AI ROLLUP #16: Retail Vs Institutions, Who's Right? | New Frontier AI Model | Mind Blowing Image Generation Bankless podcast

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Alon, co-founder of Pump.Fun, joins us to discuss the meteoric rise of their token launchpad platform, the controversial yet impactful role of memecoins in crypto, and the vision behind their newest product, PumpSwap. We dive deep into the cultural influence, sustainability mechanisms, and future possibilities for the memecoin launchpad ecosystem. Alon on X: https://x.com/a1lon9 ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi https://bankless.cc/Frax 🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAIN https://bankless.cc/unichain ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 🌐CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPER https://bankless.cc/Celo 🏦INFINEX | THE CRYPTO-EVERYTHING APP https://bankless.cc/Infinex ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/coin/base:0x593367264faf6cdc105addb55036733e4e63fdf9?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 7:09 Pump.Fun Inception 13:46 Post-Launch Pump.Fun 19:09 Pump.Fun’s Impact on Memecoins 23:25 Making Memecoins Less Extractive 28:32 Pump.Fun 4Chan Aesthetic 36:57 Pump.Fun Moderation 47:37 Pump.Fun’s Success 50:52 PumpSwap 59:12 Creator Revenue Sharing 1:02:09 Pump.Fun vs Radium 1:05:41 Pump.Fun’s Social Elements 1:08:19 Content, Attention & Markets 1:10:56 Future of Memecoins 1:13:11 Are Memecoins Evil? 1:17:44 Pump.Fun’s Mission 1:20:17 Why Pump.Fun x Bankless 1:22:06 Closing & Disclaimers ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠…

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Ethereum’s Next Big Upgrade: Pectra, Fusaka & Beyond | Tim Beiko

2 days ago

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We’re joined by Tim Beiko, Ethereum Foundation coordinator, to break down Ethereum’s next major upgrades and the future of scaling. We explore the upcoming Petra hard fork, which introduces validator consolidation, increased blob space for rollups, and EIP-7702 for improved account abstraction. Tim also shares insights on Fusaka and Glacier Dam, Ethereum’s roadmap for scaling, and how Ethereum’s upgrade process is becoming more efficient. ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi https://bankless.cc/Frax 🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAIN https://bankless.cc/unichain ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠ https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 🌐CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPER https://bankless.cc/Celo 🏦INFINEX | THE CRYPTO-EVERYTHING APP https://bankless.cc/Infinex ----- ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/coin/base:0x0d142a1a30adcbc06c3c2a537d2cd1a9b7901c35?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 5:43 Current State of EIPs & ETH Hard Forks 8:01 Why Security Is So Important 12:43 Naming Conventions of ETH Hard Forks 13:55 Pectra Upgrade & Its Effects 16:15 Maxeb Upgrade & Its Effects 24:29 Hard Forks, Bandwidth & Scaling 28:51 Other Updates Regarding Pectra 31:40 EOAs & Smart Contract Wallets 36:17 Smart Contract Wallets' Effect on Layer 2 43:15 Timeline of Fusaka & Glamsterdam 48:09 Vitalik's Tweet on Fusaka 51:15 Alcore Devs' Plans 54:25 What's EOF 59:18 Other Updates Regarding Fusaka 1:00:41 Uncertainty Regarding Glamsterdam 1:02:18 ETH's Slowness & Developers 1:05:19 Misconceptions Around ETH 1:07:32 Scaling the Layer 1 1:14:52 Summer of Protocols 1:18:13 Closing & Disclaimers ------ RESOURCES Tim Beiko https://x.com/TimBeiko Ethereum Roadmap & Hard Forks https://ethereum.org/en/roadmap/ EIP-7702 (Account Abstraction) https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7702 Ethereum Object Format (EOF) https://ethresear.ch/t/ethereum-object-format-eof/ ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠…

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ROLLUP: Ethereum’s Leadership Move | Solana’s Inflation Debate | Kraken’s $1.5B Acquisition | Crypto's Macro Struggle

5 days ago

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This week, Anthony Sassano joins us to unpack Solana’s most controversial governance vote yet, Ethereum’s major leadership overhaul, and crypto markets wrestling with macro chaos despite promising policy shifts. Kraken makes waves with a massive $1.5B acquisition—but will it move the needle? We dive into all of this and so much more. Follow Anthony on X: https://x.com/sassal0x ------ 📣 RONIN WALLET | YOUR WEB3 GAMING ECOSYSTEM https://bankless.cc/Ronin_Wallet ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi https://bankless.cc/Frax 🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAIN https://bankless.cc/unichain ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠ https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 🌐CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPER https://bankless.cc/Celo 🏦INFINEX | THE CRYPTO-EVERYTHING APP https://bankless.cc/Infinex ----- ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/coin/base:0xab88c7d76226cf4251bae07e74aa0d8877b6136a ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 0:00 Intro 1:39 Anthony’s Crypto Vibe Check 5:56 Markets https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/19/fed-meeting-live-updates.html 12:27 Ethena and Securitize launched a new chain https://x.com/ethena_labs/status/1901672646015856749 https://x.com/coinbase/status/1902031828912844992 28:13 Robinhood launched their prediction market with Kalshi https://x.com/Kalshi/status/1901634303768883377 https://x.com/vladtenev/status/1901703746033426919 34:52 Solana proposal to cut inflation failed to pass https://simd-votes.stakingfacilities.com/ https://www.helius.dev/blog/simd-228 47:07 SOL Futures on CME https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1901566174598398261 https://x.com/solana/status/1901279678620749997 51:25 Eth/acc & Ethereum Leadership Change https://x.com/matthuang/status/1902562363532046674 https://x.com/KyleSamani/status/1901769358273040806 https://x.com/ethismoneyHQ/status/1901734022646317213 https://x.com/adietrichs/status/1899607524581740576 https://x.com/megapot_io/status/1902419979196338386 1:06:07 Kraken Acquires NinjaTrader $1.5B https://www.reuters.com/technology/kraken-acquire-ninjatrader-15-billion-deal-2025-03-20/ 1:07:08 Closing & Disclaimers ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures…

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AI ROLLUP #16: Retail Vs Institutions, Who's Right? | New Frontier AI Model | Mind Blowing Image Generation

6 days ago

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This week on the AI Rollup, we’re diving into hyper-realistic AI-generated podcast hosts, showcasing Hedera Studio’s cutting-edge character tech. Google drops Gemini 2.0 Flash, making AI image generation even more powerful with improved consistency and text integration. Meanwhile, China is pushing hard—Baidu’s latest model beats GPT-4.5 at half the cost, challenging OpenAI’s dominance. Plus, Sesame open-sources its voice model, and the crypto AI market sees brutal drawdowns. Despite the turbulence, teams like Virtuals and Bittensor keep building, while Pluralis raises $7.6M to decentralize AI model training. Where does AI Crypto go from here? Let’s find out. ------ 📣 RONIN WALLET | YOUR WEB3 GAMING ECOSYSTEM https://bankless.cc/Ronin_Wallet ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi https://bankless.cc/Frax 🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAIN https://bankless.cc/unichain ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 🌐CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPER https://bankless.cc/Celo 🏦INFINEX | THE CRYPTO-EVERYTHING APP https://bankless.cc/Infinex ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/coin/base:0x9db2d5eb0c4af553fddda5da10777c1bcd82e3b6?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 00:00 Sentiment Check and Recap 05:25 AI Podcast Hosts? https://x.com/hedra_labs/status/1897699010632466469 08:50 Google Gemini 2.0 https://x.com/robertriachi/status/1899854394751070573 https://x.com/goodside/status/1900349595718148455?s=46 https://x.com/ilumine_ai/status/1900017235898622025 https://x.com/halimalrasihi/status/1900667639086673962?s=46 https://x.com/thatarrowsmith/status/1901203776746201556?s=46 17:55 China's New Frontier Model https://x.com/scobleizer/status/1901089727568281975?s=46 27:21 AI Market Prices https://www.cookie.fun/ https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum 32:55 Market Manipulation? https://x.com/solgojo/status/1901002388007514381 https://x.com/0thTachi/status/1902090675111207380 38:11 Pockets Of Outperformers https://x.com/S4mmyEth/status/1902348046479786315 43:09 Virtuals Update https://x.com/smyyguy/status/1899181446126076283?s=46 https://x.com/ethermage/status/1899494870152282511 https://x.com/virtuals_io/status/1900185918147064015 49:48 AIXBT Hacked https://x.com/S4mmyEth/status/1902021914517758277 52:44 New AI Trading Subnet https://x.com/thebittensorhub/status/1899810734374047799?s=46 58:54 Pluralis Announcement https://x.com/PluralisHQ/status/1902367132597252177 ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠…

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How Native Rollups Scale Ethereum | Uma Roy & Justin Drake

9 days ago

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Native Rollups are the next big step toward scaling Ethereum securely. In this episode, Uma Roy (CEO of Succinct) and Justin Drake (Ethereum Foundation researcher) break down what Native Rollups are, how they leverage Ethereum’s core infrastructure for execution and validation, and why they're crucial for stronger security, better composability, and sustainable Ethereum growth. Tune in to understand the evolution of Ethereum’s rollup-centric roadmap and how Native Rollups could become a foundational upgrade for Ethereum's future. ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi https://bankless.cc/Frax 🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAIN https://bankless.cc/unichain ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 🌐CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPER https://bankless.cc/Celo 🏦INFINEX | THE CRYPTO-EVERYTHING APP https://bankless.cc/Infinex ----- ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/coin/base:0x9ad876e913102d5097df82db0617816a17b07414?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 6:41 Why Native Rollups? 16:32 Security & Composability Benefits 38:13 ZKProofs 42:52 Making L2s Native 50:48 Network Effects 52:35 Customizability Trade-Offs 58:59 Timelines 1:02:39 ETH Economic Impacts 1:05:46 Other Advantages 1:08:17 Succinct 1:08:59 ETHProofs.org 1:11:32 Real-Time Proving 1:12:33 Ethereum’s Bottleneck 1:15:43 Closing & Disclaimers ------ RESOURCES Uma Roy https://x.com/pumatheuma Justin Drake https://x.com/drakefjustin Native Rollups https://ethresear.ch/t/native-rollups-superpowers-from-l1-execution/21517 Succinct https://www.succinct.xyz/ L2Beat https://l2beat.com/scaling/summary ETHProofs https://ethproofs.org/ ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠…

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ROLLUP: Strategic Bitcoin Reserve | White House Digital Summit | Saylor's $21B BTC Bid | HyperLiquid

12 days ago

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This week, the U.S. establishes its long-awaited Strategic Bitcoin Reserve yet the charts barely move and questions remain about altcoins like ADA, XRP, and SOL. A high-profile White House Digital Summit draws big names but yields few concrete regulatory wins. Meanwhile, HyperLiquid got exploited? Not quite but we'll get into that this week and so much more. Follow Jordi on X: https://x.com/gametheorizing ------ 📣 RONIN WALLET | YOUR WEB3 GAMING ECOSYSTEM https://bankless.cc/Ronin_Wallet ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi https://bankless.cc/Frax 🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAIN https://bankless.cc/unichain ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 🌐CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPER https://bankless.cc/Celo ----- ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/coin/base:0x762ccdba41c88dbaf668c346519e09a4a9cfee8e?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 00:00 Market Sentiment And Interpretation https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/12/cpi-inflation-report-february-2025.html https://x.com/kobeissiletter/status/1899147239160693054 06:49 Crypto Markets https://farside.co.uk/?p=1518 https://x.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1899445386038620631 https://x.com/HHorsley/status/1899612285980880907 https://x.com/milesdeutscher/status/1899062184917000214 13:44 Trump’s Impact On Crypto https://intel.arkm.com/explorer/entity/usg 18:32 Bitcoin Strategic Reserve https://x.com/margomartin47/status/1897802829474955415?s=46&t=BK1udaJPJxPwz6RfE-m1iw https://x.com/davidsacks47/status/1897802280738734236 https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1897837943106289967 https://x.com/ercwl/status/1897817161428541691 31:18 White House Digital Asset Summit https://x.com/POTUS/status/1898162648962756970 https://x.com/nicrypto/status/1898180016459944350 https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1898200766315209050 https://x.com/RepNickBegich/status/1899494764682363136 https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/1899586234248499450?s=46&t=LIRWzlNRT68jap2P18vctA 37:49 Saylor to Buy $21B More Bitcoin https://x.com/saylor/status/1899068491409260639 48:32 HyperLiquid Exploit? 55:44 Interpol Red Notice For… Libra Creator 58:01 Unichain’s Explosive Growth https://x.com/nansen_ai/status/1899000536487403748 ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠…

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AI ROLLUP #15: China Beats OpenAI? | Grok Launches Token | Alibaba's AI Breakthrough

13 days ago

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In this episode, we break down China's latest AI breakthrough—the Manus agent—and how it's shaking up the AI race. We discuss Alibaba's powerful, compact new AI model, the rise of autonomous coding agents, and Microsoft's shifting relationship with OpenAI. Plus, we explore how AI agents like Grok are starting to impact crypto markets. ------ 📣RONIN WALLET | DOWNLOAD NOW https://bankless.cc/Ronin_Wallet ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi https://bankless.cc/Frax 🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAIN https://bankless.cc/unichain ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 🌐CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPER https://bankless.cc/Celo ----- ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/coin/base:0x8c25fca60a7f589a4552ae5edf3978c7885354f5 ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 0:00 Intro 1:33 China drops Manus AI https://x.com/thinking_panda/status/1897951585990590469 https://x.com/rowancheung/status/1898093008601395380 https://x.com/_philschmid/status/1899046957860979178 14:27 OpenAI Agent SDK https://x.com/cryptopunk7213/status/1897406075072377093 https://x.com/AtomSilverman/status/1899511053601698073 21:05 Ex-Deepmind engineers creating autonomous coding agents https://x.com/mishalaskin/status/1898048925157728601 https://x.com/kimmonismus/status/1899444649317527927 22:57 Build a game from scratch with AI https://x.com/minchoi/status/1898469519565492490 https://x.com/Ror_Fly/status/1899473065328656485 https://x.com/ror_fly/status/1899803648781119765 25:55 Alibaba drops QWEN 32B https://x.com/hosseeb/status/1897377619240468513 https://x.com/sundarpichai/status/1899779090472644881 https://x.com/hyperbolic_labs/status/1897437370552570047 30:44 Chinese company HunYuan released a new image to video https://x.com/EHuanglu/status/1897628929768505611 32:31 The model competition is really heating up & Microsoft x OpenAI https://x.com/cneuralnetwork/status/1898450452540465538 https://gizmodo.com/microsofts-relationship-with-openai-is-not-looking-good-2000573293 36:57 Grok earned over $100K this past week https://x.com/mleejr/status/1898465691096727866 https://x.com/bankrbot https://x.com/bankrbot/status/1897950192613441617 https://x.com/grok/status/1898884871742758966 https://x.com/grok/status/1898957064006774855 https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1899565420966801647 https://dexscreener.com/base/0x5116773e18a9c7bb03ebb961b38678e45e238923 https://x.com/MLeeJr/status/1899647338978889743 https://x.com/grok/status/1899582316747391127 https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1899585667899822520 https://x.com/bankrbot/status/1899589807350972768 https://x.com/grok/status/1898884871742758966 https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1899566730059653431 https://x.com/rhynotic/status/1899190256727122331 56:26 Agents over the last 30 days https://x.com/defi0xjeff/status/1898025840514101654 https://x.com/gkisokay/status/1899422660339393007 https://x.com/696_eth/status/1897446933406605599 56:58 Model Context Protocol https://x.com/mattpocockuk/status/1897742389592440970 https://x.com/sendaifun/status/1892310991737598229 https://x.com/crossmint/status/1899492589763469802 1:05:30 Closing & Disclaimers ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠…

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The Age of Hyper Acceleration: AI, AGI & Beyond! | Josh Kale 1:04:43

16 days ago1:04:43

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AI isn't just growing—it's skyrocketing us into an unprecedented era of hyper-acceleration. Josh Kale joins us to explore how breakthroughs in intelligence, from protein sequencing and synthetic biology to autonomous transportation and energy abundance, are reshaping our world at dizzying speeds. Prepare for a future that's closer than you think, where the cost of intelligence approaches zero and possibilities become boundless. ------ 📣BECOME A BANKLESS CITIZEN https://bankless.cc/JoinToday ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi https://bankless.cc/Frax 🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAIN https://bankless.cc/unichain ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 🌐CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPER https://bankless.cc/Celo ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 3:48 Exponential Human Progress 7:50 Moore’s Law vs Huang’s Law 15:17 Synthetic Biology 20:37 Economic Impact 23:17 Job Market 31:02 Self-Driving Cars 33:33 Aviation 35:43 Energy 41:10 David Deutsch 45:42 Electricity & Income 51:20 Nuclear Energy 54:46 The Unibomber 1:01:09 Defensive Accelerationism 1:03:06 Robotics 1:06:14 Closing & Disclaimers ------ RESOURCES Josh Kale https://x.com/Josh_Kale The Beginning of Infinity https://www.amazon.com/Beginning-Infinity-Explanations-Transform-World/dp/0143121359 Bankless Nation Discord https://www.bankless.com/discord ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠…

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ROLLUP: Trump Crypto Reserve | SBF Prison Interview | Ethereum Leadership Shuffle 1:17:27

19 days ago1:17:27

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Joining the Weekly Rollup this week is Haseeb Qureshi, dissecting Trump's controversial Crypto Strategic Reserve announcement featuring Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Cardano, and Ripple—causing an initial market surge and a swift reversal. They unpack Sam Bankman-Fried's candid prison interview with Tucker Carlson, revealing a stark divide between human empathy and detached pragmatism. Plus, Trump's erratic tariff policies are rattling macro markets; is it strategic or simply chaotic? Finally, they delve into Ethereum's leadership shuffle, Base's new speed upgrade challenging Solana, and AI's profound reshaping of crypto startups and blockchain usability. Follow Haseeb: https://x.com/hosseeb ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi https://bankless.cc/Frax 🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAIN https://bankless.cc/unichain ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 🌐CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPER https://bankless.cc/Celo ----- ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/coin/base:0x4c0edef22bb1eff56610d9ea21f346dfe1fd41c0 ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 0:00 Intro 0:26 Tucker Carlson Interviews SBF https://x.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1897709140535132442 5:10 Trump announced strategic crypto reserves https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114093946326587357 https://x.com/cz_binance/status/1896246000161001877 https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1896588091235656190 https://x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1896966911721607536 https://imgur.com/a/Q3tPnYI https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1896240960788627681 https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1896305838144548884 https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1896958095424729133 https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1896949387856933048 https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1896951231266140234 25:14 Tariffs & Macro Markets 41:20 Ethereum Foundation has new leadership! https://x.com/ethereumfndn/status/1895851576251826227 https://x.com/tkstanczak/status/1895862549578469523 https://x.com/tkstanczak/status/1896246373919453285 https://x.com/ethereumfndn/status/1895442343689363652 https://x.com/TimBeiko/status/1892593175845368316 https://x.com/dannyryan/status/1895851747865944114 https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1895863075527700959 52:23 Base is getting faster and faster! https://x.com/buildonbase/status/1895223243713458184?s=46 https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1895283716597166514 https://base.mirror.xyz/HwG1GQ5hoxz0OTOF_nQhNcVTk4Ae9cRIrcqVQ14N4-c 55:41 Devconnect https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1897321244158255567 1:00:14 AI Developments & Kaito https://x.com/Punk9277/status/1897684877098770736 1:16:12 Closing & Disclaimers ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures…

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AI ROLLUP #14: The AI Betting Genius That's Outsmarting Everyone | Humanoid Fighting Robots | AI's Invent a New Language 1:06:41

20 days ago1:06:41

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In this episode, we kick off with jaw-dropping scenes of home robots that aren’t just putting groceries away, they’re taking the fight to you, echoing the dark vibes of i-Robot. Next, we unravel a crazy demo where encrypted agents develop their own language, and break down Google’s game-changing agent swarm that’s setting new research standards. We also explore Claude’s innovative new model and code that transforms complex problem-solving, plus Anthropic’s record-shattering $3.5B raise. And that’s not all, we share exclusive takeaways from ETH Denver’s AI scene, highlight AskBilly’s profit-making sports betting agent, and introduce Freysa’s digital twin game with a $250K prize. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast or just curious about tomorrow’s breakthroughs, this episode is your all-access pass to the cutting edge of innovation. ------ 📣RESERVE | INVEST IN CRYPTO NARRATIVES https://bankless.cc/reserve ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi https://bankless.cc/Frax 🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAIN https://bankless.cc/unichain ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 🌐CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPER https://bankless.cc/Celo ----- ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/coin/base:0xd8dcff71d34c10e5580fc325101bc391f9a16f10 ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 00:00:00 Humanoid Robots https://x.com/figure_robot/status/1892577871366939087?s=46 https://x.com/thehumanoidhub/status/1893014256473473272?s=46 00:04:33 Gibberlink https://x.com/ggerganov/status/1894057587441566081?s=46 https://x.com/ggerganov/status/1896592079997788300?s=46 00:09:07 Google Co-Scientist https://x.com/sundarpichai/status/1892254274895184244?s=46 00:10:27 Claude 3.7 https://x.com/AnthropicAI/status/1894092430560965029 https://x.com/AnthropicAI/status/1894095351218335927 https://x.com/ns123abc/status/1894144121784209770?s=46 00:16:00 Vibe Coding 00:24:32 The Good About ETH Denver https://x.com/cryptopunk7213/status/1895891065233711501 00:31:16 The Bad About ETH Denver 00:35:26 Expert Sports Better https://x.com/askbillybets/status/1892959166307639642?s=46 https://x.com/sportstensor/status/1895821780151124321?s=46 00:52:57 Freysa AI https://x.com/freysa_ai/status/1892392982395187666?s=46 https://x.com/freysa_ai/status/1893556530563424510?s=46 https://x.com/freysa_ai/status/1895251589197373508?s=46 https://x.com/econoar/status/1897002735352054036 01:04:42 Homework For you! https://x.com/karpathy/status/1895242932095209667 ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures ⁠…

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Is Trump Trying to Wreck the Economy? | Macro Expert Jim Bianco 1:05:16

21 days ago1:05:16

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Is Trump trying to wreck the economy, or is he just ripping off the Band-Aid? Macro expert Jim Bianco breaks down Trump's economic strategy—tariffs, tax cuts, and shifting focus from the stock market to the 10-year Treasury yield. We discuss the potential risks of short-term pain, the surprising Crypto Strategic Reserve, and whether this shift could lead to long-term economic stability. Is this the start of a recession or a necessary correction? Tune in for Jim’s expert take. ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi https://bankless.cc/Frax 🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAIN https://bankless.cc/unichain ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 🌐CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPER https://bankless.cc/Celo ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/coin/base:0xe97caeb59d8a7e9b4a4d076d3a432cf9ea440402?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 5:53 What is Trump Doing? 12:07 Economic Rebalancing 17:37 Crypto Strategic Reserve 28:52 Tariffs 33:39 Trade Imbalances 38:45 Tariffs & 10 Year Yield 48:28 Recession in 2025? 55:04 Optimistic Future 1:01:22 Risk-On Sector 1:05:07 Closing & Disclaimers ------ RESOURCES Jim Bianco https://x.com/biancoresearch Bianco Research https://www.biancoresearch.com/visitor-home/ ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠…

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The AI Arms Race: Who Will Dominate the Next Industrial Revolution? | Josh kale 1:24:27

23 days ago1:24:27

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The AI arms race is on, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. Bankless podcast producer Josh Kale breaks down which players are poised to dominate this next industrial revolution. From the transformative power of AI across industries to the geopolitical and economic implications, we explore the critical dynamics shaping our technological future—and what this means for investors, builders, and society at large. ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi https://bankless.cc/Frax 🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAIN https://bankless.cc/unichain ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 🌐CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPER https://bankless.cc/Celo ----- ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/coin/base:0xa717530992cd97a2680bf2c696433dd18b177d9a?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:25 A New Life Form? 4:23 The AI Rabbithole 11:49 xAI & Grok 3 26:51 Deepseek Breakthrough 28:47 English as a Programming Language 30:19 Open Sourcing LLMs 34:13 Other Models 39:29 Meta AI 44:04 AI Bets 46:27 Elon Musk vs Sam Altman 51:59 Worldcoin 55:48 From OpenAI to AGI 1:03:01 AI Doomerism 1:10:06 Neuralink 1:15:20 AI vs Humans 1:22:08 Frontier Tech 1:24:43 Crypto’s Role 1:28:00 Closing & Disclaimers ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures ⁠…

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ROLLUP: Macro Bearish Report | Biggest Hack In History | SEC Drops Crypto Cases 1:17:49

26 days ago1:17:49

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Joining us this week is Alex Thorn to break down why crypto markets are taking a hit. Major hacks, bearish macro signals, and fresh tariffs from the U.S. all played a role. But it’s not all bad news: the SEC is backing off from lawsuits against Coinbase, OpenSea, and Uniswap, signaling a potential shift in regulatory pressure. Plus, Bybit suffered the biggest crypto hack ever, losing $1.5B—how did it happen, and who’s behind it? Follow Alex: https://x.com/intangiblecoins ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi https://bankless.cc/Frax 🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAIN https://bankless.cc/unichain ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠ https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 🌐CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPER https://bankless.cc/Celo 🦋MORPHO | CRYPTO-BACKED LOANS https://bankless.cc/Morpho ----- ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/coin/base:0xca607e1fcbdf83f893891742bf2f4933a609a9a2?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 00:00:00 Intro To Alex 00:01:21 Market Breakdown https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/25/how-trumps-tariffs-on-mexico-and-canada-will-sweep-across-us-states.html 00:09:43 Treasuries vs Equities 00:22:12 The Largest Hack In History https://x.com/Bybit_Official/status/1892965292931702929 https://x.com/smyyguy/status/1893007399687958586/photo/1 https://x.com/benbybit/status/1892969284587966869 https://x.com/benbybit/status/1893102137711960486 https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/bybit-exchange-hack-february-2025-crypto-security-dprk/ https://x.com/StefanDGeorge/status/1894781521803858353 https://x.com/hasufl/status/1894772256179405158 https://x.com/arkham/status/1893033424224411885?s=46&t=v4MeJk18PFydz-g2BpdAVg https://x.com/Jesseeckel/status/1893047605133037905 https://x.com/mudit__gupta/status/1893290720603050121 https://x.com/Bybit_Official/status/1893687749229563958 https://x.com/benbybit/status/1893865556840775758 https://x.com/lookonchain/status/1893840256342040727 https://x.com/TimBeiko/status/1893412457567383559 https://x.com/ethena_labs/status/1892971552565805309 00:34:12 Ethereum Hard Fork Backlash 00:43:03 SEC Drops Lawsuits https://x.com/coinbase/status/1892923603814936896 https://x.com/dfinzer/status/1893086281300582772 https://x.com/Uniswap/status/1894452298698358989 https://x.com/econoar/status/1894501626209271973 00:48:32 Hester Peirce Update 00:54:46 Bullish Or Bearish? 01:04:48 A16Z’s Newest Hire https://x.com/patrickmchenry/status/1894735546213171378 01:06:30 Stablecoin Issues 01:12:31 US Treasury Updates https://x.com/Bitcoin_Laws/status/1893399549454229690 https://bitcoinlaws.io/ 01:15:58 Find Alex on Twitter https://x.com/intangiblecoins ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠…

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AI ROLLUP #13: Crypto AI vs Silicon Valley | Live From ETH Denver 55:28

27 days ago55:28

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📣RESERVE | INVEST IN CRYPTO NARRATIVES https://bankless.cc/reserve ------ Tom Shaughnessy from Delphi joins us to break down the AI x crypto space—where the value is, how to spot winning models, and why Silicon Valley AI and crypto AI are taking very different approaches. We also get into agent-based research, the fracturing of frontier models, and… a birthday surprise at the end. ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi https://bankless.cc/Frax 🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAIN https://bankless.cc/unichain ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 🌐CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPER https://bankless.cc/Celo 🦋MORPHO | CRYPTO-BACKED LOANS https://bankless.cc/Morpho 🏦ONDO | INSTITUTIONAL GRADE FINANCE https://bankless.cc/Ondo ----- ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/coin/base:0x683b869d53e77e7cc03a6fec7fec6934edcf29a7?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E ------ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Start 04:42 Delphi's Interest In The Space 08:20 Initial AI Crypto Use Cases 09:18 The Era's Of AI 13:41 Where Does Value Accrual Come From 20:38 How Do You Choose The Winning Model? 27:08 Silicon Valley AI Vs Crypto AI 37:12 Fracturing Of Frontier Models 41:43 What's Exciting? 46:27 Due Diligence Via Agent 49:02 When To Use What Agent 53:10 A Birthday Surprise ------ RESOURCES Tom Shaughnessy https://x.com/Shaughnessy119 ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠…

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Why This Cycle Feels Broken, Memecoins & Macro | Ben Cowen 55:41

30 days ago55:41