Raoul Pal: The Journey Man
Episodes
DeFi Hacks Reach a Record High
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
October 2022 is already the worst month on record in terms of crypto-related crime. According to data from Chainalysis, so far this month we’ve seen...
Web3 Wednesday – RV Crypto Twitter Spaces
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Web3 Wednesdays, we discuss updates on the Real Vision Pro Crypto NFT, wallet security, and common scams. We also share a ...
Google To Accept Crypto Payments Through Coinbase
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Google has announced it will start accepting payments in cryptocurrency from some Web3 clients for its cloud services. Such payments will be facilitat...
EU Takes a Major Step on Regulation
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The European Parliament has approved preliminary versions of the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) and the Transfer of Funds Regulation, meas...
Visa's and FTX's Partnership Goes Global
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
FTX, one of the world's largest crypto exchanges, is expanding its partnership with Visa, one of the world’s biggest financial services companies, t...
Hackers Chisel 2 Million BNB Coins Worth $560 Million
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Binance, the largest crypto exchange in the world by trading volume, says it suffered a sizeable hack to its BNB Chain network. Two million BNB tokens...
Raoul Pal: Real Vision - Avalanche Is Leading the Future of Crypto
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the last year, Avalanche has established itself as the “Ethereum killer” after rapidly scaling its dApps and subnets, despite the broader marke...
New Legal Filings Are Ominous for Celsius, Terra, and 3AC
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Celsius Network, Terraform Labs, and Three Arrows Capital shook the crypto industry to its core earlier this year with their respective failures, and ...
Welcome to Web3 Wednesday - RV Crypto Twitter Spaces
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Real Vision kicks off Web3 Wednesday on Twitter Spaces, with hosts Moritz Heiden (RealVisionBot) and Bijan Maleki leading weekly discussions with the ...
Are NFTs Down for the Count?
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You've seen the reports: Mainstream media have declared non-fungible tokens dead and have buried them forever. Yes, prices are way down from the peak....
USDC, Smaller Issuers, and Systemic Risk
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When there’s talk of the risks stablecoins represent to the global financial system, Tether is usually the subject. And the largest stablecoin by ma...
The State of Crypto Right Now
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You provided feedback, and we listened. Starting today, Real Vision Crypto Daily Briefing moves to 12:00 p.m. ET (that’s 9:00 a.m. if you're on the ...
Raoul Pal on The Portal Asset Management Webinar
01 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Raoul Pal recently participated in a Portal Asset Management webinar to talk about the current macro environment, growing global recession fears, deve...
Raoul Pal: Real Vision - Raoul Pal and Dan Morehead at SALT NY
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode recorded live at SALT NY, Raoul caught up with Pantera Capital CEO and co-CIO Dan Morehead to talk about what the macro enviro...
History Says Bitcoin Is Yet To Bottom
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The SWIFT consortium, which runs the global interbank messaging network, has struck a partnership with Chainlink, which provides price feeds and other...
Top Crypto Firms See Leadership Changes
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve seen changings of the guard at two of the most recognizable crypto companies in the past 24 hours. Alex Mashinsky, the CEO of bankrupt crypto ...
FTX Is the Winner in Voyager Assets Auction
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. subsidiary of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX, one of the world's biggest crypto exchanges, has come out on top in an auction of the assets of the ...
Raoul Pal: Real Vision - Why GameFi Will Be Crypto’s Best Gateway
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Last year, global gaming revenue surpassed sales for movies and music combined. Could gaming – by far the most popular form of entertainment in the ...
Judge Orders Tether to Reveal Its Assets
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Judge Katherine Polk Failla of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has ordered Tether to produce financial document...
Nasdaq Gets Crypto, and Wintermute Gets Hacked
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The parent company of the world's second-largest stock exchange wants a piece of the crypto cake for its own. Nasdaq has confirmed media reports that ...
The SEC and Ripple Want a Quick Answer to a Huge Question
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Seeking clarity from a conflict that’s gripped the crypto space for too long, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Ripple have filed moti...
Raoul Pal: Real Vision - How the World’s Fastest Blockchain Is Making the Future
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Anatoly Yakovenko is a co-founder and the CEO of Solana, the “fastest blockchain in the world,” and Ethereum’s top competitor. In this captivati...
The Merge Is Here: What To Expect
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
And that’s it: Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency on the planet by market capitalization, is now running on a proof-of-stake model followin...
Welcome to Merge Day
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Traditional finance heavyweights are joining forces to launch EDX Markets, a new cryptocurrency exchange for retail and institutional investors. Fidel...
Fidelity Could Soon Offer Bitcoin Trading
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One of the world's largest brokerages might soon allow retail investors to trade Bitcoin. According to the Wall Street Journal, Fidelity Investments i...
Raoul Pal: Real Vision - How Kimbal Musk’s Big Green Is Disrupting Philanthropy
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kimbal Musk – a restaurateur, a chef, and an entrepreneur – has channeled his passion for food justice and gardening initiatives into Big Green, t...
FTX Bets on GameStop in Crypt(ic) Partnership
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If ever a marriage was certain to set social media on fire, it’s this one… One of the world's largest crypto exchanges, FTX, has partnered with Ga...
Why Rivals Are Praising Binance's Controversial Move
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the surface, Binance's decision to auto-convert several rival stablecoins into its own BUSD at the end of September has generated a lot of heat. Bu...
A Bitcoin Mining Pool Dries Up
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Poolin, one of the world's largest Bitcoin mining pools, has suspended withdrawals from its wallet service, blaming a "dull crypto market." At the top...
Raoul Pal's AMA on the Meta V Cafe YouTube Channel
03 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Raoul Pal visits Meta V Cafe for a riveting AMA. The panel discusses India’s rapid growth, innovation in Web3, and much more. Learn more about you...
Raoul Pal: Real Vision - Balaji Srinivasan’s Network-State
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Balaji Srinivasan is an angel investor, a tech founder, the Wall Street Journal best-selling author of “The Network State,” and the former CTO of ...
What Are the Key Price Levels for BTC and ETH?
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ticketmaster, one of the world's biggest ticket sales and distribution companies, has teamed up with Dapper Labs to use the Flow blockchain to mint NF...
"Everything Is on Sale"
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian is reportedly preparing to launch Kryptós, a crypto-centric fund, to capitalize on the current bear market. Ohanian’...
Avalanche and the Sweep of a Crypto "Smear Campaign"
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Emin Gün Sirer, the founder and CEO of Ava Labs and the Avalanche blockchain, has denied allegations contained in an explosive report by CryptoLeaks ...
Raoul Pal on The Spencer Lodge Podcast
27 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Raoul Pal, the co-founder and CEO of Real Vision, visited The Spencer Lodge Podcast to talk about how people can make better use of their excess cash,...
Raoul Pal: Real Vision - Legacy Media’s Evolution Is Happening Right in Front of Our Eyes
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Here's a full-length episode from Real Vision's original series, Raoul Pal: Real Vision - be sure to subscribe. Ben Mezrich is the author of more than...
The ETH Merge Has a Date
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday, the Ethereum Foundation revealed the final timeline for the transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS), perhaps the most e...
Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius Strikes Back
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Celsius, the poster child for crypto winter, sued its former custodian Prime Trust and countersued its former money manager KeyFi, as it tries to claw...
BendDAO and NFT Lending: New Tools, Old Problems
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As new school as it wants to be, DeFi isn’t immune to ancient fears. BendDAO, a platform that uses NFTs as collateral for loans, saw its reserves fa...
Raoul Pal on the Where It Happens Podcast
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Real Vision Co-Founder and CEO, Raoul Pal, joins Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg to discuss his future of the financial world and why you always need to...
Raoul Pal on The Wolf Of All Streets Podcast
20 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Real Vision Co-Founder and CEO, Raoul Pal, joins Scott Melker, Anthony Scaramucci and Mark Yusko to discuss the future of crypto and the potential Eth...
Raoul Pal: Real Vision - How Dan Morehead Mastered Macro and Crypto
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Here's a full-length episode from Real Vision's original series, Raoul Pal: Real Vision - be sure to subscribe. Dan Morehead is one of the most succes...
Is It a TKO for NFTs?
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Opensea saw its lowest trading volume in more than a year in July, as prices of even “blue chip” NFTs continue to plunge. What does this drawdown ...
Does Crypto Have a Crime Problem?
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In its mid-year update, popular blockchain data company Chainalysis reported that $1.9 billion was lost to hacks and theft through the first six month...
Galaxy Dumps BitGo, Kwon Breaks His Silence, and Alden Talks Macro
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Galaxy Digital announced early Monday morning the termination of its $1.2 billion acquisition of BitGo. But BitGo is not walking away without a fight,...
Raoul Pal: Real Vision - Jurrien Timmer Explains Why Crypto Is Macro
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Here's a full-length episode from Real Vision's original series, Raoul Pal: Real Vision - be sure to subscribe. Jurrien Timmer, the Global Director of...
It's All Systems Go for Ethereum's Merge
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The third and final testnet before Ethereum's highly anticipated move from an energy-intensive proof-of-work mechanism to a proof-of-stake mechanism h...
Coinbase Bears the Bite of Crypto Winter
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Coinbase lost $1.1 billion during the three months ended June 30, more hard evidence that the broader turn away from risk assets has taken a major tol...
U.S. Treasury Targets Tornado Cash: A Sign of Things to Come?
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. Treasury Department “blacklisted” Tornado Cash, making it illegal for Americans to transact on the crypto platform, as the government con...
Raoul Pal: Real Vision - Ivan Soto-Wright Is Revolutionizing the Crypto Experience
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Here's a full-length episode from Real Vision's original series, Raoul Pal: Real Vision - be sure to subscribe. Ivan Soto-Wright, the co-founder and C...
The Solana Exploit, Saylor's Exit, and Is the Bottom In?
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Solana developers reported late yesterday afternoon that software used by the closed-source wallet Slope, not their code, is responsible for the ongoi...
Hackers Pick Thousands of Solana Wallets
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thousands of wallets holding Solana, one of the world’s top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, have been targeted by hackers in an ongoin...
SEC Cracks Down on a Crypto Ponzi Scheme
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
U.S. regulators are tightening the screw on crypto scams, with the Securities and Exchange Commission filing civil charges against 11 people involved ...
"The Bear Trend Is in Place Until It Isn't"
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cryptocurrency prices are rising, but there are some conflicting signals coming from the market. According to Dean Carr, "It's a patience game." Carr,...
How Data Analytics Can Secure Crypto's Future
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How have ransomware cartels evolved over the last seven years? What does a day's worth of Ethereum transactions look like? How about the animated hist...
Top U.S. Crypto Exchanges Probed
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With US regulators reportedly cracking down not only on crypto exchanges Coinbase and Kraken, but also investigating the overall stablecoin industry, ...
A Special Crypto Update From Raoul Pal - Is the Bottom In?
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this special update, Real Vision co-founder and CEO Raoul Pal breaks down the current macro environment and its effects on crypto, talks about whet...
What Sets This Crypto Options Platform Apart?
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What makes Deribit one of the industry's leading platforms for crypto derivatives? Chief Commercial Officer Luuk Strijers gives Qredo's Ben Whitby a d...
Building Blocks With Ash Bennington: Abra Is Driving Financial Inclusion
23 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Barhydt, co-founder and CEO of Abra, joins Ash Bennington on this week’s episode of Building Blocks to explain the risk-management components t...
Let King Dollar Be Your Guide
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cryptocurrency prices have rebounded from near-term lows. But does this bounce signal a trend reversal? Or is it just a relief rally? Here’s Francis...
Is This Another Great Crypto Thaw?
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Following what seems like the longest of crypto winters, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and multiple altcoins are rallying to levels not seen since June. The ques...
How NFTs Can Help Grow a Business
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There’s an explosion happening in the NFT space, with institutions taking their first small steps into what remains a largely unexplored opportunity...
The Metaverse Is Made for Big Brands From Any World
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Just how big could the metaverse get? We could be talking about “a multi-trillion-dollar industry,” according to Samuel Huber, who notes that many...
Building Blocks With Ash Bennington: Rishi Narang Explains Quantitative Trading
16 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rishi Narang of Hyperion Decimus joins Ash Bennington to break down how quantitative trading works in another fascinating episode of Building Blocks. ...
Is It Too Soon to Bottom-Pick?
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone in the cryptoverse wants to know when the lows are in. But Holden Milstein and Mish Schneider of MarketGauge.com say crypto won’t bottom un...
Where Does Celsius Go From Here?
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The crypto market is experiencing a "Lehman Brothers" moment, according to Simon Dixon, the chaos caused by greedy short-termers exploiting vulnerabil...
Three Arrows Drama Unfolds in Bankruptcy Court
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The story of Singapore-based crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital’s collapse continues in a U.S. bankruptcy court in Manhattan, with liquidators a...
Why the Quest for Sustainable Bitcoin Can Enrich Everyone
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Max Song and Brad Van Voorhees are on a mission to drive clean energy use in Bitcoin mining by making it a literal badge of honor, issuing Proof of Su...
Can Web3 Crowdfunding Upend Venture Capital?
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is “Web3 crowdfunding,” and how can it help companies hoping to grow in the blockchain space? Real Vision Senior Crypto Editor Ash Bennington...
Building Blocks With Ash Bennington: Mathieu Nouzareth Describes the Future of the Metaverse
09 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mathieu Nouzareth is the CEO of The Sandbox, one of the world’s largest independent user-generated content platforms. His vision of the future for T...
An Options Trader Shares Crypto Market Insights
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Volatility in the crypto market has always been elevated relative to old-school markets. But, in the aftermath of the Three Arrows Capital and Celsius...
Former Fed Economist Turned Private Market Investor Talks Inflation and Crypto
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bitcoin (and cryptocurrency generally) often has been called a long-term inflation hedge. Over the last few months, however, soaring inflation (and ce...
Fresh Blood: Voyager Digital Files for Bankruptcy
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Voyager Digital has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York, blaming "volatility and contagion" in the market. The cryptocurrency broke...
What Zero-Knowledge Proof Means to Web3 (It's Big!)
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The cryptographic protocol of proving and validating information without the prover revealing any additional information – known as zero-knowledge p...
"If the Market Smells Blood, They Will Attack"
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“Where is the yield coming from?” is what Tania Reif wants people to ask themselves before they invest. Reif, the chief investment officer at Send...
Special Report: CoinFLEX Fallout
02 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When CoinFLEX halted customer redemptions on June 23, it became the latest casualty of a crypto correction that’s dragged multiple companies into fi...
When Will Bitcoin Form a Bottom?
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rekt Capital, a technical analyst and a crypto trader, joins Real Vision’s Ash Bennington to study Bitcoin’s history via charts and to develop a b...
An EU Lawmaker Shares Her Notes on Crypto Regulation
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Regulating a complex ecosystem like cryptocurrency involves questions of status within the existing financial and monetary infrastructure, market stab...
BVI Court Says 3AC Must Liquidate
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bitcoin has what seems like a tenuous hold on $20,000 in the immediate aftermath of a British Virgin Islands court ordering Singapore-based crypto fun...
What It's Like To Be an Emerging NFT Artist
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How does an artist who got into NFTs only a year ago get featured on OpenSea twice and land a spot on the NFT NYC billboard? Step into the mind of up-...
The ABCs and 123s of DAOs
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What on earth is a “DAO”? And how might the “decentralized autonomous organization” lead the next phase of crypto innovation? StakeBorg CEO Vl...
What To Expect From the Ethereum Merge
26 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ethereum is nearing the end of a multi-year initiative to overhaul its consensus mechanism. But seamlessly migrating an operating protocol from proof-...
Building Blocks With Ash Bennington: Ryan Berckmans Explains How Decentralized Public Chains Create Trust
25 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ethereum investor Ryan Berckmans joins Ash Bennington to talk about how decentralized public chains ignite trust within different communities. Althoug...
Do All Tech Bubbles Behave the Same?
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Dell sees a disconnect between retail investors and the basic technology that’s powering Bitcoin, DeFi, and Web3. Dell, a venture capitalist an...
Bitcoin Mining in the Age of Volatility
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The price of BTC has dropped dramatically so is mining Bitcoin still profitable? Real Vision's crypto editor Ash Bennington talks to the CEO of Mining...
Have Crypto Prices Found a Bottom?
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Some saw signs of capitulation when Bitcoin breached $20,000 and Ethereum slipped below $1,000 last weekend. BTC and ETH have rallied above those key ...
Crypto Cuts Through Key Tresholds
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
People are overlooking one of the crypto market’s clear drivers, says Real Vision Host Weston Nakamura. There’s more to bitcoin’s and ether’s ...
How Soon Is Now: Web3's Big Promise for Musicians
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a whole lot of innovation going on as the music industry integrates the elements of Web3 into its business model. Relationships between arti...
Building Blocks with Ash Bennington: Chris Perkins Brings the “Semper Fi” to the Crypto Space
18 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Perkins is now a managing partner at CoinFund, but he was once an active-duty U.S. Marine. Chris joins Ash Bennington for this week’s episode ...
Jambo’s Co-Founder Is Building For Africa
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
James Zhang grew up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and lived through two civil wars. His appreciation for cryptocurrency is based on his expe...
Is This the Cruelest of Crypto Winters?
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bitcoin and Ethereum are teetering at levels not seen since early 2021, as several high-profile cryptocurrency companies have taken drastic measures t...
What’s The Bull Case For Bitcoin
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How does Bitcoin provide value to investors? According to Andy Edstrom, the "clearest case is digital gold." Edstrom, CFA®, CFP®, managing director ...
Let’s Pause For An Expert’s View On The Crypto Market
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
So much happens so fast in the rapidly emerging cryptocurrency market that on-the-ground observations by leading investors in the space are just about...
Building the First Generation of DAOS
12 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
DAOs are capturing the imagination of creators and entrepreneurs the world over. Jess Sloss, instigator at Seed Club, joins Kevin Kelly, co-founder ...
Building Blocks With Ash Bennington: Anders Brownworth Describes the Future of CBDCs
11 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Anders Brownworth and his team of researchers are working on a potentially ground-breaking project, a central bank digital currency. Brownworth, the p...
The Tools One Analyst Will Use to Spot Crypto's Next Big Move
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With the Federal Reserve shrinking its balance sheet and hiking interest rates, investors in all markets – including crypto – must deal with the r...
Can Vincent Make Crypto Investing More Accessible?
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What’s going to make crypto go mainstream? Slava Rubin is the founder of alternative investment platform Vincent. He believes alternative investment...
Senate Bill Would Treat Crypto Like Commodities
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. Congress is getting closer to passing long-promised and highly anticipated legislation to regulate cryptocurrency, a step many industry insid...
ALEX and the Future of Finance
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bitcoin-native DeFi apps are emerging with the aim to provide next-generation financial services built on the world’s best-known blockchain. Dr. Chi...
Metalink Wants To Secure the Future of NFT Communities
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jake Udell’s decades-long career in music, marketing, and activation is built on bringing together community and culture. Now, the founder and CEO o...