Imran and Qiao are back to chat about the current state of the crypto market.
No BS crypto insights for founders.

(00:00) Intro
(01:05) We’re Back
(02:25) Where Are We In This Cycle?
(04:31) AI and Stock Market
(06:27) AI Bubble
(10:15) Energy Consumption and Production
(16:34) China and US Innovation
(17:44) Aster
(18:52) Hyperliquid and Aster Competition
(22:48) Proxy Wars in Crypto
(26:33) Future of Crypto Exchanges
(27:32) Binance vs Solana
(32:59) Moats in Crypto
(33:43) Crypto Lending
(35:25) TradFi Banking and Crypto Custody
(36:48) Social Aspect in Crypto
(38:09) AI Glasses and Social Media
(45:05) Waymo and Robo Taxis
(49:10) Prediction Markets
(50:54) Kalshi and PolyMarket Competition
(55:27) Convergence of Speculative Markets
(57:35) twocents.social
(59:00) Overheard
(01:02:08) DATs
(01:05:26) Stripe and Stablecoins
(01:07:10) Genius Act and New Stablecoins
(01:07:43) Stablecoin as a Micropayment
(01:11:23) Pump and Streaming
(01:14:53) Apps to Watch
(01:17:12) Stablecoin Growth
(01:19:11) Stablecoin Startups in Different Regions
(01:20:05) Novel Ideas for Startups
(01:24:03) Wen Cycle Top?

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