Crypto expert Ryan Selkis shares his 2024 predictions for stablecoins, investment themes, and people to watch in the industry. He discusses the potential approval of a Bitcoin ETF, institutional adoption of Ethereum, and the dominance of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins. The podcast also explores the impact of policy and personnel on the crypto industry, including the stance of regulators and key individuals, as well as the potential consequences of political changes.

✨ THESIS FOR 2023: https://messari.io/crypto-theses-for-2023  —— Ryan Selkis is presenting his Crypto Theses for 2023 on today’s State of the Nation. Every year, Ryan publishes a massive document that wraps up the year in the industry, and looks forward to what’s coming next. After an insane 2022, what does 2023 hold in store? Ryan Selkis of Messari brings the answers. ------ 📣 Kraken | The Crypto Exchange for Everyone http://k.xyz/bankless-pod  ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER:          https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/?utm_source=banklessshowsyt  🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST:                 https://availableon.com/bankless  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:  ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum  👯 DESO | DECENTRALIZED SOCIAL BLOCKCHAIN https://bankless.cc/Deso  🦁 BRAVE | THE BROWSER NATIVE WALLET https://bankless.cc/Brave  📡 TRUEFI | CRYPTO FINANCIAL HUB  https://bankless.cc/TrueFi   👾 SEQUENCE | ALL-IN-ONE PLATFORM  https://bankless.cc/Sequence  ⚡️FUEL | THE MODULAR EXECUTION LAYER https://bankless.cc/fuel  ------ Topics Covered 0:00 Intro 7:00 Pain 10:05 Crypto is Still Inevitable 16:00 Surviving Winter, Redux 20:10 Who to Watch 26:30 How People Fall 32:20 CeFi Contagion 40:30 Institutional Capital 47:00 SEC vs ETF 51:30 SBF and Crypto Policy 1:03:00 Bitcoin 1:07:40 Smart Contracts 1:11:45 ETH Killers 1:15:00 DeFi Trends 1:19:30 DAOs and NFTs 1:24:00 Back to Crypto 1:26:30 The Block and Crypto Media ------ Resources: Crypto Theses for 2023 https://messari.io/crypto-theses-for-2023  Ryan Selkis https://twitter.com/twobitidiot  Messari https://messari.io/  ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures 

Today we're joined by Ryan Selkis, the Founder and CEO of Messari and an outspoken political advocate for the crypto industry. We explore the current state of Crypto Regulation and how Ryan plans to fight in Washington with the Digital Freedom Alliance. ------ 📣 ASYMETRIX PROTOCOL https://bankless.cc/asymetrix  ------ 🚀 Airdrop Alpha is waiting for you on Bankless.com  https://bankless.cc/Alpha    ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:  🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2     🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE https://bankless.cc/MetaMask   ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum   👾STADER LABS | ETHX LIQUID STAKING https://bankless.cc/Stader   🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/Toku   🎮IMMUTABLE | GAMING ECOSYSTEM https://bankless.cc/Immutable   🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle   ------ Topics Covered 0:00 Intro 9:34 Does Washington Want to Kill Crypto? 15:45 How the US Affects Global Regulation 27:54 Ryan Selkis Proposal 43:10 What we can learn from SBF 51:20 The Digital Freedom Alliance 59:08 Why we have to Play Politics 1:03:49 What’s Next 1:08:00 Closing and Disclaimers ----- Resources: Ryan Selkis https://twitter.com/twobitidiot   Join the Digital Freedom Alliance https://joindfa.org/  ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures 

Ryan Selkis is the Founder and CEO the data analytics platform Messari. In Ryan's past Bankless appearances, we've debated ETH as money and the Triple Point Asset thesis. We've tackled crypto regulation and taking an aggressive stance on policy. Now it's time to add it all together and decide what's next—what's important for the industry and the world as we head into 2022. Ryan wrote a 150+ page beast of a report titled 'Crypto Theses for 2022,' which covers the space from top to bottom. From DAOs and DeFi to Regulation and NFTs, there is no stone left unturned in this report. In this episode, we digest the mountain of information Ryan puts together on an annual basis to answer the question: What's in store for Crypto in 2022? ----- METAMASK | YOUR HARDWARE WALLET'S BEST FRIEND https://bankless.cc/metamask-shows  ------ SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/  ️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: GEMINI | FIAT & CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://bankless.cc/go-gemini​  LIDO | DECENTRALIZED STAKING https://bankless.cc/Lido  AAVE | LEND & BORROW ASSETS https://bankless.cc/aave  UNISWAP | DECENTRALIZED FUNDING https://bankless.cc/UniGrants  ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 7:00 Ryan Selkis & Institutional Trust 14:30 Web3 is Inevitable 22:08 Inflation & Use Cases 32:47 WAGMI 37:45 The Fall of China 42:52 The American Battleground 46:55 The Regulator Side 56:28 The Crypto Coalition 1:02:20 NFTs & Metaverse 1:09:48 ETH's Q3 Earnings Report 1:16:47 ETH Killer Valuations 1:20:41 ETH is Money Debate 1:25:33 Closing & Disclaimers ------ Resources: Ryan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/twobitidiot?s=20  The Crypto Theses: https://twitter.com/twobitidiot/status/1466438779196039175?s=20  ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/bankless-disclosures 

Ryan Selkis, an expert in the crypto space, discusses the current state of the market, the interest of independent advisors in Bitcoin allocation, the lack of full involvement from retail and institutional investors, projects in open source LLM models and decentralized cloud platforms, the intersection of AI and crypto, and the growth and potential of Bitcoin's layer 2 solutions.

Ryan Selkis, Founder of Messari Crypto, discusses US political intersection with crypto. Topics include: recent presidential debate, crypto regulatory policy, political engagement, Democratic anti-crypto stance, best case outcome for crypto regulation, US political party evolution.

Ryan Selkis, co-founder and CEO of Messari, discusses the regulatory landscape, institutional market, failures of the SEC, and Messari's roadmap in 2024. They also talk about the evolution of the 'crypto theses' report, the role of Michael Sanichan and Craig Salm in the ETF conversation, regulatory issues and industry activism, building Massari, and the launch of new protocols and comparison with Ethereum.

Ryan Selkis, Co-founder and CEO of Messari, discusses the building of token-curated registries for the crypto space. Topics include the importance of information in the digital age, Messari's open data library, and the vision for a decentralized Bloomberg of crypto. The concept of token-curated registries and their potential in pricing credentials and facilitating informed decision-making is explored. The impact of disbanding the SEC and the value of an information resource are also discussed. Additionally, the value and usage of tokens in token-curated registries, the process of raising capital, and releasing a token for growth are covered.

Ryan Selkis, CEO of Messari, discusses his journey in the crypto industry and views on policy and politics. Topics include his early Bitcoin days, breaking the Mt. Gox story, support for a pro-crypto US government, bipartisan engagement, and the role of cryptocurrency in defending individual rights and countering AI threats.

Hosts Ben Schiller and Danny Nelson are joined by influential figures Ryan Selkis, Elizabeth Warren, and Gary Gensler to discuss the politicization of the crypto industry, the impact of the SEC's enforcement actions, and the future of regulatory clarity under Gensler's leadership.