DeFi Decoded

Join Alex Tapscott as he decodes the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Eric Chen, Co-Founder and CEO of Injective Labs. Listen in as they discuss the convergence of crypto and AI, Eric’s background and journey into the space, Injective’s inception and its current status, the emerging decentralized finance artificial intelligence (DeFAI) sector, the step-by-step process of how Injective’s iAgent works, whether DeFAI is just hype or has actual substance, whether the number of AI agents onchain has already surpassed that of real humans, Injective’s role in the AI agent ecosystem, whether the movie Her could become a reality this year, Injective’s focus in 2025, and more.

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi. Listen in as they discuss their eight 2025 crypto predictions, covering the stablecoin market, decentralized perpetual derivative exchange volumes, onchain trading relative to CEXs, total Ethereum layer two revenue, a potential Ethereum revenge rally, the tokenized gold market, crypto IPOs and ETFs with the incoming administration, the first no-person unicorn with AI agents, and more.

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Carlos Domingo, Founder and CEO of Securitize. Listen in as they discuss Carlos' background and journey into the space, his experience launching SPiCE VC in 2017, the conversations he's had over the years with traditional financial giants like BlackRock and Hamilton Lane and how those discussions have evolved, Securitize's process compared to its peers over the past few cycles, the bifurcation idea that has emerged among DeFi protocols in the past year, the real utility that RWAs bring to the table, whether Securitize might launch its own layer two, what's next for the growth of the RWA market, and more.

Join Alex Tapscott as he decodes the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guests Deven Soni, CEO and Chairman, and Sunny Ray, President, of Matador Technologies. Listen in as they discuss gold’s characterization as “dad’s asset” and how blockchain could make it cool again, Matador’s strategy to unite Bitcoin and gold, ongoing development on the Bitcoin network to transform it into a platform for applications, Sunny’s background and key learnings from his experience, Matador’s business plan and strategic approach, their philosophy behind going public versus pursuing more experimental options, the nature of their partnership with UTXO, emerging growth areas for the Bitcoin network, and more.

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi. Listen in as they discuss the core drivers behind XRP’s flippening of Solana this week, Ethereum’s sudden outperformance relative to Bitcoin and the strengthening ETH-to-BTC ratio, the "hot ball of money" in crypto and where it may rotate next, the rise of dino coins and what it signals about the current cycle phase, the recent influx of onchain AI agents with platforms like Virtuals Protocols that have emerged, and more.

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi. Listen in as they discuss the arguments fueling bearishness on Ethereum, key reasons to be bullish, Solana and which network could be the 'Solana Killer' this cycle, why the PumpFun memecoin launchpad received so much backlash this past week, their willingness to die on ETH MAXI hill, MicroStrategy’s aggressive Bitcoin buying as part of its treasury program, and more.

Join Alex Tapscott as he decodes the world of Web3 and DeFi with Andrew Young, Co-Founder and CEO of SX Network. Listen in as they explore Andrew’s background and journey into crypto, the inefficiencies in traditional sports betting that inspired him to start SX, the advantages of SX over centralized betting exchanges, its revenue model, its narrow focus on sports markets, the two phases of SX's development, the SX token, its underlying technology and scalability, and more.

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest John Wu, President of Ava Labs. Listen in as they discuss John’s journey from traditional finance to crypto, the potential for tokenization in financial services and accelerating stablecoin adoption worldwide, the next big assets that will be brought onchain, Avalanche’s classification and uniqueness, its subnets and how they contrast to Ethereum L2s, its dual mission of targeting both crypto native and enterprise users, key Web3 adoption milestones that have helped pave the way for more firms to join, the roadmap for the next twelve months, and more.

Listen in as Alex and Andrew discuss the U.S. presidential election outcome and its market impact, the repricing of legacy DeFi protocols, the contrast between markets and polls this election cycle, achievable crypto initiatives with the new administration, the election’s role in advancing Web3 compared to other factors, exciting subsectors in the ecosystem, enterprise crypto adoption and associated onchain friction points, how Web3 gaming can drive mainstream adoption, and more.

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Matt Bartlett, Head of Web3 at VanEck and CEO of SegMint. Listen in as they discuss Matt's background and journey into the space, VanEck's suite of crypto products and Web3 initiatives, including the fractionalized NFT marketplace SegMint and tokenized collectibles, the potential for tokens to drive the next wave of financial innovation, VanEck's focus areas in Web3, SegMint's Lock and Key Model, VanEck's crypto predictions, NFT’s growing traction but waning sentiment, key catalysts for the NFT market, and more!