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🎯 The Crypto Beat Episode 2: Telegram Games Tim Copeland is joined by team members from Hamster Kombat, GAMEE & TON_Ventures to discuss the emerging TON 💎 gaming ecosystem 👾 OUTLINE 00:00 Introduction and Overview 00:55 Gaming in the TON Ecosystem 04:54 Hamster Kombat Community 14:45 Telegram Mini Apps 17:41 Telegram Growth Hacks 23:43 Tap-to-Earn & Web3 Onboarding 39:52 Investing in Telegram Games 45:13 Closing Thoughts
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Wintermute CEO breaks down crypto's biggest liquidation event ever Wintermute founder and CEO wishful_cynic joined Larry Cermak and namik // mega-chef Σ: to analyze how $19B+ got wiped out in ONE DAY🧐 OUTLINE 00:00 Introduction 00:45 What Happened? 04:46 Understanding ADL 12:25 Transparency and Privacy on Hyperliquid 16:35 Circuit Breakers 19:16 Occam’s Razor 21:25 Assessing the Damage 25:24 Lessons learned 28:39 Looking Ahead 30:21 A Maturing Market 32:13 Dealing with Extreme Volatility 35:19 Impact on DeFi 37:28 Wintermute as the Crypto Villain 41:47 What else does Wintermute do? 44:11 Conclusion
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Dinari’s Anna Wroblewska on Bringing US Stocks Onchain In Episode 13 of Layer One, Kelvin Sparks and co-host Ava Labs 🔺 President John Wu 🔺 are joined by Anna B. Wroblewska, Chief Business Officer at Dinari, to break down how tokenized equities are expanding access to U.S. capital markets globally. The group also touched on: • Onchain Brokerage • Global Market Access • Regulatory Infrastructure OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 01:32 - What Dinari Is 03:21 - Institutions Arrive 06:01 - Tokenized Trades 08:38 - 24/7 Markets 13:24 - Why B2B Rails 16:18 - Regulation and Access 24:31 - Global Investor Demand 30:29 - S&P Digital Index 47:54 - DeFi and Collateral
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In Episode 11 of Layer One, Kelvin Sparks and special co-host Ava Labs 🔺 President John Wu 🔺 are joined by Matt Hougan, CIO of Bitwise, to discuss the launch of the Avalanche ETP and how institutional investors are approaching crypto exposure. The group also touched on: • Tokenized real-world assets • ETFs in onboarding capital • Why this cycle may differ from previous ones OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 01:40 - Avalanche ETP Overview 02:45 - ETF Differentiation 04:34 - Staking and Yield 06:19 - Institutional Strategy 09:04 - Competing L1 Models 14:22 - Bitcoin Price Thesis 18:49 - Dual Market Narratives 21:57 - Institutional Capital Flows 30:02 - AI and Crypto Future
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The Scoop Finale: Mike Dudas on how stablecoins are eating Wall Street Frank Chaparro was joined by Mike Dudas for Frank's final episode of The Scoop 😢 Frank and Mike discuss The Block's history, the evolution of the crypto space over the years, and how payments and stablecoins have emerged as one of crypto's killer use cases. We will miss you Frank! Wishing you all the best from the Media team ❤️ OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 02:11 – Early Days of The Block 03:24 – The Tether Revelation 05:24 – Stablecoin Success 07:44 – Adoption Curve in Payments 11:33 – Global Stablecoin Impact 14:47 – Investment Opportunities 19:48 – Crypto vs. Fintech 25:27 – Meme Coins Debate 31:52 – Bonk and Pump Strategies 35:27 – Breaking Into the Mainstream 40:54 – Conviction in Solana 44:18 – Crypto Culture and Sentiment 47:51 – Conclusion
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The intersection of crypto and AI, presented by OpenLedger Tim Copeland was joined by OpenLedger core contributor Ram in this sponsored episode to discuss the emerging intersection of decentralized AI and blockchain technology. The conversation covers OpenLedger’s infrastructure that lets users contribute proprietary data to train AI models, tokenomics, and the broader promise of creating a transparent, community-driven AI economy. OUTLINE 00:00 – Introduction 01:02 – What is Openledger? 02:27 – Data Contribution Model 08:47 – Access to Agents 15:16 – Ensuring Quality Data 19:09 – Incentive Structures 23:18 – The Role of Tokens 24:56 – The Convergence of AI and Crypto 27:53 – Competing with Centralized Systems 30:23 – Openledger's Future and Success 33:32 – Data Economy Insights 36:17 – Conclusion
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After appearing in recent episodes, Ava Labs 🔺 President John Wu 🔺 joins Layer One as an official co-host. 🥳 In Episode 12, he joins Kelvin Sparks alongside Andre Frank, COO of Tassat Group, and Jerald David, CEO of Lynq, to discuss how Tassat and Lynq are rebuilding financial infrastructure with real-time settlement and yield-bearing assets powered by Avalanche🔺. The group also touched on: • Always-on blockchain rails • Capital efficiency • Demand for compliant solutions OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 01:38 - Tassat Background 03:37 - What Lynq Is 05:55 - Episode Overview 06:42 - Avalanche Migration 08:48 - Why Avalanche 10:57 - Institutional Adoption 17:15 - Regulation and Compliance 25:23 - Yield in Transit 36:59 - Real-World Use Cases
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Winning the Crypto Long Game For the inaugural episode of The Big Brain Podcast, Haseeb ＞|＜ & Jordi Alexander (eventually 😉) join Larry Cermak and namik // mega-chef Σ: for a wide-ranging discussion covering crypto conviction, bitcoin's endgame, AGI and more 🧠 OUTLINE 00:00 Introduction 02:25 Similarities between Poker & Crypto 06:33 Maintaining Crypto Conviction 12:40 Surviving the FTX Fallout 17:55 FTX Marketing Spend 24:05 The Trump Era of Crypto 26:34 Bitcoin Endgame Economics 34:32 Crypto & AGI 43:07 Analysts vs. LLMs 47:47 Market Making & AI 51:52 F.A.F.O. Onchain
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ICYMI: Murad explores his memecoin thesis and support for SPX6900 Murad 💹🧲 joins Tim Copeland and Kelvin Sparks to explain why he believes the future of crypto lies in belief-driven, community-powered assets rather than short-term speculation or utility tokens. OUTLINE 00:00 – Introduction 00:47 – Memecoin Landscape 04:58 – Rise of 07:10 – The next six months 09:15 – SPX6900 as a Schelling Point 18:33 – Responsibilities with Memecoins 23:45 – Flipping the Stock Market 29:23 – Memecoin mullet 34:13 – Memecoin strategy 38:55 – Bitcoin Treasury Trade 45:47 – Crypto's Future 48:17 – Murad's Motivation in Crypto 52:56 – Creating or Moving Value 54:56 – Conclusion
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Introducing The White Papers: Tokenizing Modular Home Mortgages on Ethereum L2 🔗 In this first episode of The White Papers, Kelvin Sparks sits down with McAndrew Rudisill (CEO, ETHzilla) and Ben Halliday (CEO, Zippy) to discuss ETHZilla's fresh investment in Zippy and their bold plan to put modular home mortgages fully on-chain. ⛓ OUTLINE: 00:00 - Show Introduction 00:51 - ETHzilla Invests in Zippy 02:38 - Zippy’s Affordable Housing Vision 05:14 - How Tokenized Loans Work 10:52 - Disrupting Wall Street Access 13:11 - Global RWA Marketplace Vision 16:00 - ETHzilla Digital PE Model 24:06 - Global Investor Access 27:15 - Multi-Billion Dollar Verticals 30:54 - Why Ethereum L2s 42:07 - RWAs Reshape Yield Curve
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