Podcast Episodes

Bits + Bips: Why Traders Are Sanguine Before Trump’s Big Tariff Day

Episode 806

Investors are still licking their wounds from this month’s corrections. But just as Trump’s tariffs are about to move into full-force, our experts are seeing silver linings and causes for optimism.

Wi…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

How Ethereum's Sprawling Pectra Upgrade Will Boost Its Ability to Compete

Episode 805

As Ethereum deploys Pectra, it faces stiff competition and community criticism. Ethereum Foundation Research co-leads Alex Stokes and Barnabe Monnot map out the chain’s direction.

Ethereum is well on …

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ethena's L1 Shows Fat Apps Are on the Rise. Can They Beat Fat Protocols?

Episode 804

Blockchains were supposed to capture the majority of the value in crypto. But what if that’s wrong?

For years, the Fat Protocols Thesis argued that blockchains would be the biggest winners. But new da…

Published on 9 months ago

The Chopping Block: Solana’s Ad Disaster, AI Takes Over & the Great Blockchain Pivot

Episode 803

Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in crypto. In this episode, the crew unpacks Ethereum’s…

Published on 9 months ago

Bits + Bips: Why the Stock Market Wipeout Might Not Achieve What Trump Wanted

Episode 802

The financial market is getting wrecked, inflation is still a problem, and bitcoin isn’t acting like the hedge that it’s supposed to be. Is this a real economic shift, or just noise?

With tariffs, sta…

Published on 9 months ago

Joe McCann on Why Bitcoin Is the King and Memecoins Are Over—For Now

Episode 801

The memecoin trade might be over. And Joe McCann says that’s just the beginning.

The founder of Asymmetric has been at the intersection of crypto, macro, and tech for years. He called the $BONK trade …

Published on 9 months ago

Solana Insiders Wanted to Reduce Inflation, but It Failed. Here’s What the Proposal’s Author Thinks

Episode 800

The Solana ecosystem just completed a critical governance vote. SIMD-228, a proposal to tie Solana’s inflation rate to its staking participation rate, was put forward by Multicoin Capital and Anza, b…

Published on 9 months ago

The Chopping Block: The Macro Special – Trump’s Trade War, Bitcoin Reserve & Market Chaos

Episode 799

Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner break down the biggest stories in crypto. This week, we’re joined by special guest …

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Bits + Bips: Trump Has Spread Uncertainty Across All Markets. What’s Next?

Episode 798

The markets are a bloodbath.

If you’re feeling lost in the markets right now, you’re not alone. Stocks are getting crushed, bonds are sliding, and crypto isn’t escaping the carnage. The question is: w…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

White House Crypto Summit: Two Attendees Share Why It Matters

Episode 797

The election of Donald Trump marked a sea change for U.S. crypto policy.

The symbolism of that transformation was on full display at the White House’s first-ever Crypto Summit, at which President Trum…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago