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How a Third-Party Zero-Day Let Hackers Drain $388 Million From Bitget "Permissionless doesn't mean neutral." 🛡️ Gracy Chen @Bitget told me that's the stance she wants from DeFi, after NEAR Intents helped freeze stolen Bitget funds and THORChain declined her request. 🎧 Timestamps: 🚨 01:50 How attackers used a... third-party zero-day to fake withdrawal commands ❄️ 07:15 Why Bitget switched wallets back on mid-attack to sweep funds to cold storage 💧 14:30 1inch Aqua: See how LPs back multiple positions with the same token balance at ⛓️ 15:37 Why the hackers were able to transact even after withdrawals were paused 🧊 19:04 How Tether, Circle, and NEAR Intents froze funds, and why recovery is harder 🕵️ 24:05 ZachXBT's shift on the Bitget hack and his earlier pump-and-dump claims 🛡️ 30:01 NEAR Intents vs. THORChain: does permissionless mean neutral? 💰 41:55 Why Bitget built its protection fund in 2022 and how it covered the loss 🎭 48:17 How scammers posed as an investment team to target Gracy after the hack 📈 01:01:32 A net ETH inflow after withdrawals reopened, and whether the IPO is still onshow more

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Matt Carano11 days ago

"Permissionless doesn't mean neutral" refutes itself. It's non-sensical and illiterate. Here let me help: Non-neutral means someone decides which transactions pass. Deciding which transactions pass is called permission. Is the actual demand: "DeFi should be permissioned"?

Pacino |⚡️.thor11 days ago

@GracyBitget @near_intents @bitget @THORChain Invite someone from @Thorchain onto your show so they can tell their side or shut the fuck up Cowardly hypocrite bitch Paid shill

Cryptrus11 days ago

@GracyBitget @near_intents @bitget @THORChain hey Laura why don't you talk directly with thorchain's cofounder ?

hooftly11 days ago

@GracyBitget @near_intents @bitget @THORChain Permissionless does not mean neutral. So ETH is not credibly neutral? What is this being pushed?

Autistic Bera11 days ago

@GracyBitget @near_intents @bitget @THORChain 1k views and 2 likes. LOL LMAO, even

Pineomics11 days ago

@GracyBitget @near_intents @bitget @THORChain "Permissionless doesn't mean neutral" assumes there is a someone who can say no.

Bruno11 days ago

@GracyBitget @near_intents @bitget @THORChain This is a question for prod. Why do the tickers on the low part pf the screen dont update? Like it says HYPE is trading at $18 and ZEC at 42$. This prices are like from 2025.

Laura Shin12 days ago

Your liquidity can do more than one job. So why force it into one pool? 🤔 1inch Aqua lets the same liquidity back multiple positions. Thanks to @1inch for supporting Unchained.

VotrSocial11 days ago

@GracyBitget @near_intents @bitget @THORChain It would be very important in the name of fair and balanced journalism to have a representative from the @THORChain project on your podcast.

alberdioni840610 days ago

@GracyBitget @near_intents @bitget @THORChain You are missing all the point: "Bitget CEO should be more concentrated in their own affairs not blaming this and that. That seems incompetent from her". The hack happened in her house so ALL THE blame should be on her and her team. If this continues, then something isn't right

GhostOfAnEgg〇 💪🇺🇦🇬🇪 | 💩🇷🇺10 days ago

@GracyBitget @near_intents @bitget @THORChain

Celes 🦋10 days ago

@GracyBitget @near_intents @bitget @THORChain permissionless vs neutral is the real debate

Jeff - Mine Labs 🌎☮️11 days ago

@GracyBitget @near_intents @bitget @THORChain Am I missing something here, but who even is this old lady spouting, pro censorship, CEX Simp content?? Never heard of her before in the real crypto space and doubt i will once this paid and promoted smear campaign has blown over again.

Tajwan Tamim11 days ago

@GracyBitget @near_intents @bitget @THORChain Permissionless doesn't mean neutral is spot on

Andrey Sergeenkov10 days ago

@GracyBitget @near_intents @bitget @THORChain I measured $573,226 in THORChain liquidity fees from tracked swaps. Seven affiliates received another $259,718 and have additional financial links to the hackers' wallets.

Andy the Jet11 days ago

@GracyBitget @near_intents @bitget @THORChain security needs constant evolution in DeFi

8 days ago

@GracyBitget @near_intents @bitget @THORChain Not a serious reporter, just a people pleaser. Terrible job, should've been more inquisitive towards someone who just lost her customer's funds instead of letting them spread misinformation blaming others.

Kimi11 days ago

@GracyBitget @near_intents @bitget @THORChain THORChain said no when NEAR Intents helped freeze funds wild

blockomoco11 days ago

@GracyBitget @near_intents @bitget @THORChain pretty calm and composed for someone in her situation legit respect

Yueke11 days ago

@GracyBitget @near_intents @bitget @THORChain That 19:04 segment on how they froze the funds is wild — a $388M drain getting clawed back through NEAR Intents while THORChain said no is a story DeFi twitter will argue about for years.

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54,953 views • 6 months ago

How NEAR Intents are Solving Crypto's Biggest Problems | Free the Money Ep. 36 Alex Shevchenko is the Co-founder and CEO of Aurora Labs and Defuse Labs, the team behind NEAR Intents, the universal liquidity protocol for on-chain markets and tokenized assets. With a PhD in Applied Physics, Alex Shevchenko 🇺🇦 has been building blockchain infrastructure since 2015 and helped launch Rainbow Bridge, Aurora, and NEAR Intents. Today, NEAR Intents’ infrastructure handles the majority of cross-chain trading volume outside same-asset transfers. •Why blockchain fragmentation is crypto's biggest obstacle to mainstream adoption •How NEAR Intents creates a universal liquidity layer across blockchains •What a fully agentic economy actually looks like and why AI agents will need their own financial infrastructure •Why open AI models are catching up to Big Tech and why personal AI could become the future •Why nearly $16 trillion in real-world assets (RWAs) could be tokenized by 2030 and why interoperability will be critical •How NEAR's ~$79 million in daily volume generates an average of ~$158,000 in daily $NEAR buybacks •Near's Confidential Intents: private cross-chain trading using a private shard and trusted execution environments (TEEs) •Why the CLARITY Act could accelerate institutional adoption and bring new capital into crypto •Why $470 billion worth of Bitcoin is exposed to quantum attacks and how NEAR Protocol is preparing with post-quantum cryptography Remember to subscribe and hit the bell "🔔" icon to get notifications. Check out my favorite privacy coin, Zano and follow Zano for updates. You can buy Zano seamlessly on MEXC using a VPN, or browse the full list of exchanges where Zano is available here: You can also find educational content, tutorials, and interviews on the official Zano YouTube Channel: 0:00 Alex's Journey from Applied Physics 2:25 The Origin Story Behind NEAR Intents & Cross-Chain Infrastructure 4:14 Blockchain Fragmentation: Liquidity, Markets & Why Crypto Still Feels Broken 8:59 How NEAR Intents Work Under the Hood (Chain Signatures, Settlement & Self-Custody) 12:52 Building the Financial Backbone of the Agentic Economy (MPP, AI & NEAR's Vision) 16:58 When Will the Agentic Economy Arrive? Alex's Prediction 18:16 Distillation & Open vs Closed AI Models 24:32 NEAR AI: Private Inference & Running AI Without Giving Up Your Data 25:31 $80M Daily Volume, $NEAR Buybacks & Tokenomics 29:41 Why RWAs Need NEAR Intents 33:37 The Agentic Economy Explained: Cross-Agent Interactions 37:17 AI Will Disrupt Subscription Models: The Case for Agentic Micropayments 40:00 Why Privacy Matters: Zano 42:02 Confidential Intents Explained 47:53 Why the CLARITY Act Could Unlock Institutional Capital for Crypto 51:29 Quantum Computing Threats & How NEAR Is Preparing with Post-Quantum Cryptography NEAR Protocol NEAR AI NEAR Mobile | Wallet & DEX

How NEAR Intents are Solving Crypto's Biggest Problems | Free the Money Ep. 36 Alex Shevchenko is the Co-founder and CEO of Aurora Labs and Defuse Labs, the team behind NEAR Intents, the universal liquidity protocol for on-chain markets and tokenized assets. With a PhD in Applied Physics, Alex Shevchenko 🇺🇦 has been building blockchain infrastructure since 2015 and helped launch Rainbow Bridge, Aurora, and NEAR Intents. Today, NEAR Intents’ infrastructure handles the majority of cross-chain trading volume outside same-asset transfers. •Why blockchain fragmentation is crypto's biggest obstacle to mainstream adoption •How NEAR Intents creates a universal liquidity layer across blockchains •What a fully agentic economy actually looks like and why AI agents will need their own financial infrastructure •Why open AI models are catching up to Big Tech and why personal AI could become the future •Why nearly $16 trillion in real-world assets (RWAs) could be tokenized by 2030 and why interoperability will be critical •How NEAR's ~$79 million in daily volume generates an average of ~$158,000 in daily $NEAR buybacks •Near's Confidential Intents: private cross-chain trading using a private shard and trusted execution environments (TEEs) •Why the CLARITY Act could accelerate institutional adoption and bring new capital into crypto •Why $470 billion worth of Bitcoin is exposed to quantum attacks and how NEAR Protocol is preparing with post-quantum cryptography Remember to subscribe and hit the bell "🔔" icon to get notifications. Check out my favorite privacy coin, Zano and follow Zano for updates. You can buy Zano seamlessly on MEXC using a VPN, or browse the full list of exchanges where Zano is available here: You can also find educational content, tutorials, and interviews on the official Zano YouTube Channel: 0:00 Alex's Journey from Applied Physics 2:25 The Origin Story Behind NEAR Intents & Cross-Chain Infrastructure 4:14 Blockchain Fragmentation: Liquidity, Markets & Why Crypto Still Feels Broken 8:59 How NEAR Intents Work Under the Hood (Chain Signatures, Settlement & Self-Custody) 12:52 Building the Financial Backbone of the Agentic Economy (MPP, AI & NEAR's Vision) 16:58 When Will the Agentic Economy Arrive? Alex's Prediction 18:16 Distillation & Open vs Closed AI Models 24:32 NEAR AI: Private Inference & Running AI Without Giving Up Your Data 25:31 $80M Daily Volume, $NEAR Buybacks & Tokenomics 29:41 Why RWAs Need NEAR Intents 33:37 The Agentic Economy Explained: Cross-Agent Interactions 37:17 AI Will Disrupt Subscription Models: The Case for Agentic Micropayments 40:00 Why Privacy Matters: Zano 42:02 Confidential Intents Explained 47:53 Why the CLARITY Act Could Unlock Institutional Capital for Crypto 51:29 Quantum Computing Threats & How NEAR Is Preparing with Post-Quantum Cryptography NEAR Protocol NEAR AI NEAR Mobile | Wallet & DEX

Bri Teresi

180,296 views • 2 months ago

Inside Nemotron and NVIDIA's AI lab: my conversation with Bryan Catanzaro (Bryan Catanzaro). NVIDIA is a chip company. So why does it put hundreds of researchers on building AI models - and then give them away for free? We go deep into the Nemotron models, what it takes to build a top AI lab, and the future of frontier AI. 01:33 - Is open source AI catching the frontier? 05:29 - Do closed labs blocking distillation slow open source down? 07:42 - Is the US falling behind China? 10:30 - Why companies actually choose open models 12:39 - A "crazy" 2008 bet: machine learning on GPUs 15:33 - Working with Andrew Ng and Dario Amodei at Baidu 17:41 - Coming back to NVIDIA: DLSS and the birth of Megatron 21:55 - The real reason NVIDIA builds its own models 24:28 - Is Moore's Law really dead? 33:37 - The Nemotron family: Nano, Super, Ultra 35:09 - Built for agents: why NVIDIA bets on speed 36:02 - How you train a 550B model in 4 bits 39:25 - Hybrid Mamba-Transformer, explained simply 42:31 - Mixture of experts, and why NVIDIA built NVL72 around it 47:26 - Why a 1-million-token context window matters 49:26 - Multi-token prediction: how the model predicts 5 tokens at once 52:47 - Multi-teacher distillation: teaching one model from many 58:01 - Where reinforcement learning goes next 01:00:16 - Inside NVIDIA's research org: "the mission is the boss" 01:04:03 - How NVIDIA decides who gets the GPUs 01:10:53 - Why NVIDIA still feels entrepreneurial after 33 years 01:12:58 - Why Bryan doesn't believe in the singularity 01:17:50 - The AI backlash 01:19:18 - The controversial case: open AI is safer than closed

Inside Nemotron and NVIDIA's AI lab: my conversation with Bryan Catanzaro (Bryan Catanzaro). NVIDIA is a chip company. So why does it put hundreds of researchers on building AI models - and then give them away for free? We go deep into the Nemotron models, what it takes to build a top AI lab, and the future of frontier AI. 01:33 - Is open source AI catching the frontier? 05:29 - Do closed labs blocking distillation slow open source down? 07:42 - Is the US falling behind China? 10:30 - Why companies actually choose open models 12:39 - A "crazy" 2008 bet: machine learning on GPUs 15:33 - Working with Andrew Ng and Dario Amodei at Baidu 17:41 - Coming back to NVIDIA: DLSS and the birth of Megatron 21:55 - The real reason NVIDIA builds its own models 24:28 - Is Moore's Law really dead? 33:37 - The Nemotron family: Nano, Super, Ultra 35:09 - Built for agents: why NVIDIA bets on speed 36:02 - How you train a 550B model in 4 bits 39:25 - Hybrid Mamba-Transformer, explained simply 42:31 - Mixture of experts, and why NVIDIA built NVL72 around it 47:26 - Why a 1-million-token context window matters 49:26 - Multi-token prediction: how the model predicts 5 tokens at once 52:47 - Multi-teacher distillation: teaching one model from many 58:01 - Where reinforcement learning goes next 01:00:16 - Inside NVIDIA's research org: "the mission is the boss" 01:04:03 - How NVIDIA decides who gets the GPUs 01:10:53 - Why NVIDIA still feels entrepreneurial after 33 years 01:12:58 - Why Bryan doesn't believe in the singularity 01:17:50 - The AI backlash 01:19:18 - The controversial case: open AI is safer than closed

Matt Turck

56,954 views • 3 months ago

Grant Sanderson, (Grant Sanderson) created one of the most beloved math channels on the internet. Grant is a Stanford math grad, Khan Academy alum, and self-taught animator who built his own open-source visualization engine from scratch. From students learning linear algebra for the first time, to researchers, to millions of curious people on the internet, Grant Sanderson makes math feel beautiful. Topics we cover - How Grant wrote the "best wedding speech anyone's ever heard" with 24 hours notice - Why he's never felt the burnout other creators describe after 10+ years His take on the algorithm - The real problem with modern education - Being a source vs. being a relay and original thinking - Why he's now building a team and rethinking sponsorships - and much more! Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:05 How to Write a Wedding Speech 07:04 Use Pauses Like a Pro 11:39 Going Full Time on YouTube 17:27 Why I Left Academia 20:51 Explain It vs. Discover It 27:53 Be a Source, Not a Relay 39:00 The Analytics Dopamine Trap 43:23 Your Algorithm = Your Audience 47:36 Fun Work vs. Strategic Work 52:12 Mental Hygiene for Creators 54:15 Write to Think, Not to Publish 56:49 How My Team Changed Everything 01:01:36 New Ways I'm Making Money 01:06:05 The Loneliness of Solo Creating 01:09:37 How Ego Shapes Your Topics 01:11:31 The Beauty of High Dimensions 01:17:36 Pretty Videos vs. Clear Videos 01:23:14 Will LLMs Kill Motivation to Learn? 01:29:32 Don't Niche Down Too Early 01:34:37 Happiness vs. Fulfillment 01:38:01 Growth vs. Serving Your Audience 01:48:37 Teaching Empathy to Kids 01:51:48 Lightning Round I hope you enjoy this one!! Grant Sanderson (Grant Sanderson): The High Cost of Being a Second-Hand Thinker is below and on all the major platforms.

Grant Sanderson, (Grant Sanderson) created one of the most beloved math channels on the internet. Grant is a Stanford math grad, Khan Academy alum, and self-taught animator who built his own open-source visualization engine from scratch. From students learning linear algebra for the first time, to researchers, to millions of curious people on the internet, Grant Sanderson makes math feel beautiful. Topics we cover - How Grant wrote the "best wedding speech anyone's ever heard" with 24 hours notice - Why he's never felt the burnout other creators describe after 10+ years His take on the algorithm - The real problem with modern education - Being a source vs. being a relay and original thinking - Why he's now building a team and rethinking sponsorships - and much more! Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:05 How to Write a Wedding Speech 07:04 Use Pauses Like a Pro 11:39 Going Full Time on YouTube 17:27 Why I Left Academia 20:51 Explain It vs. Discover It 27:53 Be a Source, Not a Relay 39:00 The Analytics Dopamine Trap 43:23 Your Algorithm = Your Audience 47:36 Fun Work vs. Strategic Work 52:12 Mental Hygiene for Creators 54:15 Write to Think, Not to Publish 56:49 How My Team Changed Everything 01:01:36 New Ways I'm Making Money 01:06:05 The Loneliness of Solo Creating 01:09:37 How Ego Shapes Your Topics 01:11:31 The Beauty of High Dimensions 01:17:36 Pretty Videos vs. Clear Videos 01:23:14 Will LLMs Kill Motivation to Learn? 01:29:32 Don't Niche Down Too Early 01:34:37 Happiness vs. Fulfillment 01:38:01 Growth vs. Serving Your Audience 01:48:37 Teaching Empathy to Kids 01:51:48 Lightning Round I hope you enjoy this one!! Grant Sanderson (Grant Sanderson): The High Cost of Being a Second-Hand Thinker is below and on all the major platforms.

luba yudasina

152,282 views • 5 months ago

How Coinbase Might Bring 1 Billion People Onchain Using Its Smart Wallet On Unchained, LukeYoungblood.eth 🛡️ talks about the 🔥 new Coinbase smart wallet: 🛠️ How smart wallets differ from traditional wallets 💸 How Coinbase 🛡️ is subsidizing gas fees to onboard users 🌍 Why Moonwell focuses on emerging markets 👀 Coinbase’s Magic Spend feature for seamless transactions Timestamps: 01:40 How smart wallets differ from traditional wallets and embedded wallets 04:06 Why Luke is excited to be working with Coinbase smart wallet 06:33 What happens if the user loses the device linked to their smart wallet 08:12 How hard it would be for a hacker to try to get access to the assets in this smart wallet 09:36 How Coinbase is initially paying for user gas fees on dapps like Moonwell and other launch partners 12:02 How Coinbase’s Magic Stand feature enables users to transact onchain straight from their Coinbase accounts 14:24 How Coinbase might keep paying gas fees for some dapps even after the initial launch period 16:38 Why the smart wallet is also accessible via the web, and not just through an app 19:50 Why Moonwell has focused on lending and borrowing 18:03 Why Moonwell chose to build on Base as opposed to, say, Solana 21:24 Moonwell’s plans to grow 23:00 How having access to Coinbase’s user base changes Moonwell’s strategy for attracting users

How Coinbase Might Bring 1 Billion People Onchain Using Its Smart Wallet On Unchained, LukeYoungblood.eth 🛡️ talks about the 🔥 new Coinbase smart wallet: 🛠️ How smart wallets differ from traditional wallets 💸 How Coinbase 🛡️ is subsidizing gas fees to onboard users 🌍 Why Moonwell focuses on emerging markets 👀 Coinbase’s Magic Spend feature for seamless transactions Timestamps: 01:40 How smart wallets differ from traditional wallets and embedded wallets 04:06 Why Luke is excited to be working with Coinbase smart wallet 06:33 What happens if the user loses the device linked to their smart wallet 08:12 How hard it would be for a hacker to try to get access to the assets in this smart wallet 09:36 How Coinbase is initially paying for user gas fees on dapps like Moonwell and other launch partners 12:02 How Coinbase’s Magic Stand feature enables users to transact onchain straight from their Coinbase accounts 14:24 How Coinbase might keep paying gas fees for some dapps even after the initial launch period 16:38 Why the smart wallet is also accessible via the web, and not just through an app 19:50 Why Moonwell has focused on lending and borrowing 18:03 Why Moonwell chose to build on Base as opposed to, say, Solana 21:24 Moonwell’s plans to grow 23:00 How having access to Coinbase’s user base changes Moonwell’s strategy for attracting users

Laura Shin

75,694 views • 2 years ago

Is Hunter Biden's $LAPTOP Coin a Scam? He Says the Wallets Prove It Isn't Hunter Biden says a market maker put about $5,000 of liquidity behind his $LAPTOP token at launch, so a $6 buy moved the market cap 5%. I asked Hunter Biden about that first minute, the critics calling it a scam, and why he thinks most Democrats misread crypto. 🎧 Timestamps: 🎨 01:26 How a blockchain-related initiative at the UN World Food Programme led Hunter to crypto 🏛️ 07:34 Why Hunter says most Democrats only know crypto through Trump's 'grift' 💧 12:47 1inch Aqua: See how LPs back multiple positions with one balance at 💻 13:46 Why Hunter launched $LAPTOP and what he says went wrong at its debut 🔍 21:14 Hunter answers critics who call $LAPTOP the scam he accuses Trump of 🎲 23:52 How $LAPTOP's built-in prediction market burns tokens or funds charity ⚖️ 33:35 Hunter's case against World Liberty Financial and the Trump family business 🗳️ 46:47 Can Democrats revive the Clarity Act if they take back Congress? 🏦 50:01 Why Hunter can't understand Elizabeth Warren siding with the banks

Is Hunter Biden's $LAPTOP Coin a Scam? He Says the Wallets Prove It Isn't Hunter Biden says a market maker put about $5,000 of liquidity behind his $LAPTOP token at launch, so a $6 buy moved the market cap 5%. I asked Hunter Biden about that first minute, the critics calling it a scam, and why he thinks most Democrats misread crypto. 🎧 Timestamps: 🎨 01:26 How a blockchain-related initiative at the UN World Food Programme led Hunter to crypto 🏛️ 07:34 Why Hunter says most Democrats only know crypto through Trump's 'grift' 💧 12:47 1inch Aqua: See how LPs back multiple positions with one balance at 💻 13:46 Why Hunter launched $LAPTOP and what he says went wrong at its debut 🔍 21:14 Hunter answers critics who call $LAPTOP the scam he accuses Trump of 🎲 23:52 How $LAPTOP's built-in prediction market burns tokens or funds charity ⚖️ 33:35 Hunter's case against World Liberty Financial and the Trump family business 🗳️ 46:47 Can Democrats revive the Clarity Act if they take back Congress? 🏦 50:01 Why Hunter can't understand Elizabeth Warren siding with the banks

Laura Shin

36,750 views • 10 days ago

Robinhood is integrating DeFi rails behind the scenes. Institutional DeFi is hitting record adoption despite weak retail sentiment. Sid Powell explains how Maple Finance reached nearly $2 billion in active loans during a bear market, and how neobanks and traditional asset managers are driving global adoption. FT John Gillen - WartimeEthereum.eth Sid Powell 🥞 Tune in to know more ⏱TIME POINTS⏱ 00:00 - Intro 01:28 - Institutional Bull Market vs Retail Bear Market 04:26 - Record Loan Growth And On-Chain Yield Demand 06:48 - How Maple Finance Is Different From Aave And Morpho 09:35 - Co-opetition: Maple Vs The DeFi Ecosystem 12:02 - Maple's Robinhood Chain Partnership 14:50 - The Focus On Growing On-Chain Capital Markets 17:45 - The DeFi Mullet Framework: What's Next? 20:18 - Sponsor: Securitize 20:56 - Sponsor: Bitget 21:28 - How Protocol Revenue Flows To The SYRUP Token 24:37 - New Tokenomics: Rules-Based Buyback Program 28:11 - What Happens To SYRUP Tokens After The Buyback? 30:01 - Maple's Alignment With The SYRUP Token 33:31 - Long-Term Value Drivers For On-Chain Asset Management 36:53 - Crypto Industry Outlook For H2 2026

Robinhood is integrating DeFi rails behind the scenes. Institutional DeFi is hitting record adoption despite weak retail sentiment. Sid Powell explains how Maple Finance reached nearly $2 billion in active loans during a bear market, and how neobanks and traditional asset managers are driving global adoption. FT John Gillen - WartimeEthereum.eth Sid Powell 🥞 Tune in to know more ⏱TIME POINTS⏱ 00:00 - Intro 01:28 - Institutional Bull Market vs Retail Bear Market 04:26 - Record Loan Growth And On-Chain Yield Demand 06:48 - How Maple Finance Is Different From Aave And Morpho 09:35 - Co-opetition: Maple Vs The DeFi Ecosystem 12:02 - Maple's Robinhood Chain Partnership 14:50 - The Focus On Growing On-Chain Capital Markets 17:45 - The DeFi Mullet Framework: What's Next? 20:18 - Sponsor: Securitize 20:56 - Sponsor: Bitget 21:28 - How Protocol Revenue Flows To The SYRUP Token 24:37 - New Tokenomics: Rules-Based Buyback Program 28:11 - What Happens To SYRUP Tokens After The Buyback? 30:01 - Maple's Alignment With The SYRUP Token 33:31 - Long-Term Value Drivers For On-Chain Asset Management 36:53 - Crypto Industry Outlook For H2 2026

Milk Road Crypto

12,855 views • 2 months ago

In one of my favourite Cheeky Pint episodes to date, Brian Armstrong brings us behind the scenes at Coinbase 🛡️: their battles against North Korean hackers, war stories from breakneck early scaling, confronting people who won’t use AI to code, Coinbase becoming people’s primary financial account, and how banks are now embracing crypto. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube for future Cheeky Pint episodes. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:14 How Coinbase won the exchange market 06:22 Losing money on every bitcoin purchase 10:54 North Korean hackers 14:54 The Everything Exchange 17:39 Crypto will be bigger than gold 19:22 Stablecoin adoption 23:28 Jamie Dimon and big banks on crypto 26:44 Coinbase as your primary financial account 27:53 Neobanks 29:41 Bitcoin going to $1 million 33:16 Crypto in an investment portfolio 34:43 GENIUS Act 37:10 Electing a pro-crypto Congress 45:24 Reforming accredited investor rules 48:33 Squashing scams 50:11 Bitcoin preserving the American experiment 57:09 Balaji Srinivasan 01:01:05 The mission-first company announcement 01:05:50 How does Coinbase focus? 01:07:44 Venture bets and Brian vetoing USDC 01:12:02 Brian’s AI coding mandate 01:15:13 Advice for Stripe

In one of my favourite Cheeky Pint episodes to date, Brian Armstrong brings us behind the scenes at Coinbase 🛡️: their battles against North Korean hackers, war stories from breakneck early scaling, confronting people who won’t use AI to code, Coinbase becoming people’s primary financial account, and how banks are now embracing crypto. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube for future Cheeky Pint episodes. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:14 How Coinbase won the exchange market 06:22 Losing money on every bitcoin purchase 10:54 North Korean hackers 14:54 The Everything Exchange 17:39 Crypto will be bigger than gold 19:22 Stablecoin adoption 23:28 Jamie Dimon and big banks on crypto 26:44 Coinbase as your primary financial account 27:53 Neobanks 29:41 Bitcoin going to $1 million 33:16 Crypto in an investment portfolio 34:43 GENIUS Act 37:10 Electing a pro-crypto Congress 45:24 Reforming accredited investor rules 48:33 Squashing scams 50:11 Bitcoin preserving the American experiment 57:09 Balaji Srinivasan 01:01:05 The mission-first company announcement 01:05:50 How does Coinbase focus? 01:07:44 Venture bets and Brian vetoing USDC 01:12:02 Brian’s AI coding mandate 01:15:13 Advice for Stripe

John Collison

241,703 views • 1 year ago

Can Yield Buy Loyalty? Ethena Bets Neobank Users Won't Leave Why would a protocol behind one of DeFi's most successful stablecoins build a neobank that hides the fact you're using crypto? I put that to G | Ethena days after Ethena Pay's launch. 🏦 His answer: yield beats loyalty, and Ethena already owns the engine that produces it. Timestamps: 🏦 01:25 Why Guy built a neobank after DeFi's TVL never beat its 2021 peak 🥊 07:16 Why Guy doesn't see Tether-backed Plasma as a competitor 🕵️ 17:57 How Ethena Pay hides self-custody from users who don't know it 🌍 19:10 The nearly 50-country rollout and Ethena's slow, controlled go-to-market 📣 22:30 1inch Aqua: See how the shared liquidity platform lets LPs back multiple positions with one wallet balance at ⛰️ 23:18 Why Ethena Pay chose Avalanche, not Ethereum, for settlement 🏛️ 29:20 How USDe's backing shifted from basis trades to AAA-rated RWA lending 🔓 33:00 What the Revolut KYC breach means for Ethena Pay's own compliance risk 💳 39:55 Why card spend, not USDe's yield, is the metric Guy actually chases 🚀 47:50 The 7-figure deposits that surprised Guy in Ethena Pay's first two weeks

Can Yield Buy Loyalty? Ethena Bets Neobank Users Won't Leave Why would a protocol behind one of DeFi's most successful stablecoins build a neobank that hides the fact you're using crypto? I put that to G | Ethena days after Ethena Pay's launch. 🏦 His answer: yield beats loyalty, and Ethena already owns the engine that produces it. Timestamps: 🏦 01:25 Why Guy built a neobank after DeFi's TVL never beat its 2021 peak 🥊 07:16 Why Guy doesn't see Tether-backed Plasma as a competitor 🕵️ 17:57 How Ethena Pay hides self-custody from users who don't know it 🌍 19:10 The nearly 50-country rollout and Ethena's slow, controlled go-to-market 📣 22:30 1inch Aqua: See how the shared liquidity platform lets LPs back multiple positions with one wallet balance at ⛰️ 23:18 Why Ethena Pay chose Avalanche, not Ethereum, for settlement 🏛️ 29:20 How USDe's backing shifted from basis trades to AAA-rated RWA lending 🔓 33:00 What the Revolut KYC breach means for Ethena Pay's own compliance risk 💳 39:55 Why card spend, not USDe's yield, is the metric Guy actually chases 🚀 47:50 The 7-figure deposits that surprised Guy in Ethena Pay's first two weeks

Laura Shin

14,110 views • 26 days ago

My Divot interview with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Apostle Neil L. Andersen. We talk about how to build a life of faith, what happens after death, dangers of ego, strength of humility, good vs evil, how he was called as an Apostle, feeling forgiveness, and being my dad. Timestamps: 01:14 — The Burden Everyone Carries in Life 02:23 — The Real Game of Life: Good vs Evil 08:23 — Growing Up on a Farm 09:31 — The Experience That Expanded His World 11:21 — From Self to Service 12:40 — Why Helping Others Creates Meaning 16:48 — Faith Is a Muscle 23:41 — How to Rebuild Faith When You’ve Lost It 27:19 — Why Humility Is the Source of Real Strength 30:22 — Speaking About Faith in a Modern World 32:54 — What Happens After Death 40:01 — The Danger of Ego and Recognition 45:08 — The Call That Changed His Life 53:04 — Becoming an Apostle 57:13 — His Core Responsibility 01:03:20 — The Hardest Part: Helping People in Pain 01:14:00 — Forgiveness: Why You’re Never Too Far Gone 01:18:13 — The One Idea He Would Teach the World 01:19:08 — How He Measures a Good Life Hashtags: #faith #faithjourney #forgiveness #purpose #meaningoflife #lifelessons #personalgrowth #selfimprovement #mindset #humility #service #familyvalues #fatherandson #spiritualgrowth #resilience #leadership #divotpodcast

My Divot interview with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Apostle Neil L. Andersen. We talk about how to build a life of faith, what happens after death, dangers of ego, strength of humility, good vs evil, how he was called as an Apostle, feeling forgiveness, and being my dad. Timestamps: 01:14 — The Burden Everyone Carries in Life 02:23 — The Real Game of Life: Good vs Evil 08:23 — Growing Up on a Farm 09:31 — The Experience That Expanded His World 11:21 — From Self to Service 12:40 — Why Helping Others Creates Meaning 16:48 — Faith Is a Muscle 23:41 — How to Rebuild Faith When You’ve Lost It 27:19 — Why Humility Is the Source of Real Strength 30:22 — Speaking About Faith in a Modern World 32:54 — What Happens After Death 40:01 — The Danger of Ego and Recognition 45:08 — The Call That Changed His Life 53:04 — Becoming an Apostle 57:13 — His Core Responsibility 01:03:20 — The Hardest Part: Helping People in Pain 01:14:00 — Forgiveness: Why You’re Never Too Far Gone 01:18:13 — The One Idea He Would Teach the World 01:19:08 — How He Measures a Good Life Hashtags: #faith #faithjourney #forgiveness #purpose #meaningoflife #lifelessons #personalgrowth #selfimprovement #mindset #humility #service #familyvalues #fatherandson #spiritualgrowth #resilience #leadership #divotpodcast

Derek Andersen

126,114 views • 5 months ago

$🚨🇧🇾EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: PUTIN’S #1 ALLY REVEALS ALL! In a world first, Belarus’ President Lukashenko talks about what REALLY led to the war, his private discussions with Putin, how close we got to a nuclear war, and major new revelations on how he stopped a Russian coup! This interview breaks all the rules, and Europe’s longest-serving ruler speaks out. This video has an English voice-over, and below it in a comment is the original video with subtitles. Enjoy this unfiltered, unedited, no-holds-barred discussion. 03:24 – No Turning Back: “You don’t need to come back, you need to move forward.” 06:25 – Can Trump Stop the War? Lukashenko says Trump is the only leader pushing for peace. 08:55 – The Secret Calls Before the Invasion: What Putin and Zelensky told him before war broke out. 11:00 – The Peace Deal That Could Have Ended It: “The West pushed Ukraine to fight.” 21:30 – Boris Johnson BLOCKED Ukraine Peace Talks: “Johnson banned Zelensky from making peace.” 39:20 – How the US Pushed Russia & China Together: Sanctions backfired, forcing Russia closer to Beijing. 54:00 – The mineral deal between the U.S. and Ukraine—what does Putin think of it? 58:00 – EU’s aggressive stance in peace discussions and the U.S. involvement in Ukraine 01:01:00 – Wagner Mutiny: How Lukashenko Stopped a Coup 01:06:50 – How Close Were We to Nuclear War? “Putin never wanted it. The West did.” 01:10:30 – China’s Endgame: Xi Jinping’s quiet strategy and why China avoids escalation. 01:14:15 – NATO’s Future: Lukashenko on why the US-EU alliance is fracturing. 01:17:51 – What If Biden Was Still President? “The war would have continued endlessly.” 01:20:29 – Lukashenko’s Message to Americans and Europeans I want to give a special thanks to Belarus MFA 🇧🇾 for coordinating this interview.$

🚨🇧🇾EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: PUTIN’S #1 ALLY REVEALS ALL! In a world first, Belarus’ President Lukashenko talks about what REALLY led to the war, his private discussions with Putin, how close we got to a nuclear war, and major new revelations on how he stopped a Russian coup! This interview breaks all the rules, and Europe’s longest-serving ruler speaks out. This video has an English voice-over, and below it in a comment is the original video with subtitles. Enjoy this unfiltered, unedited, no-holds-barred discussion. 03:24 – No Turning Back: “You don’t need to come back, you need to move forward.” 06:25 – Can Trump Stop the War? Lukashenko says Trump is the only leader pushing for peace. 08:55 – The Secret Calls Before the Invasion: What Putin and Zelensky told him before war broke out. 11:00 – The Peace Deal That Could Have Ended It: “The West pushed Ukraine to fight.” 21:30 – Boris Johnson BLOCKED Ukraine Peace Talks: “Johnson banned Zelensky from making peace.” 39:20 – How the US Pushed Russia & China Together: Sanctions backfired, forcing Russia closer to Beijing. 54:00 – The mineral deal between the U.S. and Ukraine—what does Putin think of it? 58:00 – EU’s aggressive stance in peace discussions and the U.S. involvement in Ukraine 01:01:00 – Wagner Mutiny: How Lukashenko Stopped a Coup 01:06:50 – How Close Were We to Nuclear War? “Putin never wanted it. The West did.” 01:10:30 – China’s Endgame: Xi Jinping’s quiet strategy and why China avoids escalation. 01:14:15 – NATO’s Future: Lukashenko on why the US-EU alliance is fracturing. 01:17:51 – What If Biden Was Still President? “The war would have continued endlessly.” 01:20:29 – Lukashenko’s Message to Americans and Europeans I want to give a special thanks to Belarus MFA 🇧🇾 for coordinating this interview.

Mario Nawfal

6,888,673 views • 1 year ago

E180: KAST Founder: Most crypto neobanks will be gone in 12 months raagulanpathy is the founder and CEO of KAST , a global stablecoin neobank, and a former Circle exec. He raised $80 million at a $600 million valuation on the thesis that the real prize isn't the stablecoin - it's the bank you build on top of it. We get into the money, the grind, and the token decision that pissed a chunk of his community off. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 01:58 How Raagulan Decides What Gets Done At KAST 04:35 The Chaos KAST Employees Deal With Daily 05:38 Raagulan's Hiring Philosophy At KAST 07:02 Why Firing Is Harder Than Hiring 08:35 The One Error That Could Kill KAST 09:52 How Raagulan Convinces Stablecoin Skeptics 10:46 What Outsiders Miss About The Payment Industry 12:06 Why KAST Needs So Many Different Departments 18:32 Partnerships: Variational & Bitwise 19:24 Raagulan's Real Take On Fees 21:55 KAST's Best Type Of Customer 23:53 The Thing Raagulan Can't Say Publicly 26:54 Founders Can't Chase All These Three Things At Once 29:04 Raagulan's Experience With GLP-1s 31:39 How KAST Kept Growing When Bitcoin Crashed 50% 34:05 KAST Is On Track For $100 Million In Revenue 36:55 Why KAST Hasn't Blown Up From Overspending 41:04 Why Everyone's Racing To Build Neobanks 42:52 What Makes Neobanks So Hard To Build 44:54 Why Neobanks Keep Shutting Down 45:57 What KAST Offers That Exchanges Can't 49:14 KAST Isn't A Card Business 50:43 How KAST Is Building Momentum 54:57 Raagulan On His Competitors 56:29 Partnerships: KAST & Trezor 57:33 Kevin's Honest Take On KAST 58:59 What KAST Is Doing With the $80 Million they raised 01:01:55 Would Raagulan Ever Sell Equity? 01:06:57 Who Buys In At A $3B Valuation Next? 01:08:39 Is Your Money Actually Yours Inside KAST 01:10:49 What Happens To Your Money If KAST Collapses 01:17:38 Custodial Vs Self-Custodial: Pros And Cons 01:19:52 Why KAST Obsesses Over Design And Brand 01:22:42 Partnerships: Jupiter & Ethena 01:23:26 KAST Points & Token: Should The KAST Community Feel Cheated? 01:34:13 What's Actually Behind This Tokenized Stock? 01:35:25 The Hill Raagulan Will Die On 01:36:41 One Prediction That Comes True In 5 Years 01:37:59 Is The Worst Behind Us In Crypto? 01:42:57 The One Thing To Remember From This Conversation 01:45:16 Closing Thoughts

MR SHIFT 🦁

177,636 views • 2 months ago

Tokenization is no longer a back-office experiment. It’s the front office. Sandy Kaul from Franklin Templeton Digital Assets and Ian De Bode from Ondo Finance join our Stateful podcast, hosted by Franklin Bi. In this episode, they discuss how capital markets are coming onchain: - 100% of Franklin Templeton’s digital asset AUM comes from net new crypto-native customers - Ondo’s tokenized ETFs: permissionless, 24/7, usable as DeFi collateral like stablecoins for stocks - AI agents will need blockchain rails to execute 183 trillion in machine-to-machine transactions - A crypto whale bought $50M of Google stock in a single trade. Education incoming. - The headline for mission accomplished: net new inflows to tokenized products exceed off-chain launches 01:57 Franklin Templeton Tokenizing in 2019 03:37 Proving Blockchain Efficiency to the SEC 04:30 The Transfer Agent Advantage 05:55 How Ondo Tokenizes Stocks and ETFs 08:15 How Ondo’s Tokenization Relate 09:05 Why Permissionless Wrappers Unlock Global Capital Markets 10:48 The Real Reason Crypto Wants 24/7 Trading Access 12:02 Stablecoins vs Web2 Fintech: Why Blockchain Wins 13:05 Real-Time Settlement: The Death of T+2 14:22 Smart Contracts That Program Investor Protections 16:29 24/7 Markets Create More Demand 17:02 Why AI Agents Need Tokenization 18:04 $183 Trillion in AI Agent Transactions by 2030 19:01 Legacy Systems Can't Handle Machine-to-Machine Commerce 20:17 Tokenization: The Bridge to Institutional Crypto Allocations 21:04 Why TradFi Needs Crypto's Innovation Stack 22:02 Permissionless Wrappers: Why KYC Doesn't Scale for Agents 23:37 The Moment Franklin Templeton Decided to Partner with Ondo 25:14 Why Permissionless Tokens Scare Traditional Firms 27:29 100% of Franklin's Digital Assets Come From Crypto Natives 30:01 Opening Net New Distribution Channels, Not Just Products 33:20 Success Metrics: Assets, Thought Partnership, and Experimentation 35:07 Educating Crypto Natives on Diversification and ETFs 36:53 When $200M Bitcoin Holders Discover Traditional Assets 38:14 The Generational Shift: Crypto Natives Meet TradFi

Tokenization is no longer a back-office experiment. It’s the front office. Sandy Kaul from Franklin Templeton Digital Assets and Ian De Bode from Ondo Finance join our Stateful podcast, hosted by Franklin Bi. In this episode, they discuss how capital markets are coming onchain: - 100% of Franklin Templeton’s digital asset AUM comes from net new crypto-native customers - Ondo’s tokenized ETFs: permissionless, 24/7, usable as DeFi collateral like stablecoins for stocks - AI agents will need blockchain rails to execute 183 trillion in machine-to-machine transactions - A crypto whale bought $50M of Google stock in a single trade. Education incoming. - The headline for mission accomplished: net new inflows to tokenized products exceed off-chain launches 01:57 Franklin Templeton Tokenizing in 2019 03:37 Proving Blockchain Efficiency to the SEC 04:30 The Transfer Agent Advantage 05:55 How Ondo Tokenizes Stocks and ETFs 08:15 How Ondo’s Tokenization Relate 09:05 Why Permissionless Wrappers Unlock Global Capital Markets 10:48 The Real Reason Crypto Wants 24/7 Trading Access 12:02 Stablecoins vs Web2 Fintech: Why Blockchain Wins 13:05 Real-Time Settlement: The Death of T+2 14:22 Smart Contracts That Program Investor Protections 16:29 24/7 Markets Create More Demand 17:02 Why AI Agents Need Tokenization 18:04 $183 Trillion in AI Agent Transactions by 2030 19:01 Legacy Systems Can't Handle Machine-to-Machine Commerce 20:17 Tokenization: The Bridge to Institutional Crypto Allocations 21:04 Why TradFi Needs Crypto's Innovation Stack 22:02 Permissionless Wrappers: Why KYC Doesn't Scale for Agents 23:37 The Moment Franklin Templeton Decided to Partner with Ondo 25:14 Why Permissionless Tokens Scare Traditional Firms 27:29 100% of Franklin's Digital Assets Come From Crypto Natives 30:01 Opening Net New Distribution Channels, Not Just Products 33:20 Success Metrics: Assets, Thought Partnership, and Experimentation 35:07 Educating Crypto Natives on Diversification and ETFs 36:53 When $200M Bitcoin Holders Discover Traditional Assets 38:14 The Generational Shift: Crypto Natives Meet TradFi

Pantera Capital

27,104 views • 6 months ago