The Crypto Beat
Episodes
Charlie Lee on Litecoin, crypto cycles, and what still matters
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 71 of The Crypto Beat features Tim and Kelvin in conversation with Charlie Lee, creator of Litecoin, to reflect on crypto’s evolution from i...
How Superstate tokenized Galaxy's stock and what's coming next
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 70 of The Crypto Beat features Tim and Kelvin in conversation with Thomas Cowan, Head of Tokenization at Galaxy Digital, and Jim Hiltner, Co-F...
How Aviva Investors plan to tokenize its funds on XRP Ledger, with RippleX SVP
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 69 of The Crypto Beat features Tim and Kelvin in conversation with Markus Infanger, SVP at RippleX | Ripple. The conversation explores why fir...
BitGo CEO on its $2 billion IPO, OCC national bank charter and Morgan Stanley competition
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 68 of The Crypto Beat features Tim and Kelvin in conversation with BitGo CEO Mike Belshe. The discussion covers BitGo’s pursuit of a nati...
Can Ethos solve the bot problem? With founder Trevor Thompson
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 67 of The Crypto Beat, Tim and Kelvin were joined by Ethos Network CEO Trevor Thompson to discuss the escalating bot crisis on X and how AI...
The surge of RWAs, AI and tokenized equities, with Galaxy and Ondo
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 66 of The Crypto Beat, Tim and Kelvin were joined by Galaxy's Michael Marcantonio and Ondo's Matt Blumberg to discuss the ways in which AI ...
Viral tap trading money games on MegaETH, with Euphoria and Bread
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 65 of The Crypto Beat, Tim and Kelvin were joined by Casey Craig, co-founder of Euphoria, and Bread, head of ecosystem at MegaETH. Together...
Aave’s $50 million funding controversy with ACI Founder Marc Zeller
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 64 of The Crypto Beat, Aave-Chan Initiative Founder Marc Zeller discusses the ongoing governance dispute between the Aave DAO and Aave La...
The optimistic case for crypto in 2026, with Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 63 of The Crypto Beat, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan argues crypto is in a self-fulfilling four-year cycle bear market, where retail investors so...
BlackRock's UNI purchase and other DeFi developments, with Lido and Chaos Labs
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 62 of The Crypto Beat, Lido's Head of Node Operators Will Shannon and Chaos Labs' Head of Vaults Craig Le Riche join the show to unpack wha...
From Coinbase Superbowl ad to upcoming earnings report, with crypto M&A expert Christian Lopez
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 61 of The Crypto Beat, Kelvin and Tim were joined by Christian Lopez of Cohen & Company Capital Markets to discuss why mid-scale crypto...
EF researcher explains Ethereum's plan to tackle the quantum threat
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 60 of The Crypto Beat, Kelvin and Tim were joined by Thomas Coratger, post-quantum team lead at the Ethereum Foundation, to break down how ...
Is crypto still cypherpunk? With Miden co-founder Azeem Khan
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 59 of The Crypto Beat, Miden Co-Founder Azeem Khan discusses how most crypto users don't realize how exposed their on-chain activity really...
Prediction markets and permissionless perps on Hyperliquid: Exploring HIP-3 and HIP-4
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 58 of The Crypto Beat Wintermute's Head of OTC Trading Jake Ostrovskis and Kaiko Senior Researcher Adam McCarthy join Kelvin and Tim to dis...
Is crypto dead, or is there hope for 2026? With Jordi Alexander and Zaheer Ebtikar
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jordi Alexander and Zaheer Ebtikar join Tim Copeland break down why crypto sentiment seems to be at its worst in years despite supportive macro tailwi...
Pomp: Forget Inflation—Deflation and Dedollarization Explain Bitcoin's Price Action
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Pompliano and Jeff Park argue that deflation, not inflation, may be Bitcoin’s biggest headwind, challenging the narrative that fueled instit...
Pomp: Forget Inflation—Deflation and Dedollarization Explain Bitcoin's Price Action
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Pompliano and Jeff Park argue that deflation, not inflation, may be Bitcoin’s biggest headwind, challenging the narrative that fueled instit...
Pomp: Forget Inflation—Deflation and Dedollarization Explain Bitcoin's Price Action
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Pompliano and Jeff Park argue that deflation, not inflation, may be Bitcoin’s biggest headwind, challenging the narrative that fueled instit...
Accelerating Retail Payments on Solana with BonkX and Solstice
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Block's Kelvin Sparks was joined by Solstice Founder Ben Nadareski and BonkX founder Jovan Tisma, who argue stablecoins will become the standard s...
How oracles are bringing RWAs to crypto, with Pyth and Chronicle
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Copeland and Kelvin Sparks were joined by Mike Cahill from Pyth and Niklas Kunkel from Chronicle discuss how oracles are transforming from simple ...
The state of digital asset treasury companies with The Ether Machine and OranjeBTC
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Copeland was joined by Andrew Keys, Co-Founder of The Ether Machine, and Guilherme Gomes, Founder and CEO of OranjeBTC todiscuss the rapid rise of...
Bybit CEO Ben Zhou on perps, RWAs, and what's next for 2026
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 52 of the Crypto Beat, Kelvin Sparks and Tim Copeland were joined by Bybit CEO Ben Zhou to discuss how he bootstrapped a derivatives-focuse...
Investigating DeFi hacks with ‘Code is Law’ director and Wildcat Finance co-founder Laurence Day
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 51 of the Crypto Beat, Kelvin Sparks was joined by "Code is Law" co-director James Craig and Wildcat Finance co-founder Lawrence Day discus...
Unpacking the Clarity Act - The Crypto Beat Policy Special
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 50 of the Crypto Beat, Tim Copeland and Kelvin Sparks were joined by The Block's policy reporter Sarah Wynn and Moto Legal founding partner...
From crypto rewards cards to neobanks with EtherFi, Gnosis and Ready
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 49 of the Crypto Beat, Tim Copeland was joined by Gnosis Co-Founder Stefan George, EtherFi CEO Mike Silagadze, and Ready Co-Founder Itamar ...
Joe Lubin and SharpLink discuss Linea token launch and Ethereum treasury companies
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Crypto Beat, Tim and Kelvin were joined by SharpLink Co-CEO Joseph Chalom and Consensys Founder and CEO Joseph Lubin to discuss...
Protecting against DeFi hacks and exploits using AI, with Chaos Labs CEO Omer Goldberg
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Crypto Beat, Tim Copeland and Kelvin Sparks were joined by Chaos Labs Founder and CEO Omer Goldberg to discuss how data-driven ...
The DogeCast: A chat with the team at DogeOS
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Crypto Beat, Kelvin Sparks tuned in from Tokyo to meet with MyDoge Inc. CEO Jordan Jefferson and Size Chad to discuss DogeOS –...
The future of DeFi and onchain money markets with Theo Network & Felix Protocol
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Crypto Beat, Tim Copeland and Kelvin Sparks are joined by Theo co-founder TK Kwon and Felix co-founder Charlie to discuss the r...
Pantera Capital investor on Hyperliquid's USDH, Paradigm's Tempo, and the massive potential of stablecoins
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Crypto Beat, Tim Copeland and Kelvin Sparks are joined by Mason Nystrom, Junior Partner at Pantera, to discuss how stablecoins ...
Exploring TON Strategy’s $558 million treasury company with Exec. Chairman Manuel Stotz
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Crypto Beat, Tim Copeland and Kelvin Sparks are joined by Tonstrat Executive Chairman Manuel Stotz to discuss why Telegram’s ...
Flight3 founders talk Zebu Live, London's revival, and the crypto market downturn
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Crypto Beat, Tim Copeland and Kelvin Sparks are joined by Flight3 founders Joylon and Harry Horsfall to discuss London's crypto...
ZKsync co-founder Alex Gluchowski unveils the Atlas upgrade
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Crypto Beat, Kelvin Sparks chats with Alex Gluchowski, co-founder and CEO of Matter Labs to discuss the Atlas upgrade, which pr...
Unlocking Bitcoin’s full potential with ZK rollups — presented by Goat Network
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Crypto Beat's Co-Host Kelvin Sparks, was joined by GOAT Network Co-Founder and CEO Kevin Liu in Seoul, South Korea on the sidelines of Korea Block...
Jito execs explore the impact of the SEC’s liquid staking decision
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Block's Head of Growth, Tim Copeland was joined by Jito Co-Founder & CEO Lucas Bruder and Jito Foundation Chief Commercial Officer Thomas Uhm. ...
CoinFund investor breaks down Trump’s crypto executive order and SEC’s Project Crypto
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Block's Head of Growth, Tim Copeland, and co-host Kelvin Sparks were joined by CoinFund’s Kavan Canekeratne. In this episode, Tim, Kelvin and...
Securitize’s Michael Sonnenshein dives into tokenized equites and Elixir proposal
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Block's Head of Growth, Tim Copeland, and co-host Kelvin Sparks was joined by Securitize President Michael Sonnenshein. In this episode, Sonnen...
21Shares’ Federico Brokate unpacks Bitcoin ETF growth and institutional crypto interest
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Block's Head of Growth, Tim Copeland, was joined by Federico Brokate, head of U.S. Business at 21Shares. In this episode, Tim and Federico disc...
Building crypto vaults with Veda co-founder Sun Raghupathi
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Block's Head of Growth, Tim Copeland, was joined by Veda co-founder and CEO Sun Raghupathi. Tim and Sun discussed how DeFi vaults are simplifyi...
The intersection of crypto and AI, presented by OpenLedger
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Block's Head of Growth, Tim Copeland, was joined by OpenLedger Core Contributor Ram Kumar in this episodes sponsored by OpenLedger. Tim and Ram...
Murad explores his memecoin thesis and support for SPX6900
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Block's Head of Growth, Tim Copeland, was joined by Co-Host Kelvin Sparks and memecoin aficionado Murad. In this episode, Murad argues that the...
Wormhole Foundation co-founder on how RWAs and stablecoins can live in a multichain world
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Block's Head of Growth, Tim Copeland, was joined by Wormhole Co-Founder Robinson Burkey. In this episode, Copeland and Burkey discuss the grow...
Bringing dark pools to Hyperliquid with Silhouette Founder Chandler De Kock
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Block's Head of Growth, Tim Copeland, was joined by Silhouette Founder Chandler De Kock. In this episode, Copeland and De Kock discuss Silhouet...
Inside the institutional ETH staking world with Alluvial CEO Mara Schmiedt
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Block's Head of Growth, Tim Copeland, was joined by Alluvial CEO Mara Schmiedt. In this episode of The Crypto Beat, Copeland and Schmiedt discu...
Upexi CEO & CSO break down their Solana treasury strategy
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Block's Head of Growth, Tim Copeland, was joined by Upexi CEO Allan Marshall and CEO Brian Rudick. In this episode, Marshall and Rudick explai...
How Across Protocol is looking to fix crypto's cross-chain headaches
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Block's Head of Growth, Tim Copeland, was joined by Across Protocol Co-Founder Hart Lambur. In this episode, Copeland and Lambur discuss how Ac...
It’s time for a ‘flight to quality’ - Thrive founder Daniel Jacobs
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Block's Head of Growth, Tim Copeland, was joined by Thrive Founder Daniel Jacobs. In this episode, Jacobs shares how Thrive uses a mix of exper...
MetaMask co-founder Dan Finlay unpacks vision for reaching a 'much bigger audience'
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Block's Head of Growth, Tim Copeland, was joined by Metamask Co-Founder Dan Finlay. In this episode, Copeland and Finlay discuss the evolution ...
Backed Finance Co-Founder Adam Levi on the rise of tokenized equities
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Block's Editor-in-Chief, Tim Copeland, was joined by Backed Finance Co-Founder Adam Levi. In this episode, Copeland and Levi discuss the rise a...
PayPal SVP Jose Fernandez da Ponte outlines the payment giant's crypto strategy
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Block's Editor-in-Chief, Tim Copeland, was joined by PayPal's SVP of Blockchain, Crypto and Digital Currencies, Jose Fernandez da Ponte. In thi...
Chatting Optimism with OP Labs Co-founder Mark Tyneway
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Block's Editor-in-Chief, Tim Copeland, was joined by OP Labs Co-Founder and Systems Engineer Mark Tyneway. In this episode, Copeland and Tyneway ...
How Aave's stablecoin GHO is core to its plan to 10X its revenue
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Block's Editor-in-Chief, Tim Copeland, was joined by Aave-Chan Initiative Founder Marc Zeller. In this episode, Copeland and Zeller discussed Aav...
Crypto lending with Morpho CEO Paul Frambot
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Block's Editor-in-Chief, Tim Copeland, was joined by Morpho Co-Founder & CEO Paul Frambot. In this episode, Copeland and Frambot discussed Morpho...
Streaming crypto every second with Superfluid
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Block's Editor-in-Chief, Tim Copeland, was joined by Superfluid Co-Founder & CEO Fran Renzi. In this episode, Copeland and Renzi discussed Superf...
All things Arbitrum with Offchain Labs CEO Steven Goldfeder
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Block's Editor-in-Chief, Tim Copeland, was joined by Offchain Labs Co-Founder & CEO Steven Goldfeder. In this episode, Copeland and Goldfeder dis...
Crypto reputation scores and onchain trust mechanisms with Ethos CEO Trevor Thompson
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Block's Editor-in-Chief, Tim Copeland, was joined by Ethos CEO Trevor Thompson. In this episode, Copeland and Thompson discuss reputation scores ...
Unpacking based rollups with Taiko and Fabric
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Block's Editor-in-Chief, Tim Copeland, was joined by Taiko COO Joaquin Mendes Izard and Commit-Boost/Fabric Shepherd Drew Van Der Werff. In this ...
Bio Protocol on DeSci and the future of DAOs
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Block's Editor-in-Chief, Tim Copeland, was joined by Bio Protocol Co-Founder and CEO Paul Kohlhaas. In this episode, Copeland and Kohlhaas discus...
Talking ZKsync and Layer 2s with Matter Labs CEO Alex Gluchowski
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Block's Editor-in-Chief Tim Copeland was joined by Matter Labs Co-Founder and CEO Alex Gluchowski to discuss the growth of Layer 2 networks and th...
Solving crypto's UX issues with Reveel CEO Adrian Stern
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Block's Editor-in-Chief Tim Copeland was joined by Reveel CEO Adrien Stern to discuss ongoing UX issues facing the crypto space and how to find co...
Mysten Labs President Kevin Boon on how crypto policy will evolve in 2025
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Block's Editor-in-Chief Tim Copeland was joined by The Block's Policy Reporter Sarah Wynn and Mysten Labs President Kevin Boon to discuss the evol...
Bitstamp CEO on Robinhood acquisition, crypto regulation and the recent market surge
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Block's Editor-in-Chief Tim Copeland was joined by Bitstamp CEO Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux to discuss Robinhood's move to acquire Bitstamp, the rece...
Arthur Hayes on memecoins, monetary policy, and the US Election
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Arthur Hayes is the CIO of Maelstrom. In this episode, Hayes and Copeland discuss the US election, the role of quantitative easing in driving crypto a...
Bringing DeFi to Bitcoin with BitcoinOS and Outlier Ventures
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Edan Yago is the Co-Founder and CEO of BitcoinOS, and Francesca Conti is the Web 3 Accelerator Leader at Outlier Ventures. In this episode, Yago and ...
Nick Johnson sheds light on ENS Labs’ new L2-agnostic rollup ‘Namechain’
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Johnson is the Founder and Lead Developer of ENS. In this episode, Johnson and Copeland discussed Namechain, ENS Labs' new "L2-agnostic" rollup,...
Kain Warwick on Infinex and the future of crypto trading
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
OUTLINE 00:00 Introduction 02:28 U.S. election 04:22 David Hoffman fight 10:05 Web2/Web3 14:59 Infinex 23:07 Taking on MetaMask and Binance 30:40 NFT ...
Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles makes his comeback
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles joined Tim Copeland to discuss his return to the crypto space with the launch of a new exchange: EllipX. OUTLINE 00:...
Is crypto quiet quitting? With Ikigai CIO Travis Kling
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ikigai CIO Travis Kling joined Tim Copeland to discuss how crypto's lack of real-world adoption is causing market veterans to question the industry's ...
DePIN players Hivemapper, Helium, and Helio chart real-life crypto path on Solana
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Copeland and RT Watson were joined by the co-founders of Hivemapper, Helium and Helio to discuss projects on the Solana blockchain and bringing cr...
Inside the launch of Euler Finance v2 with Euler Labs co-founder and CEO Michael Bentley
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Copeland is joined by Euler Labs co-founder and CEO Michael Bentley to discuss the launch of Euler v2, and how the Euler team recovered from a $24...
Why 'chain abstraction' could be the key to mass adoption
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Time Copeland is joined by Ethan Francis and Burnt Banksy to discuss chain abstraction and its importance in simplifying crypto UX.
Telegram gaming with Hamster Kombat, GAMEE, and Ton Ventures
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Timccopeland is joined by team members from Hamster Kombat, GAMEE, and TON_Ventures to discuss the emerging TON gaming ecosystem.
Market Meltdown with GSR, FalconX, Fisher8 Capital and Split Capital
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Block’s Editor-In-Chief Tim Copeland was joined by four leading experts to discuss the recent sell-off in both crypto and traditional markets wh...