Guests Phil Bonello, a founding partner at Plaintext Capital, and Kelly Greer, VP of Trading at Galaxy, dive into the intriguing intersection of celebrity and crypto. They discuss Iggy Azalea’s MOTHER memecoin and her bullish stance on Solana, shedding light on the dynamics of liquid hedge funds and venture capital in the crypto landscape. Plus, they ponder the potential market top and the implications of obscure SEC rules that might impact major stocks like Apple and Nvidia. The potential for mainstream adoption of crypto in pop culture also takes center stage.
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Iggy Azalea's $MOTHER Origin Story
Iggy Azalea launched her memecoin $MOTHER to preempt a scammer.
This followed a similar scam involving Caitlyn Jenner, highlighting the risks in the celebrity crypto space.
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Crypto Skepticism
The crypto community often assumes big names entering the space are grifters.
This skepticism is understandable given past experiences but can hinder genuine innovation.
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Market Sentiment and Celebrity Coins
Negative reactions to celebrity coins reflect market sentiment.
The current sideways and down market contributes to negative energy and scrutiny.
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A few weeks after its launch, Iggy Azalea's MOTHER memecoin is still in the spotlight. Host Joe McCann, who recently had dinner with her in New York, gives the inside scoop on how Iggy’s $MOTHER came to be, plus her plans.
Also, Joe says Iggy is so bullish on Solana because it’s fast and cheap… but James Seyffart counters… nothing can be fast, cheap, and good. Except ETFs.
Guests Phil Bonello and Kelly Greer delve into the role of venture capital in crypto, and more particularly into dynamics between liquid hedge funds and massive token generation events. And James tells a mind-blowing story about how one ETF and obscure SEC rules could cause whiplash to the prices of Apple and Nvidia stock over the next few months.
Plus, after SEC head enforcer David Hirsch resigned from the SEC this week, everyone gave their takes on why. Is Hirsch going to BlackRock, or was he scared about a potential lawsuit?
Show highlights:
00:51 The real story behind Iggy Azalea's MOTHER memecoin and the controversy between Joe and Haseeb Qureshi
07:26 Why Iggy is bullish on Solana, and whether MOTHER is a hopeful case for crypto, reflecting the evolving relationship between entertainment and Web3
12:35 Whether the market has already topped, given the involvement of celebrities in the industry
15:32 Whether VCs are extractive to the overall space, and how liquid funds and token unlocks impact the performance of assets
21:17 Why venture funds and hedge funds have different approaches to liquid crypto investments, and how memecoins are changing the game for allocators
33:18 Why there’s a 0% chance that SOL gets an ETF this year
34:19 What the recent macro trends point to, whether inflation going down is sustainable, and whether rate cuts are coming
43:32 Why Nvidia's rapid growth is about to trigger a multi-billion dollar rebalance in tech ETFs, and how both $NVDA’s and $AAPL’s stock prices might soon seesaw
54:35 The theories about why the SEC’s chief crypto enforcer David Hirsch resigned from the agency (hint: it might have to do with the election)
59:52 Why James believes Ethereum ETFs will launch on July 2 and what amount of inflows the ETH ETFs might garner, esp. considering potential ETHE outflows
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James Seyffart, Research Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence
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