Podcast Episodes

ROLLUP: Crypto in Free Fall | Vitalik’s L2 Pivot | Warsh Fed Pick | Clarity Act Showdown

Crypto enters a full-blown pain market as Bitcoin, ETH, tech stocks, and even gold sell off together. Ryan and David break down why crowded trades ar…

3 weeks ago

AI on Ethereum: ERC-8004, x402, OpenClaw and the Botconomy | Austin Griffith & Davide Crapis

AI agents aren’t “coming” to Ethereum—they’re already here, spinning up on dedicated machines, clicking through wallets, deploying contracts, and eve…

3 weeks, 1 day ago

Where Do We Go From Here? | Michael Nadeau

Michael Nadeau went risk-off in October and has been targeting Bitcoin's fair value near $65K. In this episode, he joins Ryan to unpack what changed …

3 weeks, 3 days ago

Capitalism’s Endgame: The Last Companies That Will Ever Exist

Capitalism may be heading toward an “event horizon,” where a handful of firms become so entrenched they’re effectively the last companies standing.

W…

3 weeks, 4 days ago

ROLLUP: Gold & Silver ATHs | Fidelity’s Stablecoin | Ethereum’s Quantum Pivot | Tether Buys Gold

Markets wobble as gold and silver hit all time highs, raising the big question of what comes next for crypto. Ryan and David unpack the macro shock d…

4 weeks ago

The Most Underrated Chain: Celo’s Surprising Traction Around the World | Marek Olszewski

Celo is quietly powering real-world payments at global scale. In this episode, David and Ryan sit down with Marek Olszewski, CEO of cLabs, to unpack …

4 weeks, 1 day ago

Iran Unchained: How the Islamic Republic Holds Power and Why Protests Keep Returning | Sana Ebrahimi & Ameen Soleimani

Iran is a real-world stress test of freedom: the Islamic Republic is built to outlast dissent. In this special Iran Unchained episode, David talks wi…

1 month ago

Zcash Founder on Privacy, AI, and How ZEC is 'Encrypted Bitcoin' | Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn

Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox joins Bankless to argue that privacy is back on the critical path—because AI turns chain surveillance into pattern-recogni…

1 month ago

ROLLUP: Trump Eyes Greenland | Davos Goes Crypto | NYSE Goes Onchain | Quantum Spooks Bitcoin | Farcaster + Lens Acquired

Markets slide this week as Trump floats taking Greenland and tariff threats resurface, pushing investors toward gold. Ryan and David break down what …

1 month ago

The Duopolies of 2026: Ethereum & Solana, Coinbase & Robinhood, Polymarket & Kalshi | Ryan, David & Arnav Pagidyala

Crypto in 2026 is consolidating into a handful of high-stakes rivalries: 

Ethereum vs. Solana for the center of gravity, Coinbase vs. Robinhood for th…

1 month, 1 week ago