In this episode of Galaxy Brains, Alex Thorn welcomes Vivek Raman, Co-Founder & CEO of Etherealize, to discuss whether Ethereum can become the world’s settlement layer. They cover Ethereum’s roadmap, tokenization on L1 vs L2s, ZK-powered privacy for institutions, and why ETH is emerging as a yielding store-of-value alongside Bitcoin.
Plus, Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) joins to discuss crypto liquidations, Bitcoin’s rebound, equity market momentum, gold’s new highs, and how Fed policy and fiscal dynamics are shaping risk appetite.
This episode was recorded on Wednesday, September 3, 2025.
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