$3.7T Stablecoins? Treasury’s Bet & Pump.Fun’s Fall | Fully Diluted with Messari Research

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In Episode 10 of Shoot the Pod, the Messari Enterprise team breaks down a jam-packed week across crypto markets, TradFi trends, and frontier tech. We dive into Scott Bessant's bold prediction of a $3.7 trillion stablecoin market, the U.S. Treasury's surprisingly bullish stance, and how stablecoins might be used to backstop U.S. deficits.

We also explore the explosion of Ethereum treasury activity, institutional appetite for onchain assets, and the fallout from Pump.Fun’s underwhelming launch. Plus: Zora’s surprise breakout, NFTs staging a comeback, and the emergence of DePIN-powered devices like the Dawn Blackbox.

00:44 Introductions

5:27 Macro Trends & Predictions

7:30 Fund Strategies & Risk

26:07 Market Sentiment

46:06 Crypto Adoption & NFTs

50:46 Stablecoin Forecast & DeFi

1:02:18 On-Chain Activity

1:10:19 Hyperliquid & Tools Access1:11:38 Conclusion

Hosted by Matthew Nay of Messari

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