kraken paves the way for a decade long growth trajectory that will take Krak…

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Stablecoins & Prediction Markets, Nothing Else | Weekly Roundup 1:09:13

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Happy Friday! For this week’s Roundup, Rob and Yano dive into the recent stablecoin raises (Rain and M0) and explore the exponentially growing industry of prediction markets and discuss what could be beyond PolyMarket and Kalshi. They also touch upon the macro environment, where we are in the cycle and leave some killer content recs. -- Start your …

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Commissioner Peirce On SEC’s Next Moves 1:00:25

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Gm! This week Yano was joined by Commissioner Hester Peirce to dive into how the SEC is rethinking and reframing the role that digital assets can play in the financial landscape of the US. In a balancing act between fostering innovation and protecting consumers, Commissioner Peirce’s job is an important one to move the industry forward stateisde. -…

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No, We Have Not Topped Featuring Roshun Patel | Weekly Roundup 1:17:03

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Happy Friday! On this week’s Roundup, Yano and Santi are joined by Ro to dive in and explore the signals, indicators and metrics that might or might not point to a top of the cycle. From Chamath’s SPAC, borrowing and lending numbers, Kanye meme coins, NFTs and more all provide unique insights into the potential frothy Q4 ahead of us. -- Start your …

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Where Are We In The Cycle, ETHs Outperformance & The Perpification of Markets 1:16:59

2M ago1:16:59

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This week, we're joined by Kaledora Fontana Kiernan-Linn to discuss the perpification of markets. We deep dive into where are we in the cycle, ETHs outperformance, how to compete with tradfi, what the tokenization of equities actually means & more. Enjoy! -- Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Katherine Ross and David Canellis. …

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What Liquid Funds Are Buying Featuring Seth Ginns & Cosmo Jiang 1:21:20

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Gm! This week, Seth Ginns, from CoinFund, and Cosmo Jian, of Pantera Capital, join Yano to dive into the funds’ mandates, the overall outlook of the market, whether narratives or fundamentals drive price, how DATs play a role in the investor ecosystem and why sometimes non-consensus trades pay off! -- Start your day with crypto news, analysis and d…

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The Ether Machine Chairman: Real Risk of DATs And Who Wins From Stripe And Circle’s Chains | Weekly Roundup 1:20:10

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For this week’s roundup, Andrew Keys, from The Ether Machine, joins Yano, Santi and Rob to dive into the unique value prop that The Ether Machine offers investors, his thoughts on the overall DAT landscape and how DATs, outside of BTC and ETH, are likely too far down the risk curve. They also discuss the rise and proliferation of private L1s like S…

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How to Launch a Token (Legally) Featuring Miles Jennings & Eddy Lazzarin Of a16z Crypto 1:24:59

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Gm! This week Miles Jennings and Eddy Lazzarin join Yano to dive into how a16z is approaching the current crypto landscape with a big focus on token design, designation, and how Founders can think pragmatically both along legal and engineering lines to execute their project. -- Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Katherine Ross.…

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No Top Signal In Sight | Weekly Roundup 1:21:12

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Happy Friday! This week we livestreamed our Roundup and Yano, Santi and Rob got right into the topics of the week - DATs keep on keeping on, Coinbase’s convertible notes, Kraken and other upcoming crypto IPOs, Roman Storm’s guilty verdict, crypto and 401Ks, stablecoin growth continues, ChatGPT 5 launches and content recommendations. -- Start your d…

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Hivemind: Don’t Sleep on Ethena, Bull Case for Galaxy & The Hyperliquid Future 1:01:32

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This week, the Hivemind team dives into the recent market pullback and whether it’s time to be bullish again. We explore the future of Ethena & USDe, why Galaxy Digital’s massive data center play may be the sleeper AI bet, Hyperliquid’s regulatory risk and future upside with HIP-3 & more. Enjoy! -- Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data…

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The Bull Case For GLXY With Duncan & Rittenhouse Research 1:35:13

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Nearing The DAT Peak With Avichal Garg | Weekly Roundup 1:27:06

3M ago1:27:06

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Happy Friday! On this Roundup, Rob is officially announced as the third host, Avichal join the pod to discuss DATs, and beyond DATs the White House Crypto Report is explored, Zora creator tokens, and the BIG news of the collaboration between Coinbase and Chase to push crypto into mass adoption orbit. --Start your day with crypto news, analysis and …

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Charles Hoskinson: ADA Is A Better Investment Than BTC 1:25:59

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Gm! This week, Charles Hoskinson joins Yano to dive into everything Cardano, weigh in on crypto’s overall progress, how politics and crypto are playing out stateside, the impact of crypto treasury vehicles, the evolution of the 4 year cycle, his ranch life in Wyoming, his alien expedition adventures, the need for personal security now in crypto and…

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Hivemind: Ethena Founder, the GENIUS Act & Overvalued L1s 1:10:42

3M ago1:10:42

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This week, the Hivemind team is joined by Guy Young, founder of Ethena, to discuss the launch of their $360M ENA vehicle, the structural challenges in altcoin market flows, the evolving use cases for stablecoins, and why Athena’s yield-based model positions it as a more scalable solution than USDC. They also unpack the impact of the Genius Act on U…

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Don’t Overtrade The Retail Cycle With Jason Yanowitz & Rob Hadick | Weekly Roundup 1:02:00

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Happy Friday! Rob and Yano are back to talk the markets, PNC’s collab with Coinbase, Hyperliquid being disrupted by Coinbase’s new Perps launch, NFTs return, Pump’s slump and the continued rise of the Crypto Treasury Companies.--Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Katherine Ross. Subscribe to the Empire newsletter: https://block…

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DC Crypto Week Takeaways With Rebecca Rettig & Alexander Grieve 1:08:40

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Gm! This week, Rebecca Rettig and Alexander Grieve join Jason to unpack the successful crypto week and the 3 pieces of legislation that have passed and will now impact the way stablecoins and crypto move forward in the US landscape. -- Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Katherine Ross. Subscribe to the Empire newsletter: https:…

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The Bull Market Confirmed With Santi & Yano | Weekly Roundup 1:15:03

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Happy Friday, Yano and Santi are back for another roundup and we can officially say the bull market is back. From M&A, Pump’s ICO, and Santi and Yano’s market takes, this roundup dives deep into how to think about navigating in the 4th stage of the cycle! -- Article Yano referenced - https://oldcoinbad.com/p/long-degeneracy-- Start your day with cr…

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The Crypto Treasury Playbook With Ben Forman & Josh Solesbury From ParaFi Capital 1:18:42

3M ago1:18:42

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Gm! Ben Forman and Josh Solesbury from ParaFi Capital join Yano for this episode to dive into all the details, developments, the good and the bad and the future for publicly traded crypto vehicles! -- Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Katherine Ross. Subscribe to the Empire newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/empire?u…

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Winners & Losers From PUMP’S ICO With Santi, Yano & Rob Hadick | Weekly Roundup 1:10:27

4M ago1:10:27

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Happy Friday! On this roundup, Rob Hadick joins Santi and Yano again this week to discuss PUMP’S ICO, the future of creator driven revenue online, drama at Polymarket, where the best builders are today in the industry and how Agora is elevating stablecoins! -- Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Katherine Ross. Subscribe to the …

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Hivemind: Pump.Fun Sale, Prediction Markets & ETH Comeback? 1:18:10

4M ago1:18:10

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This week, the Hivemind team discuss the upcoming $1.3 billion Pump ICO, ETH’s potential comeback, crypto treasury companies, the GMX exploit fallout, prediction markets reshaping information flows, free markets vs state direction, and more. Enjoy! -- Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Katherine Ross and David Canellis. Subscri…

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How Arbitrum Landed Robinhood With A.J. Warner & Steven Goldfeder 1:24:11

4M ago1:24:11

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Gm! This week Yano is joined by Steven and AJ from OffChain Labs to dive into all the behind-the-scenes happenings of one of the biggest deals in recent crypto history - the collaboration between Arbitrum and Robinhood to tokenize both public and private US stocks for European markets. -- Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Kath…

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It’s A Bull Market But Not The One You Wanted With Rob Hadick & Santiago Santos | Weekly Roundup 1:21:56

4M ago1:21:56

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Happy 4th of July to our stateside followers! On this episode, Rob Hadick joins Santi to review the biggest news of the week focusing in on stablecoins, Circle IPO butterfly effects, robinhood’s arbitrum tokenization announcement at Cannes at ECC, 12 month outlook and the biggest opportunities today in crypto. -- Rob's Stablecoin Article - https://…

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Crypto Meets Cards: Shaping the Future of Commerce Featuring Ivan Soto-Wright & Sherri Haymond | Permissionless IV Fireside Chat | Bonus Episode 23:21

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This week, we're excited to share with our community a bonus episode from PERMISSIONLESS IV, which just took place this past week in Brooklyn, NY. This is a Fireside Chat with Yano and Ivan Soto-Wright, the CEO of MoonPay, and Sherri Haymond of MasterCard who dive in and discuss the fusion of DeFi and TradFi.--Start your day with crypto news, analy…

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How to Build Through Bull & Bear Markets With Konstantin Richter | Permissionless IV Fireside Chat | Bonus Episode 23:25

4M ago23:25

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This week, we're excited to share with our community a bonus episode from PERMISSIONLESS IV, which just took place this past week in Brooklyn, NY. This is a Fireside Chat with Yano and Konstantin Richter of Blockdaemon and it brings all the alpha for builders and investors in the space!--Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Kathe…

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Macro Updates, Industry Narratives & Big Tech Coming For Crypto | Permissionless IV Recap Bonus Ep 38:56

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This week, we're excited to share with our community a bonus episode which recaps PERMISSIONLESS IV, which just took place this past week in Brooklyn, NY. While Santi and Jason are not in this episode, the episode does feature some of the biggest names in the Blockworks podcast family and we hope you enjoy all the alpha!--Start your day with crypto…

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Bell Curve X Empire | Prediction Markets, Crypto’s Mag 7 & Stablecoin Growth | Weekly Roundup 46:44

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Join Michale, Mike, Yano and Santi on stage and LIVE from PERMISSIONLESS IV as they break down crypto's breakout moment for this week's roundup!--Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Katherine Ross. Subscribe to the Empire newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/empire?utm_source=podcasts -- Follow Michael - https://x.com/im…

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Hivemind: Crypto Feels Stuck, BTC DeFi & Ditching Staking 59:12

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This week, the Hivemind team explains why crypto feels stagnant despite rising prices, the ongoing failure of real-world asset (RWA) narratives, and how on-chain credit markets are quietly gaining traction. They also dive into the explosion of new token launches, the misguided obsession with “real yield,” what the success of Ethena and Pendle says …

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Polygon’s Comeback & Katana’s Impact On The Agglayer Featuring Sandeep Nailwal And Marc Boiron 1:20:05

4M ago1:20:05

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This week, Marc Boiron (CEO, Polygon Labs) and Sandeep Nailwal (CEO, Polygon Foundation) joined Yano to dive into all the happenings at Polygon, their comeback plan, how the industry has shifted since last cycle, the best business models currently for chains and how Katana and the Agglayer will push not only the project, but crypto forward. --Start…

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Supra’s Vision For Automatic DeFi aka AutoFi Featuring Joshua Tobkin 1:03:23

4M ago1:03:23

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Happy Saturday! On this bonus episode sponsored by our partners at Supra, Josh Tobkin joins Yano to share all about the new and exciting advances that Supra are making when it comes to combining AI, oracles and blockchain to create TAOs (Threshold AI Oracles) and AutoFi - the new frontier of decentralized finance! -- Start your day with crypto news…