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E183: Jupiter COO - Why Solana Is The Everything Chain and Why Get Rich Slow Is The Real Alpha kash is the COO of Jupiter, the biggest trading and DeFi platform on Solana. He got his start on the founding team at Superteam, then spent the last year and...

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E150: the Jupiter Founder Episode meow is the Founder of Jupiter a leading DeFi platform with over $2T in volume. Meow is focused on one simple goal: to bring in the next billion people into Crypto - and to achieve this, he is building jupnet: now GUM to make Web4 the new global standard. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 2:03 What Is Meow Writing? 3:32 Fastest Growing Company & Podcast 7:34 Getting More People Into Crypto 10:54 Partnerships: Jupiter Paradex KAST 11:47 Who Are You 14:39 Ramen & Being A Chill Cat 15:52 Jupiter Started In A Ramen Shop 18:32 The Long Term View Crypto And Finance 27:12 How Long Until Everyone Starts Using The Google Of Finance 28:52 Web 4 Explained To Web 3 Users 34:47 Partnerships: Trezor Sui Story Protocol Legacy 36:00 Why Is Jupiter The Best Team To Push Web 4 38:36 The IPhone Strategy 42:46 Why’d You Choose When Shift Happens As A Partner 45:00 Think Bigger, Think Bigger, Think Bigger 49:23 What Is Synergies Of Scale 52:39 What To Buy, What To Build, Who To Partner With 55:51 What’s The Omni Chain Problem 1:03:15 Plan To Revive The Token 1:15:33 Integrating Evangelists And Bigger Community Into The Bigger Picture 1:19:28 Being Grateful For Everything 1:21:31 When Shift Happens Newsletter

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E111: Jupiter : The Largest Aidrop in History, Jupnet, and Burning $3.5Bn (& a Cat!) in Istanbul! meow and kash are the Cat and Cat Herder of Jupiter, one of the top Decentralized Trading Platforms in Crypto, and the largest DAO in the World Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:47 Sponsors: Jupiter, Bitwise, Sui & Mantle 2:32 Welcome to When Shift Happens 3:21 Surviving on 3 Hours of Sleep 5:30 Community-Driven Governance 8:22 Giving Away $700 Million 10:11 Self Custody with Trezor 11:04 Airdrops: Invitations to Governance, Not Freebies 15:41 Meme Coins & Crypto Integrity: Why Istanbul? 17:46 The Surprising Success of Jupiter 19:11 Jupiter's Long-Term Vision 24:55 Strategic Pillars for Success 28:39 Trump Launch: DEXs vs. CEXs Future 32:57 Reinventing Finance 35:01 Acquiring a Majority Stake Moonshot: Behind The Deal 39:19 Celebrities Eyeing the Trump Playbook 40:35 Trump Coin vs. Hawk Tuah: Celebrity Token Success? 50:11 Balancing Business vs. Integrity 54:11 What is Jupnet? 56:48 Burning $3.5 Billion in Tokens 1:01:55 Community Trust Drives Token Success 1:14:01 Creating a Historic Event in Istanbul 1:17:28 Erbil & Huma Finance : Replacing SWIFT with Huma Finance 1:19:19 From Quora to Silicon Valley: Early Days of Web 2.0 1:28:00 Why We're Bullish on Jupiter in 2025
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E111: Jupiter : The Largest Aidrop in History, Jupnet, and Burning $3.5Bn (& a Cat!) in Istanbul! meow and kash are the Cat and Cat Herder of Jupiter, one of the top Decentralized Trading Platforms in Crypto, and the largest DAO in the World Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:47 Sponsors: Jupiter, Bitwise, Sui & Mantle 2:32 Welcome to When Shift Happens 3:21 Surviving on 3 Hours of Sleep 5:30 Community-Driven Governance 8:22 Giving Away $700 Million 10:11 Self Custody with Trezor 11:04 Airdrops: Invitations to Governance, Not Freebies 15:41 Meme Coins & Crypto Integrity: Why Istanbul? 17:46 The Surprising Success of Jupiter 19:11 Jupiter's Long-Term Vision 24:55 Strategic Pillars for Success 28:39 Trump Launch: DEXs vs. CEXs Future 32:57 Reinventing Finance 35:01 Acquiring a Majority Stake Moonshot: Behind The Deal 39:19 Celebrities Eyeing the Trump Playbook 40:35 Trump Coin vs. Hawk Tuah: Celebrity Token Success? 50:11 Balancing Business vs. Integrity 54:11 What is Jupnet? 56:48 Burning $3.5 Billion in Tokens 1:01:55 Community Trust Drives Token Success 1:14:01 Creating a Historic Event in Istanbul 1:17:28 Erbil & Huma Finance : Replacing SWIFT with Huma Finance 1:19:19 From Quora to Silicon Valley: Early Days of Web 2.0 1:28:00 Why We're Bullish on Jupiter in 2025

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E114: Walrus 🦭/acc : Decentralizing Data Storage, the perfect complement to the SUI Network George Danezis is the Chief Scientist at MystenLabs.sui , co-creator of the Sui , and one the minds behind Walrus 🦭/acc Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:00 Partnerships: Jupiter, Bitwise, SUI & Mantle 2:46 Sleeping Habits 4:05 Who is George? 4:23 What is a Chief Scientist? 5:16 Research at Microsoft vs. Now 6:59 What is “Good Research”? 8:49 Corporate Innovation vs. Reality 10:31 Why I Love Teaching Security 11:52 Self Custody with Trezor 12:44 Teaching vs. Real-World Application 16:28 What Makes an Idea Great? 17:51 The Idea That Never Worked Out 19:50 Being Late to Ideas, Not Early 20:56 The Essence of Peer-to-Peer Networks 23:50 Why We Need Peer-to-Peer Systems? 27:51 Why Decentralization Was Hard to Realize 31:09 Bitcoin's Game-Changing Impact 33:10 ETH Aha Moment 34:46 Facebook’s Conviction in Blockchain 37:39 Scaling DIEM/LIBRA to Sui 39:20 Biggest Issue at Facebook 40:20 Why Facebook Bet on Crypto 41:40 Why I Left Facebook 45:07 Balancing Passion and Pay 46:43 What is a Blockchain Good For? 51:42 Understanding Blockchain’s Limitations 53:21 CryptoKitties 54:36 Meme Coins: Culture vs. Scam 57:02 The Role of Norms in Crypto 1:00:32 What is the Sui Network? 1:02:32 Why Do We Need The Sui Network? 1:03:34 Layer 1 vs. Layer 2 1:05:07 Why Build a Layer One? 1:09:21 Top Layer One Competitors 1:10:45 Decentralization vs. Practicality 1:14:06 Minimum Decentralization 1:16:33 Data Storage & Its Biggest Problem 1:20:05 What is Walrus Protocol? 1:22:09 Why Walrus is Possible Now 1:25:35 Why Sui Network for Data Storage? 1:27:37 Vision of Walrus Protocol 1:28:59 Building a Neutral Tech Future 1:30:44 Using Existing Blockchains 1:33:03 Future of Decentralized Production 1:35:51 Prediction For The Next 12 Months 1:39:04 Concluding Remarks

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E136: How to Build Wealth in an AI Economy - and The Role of Crypto - Selini Capital Founder and CIO Jordi Alexander breaks down why the concept of retirement is obsolete in a world of AI, fiat dilution, and exponential wealth creation - and how crypto is the cleanest hedge we have. Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 1:59 Partnerships Jupiter, KAST (old), , Sui, Mantle, Forza! BTC 3:00 Surviving on Five Hours 4:31 Years of Growth 5:28 Who is Jordi Alexander? 7:22 No Voice in My Head 9:52 Self Custody with Trezor 10:45 Beyond Money and Work 13:23 Chip on the Shoulder 15:38 Moving Continents, Changing Self 17:12 Why $100K Feels Poor 19:05 When Money Stops Working 25:00 Judgement is Currency 27:05 Why Retirement Doesn’t Exist 30:18 Why Old Money Fades 33:27 Being Valuable to Society 35:03 Why Cash Loses Value 39:30 Why Stocks Can’t Beat Inflation 42:00 Crypto and the Next Frontier 44:03 Where Is Wealth Truly Safe? 48:53 Why Bitcoin Is the Bet 54:55 Altcoin Cycles Explained 56:57 Why Most Traders Lose 1:00:14 The Financial Death Wish 1:04:50 Winners, Losers, and NPCs 1:09:21 Clicks vs Credibility in Crypto 1:13:13 Rethinking the Retirement Mindset 1:14:33 Becoming Economically Productive 1:17:30 EQ and IQ 1:18:16 Escaping Survival Mode 1:20:40 Wealth Without Luck 1:21:26 Judging Who to Trust 1:25:27 Inefficiency is Opportunity 1:27:28 From Survival to Superpowers 1:29:34 Scaling Beyond Survival 1:31:02 Playing Offense 1:33:49 Bitcoin: Offense or Defense? 1:34:55 Beyond Four Year Cycles 1:36:57 Early in the Game 1:37:58 Destroying your Ego 1:42:57 Small Errors, Big Consequences 1:46:01 A Timeless Thesis 1:48:36 The Cost of Burnout 1:51:09 Protecting Your Time 1:52:47 Poker Productivity 1:55:14 Knowing When to Let Go 1:57:45 Seeing How the River Changes

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E133: Sam Blackshear - How Libra Sparked the Move Language and Why Sui Is the Real Endgame! Sam Blackshear is the Co-founder and CTO of MystenLabs.sui , the company behind the Sui, and the Creator of the Move programming language that's revolutionizing smart contract development. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:54 Partnerships: Jupiter, KAST (old), , Sui, Mantle, Forza! BTC 2:44 The Power of Preparation 5:14 Discipline Behind the Podcast 6:27 Translating Thought Into Code 8:19 Who is Sam Blackshear? 9:27 Choosing What Truly Matters 10:25 Self-Custody with Trezor 11:18 Crypto vs. AI Thinking 12:28 The Power of Support 16:04 From Court Dreams to Reality 17:55 Challenging the Limits of Code 22:52 Chose Learning Over a Job 24:09 The Internship That Changed Everything 27:35 PhD Skills Meet Facebook 29:05 Entering Crypto Through Facebook 32:15 Why Libra Needed Move 33:42 Solving Scarcity in Code 36:37 Bitcoin & Ethereum Mistakes 38:45 Creating a New Language 41:41 Problem-Driven Innovation 44:47 Avoiding Analysis Paralysis 48:11 What is Unstructured Thinking? 50:50 Why Unstructured Thinking Works 53:14 Future of Crypto Protocols 54:21 Why Move is the Best Programming Language 55:00 What is the Sui Network? 56:25 What Makes Sui Different? 57:05 Why is Sui The Best Blockchain? 59:05 Managing Energy Long-Term 1:01:02 Satisfaction Without Closure 1:03:37 90% Love, 10% Grind 1:05:37 Mental State of Surfing 1:06:47 Non-Consensus Beliefs 1:07:34 What is Memory Safety? 1:09:07 What Was the Equifax Hack? 1:10:53 Rethinking Software Safety 1:12:00 Right Dose of Regulation 1:13:00 Biggest Prediction for the Next 24 Months? 1:14:02 Scaling Crypto Developers 1:16:07 Concluding Remarks
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E133: Sam Blackshear - How Libra Sparked the Move Language and Why Sui Is the Real Endgame! Sam Blackshear is the Co-founder and CTO of MystenLabs.sui , the company behind the Sui, and the Creator of the Move programming language that's revolutionizing smart contract development. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:54 Partnerships: Jupiter, KAST (old), , Sui, Mantle, Forza! BTC 2:44 The Power of Preparation 5:14 Discipline Behind the Podcast 6:27 Translating Thought Into Code 8:19 Who is Sam Blackshear? 9:27 Choosing What Truly Matters 10:25 Self-Custody with Trezor 11:18 Crypto vs. AI Thinking 12:28 The Power of Support 16:04 From Court Dreams to Reality 17:55 Challenging the Limits of Code 22:52 Chose Learning Over a Job 24:09 The Internship That Changed Everything 27:35 PhD Skills Meet Facebook 29:05 Entering Crypto Through Facebook 32:15 Why Libra Needed Move 33:42 Solving Scarcity in Code 36:37 Bitcoin & Ethereum Mistakes 38:45 Creating a New Language 41:41 Problem-Driven Innovation 44:47 Avoiding Analysis Paralysis 48:11 What is Unstructured Thinking? 50:50 Why Unstructured Thinking Works 53:14 Future of Crypto Protocols 54:21 Why Move is the Best Programming Language 55:00 What is the Sui Network? 56:25 What Makes Sui Different? 57:05 Why is Sui The Best Blockchain? 59:05 Managing Energy Long-Term 1:01:02 Satisfaction Without Closure 1:03:37 90% Love, 10% Grind 1:05:37 Mental State of Surfing 1:06:47 Non-Consensus Beliefs 1:07:34 What is Memory Safety? 1:09:07 What Was the Equifax Hack? 1:10:53 Rethinking Software Safety 1:12:00 Right Dose of Regulation 1:13:00 Biggest Prediction for the Next 24 Months? 1:14:02 Scaling Crypto Developers 1:16:07 Concluding Remarks

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E137: From exposing Bitcoin’s biggest weakness to onboarding FIFA and MapleStory - Avalanche🔺 CEO and Founder Emin Gün Sirer🔺⚔️ - founder of Ava Labs 🔺, the company behind Avalanche - shares the journey from building Karma (a pre-Bitcoin digital currency) to pioneering Avalanche, the multi-chain blockchain reshaping crypto's infrastructure. From early academic battles with Bitcoin maxis to onboarding FIFA and MapleStory Universe, this is one of the wildest rides in Web3. Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 1:59 Opening Comments 2:55 What Is Your Mission 3:39 Who Are You 6:00 Business vs PHD Program 7:21 Chip on The Shoulder 9:32 Partnerships Jupiter, Money Badgers, Mantle 10:27 Chip On The Shoulder (Continued) 11:55 What Is An Internet Currency 13:55 Why Was Bitcoin Better 15:46 Biggest Flaws In Bitcoin 19:17 Is Maximalism A Good Thing 21:18 Does Maximalism Help Bitcoin 22:05 Fascination With Bitcoin & Crypto 23:33 Evolution With Time 25:11 Broader Crypto Use 27:26 Partnerships Trezor Sui 28:15 Avalanche Explained Simply 28:48 Shiny Object, Why People Fall For It 33:08 Moving Towards Show Me Era 34:27 What Emin Did Different 36:45 What Did You Do Wrong 38:10 Does The Best Tech Win 40:03 Avalanche, Home of Layer Ones? 42:10 How Does Avalanche Scale 43:38 The Gaming Blockchain 48:21 Real World Assets on Defy 50:31 How Big Is RWA 50:58 Why Transformation Is Slow 52:36 FIFA On Avalanche Blockchain, Why? 53:28 Endgame For Avalanche 56:48 Personal Difficulties While Building 58:30 What Did You Change Afterwards 1:01:25 Why Live In New York 1:03:40 Debanked After Moving 1:09:05 Crypto Full Mainstream, How? 1:10:43 Biggest Prediction In 12 Months
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E137: From exposing Bitcoin’s biggest weakness to onboarding FIFA and MapleStory - Avalanche🔺 CEO and Founder Emin Gün Sirer🔺⚔️ - founder of Ava Labs 🔺, the company behind Avalanche - shares the journey from building Karma (a pre-Bitcoin digital currency) to pioneering Avalanche, the multi-chain blockchain reshaping crypto's infrastructure. From early academic battles with Bitcoin maxis to onboarding FIFA and MapleStory Universe, this is one of the wildest rides in Web3. Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 1:59 Opening Comments 2:55 What Is Your Mission 3:39 Who Are You 6:00 Business vs PHD Program 7:21 Chip on The Shoulder 9:32 Partnerships Jupiter, Money Badgers, Mantle 10:27 Chip On The Shoulder (Continued) 11:55 What Is An Internet Currency 13:55 Why Was Bitcoin Better 15:46 Biggest Flaws In Bitcoin 19:17 Is Maximalism A Good Thing 21:18 Does Maximalism Help Bitcoin 22:05 Fascination With Bitcoin & Crypto 23:33 Evolution With Time 25:11 Broader Crypto Use 27:26 Partnerships Trezor Sui 28:15 Avalanche Explained Simply 28:48 Shiny Object, Why People Fall For It 33:08 Moving Towards Show Me Era 34:27 What Emin Did Different 36:45 What Did You Do Wrong 38:10 Does The Best Tech Win 40:03 Avalanche, Home of Layer Ones? 42:10 How Does Avalanche Scale 43:38 The Gaming Blockchain 48:21 Real World Assets on Defy 50:31 How Big Is RWA 50:58 Why Transformation Is Slow 52:36 FIFA On Avalanche Blockchain, Why? 53:28 Endgame For Avalanche 56:48 Personal Difficulties While Building 58:30 What Did You Change Afterwards 1:01:25 Why Live In New York 1:03:40 Debanked After Moving 1:09:05 Crypto Full Mainstream, How? 1:10:43 Biggest Prediction In 12 Months

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E120: Raoul Pal: Welcome to phase 2 of the Banana zone! 🍌🍌 In this 90-minute enlightening and hilarious conversation, Raoul Pal unpacks why everyone — and their mom — thought the bull market was dead and collectively lost it online… while he was sipping wine and dishing out insults from the sidelines on his live streams. This is Raoul’s first appearance on a podcast in over four months — in case there was any doubt, Banana Zone Phase 2 mode is ON! Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 2:02 Partnerships: Jupiter , Kast, SUI, 2:48 Crazy Bitcoin Returns 5:09 What is KAST (old) 6:52 Explaining My Job in Crypto 8:23 Why Raoul Got Drunk on Live Streams 10:52 Why People Like Being Insulted 11:50 Self Custody with Trezor 12:44 True Wealth in Crypto 15:37 Finding the Best Risk Adjusted Bets 18:29 Mad Lads Saved Solana 19:56 How to Get Rich in Crypto Without Getting Lucky 22:55 Meme Coins & Fartcoin💨 25:13 Paranoid at All Times 29:14 Why Crypto Yield Is Risky 32:53 Leverage Always Breaks Crypto 35:29 70% in Sui 36:54 Why Sui is Raoul's Favorite Child 40:19 Managing Sui Positions 41:35 De-Risking: When to Take Profits 42:38 Building Wealth Beyond Crypto 44:21 Gambling House on Bitcoin 45:13 What is DeepBook Protocol on Sui? 46:22 Missing out on NFTs 54:45 Is Ethereum Cooked Forever? 1:00:27 Will AI Kill Crypto? 1:02:42 AI's Rise to Sentience 1:06:37 Humans vs. AI 1:09:26 Digital Immortality 1:12:06 Finding Happiness in Simple Things 1:14:33 Embracing Imperfection in Life 1:17:55 Why Kevin can't find a Girlfriend 1:19:58 Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone 1:21:09 Concluding Remarks Real Vision
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E120: Raoul Pal: Welcome to phase 2 of the Banana zone! 🍌🍌 In this 90-minute enlightening and hilarious conversation, Raoul Pal unpacks why everyone — and their mom — thought the bull market was dead and collectively lost it online… while he was sipping wine and dishing out insults from the sidelines on his live streams. This is Raoul’s first appearance on a podcast in over four months — in case there was any doubt, Banana Zone Phase 2 mode is ON! Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 2:02 Partnerships: Jupiter , Kast, SUI, 2:48 Crazy Bitcoin Returns 5:09 What is KAST (old) 6:52 Explaining My Job in Crypto 8:23 Why Raoul Got Drunk on Live Streams 10:52 Why People Like Being Insulted 11:50 Self Custody with Trezor 12:44 True Wealth in Crypto 15:37 Finding the Best Risk Adjusted Bets 18:29 Mad Lads Saved Solana 19:56 How to Get Rich in Crypto Without Getting Lucky 22:55 Meme Coins & Fartcoin💨 25:13 Paranoid at All Times 29:14 Why Crypto Yield Is Risky 32:53 Leverage Always Breaks Crypto 35:29 70% in Sui 36:54 Why Sui is Raoul's Favorite Child 40:19 Managing Sui Positions 41:35 De-Risking: When to Take Profits 42:38 Building Wealth Beyond Crypto 44:21 Gambling House on Bitcoin 45:13 What is DeepBook Protocol on Sui? 46:22 Missing out on NFTs 54:45 Is Ethereum Cooked Forever? 1:00:27 Will AI Kill Crypto? 1:02:42 AI's Rise to Sentience 1:06:37 Humans vs. AI 1:09:26 Digital Immortality 1:12:06 Finding Happiness in Simple Things 1:14:33 Embracing Imperfection in Life 1:17:55 Why Kevin can't find a Girlfriend 1:19:58 Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone 1:21:09 Concluding Remarks Real Vision

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E182: Jordi Visser - Why Aging is a disease, Why Bitcoin is a hedge against abundance and why you shouldn't buy a house! Jordi Visser spent three decades on Wall Street, from a Morgan Stanley trading desk to CIO at Weiss Multi-Strategy. These days he studies AI, macro, and longevity full time. We cover why he thinks aging is optional, why Bitcoin is the only asset he'd bet on for the next decade, and why money never actually made him happy. 00:00 Intro 02:10 Jordi's Weekend Recap 03:49 The Blueprint For Living To 100 04:31 Why Longevity Became An Obsession 05:44 What Kills A Healthy Habit 07:20 Supplements & Meds: Worth It? 09:51 Partnerships: Variational Bitwise 10:44 The First Step Into Longevity 12:17 Wealth's Hidden Effect On Longevity 14:03 Peptides & Hormones: Jordi's Take 17:47 What Is Heart-Rate Variability? 21:21 How To Track Your HRV 23:17 Average vs. Great HRV 25:12 Lessons From The Finance World 29:10 Learning What Money Really Means 31:58 Partnership: KAST 32:47 Why Make More Money At All 35:20 "AI Will Make Everything Abundant" 38:20 Does Abundance Mean Cheaper? 38:54 Why We'll Still Need Wealth 41:22 How Jordi Fell Into Bitcoin 47:44 Jordi's Bitcoin Thesis, Simplified 50:10 How Much Bitcoin Is In His Portfolio 50:48 Would Jordi Ever Sell? 51:52 Partnerships: Jupiter Ethena 52:38 How Big Can Bitcoin Get 54:00 On "Bitcoin Is Too Expensive" 55:28 Why A Crypto Channel, Not Just Bitcoin 56:25 Does Jordi Own Other Crypto 57:24 Other Scarce Assets He's Bought 58:41 Should 20-Somethings Buy A House 01:02:00 Routine vs. Unique 01:03:57 Why Allergies Aren't Real 01:07:02 Closing Thoughts
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E182: Jordi Visser - Why Aging is a disease, Why Bitcoin is a hedge against abundance and why you shouldn't buy a house! Jordi Visser spent three decades on Wall Street, from a Morgan Stanley trading desk to CIO at Weiss Multi-Strategy. These days he studies AI, macro, and longevity full time. We cover why he thinks aging is optional, why Bitcoin is the only asset he'd bet on for the next decade, and why money never actually made him happy. 00:00 Intro 02:10 Jordi's Weekend Recap 03:49 The Blueprint For Living To 100 04:31 Why Longevity Became An Obsession 05:44 What Kills A Healthy Habit 07:20 Supplements & Meds: Worth It? 09:51 Partnerships: Variational Bitwise 10:44 The First Step Into Longevity 12:17 Wealth's Hidden Effect On Longevity 14:03 Peptides & Hormones: Jordi's Take 17:47 What Is Heart-Rate Variability? 21:21 How To Track Your HRV 23:17 Average vs. Great HRV 25:12 Lessons From The Finance World 29:10 Learning What Money Really Means 31:58 Partnership: KAST 32:47 Why Make More Money At All 35:20 "AI Will Make Everything Abundant" 38:20 Does Abundance Mean Cheaper? 38:54 Why We'll Still Need Wealth 41:22 How Jordi Fell Into Bitcoin 47:44 Jordi's Bitcoin Thesis, Simplified 50:10 How Much Bitcoin Is In His Portfolio 50:48 Would Jordi Ever Sell? 51:52 Partnerships: Jupiter Ethena 52:38 How Big Can Bitcoin Get 54:00 On "Bitcoin Is Too Expensive" 55:28 Why A Crypto Channel, Not Just Bitcoin 56:25 Does Jordi Own Other Crypto 57:24 Other Scarce Assets He's Bought 58:41 Should 20-Somethings Buy A House 01:02:00 Routine vs. Unique 01:03:57 Why Allergies Aren't Real 01:07:02 Closing Thoughts

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E135: The $100T Finance Revolution - How Chainlink Is Bringing TradFi On-Chain Sergey Nazarov, co-founder and CEO of Chainlink, explains why crypto has hit a growth wall and how traditional finance holds the key to its explosive future. From powering 80% of DeFi to building bridges for Wall Street's trillions, Sergey reveals why banks aren't crypto's enemy… they're its savior. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:02 Partnerships: Jupiter, KAST (old), , Sui, Mantle, Forza! BTC 2:52 Why $4 Trillion is Coming to Crypto 3:07 Banks Will Save Crypto 3:52 Libertarian Bitcoin Beginnings 4:32 Choice vs Anti-Establishment 5:56 BlackRock Changed Everything 6:46 Institutions Want Bitcoin Higher 7:30 The Real Problem with Control 8:52 Connecting Valuable Systems 9:30 What is Chainlink Explained Simply 9:42 Self-custody with Trezor 10:35 Mathematical vs People Guarantees 11:31 The Wirecard Problem 13:25 Proof of Reserves Solution 17:30 Your Bitcoin Private Key Never Fails 19:44 Necessity is the Mother of Invention 20:14 From Bitcoin Rebel to Institution Builder 20:36 Immigrating from Russia with Nothing 22:06 Understanding How Capitalism Works 24:04 We Invented Oracle Networks 24:59 Seeing the Mathematical World 27:09 Chain Link Powered DeFi's Growth 28:03 Marcus Aurelius Philosophy 28:48 No One is Coming to Save You 29:15 What I Realized at Age 5 30:19 Why I Don't Care What People Think 31:40 Institutions Lack Competence 33:39 Bernie Madoff Exploited Holes 39:59 Every New Beginning Quote 41:40 How to Pivot vs Quit 47:55 Where Will Growth Come From 48:57 DeFi Explained to a Child 50:59 The Coming Instability 52:03 How Do You Define Truth 55:05 Cryptographically Defined Truth 58:14 Hyper Automation is Coming 1:00:16 AI Oracle Networks 1:07:38 Smart Contracts Explained Simply 1:09:00 What is an Oracle 1:09:40 What is Chainlink 1:11:04 Chainlink Started Eight Years Ago 1:11:20 You Can't Automate People 1:12:51 Information Asymmetries Problem 1:19:54 Launching 1000+ Oracle Networks 1:22:02 Our Biggest Problem Today 1:24:13 The Mastercard Partnership Explained 1:26:52 3.5 Billion Users Can Buy Tokens 1:28:02 The Chainlink Standard 1:32:08 DeFi and TradFi Same Standards 1:34:50 How Chainlink Takes Over TradFi 1:38:07 Chainlink Runtime Environment 1:42:48 The Chainlink Marines Community 1:44:56 Message to the Community 1:51:54 Crypto as Public Good 1:55:56 People Think I'm Satoshi Nakamoto 1:56:53 Why Satoshi Stays Anonymous 1:58:26 Thomas Edison Quote on Genius 2:01:11 Ideas Need Refinement 2:04:55 Why I Don't Tell People What I'm Doing 2:08:07 I Don't Optimize for Happiness 2:10:21 Growth Over Happiness Philosophy
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E135: The $100T Finance Revolution - How Chainlink Is Bringing TradFi On-Chain Sergey Nazarov, co-founder and CEO of Chainlink, explains why crypto has hit a growth wall and how traditional finance holds the key to its explosive future. From powering 80% of DeFi to building bridges for Wall Street's trillions, Sergey reveals why banks aren't crypto's enemy… they're its savior. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:02 Partnerships: Jupiter, KAST (old), , Sui, Mantle, Forza! BTC 2:52 Why $4 Trillion is Coming to Crypto 3:07 Banks Will Save Crypto 3:52 Libertarian Bitcoin Beginnings 4:32 Choice vs Anti-Establishment 5:56 BlackRock Changed Everything 6:46 Institutions Want Bitcoin Higher 7:30 The Real Problem with Control 8:52 Connecting Valuable Systems 9:30 What is Chainlink Explained Simply 9:42 Self-custody with Trezor 10:35 Mathematical vs People Guarantees 11:31 The Wirecard Problem 13:25 Proof of Reserves Solution 17:30 Your Bitcoin Private Key Never Fails 19:44 Necessity is the Mother of Invention 20:14 From Bitcoin Rebel to Institution Builder 20:36 Immigrating from Russia with Nothing 22:06 Understanding How Capitalism Works 24:04 We Invented Oracle Networks 24:59 Seeing the Mathematical World 27:09 Chain Link Powered DeFi's Growth 28:03 Marcus Aurelius Philosophy 28:48 No One is Coming to Save You 29:15 What I Realized at Age 5 30:19 Why I Don't Care What People Think 31:40 Institutions Lack Competence 33:39 Bernie Madoff Exploited Holes 39:59 Every New Beginning Quote 41:40 How to Pivot vs Quit 47:55 Where Will Growth Come From 48:57 DeFi Explained to a Child 50:59 The Coming Instability 52:03 How Do You Define Truth 55:05 Cryptographically Defined Truth 58:14 Hyper Automation is Coming 1:00:16 AI Oracle Networks 1:07:38 Smart Contracts Explained Simply 1:09:00 What is an Oracle 1:09:40 What is Chainlink 1:11:04 Chainlink Started Eight Years Ago 1:11:20 You Can't Automate People 1:12:51 Information Asymmetries Problem 1:19:54 Launching 1000+ Oracle Networks 1:22:02 Our Biggest Problem Today 1:24:13 The Mastercard Partnership Explained 1:26:52 3.5 Billion Users Can Buy Tokens 1:28:02 The Chainlink Standard 1:32:08 DeFi and TradFi Same Standards 1:34:50 How Chainlink Takes Over TradFi 1:38:07 Chainlink Runtime Environment 1:42:48 The Chainlink Marines Community 1:44:56 Message to the Community 1:51:54 Crypto as Public Good 1:55:56 People Think I'm Satoshi Nakamoto 1:56:53 Why Satoshi Stays Anonymous 1:58:26 Thomas Edison Quote on Genius 2:01:11 Ideas Need Refinement 2:04:55 Why I Don't Tell People What I'm Doing 2:08:07 I Don't Optimize for Happiness 2:10:21 Growth Over Happiness Philosophy

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INSIDE JUPITER: TRADING THE NEWS WITH PREDICTION MARKETS This episode with Julian breaks down why prediction markets are becoming a core primitive of Web4, how the Polymarket partnership fits the Jupiter full-stack vision, and why the future isn’t a separate product it’s prediction embedded everywhere. time stamps : 00:00 Intro Inside Jupiter HQ 00:18 Who's Julian and what's his role 00:44 What JuPredict actually is: “trading the news” 01:11 Polymarket × Jupiter 02:01 Why prediction markets are emerging 03:00 Markets vs commentators 04:24 Local & social prediction markets 05:15 On-chain transparency & global accessibility 06:27 Prediction markets in the Jupiter Web4 stack 07:48 The vision: predicting from any interface 09:28 Why people misread market prices 10:20 The real edge: studying trade flow before events 11:05 What prediction markets are best at predicting 11:40 Consistency & accuracy of the markets 12:10 Message to the community
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INSIDE JUPITER: TRADING THE NEWS WITH PREDICTION MARKETS This episode with Julian breaks down why prediction markets are becoming a core primitive of Web4, how the Polymarket partnership fits the Jupiter full-stack vision, and why the future isn’t a separate product it’s prediction embedded everywhere. time stamps : 00:00 Intro Inside Jupiter HQ 00:18 Who's Julian and what's his role 00:44 What JuPredict actually is: “trading the news” 01:11 Polymarket × Jupiter 02:01 Why prediction markets are emerging 03:00 Markets vs commentators 04:24 Local & social prediction markets 05:15 On-chain transparency & global accessibility 06:27 Prediction markets in the Jupiter Web4 stack 07:48 The vision: predicting from any interface 09:28 Why people misread market prices 10:20 The real edge: studying trade flow before events 11:05 What prediction markets are best at predicting 11:40 Consistency & accuracy of the markets 12:10 Message to the community

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INSIDE JUPITER: HOW THE DEV LAYER IS ACTUALLY BEING BUILT YY breaks down Ultra integrations, major partners adopting it, and how Jupiter is building out its developer platform time stamps : 00:00 Intro 00:36 Who’s YY 01:00 Which Jupiter product 01:15 From swaps to full stack 01:51 Why Ultra’s important for builders 02:23 End-to-end flow 02:43 Integrating Jupiter in under a week 03:05 Robinhood & Uniswap adopt Ultra 03:52 Non-technical → better UX 04:27 Support into better products 04:46 Jupiter’s internal feedback loop 05:44 The biggest mistake with dev APIs 07:20 Building a real developer platform 08:52 Jupiter team culture: filling gaps 11:43 Excited about: Developer platform 13:57 CatLumpurr a milestone moment
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INSIDE JUPITER: HOW THE DEV LAYER IS ACTUALLY BEING BUILT YY breaks down Ultra integrations, major partners adopting it, and how Jupiter is building out its developer platform time stamps : 00:00 Intro 00:36 Who’s YY 01:00 Which Jupiter product 01:15 From swaps to full stack 01:51 Why Ultra’s important for builders 02:23 End-to-end flow 02:43 Integrating Jupiter in under a week 03:05 Robinhood & Uniswap adopt Ultra 03:52 Non-technical → better UX 04:27 Support into better products 04:46 Jupiter’s internal feedback loop 05:44 The biggest mistake with dev APIs 07:20 Building a real developer platform 08:52 Jupiter team culture: filling gaps 11:43 Excited about: Developer platform 13:57 CatLumpurr a milestone moment

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E179: Mert Mumtaz - $SOL at $8. zcash:native at $18. The framework that caught both, and the next potential gem I sat down for the 3rd time with mert the CoFounder of Solana and the CEO of Zcash 🛡️ for a banger episode where we cut through the noise, understand the thesis for Solana and $SOL in 2026, why zcash:native is the last 100x in the large caps and why $NEAR might be the next $SOL at $8 and zcash:native at $18 Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 4:05 Dating On Zero Sleep: Mert's Relationship Secret 7:30 The X Growth Hack That 6x'd His Following 8:51 Partnerships: Piero Negrini @BitwiseInvest 9:44 $SOL Crashed To $8... Then Everything Changed 15:48 Solana's Secret Leadership Shakeup 18:22 The Two Laws That Future-Proof Solana 25:47 Why Solana Wins By Default 28:05 Why Traders Are Blind To Solana 30:38 Partnerships: KAST Trezor 31:43 One of Mert's Big Bets: Solana In 2026 36:42 How Solana Becomes The New Wall Street 42:45 The Countdown To Solana's Big Upgrade 44:23 Is Solana Actually Back? 47:31 Partnerships: Jupiter Ethena 48:14 The Zcash "Scandal" That Wasn't 55:39 AI Is Coming For DeFi's Bugs 59:24 zcash:native 's 20X Case or more, Explained 1:04:40 NEAR Protocol : The Dark Horse Mert Is Watching 1:09:32 Closing Thoughts
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E179: Mert Mumtaz - $SOL at $8. zcash:native at $18. The framework that caught both, and the next potential gem I sat down for the 3rd time with mert the CoFounder of Solana and the CEO of Zcash 🛡️ for a banger episode where we cut through the noise, understand the thesis for Solana and $SOL in 2026, why zcash:native is the last 100x in the large caps and why $NEAR might be the next $SOL at $8 and zcash:native at $18 Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 4:05 Dating On Zero Sleep: Mert's Relationship Secret 7:30 The X Growth Hack That 6x'd His Following 8:51 Partnerships: Piero Negrini @BitwiseInvest 9:44 $SOL Crashed To $8... Then Everything Changed 15:48 Solana's Secret Leadership Shakeup 18:22 The Two Laws That Future-Proof Solana 25:47 Why Solana Wins By Default 28:05 Why Traders Are Blind To Solana 30:38 Partnerships: KAST Trezor 31:43 One of Mert's Big Bets: Solana In 2026 36:42 How Solana Becomes The New Wall Street 42:45 The Countdown To Solana's Big Upgrade 44:23 Is Solana Actually Back? 47:31 Partnerships: Jupiter Ethena 48:14 The Zcash "Scandal" That Wasn't 55:39 AI Is Coming For DeFi's Bugs 59:24 zcash:native 's 20X Case or more, Explained 1:04:40 NEAR Protocol : The Dark Horse Mert Is Watching 1:09:32 Closing Thoughts

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