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Fidelity's FIDD stablecoin goes live on Curve and Uniswap. Socket relaunches its core infrastructure. Coinbase launches Agent Accounts and adds a High-Yield USDC Vault powered by Morpho. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/966 ETH Daily sponsorships are now open. Reach over 10,000 Ethereum-native subscribers every weekday. Learn more at ethdaily.io/ads Disclaimer: Content is for informational purposes only, not endorsement or investment advice. The accuracy of information is not guaranteed.  

$RAVE Is The Core Definition Of Pump-And-Dump #Crypto #Cryptocurrency #podcast #BasicCryptonomics #Bitcoin  Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://CryptoTalk.FM Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@ThisIsCTR⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠ @CryptoTalkRadio⁠⁠⁠⁠ Chapters (00:00:01) - Taxes Filed Early on Crypto Talk Radio(00:01:16) - Bitcoin, Gold: Middling Trend(00:05:58) - Rave Dao: The Valuation of Insiders(00:13:15) - Uniswap liquidity pools are sketchy(00:15:48) - Pump & Dump Explained(00:22:22) - Futures Trading Can Be a Bad Thing for Making Money

The Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) is a framework co-funded by the Ethereum Foundation, Gnosis, and Zisk to unify fragmented Layer 2 (L2) networks into a cohesive, synchronous ecosystem. Announced at EthCC, it uses real-time zero-knowledge proofs to enable atomic, single-transaction interactions between Ethereum mainnet and participating L2s without bridges.Guests: Jordi Baylina & Friederike ErnstLearn More About EEZ ➜ https://bit.ly/ETHEZ00:00 intro00:30 Ethereum Economic Zone EEZ02:20 Real-Time zk03:34 Day 01 Partners04:10 How Users Will Benefit06:54 L2 Silos & Private Chains08:38 Nation State Chains09:25 Uniswap & Unichain10:13 Non-EVM Chains?12:03 Why wouldn't Solana choose EEZ13:27 Block Time Speed & Finality14:18 Polygon?15:04 Institutional Private Chains coming15:45 Timeline16:10 Future Ethereum Upgrades17:02 Hacks & exploits on centralized systems19:22 outro#Crypto #Ethereum #ETH~More Powerful Ethereum Coming This Summer

Investors hooked on monitoring the situation in Iran over the long weekend and trying to read market tea-leaves may have no choice but to take a look at cryptocurrencies that trade 24/7. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has proposed boosting defense spending to $1.5 trillion in his 2027 budget released Friday.~This episode is sponsored by BTCC~BTCC 10% Deposit Bonus! ➜ https://bit.ly/PBNBTCCGuest: Evan AldoEvan Aldo Youtube Channel ➜ https://bit.ly/EvanAldo20% off Evan Aldo Course ➜ https://bit.ly/EvanCourse ➜  Use code "paulbarron"00:00 Intro00:10 Sponsor: BTCC00:45 Jim Cramer: Weekend war digestion02:00 Job loss revised02:30 2027 Budget cuts03:20 Biden vs Trump04:00 Oil prices = Inflation05:10 Evan's rotation bet06:30 CLARITY ends the bear market?07:30 Oil prices = Inflation09:20 BTC $65,9K must hold12:00 New narratives?13:20 ETH/BTC15:00 Uniswap analysis16:21 UNI/ETH17:00 Solana analysis18:00 SOL/ETH19:00 BMNR analysis21:20 XRP analysis22:00 HYPE analysis22:30 HYPE/BTC23:45 Evan sideline stash24:30 Outro#Crypto #Bitcoin #Ethereum~Weekend Damage Report

Don Wilson, founder and CEO of DRW, said Wall Street firms are unlikely to adopt fully transparent public blockchains. Canton continues is FUD against permissionless blockchains like Solana and Ethereum in order to gain traction on their new Citadel-backed network of incumbents.GUEST: Rebecca Rettig, CLO at Jito LabsFollow Rebecca on X ➜ https://x.com/RebeccaRettig1Liquid Stake on Jito ➜ https://www.jito.network/00:00 intro00:30 Canton not an institutional chain?01:10 Small Startups?01:35 Citadel backs Canton02:12 Don Wilson vs Solana and ETH02:55 So it is an institutional chain03:09 Rebecca Fires Back at Solana FUD03:41 Yuval insults Rebecca04:09 Canton twitter war drama04:53 Rebecca Rettig on MEV vs TradFi07:08 Paul vs Yuval on DTCC & Citadel 09:01 Reg-NMS Law enables opaque Wallstreet11:02 Crypto Kill Switch proposals12:49 Vibhu: Why Memecoins are important14:19 Drift Hack & Cybersecurity15:59 Lightning Round16:22 Robinhood Coincidence16:46 Canton desperate18:03 Jito vs Citadel18:42 Uniswap & Jito Auctions19:17 JitoSOL19:46 Canton not worth hacking20:21 More corpo chains coming21:44 CLARITY vs Solana22:15 outro#Crypto #Solana #Canton~Institutions & Retail Want Solana... not Canton

Galaxy holds a financial interest in HYPE, BTC, ETH, and SOL. Galaxy regularly engages in buying and selling these assets, including hedging transactions, for its own proprietary accounts and on behalf of its counterparties. Galaxy also provides services to vehicles that invest in these assets. If the value of such assets increases, those vehicles may benefit, and Galaxy's service fees may increase accordingly. For more information, please refer to Galaxy's public statements and filings. Cryptocurrencies, including HYPE, BTC, ETH, and SOL, are inherently volatile and risky and ultimate market movements may not align with this statement. For Galaxy's full social media disclaimer, please visit: ⁠https://www.galaxy.com/social-disclaimer/ Dan Nathan hosts Joe Armao, fund manager of the Galaxy FinTech Fund, who recounts his path from Blackstone through the financial crisis to long/short investing at Senator, where he pushed into fintech and digital assets. They discuss a shift from recent market tailwinds to a more mixed macro backdrop, consumer resilience despite energy shock concerns, and a rotation-driven, choppier “stock picker's market.” Armao outlines risks in private credit and gating, expects pockets of pain rather than systemic crisis, and emphasizes active balance-sheet work. On crypto, he describes Galaxy's “great convergence” thesis: prices may lag even as blockchain infrastructure adoption accelerates via stablecoins, tokenization, and 24/7 rails for payments and trading. He explains DeFi concepts, Uniswap governance tokens, Hyperliquid's revenue-driven token buybacks and leveraged perps, and why tokenizing blue-chip equities could expand global distribution and enable always-on markets. Armao argues AI and blockchain are now mission-critical to fintech investing and create dispersion suited to long/short strategies. —FOLLOW USYouTube: @RiskReversalMediaInstagram: @riskreversalmediaTwitter: @RiskReversalLinkedIn: RiskReversal Media

What were the most important legal and regulatory developments in crypto this month? In this episode, we review developments from stablecoin rulemaking and DeFi liability cases to the ongoing fight over prediction markets. Jonathan Schmalfeld is Director of Policy at The Digital Chamber, where he focuses on crypto policy, digital asset legislation, and regulatory developments in Washington.Timestamps➡️ 1:07 — SEC guidance allowing broker-dealers to apply a 2% capital haircut to payment stablecoins➡️ 4:37 — OCC's GENIUS Act implementation proposal and the debate over stablecoin yield restrictions➡️ 11:14 — The Promoting Innovation and Blockchain Development Act and developer liability protections➡️ 17:27 — Federal court dismissal of claims against Uniswap and what it means for DeFi developers➡️ 22:55 — How Kalshi enforced insider trading rules in its CFTC-regulated prediction markets➡️ 27:37 — Kalshi's preliminary injunction against Tennessee regulators and the federal preemption fight➡️ 31:15 — Why prediction market litigation could eventually reach the U.S. Supreme Court➡️ 36:25 — Institutional adoption: Morgan Stanley custody plans, Kraken's Fed master account, and crypto banking licenses➡️ 40:24 — Operation Chokepoint 2.0 and proposed rules eliminating “reputational risk” in bank supervision➡️ 43:23 — Why competition between crypto and traditional finance is acceleratingSponsor: Day One Law, a boutique corporate law firm founded by Nick Pullman. Nick and his team at Day One provide strategic legal counsel to startups, crypto projects, and Web3 innovators. ⁠You can get in contact with them via this link⁠: ⁠⁠https://www.dayonelaw.xyz/#contactResources:

Today we're joined by Andrew Hong, Co-Founder of Herd, Advisor at Archetype, and former Headmaster at Dune.In this episode, we discuss:Leaving Dune to start HerdComposability in the age of AI agentsWhy crypto due diligence doesn't scaleMorpho vault complexity & operational riskAI agents for contract researchTwo-sided marketplace: protocols & institutionsHooks, adapters, and modular vault designWallet policies & multisig risk managementInstitutional DeFi integrations (Coinbase, BlackRock)Agent-to-agent payments: hype vs realityWhy crypto needs “boring” infraAI replacing crypto analysts?And much more—enjoy!—Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction(01:08) Leaving Dune, starting Herd(03:16) Agent research inbox vision(05:14) Institutional crypto adoption challenges(08:16) From aggregation to operations(10:21) Protocols vs institutions marketplace(14:11) Mapping contracts & transactions(21:48) One-shot integrations with AI(24:32) Vault adapters & hidden permissions(30:49) Security vs operational risk(34:30) Uniswap hooks & modular design(41:07) Agent payments skepticism(53:12) AI replacing analysts?(57:50) Outro—Content links:https://bit.ly/4sgi1uThttps://bit.ly/4b8wt28https://bit.ly/4rqEWlQ—NEW: Join the Indexed Pod group chat:https://t.me/+Jmox7c6mB8AzOWU0And our new website is live: https://indexedpod.comFollow the guest:https://x.com/andrewhong5297https://x.com/herd_ecoFollow the co-hosts:https://x.com/hildobbyhttps://x.com/0xBoxerhttps://x.com/sui414Follow the Indexed Podcast:https://x.com/indexed_pod—The Indexed Podcast discusses hot topics, trendy metrics and chart crimes in the crypto industry, with a new episode every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month, brought to you by wizards @hildobby @0xBoxer @sui414.Subscribe/follow the show and leave a comment to help us grow the show!—DISCLAIMER: All information presented here should not be relied upon as legal, financial, investment, tax or even life advice. The views expressed in the podcast are not representative of hosts' employers views. We are acting independently of our respective professional roles.

Uniswap Case Win Exposes Why Suing Crypto Companies Is Tough #Crypto #Cryptocurrency #podcast #BasicCryptonomics #Bitcoin #Gold #Silver #Platinum #Palladium #CryptoCrash Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://CryptoTalk.FM Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@ThisIsCTR⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠ @CryptoTalkRadio⁠⁠⁠⁠ Chapters (00:00:01) - Crypto Talk Radio(00:01:43) - Bitcoin vs. Ethereum: When Will It Stop?(00:03:31) - Bitcoin's Intrinsic Value During War(00:08:26) - Uniswap vs The Scammer(00:14:24) - Lie of Absence vs Conviction(00:17:56) - Can You Bring a Scammer to Justice?(00:20:58) - 7 Things You Can't Sue in Court(00:23:41) - Don't Put More Money Than You Can Afford in Cryptoc(00:28:48) - Be Smart in Crypto

Judge Faillia dismisses a Uniswap class-action lawsuit. The Aave Will Win proposal passes a temp check vote. Lido V3 phase 3 goes live. And Vitalik outlines Big FOCIL. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/894 Earn 10% real yield on your dollars, fully onchain. Hold $BOLD, the only decentralized stablecoin rated A- by stablecoin agency, Bluechip. No vaults, no middlemen, no RWAs. Learn more on liquity.org/earn Disclaimer: Content is for informational purposes only, not endorsement or investment advice. The accuracy of information is not guaranteed.

While retail investors panic over volatility, institutions are quietly buying the dip. In this conversation, Matt Hogan breaks down why financial advisors, wirehouses, and major institutions are steadily allocating to Bitcoin, how the institutional adoption process actually unfolds over years (not weeks), and why this bear market feels fundamentally different from 2018 or 2022. We dive into the real valuation debate around Ethereum and Solana, why stablecoins and tokenization are the true institutional obsession right now, what BlackRock's move into Uniswap signals for DeFi, and whether a diversified, index-style approach may ultimately outperform trying to pick winners. Institutions already assume Bitcoin will be here in 10 years and that everything will be tokenized — the only question they're debating now is where the value accrues and whether this dip is an opportunity rather than a warning.

Brian from Santiment joined me to review the Onchain metrics for the crypto market. We conduct analysis on Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Uniswap.

Vitalik Buterin outlines a cypherpunk roadmap for Ethereum. Uniswap releases skills for AI agents. And the Ethereum Institutional Privacy Task Force releases a PoC Gated Shielded Pools. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/888 Earn 10% real yield on your dollars, fully onchain. Hold $BOLD, the only decentralized stablecoin rated A- by stablecoin agency, Bluechip. No vaults, no middlemen, no RWAs. Learn more on liquity.org/earn Disclaimer: Content is for informational purposes only, not endorsement or investment advice. The accuracy of information is not guaranteed.

FOCIL is scheduled for inclusion in Hegotá. Uniswap launches a developer platform. Payy Network launches its stablecoin-focused L2. And Compound will launch Compound V4 on Base. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/887 Are you running a treasury? You need liquidity but don't want to sell ETH? Get the lowest fixed rates to borrow against ETH and LSTs on Liquity V2 on liquity.org  Disclaimer: Content is for informational purposes only, not endorsement or investment advice. The accuracy of information is not guaranteed.

There is a massive change happening in the world of finance, led by tokenization.Tokenized ETFs, vaults, and new products are moving at lightspeed. Bitwise's Matt Hougan breaks down why institutional DeFi isn't coming, but is already here. He explains why vaults will do to ETFs what ETFs did to mutual funds, and what "neo finance" actually means for your portfolio.We cover:- Why Tokenizing All ETFs is Inevitable- Apollo + Morpho: What Institutions Actually Want From DeFi- How Vaults Will Drastically Change ETFs As We Know Them- The Ghost of Gary Gensler Still Haunting Token Value Accrual- Fat Wallet Thesis: Who Really Owns the Customer- What "Neo Finance" Actually MeansThe RollupTimestamps:00:00 Intro01:20 BlackRock x Uniswap & Apollo x Morpho Reaction04:10 Tokenizing All ETFs07:30 Permissioned DeFi10:39 Hibachi, Relay Ads11:09 Chain-Centric vs. Asset-Centric Mental Model16:45 Fat Protocol vs. Fat Wallet Thesis21:24 infiniFi ad21:55 Where Bitwise Sits in the Stack26:00 Vaults vs. ETFs: History Rhyming32:00 Token Value Accrual36:30 Aave's "Will Win" Proposal Breakdown41:00 Treasury Companies & Market Bottoms44:30 Catalysts for the Next Bull Run47:45 Defining Neo FinanceWebsite: https://therollup.co/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1P6ZeYd...Podcast: https://therollup.co/category/podcastFollow us on X: https://www.x.com/therollupcoFollow Rob on X: https://www.x.com/robbie_rollupFollow Andy on X: https://www.x.com/ayyyeandyJoin our TG group: https://t.me/+TsM1CRpWFgk1NGZhThe Rollup Disclosures: https://goodidea.ventures

The Mag 7 have committed over $700 billion to AI infrastructure, but the companies building the models may never capture the value. Thank you to our sponsors: Adaptive Security Fuse: The Energy Network The BLS just quietly revised away 862,000 jobs, and real-time inflation trackers now peg price growth below 1%, less than half of what official figures report.  If the Fed is steering monetary policy with stale data, investors need to ask what else the models are getting wrong.  At the same time, the Mag 7 have committed more than $700 billion to AI infrastructure, with Anthropic alone projecting $1 trillion in revenue within five years. Is that conviction or the early stages of a debt cycle nobody is pricing?  And then there is the institutional side of crypto: BlackRock's BUIDL fund just landed on Uniswap with $2.4 billion in assets, Apollo acquired $90 million in Morpho tokens, and AI agents are already settling micropayments in stablecoins.  Austin Campbell, Ram Ahluwalia, and Christopher Perkins sit down with Truflation's CEO Stefan Rust to ask whether the numbers we trust are telling us the truth. Hosts: ⁠Ram Ahluwalia⁠, CFA, CEO and Founder of Lumida ⁠Austin Campbell⁠, NYU Stern professor and founder and managing partner of Zero Knowledge Consulting ⁠Christopher Perkins⁠, Managing Partner and President of CoinFund Guest: Stefan Rust, Founder and CEO of Truflation Links: Unchained:  BlackRock Just Chose Uniswap. The Market Didn't Care. Here's Why. Apollo Moves Into DeFi Lending With Morpho Token Deal UNI Spikes on BlackRock DeFi Move, Then Gives It All Back Macro: NBC: U.S. had almost no job growth in 2025 PBS: Inflation measure falls to nearly five-year low as gas prices fall and housing costs cool Crowdfund Insider: Secretary Of The Treasury Scott Bessent Calls Out Truflation's Inflation Numbers At Senate Banking Hearing AI CapEx: Amazon, Google And Others Are Pouring $700 Billion Into AI CapEx, Top Analyst Explains Why This Makes It 'Hard' To Bet Against Nvidia CIO: Data center capex to hit $1.7 trillion by 2030 due to AI boom Reuters: OpenClaw founder Steinberger joins OpenAI, open-source bot becomes foundation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The crew unpacks BlackRock buying UNI, ARK, Citadel, DTCC, the Intercontinental Exchange and other TradFi players backing Zero, , Vitalik's thoughts on AI, and more.  Thank you to our sponsors! Fuse: The Energy Network MultiChain Advisors Crypto Tax Girl AI safety chiefs are leaving, BlackRock's launching on Uniswap and buying UNI, LayerZero launches “the last blockchain” with institutional backing, Kaito is launching attention markets, Base is abandoning social and Vitalik has some thoughts on AI. Hosts Kain Warwick, Luca Netz and Taylor Monahan unpack these and more in yet another packed episode of Uneasy Money. Find out why Kain thinks the Uniswap and LayerZero news point to a new meta reminiscent of DeFi Summer. Plus, is Coinbase's Base playing it too safe? And is Vitalik fighting a losing battle? Hosts: Luca Netz, CEO of Pudgy Penguins Kain Warwick, Founder of Infinex and Synthetix Taylor Monahan, Security at MetaMask Links: Unchained: ⁠LayerZero Launches ‘Zero' Layer 1 as Citadel, ARK Buy ZRO⁠ ⁠How Zero Blockchain Cracked 2 Million TPS and Is Still Decentralized⁠ ⁠Vitalik Buterin Pushes Back on the ‘Race to AGI,' Outlines Ethereum-Led AI Path⁠ ⁠When AI Agents Take Over, What Does a Post-Human Economy Look Like?⁠ ⁠Uneasy Money: How the Increasingly Better AI Agents Are Being Used Onchain⁠ ⁠Uneasy Money: Why Crypto Still Can't Overcome Its ICO Struggles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Daily Gwei Refuel gives you a recap every other week day on everything that happened in the Ethereum and crypto ecosystems - hosted by Anthony Sassano. Timestamps and links to topics discussed: https://daily-gwei-links.vercel.app/recent 00:00 Introductory song 00:10 Tomasz steps down as Co-ED of the EF https://x.com/tkstanczak/status/2022315368430067847 https://ethereum.foundation/assets/ef-org-chart.png https://x.com/aerugoettinea/status/2022318885047779576 https://x.com/devanshmehta/status/2022780807493067129 15:57 First L1-zkEVM breakout call https://x.com/ladislaus0x/status/2021961042348163181 17:54 The case for quick slots in Hegota https://x.com/CarlBeek/status/2021265384989491702 22:41 Uniswap teams up with BlackRock https://x.com/Uniswap/status/2021586380212613218 26:36 Robinhood chain public testnet now live https://x.com/RobinhoodApp/status/2021399303722258575 28:34 The changing winds of crypto This episode is also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aLMd0txYOMY Subscribe to the newsletter: https://thedailygwei.substack.com/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvCp6vKY5jDr87htKH6hgDA/ Follow Anthony on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sassal0x Follow The Daily Gwei on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedailygwei Join the Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/4pfUJsENcg DISCLAIMER: All information presented across all of The Daily Gwei's communication channels is strictly for educational purposes and should not be taken as investment advice.

Crypto feels cooked in 2026, and the Super Bowl proves it. Ryan and David unpack Coinbase's Backstreet Boys rug pull ad and what it reveals about crypto's collapsed public narrative. Then they dig into the brutal selloff, why IBIT's record volume hints at forced TradFi liquidation, and what Polymarket is pricing for Bitcoin under $50K. From Robinhood's prediction markets exploding into a real revenue engine to the political fight over who regulates “gambling vs markets,” the thesis is clear: finance is the only use case still scaling. Plus: LayerZero's new “world computer” L1, MegaETH and Aztec's bear market launch playbook, Vitalik finally calling ETH a store of value, ENS staying on L1, BlackRock bringing BUIDL to Uniswap, and the weirdest loose end of all, SBF's missing tungsten cube. ---

Markets closed out the week balancing cooler inflation against renewed volatility in tech and AI. U.S. CPI rose 2.4% year-over-year in January, with core inflation falling to 2.5% — the lowest level since March 2021. While the report strengthens the case for potential Fed rate cuts, it follows a robust labor market update earlier in the week, keeping policy expectations finely balanced. Equities struggled, with the Nasdaq dropping 2% amid fresh AI disruption fears despite Anthropic raising $30 billion at a $380 billion valuation. Meanwhile, China posted a record $242 billion current account surplus in Q4 2025, highlighting export resilience despite weak domestic demand. Oil slipped on reports that OPEC+ may resume production increases in April. Gold rebounded after briefly falling below $5,000 per ounce. The yen is on track for its strongest week in a year versus the dollar. In crypto, Bitcoin remains stable week-over-week. Coinbase shares rose despite a Q4 earnings miss, even as reports surfaced that CEO Brian Armstrong has sold roughly $500 million in stock over the past nine months. Several crypto CEOs, including leaders from Ripple, Gemini, Uniswap, and Chainlink, have joined the CFTC advisory group. A volatile week wraps with inflation cooling — but crosscurrents in AI, geopolitics, and liquidity remain firmly in play.

BlackRock is doubling down on Ethereum by buying up more Bitmine shares during the market dip, the firm disclosed on Thursday.~This episode is sponsored by Tangem~Tangem ➜ https://bit.ly/TangemPBNUse Code: "PBN" for Additional Discounts!Guest: Tim Warren, Host of Investing BrozInvesting Broz Youtube ➜ ‪‪  @TimWarrenTrades  Follow on Twitter ➜  @timsta6753   00:00 Intro00:10 Sponsor: Tangem02:20 Gov. Shutdown03:00 Patrick Witt: Still not clear on yields04:30 CLARITY update07:00 Bitcoin analysis09:30 ETFs still bleeding11:30 Ethereum analysis12:50 Tom Lee: Mr. Beast14:40 Why $ETH is not moving?17:10 $BMNR analysis18:30 Uniswap analysis20:10 Corruption list?21:10 Robinhood analysis24:10 Chainlink analysis26:40 ONDO analysis28:10 Coinbase analysis30:50 AAVE analysis32:00 Solana analysis34:00 Outro#Bitcoin #ethereum #crypto~Blackrock Buying Dip?

In this episode of The Milk Road Show, John Gillen breaks down what's really happening beneath the surface. Is this simply the four-year cycle playing out, or are broader macro forces driving this selloff? We dive into liquidity conditions, inflation data, capital flows, and the growing disconnect between price and fundamentals. While sentiment is collapsing, institutions are making moves. BlackRock is entering DeFi through Uniswap, Goldman Sachs holds significant crypto exposure, and onchain activity continues to grow.~~~~~⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Global markets are leaning into growth. Following the upside surprise in U.S. non-farm payrolls — with 130,000 jobs added and unemployment falling to 4.3% — investors are focusing on economic resilience rather than fading hopes of aggressive rate cuts. MSCI's All-World index is trading near record highs, while South Korea's Kospi has crossed 5,500 for the first time. Attention now turns to initial jobless claims and the upcoming CPI print, which could shape expectations for the Federal Reserve's June decision. CME FedWatch odds for a rate hold have climbed to 40%. In the UK, GDP expanded just 0.1% in Q4, while industrial production fell unexpectedly. Meanwhile, Nuveen has agreed to acquire asset manager Schroders for $13.5 billion. In digital assets, crypto markets remain steady despite Blockfills halting withdrawals. BlackRock is deepening its move into tokenized finance, bringing its Treasury-backed BUIDL token to Uniswap through Securitize. Court drama surrounding FTX has resurfaced, and Kraken has replaced its CFO ahead of its public listing. A busy macro backdrop with institutional crypto developments accelerating beneath the surface.

Brian from Santiment joined me to review the crypto market metrics for Bitcoin, XRP, Ethereum, and Uniswap.

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In this Feb 11, 2026 Crypto Town Hall, hosts and guests discuss extreme market fear, dismiss SBF's jailhouse bid for a new trial as futile, and slam big banks' lobbying to kill stablecoin yield via the Clarity Act as pure protectionism. They highlight stablecoins' potential to drive U.S. Treasury demand, BlackRock's DeFi push (including Uniswap), the collapse of hype-driven VC tokens, real-world asset tokenization opportunities, and persistent legal uncertainty for utility tokens without lasting regulatory clarity. The episode closes with AI's rapid coding/automation advances, its disruption of SaaS and DeFi, emerging security/legal risks from AI agents, and why tokenized money (especially stablecoins) will likely power future autonomous systems.

The Bitcoin ETF landscape has officially FLIPPED! Is this the start of the rally, or the ultimate "bear trap" before we crash toward new low?

High-stakes negotiations between U.S. banking giants and crypto executives at the White House hit a wall yesterday, ending in an impasse over stablecoin yields. Meanwhile Uniswap's governance token jumped on Wednesday after the decentralized exchange's creator announced an integration with BUIDL, BlackRock's tokenized money market fund. This happening as Franklin Templeton gears up for another major push into DeFi.~This episode is sponsored by Tangem~Tangem ➜ https://bit.ly/TangemPBNUse Code: "PBN" for Additional Discounts!Guest: Sandy Kaul - EVP at Franklin Templeton & Head of Franklin Innovation Download Benji Mobile App➜ https://bit.ly/BENJIFranklin00:00 intro00:08 Bank Compromise Incoming?01:03 Tim Scott sides with Coinbase01:45 Banks Losing02:23 Franklin Templeton 03:13 $BENJI Money Market Funds04:38 Retail $BENJI Yields05:50 KYC for Yields?06:43 Ondo Launches Stock Vaults07:55 Binance x Franklin Partnership09:58 $BENJI on Uniswap coming?11:14 Waiting For CLARITY Act11:55 Real-Time Yields13:30 Wallet Partnerships Coming?14:18 Bitwise Loyalty Token14:48 $PENNY Loyalty Token for Franklin15:25 CLARITY will pass15:55 Banks banning vaults?16:05 KYC Hell16:24 Bank Deposit Tokens17:23 XRP Vault Race17:45 JP Morgan17:58 Retail Loyalty Points18:52 Celebrity Curated Vaults19:20 Post-CLARITY Products20:40 outro#Crypto #Ethereum #XRP~Banks Losing Fight Against Yields!?

Robinhood has launched a public testnet for Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum-based layer-2 built on Arbitrum, with a broader rollout planned later this year.~This episode is sponsored by Tangem~Tangem ➜ https://bit.ly/TangemPBNUse Code: "PBN" for Additional Discounts!00:00 Intro00:10 Sponsor: Tangem00:30 Cycle different?01:30 Robinhood Chain01:45 Johann Kerbrat: Head to head w/Nasdaq02:30 Johann Kerbrat: Robinhood certified Developer apps04:00 Phase 104:50 Johann Kerbrat: dealing with liquidity06:40 Johann Kerbrat: Clarity & yields08:20 Cody Carbone: Done deal?09:00 $HOOD: Opportunity09:45 Base App11:50 Uniswap adds BUIDL12:15 CashApp12:30 Hong Kong Consensus14:00 Hong Kong Gold15:00 Yat Siu: AI agents16:45 Mr. Beast mainstreams AI agents18:40 Bigger than Bitcoin19:30 DCA-ing yet?#Crypto #Bitcoin #Ethereum~Retail Returning To Crypto?

This week, Charles Yoo-Naut joins the show to unpack Rain's explosive growth and what's next for crypto payments. We deep dive into the Rain origin story, their recent $250M fundraise, partnering with Visa, who wins the crypto card race, how Rain grew to a $2B company, and more. Enjoy! -- Follow Charles: https://x.com/cnaut Follow Jason: https://x.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Empire: https://x.com/theempirepod -- Coinbase crypto-backed loans, powered by Morpho, enable you to take out loans at competitive rates using crypto as collateral. Rates are typically 4% to 8%. Borrow up to $5M using BTC as collateral and up to $1M using ETH as collateral. Manage crypto-backed loans directly in the Coinbase app with ease. Learn more here: https://www.coinbase.com/onchain/borrow/get-started?utm_campaign=0126_defi-borrow_blockworks_empire&marketId=0x9103c3b4e834476c9a62ea009ba2c884ee42e94e6e314a26f04d312434191836&utm_source=empire -- "Mantle Global Hackathon 2025 is live! Running from Oct 22 to Dec 31, Mantle invites builders to design the future of Real-World Assets (RWAs) on its modular L2 stack. Key Highlights: - $150,000 Prize Pool + Grants & Incubation opportunities - Access to Bybit's 7M+ verified users - Judges from Bybit Ventures, Spartan, Animoca Brands - 6 Tracks: RWA/RealFi, DeFi, AI, ZK, Infra, GameFi Join the Hackathon: https://www.hackquest.io/vi/hackathons/Mantle-Global-Hackathon-2025" -- This Empire episode is brought to you by VanEck. Learn more about the VanEck Onchain Economy ETF (NODE): http://vaneck.com/EmpireNODE An investment in the Fund involves a substantial risk and is not suitable for all investors. It is possible to lose your entire principal investment. The Fund may invest nearly all of its net assets in either Digital Transformation Companies and/or Digital Asset Instruments. The Fund does not invest in digital assets or commodities directly. Digital asset instruments may be subject to risks associated with investing in digital asset exchange-traded products (“ETPs”), which include the historical extreme volatility of the digital asset and cryptocurrency market, as well as less regulation and thus fewer investor protections, as these ETPs are not investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”) or commodity pools for the purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”). Investing involves substantial risk and high volatility, including possible loss of principal. Visit vaneck.com to read and consider the prospectus, containing the investment objective, risks, and fees of the fund, carefully before investing. © Van Eck Securities Corporation, Distributor, a wholly owned subsidiary of Van Eck Associates Corporation. -- Uniswap's Trading API offers plug-and-play access to deep onchain and off-chain liquidity, delivering enterprise-grade crypto trading without the complexity - from one of the most trusted teams in DeFi. Click to get started with seamless, scalable access to Uniswap's powerful onchain trading infrastructure. https://hub.uniswap.org/?utm_source=blockworks&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=ww_web_bw_awa_trading-api_20251117_podcast_clicks -- Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:52) The Rain Origin Story (15:23) Partnering With Visa (30:05) The Opportunity In Emerging Markets (36:48) Ads (Coinbase, Mantle, VanEck, Uniswap) (40:16) The Crypto Card Race, Agentic Payments & Onchain Credit (48:00) What Chains Does Rain Work With? (53:28) Rain's Journey To Raising $250m (01:03:00) How Rain Grew To A $2B Company -- Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, Rob and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Benjamin is the Founder of Cap and DeFi Dave is the Founding Head of Growth.Token launches are broken. Founders pay exchanges 5-10% of supply, airdrop to farmers who dump immediately, and wonder why everything goes to zero. Benjamin calls it "the conveyor belt to death." Cap is breaking the playbook: no CEX listing fees, no token airdrops, and no TVL deals paid in tokens. Instead, they're doing the first-ever Stabledrop—$12 million in stablecoins to early supporters, funded by their upcoming ICO on Uniswap.In this episode, we cover:+ Why the status quo token launch playbook leads to death+ The Stabledrop: How $12M in stablecoins rewards early users+ Cap's three rules: No airdrops, no CEX fees, no token TVL deals+ ICO mechanics on Uniswap and who's eligible------

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 driving the move, from Fed independence and shutdown risk to a weaker dollar narrative, and why Tether is quietly becoming one of the world's largest gold holders. They make the case for Ethereum's comeback, from surging usage to serious quantum resistance efforts, break down Fidelity's new onchain dollar, and dig into MegaETH's eye popping stress test. Plus: prediction markets go mainstream, a bizarre $40 million government crypto theft, and a new Vitalik meme to close it out. ---

This episode is brought to you by Uniswap! Are you a builder who needs to add on-chain trading to your product? The Uniswap Trading API from Uniswap Labs offers plug-and-play access to some of the deepest liquidity in crypto It's on-chain execution at an enterprise level. More liquidity. Less complexity. Visit hub.uniswap.org to learn more. Is Bitcoin losing its “digital gold” narrative just as geopolitics heat up? The Bits + Bips crew debates what markets still aren't pricing in. In this episode of Bits + Bips, hosts Austin Campbell, Ram Ahluwalia, and Chris Perkins are joined by David Duong, Global Head of Research at Coinbase, to unpack a volatile mix of crypto regulation, geopolitics, and shifting market structure. The group digs into why the latest market structure bill is starting to crack, why investors may be underpricing regulatory clarity, and what it means that Bitcoin is failing to behave like digital gold just as global risk rises. They also explore whether the U.S. and Europe are still true allies, why Wall Street's move toward 24/7 onchain markets matters more than most realize, and how internet capital markets could reshape who gets access to capital in the next decade. Hosts: Ram Ahluwalia, CFA, CEO and Founder of Lumida Austin Campbell, NYU Stern professor and founder and managing partner of Zero Knowledge Consulting Christopher Perkins, Managing Partner and President of CoinFund Guests: David Duong, Global Head of Research at Coinbase Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you to our sponsor, Uniswap! If trust in central banks erodes, what replaces it? This week's Bits + Bips connects AI, energy, inflation, and Bitcoin. In this episode of Bits + Bips, hosts Austin Campbell, Ram Ahluwalia, and Chris Perkins are joined by Daniel Ives, one of Wall Street's most closely followed technology analysts, to break down how AI is colliding with macroeconomics. They debate whether AI will ultimately be inflationary or deflationary, why energy may become the binding constraint on technological growth, and how rising productivity could force the Federal Reserve into uncomfortable trade-offs. The conversation also covers pressure on central bank independence, the fragility of trust in fiat systems, and why Bitcoin increasingly enters the conversation when that trust erodes. Hosts: Ram Ahluwalia Austin Campbell Christopher Perkins Guests: Daniel Ives, Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst at Wedbush Links: Bitcoin Briefly Pops to $92K on Powell DOJ News, Then Retreats Tether Freezes $182 Million in USDT on Tron Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you to our sponsors, Uniswap and Figure Markets! Amid several years of economic challenges, Venezuela boasts a long and intriguing relationship with crypto. Following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro by the U.S. government, these crypto ties have again been brought into focus. In this Unchained podcast episode, Ledn cofounder Mauricio Di Bartolomeo and Economic Inclusion Group President Jorge Jraissati join Laura Shin to unpack this history, including the plausibility of the Latin American country sitting on a $60 billion Bitcoin stash. Mauricio details how the hums of Bitcoin mining rigs became the sound of freedom for Venezuelans. Jorge says post-Maduro Venezuela will “demand” a crypto powered economy. Will the crypto industry shape the future of Venezuela? And what does such a future look like? Hosts: Laura Shin Guests: Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, Cofounder and CSO of Ledn Jorge Jraissati, President of Economic Inclusion Group Links: Bitcoin Rallies to $93,000 After U.S. Attack on Venezuela How Maduro's Capture and a ‘Pre-War World' Affects Bitcoin: Bits + Bips Brian Kelly on Token-Curated Registries, Robinhood Crypto Trading and the Petro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with our first weekly roundup of 2026! This week we discuss Lighter token launch, Walmart's crypto strategy with OnePay, Erebor's $350m raise, what to expect in 2026 & more. Enjoy! -- Follow Jason: https://x.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Rob: https://x.com/HadickM Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod -- "Mantle Global Hackathon 2025 is live! Running from Oct 22 to Dec 31, Mantle invites builders to design the future of Real-World Assets (RWAs) on its modular L2 stack. Key Highlights: - $150,000 Prize Pool + Grants & Incubation opportunities - Access to Bybit's 7M+ verified users - Judges from Bybit Ventures, Spartan, Animoca Brands - 6 Tracks: RWA/RealFi, DeFi, AI, ZK, Infra, GameFi Join the Hackathon: https://www.hackquest.io/vi/hackathons/Mantle-Global-Hackathon-2025" -- GEODNET is the world's largest RTK network, delivering real-time, centimeter-level precision for drones, robots, farmers, and first responders. Recognized by the U.S. Congress, this blockchain-powered network supports mission-critical applications across a wide range of industries. Discover how GEODNET is changing the world: [https://geodnet.com] -- Uniswap's Trading API offers plug-and-play access to deep onchain and off-chain liquidity, delivering enterprise-grade crypto trading without the complexity - from one of the most trusted teams in DeFi. Click to get started with seamless, scalable access to Uniswap's powerful onchain trading infrastructure. https://hub.uniswap.org/?utm_source=blockworks&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=ww_web_bw_awa_trading-api_20251117_podcast_clicks -- Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (06:16) Lighter's Token Launch (13:36) Walmart's Crypto Strategy with OnePay (19:09) Erebor Raises $350m At a $4b Valuation (23:22) Ads (Mantle, Geodnet, Uniswap) (25:45) The Clarity Act (36:20) What To Expect In 2026 (43:32) Content of The Week -- Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Thank you to our sponsor, Uniswap! In this episode of Bits + Bips, hosts Austin Campbell, Ram Ahluwalia, and Chris Perkins are joined by macro strategist Peter Tchir to unpack one of the most consequential geopolitical events in years: the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The conversation explores why Bitcoin surged past $94,000, what the operation signals about U.S. power and strategy, and how investors should think about energy, supply chains, and national security in a shifting global order. The group also debates whether crypto's 24/7 markets are revealing a structural weakness in traditional finance, whether Latin America is poised for an investment renaissance, and why “production for security” may replace ESG as the dominant investment framework. Hosts: Ram Ahluwalia, CFA, CEO and Founder of Lumida Austin Campbell, NYU Stern professor and founder and managing partner of Zero Knowledge Consulting Christopher Perkins, Managing Partner and President of CoinFund Guest: Peter Tchir, Head of Macro Strategy at Academy Securities Links: Bitcoin Rallies to $93,000 After U.S. Attack on Venezuela The Venezuelan Oil Narative is PURE THEATRE Venezuela: The $60B+ Bitcoin "Shadow Reserve" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crypto is maturing while attention moves elsewhere. In this Weekly Rollup, David Hoffman and Anthony Sassano break down silver, gold, and the S&P hitting new highs, the Aave civil war over control and fees, Uniswap's unification win, a new pro crypto CFTC chair, and why quantum computing may be Bitcoin's biggest long term risk. --- BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:

Welcome to our final weekly roundup of the year! In this episode we reflect on our 2025 predictions before deep diving into our 2026 predictions. We discuss what to expect for stablecoins, prediction markets, the equity vs token debate & more. Enjoy! -- Follow Jason: https://x.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Rob: https://x.com/HadickM Follow Santi: https://x.com/santiagoroel Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod -- Rob's 2025 predictions: https://x.com/HadickM/status/1876642292716482868 Santi's 2025 predictions: https://x.com/santiagoroel/status/1883931926047945064 Jason's 2025 predictions: https://x.com/JasonYanowitz/status/1876701413935325275 -- This Empire episode is brought to you by VanEck. Learn more about the VanEck Onchain Economy ETF (NODE): http://vaneck.com/EmpireNODE An investment in the Fund involves a substantial risk and is not suitable for all investors. It is possible to lose your entire principal investment. The Fund may invest nearly all of its net assets in either Digital Transformation Companies and/or Digital Asset Instruments. The Fund does not invest in digital assets or commodities directly. Digital asset instruments may be subject to risks associated with investing in digital asset exchange-traded products (“ETPs”), which include the historical extreme volatility of the digital asset and cryptocurrency market, as well as less regulation and thus fewer investor protections, as these ETPs are not investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”) or commodity pools for the purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”). Investing involves substantial risk and high volatility, including possible loss of principal. Visit vaneck.com to read and consider the prospectus, containing the investment objective, risks, and fees of the fund, carefully before investing. © Van Eck Securities Corporation, Distributor, a wholly owned subsidiary of Van Eck Associates Corporation. -- Uniswap's Trading API offers plug-and-play access to deep onchain and off-chain liquidity, delivering enterprise-grade crypto trading without the complexity - from one of the most trusted teams in DeFi. Click to get started with seamless, scalable access to Uniswap's powerful onchain trading infrastructure. https://hub.uniswap.org/?utm_source=blockworks&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=ww_web_bw_awa_trading-api_20251117_podcast_clicks -- Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (02:34) Rob's 2025 Predictions (10:15) Santi's 2025 Predictions (26:29) Jason's 2025 Predictions (29:31) Ads (VanEck, Uniswap) (31:13) 2026 Predictions: Will ETH Be Higher or Lower? (32:35) Stablecoins In 2026 (41:38) Return of The DeFi Mullet (51:30) Markets In 2026 (57:09) Privacy & Onchain Identity (01:01:38) Prediction Markets Will 10x (01:08:14) U.S Exchange Competition (01:17:02) Equity & Tokens Will Merge (01:19:45) Regulation in 2026 (01:21:43) Final Predictions -- Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Visit our website for breaking news, analysis, op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.com Security remains work in progress for crypto — and that may be putting it mildly. This year Bybit was hacked for $1.5 billion, the largest exploit ever, crypto or otherwise.  In this Unchained episode, Security Alliance members explain how crypto exploits have evolved, why smart contracts are no longer the primary vulnerability and why a security plan alone may not be enough. They take us inside how North Koreans are getting jobs at crypto and tech companies and how they operate.  Plus, best practices for individuals that intend to hold their assets for the long-term. Test transactions and 2FA based on authenticator apps may not be ideal. Thank you to our sponsors, ⁠Uniswap⁠ and ⁠Mantle⁠! Guests: Pablo Sabbatella, Member of SEAL (Security Alliance) and Founder of Opsek Isaac Patka, Wargames Initiative Lead at SEAL, and Founder of Shield3 Links: Unchained: How the $1.5 Billion Bybit Hack Could Have Been Prevented The Chopping Block: Code, Chaos & Consequences — What the Balancer Hack and Rollback Debates Mean for Crypto's Future How AI Agents Hacked Smart Contracts for $1 Apiece – DEX in the City DEX in the City: How Privacy in Crypto Makes Everyone's Finances More Secure Chainalysis crypto crime report SEAL 911 bot SEAL website with profiles of confirmed DPRK IT workers Timestamps:

This week, Jill Gunter from Espresso joins the show to discuss the state of crypto today. We deep dive into how has crypto evolved, why privacy matters, predictions for 2026, will Espresso launch a token & more. Enjoy! -- Follow Jill: https://x.com/jillgun Follow Jason: https://x.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod Join the Empire Telegram: https://t.me/+CaCYvTOB4Eg1OWJh -- This Empire episode is brought to you by VanEck. Learn more about the VanEck Onchain Economy ETF (NODE): http://vaneck.com/EmpireNODE An investment in the Fund involves a substantial risk and is not suitable for all investors. It is possible to lose your entire principal investment. The Fund may invest nearly all of its net assets in either Digital Transformation Companies and/or Digital Asset Instruments. The Fund does not invest in digital assets or commodities directly. Digital asset instruments may be subject to risks associated with investing in digital asset exchange-traded products (“ETPs”), which include the historical extreme volatility of the digital asset and cryptocurrency market, as well as less regulation and thus fewer investor protections, as these ETPs are not investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”) or commodity pools for the purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”). Investing involves substantial risk and high volatility, including possible loss of principal. Visit vaneck.com to read and consider the prospectus, containing the investment objective, risks, and fees of the fund, carefully before investing. © Van Eck Securities Corporation, Distributor, a wholly owned subsidiary of Van Eck Associates Corporation. -- GEODNET is the world's largest RTK network, delivering real-time, centimeter-level precision for drones, robots, farmers, and first responders. Recognized by the U.S. Congress, this blockchain-powered network supports mission-critical applications across a wide range of industries. Discover how GEODNET is changing the world: [https://geodnet.com] -- Uniswap's Trading API offers plug-and-play access to deep onchain and off-chain liquidity, delivering enterprise-grade crypto trading without the complexity - from one of the most trusted teams in DeFi. Click to get started with seamless, scalable access to Uniswap's powerful onchain trading infrastructure. https://hub.uniswap.org/?utm_source=blockworks&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=ww_web_bw_awa_trading-api_20251117_podcast_clicks -- Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (02:44) The State of Crypto Today (10:21) How Has Crypto Evolved? (19:18) Ads (VanEck, Geodnet, Uniswap) (21:40) Why Privacy Matters (35:55) Who Wins In Crypto Infra? (45:56) Crypto's Identity Crisis (52:52) Predictions For 2026 (55:49) When Will Espresso Launch A Token? -- Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Crypto prices are down, but the most important players are still building. In this week's Weekly Rollup, Ryan and David break down Coinbase's push to become a financial super app, JPMorgan's first tokenized money market fund on Ethereum, and why regulators are quietly opening the door for onchain settlement through DTCC pilots. They also unpack Solana's Firedancer finally going live, the growing fight over tokenholder rights at Aave and what Uniswap's unification proposal gets right, and why tokenization and prediction markets are advancing faster than prices suggest. ---

What was really happening inside the SEC during the Gensler years? Today, we sat down with Corey Frayer, former senior crypto policy advisor to SEC Chair Gary Gensler and now Director of Investor Protection at the Consumer Federation of America. We dig into how the agency thought about securities law, DeFi, Uniswap, stablecoins, SAB 121, and why platforms like Coinbase and Kraken ended up in the crosshairs. Corey defends the Gensler playbook while responding to the industry's harshest criticisms, from “regulation by enforcement” to claims of a political war on crypto.  Corey Frayer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/corey-frayer-990a6b2  ------

Bitcoin hit a rare signal this week, dropping to its cheapest level relative to gold in nearly 15 years. Is that a buy signal or something deeper in the macro picture? Ryan and David break down what the BTC–gold anomaly really means, how liquidity, rates, and Trump's surprise Fed Chair pick factor in, and whether the market is entering a shallow cycle instead of a true winter. We also cover Ethereum's Fusaka upgrade, Vitalik's push to bring builders back to L1, Polymarket's mainstream breakout and CNN–Kalshi deal, and Aztec's 16K ETH privacy auction. Plus, the SEC's coming innovation exemption and the growing alliance between Larry Fink and Brian Armstrong. ------

Thank you to our Sponsor, Uniswap! Ethereum Fusaka is live, Infinex has embarked on its token sale, Hyperliquid is bolstering its HIP-3 markets and there is drama in Solana's DeFi land. In this episode of Uneasy Money, hosts Kain Warwick, Luca Netz and Taylor Monahan delve into the significance and implications of the Fusaka upgrade and the controversy surrounding Infinex's token sale. They also take a look at the promise and risks of Hyperliquid's buzzing perp futures markets on tokenized equities and Kamino's controversial response to competition from Jupiter. In addition, they touch on Anthropic's smart contract study and the recent Yearn Finance exploit. Hosts: Luca Netz, CEO of Pudgy Penguins Kain Warwick, Founder of Infinex and Synthetix Taylor Monahan, Security at MetaMask Links: Unchained: Cheaper Fees and No More Free Lunch for Layer 2s? Inside Ethereum's Fusaka Upgrade Ethereum's Layer 1 Lacks a Perp DEX. Synthetix Intends to Change That HIP-3 Records $500 Million in Daily Volume Uneasy Money: Hyperliquid's Dilemma After 10/10: Protect Itself or Its Users? Uneasy Money: ICOs Are Back and Why Airdrops Are Instantly Dumped Timestamps:

Thank you to our sponsor, Uniswap! Class action lawsuits targeting crypto firms are on the rise. While observers often brush off the cases as opportunistic, they may be more of an existential threat than many think. In this episode of DEX in the City, hosts Jessi Brooks of Ribbit Capital, Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos of StarkWare, and Vy Le of Veda unpack what class action suits are and why they may be more of a threat to crypto than enforcement actions. Katherine breaks down the derivative case against Coinbase while Jessi explains why Binance has “bad facts” in the Hamas case. Meanwhile, Vy explains why the tussle over prediction markets like Kalshi by state gambling regulators could make it to the Supreme Court. Plus, China's crypto crackdown and the CME's outage. Hosts: Jessi Brooks, General Counsel at Ribbit Capital Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos, General Counsel at StarkWare TuongVy Le, General Counsel at Veda Links: Unchained: DEX in the City: Insider Trading and Crypto: What the Law Actually Says DEX in the City: Are Prediction Markets Gambling, and Who Should Regulate Them? Why Crypto Market Structure May Not Pass Until 2027: DEX in the City Mistrial Declared After ‘MEV Brothers' Accused of $25 Million Exploit Timestamps:

Thank you to our sponsor Uniswap! Nick O'Neill has become one of crypto's biggest viral sensations over the past year with his “Choose Rich Nick” persona. But beyond a content creator, he is a business man and developer. In this Thanksgiving/Black Friday episode of Unchained, he discusses how he stumbled into internet fame, the man behind the persona and how he intends to become the Barstool Sports of crypto and NFTs. He also delves into what really happened at the controversial Avalanche yacht party and what it was like being viewed as “gay” for doing theater as a child. Plus how he feels about attacks on his looks and the secret to his success. Guest: Nick O'Neill, CEO & Co-Founder of BoDoggos  Links: Unchained: Avalanche's Unlocked Supply of AVAX Set to Increase by $350 Million Coinbase Buys Cobie's ‘Up Only' NFT and Echo in $375 Million Deal Timestamps:

Thank you to our sponsor Uniswap! In this episode of Uneasy Money, hosts Kain Warwick, Luca Netz and Taylor Monahan discuss Monad's mainnet launch performance and how its ICO strategy may have proven solid in the end. They also delve into MegaETH's botched TVL campaign with Kain explaining why scrambling is bad for projects.  In addition, they dissect Polymarket's CFTC greenlight, Klarna's stablecoin launch, Cardano's chain split and Berachain's secret Brevan Howard deal. Hosts: Luca Netz, CEO of Pudgy Penguins Kain Warwick, Founder of Infinex and Synthetix Taylor Monahan, Security at MetaMask Links: Unchained: Monad Co-Founder Defends Token Sale After Slow Uptake MegaETH Aborts $1B Cap Raise After Multisig Error Triggers Chaos Polymarket Gets CFTC Green Light to Operate in the US Klarna Launches Stablecoin Built on Stripe's Tempo Chain Cardano Founder Contacts FBI After Dev's ‘Careless' Test Splits Chain Uneasy Money: ICOs Are Back and Why Airdrops Are Instantly Dumped Timestamps:

Crypto funding rounds often look glamorous from the outside: big name investors, big valuations, big narratives. But behind the scenes, the terms can look very different — and sometimes, radically so. In this episode of Bits + Bips, host Steve Ehrlich sits down with reporter Jack Kubinec, who broke the story about Berachain's Series B and one of the most unusual terms we've seen in a major token deal: a lead investor receiving the right to ask for its entire $25 million investment back, for up to a year after Berachain's token launched. Jack walks through what the documents show, why lawyers say the clause is extremely rare, and how a refund right like this could impact other investors, and even trigger MFN clauses. They also unpack Berachain's market struggles since TGE, the state of the Nova Digital fund inside Brevan Howard, and the transparency questions this episode raises across crypto venture investing. Read the full story here on Unchained Thank you to our sponsor Uniswap!  Host: Steve Ehrlich, Executive Editor at Unchained Guest: Jack Kubinec, Crypto Journalist and Podcast Host Timestamps: 0:00 — Start 0:25 — Steve introduces Jack 2:24 — What the documents reveal 5:17 — Why Brevan Howard's refund is a big problem 9:21 — How refund clauses really work 14:09 — Jack's interactions with the Bera team and how Smokey responded to the story 19:29 — Why the MFN clause is key 26:19 — How Breva Howard Digital didn't actually invest in Bera 30:18 — What investors should learn from a deal like this Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ethereum Foundation last month said it was taking its privacy efforts a step further. It announced the Privacy Cluster, a group of 47 coordinators, cryptographers, engineers and researchers with one mission: to make privacy “a first-class property of the Ethereum Ecosystem.” At Ethereum DevConnect, the EF's Andy Guzman and Oskar Thorén join Unchained to discuss the formation of the group in the context of Zcash's recent resurgence, why privacy is important for crypto and the motivations behind Ethereum's recent push. They also delve into the difference between the current privacy push and past efforts, as well as how it could unlock new use cases and the reaction of institutions. Additionally, they talk about competition with Zcash, reveal implementation timelines and delve into the impact on crypto data analysis. Thank you to our sponsor ⁠Uniswap⁠! Guests: Andy Guzman, PSE Lead at Ethereum Foundation Oskar Thorén, Technical Lead of IPTF (Institutional Privacy Task Force) at Ethereum Foundation Links: Unchained: Ethereum Foundation Launches ‘Privacy Cluster' Vitalik Unveils New Ethereum Privacy Toolkit ‘Kohaku' Why the Privacy Coins Mania Is Much More Than Price Action With Aztec's Ignition Chain Launched, Will Ethereum Have Decentralized Privacy? Timestamps: