The Crypto Beat

The Block's Editor-in-Chief Tim Copeland was joined by Bitstamp CEO Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux to discuss Robinhood's move to acquire Bitstamp, the recent market surge and the current crypto regulatory landscape.OUTLINE00:00 Introduction 00:44 Robinhood acquisition 04:15 Robinhood embraces crypto 06:15 European crypto regulations 10:15 Euro vs Dollar stablecoins 13:41 Institutional expansion 15:46 Mt. Gox distributions 17:13 ETFs 21:24 Microstrategy 23:09 US election’s impact 27:23 Strategic Bitcoin reserve 28:33 Closing thoughtsThe Block CommunityThe Block is launching a new community experience for fans of The Scoop! Follow us on Lens to stay in the loop: hey.xyz/u/theblockcommunityThe Block NewslettersThe Block's newsletters bring you the latest news and analysis of the fast-moving crypto and DeFi markets. To subscribe, visit theblock.co/newslettersJean-Baptiste Graftieaux and Bitstamp can be found at the following links: Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux on X - https://x.com/jb_bitstampLinkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jb0001/Bitstamp on X - https://x.com/bitstampBitstamp Website - https://www.bitstamp.net/ This episode is brought to you by our sponsor, Bitkey.Get the bitcoin wallet that works like the money apps you already use.Because simplicity is the best security. For a limited time, $99. Buy Bitkey

Arthur Hayes is the CIO of Maelstrom.In this episode, Hayes and Copeland discuss the US election, the role of quantitative easing in driving crypto adoption, the launch of Bitcoin ETFs, and the rise of meme coins. OUTLINE 00:00 Introduction 02:10 US election predictions 04:58 Quantitative easing 06:47 Fiat endgame 09:35 Next 3 months 13:34 Trump's DeFi project 14:05 JPY carry trade 19:38 Bitcoin ETFs 21:16 Future altcoin ETFs 22:19 Memecoin supercycle 23:07 Truth Terminal 24:05 Airheads NFT project 26:51 Making it all back 28:05 AI's impact on trading 30:09 Exchange listing fees 38:38 Memecoins vs. utility coins 40:50 Closing thoughtsThe Block CommunityThe Block is launching a new community experience for fans of The Scoop! Follow us on Lens to stay in the loop: hey.xyz/u/theblockcommunityThe Block NewslettersThe Block's newsletters bring you the latest news and analysis of the fast-moving crypto and DeFi markets. To subscribe, visit theblock.co/newslettersArthur Hayes and Maelstrom can be found at the following links: X - https://twitter.com/CryptoHayes Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/arthur__hayes Newsletter - https://cryptohayes.substack.com Website - https://maelstrom.fundThis episode is brought to you by our sponsor, Bitkey.Get the bitcoin wallet that works like the money apps you already use.Because simplicity is the best security. For a limited time, $99. Buy Bitkey

Edan Yago is the Co-Founder and CEO of BitcoinOS, and Francesca Conti is the Web 3 Accelerator Leader at Outlier Ventures.In this episode, Yago and Conti discuss the current state and future potential of the Bitcoin DeFi ecosystem.OUTLINE00:00 INTRO00:41 What is Bitcoin DeFi?04:03 How does it work?10:59 Developments in the space14:29 Investment opportunities20:11 Value flow back to Bitcoin29:28 Does DeFi matter?34:08 Bitcoin DeFi challenges36:32 What’s next for Bitcoin DeFi41:14 ConclusionThe Block CommunityThe Block is launching a new community experience for fans of The Scoop! Follow us on Lens to stay in the loop: hey.xyz/u/theblockcommunityThe Block NewslettersThe Block's newsletters bring you the latest news and analysis of the fast-moving crypto and DeFi markets. To subscribe, visit theblock.co/newslettersGUEST LINKSFrancesca Conti - https://www.linkedin.com/in/francescajconti/Outlier Ventures - https://outlierventures.io/Edan Yago - https://x.com/edanyagoBitcoinOS - https://www.bitcoinos.build/This episode is brought to you by our sponsor, Bitkey.Get the bitcoin wallet that works like the money apps you already use.Because simplicity is the best security. For a limited time, $99. Buy Bitkey

Nick Johnson is the Founder and Lead Developer of ENS.In this episode, Johnson and Copeland discussed Namechain, ENS Labs' new "L2-agnostic" rollup, and the ongoing development of the decentralized naming service protocol.OUTLINE00:00 Introduction01:27 Namechain05:59 Backwards compatibility 08:00 ENS name trading13:12 The necessity of name chain15:04 Beyond Ethereal16:58 Venmo & Paypal18:08 The Ethereum Foundation19:57 Challenges of the Ethereum Blockchain22:25 Evolution and growth of ENS24:33 Ethereum ETF25:00 ConclusionThe Block CommunityThe Block is launching a new community experience for fans of The Scoop! Follow us on Lens to stay in the loop: hey.xyz/u/theblockcommunityThe Block NewslettersThe Block's newsletters bring you the latest news and analysis of the fast-moving crypto and DeFi markets. To subscribe, visit theblock.co/newslettersNick JohnsonX - https://x.com/nicksdjohnsonLinkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicksdjohnson/?originalSubdomain=nzENSX - https://x.com/ensdomainsWebsite - https://ens.domains/This episode is brought to you by our sponsor, Bitkey.Get the bitcoin wallet that works like the money apps you already use.Because simplicity is the best security. For a limited time, $99. Buy Bitkey

OUTLINE00:00 Introduction02:28 U.S. election04:22 David Hoffman fight10:05 Web2/Web314:59 Infinex23:07 Taking on MetaMask and Binance30:40 NFT35:34 Infinex's impact on Synthenix39:49 World Liberty Financial43:07 ICOs and shifted Metas50:35 Trump in 201755:36 Next Infinex integrations1:03:58 Concluding thoughts

Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles joined Tim Copeland to discuss his return to the crypto space with the launch of a new exchange: EllipX.OUTLINE00:00 Introduction04:37 - Another exchange?6:20 - Trust issues12:44 - Why Europe?15:15 - Security features17:55 - FTX collapse opens the market25:09 - Post-FTX collapse31:54 - Ungox36:47 - Mt Gox repayments40:38 - Closing thoughts

Ikigai CIO Travis Kling joined Tim Copeland to discuss how crypto's lack of real-world adoption is causing market veterans to question the industry's future.OUTLINE00:00 Introduction00:38 Is crypto “quiet quitting”?08:24 Burnout13:27 Where’s the meta?20:30 Greed over tech25:55 Main character avoidant syndrome26:40 Trump to the rescue37:40 Debate/election thoughts42:01 World Liberty Financial45:53 Crypto contributions to Kamala’s PAC47:14 Closing thoughts

Tim Copeland and RT Watson were joined by the co-founders of Hivemapper, Helium and Helio to discuss projects on the Solana blockchain and bringing crypto to real life.OUTLINE00:00 Introduction00:41 Is adoption close?4:57 Challenges to adoption07:20 Sustainable incentive models14:48 Balancing supply & demand20:44 Helio on stablecoin adoption26:59 Onboarding non-crypto companies31:08 Network coverage37:06 Solana volatility and its effects44:02 Breakpoint vibes45:45 What’s next for DePIN?

Tim Copeland is joined by Euler Labs co-founder and CEO Michael Bentley to discuss the launch of Euler v2, and how the Euler team recovered from a $240M hack.

Time Copeland is joined by Ethan Francis and Burnt Banksy to discuss chain abstraction and its importance in simplifying crypto UX.