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Apr 18 2025 1059 ep. 76 mins 4.2k
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The Ultimate Guide to Crypto Finance. DeFi, NFTs, and cryptocurrencies. Level up. Go bankless.

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ROLLUP: Ethereum L1 Comeback | MegaETH Testnet | Base Token Chaos | OHM Crash | WalletConnect Token

Apr 18 2025 65 mins  
This week, Bread joins David to unpack Ethereum’s surprising pivot back to Layer 1, as insiders push for a more pragmatic roadmap and faster block times. MegaETH’s 10ms testnet drops jaws and breaks dApps, while WalletConnect shocks the industry with a late-stage token launch. Meanwhile, Base stirs chaos with its “content coins,” OHM crashes $6B in hours, and Solana’s tok

AI ROLLUP: This Changes Everything | ChatGPT's Memory Update Just Blew Our Minds

Apr 17 2025 72 mins  
OpenAI just rocked the week with a groundbreaking memory update, sparking debate over whether “soul data” is the real moat in AI. Google fires back with its Agent‑to‑Agent protocol and a Cursor‑killer. We riff on 1,000 AI agents unleashed in Minecraft, labs turning pets into humans, and how Dolphin AI somehow beat GTA 6 to market. Buckle up as David, Ejaaz, and&

Unraveling of the Global Order? | Rana Foroohar

Apr 15 2025 45 mins  
Donald Trump is attempting something no leader has done before—unwind the global economic order.In this episode, Financial Times columnist and CNN analyst Rana Foroohar joins us to unpack Trump’s economic strategy, the unraveling of Bretton Woods, and whether America is becoming an emerging market.From soaring bond yields to declining dollar strength, we explore what markets ar

Stablecoin Gold Rush: A $200 Trillion Opportunity | Rob Hadick

Apr 14 2025 65 mins  
Stablecoins are no longer a niche crypto curiosity—they're a full-blown financial revolution. In this episode, Rob Hadick, General Partner at Dragonfly, joins us to unpack the emerging stablecoin tech stack and why cross-border payments, savings, and financial infrastructure are being rebuilt from the ground up. From Circle and Tether to next-gen orchestration layers and stableco

ROLLUP: Trump Tariff Whiplash | China Trade War | Inflation Jitters | Paul Atkins New SEC Chair | MegaETH Testnet

Apr 11 2025 64 mins  
This week, Haseeb Qureshi joins us to break down Trump’s explosive new tariffs that rocked global markets and triggered a full-blown trade war with China. Stocks whipsawed, recession odds spiked, and the world scrambled to the negotiation table — except China. Was it 3D chess or policy chaos? Plus, we explore the ripple effects on crypto markets, investor sentiment, and what th

AI ROLLUP: 26 Months Until AGI | Meta's New Top Model Cheated? | $20 Billion To AI Apps

Apr 10 2025 72 mins  
Welcome to the AI Rollup, your weekly ride through the fast-paced world of artificial intelligence! This week, we’re joined by frontier tech enthusiast Josh Kale to unpack the drama around Meta’s controversial launch of Llama 4, scrutinized for potentially overstating its capabilities. We dive into “AI 2027,” a provocative roadmap predicting espionage, geopolitical turmoil,

Etherealize: Ethereum is Open for Business | Danny Ryan & Vivek Raman

Apr 07 2025 59 mins  
We’ve got the team behind Etherealize on the show today—Vivek Raman and Danny Ryan—to discuss their mission to onboard institutions, governments, and capital markets to Ethereum.We explore how Ethereum is “open for business” with L2 scaling, modular architecture, and a maturing regulatory landscape. The Etherealize team breaks down their dual structure—a for-profit cons

ROLLUP: Trump Tariff Crash | Circle IPO | CoreWeave IPO | FDIC Crypto Greenlight

Apr 03 2025 65 mins  
This week, Alex Thorn joins us to unpack Trump's shocking tariff announcement that sent markets plunging and investors scrambling. Circle files for its IPO, revealing surprising financials, while the FDIC gives banks the crypto green light. CoreWeave debuts with a blockbuster IPO, and Eric Trump dives deeper into Bitcoin mining. We cover all this chaos and more in this week’s Wee

AI ROLLUP: ChatGPT's Viral Explosion | xAI Acquires X | Coreweave IPO Rocks Markets

Apr 03 2025 68 mins  
AI heats up, markets shake, and the internet gets Ghbilified.OpenAI hits 1M users in 60 minutes, CoreWeave IPO rocks NASDAQ, and XAI acquires X.A new “world’s best” model quietly drops—did Google just take the lead?Cursor raises at a $9.6B valuation as “vibecoding” enters the mainstream.Welcome back to another week of the AI Rollup.------📣CRYPTO TAX CALCULATOR | TAXE

From TradFi to Internet Finance: A New Era of Global Capital | Felipe Montealegre

Apr 02 2025
Felipe Montealegre, co-founder of Thea Capital, joins us to unpack a new vision for global finance—what he calls the Internet Financial System. Felipe makes the case that today's financial world still runs on siloed, permissioned databases—slow, expensive, and riddled with gatekeepers. But blockchains and smart contracts offer something radically different: a unified, open