#  @bankless Bankless Bankless posts on YouTube about crypto, ethereum, $spot, bitcoin the most. They currently have [-------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCAl9Ld79qaZxp9JzEOwd3aA/interactions)  - [--] Week [------] +9.80% - [--] Month [-------] -35% - [--] Months [---------] +22% - [--] Year [---------] +0.75% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/youtube::UCAl9Ld79qaZxp9JzEOwd3aA/posts_active)  - [--] Week [---] -19% - [--] Month [---] -40% - [--] Months [-----] +50% - [--] Year [-----] +186% ### Followers: [-------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCAl9Ld79qaZxp9JzEOwd3aA/followers)  - [--] Week [-------] no change - [--] Month [-------] no change - [--] Months [-------] +4.10% - [--] Year [-------] +11% ### CreatorRank: [-------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCAl9Ld79qaZxp9JzEOwd3aA/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [finance](/list/finance) 55.43% [cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies) #6338 [stocks](/list/stocks) 45.14% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) 40% [exchanges](/list/exchanges) 5.71% [financial services](/list/financial-services) 2.86% [celebrities](/list/celebrities) 2.29% [countries](/list/countries) 2.29% [musicians](/list/musicians) 1.14% [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) 0.57% **Social topic influence** [crypto](/topic/crypto) #5457, [ethereum](/topic/ethereum) #724, [$spot](/topic/$spot) 36%, [bitcoin](/topic/bitcoin) #4892, [defi](/topic/defi) #1695, [finance](/topic/finance) #3598, [decentralized](/topic/decentralized) #1080, [eth btc](/topic/eth-btc) #116, [ai](/topic/ai) 13.14%, [token](/topic/token) #1639 **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@limitlessft](/creator/undefined) [@intothecryptoverse](/creator/undefined) [@polymarket](/creator/undefined) [@hadickmstablecoinpaymentswhoactuallywinsebd72a1cc8b3](/creator/undefined) [@defendromanstorm](/creator/undefined) [@prozcash](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [Ethereum (ETH)](/topic/ethereum) [Spotify Technology (SPOT)](/topic/$spot) [Bitcoin (BTC)](/topic/bitcoin) [Solana (SOL)](/topic/solana) [Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD)](/topic/$hood) [BlackRock Inc (BLK)](/topic/blackrock) [Coinbase Global Inc. (COIN)](/topic/coinbase) [Bit Digital, Inc. (BTBT)](/topic/bit-digital) [Pump.fun (PUMP)](/topic/pumpfun) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "ETHEREUM VS. SOLANA: Which Blockchain Wins [----] & Beyond ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x0c294913a7596b427add7dcbd6d7bbfc7338d53f/9referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E ------ 🎬 DEBRIEF Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-the-justin-drake-vs-anatoly-yakovenko-interview ------ Ethereum vs. Solana. Thats the debate were having today. On Ethereums side we have Ethereum Researcher Justin Drake and on the Solanas we have Solanas Co-Founder Anatoly Yakovenko. They give us the good the bad and the ugly of each others" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Rd_04vVLE-4) 2024-06-03T10:30Z 277K followers, 88.6K engagements "Starting with Bankless Welcome to your bankless journey. This guide is your roadmap to the unknown. It's your guide to the wild west of crypto and open finance. This YouTube channel plays an essential role as you level up. 👉 GET STARTED HERE - https://www.bankless.com/going-bankless START THE JOURNEY ✊ 📩 Subscribe to newsletter - http://bankless.substack.com/ 🎙 Subscribe to podcast - http://podcast.banklesshq.com/ 📺 Subscribe to YouTube - https://youtube.com/c/bankless PLUG INTO COMMUNITY 🔌 [--]. Join private Bankless discord - https://bit.ly/2UVI10O [--]. Watch livestream AMAs every 2nd & 4th" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Xb4g8LzcFSI) 2020-10-16T18:29Z 277K followers, 125.9K engagements "Raoul Pal has ONE token as 80-90% of his portfolio #crypto #investing #solana #ethereum #podcast bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bvRA0cnCMlg) 2024-06-17T19:00Z 277K followers, 42.1K engagements "The Worlds Largest ETH Holder - Tom Lee on Treasuries Ethereum Dominance and Wall Street 📣 LISTEN TO THE EXCLUSIVE DEBRIEF: https://www.bankless.com/podcast/debrief-tom-lee-treasury ------ In this episode we talk with Tom Lee chairman of Bitmine about the rapid growth of his ETH treasury company and its goal to secure 5% of the total ETH supply. Tom believes Ethereum could surpass Bitcoin in value forecasting potential prices between $4000 and $15000. We discuss market dynamics risks of excessive leverage and his insights on valuing Ethereum and NFTs like Pudgy Penguins. Tune in for key" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iClsnZ1KYSk) 2025-08-06T10:30Z 277K followers, 510.5K engagements "Joe Lubin: Why ETH Will Surpass BTC as the Best Store of Value Gold Real Estate BTC but ETH might just be the ultimate store of value. Heres why Joe Lubin thinks ETH wins in the long run #Ethereum #ETH #JoeLubin #CryptoInvesting #StoreOfValue #BitcoinVsEthereum #CryptoDebate #Web3 #Flippening #CryptoShorts" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kWAfS_z_Iq8) 2025-06-10T17:00Z 277K followers, 11.6K engagements "114 - Vitalik Buterin DEFENDS Bitcoin Maximalism ✨ DEBRIEF ✨ Ryan & David's Unfiltered Thoughts on the Episode https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/114-vitalik-debrief ---- Vitalik returns to Bankless once againthis time to defend Bitcoin Maximalism of all things. On April Fools Day this year Vitalik posted an article to his blog titled 'In Defense of Bitcoin Maximalism' but instead of being a pure troll the Ethereum Founder approached the piece with truth and crafted a salient & compelling argument. By steel-manning maximalism Vitalik lays out a very reasonable case for the merits intolerance and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=m4vYEn_Twog) 2022-04-18T10:30Z 277K followers, 35.1K engagements "What Does Vitalik Buterin Do After Crypto Conferences" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-OX92YsWSRo) 2022-10-28T16:02Z 277K followers, 180.9K engagements "The Debasement Trade - Luke Gromen on Gold Bitcoin & The [---] Year Reset 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Luke Gromen makes the case that debasement isnt a trade its the new regime. We unpack why assets look strong in dollars yet stagnate in gold/Bitcoin terms the global reserves shift back toward gold how a U.S. gold reprice to $10k$20k could fund a balance-sheet reset the risks of paper gold Bitcoins potential catch-up (and a possible East=gold West=BTC split) AI as an accelerant and a pragmatic portfolio framework for navigating a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0ficfyP4Kxs) 2025-11-03T11:30Z 277K followers, 53.2K engagements "Polymarket Says 66% Chance BTC Below $50K & 72% To Hit $80K You can now hedge and trade on Bitcoin price using Polymarket: The odds that Bitcoin falls below 50K this cycle are 66%. There's also 72% chance that it goes up to $80000. You can "set buy ticks" and you can use it "to inform your stink bids." Theres already "$17 million of volume on this." David Hoffman & Ryan Sean Adams on Polymarket🎬 #Polymarket #Bitcoin #BTC #Crypto #CryptoTrading #Macro #PredictionMarkets #StinkBids #Investing #Markets" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=19IeEDrULRw) 2026-02-13T13:57Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "The PoW vs. PoS Debate Lyn Alden & Justin Drake Lyn Alden is the Founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy and an expert in macro markets whos also a strong Bitcoin proof-of-work proponent. Her friendly counterpart Justin Drake is a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation and is pro proof-of-stake. Both are recurring guests on Bankless The two experts debate which is better: proof-of-work or proof-of-stake for creating a global-crypto money system Other topics include: economic security deterrence and recoverability in the face of the dreaded 51% attack minimization of governance power economic" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1m12zgJ42dI) 2022-03-28T10:30Z 277K followers, 60.2K engagements "Vitalik Buterin's Vision for The Next [--] Years of Ethereum The next [--] years of Ethereum laid out by Vitalik Buterin: - ZK-snarking everything. - Privacy by default. - Ultralight nodes. - Self-custody. - Finance happens on Ethereum by default. He envisions a future where cryptographic verification is the norm. The era of trust me for security starts looking as archaic as the era of not cleaning our water weve already gotten there with HTTPS we need to get there with everything else. #VitalikButerin #Ethereum #ETH #Web3 #Blockchain #ZeroKnowledge #ZK #SelfCustody #Privacy #Decentralization" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=228MmmsZ2Uo) 2025-08-18T19:01Z 277K followers, 43.9K engagements "Whats the Story AI Stocks Crypto Downturn Metals Selloff SaaSpocalypse Jim Bianco 📣KRAKEN DEFI EARN https://bankless.cc/Kraken --- Last week felt like four different crashes happening at the same time: AI software stocks melting down crypto capitulating gold and silver whipping around and markets suddenly panicking about AI CapEx. Jim Bianco returns to Bankless to explain what actually changed: why AI is collapsing the cost of building software (and threatening SaaS pricing models) how synthetic Bitcoin in TradFi can amplify volatility even when nothing breaks onchain and why the next crypto" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=25kc95NH7N4) 2026-02-12T15:35Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "How to Get Rich and STAY Rich: The Art of Spending Money Morgan Housel 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ How do you spend money in ways that actually make life better Morgan Housel author of the new book _The Art of Spending Money_ explores status vs. satisfaction the hedonic treadmill and why moneys best use is buying independence. We also cover quiet compounding a practical 15-stage path to financial freedom when to spend vs. save helping kids without spoiling them and small experiments that raise the utility of every dollar. ------" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=47LqKR6iQro) 2025-10-06T10:30Z 277K followers, 48.2K engagements "What is Moloch" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5WXyzzuRZJc) 2023-01-10T16:18Z 277K followers, 42.2K engagements "Why ETH Might Be the Most Mispriced Asset in the World 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Etherealize is back with a bold new thesis: ETH is digital oil. In this episode Vivek and Danny Ryan unpack their freshly released report The Bull Case for ETH which positions ether as the next great store of valueand a future global reserve asset for the digital economy. We explore ETHs misunderstood monetary design its strategic role for institutions and why Wall Street is waking up to Ethereum not just as a network but as an investable asset. This" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6L9QNgA5pz8) 2025-06-12T13:17Z 277K followers, 25.2K engagements "Has Crypto Lost the Plot Bear Market Reality & What Happens Next 📣ROCKET POOL PERMISSIONLESS STAKING https://bankless.cc/Rocketpool --- Crypto feels cooked in [----] and the Super Bowl proves it. Ryan and David unpack Coinbases Backstreet Boys rug pull ad and what it reveals about cryptos collapsed public narrative. Then they dig into the brutal selloff why IBITs record volume hints at forced TradFi liquidation and what Polymarket is pricing for Bitcoin under $50K. From Robinhoods prediction markets exploding into a real revenue engine to the political fight over who regulates gambling vs" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IWZV_0TiZp0) 2026-02-13T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Bitcoin to $1M ETH $20K James Bianco on cryptos next narrative: everybody wants permission. He argues the ETF/treasury adoption narrative is finishedand the next chapter is replacement: build an alternative system that can outcompete incumbents. If that shift happens he says theres still a path to Bitcoin to a million and ETH to $20000. Bitcoin Ethereum BTC ETH BearMarket Crypto Cryptocurrencies Markets Finance Stocks Prediction Prices Bitcoin Ethereum BTC ETH BearMarket Crypto Cryptocurrencies Markets Finance Stocks Prediction Prices" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KIXMESckLzk) 2026-02-13T19:26Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Coinbases Vision For The Next 5-10 Years Brian Armstrong CEO of Coinbase shared Coinbases vision for the next 5-10 years. #coinbase #web3 #defi #crypto #cryptocurrency More content is waiting for you on Bankless.com 🚀 https://bankless.cc/YouTubeInfo bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=N8kt-F9eXvg) 2023-09-03T20:30Z 277K followers, 22.2K engagements "Tom Lee: ETH to $15000 by the End of the Year Tom Lee already predicted ETH to $4000 If we take into account last years [----] ETH/BTC ratio ETH's already approaching $6000 But with a more treasuries buying and a rising BTC backdrop Tom Lee is predicting a much higher ETH price: By the year end its not unreasonable to think $7000even $12 or $15000" #Ethereum #ETH #TomLee #Fundstrat #Crypto #Bitcoin #ETHPrice #CryptoPredictions #ETHBTC #AltcoinSeason" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PIutuHPpGKE) 2025-08-18T17:02Z 277K followers, 448.1K engagements "The Holy Grail of Crypto Privacy: Encrypted Ethereum FHE & Living Forever 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Ethereum is transparent by design and thats a problem if you dont want your entire financial life on display. Rand Hindi co-founder of Zama joins us to explain how fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) can turn Ethereum into an encrypted confidential blockchain where contracts stay composable and UX feels exactly the same. We get into why blockchains were public in the first place why anonymous addresses were never enough how FHE" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YLwTEu7kuxs) 2025-12-01T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Tom Lee: Wall Street Just Doesnt Get Ethereum Wall Street likes to build spreadsheets. Every call starts with Tom give me the model on how gas fees are going to change with stablecoins. They get analysis paralysis and miss the big picture. Ethereum is literally the legally compliant blockchain. And that is its ultimate value proposition. #Ethereum #ETH #TomLee #CryptoExplained #WallStreet #DeFi #BlockchainCompliance #Web3 #CryptoEducation #FinancialFreedom" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=f25f_N8Hd4g) 2025-08-14T19:01Z 277K followers, 97.3K engagements "Gary Vee: Why NFTs Are Misunderstood" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fiUQ61u3BX8) 2022-10-09T20:43Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Stablecoins are going to change the financial system forever #stablecoins #crypto #tech #finance bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hejlaOF07Xs) 2024-10-30T20:18Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Vitalik Buterin: What Will ETH Be Like in [--] Years" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jS5HRoGaex0) 2022-10-29T19:55Z 277K followers, 1.1M engagements "Ethereum Beast Mode - Scaling L1 to 10k and Beyond Justin Drake 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- Ethereum hasnt reached full speed yet. Now it might. Justin Drake of the Ethereum Foundation outlines Lean Ethereum a plan to optimise the stack so validators stop executing and start verifying. With zk proofs in under [--] seconds and on-prem provers around [--] kW the base layer can reach gigagas capacity and roughly [-----] TPS while getting more decentralized. Add Fossil seconds-level finality and post-quantum signatures and the changes stick. We" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=k53WcsldV1Y) 2025-11-12T11:30Z 277K followers, 12.5K engagements "Im Embracing My AI Overlord I subscribe to the pro version of every AI that exists right now. Jim Bianco argues AI is the biggest thing since the Industrial Revolution way bigger than the invention of the internet. And the spiciest line: I am embracing my AI overlord. Would you AI AIAgents Productivity OpenClaw Clawdbot MoltBot ChatGPT OpenAI Claude Gemini Anthropic AI AIAgents Productivity OpenClaw Clawdbot MoltBot ChatGPT OpenAI Claude Gemini Anthropic" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ntKOMbVW8us) 2026-02-14T14:03Z 277K followers, [---] engagements "Is Canton a Real Blockchain Canton Founder Yuval Rooz 🎬 DEBRIEF RYAN & DAVID UNPACKING THE EPISODE https://www.bankless.com/podcast/debrief-is-canton-even-a-real-blockchain ------ Is Canton a real blockchain or a new kind of capital-markets operating system Digital Asset co-founder Yuval Rooz explains why Canton prioritizes privacy as need-to-know information sharing and a federated cantons design that still allows atomic cross-canton transactions without bridges. We unpack the two-tier architecture (edge validators + super validators that stitch cantons together and validate the public" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=o1dHXx5R1bY) 2026-01-12T11:31Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Tom Lee: Can Ethereum 100x and Flip Bitcoin Can Ethereum 100x and flip Bitcoin According to Tom Lee yes. "There is a significant probability that Ethereum could flip Bitcoin in terms of network value." #TomLee #Ethereum #ETH100x #CryptoPrediction #ETHvsBTC #CryptoInvesting #AIandBlockchain #CryptoWhales #DigitalAssets #BullCaseETH" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pazceDS4n2E) 2025-08-09T17:01Z 277K followers, 329.3K engagements "Vitalik Buterin: How Ethereum Becomes The World Ledger 🎬 DEBRIEF RYAN & DAVID UNPACKING THE EPISODE https://www.bankless.com/podcast/debrief-ethereums-next-decade-vitalik-buterin ------ Ethereum just turned [--] and Vitalik Buterin returns to reflect on the last decadeand where its headed next. In this conversation Vitalik shares what surprised him most about Ethereums growth the hard lessons from challenges like The DAO and NFTs and what hed do differently if starting again. We explore Ethereums evolving cultural identity privacy as a core value the tradeoffs between L1 and L2 and how Vitalik" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rNSnYIjoqOM) 2025-08-11T10:30Z 277K followers, 100.6K engagements "What is Vitalik Buterin Like in Real Life Olaf Carlson-Wee shares what he thinks of Ethereums founder Vitalik Buterin #shorts ------ 📣 Osmosis Your Gateway into the Cosmos Ecosystem www.osmosis.zone/bankless ------ 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: https://www.bankless.com/join ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://bankless.cc/kraken 🦄UNISWAP ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE https://bankless.cc/uniswap ⚖ ARBITRUM SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🚁 EARNIFI CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS https://bankless.cc/earnifi ----- Not financial or tax advice. This" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=scyCQoW42qs) 2023-02-06T19:00Z 277K followers, 221K engagements "Why Passive Investing Could End Badly 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Contrarian strategist Michael Green lays out why passive isnt passive at allits a flow-driven algorithm turbocharged by policy that funnels capital into mega-caps starves small caps and raises the odds of market non-clearing shocks. We unpack Sharpes arithmetic vs. rebalancing reality lessons from Volmageddon the aging of investor cohorts why stress may be deflationary before inflationary and how to doom-proof a portfolio with assets that throw off cash (including" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-LrPKcJ_xjo) 2025-08-18T10:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "AI Knows You Too Well: Is Privacy a Lost Cause Andy Yen Founder of Proton 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- AI is becoming the most powerful surveillance machine ever built and most people are feeding it their deepest secrets without realizing who can read them. Proton founder Andy Yen joins Bankless to explain how Big Tech captures your identity why AI chat logs are a privacy disaster waiting to happen and what a self-sovereign user-aligned future could look like. We explore how AI models profile you why subscription business models dont" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-hU4fV-Ezj4) 2025-12-15T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Inside BlackRocks Crypto Strategy: Tokenization Stablecoins & The Next Trillion 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BlackRocks Head of Crypto Robbie Mitchnick joins Ryan to unpack how institutions are actually allocating (and why correlation to digital gold matters) what the ETF data says about demand for BTC and ETH and why the October leverage flush didnt dent long-term adoption. We dig into BlackRocks tokenization roadmap from the BUIDL-style tokenized money market funds and the Genius Act angle to the stablecoin flywheel plus whats" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0_W3OQaTx1Y) 2025-11-10T11:30Z 277K followers, 34.8K engagements "Bryan Johnson: Dont Die Beating Entropy AI Alignment & The Two-Species Future 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Bryan Johnson lays out Dont Die a moral framework that puts existence first and turns longevity into a shared fight against entropy. We pressure-test the hard stuff: selfishness inequality stagnation and the so-called two-species future. Bryan argues these are solvable with smart societal engineering if dont die is for everyone. He breaks down Blueprint as a practical on-ramp with evidence-based health behavior and social" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4ZGmUTb66A0) 2025-11-17T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Will Quantum Computing KILL Bitcoin 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Quantum computing is advancing rapidly raising significant questions for cryptography and blockchain. In this episode Scott Aaronson quantum computing expert and Justin Drake cryptography researcher at the Ethereum Foundation join us to explore the impact of quantum advancements on Bitcoin Ethereum and the future of crypto security. Are your coins safe How soon do we need post-quantum cryptography Tune in as we navigate this complex fascinating frontier. ------" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5DRDjeMmOPw) 2025-01-13T11:35Z 277K followers, 13.4K engagements "Vitalik Buterin: ETH in 2032" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5NOhIzhYyW0) 2023-01-11T02:51Z 277K followers, 27.3K engagements "America is One Big Bet on AI - Hedge Your Risk Ruchir Sharma 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- America isnt just leading the AI race; its increasingly built on it. Investorauthor Ruchir Sharma joins Bankless to unpack why U.S. growth stock gains and even debt complacency are now tethered to a single story and what a sensible hedge looks like. We trace how U.S. dominance happened what could puncture the current euphoria and where the real diversification lives: quality stocks that have lagged broad ex-US exposure with currency tailwinds and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6VytgxUkG4w) 2025-11-19T11:30Z 277K followers, 26K engagements "The Real Crypto Cycle: What Happens When Global Liquidity Peaks 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Global liquidity veteran Michael Howell joins to map out the master variable driving asset prices: a 65-month global liquidity and debt refinancing cycle that underpins booms busts and the recent everything bubble. He breaks down the coming debt maturity wall rising repo stress the shift from Fed QE to Treasury QE and a new capital war between a US dollar stablecoin system and Chinas gold-backed strategy. Plus what all of this means for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7opqMaUT_nI) 2025-11-24T11:30Z 277K followers, 33.3K engagements "From BlackRock to Ethereum: Why Joseph Chalom is Betting It All on ETH 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- What does BlackRocks former crypto lead see in Ethereum that others still miss Joseph Chalom joins Bankless to take us inside the IBIT/ETHA ramp why BUIDL launched on Ethereum mainnet and the simplebut powerfulframework he uses to value ETH as high-octane money. We break down staking inside ETFs the tokenization roadmap from stablecoins to the S&P in your wallet and the real mechanics of ETH treasury companiesmNAV premiums ATMs converts" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=C3QQM7X_dqI) 2025-09-01T10:30Z 277K followers, 65.5K engagements "The Era of Crypto ETFs is Coming: What You Need to Know 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ James Seyffart from Bloomberg Intelligence joins to break down the state of crypto ETFs and their explosive growth. We cover the rise of Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs the debate between ETFs and DATs and the institutional inflows reshaping the market. James explains how advisors hedge funds and sovereign wealth funds are participating the regulatory hurdles around staking ETFs and why basket products may be the next big wave. We also explore the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EIaEHg5qL2Y) 2025-09-25T10:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Why Trump Just Pardoned Binance's Founder CZ SBF Next 📣BANKLESS SUMMIT [----] SPONSORED BY M0 https://bankless.cc/devconnet-2025 https://bankless.cc/m0 ------ Downtober drags on but not all is bearish. On this weeks Weekly Rollup Ryan and David break down why sentiment feels cold despite strong BTC and the three ways this cycle could play out. Plus gold is ripping Can crypto catch up We also cover Dankrads jump to Tempo Coinbases Echo deal Polymarkets NHL play the Feds potential FedWire opening and the AI trading showdown. ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAXNET MINT REDEEM EARN" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FBzuWF3sn04) 2025-10-24T10:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Arthur Hayes: Money Printing & The Crypto Bet 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Arthur Hayes returns to Bankless for a wide-ranging macro and crypto conversation. We cover why ETH ripped why the Trump administration might walk away from US treasuries as the global reserve asset and why capital controlsnot tariffscould redefine the global economic order. Arthur lays out his full thesis on how a massive shift in global liquidity is unfolding what it means for crypto and why hes betting big on Bitcoin gold and buying everything as the money" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Gup5KP7Bmkw) 2025-05-19T10:30Z 277K followers, 60.8K engagements "SOL Earnings Report Q3 [----] 📣DeFi Report https://thedefireport.io/ 🏦 Solstice https://solstice.finance/ ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HEnGfAOdtE8) 2025-10-16T17:54Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Can Story Protocol Tokenize the $70 Trillion IP Market 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Can Crypto disrupt the IP Market In this episode we dive deep with Jason Zhao co-founder of Story Protocol on how their new token launch could unlock the $70 trillion intellectual property market. We explore the bold vision of making IP liquid programmable and globally accessible and how crypto-native creators DAOs and even major studios could reshape how stories are owned and built. This might just be crypto's most ambitious attempt at disrupting" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Hf4EOUhRKXM) 2025-04-29T10:26Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "How to Invest in The Debasement Era 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Why do recessions feel like a relic of the past Macro strategist Vincent Deluard argues weve entered an era where fiscal dominance structural inflation and relentless asset debasement reshape how capital flows and how investors must position themselves. We cover the U.S. supercycle the role of tech and energy why the 2% inflation target is dead and what a portfolio looks like in the age of permanent stimulus. ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=K9VrR29zOSI) 2025-09-15T10:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "ETH Earnings Report Q3 [----] bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KAE7b7NWwwI) 2025-10-16T17:20Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Iran Unchained: How the Islamic Republic Holds Power and Why Protests Keep Returning 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- Iran is a real-world stress test of freedom: the Islamic Republic is built to outlast dissent. In this special Iran Unchained episode David talks with Sana Ebrahimi and Amin Soleimani about the regimes control stack including unelected theocracy street-level coercion corruption as governance and propaganda that reaches far beyond Irans borders. They unpack gender apartheid internet blackouts during uprisings why protests" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MH-50_JM2rI) 2026-01-27T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Why Gen Z Will Turn Everything Into a Market Threadguy 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- Trading is no longer just a financial activity; it has become a spectator sport. In this episode Threadguy explains how Gen Zs internet-native fluency built through sneaker markets NFTs and meme cycles translates into a new kind of market intuition: attention momentum and mimetics. We delve into Entertainment Finance where perps prediction markets and live trading are starting to resemble streaming and esports more closely than Wall Street. Along the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=O_JmDaxPC3U) 2025-12-18T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Is It All Over What The Markets Are Saying For [----] 📣 BLACK FRIDAY BANKLESS PREMIUM https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ We analyze the crypto market's turbulence as Bitcoin falls below $90k signaling potential bear market conditions. Also its DevConnect We discuss investor sentiment and examine key updates like Vitalik Buterin's roadmap for Ethereum and Aave's new app. Tune in for essential market updates ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🔵COINBASE ETH & BTC BACKED LOANS https://bankless.cc/coinbase-borrow 🪙FRAXNET MINT REDEEM & EARN https://bankless.cc/fraxnet 🦄UNISWAP SWAP ON" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PwTYyvtonVc) 2025-11-21T11:00Z 277K followers, 10.1K engagements "How to Find 1000x Returns in Crypto with Dan Morehead 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ How do you find an asset with 1000x asymmetric return How do you find the next bitcoin Our guest today is Dan Morehead founder and managing director at Pantera Capital. He has been buying bitcoin since [----] when the price was just $65. His fund is up over 100x since then. Theres a lot to learn from Dans story about early bitcoin history but also the pattern recognition required to identify asymmetric assets. We cover price predictions [--] year cycles vs" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Q3nj3TTaOV8) 2024-12-23T11:30Z 277K followers, 40K engagements "We Got a Rate Cut and QT Pause. Why Did Crypto Markets Fall 📣BANKLESS SUMMIT [----] SPONSORED BY M0 https://bankless.cc/devconnet-2025 https://bankless.cc/m0 ------ Markets got the treat they were waiting for with a Fed rate cut and pause on quantitative tightening but prices still fell. Why This week Ryan and David break down why the markets got spooked what Powell really said about December cuts and what it means heading into November. We also cover MegaETHs oversubscribed ICO Monads airdrop Polymarkets confirmed token and JP Morgans $34B Base token estimate. Plus Solanas new ETF Western" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QO2zH3IOEo8) 2025-10-31T10:30Z 277K followers, 10.1K engagements "Rate Cuts ETHs Comeback & All Markets Going Onchain 📣REYA ETHEREUM FOR TRADERS https://bankless.cc/reya ------ The final Fed meeting of [----] delivered a surprise rate cut but the real story is how the market is reacting. In this weeks Weekly Rollup Ryan and David unpack what the new policy shift means for crypto liquidity why regulators across the SEC CFTC and OCC are suddenly embracing onchain markets and how Tom Lees massive ETH accumulation is reshaping sentiment. We also get into Ethereums growing momentum from ZK advancements and blob upgrades the ZKsync Atlas rollout Bases bridge drama" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=S1PzAfBxUsQ) 2025-12-12T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Eric Wall: Can Bitcoin Scale Through Layer-2s ✨ DEBRIEF Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-the-eric-wall-interview ------ Whats the Endgame for Bitcoin Scaling Thats what we asked bitcoin builder and researcher Eric Wall. We start by exploring the evolution of Bitcoin and the genesis of scaling solutions on top of it. We then get into the intricacies of the BitVM what exactly is a Bitcoin L2 and whats coming next. Eric is the perfect guest to explore this frontier of Bitcoin Rollups he tells it like it is and he understands both Ethereum and Bitcoin. ------" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SlBlK1wx0EA) 2024-05-08T10:30Z 277K followers, 17.1K engagements "Top Ivy League Crypto Professor Ends the ETH vs. SOL Debate 🎬 DEBRIEF Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-omid-malekan ------ Omid Malekan an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School and author of multiple books on crypto joins us. Omid shares his insights on the evolution of blockchain the concept of digital scarcity and the future of decentralized finance. Drawing from his experiences in both traditional finance his teachings and the crypto industry. Omid also discusses how blockchain offers a fundamentally new way to build trust and redefine property" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VHpxrjqIJDc) 2024-10-21T10:30Z 277K followers, 53.6K engagements "The Institutional Crypto Cycle is Coming 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Eric Peters CIO of Coinbase Asset Management joins Ryan to chart how crypto matured to todays institutional market with deep liquidity ETF rails and stablecoin clarity. They unpack why Wall Street is leaning in why the next wave is digitally native issuance of treasuries bonds and equities on Ethereum and how macro tailwinds (fiscal dominance FedTreasury convergence AI-driven productivity) intersect with cryptos reflexivity. Risks and realities arent" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WkLBpfkDNyc) 2025-08-25T10:30Z 277K followers, 22.1K engagements "Powell vs. Trump Is Shaking Markets & Cryptos Clarity Bill Is Falling Apart 📣ZAMA $ZAMA PUBLIC AUCTION https://bankless.cc/zama-auction --- Washington takes center stage this week as crypto collides with power policy and markets. Ryan and David break down the CLARITY Act fight in the Senate why banks want to kill stablecoin yield and why Coinbase says the bill may be worse than no bill at all. They also unpack Trumps DOJ targeting Jerome Powell and what it means for Fed independence silvers explosive move as markets search for safety Xs push toward becoming a crypto super app and the NYC" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XubUNigfNTo) 2026-01-16T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "The Fed Isnt in Charge of the Dollar. The Eurodollar System Is. 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- What if everything you thought about the dollar was wrong Monetary historian Jeff Snider joins Bankless to deliver a radical thesis: the Federal Reserve doesn't control the U.S. dollar; a sprawling offshore system of interbank ledger money does. This hidden network known as the Eurodollar system is the real engine of global finance and its been breaking down for over [--] years. In this episode we unpack how Eurodollars work why the Fed lost" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Z_i0_msZrVQ) 2025-08-20T10:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "How He Knew The Cycle Was Over 📣REYA ETHEREUM FOR TRADERS https://bankless.cc/reya 🗞 THE DEFI REPORT SIGN-UP & SUBSCRIBE (CODE: TDRPRO30) https://thedefireport.io/sign-up https://buy.stripe.com/dRm3cv84e6FYfFzbVgebu01 ------ Michael Nadeau called the top before the 10/10 crash. In this episode he sits down with Ryan to explain why. They break down the onchain data that flipped him risk off Bitcoins decisive break below the 50-week moving average and why global liquidity and rate cuts may not rescue this cycle. Michael shares the price zones where Bitcoin becomes compelling again how" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=aVHMqoGtqKM) 2025-12-03T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Why China Builds Faster Than America & The Rest of the World 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Why does China build so much fasterand what does that reveal about two very different ways of running a society Ryan and David sit down with Dan Wang author of Breakneck: Chinas Quest to Engineer the Future to unpack Chinas engineers-in-charge model versus Americas lawyerly governance. We cover how this shapes daily life and growth (from subways and high-speed rail to batteries EVs and drones) common western misconceptions about China" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=czroWUTJlME) 2025-10-08T10:45Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Crypto vs. Banks: Who Controls Americas Money 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- Crypto vs. Banks the proxy war for the future of money is heating up. Summer Mersinger CEO of the Blockchain Association and former CFTC Commissioner joins Bankless to unpack the battle over the GENIUS Act why banks are fighting to roll it back and how stablecoins have become the frontline. From Elizabeth Warrens fading influence to the $700M bank lobbying machine we explore whats really happening on Capitol Hill the global stakes for stablecoins and how" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hPy6U4anbcc) 2025-09-29T10:04Z 277K followers, 11.7K engagements "Playing the Right Games: Why Scores Quietly Replace Meaning 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- What if the biggest threat to your freedom isnt a bad decision - but a scoreboard you never agreed to Philosopher C. Thi Nguyen joins Bankless to unpack how modern life quietly turns values into points: likes GPAs net worth rankings and performance metrics that feel objective - but often flatten what matters most. We explore what games really are why gamified platforms like social media can be uniquely corrosive and how value capture pulls you from" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hiw51ppCbuE) 2026-01-13T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Is Ethereum Ready for Real World Assets 📣RONIN ONCHAIN NINTENDO DOWNLOAD THE RONIN WALLET https://bankless.cc/RoninWallet ------ Austin Campbell (NYU) and Omid Malekan (Columbia) debate a simple question: is Ethereum ready to host real-world assets They walk through stress testswhat if an exchange is hacked a stablecoin breaks or a court order targets the chainand whether the network should ever step in. Youll hear where they agree and disagree what protections are realistic today and what still needs to be built before RWAs can scale. ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX SELF SUFFICIENT" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=m-h-PeUOvDw) 2025-09-03T10:30Z 277K followers, 15.3K engagements "Luke Gromen: Why you Should Prepare for a MASSIVE Economic Shift ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x0c294913a7596b427add7dcbd6d7bbfc7338d53f/11referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E ------ 🎬 DEBRIEF Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-the-luke-gromen-interview ------ Energy is the base layer of money - thats how our guest Luke Gromen puts it in todays episode. Luke is an Author and Investor who gives us a completely new way to look at money through the lens of energy costs. The essential learning of todays show is that" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mCEVp4OlMd4) 2024-06-10T10:30Z 277K followers, 223.1K engagements "Silver Is Going Parabolic Bitcoin's Quantum Threat & ETHs [----] Setup 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- 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 Uniswaps unification win a new pro crypto CFTC chair and why quantum computing may be Bitcoins biggest long term risk. --- BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 👑BANKLESS PREMIUM AD-FREE & BONUS EPISODES https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium 🎯THE DEFI" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oardFJ0WFD0) 2026-01-02T11:31Z 277K followers, 12.8K engagements "How to 10x Your Income: [--] Levels of Wealth with Nick Maggiulli 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Everyone wants to climb the wealth ladder - but very few ask if they should. In this episode Ryan sits down with Nick Maggiulli to explore the six stages of wealth how your strategy should evolve at each level and why reaching the top isnt always the win it seems. From early savings and side hustles to ownership leverage and lifestyle trade-offs Nick guides us through practical data-driven ways to build wealth without losing sight of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pemJJVu9C5c) 2025-07-23T10:30Z 277K followers, 14.3K engagements "How Futarchy Ends the Rug Pull Era 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Futarchy flips governance on its headdecisions arent voted on theyre _traded on._ In this conversation with Felipe Montealegre of Thea Research and Proph3t co-founder of MetaDAO we explore how market-driven governance can eliminate the token rug pull problem create true shareholder protections on-chain and unlock the next era of crypto capital markets. From prediction markets and token design to MetaDAOs ownership coins this is how futarchy could make crypto investable" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qGUVtU5g1MI) 2025-10-20T10:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Ben Cowen on Where Crypto is Going in [----] 📣INTO THE CRYPTOVERSE GET 10% OFF https://intothecryptoverse.com/ref/bankless/ ------ Is the crypto cycle already over Ben Cowen returns to break down what a post-euphoria cycle looks like why Bitcoin may have already topped and how [----] could play out across crypto stocks and macro. We explore the case for a prolonged bear market why a true alt season may not arrive and the narrow scenarios where Ethereum could still make a fleeting run at new highs. From Fed policy and labor markets to AI stealing investor attention this episode maps the competing" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qyD63PNaFl0) 2025-12-23T11:31Z 277K followers, 38.7K engagements "Vitalik Says Ethereum Solved the Trilemma & Morgan Stanley Files Spot BTC & SOL ETFs 📣ZAMA $ZAMA PUBLIC AUCTION https://bankless.cc/zama-auction --- Prediction markets are turning into real-time intelligence and policymakers are already reacting. In this weeks Weekly Rollup Ryan and David unpack the Venezuela Maduro trade the debate over fairness vs. public signal and Polymarkets expansion into real estate markets. They also cover Bitcoins lowest-vol year ever Solanas DEX surge Ethereums stablecoin settlement ATH Morgan Stanleys crypto ETF filings Zcashs governance blowup Lighters massive" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vWeQN9zlB78) 2026-01-09T11:30Z 277K followers, 12.5K engagements "Cobie on Wealth and Purpose" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0XjuoQaxXNI) 2022-01-12T18:29Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Zach Abrams (Bridge): Why Tokenized Money is a No-Brainer You send a stablecoin over blockchain and you could see when it was sent when it was confirmed when it was delivered its done. Lower costs + full transparency = better payments. Zach Abrams founder of Bridge explains why this shift is inevitable and why the best fintechs are already building for it. #Stablecoins #CryptoPayments #Blockchain #Fintech #Web3 #Tokenization #DeFi #Bankless #ZachAbrams #Bridge #USDC" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2V-zKgMeYLg) 2025-09-08T17:01Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Zerebro's PARABOLIC Rise & The Future of Crypto AI Agents (Founders Jeffy Yu & Tint) 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ David and Ejaaz are joined by Jeffy and Tint creators of Zerebroan autonomous AI agent that composes rap tracks launches NFTs and even minted its own token by hijacking Jeffys computer. This on chain sensation transcends mere GPT wrappers forging a bold new path for AI in crypto. How does an AI manage cross-chain finances get deplatformed by Spotify and still power a no-code framework for agent creation We explore" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2_vXyLN2Xyw) 2025-01-08T12:47Z 277K followers, 23.6K engagements "Is Tether The World's Most Valuable Company 🎬 DEBRIEF Ryan & David Unpacking the Episode https://www.bankless.com/podcast/debrief-the-stablecoin-king-tether-ceo-paolo-ardoino ------ Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino returns to Bankless at a historic moment for stablecoins. With the Genius Act advancing in the U.S. Congress Paolo discusses what regulatory clarity means for Tether the future of USDT and the companys plans to launch a domestic stablecoin. We explore the Circle IPO hype Tethers eye-popping profits its growing presence in the U.S. Treasuries and Bitcoin mining and how grassroots" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=49Mos7V5rMU) 2025-06-23T10:30Z 277K followers, 11.2K engagements "How Elon Musk Owns the Entire Stack xAI is less than three years old and already leading global benchmarks. Combined with Tesla SpaceX and Starlink Elon Musk now controls all four pillars of the new industrial stack: energy intelligence labor and capital. No other company holds this much vertical power. #Tesla #xAI #ElonMusk #SpaceX #AI" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8ss5cTzbFt4) 2026-02-02T20:03Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Bitcoin Price by [----] Polymarket: 47% to Hit $100K 5% for $250K What price will Bitcoin hit in [----] That's the Polymarket Ryan & David break down today. - 52% of $50000 - 81% chance of $60000 - 47% chance of $100000 - 5% chance of $250000 🙏📈 Just use Polymarket. #bitcoin #btc #polymarket #crypto #predictionmarkets #trading #investing #finance #markets #web3" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9MiQ00aukhA) 2026-02-06T16:00Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Arthur Hayes: You Should Never Ever Buy a Leveraged ETF You should never ever ever ever ever buy a leveraged ETF" I launched leveraged ETFs for [--] years. When I saw the math I asked: why would you ever trade one of these" "But that's the US stock market casino and like they throw shit over here at crypto and the most dogshit product exists over there." - Arthur Hayes discussing leveraged ETFs on his podcast with Tom Lee #ArthurHayes #Crypto #AI #Blockchain #Banking #JPMorgan #Fintech #Investing #CathieWood #Nvidia #DeFi #Tech" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BC38IIuniUY) 2025-10-15T17:01Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "The Last Companies That Will Ever Exist 💫 LIMITLESS SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW https://pod.link/1813210890 https://www.youtube.com/@Limitless-FT https://x.com/LimitlessFT ------ Capitalism may be heading toward an event horizon where a handful of firms become so entrenched theyre effectively the last companies standing. We break down the four Infinity Gauntlet pillars: intelligence energy capital and labor. And why collapsing costs in AI and robotics could make abundance and monopolies the default outcome. From Googles data + compute flywheel to the Tesla/SpaceX/xAI convergence and even space-based" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HwSF9zx_KF8) 2026-02-02T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "MegaETH Mainnet is Live The Next Era of Ethereum Scaling 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ MegaETH mainnet is live kicking off a new frontier for Ethereum scaling: ultra-low latency massive throughput and an execution environment built to unlock apps that cant exist on L1. Lei Yang & Namik break down why Vitaliks latest L2 framing validates barbell scaling what users actually inherit from Ethereum (censorship resistance exit guarantees and fraud-proof security assumptions) and why stages + governance are harder than they look. Plus: the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KFzaJ7_-XQ0) 2026-02-09T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Could ETH Become Solana's Money Solana creator Anatoly Yakovenko has a spicy take ------ ------ Listen On Your Favorite Podcast Player: https://bankless.cc/Podcast ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🔗CELO CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo 🗣TOKU CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/toku 🛞MANTLE MODULAR LAYER [--] NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle ------ TIMESTAMPS ------ RESOURCES ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures bitcoin ethereum defi" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OupPGCqVmMQ) 2024-01-31T17:00Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Ben Cowen: Bitcoin Has Topped and The 4-Year Cycle is Over Is the cycle over Ben Cowen thinks so: I mean I think for Bitcoin it is unfortunately He backs his take with math: This cycle lasted [----] days Last cycle is [----] cycle before that was [----]. Bottom line: Bitcoin more than likely has topped for the cycle. We can get other token all time highs but he doesn't think we're headed for anything like alt season. #bitcoin #crypto #btc #altcoins #cryptomarket #fouryearcycle #bullrun #bearmarket #investing #financialeducation" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=P-wkiaod6Xs) 2025-12-31T18:03Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Tom Lee Wants 5% of Total ETH Supply MicroStrategy is 32% of the networks circulating supply right now. They hit 3% in [--] years buying [--] cents of Bitcoin daily. Bitmine has added [--] cents to a dollar per day in ETH thats 12x faster. Tom Lee breaks down how he could hit 5% of Total ETH supply at lightning speed. #Ethereum #ETH #TomLee #CryptoStrategy #Bitcoin #MicroStrategy #CryptoInvesting #CryptoNews #Web3 #FinancialFreedom" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PmnK9cWJ19M) 2025-08-14T17:01Z 277K followers, 75K engagements "Could Tether Flip Bitcoin - Arthur Hayes & Tom Lee Could Tether flip Bitcoin I mean if Buffalo Bill Bessent and Trump had their way that would absolutely happen and it would come at the expense of Eurodollar deposit banking every single person outside of the United States on the dollar bank account that is exactly what they want to happen. - Arthur Hayes "if we're just doing the math so let's say [---] let's say [---] billion servicing supply to [--] trillion that incremental [---] trillion. What value capture would Tether have Its enormous." - Tom Lee #TomLee #ArthurHayes #Tether #Stablecoins" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Uhf2BE5CNwM) 2025-10-16T17:02Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Why is Bankless Wrong About Everything 📺WATCH FULL EPISODE: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Vbomgw-PGRE&t=667s 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/ 🎙 SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: https://availableon.com/bankless" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WteI0cuxfS4) 2022-05-03T16:17Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Twitter Fud vs Polymarket: Infinex Public Token Sale Truth Polymarket of The Week #1 - Infinex Public Sale Total Commitments In today's 1st edition of Polymarket of the week David Hoffman & Ryan Sean Adams get into the Infinex drama and why it matters. After Kain Warwick fudded the whole info fi vertical the Kaito economy predictably turned against him taking the twitter discourse. But now thanks to Polymarket we can route around the messy InfoFi bots and just look at exactly what the market thinks. So there's a 95% chance that Infinex will sell out its $5 million allocation and a 52% chance" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=X8Gqj_ORC1k) 2026-01-09T17:47Z 277K followers, [----] engagements ""In order to get Alt Season ETH/BTC has to bottom" - Ben Cowen #crypto #podcast #btc #eth #sol bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZOilBXMk7TU) 2025-03-14T18:00Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Crypto Prices Are Down.Builders Arent 📣M0 THE UNIVERSAL STABLECOIN PLATFORM https://bankless.cc/m0 --- Crypto prices are down but the most important players are still building. In this weeks Weekly Rollup Ryan and David break down Coinbases push to become a financial super app JPMorgans first tokenized money market fund on Ethereum and why regulators are quietly opening the door for onchain settlement through DTCC pilots. They also unpack Solanas Firedancer finally going live the growing fight over tokenholder rights at Aave and what Uniswaps unification proposal gets right and why" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZZA8vE7zGfY) 2025-12-19T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "The Duopolies of 2026: Ethereum & Solana Coinbase & Robinhood Polymarket & Kalshi 👑BANKLESS PREMIUM AD-FREE & BONUS EPISODES https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Crypto in [----] is consolidating into a handful of high-stakes rivalries: Ethereum vs. Solana for the center of gravity Coinbase vs. Robinhood for the finance super-app and Polymarket vs. Kalshi for prediction markets. Arnav Pagidyala (Bankless Ventures) joins David and Ryan to map the investment implications why incentives-driven L1s keep leaking liquidity what makes Morphos institutional playbook work and whether Hyperliquid" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bsQndyqlj0Q) 2026-01-19T11:33Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Vitalik Signals the End of the Rollup-Centric Roadmap: What's Next 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- A single Vitalik tweet just snapped Ethereums scaling narrative into focus: the rollup-centric roadmap is over and a new path is here. Ryan and David break down what Vitalik actually said (and what he didnt) why stage [--] plus rollup interop proved far slower than anyone hoped and why L1 scaling powered by ZK may be Ethereums real reset button in [----]. Along the way they unpack the quiet death of the L2s are Ethereum meme the communitys" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=c81Ddx3-Q-E) 2026-02-07T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "What's Happening to Crypto Markets The Onchain Data That Explains Everything 📣BIT DIGITAL ($BTBT) ETH-FIRST PUBLIC COMPAN https://bankless.cc/bit-digital Were being compensated by Bit Digital (NASDAQ BTBT) for this segment promoting their company and BTBT. The compensation is paid in cash as a one time payment. You can find ------ Is the crypto cycle already over or is this just a reset before one last push Michael Nadeau from The DeFi Report joins Ryan to break down why he went 70% cash ahead of the flash crash what late-cycle data hes watching and the signals that would flip him back risk" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eDbcMuuIAr0) 2025-10-21T10:30Z 277K followers, 11.1K engagements "Did we just skip a crypto cycle - Ben Cowen #crypto #podcast #btc #eth #sol bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eOShUSjAiFU) 2025-03-13T18:00Z 277K followers, 38.5K engagements "Why Polymarket Could Beat Kalshi in [----] Polymarket is better positioned going into [----]. With FanDuel DraftKings and Robinhood entering prediction markets sports betting is about to get crowded. Polymarkets edge Its broader than sports and built for the next phase of onchain markets. Prediction Polymarket Web3 Crypto Finance Prediction Polymarket Web3 Crypto Finance" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fZPaLVslrV8) 2026-01-20T22:46Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "BlackRocks Bold Move Into Crypto Eric Peters argues that Larry Fink disrupted mutual funds and now sees crypto tech as a threat to ETFs. "He rightly saw this technology as something that could potentially disrupt the ETF industry." #BlackRock #Crypto #BitcoinETF #Ethereum #CryptoETFs #DigitalAssets #LarryFink #CryptoDisruption #ETFs #Blockchain" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=h6pDhH_mKAg) 2025-08-25T19:36Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "AI on Ethereum: ERC-8004 x402 OpenClaw and the Botconomy 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- AI agents arent coming to Ethereumtheyre already here spinning up on dedicated machines clicking through wallets deploying contracts and even building apps for themselves. In this episode Ryan and David sit down with Davide Crapis and Austin Griffith to map the emerging agent stack: ERC-8004 as a decentralized identity + reputation layer x402 as payment rails for agent-to-agent commerce and the real-world Clawdbot experiments that show what happens" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=h7zj0SDWmkw) 2026-02-05T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Ben Cowen: How Memecoins Demoralized Crypto Builders Let's imagine you have like the best view of crypto and you truly want to build something valuable. that is not just another rug pull." "The problem is that this cycle no one has cared about those people." "All people have cared about are like memecoins and like think about all the memecoin launches." "How demoralizing would it be as a developer to spend years pouring your skills into developing something only for some random memecoin to outperform your lifetime returns on a Tuesday." Ben Cowen on how builders got ignored while memecoins" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iCwQpt-BenM) 2026-01-01T18:03Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Pump.Fun Founder reflects on the livestream feature controversies #crypto #memecoins #pumpfun bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iMU2RE3C0QY) 2025-04-07T17:00Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Googles Plan to Run Every Company Googles next move isnt just better search. Its building the central brain for companies. Their AI aims to know everything happening inside an organization automate the bureaucracy and act as the intelligence hub of entire corporations. #Google #AI #Tech #Automation #FutureOfWork" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jplUuR4rYjw) 2026-02-03T00:03Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "How the Stablecoin Milkshake will Redollarize the World 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- Brent Johnson returns to Bankless to update the Dollar Milkshake Theory and explain why the de-dollarization narrative misses the bigger trend. He argues markets may want out of the dollar but the Eurodollar system keeps pulling demand back in and dollar down headlines do not break the framework. Brent also covers how debt stress can spill into political instability why stablecoins and the GENIUS Act could accelerate re-dollarization and what this" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jtMxC5gabk4) 2026-01-05T11:30Z 277K followers, 12.3K engagements "Erik Voorhees on Crypto Regulation" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kx2_v3WltAE) 2022-10-29T02:44Z 277K followers, 11.7K engagements "x402: The Key to Internet Money Micropayments & The AI Agent Economy 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Micropayments were always meant to be part of the internet but the technology never existed to make them work. Until now. David sits down with Sam Ragsdale CEO of Merit Systems to unpack x402 a new protocol reviving the long-dormant Payment Required status code to enable crypto-powered microtransactions across the web. They explore how x402 could transform how machines AI agents and humans pay for internet resources reshape online" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lN6D1_MlZZE) 2025-11-05T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Why Everything Broke at Once (Crypto Tech Gold) & What Happens Next. 📣KRAKEN DEFI EARN https://bankless.cc/Kraken --- Crypto enters a full-blown pain market as Bitcoin ETH tech stocks and even gold sell off together. Ryan and David break down why crowded trades are unwinding across markets what the Warsh Fed chair pick means for rates and risk assets and whether crypto has become uniquely fragile in this cycle. They dig into Vitaliks L2 pivot and what it signals about Ethereums next era unpack massive institutional paper losses at Strategy BitMine and Galaxy and analyze Polymarket odds on" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ltjwSDtQe_4) 2026-02-06T11:30Z 277K followers, 12.3K engagements "The ether.fi airdrop was BIG (and you can still qualify) ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🔗CELO CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo 🗣TOKU CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/toku 🛞MANTLE MODULAR LAYER [--] NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 💸 CRYPTO TAX CALCULATOR USE CODE BANK30 https://bankless.cc/CTC 🦄 UNISWAP SWAP SMARTER https://bankless.cc/uniswap ------ TIMESTAMPS ------ RESOURCES ------ Not financial or tax" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mAJ9ruXUudI) 2024-03-26T22:08Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Why ICOs Are About to Make a Comeback The next cycle could see a resurgence: community-driven funding real users and curated launchpads driving new liquidity and hype. If launch platforms keep selecting strong projects that trade above ICO price [----] might be the ICO comeback year. Crypto ICO web3 markets bitcoin ethereum solana Crypto ICO web3 markets bitcoin ethereum solana" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pOpjk0tV_-0) 2026-01-20T18:04Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "US Government Shutdown by January 31st The probability of a government shutdown by January 31st has spiked 🚨 The @Polymarket went from 9% and then it shot up to 80% in a single move on January 24th. The shutdown trade isnt random. Senate need [--] votes to get spending bills passed Republicans dont have [--]. So they need the Democrats. Which means Democrats can just say no and force concessions. 🎬 #polymarket #predictionmarkets #governmentshutdown #macronews #politics #congress #markets #tradetalk #currentevents #financetiktok" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xerCrZhJXBk) 2026-01-30T18:19Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Vitalik Buterins Views on Decentralization" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yaNAyFlPSNM) 2022-09-08T13:59Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "The Bull Case for $LINK (Chainlink) Chainlinks community is anything but weak. Today we brought on two of Chainlinks most prominent community members ChainLinkGod a Chainlink Community Ambassador and FishyCatfish a miner investor and all around crypto enthusiast. The two of them are here to give us the bull case for $LINK. ----- 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE join your first HUNT today https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT ----- 🔐 Get a Free Trial of Doppel https://bankless.cc/doppel ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🦊METAMASK" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0i1RhJ-Djr4) 2023-10-25T12:00Z 277K followers, 29.3K engagements "Mega ETH vs Monad: The Battle To Shape Ethereum's Future 🌊 KELP Deposit ETH with Gain today https://kelpdao.xyz/gain/utm_source=Bankless ------ Today we're talking EVM specifically how Mega ETH and Monad are planning to make Ethereum SUPER fast. We answer: [--] - Which is faster more decentralized and more censorship-resistant [--] - How did Monad and MegaETH build large communities before even launching a testnet let alone a mainnet [--] - What are their thoughts on criticism that building with the EVM is like building on quicksand Could this eat at Solana's value proposition ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1qZbLyHPErg) 2024-08-21T11:00Z 277K followers, 38.9K engagements "What is MEV and Why Is It Important" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4-b6zxTW1KU) 2022-08-25T22:07Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "27 Crypto Predictions for [----] (Ethereum Renaissance BlackRock Chain & More) 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ David Hoffman sits down with Mike Ippolito to unpack why [----] felt brutal despite new all-time highs and why that tension matters for [----]. They argue crypto is entering its [----] internet phase where speculation fades fundamentals matter and consolidation accelerates. The conversation covers why Ethereum may see a renaissance why Bitcoin sentiment could struggle how prediction markets and equity perps actually play out and what" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4R0Xi-XTkt8) 2025-12-31T11:30Z 277K followers, 12.2K engagements "Zora coins are the future of content creation #crypto #eth #sol #web3 #zora bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7RfurZTBbzg) 2025-04-05T17:00Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Is The Crypto Bull Market Already Over 📣BANKLESS SUMMIT [----] SPONSORED BY M0 https://bankless.cc/devconnet-2025 https://bankless.cc/m0 ------ Market uncertainty On this weeks Weekly Rollup Ryan and guest co-host Tom Schmidt dig into a jittery crypto market Trumps new economic ideas aimed at boosting sentiment and whether the four-year cycle prophecy is finally catching up with Bitcoin. They also cover Coinbase bringing ICOs back to U.S. retail Uniswaps long-awaited fee switch moment and JPMorgan launching a deposit token on Base. Plus: Zcashs [----] percent surge Ethereums renewed privacy push" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8eX2NyQ_Lz8) 2025-11-14T08:30Z 277K followers, 14K engagements "Crazy Cryptopunk Purchase Back in [----] $560 was a lot for an NFT Oh how times have changed #shorts ------ 📣 Osmosis Your Gateway into the Cosmos Ecosystem www.osmosis.zone/bankless ------ 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: https://www.bankless.com/join ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://bankless.cc/kraken 🦄UNISWAP ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE https://bankless.cc/uniswap ⚖ ARBITRUM SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🚁 EARNIFI CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS https://bankless.cc/earnifi ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9Jlkk7vt6sI) 2023-01-22T19:00Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "How Lighter's Ethereum L2 Perp DEX Handled Liquidations 📣IMMUNEFI CRYPTO SECURITY OS https://bankless.cc/Immunefi --- A $19B liquidation wave hit crypto [--] days after Lighters public mainnetso we asked founder/CEO Vladimir Novakovski why they built a ZK L2 Perp DEX on Ethereum how the escape hatch actually protects users and what really happened under extreme stress. We dig into ADL vs. LLP trader-first design and why verifiability (not vibes) should govern order matching and liquidations. Vlad shares throughput targets why Lighter chose custom ZK circuits over a generalized ZKVM and whats" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9rjcEQy7Xrs) 2025-10-16T10:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Ethereums Future Is DeFi Vitaliks Historic Blog Post 📣0G CRYPTO X AI https://bankless.cc/OGAI ------ Vitalik Buterin just declared DeFi as Ethereums killer app. In his new post he compares it to Google Search the dependable core business that powers everything else. Ryan and David break down why Vitalik believes DeFi has finally earned this title how it survived the volatility of the last cycle and what it means for ETH as collateral culture and revenue. They cover the Google analogy the risks DeFi has outgrown and why this moment could define Ethereums future. ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ADiEX92S58E) 2025-09-24T10:30Z 277K followers, 16.1K engagements "How Crypto Neobanks Work: Frax Cards and Visas Role 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- Neobanks might be the quiet coordination hack that makes Visa optional. David sits down with Fraxs Sam Kazemian to map the new payment stack: why cards today settle over Visa yet still onboard users into stablecoins how Frax USD (payments) pairs with sFRAX USD (savings) and why Ethereum remains the savings/issuance base while specialized payment chains battle for flows. Sam unpacks Fraxs white-label issuance strategy and RWA plumbing shares an" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=B3Nm9XW_x68) 2025-10-28T10:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Robinhood vs. Coinbase: The Trillion Dollar Race to Build the Financial Super App 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- David from Blockworks and Omar from Dragonfly join the show to debate Coinbase vs Robinhood two companies racing to become the dominant financial super app. We break down their business models growth strategies tokenized asset plays and how each is approaching crypto equities and infrastructure. Will Robinhoods slick UX and expanding product suite win the next generation Or will Coinbases onchain infra and stablecoin moat" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BIyB0Q99BEU) 2025-07-03T10:30Z 277K followers, 31.7K engagements "The Next Chapter for Pump.Fun with Co-Founder Alon 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Alon co-founder of Pump.Fun joins us to discuss the meteoric rise of their token launchpad platform the controversial yet impactful role of memecoins in crypto and the vision behind their newest product PumpSwap. We dive deep into the cultural influence sustainability mechanisms and future possibilities for the memecoin launchpad ecosystem. Alon on X: https://x.com/a1lon9 ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi https://bankless.cc/Frax" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=G6bHIO_PsEM) 2025-03-25T12:47Z 277K followers, 14.4K engagements "10 Crypto Predictions for 2026: $1M BTC Wall Street Onchain & ETF Takeover 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Bitwises Matt Hougan and Ryan Rasmussen return with [--] big predictions for [----]. From the case for $1M BTC (and why the classic four-year cycle may be dead) to a world where ETFs soak up more than 100% of new BTC/ETH/SOL supply. We get into Bitcoin volatility vs. mega-cap tech crypto equities vs. tech equities and why Polymarket could smash past its [----] election-era highs. Plus: stablecoins as an escape valve that emerging" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=J9vvH49_dus) 2025-12-16T11:30Z 277K followers, 21K engagements "New Fed Chair Gold Silver & Crypto Tank Where Will Markets Go From Here 📣KRAKEN DEFI EARN https://bankless.cc/Kraken --- Michael Nadeau went risk-off in October and has been targeting Bitcoin's fair value near $65K. In this episode he joins Ryan to unpack what changed after BTC broke below $80K why he does not think this is the macro low yet and what a real bottom typically looks like (capitulation then apathy). They also dig into the new wild card: incoming Fed chair Kevin Warsh and why rates down could still mean tighter liquidity if the balance sheet shrinks. Mike walks through the key" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KDcZMIIIFEo) 2026-02-03T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Is the Stage Set for Ethereum's Comeback MegaETH Apps going Viral & Base Tokenizing Content 📣 WALLET CONNECT ONCHAIN UX ECOSYSTEM https://bankless.cc/WalletConnect ------ This week Bread joins David to unpack Ethereums surprising pivot back to Layer [--] as insiders push for a more pragmatic roadmap and faster block times. MegaETHs 10ms testnet drops jaws and breaks dApps while WalletConnect shocks the industry with a late-stage token launch. Meanwhile Base stirs chaos with its content coins OHM crashes $6B in hours and Solanas token wars heat up. Is Ethereum finally finding its focus or just" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KF2m4BL7__w) 2025-04-18T10:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Can Worldcoin Fix The Internet's 99% Bot Problem 🎬 DEBRIEF Ryan & David Unpacking the Episode: https://www.bankless.com/podcast/debrief-can-worldcoin-fix-the-internets-99-bot-problem-co-founder-alex-blania ------ The bots are winning. AI-generated spam fake profiles and deepfakes are turning the internet into a digital hall of mirrors. But what if there were a way to prove you're human without sacrificing privacy World Co-Founder Alex Blania returns to Bankless to share a bold vision for addressing the online identity crisis. From [--] million users already Orbed to new integrations with" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KUcjtFOHgNc) 2025-07-21T10:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "The Next Billion-Dollar AI Opportunity: Jansen Teng (Virtuals Protocol) on the Agent Revolution 📣The Rodman Law Group Best Crypto Law Firm https://bankless.cc/RodmanLaw ------ Ryan and Ejaaz are joined by Jansen Teng co-founder of Virtuals a decentralized platform that has launched over [-----] AI agents and generated more than $35 million in fees. Virtuals isnt just another protocolits an entirely new kind of digital nation where AI agents hold their own wallets strike deals with other agents and even hire humans to accomplish their goals. We dive into how these agents first exploded onto the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KaLPr3Lhzx8) 2024-12-24T11:30Z 277K followers, 95.3K engagements "Robinhood Chain Takes on NYSE/Nasdaq Robinhood Crypto GM Johann Kerbrat 🚀ROCKETPOOL https://bankless.cc/Rocketpool --- Robinhood isnt just adding another crypto featureits assembling a new exchange stack: stock tokens an Ethereum L2 built for real-world assets and a wallet that can plug into DeFi. Johann Kerbrat (GM of Crypto at Robinhood) joins Bankless to unpack what 24/7 markets actually requires why liquidity and routing are the hidden battleground for tokenized equities and how Certified by Robinhood could become a distribution moat for onchain apps. Along the way they compare" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KcpMRlmrkEw) 2026-02-11T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Why Stablecoins Are The Banks Worst Nightmare 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ What happens when stablecoins break apart the traditional business model of banks Economist Charles Calomiris explains how the unbundling of payments and lending reshapes finance why politics matter more than technology and what this revolution could mean for the dollars future. ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi https://bankless.cc/Frax 🦄UNISWAP SWAP ON UNICHAIN https://bankless.cc/unichain 🛞MANTLE MODULAR LAYER [--] NETWORK" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Kt_GXKaaEl4) 2025-09-22T10:30Z 277K followers, 11.8K engagements "Blackrock is All In on Tokenization #crypto # #cryptocurrency #ethereum #tokenization #podcast bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=L61d4T8USHM) 2024-12-02T21:03Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "How Bankless is Robinhood - CEO Vlad Tenev #crypto #robinhood #stocks #investing #markets bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=M0SHmVl1ba0) 2025-04-16T17:00Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Vitalik Buterin: Are ETH Treasuries Good for Ethereum The social aspect of coordinating around ETH as part of treasury strategies is good and valuable. Vitalik explains why companies holding ETH can be healthy for the ecosystemunless leverage ruins it. #VitalikButerin #Ethereum #CryptoTreasuries #ETHCrash #CryptoFinance #DeFi #CryptoRisk #Web3Talk #CryptoPodcast #CryptoInsights" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=N6CgcEtuJdM) 2025-08-13T18:46Z 277K followers, 16.8K engagements "Cobie on Earning a 300x Return Throwback to our chat with Cobie where he explained how some of his first trades earned him 300x #shorts ------ ✨ We recently launched: Token Hub ✨ https://bankless.cc/TokenHubShorts bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=N9ujQ4KQH5Y) 2023-03-24T14:45Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "FinTech Meets Crypto: The Future of Global Payments 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- What if payment chains are the AWS moment for money Simon Taylor fintech veteran ex-Barclays crypto lead and author of FinTech Brainfood joins Bankless to map the convergence of fintech and crypto. From stablecoins serving as the Trojan horse for tokenisation to Tempos push for a payments chain Simon explains why finance is on the brink of its biggest infrastructure shift since Visa. We cover the rise of payments L1s the regulatory roulette of stablecoins" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OX23Kza5nAM) 2025-09-17T10:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Robinhood Announces Tokenized Stocks LIVE with CEO Vlad Tenev Johann Kerbrat and AJ Warner 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ In this series of three interviews from Cannes we host Vlad Tenev CEO of Robinhood Johann Kerbrat GM of Crypto at Robinhood and AJ Warner from Arbitrum to explore key announcements from their recent Token Summit. They discuss the introduction of tokenized stock options for private companies like SpaceX and OpenAI aiming to democratize access for retail investors. Vlad highlights Robinhoods commitment to addressing" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ovp3N-102LQ) 2025-07-01T10:30Z 277K followers, 12K engagements "EigenLayer Introduces EigenCloud: The First Crypto-Native Cloud Service 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ EigenLayer is back with a major announcement: EigenCloud. Sreeram Kannan and JT Rose unveil the first crypto-native cloud platforma verifiable programmable environment for building applications beyond the limits of traditional blockchains. We explore how EigenCloud packages modules like EigenDA EigenVerify and EigenCompute into a developer-friendly product that brings cloud-scale computation and crypto-grade trust guarantees" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=P2PGQIe9U6g) 2025-06-17T13:33Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Why I Ditched Bitcoin Mining for Ethereum Sam Tabar 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ The race for ETH supremacy among public companies is heating upand BitDigital is charging hard. CEO Sam Tabar joins us to share why theyre going all-in on Ether how they're copying Michael Saylors playbook (but for ETH) and what sets BitDigital apart from the rest of the pack. We talk staking strategies ETH yields competitive dynamics and the explosive rise of ETH treasury companies. This is the next phase of institutional Ethereum adoptiondont miss it." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=P2d5dp_phpQ) 2025-07-24T10:30Z 277K followers, 42.5K engagements "Investing Trends for 2026: DeFi Tokenization Capital Formation Speculation & AI 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Ben Lakoff and Arnav Pagidyala from Bankless Ventures lay out how theyre thinking about crypto investing heading into [----]. The conversation spans four persistent pillars of every cycle: DeFi tokenization capital formation and speculation and how each is evolving as crypto matures. Topics include the next wave of on-chain lending equity perps DeFi neobanks verticalized tokenization platforms compliant ICOs prediction and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Poes3EpAR5c) 2025-12-29T11:30Z 277K followers, 12.5K engagements "Ethereum's New Era of Internet Capital Formation The Return of the ICO 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ ICOs are suddenly back but this time the projects are real the mechanisms are better and retail isnt shut out. Ryan and David break down why MegaEth Monad Aztec Zama and Infinex are launching public sales all at once how onchain auctions are fixing 2017s mistakes and what regulatory clarity means for U.S. participation. They also dive into the rise of internet native capital markets on Ethereum the shift away from airdrop farming and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QId8-IRl0bA) 2025-12-10T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Vitaliks Big Crypto Lesson" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QKMI8vVSybM) 2022-07-28T17:49Z 277K followers, 89.7K engagements "Arthur Hayes reveals his portfolio for [----] #crypto #investing #trading #stocks #btc #eth bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RTZPT-648wQ) 2024-12-23T20:00Z 277K followers, 10.9K engagements "Mark Cuban Loses $870k In Wallet Hack Mark Cubans wallet was drained of almost $1 million #markcuban #crypto #hackers #computersecurity #trading #investing More content is waiting for you on Bankless.com 🚀 https://bankless.cc/YouTubeInfo bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Rc1gYkNMFRo) 2023-09-27T14:45Z 277K followers, 32.4K engagements "Base Just Launched Crypto's Everything App Jesse Pollak 📣BANKLESS TV BASE DAY https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1948769160932327886 - The internet is broken for creators and Base thinks it has the fix. Jesse Pollak joins Bankless to unveil the Base app a crypto-powered everything app where posts earn creators own and mini apps go viral. From meme coins to market-based social media this might be the start of a new onchain economy. - BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi https://bankless.cc/Frax 🦄UNISWAP SWAP ON UNICHAIN https://bankless.cc/unichain 🛞MANTLE MODULAR LAYER 2" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SSU1jobN6b0) 2025-07-26T10:30Z 277K followers, 14.8K engagements "Low-risk DeFi is already beating local banks. DeFi isnt perfect. Not always safe. Not always decentralized. But for billions without stable banks Its safer than TradFi. Low-risk DeFi is already beating local banks. #DeFi #TradFi #CryptoFuture #FinancialFreedom #Bankless #Ethereum #Web3 #Money" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SqFGiC_9fo8) 2025-09-24T17:01Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "The Most Underrated Chain: Celos Surprising Traction Around the World 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- Celo is quietly powering real-world payments at global scale. In this episode David and Ryan sit down with Marek Olszewski CEO of cLabs to unpack how Celo became a fast low-cost payments layer used for remittances savings onchain FX and identity across emerging markets. They explore why Celo stayed focused on peer-to-peer payments while others chased trends how Operas MiniPay onboarded hundreds of thousands of daily users and why" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=T-2m5b_f9FA) 2026-01-29T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "VanEck's CRAZY ETH [----] Price Predictions In this episode David Hoffman is joined by Matthew Sigel Head of Digital Assets Research at VanEck to unpack VanEck's groundbreaking ETH [----] report. They discuss the $154000 bull case $22000 base case and $340 bear case for Ethereum and the factors behind these predictions. Matthew dives deep into the role of ETH ETFs and shares insights into ETH's evolving narrative in institutional portfolios. He also provides interesting analogies and comparisons between ETH and Web [---] explaining how VanEck will help traditional investors understand and invest in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=T2Ur8Dhc3uQ) 2024-06-18T10:30Z 277K followers, 51.2K engagements "The Global Rise of Authoritarian Tech - Surveillance Censorship & AI 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- Authoritarian regimes are upgrading their playbook from surveillance cameras and spyware to algorithmic censorship and AI-driven policing. Steven Feldstein senior fellow at Carnegie and author of The Rise of Digital Repression joins Bankless to map the expanding world of repression technology. We cover everything from Nepals protest movement to Chinas sophisticated censorship stack the global spyware industry and the unsettling rise of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TfG-slwe6wo) 2025-10-02T10:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Zcash Founder on Privacy AI and How ZEC is 'Encrypted Bitcoin' 👑BANKLESS PREMIUM AD-FREE & BONUS EPISODES https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox joins Bankless to argue that privacy is back on the critical pathbecause AI turns chain surveillance into pattern-recognition at scaleand that the real bottleneck for cypherpunk tools has always been UX and onboarding. We dig into Zcashs encrypted Bitcoin meme the dev funds evolving design (and why it helped Zcash survive) recent ZEC momentum and the wallet/intents stack that makes private spending actually usable." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Vii3Pvfby74) 2026-01-26T12:06Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "ETHZilla: Ethereums Monster Treasury Company McAndrew Rudisill & Avichal Garg 📣RONIN ONCHAIN NINTENDO DOWNLOAD THE RONIN WALLET https://bankless.cc/RoninWallet --- ETHZilla wants to turn ETH into Wall Streets new reserve asset and theyve built a plan to do it. Ryan sits down with Avichal Garg (Electric Capital) and Mac Rudisill (ETHZilla) to unpack why ETH treasuries exploded this cycle how credit markets (converts preferreds and debt) supercharge accumulation and why stablecoins DeFi ETH forms a flywheel that turns Ether into high-quality collateral. We dig into leverage discipline mNAV" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=W59w6YmzBAE) 2025-08-27T10:30Z 277K followers, 18.1K engagements ""It's Time to Get Aggressive" - Tim Beiko on Ethereum's Roadmap 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Were joined by Tim Beiko Ethereum Foundation coordinator to break down Ethereums next major upgrades and the future of scaling. We explore the upcoming Petra hard fork which introduces validator consolidation increased blob space for rollups and EIP-7702 for improved account abstraction. Tim also shares insights on Fusaka and Glacier Dam Ethereums roadmap for scaling and how Ethereums upgrade process is becoming more efficient. ------" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WpjcPPrrN2E) 2025-03-24T10:33Z 277K followers, 10K engagements "Gold & Silver All-Time Highs What Does This Mean For Crypto 📣KRAKEN DEFI EARN https://bankless.cc/Kraken --- 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 worlds largest gold holders. They make the case for Ethereums comeback from surging usage to serious quantum resistance efforts break down Fidelitys new onchain dollar and dig into MegaETHs eye popping stress" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XVIeb9n-EXw) 2026-01-30T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Is The Crypto-Native Era Coming to an End - Lessons from [--] Years in Crypto 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Joey Krug (Founders Fund partner former Pantera co-CIO and Augur co-founder) returns to unpack whether the crypto-native era is fading as institutions and mainstream apps adopt crypto rails without adopting crypto culture. We dig into prediction markets breakout (and why Polymarket finally found product-market fit) the coming regulatory fights around market structure and insider edges and whats next for founders building in a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YxzaNFro6r4) 2025-12-22T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Can You Go To Jail For Using Tornado Cash" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZLtNO-szA4w) 2022-08-27T23:22Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Is Joe Lubin the Michael Saylor of Ethereum 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Joe Lubin returns to Bankless to break down his latest bold movelaunching SBET a publicly traded vehicle designed to accumulate and deploy Ether as a strategic treasury asset. We unpack whether Lubin is stepping into the Michael Saylor role for Ethereum how SBET might outperform Bitcoin-backed models and why ETH is poised for a monetary renaissance. From regulatory wins to Ethereums evolving narrative on Wall Street this episode explores how ETH can become a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=a3qBhGO1Vik) 2025-06-09T10:30Z 277K followers, 27.3K engagements "Can Bitcoin Survive Quantum Computing #bitcoin #crypto #quantumcomputing #quantumcryptography bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=a59pG-_gx4U) 2025-01-27T20:00Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Inside Cathie Woods Trillion Dollar Bets: AI Elon Musk Robotaxies Brain Implants & Crypto 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- Cathie Wood is placing some of the boldest bets in investing history spanning AI robotaxis brain chips crypto and even space. In this episode of Bankless the ARK Invest CEO joins Chief Futurist Brett Winton to break down her five highest-conviction technologies - opportunities she believes could unlock over $20 trillion in enterprise value. Youll hear why Elon Musks empire is at the center of it all how Teslas" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=abtPwQoKfxw) 2025-07-07T10:30Z 277K followers, 69.3K engagements "Kyber Network Hack For $55 Million These are impossible demands to meet #crypto #cybersecurity #kyber #cryptonews #hack #hackers More content is waiting for you on Bankless.com 🚀 https://bankless.cc/YouTubeInfo bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ascK3aaA_6I) 2023-12-05T19:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "The Stablecoin Chain Wars: Codexs Bet on On-Chain FX 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- Payment chains are heating up. Not every stablecoin chain is playing the same game. Codex cofounder and CEO Haonan Li joins David to map the real landscape: what neutrality looks like in practice why the bottleneck isnt TPS but fiat-to-stable friction and how on-chain FX could pull global flows. We dig into the Bear-Chain incentive trap. Why Codex chose to build as an Ethereum L2. The case for app-specific rollups that return value to ETH. And the growing" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bPpPHKDWHTI) 2025-11-06T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Tom Lee: Why JP Morgan & Other Banks are Going Onchain JP Morgan is operating supported by [------] employees. But a JP Morgan built on the blockchain might only need [-----] employees and operate with far greater clarity vision and efficiency. Using AI JP Morgan may end up being more of a tech company. "Banks could go from trading at price to tangible book to actually having a P/E multiple. Walmart and Costco trade 3550x earnings because they systematized their business. The same can happen with JP Morgan and other Banks. - Tom Lee #Tom Lee #Crypto #AI #Blockchain #Banking #JPMorgan #Fintech" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cDvaCBgsLtQ) 2025-10-15T19:01Z 277K followers, 59.3K engagements "Inside Gary Genslers SEC: A Conversation with Former Crypto Policy Advisor 🎬 DEBRIEF RYAN & DAVID UNPACKING THE EPISODE https://www.bankless.com/podcast/debrief-inside-gary-genslers-sec ------ 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 [---] and why platforms like Coinbase and Kraken ended up in the crosshairs." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cVNgtVmr6m8) 2025-12-08T12:16Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Michael Nadeau: Is an Alt Season Melt-Up About to Start #altseason #cryptoexplained #bitcoin #altcoins #michaelnadeau #defi #cryptomarket #investing #macroeconomics #tradingtips bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=d8Kp9vf7B-A) 2025-05-28T19:05Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Stablecoins Are Eating The World: Understanding The $200 Trillion Opportunity 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Stablecoins are no longer a niche crypto curiositythey're a full-blown financial revolution. In this episode Rob Hadick General Partner at Dragonfly joins us to unpack the emerging stablecoin tech stack and why cross-border payments savings and financial infrastructure are being rebuilt from the ground up. From Circle and Tether to next-gen orchestration layers and stablecoin-native blockchains we explore why this $200 trillion" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=e6V836VzPXg) 2025-04-14T10:31Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Why Does Worldcoin Want To Verify Humans Captcha aint gonna cut it any more. Sam Altman CEO of OpenAI and Worldcoin Co-Founder explains why well need more robust systems of human verification in the future #ai #chatgpt #worldcoin #samaltman #cryptocurrency #crypto More content is waiting for you on Bankless.com 🚀 https://bankless.cc/YouTubeInfo bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fJwAIG-vMyA) 2023-07-28T15:19Z 277K followers, 68.4K engagements "Is Tether the Most Profitable Company in the World Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino Did he just say $13.7 BILLION in profits 👀 Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino drops the numbers and explains how the Feds interest rate decision plus investments in Bitcoin and gold could help them beat that number in [----]. Is this cryptos most profitable company #Tether #PaoloArdoino #CryptoNews #Bitcoin #Stablecoins #CryptoCEO #FinanceTok #CryptoInvesting #DigitalAssets #Fintech" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=h24-ZwkSLrc) 2025-06-26T17:01Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Cryptos Agentic Future: AI ZK & Money Networks at Bankless Summit 📣BANKLESS SUMMIT [----] SPONSORED BY M0 https://bankless.cc/m0 ------ At our Bankless Summit in Buenos Aires four standout talks captured the frontier of cryptos next chapter. Lincoln Murr lays out why x402 is emerging as the missing payment layer for the agentic internet. Shay Ketsdever explains how bots already run modern markets and how programmable auctions and privacy can turn the bot economy into something that benefits people instead of exploits them. Michael Dong shows how real-time ZK proving unlocks a hundred-fold" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iUsFcAzs5cI) 2025-12-06T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Tokenized Stocks: The $100 Trillion Onchain Shift 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Ryan & David sit down with Ondo Finances Nathan Allman and Ian De Bode to map the path from stablecoins to tokenized treasuries to tokenized stocks. We break down why Ondos wrapper model is set out to win how blockchain brings 24/5 primary markets with 24/7 secondary markets Defi composability and liquidity at fair prices. Ethereum and Ondo are leading a $100T onchain migration you cant miss. ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jVb-iG2SB8k) 2025-09-11T10:30Z 277K followers, 14K engagements "Stripes Trillion-Dollar Bet: How Stablecoins Eat Global Payments 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Zach Abramsco-founder of Bridge acquired by Stripejoins Ryan to unpack Stripes stablecoin strategy and why tokenized dollars are poised to devour global payments. We cover Bridges sale to Stripe how fiat L1 / stablecoin L2 rails unlock faster cheaper cross-border payouts (from startups to government aid) the case for many issuer- and app-specific stablecoins with better yield sharing and what the Tempo chain targets for payment-scale" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kBA1UF-b74A) 2025-09-08T10:30Z 277K followers, 13K engagements "Ryan's Personal Reboot: [--] Types of Wealth with Sahil Bloom 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ In this deeply personal episode Sahil Bloom joins Ryan Sean Adams to explore what it truly means to be wealthy and why so many high achievers get it wrong. After hitting burnout Ryan stepped away from the grind to reassess his definition of success. What he found was a framework that reframed his entire life: the Five Types of Wealth. Together they unpack why net worth alone is a poor scoreboard how to avoid the trap of never enough and what it" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=n6Rywzypi64) 2025-06-16T10:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Roman Storm Speaks - Tornado Cash Developer on Whats at Stake 📣DONATE TO ROMANS CASE https://juicebox.money/@defend-roman-storm Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm faces decades in prison after being arrested last year for creating open-source privacy tools on Ethereum. His case could define whether code is speech if developers are liable for bad actors and if Americans have a right to digital privacy. With the full force of the U.S. government against him Romans trial this April is a pivotal moment for digital rights. Bankless has contributed $50k to his legal defensethis is about protecting" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nFhe9kSbLGs) 2024-11-21T15:00Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Do We Need Another L1 - Inside Monads Parallel EVM 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Monad just launched Mainnet Thats why Ryan sits down with Monad co-founder Keone Hon today. We ask the blunt question: do we really need another general-purpose L1 Why not just build this as an Ethereum L2 instead Keone explains how Monads parallel pipelined EVM works under tight consumer-hardware constraints (32GB RAM 2TB SSD [---] Mbps) delivering 500M gas/sec 400ms blocks and fast finality while preserving decentralization. Enjoy the episode ------" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=op2-a-sO6Y0) 2025-11-25T11:54Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Land: The $180T Asset Running the World & The Trap Were In 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- Land isnt just dirt under buildingsits the worlds oldest strangest asset worth an estimated $180T quietly steering credit cycles politics and who gets to build the future. Economist editor and Money Talks host Mike Bird joins us to decode the land trap: why superstar cities underbuild how mortgages turned banks into land-collateral machines and what Japans 1980s super-bubble can (and cant) teach us about Chinas managed deflation today. We trace" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pT0C4DgOGWo) 2025-11-04T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "The Dawn of the Autonomous Agent Economy: How AI and Crypto Are Converging 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Ejaaz returns to break down the latest surge in AI Agent innovation alongside Ryan this week covering the rapid evolution at the intersection of crypto and AI. They explore how AI agents are making onchain payments to each other autonomously ordering real-world goods and even running their own Ethereum validators. They also dive into the new frameworks and partnershipslike ai16zs collaboration with Stanford and Virtuals explosive" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pgG8ev1Xl7o) 2024-12-19T11:30Z 277K followers, 32.4K engagements "Will Crypto Peak in [----] or Run Into [----] Onchain Data Signals 📣BIT DIGITAL ($BTBT) ETH-FIRST PUBLIC COMPAN http://bit-digital.com ------ Crypto cycles have always topped on a four-year rhythm but are we heading for a Q4 [----] peak or an extended run into [----] Michael Nadeau from The DeFi Report joins Ryan to break down the onchain and macro signals shaping this cycle. We cover Powells dovish pivot at Jackson Hole global liquidity trends and why loosening bank lending standards could fuel risk-on markets. Michael explains how whale Bitcoin selling ETHs breakout and muted altcoin flows fit" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qQSr8m631Y0) 2025-08-26T10:30Z 277K followers, 33.1K engagements "The Quantum Threat Behind Bitcoins Sudden Sell-Off 📣 IMMUNEFI $IMU TOKEN LAUNCH https://bankless.cc/ImmunefiICO --- Markets slide this week as Trump floats taking Greenland and tariff threats resurface pushing investors toward gold. Ryan and David break down what Davos revealed about a shifting world order why crypto finally had a real seat at the table and the moments from Brian Armstrong and Larry Fink that framed Crypto versus Central Banks. Plus: the NYSE unveils a tokenized trading platform and whether it validates or co-opts DeFi Farcaster and Lens are acquired as on-chain social hits" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=r5xLZbURBpg) 2026-01-23T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "12 Big Crypto Predictions for [----] 📣M0 THE UNIVERSAL STABLECOIN PLATFORM https://bankless.cc/m0 ------ Ryan and David skip a quiet holiday weekly rollup and instead break down the biggest [----] crypto forecasts from Bitwise Coinbase Galaxy Grayscale CoinShares Fidelity a16z and Pantera. They lay out the clearest consensus stablecoins as real payment rails tokenization scaling beyond pilots and ETFs expanding institutional access then hit the big debates around regulation prediction markets token value capture and the growing quantum question for Bitcoin. ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rrwfopFP5uo) 2025-12-24T11:30Z 277K followers, 13.2K engagements "The Ether Machine: How ETH Becomes the Internets Reserve Currency 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Andrew Keys and David Merin join us to unveil the Ether Machinea bold new strategy to make ETH the internets reserve currency. We unpack their ambitious plan to acquire and actively manage hundreds of thousands of ETH why they believe ETH is more than just a treasury asset and how institutional capital can finally understand and tap into Ethereums full potential. From staking and restaking to DeFi yield generation and Wall Street education" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=t8gIZxp9pVw) 2025-07-28T10:30Z 277K followers, 23K engagements "59 - Uniswap Hayden Adams Hayden Adams is the inventor of Uniswap the decentralized trading protocol. ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/ 🎙 SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/ 🗞 GET THIS EPISODE'S DEBRIEF: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/exclusive-debrief-uniswap-with-hayden ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 💰GEMINI FIAT & CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://bankless.cc/go-gemini 🦊 METAMASK DEFI PASSPORT https://bankless.cc/metamask 🦄UNISWAP DECENTRALIZED EXCHANGE http://bankless.cc/uniswap 🔀KWENTA SYNTHETIC ASSET EXCHANGE https://bankless.cc/kwenta" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uQS7WuQtXWs) 2021-04-02T16:00Z 277K followers, 35.3K engagements "100 - How to Survive in Crypto Cobie 🎉 Happy 100th Episode 🎉 Cobie fka Crypto Cobain is a cultural staple in the crypto space. Wearing many hats as a narrative investor thought leader and memelord we dive into the brain of one of our favorite crypto characters. Having been in crypto for nearly a decade Cobie tells us his keys to surviving in crypto and what it takes to last long term. We also dive into how much decentralization matters roles and responsibilities in shaping the world around us and his outlook for [----] and beyond. Cobie advises a healthy dose of skepticism and curiosity and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=udgu2O3MZ-Q) 2022-01-10T11:30Z 277K followers, 153.7K engagements "AI Robots and The $10T Arms Race 💫 Subscribe and Follow Limitless https://www.youtube.com/@Limitless-FT https://x.com/LimitlessFT ------ Welcome to the AI Rollup from the Limitless Podcast. David Ejaaz and Josh break down the weeks most important AI headlines from OpenAIs $3B Windsurf acquisition and Googles full-stack AI play to Visa and Mastercard preparing for agentic commerce. We explore the state of robotics major interpretability challenges and why the race to AGI may outpace our ability to understand it. Plus: AI ASMR glow-up GPT and why autonomous agents still kinda suck. Stay" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wMeaGSkK7v0) 2025-05-08T12:01Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Aztec: The Private World Computer for Ethereum Privacy 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- If crypto wins without privacy did we actually win In this episode Ryan sits down with Aztec co-founders Zac Williamson and Joe Andrews to unpack their eight-year quest to build a private world computer for Ethereum covering the Aztec ignition chain zero-knowledge-powered private intents and how you can route trades across L1 and L2s without exposing your strategies or balances. They dive into ZK Passport (turning your NFC e-passport into a proof of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=whaiNjJMi3w) 2025-12-02T11:31Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Could This Bearish Market Be the Setup Everyone Misses 📣REYA ETHEREUM FOR TRADERS https://bankless.cc/reya ------ Bitcoin hit a rare signal this week dropping to its cheapest level relative to gold in nearly [--] years. Is that a buy signal or something deeper in the macro picture Ryan and David break down what the BTCgold anomaly really means how liquidity rates and Trumps surprise Fed Chair pick factor in and whether the market is entering a shallow cycle instead of a true winter. We also cover Ethereums Fusaka upgrade Vitaliks push to bring builders back to L1 Polymarkets mainstream" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yIhXfyyZ1pI) 2025-12-05T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements "Sam Tabar: Saylor told me Ethereums going to zero Sam Tabar: Michael Saylor told me to ditch mining and hold Bitcoin as treasury. I said maybe Ill do that but with Ethereum. Saylors reaction Dead silence. Dirty look. Said Ethereums going to zero. Whos going to be proven right #SamTabar #MichaelSaylor #Ethereum #Bitcoin #CryptoDebate #ETHvsBTC #CryptoDrama #Web3 #CryptoStories #BitcoinMaxi" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zKcHj3VbLDI) 2025-07-28T19:02Z 277K followers, 12.8K engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
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"ETHEREUM VS. SOLANA: Which Blockchain Wins [----] & Beyond ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x0c294913a7596b427add7dcbd6d7bbfc7338d53f/9referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E ------ 🎬 DEBRIEF Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-the-justin-drake-vs-anatoly-yakovenko-interview ------ Ethereum vs. Solana. Thats the debate were having today. On Ethereums side we have Ethereum Researcher Justin Drake and on the Solanas we have Solanas Co-Founder Anatoly Yakovenko. They give us the good the bad and the ugly of each others"
YouTube Link 2024-06-03T10:30Z 277K followers, 88.6K engagements
"Starting with Bankless Welcome to your bankless journey. This guide is your roadmap to the unknown. It's your guide to the wild west of crypto and open finance. This YouTube channel plays an essential role as you level up. 👉 GET STARTED HERE - https://www.bankless.com/going-bankless START THE JOURNEY ✊ 📩 Subscribe to newsletter - http://bankless.substack.com/ 🎙 Subscribe to podcast - http://podcast.banklesshq.com/ 📺 Subscribe to YouTube - https://youtube.com/c/bankless PLUG INTO COMMUNITY 🔌 [--]. Join private Bankless discord - https://bit.ly/2UVI10O [--]. Watch livestream AMAs every 2nd & 4th"
YouTube Link 2020-10-16T18:29Z 277K followers, 125.9K engagements
"Raoul Pal has ONE token as 80-90% of his portfolio #crypto #investing #solana #ethereum #podcast bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens"
YouTube Link 2024-06-17T19:00Z 277K followers, 42.1K engagements
"The Worlds Largest ETH Holder - Tom Lee on Treasuries Ethereum Dominance and Wall Street 📣 LISTEN TO THE EXCLUSIVE DEBRIEF: https://www.bankless.com/podcast/debrief-tom-lee-treasury ------ In this episode we talk with Tom Lee chairman of Bitmine about the rapid growth of his ETH treasury company and its goal to secure 5% of the total ETH supply. Tom believes Ethereum could surpass Bitcoin in value forecasting potential prices between $4000 and $15000. We discuss market dynamics risks of excessive leverage and his insights on valuing Ethereum and NFTs like Pudgy Penguins. Tune in for key"
YouTube Link 2025-08-06T10:30Z 277K followers, 510.5K engagements
"Joe Lubin: Why ETH Will Surpass BTC as the Best Store of Value Gold Real Estate BTC but ETH might just be the ultimate store of value. Heres why Joe Lubin thinks ETH wins in the long run #Ethereum #ETH #JoeLubin #CryptoInvesting #StoreOfValue #BitcoinVsEthereum #CryptoDebate #Web3 #Flippening #CryptoShorts"
YouTube Link 2025-06-10T17:00Z 277K followers, 11.6K engagements
"114 - Vitalik Buterin DEFENDS Bitcoin Maximalism ✨ DEBRIEF ✨ Ryan & David's Unfiltered Thoughts on the Episode https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/114-vitalik-debrief ---- Vitalik returns to Bankless once againthis time to defend Bitcoin Maximalism of all things. On April Fools Day this year Vitalik posted an article to his blog titled 'In Defense of Bitcoin Maximalism' but instead of being a pure troll the Ethereum Founder approached the piece with truth and crafted a salient & compelling argument. By steel-manning maximalism Vitalik lays out a very reasonable case for the merits intolerance and"
YouTube Link 2022-04-18T10:30Z 277K followers, 35.1K engagements
"What Does Vitalik Buterin Do After Crypto Conferences"
YouTube Link 2022-10-28T16:02Z 277K followers, 180.9K engagements
"The Debasement Trade - Luke Gromen on Gold Bitcoin & The [---] Year Reset 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Luke Gromen makes the case that debasement isnt a trade its the new regime. We unpack why assets look strong in dollars yet stagnate in gold/Bitcoin terms the global reserves shift back toward gold how a U.S. gold reprice to $10k$20k could fund a balance-sheet reset the risks of paper gold Bitcoins potential catch-up (and a possible East=gold West=BTC split) AI as an accelerant and a pragmatic portfolio framework for navigating a"
YouTube Link 2025-11-03T11:30Z 277K followers, 53.2K engagements
"Polymarket Says 66% Chance BTC Below $50K & 72% To Hit $80K You can now hedge and trade on Bitcoin price using Polymarket: The odds that Bitcoin falls below 50K this cycle are 66%. There's also 72% chance that it goes up to $80000. You can "set buy ticks" and you can use it "to inform your stink bids." Theres already "$17 million of volume on this." David Hoffman & Ryan Sean Adams on Polymarket🎬 #Polymarket #Bitcoin #BTC #Crypto #CryptoTrading #Macro #PredictionMarkets #StinkBids #Investing #Markets"
YouTube Link 2026-02-13T13:57Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"The PoW vs. PoS Debate Lyn Alden & Justin Drake Lyn Alden is the Founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy and an expert in macro markets whos also a strong Bitcoin proof-of-work proponent. Her friendly counterpart Justin Drake is a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation and is pro proof-of-stake. Both are recurring guests on Bankless The two experts debate which is better: proof-of-work or proof-of-stake for creating a global-crypto money system Other topics include: economic security deterrence and recoverability in the face of the dreaded 51% attack minimization of governance power economic"
YouTube Link 2022-03-28T10:30Z 277K followers, 60.2K engagements
"Vitalik Buterin's Vision for The Next [--] Years of Ethereum The next [--] years of Ethereum laid out by Vitalik Buterin: - ZK-snarking everything. - Privacy by default. - Ultralight nodes. - Self-custody. - Finance happens on Ethereum by default. He envisions a future where cryptographic verification is the norm. The era of trust me for security starts looking as archaic as the era of not cleaning our water weve already gotten there with HTTPS we need to get there with everything else. #VitalikButerin #Ethereum #ETH #Web3 #Blockchain #ZeroKnowledge #ZK #SelfCustody #Privacy #Decentralization"
YouTube Link 2025-08-18T19:01Z 277K followers, 43.9K engagements
"Whats the Story AI Stocks Crypto Downturn Metals Selloff SaaSpocalypse Jim Bianco 📣KRAKEN DEFI EARN https://bankless.cc/Kraken --- Last week felt like four different crashes happening at the same time: AI software stocks melting down crypto capitulating gold and silver whipping around and markets suddenly panicking about AI CapEx. Jim Bianco returns to Bankless to explain what actually changed: why AI is collapsing the cost of building software (and threatening SaaS pricing models) how synthetic Bitcoin in TradFi can amplify volatility even when nothing breaks onchain and why the next crypto"
YouTube Link 2026-02-12T15:35Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"How to Get Rich and STAY Rich: The Art of Spending Money Morgan Housel 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ How do you spend money in ways that actually make life better Morgan Housel author of the new book The Art of Spending Money explores status vs. satisfaction the hedonic treadmill and why moneys best use is buying independence. We also cover quiet compounding a practical 15-stage path to financial freedom when to spend vs. save helping kids without spoiling them and small experiments that raise the utility of every dollar. ------"
YouTube Link 2025-10-06T10:30Z 277K followers, 48.2K engagements
"What is Moloch"
YouTube Link 2023-01-10T16:18Z 277K followers, 42.2K engagements
"Why ETH Might Be the Most Mispriced Asset in the World 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Etherealize is back with a bold new thesis: ETH is digital oil. In this episode Vivek and Danny Ryan unpack their freshly released report The Bull Case for ETH which positions ether as the next great store of valueand a future global reserve asset for the digital economy. We explore ETHs misunderstood monetary design its strategic role for institutions and why Wall Street is waking up to Ethereum not just as a network but as an investable asset. This"
YouTube Link 2025-06-12T13:17Z 277K followers, 25.2K engagements
"Has Crypto Lost the Plot Bear Market Reality & What Happens Next 📣ROCKET POOL PERMISSIONLESS STAKING https://bankless.cc/Rocketpool --- Crypto feels cooked in [----] and the Super Bowl proves it. Ryan and David unpack Coinbases Backstreet Boys rug pull ad and what it reveals about cryptos collapsed public narrative. Then they dig into the brutal selloff why IBITs record volume hints at forced TradFi liquidation and what Polymarket is pricing for Bitcoin under $50K. From Robinhoods prediction markets exploding into a real revenue engine to the political fight over who regulates gambling vs"
YouTube Link 2026-02-13T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Bitcoin to $1M ETH $20K James Bianco on cryptos next narrative: everybody wants permission. He argues the ETF/treasury adoption narrative is finishedand the next chapter is replacement: build an alternative system that can outcompete incumbents. If that shift happens he says theres still a path to Bitcoin to a million and ETH to $20000. Bitcoin Ethereum BTC ETH BearMarket Crypto Cryptocurrencies Markets Finance Stocks Prediction Prices Bitcoin Ethereum BTC ETH BearMarket Crypto Cryptocurrencies Markets Finance Stocks Prediction Prices"
YouTube Link 2026-02-13T19:26Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Coinbases Vision For The Next 5-10 Years Brian Armstrong CEO of Coinbase shared Coinbases vision for the next 5-10 years. #coinbase #web3 #defi #crypto #cryptocurrency More content is waiting for you on Bankless.com 🚀 https://bankless.cc/YouTubeInfo bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens"
YouTube Link 2023-09-03T20:30Z 277K followers, 22.2K engagements
"Tom Lee: ETH to $15000 by the End of the Year Tom Lee already predicted ETH to $4000 If we take into account last years [----] ETH/BTC ratio ETH's already approaching $6000 But with a more treasuries buying and a rising BTC backdrop Tom Lee is predicting a much higher ETH price: By the year end its not unreasonable to think $7000even $12 or $15000" #Ethereum #ETH #TomLee #Fundstrat #Crypto #Bitcoin #ETHPrice #CryptoPredictions #ETHBTC #AltcoinSeason"
YouTube Link 2025-08-18T17:02Z 277K followers, 448.1K engagements
"The Holy Grail of Crypto Privacy: Encrypted Ethereum FHE & Living Forever 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Ethereum is transparent by design and thats a problem if you dont want your entire financial life on display. Rand Hindi co-founder of Zama joins us to explain how fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) can turn Ethereum into an encrypted confidential blockchain where contracts stay composable and UX feels exactly the same. We get into why blockchains were public in the first place why anonymous addresses were never enough how FHE"
YouTube Link 2025-12-01T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Tom Lee: Wall Street Just Doesnt Get Ethereum Wall Street likes to build spreadsheets. Every call starts with Tom give me the model on how gas fees are going to change with stablecoins. They get analysis paralysis and miss the big picture. Ethereum is literally the legally compliant blockchain. And that is its ultimate value proposition. #Ethereum #ETH #TomLee #CryptoExplained #WallStreet #DeFi #BlockchainCompliance #Web3 #CryptoEducation #FinancialFreedom"
YouTube Link 2025-08-14T19:01Z 277K followers, 97.3K engagements
"Gary Vee: Why NFTs Are Misunderstood"
YouTube Link 2022-10-09T20:43Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Stablecoins are going to change the financial system forever #stablecoins #crypto #tech #finance bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens"
YouTube Link 2024-10-30T20:18Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Vitalik Buterin: What Will ETH Be Like in [--] Years"
YouTube Link 2022-10-29T19:55Z 277K followers, 1.1M engagements
"Ethereum Beast Mode - Scaling L1 to 10k and Beyond Justin Drake 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- Ethereum hasnt reached full speed yet. Now it might. Justin Drake of the Ethereum Foundation outlines Lean Ethereum a plan to optimise the stack so validators stop executing and start verifying. With zk proofs in under [--] seconds and on-prem provers around [--] kW the base layer can reach gigagas capacity and roughly [-----] TPS while getting more decentralized. Add Fossil seconds-level finality and post-quantum signatures and the changes stick. We"
YouTube Link 2025-11-12T11:30Z 277K followers, 12.5K engagements
"Im Embracing My AI Overlord I subscribe to the pro version of every AI that exists right now. Jim Bianco argues AI is the biggest thing since the Industrial Revolution way bigger than the invention of the internet. And the spiciest line: I am embracing my AI overlord. Would you AI AIAgents Productivity OpenClaw Clawdbot MoltBot ChatGPT OpenAI Claude Gemini Anthropic AI AIAgents Productivity OpenClaw Clawdbot MoltBot ChatGPT OpenAI Claude Gemini Anthropic"
YouTube Link 2026-02-14T14:03Z 277K followers, [---] engagements
"Is Canton a Real Blockchain Canton Founder Yuval Rooz 🎬 DEBRIEF RYAN & DAVID UNPACKING THE EPISODE https://www.bankless.com/podcast/debrief-is-canton-even-a-real-blockchain ------ Is Canton a real blockchain or a new kind of capital-markets operating system Digital Asset co-founder Yuval Rooz explains why Canton prioritizes privacy as need-to-know information sharing and a federated cantons design that still allows atomic cross-canton transactions without bridges. We unpack the two-tier architecture (edge validators + super validators that stitch cantons together and validate the public"
YouTube Link 2026-01-12T11:31Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Tom Lee: Can Ethereum 100x and Flip Bitcoin Can Ethereum 100x and flip Bitcoin According to Tom Lee yes. "There is a significant probability that Ethereum could flip Bitcoin in terms of network value." #TomLee #Ethereum #ETH100x #CryptoPrediction #ETHvsBTC #CryptoInvesting #AIandBlockchain #CryptoWhales #DigitalAssets #BullCaseETH"
YouTube Link 2025-08-09T17:01Z 277K followers, 329.3K engagements
"Vitalik Buterin: How Ethereum Becomes The World Ledger 🎬 DEBRIEF RYAN & DAVID UNPACKING THE EPISODE https://www.bankless.com/podcast/debrief-ethereums-next-decade-vitalik-buterin ------ Ethereum just turned [--] and Vitalik Buterin returns to reflect on the last decadeand where its headed next. In this conversation Vitalik shares what surprised him most about Ethereums growth the hard lessons from challenges like The DAO and NFTs and what hed do differently if starting again. We explore Ethereums evolving cultural identity privacy as a core value the tradeoffs between L1 and L2 and how Vitalik"
YouTube Link 2025-08-11T10:30Z 277K followers, 100.6K engagements
"What is Vitalik Buterin Like in Real Life Olaf Carlson-Wee shares what he thinks of Ethereums founder Vitalik Buterin #shorts ------ 📣 Osmosis Your Gateway into the Cosmos Ecosystem www.osmosis.zone/bankless ------ 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: https://www.bankless.com/join ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://bankless.cc/kraken 🦄UNISWAP ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE https://bankless.cc/uniswap ⚖ ARBITRUM SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🚁 EARNIFI CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS https://bankless.cc/earnifi ----- Not financial or tax advice. This"
YouTube Link 2023-02-06T19:00Z 277K followers, 221K engagements
"Why Passive Investing Could End Badly 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Contrarian strategist Michael Green lays out why passive isnt passive at allits a flow-driven algorithm turbocharged by policy that funnels capital into mega-caps starves small caps and raises the odds of market non-clearing shocks. We unpack Sharpes arithmetic vs. rebalancing reality lessons from Volmageddon the aging of investor cohorts why stress may be deflationary before inflationary and how to doom-proof a portfolio with assets that throw off cash (including"
YouTube Link 2025-08-18T10:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"AI Knows You Too Well: Is Privacy a Lost Cause Andy Yen Founder of Proton 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- AI is becoming the most powerful surveillance machine ever built and most people are feeding it their deepest secrets without realizing who can read them. Proton founder Andy Yen joins Bankless to explain how Big Tech captures your identity why AI chat logs are a privacy disaster waiting to happen and what a self-sovereign user-aligned future could look like. We explore how AI models profile you why subscription business models dont"
YouTube Link 2025-12-15T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Inside BlackRocks Crypto Strategy: Tokenization Stablecoins & The Next Trillion 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BlackRocks Head of Crypto Robbie Mitchnick joins Ryan to unpack how institutions are actually allocating (and why correlation to digital gold matters) what the ETF data says about demand for BTC and ETH and why the October leverage flush didnt dent long-term adoption. We dig into BlackRocks tokenization roadmap from the BUIDL-style tokenized money market funds and the Genius Act angle to the stablecoin flywheel plus whats"
YouTube Link 2025-11-10T11:30Z 277K followers, 34.8K engagements
"Bryan Johnson: Dont Die Beating Entropy AI Alignment & The Two-Species Future 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Bryan Johnson lays out Dont Die a moral framework that puts existence first and turns longevity into a shared fight against entropy. We pressure-test the hard stuff: selfishness inequality stagnation and the so-called two-species future. Bryan argues these are solvable with smart societal engineering if dont die is for everyone. He breaks down Blueprint as a practical on-ramp with evidence-based health behavior and social"
YouTube Link 2025-11-17T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Will Quantum Computing KILL Bitcoin 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Quantum computing is advancing rapidly raising significant questions for cryptography and blockchain. In this episode Scott Aaronson quantum computing expert and Justin Drake cryptography researcher at the Ethereum Foundation join us to explore the impact of quantum advancements on Bitcoin Ethereum and the future of crypto security. Are your coins safe How soon do we need post-quantum cryptography Tune in as we navigate this complex fascinating frontier. ------"
YouTube Link 2025-01-13T11:35Z 277K followers, 13.4K engagements
"Vitalik Buterin: ETH in 2032"
YouTube Link 2023-01-11T02:51Z 277K followers, 27.3K engagements
"America is One Big Bet on AI - Hedge Your Risk Ruchir Sharma 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- America isnt just leading the AI race; its increasingly built on it. Investorauthor Ruchir Sharma joins Bankless to unpack why U.S. growth stock gains and even debt complacency are now tethered to a single story and what a sensible hedge looks like. We trace how U.S. dominance happened what could puncture the current euphoria and where the real diversification lives: quality stocks that have lagged broad ex-US exposure with currency tailwinds and"
YouTube Link 2025-11-19T11:30Z 277K followers, 26K engagements
"The Real Crypto Cycle: What Happens When Global Liquidity Peaks 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Global liquidity veteran Michael Howell joins to map out the master variable driving asset prices: a 65-month global liquidity and debt refinancing cycle that underpins booms busts and the recent everything bubble. He breaks down the coming debt maturity wall rising repo stress the shift from Fed QE to Treasury QE and a new capital war between a US dollar stablecoin system and Chinas gold-backed strategy. Plus what all of this means for"
YouTube Link 2025-11-24T11:30Z 277K followers, 33.3K engagements
"From BlackRock to Ethereum: Why Joseph Chalom is Betting It All on ETH 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- What does BlackRocks former crypto lead see in Ethereum that others still miss Joseph Chalom joins Bankless to take us inside the IBIT/ETHA ramp why BUIDL launched on Ethereum mainnet and the simplebut powerfulframework he uses to value ETH as high-octane money. We break down staking inside ETFs the tokenization roadmap from stablecoins to the S&P in your wallet and the real mechanics of ETH treasury companiesmNAV premiums ATMs converts"
YouTube Link 2025-09-01T10:30Z 277K followers, 65.5K engagements
"The Era of Crypto ETFs is Coming: What You Need to Know 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ James Seyffart from Bloomberg Intelligence joins to break down the state of crypto ETFs and their explosive growth. We cover the rise of Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs the debate between ETFs and DATs and the institutional inflows reshaping the market. James explains how advisors hedge funds and sovereign wealth funds are participating the regulatory hurdles around staking ETFs and why basket products may be the next big wave. We also explore the"
YouTube Link 2025-09-25T10:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Why Trump Just Pardoned Binance's Founder CZ SBF Next 📣BANKLESS SUMMIT [----] SPONSORED BY M0 https://bankless.cc/devconnet-2025 https://bankless.cc/m0 ------ Downtober drags on but not all is bearish. On this weeks Weekly Rollup Ryan and David break down why sentiment feels cold despite strong BTC and the three ways this cycle could play out. Plus gold is ripping Can crypto catch up We also cover Dankrads jump to Tempo Coinbases Echo deal Polymarkets NHL play the Feds potential FedWire opening and the AI trading showdown. ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAXNET MINT REDEEM EARN"
YouTube Link 2025-10-24T10:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Arthur Hayes: Money Printing & The Crypto Bet 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Arthur Hayes returns to Bankless for a wide-ranging macro and crypto conversation. We cover why ETH ripped why the Trump administration might walk away from US treasuries as the global reserve asset and why capital controlsnot tariffscould redefine the global economic order. Arthur lays out his full thesis on how a massive shift in global liquidity is unfolding what it means for crypto and why hes betting big on Bitcoin gold and buying everything as the money"
YouTube Link 2025-05-19T10:30Z 277K followers, 60.8K engagements
"SOL Earnings Report Q3 [----] 📣DeFi Report https://thedefireport.io/ 🏦 Solstice https://solstice.finance/ ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens"
YouTube Link 2025-10-16T17:54Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Can Story Protocol Tokenize the $70 Trillion IP Market 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Can Crypto disrupt the IP Market In this episode we dive deep with Jason Zhao co-founder of Story Protocol on how their new token launch could unlock the $70 trillion intellectual property market. We explore the bold vision of making IP liquid programmable and globally accessible and how crypto-native creators DAOs and even major studios could reshape how stories are owned and built. This might just be crypto's most ambitious attempt at disrupting"
YouTube Link 2025-04-29T10:26Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"How to Invest in The Debasement Era 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Why do recessions feel like a relic of the past Macro strategist Vincent Deluard argues weve entered an era where fiscal dominance structural inflation and relentless asset debasement reshape how capital flows and how investors must position themselves. We cover the U.S. supercycle the role of tech and energy why the 2% inflation target is dead and what a portfolio looks like in the age of permanent stimulus. ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi"
YouTube Link 2025-09-15T10:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"ETH Earnings Report Q3 [----] bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens"
YouTube Link 2025-10-16T17:20Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Iran Unchained: How the Islamic Republic Holds Power and Why Protests Keep Returning 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- Iran is a real-world stress test of freedom: the Islamic Republic is built to outlast dissent. In this special Iran Unchained episode David talks with Sana Ebrahimi and Amin Soleimani about the regimes control stack including unelected theocracy street-level coercion corruption as governance and propaganda that reaches far beyond Irans borders. They unpack gender apartheid internet blackouts during uprisings why protests"
YouTube Link 2026-01-27T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Why Gen Z Will Turn Everything Into a Market Threadguy 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- Trading is no longer just a financial activity; it has become a spectator sport. In this episode Threadguy explains how Gen Zs internet-native fluency built through sneaker markets NFTs and meme cycles translates into a new kind of market intuition: attention momentum and mimetics. We delve into Entertainment Finance where perps prediction markets and live trading are starting to resemble streaming and esports more closely than Wall Street. Along the"
YouTube Link 2025-12-18T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Is It All Over What The Markets Are Saying For [----] 📣 BLACK FRIDAY BANKLESS PREMIUM https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ We analyze the crypto market's turbulence as Bitcoin falls below $90k signaling potential bear market conditions. Also its DevConnect We discuss investor sentiment and examine key updates like Vitalik Buterin's roadmap for Ethereum and Aave's new app. Tune in for essential market updates ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🔵COINBASE ETH & BTC BACKED LOANS https://bankless.cc/coinbase-borrow 🪙FRAXNET MINT REDEEM & EARN https://bankless.cc/fraxnet 🦄UNISWAP SWAP ON"
YouTube Link 2025-11-21T11:00Z 277K followers, 10.1K engagements
"How to Find 1000x Returns in Crypto with Dan Morehead 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ How do you find an asset with 1000x asymmetric return How do you find the next bitcoin Our guest today is Dan Morehead founder and managing director at Pantera Capital. He has been buying bitcoin since [----] when the price was just $65. His fund is up over 100x since then. Theres a lot to learn from Dans story about early bitcoin history but also the pattern recognition required to identify asymmetric assets. We cover price predictions [--] year cycles vs"
YouTube Link 2024-12-23T11:30Z 277K followers, 40K engagements
"We Got a Rate Cut and QT Pause. Why Did Crypto Markets Fall 📣BANKLESS SUMMIT [----] SPONSORED BY M0 https://bankless.cc/devconnet-2025 https://bankless.cc/m0 ------ Markets got the treat they were waiting for with a Fed rate cut and pause on quantitative tightening but prices still fell. Why This week Ryan and David break down why the markets got spooked what Powell really said about December cuts and what it means heading into November. We also cover MegaETHs oversubscribed ICO Monads airdrop Polymarkets confirmed token and JP Morgans $34B Base token estimate. Plus Solanas new ETF Western"
YouTube Link 2025-10-31T10:30Z 277K followers, 10.1K engagements
"Rate Cuts ETHs Comeback & All Markets Going Onchain 📣REYA ETHEREUM FOR TRADERS https://bankless.cc/reya ------ The final Fed meeting of [----] delivered a surprise rate cut but the real story is how the market is reacting. In this weeks Weekly Rollup Ryan and David unpack what the new policy shift means for crypto liquidity why regulators across the SEC CFTC and OCC are suddenly embracing onchain markets and how Tom Lees massive ETH accumulation is reshaping sentiment. We also get into Ethereums growing momentum from ZK advancements and blob upgrades the ZKsync Atlas rollout Bases bridge drama"
YouTube Link 2025-12-12T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Eric Wall: Can Bitcoin Scale Through Layer-2s ✨ DEBRIEF Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-the-eric-wall-interview ------ Whats the Endgame for Bitcoin Scaling Thats what we asked bitcoin builder and researcher Eric Wall. We start by exploring the evolution of Bitcoin and the genesis of scaling solutions on top of it. We then get into the intricacies of the BitVM what exactly is a Bitcoin L2 and whats coming next. Eric is the perfect guest to explore this frontier of Bitcoin Rollups he tells it like it is and he understands both Ethereum and Bitcoin. ------"
YouTube Link 2024-05-08T10:30Z 277K followers, 17.1K engagements
"Top Ivy League Crypto Professor Ends the ETH vs. SOL Debate 🎬 DEBRIEF Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-omid-malekan ------ Omid Malekan an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School and author of multiple books on crypto joins us. Omid shares his insights on the evolution of blockchain the concept of digital scarcity and the future of decentralized finance. Drawing from his experiences in both traditional finance his teachings and the crypto industry. Omid also discusses how blockchain offers a fundamentally new way to build trust and redefine property"
YouTube Link 2024-10-21T10:30Z 277K followers, 53.6K engagements
"The Institutional Crypto Cycle is Coming 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Eric Peters CIO of Coinbase Asset Management joins Ryan to chart how crypto matured to todays institutional market with deep liquidity ETF rails and stablecoin clarity. They unpack why Wall Street is leaning in why the next wave is digitally native issuance of treasuries bonds and equities on Ethereum and how macro tailwinds (fiscal dominance FedTreasury convergence AI-driven productivity) intersect with cryptos reflexivity. Risks and realities arent"
YouTube Link 2025-08-25T10:30Z 277K followers, 22.1K engagements
"Powell vs. Trump Is Shaking Markets & Cryptos Clarity Bill Is Falling Apart 📣ZAMA $ZAMA PUBLIC AUCTION https://bankless.cc/zama-auction --- Washington takes center stage this week as crypto collides with power policy and markets. Ryan and David break down the CLARITY Act fight in the Senate why banks want to kill stablecoin yield and why Coinbase says the bill may be worse than no bill at all. They also unpack Trumps DOJ targeting Jerome Powell and what it means for Fed independence silvers explosive move as markets search for safety Xs push toward becoming a crypto super app and the NYC"
YouTube Link 2026-01-16T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"The Fed Isnt in Charge of the Dollar. The Eurodollar System Is. 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- What if everything you thought about the dollar was wrong Monetary historian Jeff Snider joins Bankless to deliver a radical thesis: the Federal Reserve doesn't control the U.S. dollar; a sprawling offshore system of interbank ledger money does. This hidden network known as the Eurodollar system is the real engine of global finance and its been breaking down for over [--] years. In this episode we unpack how Eurodollars work why the Fed lost"
YouTube Link 2025-08-20T10:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"How He Knew The Cycle Was Over 📣REYA ETHEREUM FOR TRADERS https://bankless.cc/reya 🗞 THE DEFI REPORT SIGN-UP & SUBSCRIBE (CODE: TDRPRO30) https://thedefireport.io/sign-up https://buy.stripe.com/dRm3cv84e6FYfFzbVgebu01 ------ Michael Nadeau called the top before the 10/10 crash. In this episode he sits down with Ryan to explain why. They break down the onchain data that flipped him risk off Bitcoins decisive break below the 50-week moving average and why global liquidity and rate cuts may not rescue this cycle. Michael shares the price zones where Bitcoin becomes compelling again how"
YouTube Link 2025-12-03T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Why China Builds Faster Than America & The Rest of the World 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Why does China build so much fasterand what does that reveal about two very different ways of running a society Ryan and David sit down with Dan Wang author of Breakneck: Chinas Quest to Engineer the Future to unpack Chinas engineers-in-charge model versus Americas lawyerly governance. We cover how this shapes daily life and growth (from subways and high-speed rail to batteries EVs and drones) common western misconceptions about China"
YouTube Link 2025-10-08T10:45Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Crypto vs. Banks: Who Controls Americas Money 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- Crypto vs. Banks the proxy war for the future of money is heating up. Summer Mersinger CEO of the Blockchain Association and former CFTC Commissioner joins Bankless to unpack the battle over the GENIUS Act why banks are fighting to roll it back and how stablecoins have become the frontline. From Elizabeth Warrens fading influence to the $700M bank lobbying machine we explore whats really happening on Capitol Hill the global stakes for stablecoins and how"
YouTube Link 2025-09-29T10:04Z 277K followers, 11.7K engagements
"Playing the Right Games: Why Scores Quietly Replace Meaning 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- What if the biggest threat to your freedom isnt a bad decision - but a scoreboard you never agreed to Philosopher C. Thi Nguyen joins Bankless to unpack how modern life quietly turns values into points: likes GPAs net worth rankings and performance metrics that feel objective - but often flatten what matters most. We explore what games really are why gamified platforms like social media can be uniquely corrosive and how value capture pulls you from"
YouTube Link 2026-01-13T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Is Ethereum Ready for Real World Assets 📣RONIN ONCHAIN NINTENDO DOWNLOAD THE RONIN WALLET https://bankless.cc/RoninWallet ------ Austin Campbell (NYU) and Omid Malekan (Columbia) debate a simple question: is Ethereum ready to host real-world assets They walk through stress testswhat if an exchange is hacked a stablecoin breaks or a court order targets the chainand whether the network should ever step in. Youll hear where they agree and disagree what protections are realistic today and what still needs to be built before RWAs can scale. ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX SELF SUFFICIENT"
YouTube Link 2025-09-03T10:30Z 277K followers, 15.3K engagements
"Luke Gromen: Why you Should Prepare for a MASSIVE Economic Shift ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x0c294913a7596b427add7dcbd6d7bbfc7338d53f/11referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E ------ 🎬 DEBRIEF Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-the-luke-gromen-interview ------ Energy is the base layer of money - thats how our guest Luke Gromen puts it in todays episode. Luke is an Author and Investor who gives us a completely new way to look at money through the lens of energy costs. The essential learning of todays show is that"
YouTube Link 2024-06-10T10:30Z 277K followers, 223.1K engagements
"Silver Is Going Parabolic Bitcoin's Quantum Threat & ETHs [----] Setup 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- 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 Uniswaps unification win a new pro crypto CFTC chair and why quantum computing may be Bitcoins biggest long term risk. --- BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 👑BANKLESS PREMIUM AD-FREE & BONUS EPISODES https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium 🎯THE DEFI"
YouTube Link 2026-01-02T11:31Z 277K followers, 12.8K engagements
"How to 10x Your Income: [--] Levels of Wealth with Nick Maggiulli 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Everyone wants to climb the wealth ladder - but very few ask if they should. In this episode Ryan sits down with Nick Maggiulli to explore the six stages of wealth how your strategy should evolve at each level and why reaching the top isnt always the win it seems. From early savings and side hustles to ownership leverage and lifestyle trade-offs Nick guides us through practical data-driven ways to build wealth without losing sight of"
YouTube Link 2025-07-23T10:30Z 277K followers, 14.3K engagements
"How Futarchy Ends the Rug Pull Era 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Futarchy flips governance on its headdecisions arent voted on theyre traded on. In this conversation with Felipe Montealegre of Thea Research and Proph3t co-founder of MetaDAO we explore how market-driven governance can eliminate the token rug pull problem create true shareholder protections on-chain and unlock the next era of crypto capital markets. From prediction markets and token design to MetaDAOs ownership coins this is how futarchy could make crypto investable"
YouTube Link 2025-10-20T10:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Ben Cowen on Where Crypto is Going in [----] 📣INTO THE CRYPTOVERSE GET 10% OFF https://intothecryptoverse.com/ref/bankless/ ------ Is the crypto cycle already over Ben Cowen returns to break down what a post-euphoria cycle looks like why Bitcoin may have already topped and how [----] could play out across crypto stocks and macro. We explore the case for a prolonged bear market why a true alt season may not arrive and the narrow scenarios where Ethereum could still make a fleeting run at new highs. From Fed policy and labor markets to AI stealing investor attention this episode maps the competing"
YouTube Link 2025-12-23T11:31Z 277K followers, 38.7K engagements
"Vitalik Says Ethereum Solved the Trilemma & Morgan Stanley Files Spot BTC & SOL ETFs 📣ZAMA $ZAMA PUBLIC AUCTION https://bankless.cc/zama-auction --- Prediction markets are turning into real-time intelligence and policymakers are already reacting. In this weeks Weekly Rollup Ryan and David unpack the Venezuela Maduro trade the debate over fairness vs. public signal and Polymarkets expansion into real estate markets. They also cover Bitcoins lowest-vol year ever Solanas DEX surge Ethereums stablecoin settlement ATH Morgan Stanleys crypto ETF filings Zcashs governance blowup Lighters massive"
YouTube Link 2026-01-09T11:30Z 277K followers, 12.5K engagements
"Cobie on Wealth and Purpose"
YouTube Link 2022-01-12T18:29Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Zach Abrams (Bridge): Why Tokenized Money is a No-Brainer You send a stablecoin over blockchain and you could see when it was sent when it was confirmed when it was delivered its done. Lower costs + full transparency = better payments. Zach Abrams founder of Bridge explains why this shift is inevitable and why the best fintechs are already building for it. #Stablecoins #CryptoPayments #Blockchain #Fintech #Web3 #Tokenization #DeFi #Bankless #ZachAbrams #Bridge #USDC"
YouTube Link 2025-09-08T17:01Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Zerebro's PARABOLIC Rise & The Future of Crypto AI Agents (Founders Jeffy Yu & Tint) 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ David and Ejaaz are joined by Jeffy and Tint creators of Zerebroan autonomous AI agent that composes rap tracks launches NFTs and even minted its own token by hijacking Jeffys computer. This on chain sensation transcends mere GPT wrappers forging a bold new path for AI in crypto. How does an AI manage cross-chain finances get deplatformed by Spotify and still power a no-code framework for agent creation We explore"
YouTube Link 2025-01-08T12:47Z 277K followers, 23.6K engagements
"Is Tether The World's Most Valuable Company 🎬 DEBRIEF Ryan & David Unpacking the Episode https://www.bankless.com/podcast/debrief-the-stablecoin-king-tether-ceo-paolo-ardoino ------ Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino returns to Bankless at a historic moment for stablecoins. With the Genius Act advancing in the U.S. Congress Paolo discusses what regulatory clarity means for Tether the future of USDT and the companys plans to launch a domestic stablecoin. We explore the Circle IPO hype Tethers eye-popping profits its growing presence in the U.S. Treasuries and Bitcoin mining and how grassroots"
YouTube Link 2025-06-23T10:30Z 277K followers, 11.2K engagements
"How Elon Musk Owns the Entire Stack xAI is less than three years old and already leading global benchmarks. Combined with Tesla SpaceX and Starlink Elon Musk now controls all four pillars of the new industrial stack: energy intelligence labor and capital. No other company holds this much vertical power. #Tesla #xAI #ElonMusk #SpaceX #AI"
YouTube Link 2026-02-02T20:03Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Bitcoin Price by [----] Polymarket: 47% to Hit $100K 5% for $250K What price will Bitcoin hit in [----] That's the Polymarket Ryan & David break down today. - 52% of $50000 - 81% chance of $60000 - 47% chance of $100000 - 5% chance of $250000 🙏📈 Just use Polymarket. #bitcoin #btc #polymarket #crypto #predictionmarkets #trading #investing #finance #markets #web3"
YouTube Link 2026-02-06T16:00Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Arthur Hayes: You Should Never Ever Buy a Leveraged ETF You should never ever ever ever ever buy a leveraged ETF" I launched leveraged ETFs for [--] years. When I saw the math I asked: why would you ever trade one of these" "But that's the US stock market casino and like they throw shit over here at crypto and the most dogshit product exists over there." - Arthur Hayes discussing leveraged ETFs on his podcast with Tom Lee #ArthurHayes #Crypto #AI #Blockchain #Banking #JPMorgan #Fintech #Investing #CathieWood #Nvidia #DeFi #Tech"
YouTube Link 2025-10-15T17:01Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"The Last Companies That Will Ever Exist 💫 LIMITLESS SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW https://pod.link/1813210890 https://www.youtube.com/@Limitless-FT https://x.com/LimitlessFT ------ Capitalism may be heading toward an event horizon where a handful of firms become so entrenched theyre effectively the last companies standing. We break down the four Infinity Gauntlet pillars: intelligence energy capital and labor. And why collapsing costs in AI and robotics could make abundance and monopolies the default outcome. From Googles data + compute flywheel to the Tesla/SpaceX/xAI convergence and even space-based"
YouTube Link 2026-02-02T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"MegaETH Mainnet is Live The Next Era of Ethereum Scaling 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ MegaETH mainnet is live kicking off a new frontier for Ethereum scaling: ultra-low latency massive throughput and an execution environment built to unlock apps that cant exist on L1. Lei Yang & Namik break down why Vitaliks latest L2 framing validates barbell scaling what users actually inherit from Ethereum (censorship resistance exit guarantees and fraud-proof security assumptions) and why stages + governance are harder than they look. Plus: the"
YouTube Link 2026-02-09T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Could ETH Become Solana's Money Solana creator Anatoly Yakovenko has a spicy take ------ ------ Listen On Your Favorite Podcast Player: https://bankless.cc/Podcast ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🔗CELO CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo 🗣TOKU CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/toku 🛞MANTLE MODULAR LAYER [--] NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle ------ TIMESTAMPS ------ RESOURCES ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures bitcoin ethereum defi"
YouTube Link 2024-01-31T17:00Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Ben Cowen: Bitcoin Has Topped and The 4-Year Cycle is Over Is the cycle over Ben Cowen thinks so: I mean I think for Bitcoin it is unfortunately He backs his take with math: This cycle lasted [----] days Last cycle is [----] cycle before that was [----]. Bottom line: Bitcoin more than likely has topped for the cycle. We can get other token all time highs but he doesn't think we're headed for anything like alt season. #bitcoin #crypto #btc #altcoins #cryptomarket #fouryearcycle #bullrun #bearmarket #investing #financialeducation"
YouTube Link 2025-12-31T18:03Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Tom Lee Wants 5% of Total ETH Supply MicroStrategy is 32% of the networks circulating supply right now. They hit 3% in [--] years buying [--] cents of Bitcoin daily. Bitmine has added [--] cents to a dollar per day in ETH thats 12x faster. Tom Lee breaks down how he could hit 5% of Total ETH supply at lightning speed. #Ethereum #ETH #TomLee #CryptoStrategy #Bitcoin #MicroStrategy #CryptoInvesting #CryptoNews #Web3 #FinancialFreedom"
YouTube Link 2025-08-14T17:01Z 277K followers, 75K engagements
"Could Tether Flip Bitcoin - Arthur Hayes & Tom Lee Could Tether flip Bitcoin I mean if Buffalo Bill Bessent and Trump had their way that would absolutely happen and it would come at the expense of Eurodollar deposit banking every single person outside of the United States on the dollar bank account that is exactly what they want to happen. - Arthur Hayes "if we're just doing the math so let's say [---] let's say [---] billion servicing supply to [--] trillion that incremental [---] trillion. What value capture would Tether have Its enormous." - Tom Lee #TomLee #ArthurHayes #Tether #Stablecoins"
YouTube Link 2025-10-16T17:02Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Why is Bankless Wrong About Everything 📺WATCH FULL EPISODE: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Vbomgw-PGRE&t=667s 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/ 🎙 SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: https://availableon.com/bankless"
YouTube Link 2022-05-03T16:17Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Twitter Fud vs Polymarket: Infinex Public Token Sale Truth Polymarket of The Week #1 - Infinex Public Sale Total Commitments In today's 1st edition of Polymarket of the week David Hoffman & Ryan Sean Adams get into the Infinex drama and why it matters. After Kain Warwick fudded the whole info fi vertical the Kaito economy predictably turned against him taking the twitter discourse. But now thanks to Polymarket we can route around the messy InfoFi bots and just look at exactly what the market thinks. So there's a 95% chance that Infinex will sell out its $5 million allocation and a 52% chance"
YouTube Link 2026-01-09T17:47Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
""In order to get Alt Season ETH/BTC has to bottom" - Ben Cowen #crypto #podcast #btc #eth #sol bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens"
YouTube Link 2025-03-14T18:00Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Crypto Prices Are Down.Builders Arent 📣M0 THE UNIVERSAL STABLECOIN PLATFORM https://bankless.cc/m0 --- Crypto prices are down but the most important players are still building. In this weeks Weekly Rollup Ryan and David break down Coinbases push to become a financial super app JPMorgans first tokenized money market fund on Ethereum and why regulators are quietly opening the door for onchain settlement through DTCC pilots. They also unpack Solanas Firedancer finally going live the growing fight over tokenholder rights at Aave and what Uniswaps unification proposal gets right and why"
YouTube Link 2025-12-19T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"The Duopolies of 2026: Ethereum & Solana Coinbase & Robinhood Polymarket & Kalshi 👑BANKLESS PREMIUM AD-FREE & BONUS EPISODES https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Crypto in [----] is consolidating into a handful of high-stakes rivalries: Ethereum vs. Solana for the center of gravity Coinbase vs. Robinhood for the finance super-app and Polymarket vs. Kalshi for prediction markets. Arnav Pagidyala (Bankless Ventures) joins David and Ryan to map the investment implications why incentives-driven L1s keep leaking liquidity what makes Morphos institutional playbook work and whether Hyperliquid"
YouTube Link 2026-01-19T11:33Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Vitalik Signals the End of the Rollup-Centric Roadmap: What's Next 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- A single Vitalik tweet just snapped Ethereums scaling narrative into focus: the rollup-centric roadmap is over and a new path is here. Ryan and David break down what Vitalik actually said (and what he didnt) why stage [--] plus rollup interop proved far slower than anyone hoped and why L1 scaling powered by ZK may be Ethereums real reset button in [----]. Along the way they unpack the quiet death of the L2s are Ethereum meme the communitys"
YouTube Link 2026-02-07T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"What's Happening to Crypto Markets The Onchain Data That Explains Everything 📣BIT DIGITAL ($BTBT) ETH-FIRST PUBLIC COMPAN https://bankless.cc/bit-digital Were being compensated by Bit Digital (NASDAQ BTBT) for this segment promoting their company and BTBT. The compensation is paid in cash as a one time payment. You can find ------ Is the crypto cycle already over or is this just a reset before one last push Michael Nadeau from The DeFi Report joins Ryan to break down why he went 70% cash ahead of the flash crash what late-cycle data hes watching and the signals that would flip him back risk"
YouTube Link 2025-10-21T10:30Z 277K followers, 11.1K engagements
"Did we just skip a crypto cycle - Ben Cowen #crypto #podcast #btc #eth #sol bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens"
YouTube Link 2025-03-13T18:00Z 277K followers, 38.5K engagements
"Why Polymarket Could Beat Kalshi in [----] Polymarket is better positioned going into [----]. With FanDuel DraftKings and Robinhood entering prediction markets sports betting is about to get crowded. Polymarkets edge Its broader than sports and built for the next phase of onchain markets. Prediction Polymarket Web3 Crypto Finance Prediction Polymarket Web3 Crypto Finance"
YouTube Link 2026-01-20T22:46Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"BlackRocks Bold Move Into Crypto Eric Peters argues that Larry Fink disrupted mutual funds and now sees crypto tech as a threat to ETFs. "He rightly saw this technology as something that could potentially disrupt the ETF industry." #BlackRock #Crypto #BitcoinETF #Ethereum #CryptoETFs #DigitalAssets #LarryFink #CryptoDisruption #ETFs #Blockchain"
YouTube Link 2025-08-25T19:36Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"AI on Ethereum: ERC-8004 x402 OpenClaw and the Botconomy 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- AI agents arent coming to Ethereumtheyre already here spinning up on dedicated machines clicking through wallets deploying contracts and even building apps for themselves. In this episode Ryan and David sit down with Davide Crapis and Austin Griffith to map the emerging agent stack: ERC-8004 as a decentralized identity + reputation layer x402 as payment rails for agent-to-agent commerce and the real-world Clawdbot experiments that show what happens"
YouTube Link 2026-02-05T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Ben Cowen: How Memecoins Demoralized Crypto Builders Let's imagine you have like the best view of crypto and you truly want to build something valuable. that is not just another rug pull." "The problem is that this cycle no one has cared about those people." "All people have cared about are like memecoins and like think about all the memecoin launches." "How demoralizing would it be as a developer to spend years pouring your skills into developing something only for some random memecoin to outperform your lifetime returns on a Tuesday." Ben Cowen on how builders got ignored while memecoins"
YouTube Link 2026-01-01T18:03Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Pump.Fun Founder reflects on the livestream feature controversies #crypto #memecoins #pumpfun bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens"
YouTube Link 2025-04-07T17:00Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Googles Plan to Run Every Company Googles next move isnt just better search. Its building the central brain for companies. Their AI aims to know everything happening inside an organization automate the bureaucracy and act as the intelligence hub of entire corporations. #Google #AI #Tech #Automation #FutureOfWork"
YouTube Link 2026-02-03T00:03Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"How the Stablecoin Milkshake will Redollarize the World 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- Brent Johnson returns to Bankless to update the Dollar Milkshake Theory and explain why the de-dollarization narrative misses the bigger trend. He argues markets may want out of the dollar but the Eurodollar system keeps pulling demand back in and dollar down headlines do not break the framework. Brent also covers how debt stress can spill into political instability why stablecoins and the GENIUS Act could accelerate re-dollarization and what this"
YouTube Link 2026-01-05T11:30Z 277K followers, 12.3K engagements
"Erik Voorhees on Crypto Regulation"
YouTube Link 2022-10-29T02:44Z 277K followers, 11.7K engagements
"x402: The Key to Internet Money Micropayments & The AI Agent Economy 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Micropayments were always meant to be part of the internet but the technology never existed to make them work. Until now. David sits down with Sam Ragsdale CEO of Merit Systems to unpack x402 a new protocol reviving the long-dormant Payment Required status code to enable crypto-powered microtransactions across the web. They explore how x402 could transform how machines AI agents and humans pay for internet resources reshape online"
YouTube Link 2025-11-05T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Why Everything Broke at Once (Crypto Tech Gold) & What Happens Next. 📣KRAKEN DEFI EARN https://bankless.cc/Kraken --- Crypto enters a full-blown pain market as Bitcoin ETH tech stocks and even gold sell off together. Ryan and David break down why crowded trades are unwinding across markets what the Warsh Fed chair pick means for rates and risk assets and whether crypto has become uniquely fragile in this cycle. They dig into Vitaliks L2 pivot and what it signals about Ethereums next era unpack massive institutional paper losses at Strategy BitMine and Galaxy and analyze Polymarket odds on"
YouTube Link 2026-02-06T11:30Z 277K followers, 12.3K engagements
"The ether.fi airdrop was BIG (and you can still qualify) ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🔗CELO CEL2 COMING SOON https://bankless.cc/Celo 🗣TOKU CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/toku 🛞MANTLE MODULAR LAYER [--] NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 💸 CRYPTO TAX CALCULATOR USE CODE BANK30 https://bankless.cc/CTC 🦄 UNISWAP SWAP SMARTER https://bankless.cc/uniswap ------ TIMESTAMPS ------ RESOURCES ------ Not financial or tax"
YouTube Link 2024-03-26T22:08Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Why ICOs Are About to Make a Comeback The next cycle could see a resurgence: community-driven funding real users and curated launchpads driving new liquidity and hype. If launch platforms keep selecting strong projects that trade above ICO price [----] might be the ICO comeback year. Crypto ICO web3 markets bitcoin ethereum solana Crypto ICO web3 markets bitcoin ethereum solana"
YouTube Link 2026-01-20T18:04Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"US Government Shutdown by January 31st The probability of a government shutdown by January 31st has spiked 🚨 The @Polymarket went from 9% and then it shot up to 80% in a single move on January 24th. The shutdown trade isnt random. Senate need [--] votes to get spending bills passed Republicans dont have [--]. So they need the Democrats. Which means Democrats can just say no and force concessions. 🎬 #polymarket #predictionmarkets #governmentshutdown #macronews #politics #congress #markets #tradetalk #currentevents #financetiktok"
YouTube Link 2026-01-30T18:19Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Vitalik Buterins Views on Decentralization"
YouTube Link 2022-09-08T13:59Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"The Bull Case for $LINK (Chainlink) Chainlinks community is anything but weak. Today we brought on two of Chainlinks most prominent community members ChainLinkGod a Chainlink Community Ambassador and FishyCatfish a miner investor and all around crypto enthusiast. The two of them are here to give us the bull case for $LINK. ----- 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE join your first HUNT today https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT ----- 🔐 Get a Free Trial of Doppel https://bankless.cc/doppel ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2 🦊METAMASK"
YouTube Link 2023-10-25T12:00Z 277K followers, 29.3K engagements
"Mega ETH vs Monad: The Battle To Shape Ethereum's Future 🌊 KELP Deposit ETH with Gain today https://kelpdao.xyz/gain/utm_source=Bankless ------ Today we're talking EVM specifically how Mega ETH and Monad are planning to make Ethereum SUPER fast. We answer: [--] - Which is faster more decentralized and more censorship-resistant [--] - How did Monad and MegaETH build large communities before even launching a testnet let alone a mainnet [--] - What are their thoughts on criticism that building with the EVM is like building on quicksand Could this eat at Solana's value proposition ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR"
YouTube Link 2024-08-21T11:00Z 277K followers, 38.9K engagements
"What is MEV and Why Is It Important"
YouTube Link 2022-08-25T22:07Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"27 Crypto Predictions for [----] (Ethereum Renaissance BlackRock Chain & More) 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ David Hoffman sits down with Mike Ippolito to unpack why [----] felt brutal despite new all-time highs and why that tension matters for [----]. They argue crypto is entering its [----] internet phase where speculation fades fundamentals matter and consolidation accelerates. The conversation covers why Ethereum may see a renaissance why Bitcoin sentiment could struggle how prediction markets and equity perps actually play out and what"
YouTube Link 2025-12-31T11:30Z 277K followers, 12.2K engagements
"Zora coins are the future of content creation #crypto #eth #sol #web3 #zora bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens"
YouTube Link 2025-04-05T17:00Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Is The Crypto Bull Market Already Over 📣BANKLESS SUMMIT [----] SPONSORED BY M0 https://bankless.cc/devconnet-2025 https://bankless.cc/m0 ------ Market uncertainty On this weeks Weekly Rollup Ryan and guest co-host Tom Schmidt dig into a jittery crypto market Trumps new economic ideas aimed at boosting sentiment and whether the four-year cycle prophecy is finally catching up with Bitcoin. They also cover Coinbase bringing ICOs back to U.S. retail Uniswaps long-awaited fee switch moment and JPMorgan launching a deposit token on Base. Plus: Zcashs [----] percent surge Ethereums renewed privacy push"
YouTube Link 2025-11-14T08:30Z 277K followers, 14K engagements
"Crazy Cryptopunk Purchase Back in [----] $560 was a lot for an NFT Oh how times have changed #shorts ------ 📣 Osmosis Your Gateway into the Cosmos Ecosystem www.osmosis.zone/bankless ------ 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: https://www.bankless.com/join ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://bankless.cc/kraken 🦄UNISWAP ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE https://bankless.cc/uniswap ⚖ ARBITRUM SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🚁 EARNIFI CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS https://bankless.cc/earnifi ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational"
YouTube Link 2023-01-22T19:00Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"How Lighter's Ethereum L2 Perp DEX Handled Liquidations 📣IMMUNEFI CRYPTO SECURITY OS https://bankless.cc/Immunefi --- A $19B liquidation wave hit crypto [--] days after Lighters public mainnetso we asked founder/CEO Vladimir Novakovski why they built a ZK L2 Perp DEX on Ethereum how the escape hatch actually protects users and what really happened under extreme stress. We dig into ADL vs. LLP trader-first design and why verifiability (not vibes) should govern order matching and liquidations. Vlad shares throughput targets why Lighter chose custom ZK circuits over a generalized ZKVM and whats"
YouTube Link 2025-10-16T10:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Ethereums Future Is DeFi Vitaliks Historic Blog Post 📣0G CRYPTO X AI https://bankless.cc/OGAI ------ Vitalik Buterin just declared DeFi as Ethereums killer app. In his new post he compares it to Google Search the dependable core business that powers everything else. Ryan and David break down why Vitalik believes DeFi has finally earned this title how it survived the volatility of the last cycle and what it means for ETH as collateral culture and revenue. They cover the Google analogy the risks DeFi has outgrown and why this moment could define Ethereums future. ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:"
YouTube Link 2025-09-24T10:30Z 277K followers, 16.1K engagements
"How Crypto Neobanks Work: Frax Cards and Visas Role 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- Neobanks might be the quiet coordination hack that makes Visa optional. David sits down with Fraxs Sam Kazemian to map the new payment stack: why cards today settle over Visa yet still onboard users into stablecoins how Frax USD (payments) pairs with sFRAX USD (savings) and why Ethereum remains the savings/issuance base while specialized payment chains battle for flows. Sam unpacks Fraxs white-label issuance strategy and RWA plumbing shares an"
YouTube Link 2025-10-28T10:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Robinhood vs. Coinbase: The Trillion Dollar Race to Build the Financial Super App 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- David from Blockworks and Omar from Dragonfly join the show to debate Coinbase vs Robinhood two companies racing to become the dominant financial super app. We break down their business models growth strategies tokenized asset plays and how each is approaching crypto equities and infrastructure. Will Robinhoods slick UX and expanding product suite win the next generation Or will Coinbases onchain infra and stablecoin moat"
YouTube Link 2025-07-03T10:30Z 277K followers, 31.7K engagements
"The Next Chapter for Pump.Fun with Co-Founder Alon 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Alon co-founder of Pump.Fun joins us to discuss the meteoric rise of their token launchpad platform the controversial yet impactful role of memecoins in crypto and the vision behind their newest product PumpSwap. We dive deep into the cultural influence sustainability mechanisms and future possibilities for the memecoin launchpad ecosystem. Alon on X: https://x.com/a1lon9 ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi https://bankless.cc/Frax"
YouTube Link 2025-03-25T12:47Z 277K followers, 14.4K engagements
"10 Crypto Predictions for 2026: $1M BTC Wall Street Onchain & ETF Takeover 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Bitwises Matt Hougan and Ryan Rasmussen return with [--] big predictions for [----]. From the case for $1M BTC (and why the classic four-year cycle may be dead) to a world where ETFs soak up more than 100% of new BTC/ETH/SOL supply. We get into Bitcoin volatility vs. mega-cap tech crypto equities vs. tech equities and why Polymarket could smash past its [----] election-era highs. Plus: stablecoins as an escape valve that emerging"
YouTube Link 2025-12-16T11:30Z 277K followers, 21K engagements
"New Fed Chair Gold Silver & Crypto Tank Where Will Markets Go From Here 📣KRAKEN DEFI EARN https://bankless.cc/Kraken --- Michael Nadeau went risk-off in October and has been targeting Bitcoin's fair value near $65K. In this episode he joins Ryan to unpack what changed after BTC broke below $80K why he does not think this is the macro low yet and what a real bottom typically looks like (capitulation then apathy). They also dig into the new wild card: incoming Fed chair Kevin Warsh and why rates down could still mean tighter liquidity if the balance sheet shrinks. Mike walks through the key"
YouTube Link 2026-02-03T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Is the Stage Set for Ethereum's Comeback MegaETH Apps going Viral & Base Tokenizing Content 📣 WALLET CONNECT ONCHAIN UX ECOSYSTEM https://bankless.cc/WalletConnect ------ This week Bread joins David to unpack Ethereums surprising pivot back to Layer [--] as insiders push for a more pragmatic roadmap and faster block times. MegaETHs 10ms testnet drops jaws and breaks dApps while WalletConnect shocks the industry with a late-stage token launch. Meanwhile Base stirs chaos with its content coins OHM crashes $6B in hours and Solanas token wars heat up. Is Ethereum finally finding its focus or just"
YouTube Link 2025-04-18T10:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Can Worldcoin Fix The Internet's 99% Bot Problem 🎬 DEBRIEF Ryan & David Unpacking the Episode: https://www.bankless.com/podcast/debrief-can-worldcoin-fix-the-internets-99-bot-problem-co-founder-alex-blania ------ The bots are winning. AI-generated spam fake profiles and deepfakes are turning the internet into a digital hall of mirrors. But what if there were a way to prove you're human without sacrificing privacy World Co-Founder Alex Blania returns to Bankless to share a bold vision for addressing the online identity crisis. From [--] million users already Orbed to new integrations with"
YouTube Link 2025-07-21T10:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"The Next Billion-Dollar AI Opportunity: Jansen Teng (Virtuals Protocol) on the Agent Revolution 📣The Rodman Law Group Best Crypto Law Firm https://bankless.cc/RodmanLaw ------ Ryan and Ejaaz are joined by Jansen Teng co-founder of Virtuals a decentralized platform that has launched over [-----] AI agents and generated more than $35 million in fees. Virtuals isnt just another protocolits an entirely new kind of digital nation where AI agents hold their own wallets strike deals with other agents and even hire humans to accomplish their goals. We dive into how these agents first exploded onto the"
YouTube Link 2024-12-24T11:30Z 277K followers, 95.3K engagements
"Robinhood Chain Takes on NYSE/Nasdaq Robinhood Crypto GM Johann Kerbrat 🚀ROCKETPOOL https://bankless.cc/Rocketpool --- Robinhood isnt just adding another crypto featureits assembling a new exchange stack: stock tokens an Ethereum L2 built for real-world assets and a wallet that can plug into DeFi. Johann Kerbrat (GM of Crypto at Robinhood) joins Bankless to unpack what 24/7 markets actually requires why liquidity and routing are the hidden battleground for tokenized equities and how Certified by Robinhood could become a distribution moat for onchain apps. Along the way they compare"
YouTube Link 2026-02-11T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Why Stablecoins Are The Banks Worst Nightmare 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ What happens when stablecoins break apart the traditional business model of banks Economist Charles Calomiris explains how the unbundling of payments and lending reshapes finance why politics matter more than technology and what this revolution could mean for the dollars future. ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi https://bankless.cc/Frax 🦄UNISWAP SWAP ON UNICHAIN https://bankless.cc/unichain 🛞MANTLE MODULAR LAYER [--] NETWORK"
YouTube Link 2025-09-22T10:30Z 277K followers, 11.8K engagements
"Blackrock is All In on Tokenization #crypto # #cryptocurrency #ethereum #tokenization #podcast bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens"
YouTube Link 2024-12-02T21:03Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"How Bankless is Robinhood - CEO Vlad Tenev #crypto #robinhood #stocks #investing #markets bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens"
YouTube Link 2025-04-16T17:00Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Vitalik Buterin: Are ETH Treasuries Good for Ethereum The social aspect of coordinating around ETH as part of treasury strategies is good and valuable. Vitalik explains why companies holding ETH can be healthy for the ecosystemunless leverage ruins it. #VitalikButerin #Ethereum #CryptoTreasuries #ETHCrash #CryptoFinance #DeFi #CryptoRisk #Web3Talk #CryptoPodcast #CryptoInsights"
YouTube Link 2025-08-13T18:46Z 277K followers, 16.8K engagements
"Cobie on Earning a 300x Return Throwback to our chat with Cobie where he explained how some of his first trades earned him 300x #shorts ------ ✨ We recently launched: Token Hub ✨ https://bankless.cc/TokenHubShorts bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens"
YouTube Link 2023-03-24T14:45Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"FinTech Meets Crypto: The Future of Global Payments 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- What if payment chains are the AWS moment for money Simon Taylor fintech veteran ex-Barclays crypto lead and author of FinTech Brainfood joins Bankless to map the convergence of fintech and crypto. From stablecoins serving as the Trojan horse for tokenisation to Tempos push for a payments chain Simon explains why finance is on the brink of its biggest infrastructure shift since Visa. We cover the rise of payments L1s the regulatory roulette of stablecoins"
YouTube Link 2025-09-17T10:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Robinhood Announces Tokenized Stocks LIVE with CEO Vlad Tenev Johann Kerbrat and AJ Warner 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ In this series of three interviews from Cannes we host Vlad Tenev CEO of Robinhood Johann Kerbrat GM of Crypto at Robinhood and AJ Warner from Arbitrum to explore key announcements from their recent Token Summit. They discuss the introduction of tokenized stock options for private companies like SpaceX and OpenAI aiming to democratize access for retail investors. Vlad highlights Robinhoods commitment to addressing"
YouTube Link 2025-07-01T10:30Z 277K followers, 12K engagements
"EigenLayer Introduces EigenCloud: The First Crypto-Native Cloud Service 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ EigenLayer is back with a major announcement: EigenCloud. Sreeram Kannan and JT Rose unveil the first crypto-native cloud platforma verifiable programmable environment for building applications beyond the limits of traditional blockchains. We explore how EigenCloud packages modules like EigenDA EigenVerify and EigenCompute into a developer-friendly product that brings cloud-scale computation and crypto-grade trust guarantees"
YouTube Link 2025-06-17T13:33Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Why I Ditched Bitcoin Mining for Ethereum Sam Tabar 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ The race for ETH supremacy among public companies is heating upand BitDigital is charging hard. CEO Sam Tabar joins us to share why theyre going all-in on Ether how they're copying Michael Saylors playbook (but for ETH) and what sets BitDigital apart from the rest of the pack. We talk staking strategies ETH yields competitive dynamics and the explosive rise of ETH treasury companies. This is the next phase of institutional Ethereum adoptiondont miss it."
YouTube Link 2025-07-24T10:30Z 277K followers, 42.5K engagements
"Investing Trends for 2026: DeFi Tokenization Capital Formation Speculation & AI 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Ben Lakoff and Arnav Pagidyala from Bankless Ventures lay out how theyre thinking about crypto investing heading into [----]. The conversation spans four persistent pillars of every cycle: DeFi tokenization capital formation and speculation and how each is evolving as crypto matures. Topics include the next wave of on-chain lending equity perps DeFi neobanks verticalized tokenization platforms compliant ICOs prediction and"
YouTube Link 2025-12-29T11:30Z 277K followers, 12.5K engagements
"Ethereum's New Era of Internet Capital Formation The Return of the ICO 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ ICOs are suddenly back but this time the projects are real the mechanisms are better and retail isnt shut out. Ryan and David break down why MegaEth Monad Aztec Zama and Infinex are launching public sales all at once how onchain auctions are fixing 2017s mistakes and what regulatory clarity means for U.S. participation. They also dive into the rise of internet native capital markets on Ethereum the shift away from airdrop farming and"
YouTube Link 2025-12-10T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Vitaliks Big Crypto Lesson"
YouTube Link 2022-07-28T17:49Z 277K followers, 89.7K engagements
"Arthur Hayes reveals his portfolio for [----] #crypto #investing #trading #stocks #btc #eth bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens"
YouTube Link 2024-12-23T20:00Z 277K followers, 10.9K engagements
"Mark Cuban Loses $870k In Wallet Hack Mark Cubans wallet was drained of almost $1 million #markcuban #crypto #hackers #computersecurity #trading #investing More content is waiting for you on Bankless.com 🚀 https://bankless.cc/YouTubeInfo bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens"
YouTube Link 2023-09-27T14:45Z 277K followers, 32.4K engagements
"Base Just Launched Crypto's Everything App Jesse Pollak 📣BANKLESS TV BASE DAY https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1948769160932327886 - The internet is broken for creators and Base thinks it has the fix. Jesse Pollak joins Bankless to unveil the Base app a crypto-powered everything app where posts earn creators own and mini apps go viral. From meme coins to market-based social media this might be the start of a new onchain economy. - BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi https://bankless.cc/Frax 🦄UNISWAP SWAP ON UNICHAIN https://bankless.cc/unichain 🛞MANTLE MODULAR LAYER 2"
YouTube Link 2025-07-26T10:30Z 277K followers, 14.8K engagements
"Low-risk DeFi is already beating local banks. DeFi isnt perfect. Not always safe. Not always decentralized. But for billions without stable banks Its safer than TradFi. Low-risk DeFi is already beating local banks. #DeFi #TradFi #CryptoFuture #FinancialFreedom #Bankless #Ethereum #Web3 #Money"
YouTube Link 2025-09-24T17:01Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"The Most Underrated Chain: Celos Surprising Traction Around the World 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- Celo is quietly powering real-world payments at global scale. In this episode David and Ryan sit down with Marek Olszewski CEO of cLabs to unpack how Celo became a fast low-cost payments layer used for remittances savings onchain FX and identity across emerging markets. They explore why Celo stayed focused on peer-to-peer payments while others chased trends how Operas MiniPay onboarded hundreds of thousands of daily users and why"
YouTube Link 2026-01-29T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"VanEck's CRAZY ETH [----] Price Predictions In this episode David Hoffman is joined by Matthew Sigel Head of Digital Assets Research at VanEck to unpack VanEck's groundbreaking ETH [----] report. They discuss the $154000 bull case $22000 base case and $340 bear case for Ethereum and the factors behind these predictions. Matthew dives deep into the role of ETH ETFs and shares insights into ETH's evolving narrative in institutional portfolios. He also provides interesting analogies and comparisons between ETH and Web [---] explaining how VanEck will help traditional investors understand and invest in"
YouTube Link 2024-06-18T10:30Z 277K followers, 51.2K engagements
"The Global Rise of Authoritarian Tech - Surveillance Censorship & AI 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- Authoritarian regimes are upgrading their playbook from surveillance cameras and spyware to algorithmic censorship and AI-driven policing. Steven Feldstein senior fellow at Carnegie and author of The Rise of Digital Repression joins Bankless to map the expanding world of repression technology. We cover everything from Nepals protest movement to Chinas sophisticated censorship stack the global spyware industry and the unsettling rise of"
YouTube Link 2025-10-02T10:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Zcash Founder on Privacy AI and How ZEC is 'Encrypted Bitcoin' 👑BANKLESS PREMIUM AD-FREE & BONUS EPISODES https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox joins Bankless to argue that privacy is back on the critical pathbecause AI turns chain surveillance into pattern-recognition at scaleand that the real bottleneck for cypherpunk tools has always been UX and onboarding. We dig into Zcashs encrypted Bitcoin meme the dev funds evolving design (and why it helped Zcash survive) recent ZEC momentum and the wallet/intents stack that makes private spending actually usable."
YouTube Link 2026-01-26T12:06Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"ETHZilla: Ethereums Monster Treasury Company McAndrew Rudisill & Avichal Garg 📣RONIN ONCHAIN NINTENDO DOWNLOAD THE RONIN WALLET https://bankless.cc/RoninWallet --- ETHZilla wants to turn ETH into Wall Streets new reserve asset and theyve built a plan to do it. Ryan sits down with Avichal Garg (Electric Capital) and Mac Rudisill (ETHZilla) to unpack why ETH treasuries exploded this cycle how credit markets (converts preferreds and debt) supercharge accumulation and why stablecoins DeFi ETH forms a flywheel that turns Ether into high-quality collateral. We dig into leverage discipline mNAV"
YouTube Link 2025-08-27T10:30Z 277K followers, 18.1K engagements
""It's Time to Get Aggressive" - Tim Beiko on Ethereum's Roadmap 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Were joined by Tim Beiko Ethereum Foundation coordinator to break down Ethereums next major upgrades and the future of scaling. We explore the upcoming Petra hard fork which introduces validator consolidation increased blob space for rollups and EIP-7702 for improved account abstraction. Tim also shares insights on Fusaka and Glacier Dam Ethereums roadmap for scaling and how Ethereums upgrade process is becoming more efficient. ------"
YouTube Link 2025-03-24T10:33Z 277K followers, 10K engagements
"Gold & Silver All-Time Highs What Does This Mean For Crypto 📣KRAKEN DEFI EARN https://bankless.cc/Kraken --- 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 worlds largest gold holders. They make the case for Ethereums comeback from surging usage to serious quantum resistance efforts break down Fidelitys new onchain dollar and dig into MegaETHs eye popping stress"
YouTube Link 2026-01-30T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Is The Crypto-Native Era Coming to an End - Lessons from [--] Years in Crypto 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Joey Krug (Founders Fund partner former Pantera co-CIO and Augur co-founder) returns to unpack whether the crypto-native era is fading as institutions and mainstream apps adopt crypto rails without adopting crypto culture. We dig into prediction markets breakout (and why Polymarket finally found product-market fit) the coming regulatory fights around market structure and insider edges and whats next for founders building in a"
YouTube Link 2025-12-22T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Can You Go To Jail For Using Tornado Cash"
YouTube Link 2022-08-27T23:22Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Is Joe Lubin the Michael Saylor of Ethereum 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Joe Lubin returns to Bankless to break down his latest bold movelaunching SBET a publicly traded vehicle designed to accumulate and deploy Ether as a strategic treasury asset. We unpack whether Lubin is stepping into the Michael Saylor role for Ethereum how SBET might outperform Bitcoin-backed models and why ETH is poised for a monetary renaissance. From regulatory wins to Ethereums evolving narrative on Wall Street this episode explores how ETH can become a"
YouTube Link 2025-06-09T10:30Z 277K followers, 27.3K engagements
"Can Bitcoin Survive Quantum Computing #bitcoin #crypto #quantumcomputing #quantumcryptography bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens"
YouTube Link 2025-01-27T20:00Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Inside Cathie Woods Trillion Dollar Bets: AI Elon Musk Robotaxies Brain Implants & Crypto 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- Cathie Wood is placing some of the boldest bets in investing history spanning AI robotaxis brain chips crypto and even space. In this episode of Bankless the ARK Invest CEO joins Chief Futurist Brett Winton to break down her five highest-conviction technologies - opportunities she believes could unlock over $20 trillion in enterprise value. Youll hear why Elon Musks empire is at the center of it all how Teslas"
YouTube Link 2025-07-07T10:30Z 277K followers, 69.3K engagements
"Kyber Network Hack For $55 Million These are impossible demands to meet #crypto #cybersecurity #kyber #cryptonews #hack #hackers More content is waiting for you on Bankless.com 🚀 https://bankless.cc/YouTubeInfo bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens"
YouTube Link 2023-12-05T19:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"The Stablecoin Chain Wars: Codexs Bet on On-Chain FX 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- Payment chains are heating up. Not every stablecoin chain is playing the same game. Codex cofounder and CEO Haonan Li joins David to map the real landscape: what neutrality looks like in practice why the bottleneck isnt TPS but fiat-to-stable friction and how on-chain FX could pull global flows. We dig into the Bear-Chain incentive trap. Why Codex chose to build as an Ethereum L2. The case for app-specific rollups that return value to ETH. And the growing"
YouTube Link 2025-11-06T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Tom Lee: Why JP Morgan & Other Banks are Going Onchain JP Morgan is operating supported by [------] employees. But a JP Morgan built on the blockchain might only need [-----] employees and operate with far greater clarity vision and efficiency. Using AI JP Morgan may end up being more of a tech company. "Banks could go from trading at price to tangible book to actually having a P/E multiple. Walmart and Costco trade 3550x earnings because they systematized their business. The same can happen with JP Morgan and other Banks. - Tom Lee #Tom Lee #Crypto #AI #Blockchain #Banking #JPMorgan #Fintech"
YouTube Link 2025-10-15T19:01Z 277K followers, 59.3K engagements
"Inside Gary Genslers SEC: A Conversation with Former Crypto Policy Advisor 🎬 DEBRIEF RYAN & DAVID UNPACKING THE EPISODE https://www.bankless.com/podcast/debrief-inside-gary-genslers-sec ------ 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 [---] and why platforms like Coinbase and Kraken ended up in the crosshairs."
YouTube Link 2025-12-08T12:16Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Michael Nadeau: Is an Alt Season Melt-Up About to Start #altseason #cryptoexplained #bitcoin #altcoins #michaelnadeau #defi #cryptomarket #investing #macroeconomics #tradingtips bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens"
YouTube Link 2025-05-28T19:05Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Stablecoins Are Eating The World: Understanding The $200 Trillion Opportunity 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Stablecoins are no longer a niche crypto curiositythey're a full-blown financial revolution. In this episode Rob Hadick General Partner at Dragonfly joins us to unpack the emerging stablecoin tech stack and why cross-border payments savings and financial infrastructure are being rebuilt from the ground up. From Circle and Tether to next-gen orchestration layers and stablecoin-native blockchains we explore why this $200 trillion"
YouTube Link 2025-04-14T10:31Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Why Does Worldcoin Want To Verify Humans Captcha aint gonna cut it any more. Sam Altman CEO of OpenAI and Worldcoin Co-Founder explains why well need more robust systems of human verification in the future #ai #chatgpt #worldcoin #samaltman #cryptocurrency #crypto More content is waiting for you on Bankless.com 🚀 https://bankless.cc/YouTubeInfo bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens bitcoin ethereum defi bankless crypto decentralized finance crypto finance open finance ether eth btc token tokens"
YouTube Link 2023-07-28T15:19Z 277K followers, 68.4K engagements
"Is Tether the Most Profitable Company in the World Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino Did he just say $13.7 BILLION in profits 👀 Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino drops the numbers and explains how the Feds interest rate decision plus investments in Bitcoin and gold could help them beat that number in [----]. Is this cryptos most profitable company #Tether #PaoloArdoino #CryptoNews #Bitcoin #Stablecoins #CryptoCEO #FinanceTok #CryptoInvesting #DigitalAssets #Fintech"
YouTube Link 2025-06-26T17:01Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Cryptos Agentic Future: AI ZK & Money Networks at Bankless Summit 📣BANKLESS SUMMIT [----] SPONSORED BY M0 https://bankless.cc/m0 ------ At our Bankless Summit in Buenos Aires four standout talks captured the frontier of cryptos next chapter. Lincoln Murr lays out why x402 is emerging as the missing payment layer for the agentic internet. Shay Ketsdever explains how bots already run modern markets and how programmable auctions and privacy can turn the bot economy into something that benefits people instead of exploits them. Michael Dong shows how real-time ZK proving unlocks a hundred-fold"
YouTube Link 2025-12-06T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Tokenized Stocks: The $100 Trillion Onchain Shift 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Ryan & David sit down with Ondo Finances Nathan Allman and Ian De Bode to map the path from stablecoins to tokenized treasuries to tokenized stocks. We break down why Ondos wrapper model is set out to win how blockchain brings 24/5 primary markets with 24/7 secondary markets Defi composability and liquidity at fair prices. Ethereum and Ondo are leading a $100T onchain migration you cant miss. ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi"
YouTube Link 2025-09-11T10:30Z 277K followers, 14K engagements
"Stripes Trillion-Dollar Bet: How Stablecoins Eat Global Payments 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Zach Abramsco-founder of Bridge acquired by Stripejoins Ryan to unpack Stripes stablecoin strategy and why tokenized dollars are poised to devour global payments. We cover Bridges sale to Stripe how fiat L1 / stablecoin L2 rails unlock faster cheaper cross-border payouts (from startups to government aid) the case for many issuer- and app-specific stablecoins with better yield sharing and what the Tempo chain targets for payment-scale"
YouTube Link 2025-09-08T10:30Z 277K followers, 13K engagements
"Ryan's Personal Reboot: [--] Types of Wealth with Sahil Bloom 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ In this deeply personal episode Sahil Bloom joins Ryan Sean Adams to explore what it truly means to be wealthy and why so many high achievers get it wrong. After hitting burnout Ryan stepped away from the grind to reassess his definition of success. What he found was a framework that reframed his entire life: the Five Types of Wealth. Together they unpack why net worth alone is a poor scoreboard how to avoid the trap of never enough and what it"
YouTube Link 2025-06-16T10:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Roman Storm Speaks - Tornado Cash Developer on Whats at Stake 📣DONATE TO ROMANS CASE https://juicebox.money/@defend-roman-storm Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm faces decades in prison after being arrested last year for creating open-source privacy tools on Ethereum. His case could define whether code is speech if developers are liable for bad actors and if Americans have a right to digital privacy. With the full force of the U.S. government against him Romans trial this April is a pivotal moment for digital rights. Bankless has contributed $50k to his legal defensethis is about protecting"
YouTube Link 2024-11-21T15:00Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Do We Need Another L1 - Inside Monads Parallel EVM 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Monad just launched Mainnet Thats why Ryan sits down with Monad co-founder Keone Hon today. We ask the blunt question: do we really need another general-purpose L1 Why not just build this as an Ethereum L2 instead Keone explains how Monads parallel pipelined EVM works under tight consumer-hardware constraints (32GB RAM 2TB SSD [---] Mbps) delivering 500M gas/sec 400ms blocks and fast finality while preserving decentralization. Enjoy the episode ------"
YouTube Link 2025-11-25T11:54Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Land: The $180T Asset Running the World & The Trap Were In 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- Land isnt just dirt under buildingsits the worlds oldest strangest asset worth an estimated $180T quietly steering credit cycles politics and who gets to build the future. Economist editor and Money Talks host Mike Bird joins us to decode the land trap: why superstar cities underbuild how mortgages turned banks into land-collateral machines and what Japans 1980s super-bubble can (and cant) teach us about Chinas managed deflation today. We trace"
YouTube Link 2025-11-04T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"The Dawn of the Autonomous Agent Economy: How AI and Crypto Are Converging 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Ejaaz returns to break down the latest surge in AI Agent innovation alongside Ryan this week covering the rapid evolution at the intersection of crypto and AI. They explore how AI agents are making onchain payments to each other autonomously ordering real-world goods and even running their own Ethereum validators. They also dive into the new frameworks and partnershipslike ai16zs collaboration with Stanford and Virtuals explosive"
YouTube Link 2024-12-19T11:30Z 277K followers, 32.4K engagements
"Will Crypto Peak in [----] or Run Into [----] Onchain Data Signals 📣BIT DIGITAL ($BTBT) ETH-FIRST PUBLIC COMPAN http://bit-digital.com ------ Crypto cycles have always topped on a four-year rhythm but are we heading for a Q4 [----] peak or an extended run into [----] Michael Nadeau from The DeFi Report joins Ryan to break down the onchain and macro signals shaping this cycle. We cover Powells dovish pivot at Jackson Hole global liquidity trends and why loosening bank lending standards could fuel risk-on markets. Michael explains how whale Bitcoin selling ETHs breakout and muted altcoin flows fit"
YouTube Link 2025-08-26T10:30Z 277K followers, 33.1K engagements
"The Quantum Threat Behind Bitcoins Sudden Sell-Off 📣 IMMUNEFI $IMU TOKEN LAUNCH https://bankless.cc/ImmunefiICO --- Markets slide this week as Trump floats taking Greenland and tariff threats resurface pushing investors toward gold. Ryan and David break down what Davos revealed about a shifting world order why crypto finally had a real seat at the table and the moments from Brian Armstrong and Larry Fink that framed Crypto versus Central Banks. Plus: the NYSE unveils a tokenized trading platform and whether it validates or co-opts DeFi Farcaster and Lens are acquired as on-chain social hits"
YouTube Link 2026-01-23T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"12 Big Crypto Predictions for [----] 📣M0 THE UNIVERSAL STABLECOIN PLATFORM https://bankless.cc/m0 ------ Ryan and David skip a quiet holiday weekly rollup and instead break down the biggest [----] crypto forecasts from Bitwise Coinbase Galaxy Grayscale CoinShares Fidelity a16z and Pantera. They lay out the clearest consensus stablecoins as real payment rails tokenization scaling beyond pilots and ETFs expanding institutional access then hit the big debates around regulation prediction markets token value capture and the growing quantum question for Bitcoin. ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:"
YouTube Link 2025-12-24T11:30Z 277K followers, 13.2K engagements
"The Ether Machine: How ETH Becomes the Internets Reserve Currency 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ Andrew Keys and David Merin join us to unveil the Ether Machinea bold new strategy to make ETH the internets reserve currency. We unpack their ambitious plan to acquire and actively manage hundreds of thousands of ETH why they believe ETH is more than just a treasury asset and how institutional capital can finally understand and tap into Ethereums full potential. From staking and restaking to DeFi yield generation and Wall Street education"
YouTube Link 2025-07-28T10:30Z 277K followers, 23K engagements
"59 - Uniswap Hayden Adams Hayden Adams is the inventor of Uniswap the decentralized trading protocol. ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/ 🎙 SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/ 🗞 GET THIS EPISODE'S DEBRIEF: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/exclusive-debrief-uniswap-with-hayden ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 💰GEMINI FIAT & CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://bankless.cc/go-gemini 🦊 METAMASK DEFI PASSPORT https://bankless.cc/metamask 🦄UNISWAP DECENTRALIZED EXCHANGE http://bankless.cc/uniswap 🔀KWENTA SYNTHETIC ASSET EXCHANGE https://bankless.cc/kwenta"
YouTube Link 2021-04-02T16:00Z 277K followers, 35.3K engagements
"100 - How to Survive in Crypto Cobie 🎉 Happy 100th Episode 🎉 Cobie fka Crypto Cobain is a cultural staple in the crypto space. Wearing many hats as a narrative investor thought leader and memelord we dive into the brain of one of our favorite crypto characters. Having been in crypto for nearly a decade Cobie tells us his keys to surviving in crypto and what it takes to last long term. We also dive into how much decentralization matters roles and responsibilities in shaping the world around us and his outlook for [----] and beyond. Cobie advises a healthy dose of skepticism and curiosity and"
YouTube Link 2022-01-10T11:30Z 277K followers, 153.7K engagements
"AI Robots and The $10T Arms Race 💫 Subscribe and Follow Limitless https://www.youtube.com/@Limitless-FT https://x.com/LimitlessFT ------ Welcome to the AI Rollup from the Limitless Podcast. David Ejaaz and Josh break down the weeks most important AI headlines from OpenAIs $3B Windsurf acquisition and Googles full-stack AI play to Visa and Mastercard preparing for agentic commerce. We explore the state of robotics major interpretability challenges and why the race to AGI may outpace our ability to understand it. Plus: AI ASMR glow-up GPT and why autonomous agents still kinda suck. Stay"
YouTube Link 2025-05-08T12:01Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Aztec: The Private World Computer for Ethereum Privacy 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- If crypto wins without privacy did we actually win In this episode Ryan sits down with Aztec co-founders Zac Williamson and Joe Andrews to unpack their eight-year quest to build a private world computer for Ethereum covering the Aztec ignition chain zero-knowledge-powered private intents and how you can route trades across L1 and L2s without exposing your strategies or balances. They dive into ZK Passport (turning your NFC e-passport into a proof of"
YouTube Link 2025-12-02T11:31Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Could This Bearish Market Be the Setup Everyone Misses 📣REYA ETHEREUM FOR TRADERS https://bankless.cc/reya ------ Bitcoin hit a rare signal this week dropping to its cheapest level relative to gold in nearly [--] years. Is that a buy signal or something deeper in the macro picture Ryan and David break down what the BTCgold anomaly really means how liquidity rates and Trumps surprise Fed Chair pick factor in and whether the market is entering a shallow cycle instead of a true winter. We also cover Ethereums Fusaka upgrade Vitaliks push to bring builders back to L1 Polymarkets mainstream"
YouTube Link 2025-12-05T11:30Z 277K followers, [----] engagements
"Sam Tabar: Saylor told me Ethereums going to zero Sam Tabar: Michael Saylor told me to ditch mining and hold Bitcoin as treasury. I said maybe Ill do that but with Ethereum. Saylors reaction Dead silence. Dirty look. Said Ethereums going to zero. Whos going to be proven right #SamTabar #MichaelSaylor #Ethereum #Bitcoin #CryptoDebate #ETHvsBTC #CryptoDrama #Web3 #CryptoStories #BitcoinMaxi"
YouTube Link 2025-07-28T19:02Z 277K followers, 12.8K engagements
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