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"I was on Capitol Hill this morning. I can tell you they're not close to yes." The math everyone cites for the CLARITY Act is 7-8 Democrat votes. Adrian Wall (TRON DAO / Digital Sovereignty Alliance) says the real number is higher: Tillis and Ron Johnson wobbling, Paul and Hawley voted no on GENIUS, McConnell's vote in doubt — and the Dem coalition of 12 isn't close 👇🏻

"I was on Capitol Hill this morning. I can tell you they're not close to yes." The math everyone cites for the CLARITY Act is 7-8 Democrat votes. Adrian Wall (TRON DAO / Digital Sovereignty Alliance) says the real number is higher: Tillis and Ron Johnson wobbling, Paul and Hawley voted no on GENIUS, McConnell's vote in doubt — and the Dem coalition of 12 isn't close 👇🏻

16,857 views • 3 days ago

The End of the Solana Golden Age In our latest podcast, Justin Drake discusses how Ethereum's L2s are set to surpass Solana's performance edge in latency and throughput, potentially ending Solana's golden era

The End of the Solana Golden Age In our latest podcast, Justin Drake discusses how Ethereum's L2s are set to surpass Solana's performance edge in latency and throughput, potentially ending Solana's golden era

264,839 views • 1 year ago

New Podcast with Aave founder Stani.eth just dropped: Aave is at a turning point - will the new proposal lead to innovation or chaos? Aave is navigating a pivotal moment with the recent "Aave will win" proposal. This initiative aims to redirect 100% of protocol revenue back to the Aave DAO, a move that many in the community have embraced. But with any major change comes scrutiny. Critics are questioning the governance structure, suggesting that Aave Labs may have too much influence. Stani Kulechov addresses these concerns, clarifying that no votes from Aave Labs swayed the outcome. Stani also discussed the 'Hub and Spoke' architecture of Aave V4, explaining how it will solve liquidity bootstrapping for developers and pave the way for Real World Assets (RWAs) like solar farms and GPUs. It’s clear that Aave is focused on growth and innovation. But will it be enough to keep Aave competitive in the evolving DeFi landscape? 👉 Watch the full interview below

New Podcast with Aave founder Stani.eth just dropped: Aave is at a turning point - will the new proposal lead to innovation or chaos? Aave is navigating a pivotal moment with the recent "Aave will win" proposal. This initiative aims to redirect 100% of protocol revenue back to the Aave DAO, a move that many in the community have embraced. But with any major change comes scrutiny. Critics are questioning the governance structure, suggesting that Aave Labs may have too much influence. Stani Kulechov addresses these concerns, clarifying that no votes from Aave Labs swayed the outcome. Stani also discussed the 'Hub and Spoke' architecture of Aave V4, explaining how it will solve liquidity bootstrapping for developers and pave the way for Real World Assets (RWAs) like solar farms and GPUs. It’s clear that Aave is focused on growth and innovation. But will it be enough to keep Aave competitive in the evolving DeFi landscape? 👉 Watch the full interview below

74,010 views • 4 months ago

Remember the "Bitcoin Renaissance" Ordinals. BRC-20s. Runes. Prices surged, blocks filled, and innovation exploded Then everything cooled. So was it just JPEG hype? Episode 2 of our Beyond Digital Gold docu-series in partnership with StarkWare 🥷 breaks down the Bitcoin Renaissance legacy. Featuring: Isabel Foxen Duke⚡️ Binari Casey domo Nathan Jeffay Watch 👇🏻

Remember the "Bitcoin Renaissance" Ordinals. BRC-20s. Runes. Prices surged, blocks filled, and innovation exploded Then everything cooled. So was it just JPEG hype? Episode 2 of our Beyond Digital Gold docu-series in partnership with StarkWare 🥷 breaks down the Bitcoin Renaissance legacy. Featuring: Isabel Foxen Duke⚡️ Binari Casey domo Nathan Jeffay Watch 👇🏻

61,926 views • 5 months ago

"I'm sad," James.eth 🔥_🔥 said in one of the most vulnerable takes we've seen. Camila Russo talks with James Waugh about what it feels like to keep building in Ethereum while so much of crypto feels driven by greed, bad incentives, and people losing faith. And why what’s happening at ens.eth feels so far from what Ethereum is supposed to stand for. Watch the full episode here

"I'm sad," James.eth 🔥_🔥 said in one of the most vulnerable takes we've seen. Camila Russo talks with James Waugh about what it feels like to keep building in Ethereum while so much of crypto feels driven by greed, bad incentives, and people losing faith. And why what’s happening at ens.eth feels so far from what Ethereum is supposed to stand for. Watch the full episode here

14,763 views • 27 days ago

With institutional attention growing and ETF discussions heating up, all eyes are on how XRP can finally plug into the broader DeFi economy. Enter Flare ☀️, an EVM-compatible Layer 1 built to bring decentralized data, composability, and real utility to assets like XRP. Full Explainer below 👇 -sponsored-

With institutional attention growing and ETF discussions heating up, all eyes are on how XRP can finally plug into the broader DeFi economy. Enter Flare ☀️, an EVM-compatible Layer 1 built to bring decentralized data, composability, and real utility to assets like XRP. Full Explainer below 👇 -sponsored-

74,837 views • 8 months ago

Banks went from “we can’t touch crypto” to *“if we don’t adopt it, we’ll get left behind.” We sat down with dannyryan from Etherealize to talk about why institutions suddenly have Ethereum FOMO, why tokenizing assets isn’t enough, and how capital markets get rewired from first principles. Trillions are in play. 🎥 Full interview 👇

Banks went from “we can’t touch crypto” to *“if we don’t adopt it, we’ll get left behind.” We sat down with dannyryan from Etherealize to talk about why institutions suddenly have Ethereum FOMO, why tokenizing assets isn’t enough, and how capital markets get rewired from first principles. Trillions are in play. 🎥 Full interview 👇

55,045 views • 6 months ago

The Bull Case For RWAs Sergey Nazarov offers a detailed analysis of RWAs, providing valuable insights into the broader landscape and the direction it's heading in the future. 0:31 Real-World Assets 2:30 Oracles 6:30 Tokenization 10:40 TradFi to DeFi 15:40 Latest on Chainlink 20:06 12 Months 22:22 Billion Users 25:18 ALPHA

The Bull Case For RWAs Sergey Nazarov offers a detailed analysis of RWAs, providing valuable insights into the broader landscape and the direction it's heading in the future. 0:31 Real-World Assets 2:30 Oracles 6:30 Tokenization 10:40 TradFi to DeFi 15:40 Latest on Chainlink 20:06 12 Months 22:22 Billion Users 25:18 ALPHA

123,214 views • 1 year ago

With SORA Card in hand, you step into a space where the lines blur—crypto assets meet traditional banking, peer-to-peer payments flow effortlessly, and everything you need lives in one intuitive place. Imagine the ease of interacting with banks and sending payments, all while holding onto the decentralized freedom you value.

With SORA Card in hand, you step into a space where the lines blur—crypto assets meet traditional banking, peer-to-peer payments flow effortlessly, and everything you need lives in one intuitive place. Imagine the ease of interacting with banks and sending payments, all while holding onto the decentralized freedom you value.

90,021 views • 1 year ago

Robinhood Robinhood just made its testnet available for developers to start experimenting. We spoke with the fintech’s Crypto General Manager Johann Kerbrat ahead of the launch: “Our vision is not just to have one or two products there, but to have the entire Robinhood infrastructure to be slowly replaced by the blockchain. We are going to start with decentralized tokenized asset platform, decentralized lending platform, decentralized perpetual future exchange, all these things that exist already in different chains. And then we are slowly going to actually launch our own products. The goal of this public announcement is really to invite developers to talk to us and to start building with the chain and to start looking at the documentation and understand how we can work all together.” Watch the full interview here:

Robinhood Robinhood just made its testnet available for developers to start experimenting. We spoke with the fintech’s Crypto General Manager Johann Kerbrat ahead of the launch: “Our vision is not just to have one or two products there, but to have the entire Robinhood infrastructure to be slowly replaced by the blockchain. We are going to start with decentralized tokenized asset platform, decentralized lending platform, decentralized perpetual future exchange, all these things that exist already in different chains. And then we are slowly going to actually launch our own products. The goal of this public announcement is really to invite developers to talk to us and to start building with the chain and to start looking at the documentation and understand how we can work all together.” Watch the full interview here:

38,342 views • 5 months ago

Why is Solana making waves in DeFi? 🚀 In this episode of The Defiant Podcast, we chat with ben, CEO of Solstice, about: ✨ Solana’s speed, scalability & institutional adoption ✨ The rise of yield-bearing stablecoins ✨ How DeFi is unlocking financial freedom globally 🎧 Listen now:

Why is Solana making waves in DeFi? 🚀 In this episode of The Defiant Podcast, we chat with ben, CEO of Solstice, about: ✨ Solana’s speed, scalability & institutional adoption ✨ The rise of yield-bearing stablecoins ✨ How DeFi is unlocking financial freedom globally 🎧 Listen now:

55,812 views • 10 months ago

In the second installment of Ecosystems: Avalanche, we explore its journey from the $13B TVL highs of 2021 to building for institutions today, with Camila Russo, Luigi D'Onorio DeMeo🔺, fish, Michael Bentley & BENQI🔺. What does it mean to build something that lasts? Watch now👉

In the second installment of Ecosystems: Avalanche, we explore its journey from the $13B TVL highs of 2021 to building for institutions today, with Camila Russo, Luigi D'Onorio DeMeo🔺, fish, Michael Bentley & BENQI🔺. What does it mean to build something that lasts? Watch now👉

49,379 views • 8 months ago

We sat down with Kevin Lepsoe, founder of ETHGAS, to discuss how Ethereum gas and blockspace could become commodities, traded just like oil or gold. Kevin argues that transacting on Ethereum could become faster and more predictable, and that validators would get a higher yield, as a result of this market. Presented by ETHGas

We sat down with Kevin Lepsoe, founder of ETHGAS, to discuss how Ethereum gas and blockspace could become commodities, traded just like oil or gold. Kevin argues that transacting on Ethereum could become faster and more predictable, and that validators would get a higher yield, as a result of this market. Presented by ETHGas

33,245 views • 6 months ago

Ep 3 of Beyond Digital Gold is out! Will the real Bitcoin DeFi Please Stand Up?? Everyone disagrees with what Bitcoin DeFi is. Some say it already exists through wrapped Bitcoin on Ethereum. Others argue it will happen on Bitcoin Layer 2s, while disagreeing on what Bitcoin Layer 2s are. And some believe the only real Bitcoin DeFi must happen directly on Bitcoin itself. In our latest episode in our Beyond Digital Gold documentary series with StarkWare 🥷 , we map the entire ecosystem and break down the six competing models trying to unlock Bitcoin’s trillion-dollar liquidity. Watch here 👇🏻 Full episode:

Ep 3 of Beyond Digital Gold is out! Will the real Bitcoin DeFi Please Stand Up?? Everyone disagrees with what Bitcoin DeFi is. Some say it already exists through wrapped Bitcoin on Ethereum. Others argue it will happen on Bitcoin Layer 2s, while disagreeing on what Bitcoin Layer 2s are. And some believe the only real Bitcoin DeFi must happen directly on Bitcoin itself. In our latest episode in our Beyond Digital Gold documentary series with StarkWare 🥷 , we map the entire ecosystem and break down the six competing models trying to unlock Bitcoin’s trillion-dollar liquidity. Watch here 👇🏻 Full episode:

25,918 views • 4 months ago

The core of the ETH IS MONEY debate was this: "Can you be bullish Ethereum without being bullish $ETH?" David Hoffman David Hoffman: "Yes. That's how it's been designed." Network ≠ asset. Watch the full argument and John Gillen - WartimeEthereum.eth push back. 🎙️

The core of the ETH IS MONEY debate was this: "Can you be bullish Ethereum without being bullish $ETH?" David Hoffman David Hoffman: "Yes. That's how it's been designed." Network ≠ asset. Watch the full argument and John Gillen - WartimeEthereum.eth push back. 🎙️

12,871 views • 1 month ago

From a $200M exploit to $1B in loans, Euler Labs's comeback is the ultimate DeFi success story. 💪 In this podcast, CEO Michael Bentley shares how they recovered, rebuilt, and redefined resilience in crypto 🎙️ Watch now:

From a $200M exploit to $1B in loans, Euler Labs's comeback is the ultimate DeFi success story. 💪 In this podcast, CEO Michael Bentley shares how they recovered, rebuilt, and redefined resilience in crypto 🎙️ Watch now:

52,929 views • 1 year ago

Our Ecosystems podcast is now live! 🎉 The show’s first series focuses on the Avalanche🔺 blockchain and ep. 1 is all about the tech breakthroughs that make this L1 different–as well as the biggest drivers for blockchain’s success, as Emin Gün Sirer🔺⚔️ sees it. Featuring Luigi D'Onorio DeMeo Emin Gün Sirer🔺⚔️ Nicholas Mussallem 🔺 & Hilmar Listen now here: Ava Labs 🔺 AvaCloud Gelato Avalanche🔺

Our Ecosystems podcast is now live! 🎉 The show’s first series focuses on the Avalanche🔺 blockchain and ep. 1 is all about the tech breakthroughs that make this L1 different–as well as the biggest drivers for blockchain’s success, as Emin Gün Sirer🔺⚔️ sees it. Featuring Luigi D'Onorio DeMeo Emin Gün Sirer🔺⚔️ Nicholas Mussallem 🔺 & Hilmar Listen now here: Ava Labs 🔺 AvaCloud Gelato Avalanche🔺

40,560 views • 9 months ago

🎙️ "Ethereum is civilization-scale infrastructure—a new trust foundation for the planet." – Joseph Lubin 🌍 On Ethereum’s 10th anniversary, we dive into: ⚡ Staking strategies & ETH accumulation 💡 The rise of DeFi & TradFi convergence 🌐 Ethereum’s role as the global economy’s backbone Don’t miss it! 🚀

🎙️ "Ethereum is civilization-scale infrastructure—a new trust foundation for the planet." – Joseph Lubin 🌍 On Ethereum’s 10th anniversary, we dive into: ⚡ Staking strategies & ETH accumulation 💡 The rise of DeFi & TradFi convergence 🌐 Ethereum’s role as the global economy’s backbone Don’t miss it! 🚀

48,319 views • 1 year ago