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Inside Cathie Wood’s Trillion-Dollar Bets: AI, Musk, Robots & Crypto

07 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Cathie Wood is placing some of the boldest bets in investing history, spanning AI, robotaxis, brain chips, crypto, and even space. In this episode of ...

ROLLUP: Robinhood's Announcement Sets off Stock Tokens Frenzy

04 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Weekly Rollup, where we cover the latest news in crypto. ——— 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankle...

Robinhood vs. Coinbase: Who Wins the Future of Finance? | David Rodriguez & Omar Kanji

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

David from Blockworks and Omar from Dragonfly join the show to debate Coinbase vs Robinhood, two companies racing to become the dominant financial sup...

Crypto Markets Forever Stuck? Onchain Data Explained | Michael Nadeau’s Defi Report #2

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Crypto prices seem stuck. Is that about to change? Michael Nadeau of the DeFi Report returns to unpack what onchain data says about Bitcoin, ETH, and...

Robinhood Announces Tokenized Stocks! LIVE with CEO Vlad Tenev, Johann Kerbrat, and AJ Warner

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this series of three interviews from Cannes, we host Vlad Tenev, CEO of Robinhood, Johann Kerbrat, GM of Crypto at Robinhood, and AJ Warner from Ar...

Becoming a Crypto Millionaire with Sam Dogen

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Dogen, founder of Financial Samurai and one of the original F.I.R.E. voices, joins Ryan Sean Adams to break down the path to financial independenc...

ROLLUP: Bitcoin Dominance Hits 66% | Circle IPO 10x | Robinhood Flips Coin? | Kalshi vs Polymarket

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, David and guest co-host Tom Schmidt (Dragonfly) unpack a deceptively quiet crypto market with Bitcoin dominance hitting 66% and altcoins ee...

The Stablecoin King | Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino on GENIUS Act, Circle IPO, Bitcoin & Tether to Trillions

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino returns to Bankless at a historic moment for stablecoins. With the Genius Act advancing in the U.S. Congress, Paolo discusse...

ROLLUP: The GENIUS Act Passes | JP Morgan Stablecoin | Stablecoin Summer

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Weekly Rollup, where we cover this week in Crypto. We unpack the implications of the Genius Act's passage, which positions the U.S. to ...

The GENIUS Act Passes the Senate: Lead Sen. Bill Hagerty Discusses The US Stablecoin Bill

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we discuss the recently passed Genius Bill with Senator Bill Hagerty, a key architect behind the legislation aimed at stabilizing the U.S. stab...

LIMITLESS: U.S. vs China's Race to Superintelligence | Jeremie & Edouard Harris

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Jeremie and Edouard Harris, co-founders of Gladstone AI and national security advisors, join us to break down the real score in the U...

EigenLayer Introduces EigenCloud: The First Crypto-Native Cloud Service | Sreeram Kannan & JT Rose

17 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

EigenLayer is back with a major announcement: EigenCloud. Sreeram Kannan and JT Rose unveil the first crypto-native cloud platform—a verifiable, pr...

Ryan's Personal Reboot: 5 Types of Wealth with Sahil Bloom

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this deeply personal episode, Sahil Bloom joins Ryan Sean Adams to explore what it truly means to be wealthy and why so many high achievers get it ...

ROLLUP: Circle’s $25B IPO Mania | Genius Act Passes? | Stripe Buys Privy | Polymarket Meets Twitter

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Ryan and David unpack Circle’s stunning IPO debut, soaring to a $25B market cap and triggering Wall Street’s stablecoin frenzy. They br...

Ethereum is Digital Oil: The Bull Case for ETH with Vivek & Danny Ryan from Etherealize

12 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Etherealize is back with a bold new thesis: ETH is digital oil. In this episode, Vivek and Danny Ryan unpack their freshly released report, The Bull C...

ROUNDTABLE: Crypto's IPO Era | HYPE vs. SOL vs. PUMP | Jon & Bread

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Crypto markets are buzzing and institutional appetite is peaking. With Circle’s IPO wildly oversubscribed and a new wave of companies racing to go p...

How Should ETH Be Valued? | Ryan Berckmans vs. Jon Charbonneau

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Charbonneau and Ryan Berckmans join Bankless to debate Ethereum’s future: is ETH undervalued, or has the market already spoken? We unpack wheth...

Is Joe Lubin the Michael Saylor of Ethereum? | The $SBET Opportunity

09 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Lubin returns to Bankless to break down his latest bold move—launching SBET, a publicly traded vehicle designed to accumulate and deploy Ether a...

ROLLUP: Circle IPO Hits $20B | Stablecoin Summer Is On | Trump Wallet Chaos | EF Deploys Special For

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Ryan and David unpack Circle’s explosive $20B IPO—crypto’s second biggest—and what it signals about Wall Street’s newfound love f...

LIMITLESS - AI DEBATE: Runaway Superintelligence or Normal Technology? | Daniel Kokotajlo vs Arvind

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two visions for the future of AI clash in this debate between Daniel Kokotajlo and Arvind Narayanan. Is AI a revolutionary new species destined for r...

Doppler: A New Way to Launch Tokens with Austin Adams

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Austin Adams, founder of Whetstone and creator of Doppler, joins to discuss the next evolution in token launches. We explore why the world needs more...

Mike Novogratz: Bitcoin’s Escape Velocity, Bond Market Crisis, Crypto x AI, & the Genius Act

02 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Novogratz returns to Bankless to unpack Bitcoin’s surge to new all-time highs and what it means in a world grappling with fiscal uncertainty. ...

ROLLUP: JD Vance Bitcoin 2025 | $425M ETH MicroStrategy | Tariffs Blocked | Stablecoin Summer

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Ryan and David break down the political storm brewing around crypto. From JD Vance’s fiery speech at Bitcoin 2025 to the Trump meme coin ...

LIMITLESS - The Intelligence Curse: AI Makes Us All Obsolete | Luke Drago & Rudolf

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Limitless. Today we’re joined by Luke Drago and Rudolf, authors of the powerful essay series "The Intelligence Curse." Together, we expl...

Are We Headed for an Altseason Melt-up? | Michael Nadeau’s Defi Report #1

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is altseason finally here or just getting started? Michael Nadeau of the DeFi Report joins Ryan to break down the data behind a potential crypto rota...

Introducing RSOV: A Better L1 Valuation Metric than REV | Jonah Weinstein

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How should we value L1 tokens in crypto? Today’s guest, Jonah Weinstein of Skycatcher, introduces RSOV—“Realized Store of Value”—a new metr...

ROLLUP: Bitcoin Hits NEW ATH | Stablecoin Bill Advances | ETH’s ZK Miracle | Solana’s New Chain? | T

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Ryan and David unpack Bitcoin’s explosive run to $111K and the macro chaos driving it—specifically, the U.S. Treasury’s failed bond a...

ROUNDTABLE: The REV Debate - Real Metric or Fake News? Jon, Bread, & Andy8052

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Bankless Podcast, hosts discuss Real Economic Value (REV). Triggered by Jon's exploration of how ETH and SOL prices correlate w...

Arthur Hayes: Money Printing & The Crypto Bet

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Arthur Hayes returns to Bankless for a wide-ranging macro and crypto conversation. We cover why ETH ripped, why the Trump administration might walk a...

ROLLUP: ETH Pumps 50% | Tariff Deal Boosts Markets | Coinbase Data Leak | Robinhood Buys L2

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

📣 BANKESS x FRAX MEETUP | Permissionless 2025 https://lu.ma/uf9mmcoa ------ This week, Ryan and David break down Ethereum’s explosive 50% surge ...

How ETH Wins | Ryan & David

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan and David reunite on Bankless Takes with a big question: What must Ethereum do to win? Ryan champions a memetic and cultural shift, calling for ...

Launchcoin & Believe | ETH's 50% Candle | Coinbase Listed on S&P 500 | Jon, Bread, & Andy8052

14 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Bankless Roundtable, host David Hoffman is joined by crypto enthusiasts Zero X Bread Guy, John Charbonneau, and Andy8052 to dis...

LIMITLESS: This Is Far Bigger Than The Internet Boom | Shaun Maguire

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Shaun Maguire, partner at Sequoia and former physicist turned investor, joins the Limitless Podcast to explore why we’re on the verge of a technolog...

ROLLUP: ETH’s Pectra Upgrade | $2T Stablecoin Push | Apple’s Crypto Breakthrough | Coinbase Buys Deribit!

09 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Ryan and David unpack Ethereum’s game-changing "Pectra" upgrade, doubling Layer 2 blob space and sparking fresh debates on L1 scaling. Me...

AI Rollup: AI Robots and The $10T Arms Race

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the AI Rollup, from the Limitless Podcast. David, Ejaaz, and Josh break down the week’s most important AI headlines, from OpenAI’s $3B ...

Can PumpFun be Dethroned? ETH's Pectra Upgrade | Future of Bitcoin L2s | Jon, Bread, & Andy8052

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Bankless Roundtable, hosts BreadGuy, John Charbonneau, and Andy8052 tackle pivotal issues in the crypto world. They explore the...

A New Chapter for Ethereum | EFs Co-EDs Tomasz & Hsiao-Wei

05 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ethereum Foundation's new Co-Executive Directors, Tomasz Stanczak and Hsiao-Wei Wang, join Bankless to outline their vision for the future of Ethereum...

ROLLUP: ETH's Big Pivot | Tariff Recession? | Bitcoin's Political Win | Worldcoin US Launch!

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Ryan and David dive into crypto’s dramatic new re-prioritization (pivot?) as Ethereum is shifting rapidly, prioritizing Layer 1 scaling i...

AI ROLLUP: The AI Experiment That's Been Secretly Manipulating You

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the AI Rollup, David, Ejaaz and Josh ride OpenAI’s latest roller-coaster. The release of o3 is making waves for its native multi-modali...

Is ETH Back? Memecoins Here to Stay? HYPE's HyperLiquid EVM | Jon, Bread, & Andy8052

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Charbonneau, Bread, and Andy8052 join David to break down Ethereum’s bold pivot back to Layer 1 and what it means for the future of crypto. The...

Can Story Protocol Tokenize the $70 Trillion IP Market? | Jason Zhao

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Can Crypto disrupt the IP Market? In this episode, we dive deep with Jason Zhao, co-founder of Story Protocol, on how their new token launch could unl...

Ethereum’s Biggest Mistake (and How to Fix It) | Sam Kazemian

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ethereum has achieved groundbreaking technological success, but has it failed to properly define ETH the asset? In this episode, Frax founder Sam Kaze...

ROLLUP: RSA Returns! | ETH’s Pivot? | Bitcoin’s Decoupling | Bear or Bull?

25 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, the one, the only, Ryan Sean Adams makes his return to the Weekly Rollup and crypto, after a 90-day crypto detox to find a radically change...

66% of Wall Street is Already in DeFi | Paradigm’s 2025 Survey with Dan Robinson & Justin Slaughter

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we unpack Paradigm’s groundbreaking 2025 report, “TradFi Tomorrow: DeFi and the Rise of Extensible Finance,” with Paradigm’s ...

Is Ethereum Back on Track? | Jon Charbonneau & @0xBreadguy

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Charbonneau and Bread join David Hoffman to unpack Ethereum’s pivotal moment—facing tough choices to re-focus on its Layer 1.They break down E...

Ethereum’s Strategic Pivot: The Plan it Needs to Win

21 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ethereum Foundation researchers Dankrad Feist and Ansgar Dietrichs join David Hoffman and Michael Ippolito to discuss Ethereum’s identity crisis—a...

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

18 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

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

17 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

OpenAI just rocked the week with a groundbreaking memory update, sparking debate over whether “soul data” is the real moat in AI. Google fires bac...

Unraveling of the Global Order? | Rana Foroohar

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump is attempting something no leader has done before—unwind the global economic order. In this episode, Financial Times columnist and CNN...

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

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Stablecoins are no longer a niche crypto curiosity—they're a full-blown financial revolution. In this episode, Rob Hadick, General Partner at Dragon...

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

11 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

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

10 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the AI Rollup, your weekly ride through the fast-paced world of artificial intelligence! This week, we’re joined by frontier tech enthusi...

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

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve got the team behind Etherealize on the show today—Vivek Raman and Danny Ryan—to discuss their mission to onboard institutions, governments...

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

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Alex Thorn joins us to unpack Trump's shocking tariff announcement that sent markets plunging and investors scrambling. Circle files for it...

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

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

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

02 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Felipe Montealegre, co-founder of Thea Capital, joins us to unpack a new vision for global finance—what he calls the Internet Financial System.&nbsp...

Vlad Tenev Wants to Tokenize SpaceX & OpenAI on Robinhood

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev returns to Bankless for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of tokenization, crypto regulation, and Robinhood’s evolv...

ROLLUP: Stablecoin Surge | Hyperliquid Drama | Tornado Cash Freed | Robinhood Banking

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Mike Ippolito joins us to break down crypto’s big flip as institutions rush into stablecoins—triggering excitement and anxiety alike. H...

The Next Chapter for Pump.Fun | Co-Founder Alon

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alon, co-founder of Pump.Fun, joins us to discuss the meteoric rise of their token launchpad platform, the controversial yet impactful role of memecoi...

Ethereum’s Next Big Upgrade: Pectra, Fusaka & Beyond | Tim Beiko

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re joined by Tim Beiko, Ethereum Foundation coordinator, to break down Ethereum’s next major upgrades and the future of scaling.We explore the ...

ROLLUP: Ethereum’s Leadership Move | Solana’s Inflation Debate | Kraken’s $1.5B Acquisition | Crypto's Macro Struggle

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Anthony Sassano joins us to unpack Solana’s most controversial governance vote yet, Ethereum’s major leadership overhaul, and crypto ma...

AI ROLLUP #16: Retail Vs Institutions, Who's Right? | New Frontier AI Model | Mind Blowing Image Generation

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the AI Rollup, we’re diving into hyper-realistic AI-generated podcast hosts, showcasing Hedera Studio’s cutting-edge character tech. ...

How Native Rollups Scale Ethereum | Uma Roy & Justin Drake

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Native Rollups are the next big step toward scaling Ethereum securely. In this episode,Uma Roy (CEO of Succinct) and Justin Drake (Ethereum Foundation...

ROLLUP: Strategic Bitcoin Reserve | White House Digital Summit | Saylor's $21B BTC Bid | HyperLiquid

14 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, the U.S. establishes its long-awaited Strategic Bitcoin Reserve yet the charts barely move and questions remain about altcoins like ADA, XR...

AI ROLLUP #15: China Beats OpenAI? | Grok Launches Token | Alibaba's AI Breakthrough

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we break down China's latest AI breakthrough—the Manus agent—and how it's shaking up the AI race. We discuss Alibaba's powerful, ...

The Age of Hyper Acceleration: AI, AGI & Beyond! | Josh Kale

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AI isn't just growing—it's skyrocketing us into an unprecedented era of hyper-acceleration. Josh Kale joins us to explore how breakthroughs in intel...

ROLLUP: Trump Crypto Reserve | SBF Prison Interview | Ethereum Leadership Shuffle

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Joining the Weekly Rollup this week is Haseeb Qureshi, dissecting Trump's controversial Crypto Strategic Reserve announcement featuring Bitcoin, Ether...

AI ROLLUP #14: The AI Betting Genius That's Outsmarting Everyone | Humanoid Fighting Robots | AI's Invent a New Language

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we kick off with jaw-dropping scenes of home robots that aren’t just putting groceries away, they’re taking the fight to you, ech...

Is Trump Trying to Wreck the Economy? | Macro Expert Jim Bianco

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is Trump trying to wreck the economy, or is he just ripping off the Band-Aid?  Macro expert Jim Bianco breaks down Trump's economic strategy—tariff...

The AI Arms Race: Who Will Dominate the Next Industrial Revolution? | Josh kale

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The AI arms race is on, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. Bankless podcast producer Josh Kale breaks down which players are poised to dominate this...

ROLLUP: Macro Bearish Report | Biggest Hack In History | SEC Drops Crypto Cases

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Joining us this week is Alex Thorn to break down why crypto markets are taking a hit. Major hacks, bearish macro signals, and fresh tariffs from the U...

AI ROLLUP #13: Crypto AI vs Silicon Valley | Live From ETH Denver

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

📣RESERVE | INVEST IN CRYPTO NARRATIVES  https://bankless.cc/reserve   ------ Tom Shaughnessy from Delphi joins us to break down the AI x crypt...

Why This Cycle Feels Broken, Memecoins & Macro | Ben Cowen

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Cowen, founder of Into the Cryptoverse, breaks down why the current crypto cycle feels different from past ones.  We explore the Advanced Decline...

ROLLUP: Milei’s Memecoin Scandal | KAITO Airdrop | The Fed’s QT Pivot? | Ethereum’s Pectra Upgrade

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s Weekly Rollup, David and Kain Warwick dive into Argentine President Milei’s LIBRA fiasco and Strategy’s bold $2B Bitcoin play, while...

AI ROLLUP #12: Kaito's Secret Token Utility | Grok 3 Released | Bittensor Launch | Virtuals Revenue Record

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ejaaz and David are back this week with a new frontier model to dissect. With the release of Grok 3, xAI is now a real competitor to companies like An...

SEC's Crypto Task Force: A New Era for Regulation? | Hester Peirce

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce discusses her new role as head of the SEC Crypto Task Force and its impact on crypto regulation. We explore the repeal ...

ROLLUP: Trump vs. The Fed | Staked ETH ETF | The First Stage 2 Rollup | Robinhood's Crypto Pivot

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s Weekly Rollup covers Trump’s clash with the Fed over interest rates and the surprising crypto moves from Trump Media. Gauntlet’s Tar...

AI ROLLUP #11: $97B Elon OpenAI Rumor | AI Crypto Rebound? | Virtuals on Solana | ARC Launchpad

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ejaaz and David reunite to dissect the AI Crypto sector’s rebound from a 70% crash, fueled by Elon’s rumored $97B OpenAI bid and the relentless ri...

Berachain 101: Everything You Need To Know | Founder Smokey The Bera

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we speak with Smokey the Bera, co-founder of Berachain, about the project’s newly launched mainnet and its innovative Proof of Liqu...

Unichain is Live! What This Means For The Future of DeFi | Hayden Adams

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hayden Adams, creator of Uniswap, introduces UniChain, a new Layer 2 solution designed to enhance DeFi scalability and efficiency.  We explore UniCha...

Trump, Tariffs & The Dollar’s Fate: Lyn Alden’s Macro Predictions for 2025

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The 2024 U.S. election has reshaped the macro landscape, and few understand its implications better than Lyn Alden.  She joins Bankless to discuss th...

ROLLUP: U.S. Crypto Task Force | Ethereum L1 Is Scaling | Microstrategy's Record BTC Buy | Uniswap v4 | Berachain's Massive Airdrop

07 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Bankless Weekly Rollup, we explore major crypto updates from Berachain’s mainnet launch and the rollout of its BERA token, to Uniswap V...

AI ROLLUP #10: 70% AI Market Crash | Fair-Launch Tokens Good or Bad? | Virtuals’ $2M Fiscal Policy | Coinbase AI Hackathon

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

David and Ejaaz dissect the latest in AI crypto markets after a ruthless 70% drop, weighing whether it’s just a temporary setback or a major reset. ...

Tariffs, Trump, & Bitcoin Endgame | Jeff Park

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump’s newly announced 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico (and 10% on China) have rattled global markets and sparked fresh uncertainty around ...

Can Pudgy Penguins Flip DOGE? | Luca Netz

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Bankless, Luca Netz, CEO of Pudgy Penguins, explores how meme coins are evolving beyond speculation. We discuss Pengu’s launch on...

ROLLUP: Bitcoin on the US Balance Sheet? | Trump's US Crypto Stockpile | Banks Can Now Custody Crypto | Venice AI's Massive Airdrop

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Joining us this week is Haseeb Qureshi who is here to help walk us through this week’s Weekly Rollup. We cover the major shift in the U.S. governmen...

AI ROLLUP #9: $6M DeepSeek Shocker | $500B AI Push | Venice’s Billion-Dollar Airdrop | Solana DEX Record

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ejaaz and David reunite to unpack the DeepSeek shockwave: how a mere $6M open-source AI model rattled OpenAI’s dominance, nudged Nvidia’s stock, a...

DeepSeek R1 & The Short Case For Nvidia Stock | Jeffrey Emanuel

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

China’s new DeepSeek AI model, which reportedly matches GPT-4’s performance at 1/45th the cost, has rattled the AI hardware market and contributed...

Superagency: The Bull Case for AI | Reid Hoffman

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Bankless, Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and author of Super Agency, explores how AI is set to transform humanity and amplify...

ROLLUP: Trump's Massive Memecoin | Ethereum Ecosystem Drama | Ross Ulbricht Freed | Phantom Wallet Worth $3B?

24 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s Bankless Weekly Rollup, David is joined by Eric Conner to unpack a whirlwind week in crypto. Highlights include Trump’s explosive e...

AI ROLLUP #8: $500B AI Boost | Trump’s $70B Memecoin Frenzy | 400K Onboarded | Agent Framework Wars

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ejaaz is back with David to unpack the whirlwind effects of President Trump’s $70B memecoin launch, which slammed 400K fresh users onto Solana and s...

LIVE: Trump Pardons Ross Ulbrict, TRUMP Offical Memecoin, SEC's Pro-Crypto Pivot | Alex Thorn

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital, joins us to unpack all the craziness that's gone down this week around the inauguration. Alex had the ...

BlackRock's Crypto Plans for 2025 | CIO Samara Cohen

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Bankless, Samara Cohen, BlackRock's Chief Investment Officer of ETFs and Index Investments, discusses how ETFs and blockchain are r...

ROLLUP: 2025 Market Outlook | Inauguration Impact | Gary Gensler's Parting Gift | Sony Censors Ethereum?

17 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s episode dives into the evolving landscape of crypto as we approach a new administration. We discuss Donald Trump’s upcoming presidency...

AI ROLLUP #7: DeFAI Mindshare | Arc’s Multi-Chain Moves | ai16z: Sink or Swim? | Virtuals $40M Burn

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ejaaz is back with David to dissect the accelerating rise of AI agents at crypto’s cutting edge. They uncover how Arc’s multi-chain approach and A...

Will Quantum Computing Kill Bitcoin? | Scott Aaronson & Justin Drake

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Quantum computing is advancing rapidly, raising significant questions for cryptography and blockchain. In this episode, Scott Aaronson, quantum comput...

ROLLUP: Bull Market Over? | Operation Choke Point 2.0 Emails | Meta Free Speech | $6.5B Silk Road BTC Sale

10 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan and David return for another Weekly Rollup, tackling the question everyone’s asking in 2025: is the crypto bull market already over, or do we s...

AI ROLLUP #6: The Hottest AI Crypto Trends of 2025

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to The AI Rollup where we're diving into the intersection of AI and crypto, exploring the rise of autonomous AI agents and their impact o...

Zerebro's Crazy Rise & The Future of AI Agent Artists | Founders Jeffy Yu & Tint

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

David and Ejaaz are joined by Jeffy and Tint, creators of Zerebro—an autonomous AI agent that composes rap tracks, launches NFTs, and even minted it...

How to Build in Crypto: Lessons from 8 Leading Founders | Jesse Pollack, Jeremy Allaire, Anatoly Yakovenko & More

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you think you’ve got what it takes to become a founder in crypto? On the show today we’ve got 8 of crypto’s most famous and successful builde...