Raoul Pal: The Journey Man

As Binance’s market share grows for a fourth consecutive month, we’re left asking, is this good or bad for the crypto industry as a whole? Senior editor for Forbes, Michael del Castillo, joins Ash Bennington to break it all down. Plus, they examine what Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s congressional testimony means for crypto, and Ark Invest buying up more shares of Coinbase and Robinhood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FTX affiliate Alameda Research is suing Grayscale and its parent company DCG for access to hundreds of millions of dollars in bitcoin, alleging "exorbitant fees" and no way to redeem the shares - just as Grayscale heads to court itself to argue against the SEC's decision to deny converting GBTC into an ETF. Ash Bennington will be joined by Aron Woolman, portfolio manager at RenGen.io, and Jake Boyle, director of crypto brokerage Caleb & Brown, to discuss. Plus, the latest on Silvergate Capital as the White House says it's "monitoring" the situation and why a judge had stern words for the SEC in the Voyager Digital bankruptcy case. And lots happening in the NFT space, including a report Amazon is launching its marketplace next month, and Yuga Labs reveals the sales of its BTC NFTs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Silvergate Capital, the U.S. crypto-friendly bank, is shutting down its payments network, used by institutional investors to quickly move capital from and to crypto exchanges. As doubts over Silvergate’s continued survival continue to grow, we ask how the industry will cope and could fill the void (apparently Kraken is raising its hand). Plus, the Wall Street Journal casts fresh doubts on Binance.US’s independence from its international partner, and questions business practices at companies behind stablecoin Tether. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Raoul heard your questions and comments so he decided to film a quick video to help further break down all the key details surrounding The RV Collective and the upcoming NFT mints. From the artwork and artists, to allow lists and key dates, Raoul breaks it all down for you our valued community. Recorded on February 26, 2023. For more information on The RV Collective please visit www.realvision.com/collective Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join us for an early look behind the curtains of the most exciting documentary produced about NFTs and Web3 to date, featuring everyone from the OGs to all the current leading artists and creators. Award-winning filmmaker Dan Sickles recently got bit by the crypto bug, and he’s gone deep. Raoul sits down with Dan to hear about his journey into crypto and why he decided to make the defining documentary about the space. Dan and Raoul discuss the power of community and memes and how Dan is trying to reflect that in his new film. They also dig into the future of Web3 and how it’s going to upend traditional legacy-media institutions. Recorded on January 30, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Silvergate Capital, one of few U.S. crypto-friendly banks, is buckling under pressure of dwindling capital, potential litigation and spooked clients. Is this an example of a coordinated effort by the Biden administration to cut crypto off from U.S. funds? Nic Carter, partner at Castle Island Ventures and the man who coined Operation Choke Point 2.0, joins Ash Bennington to discuss. On the news front, they’ll examine the new concerns swirling around Binance, mixed news for the Ethereum community when it comes to upgrades, and some important but unequivocally bad news for FTX users. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler, said in a recent interview that he thinks pretty much every crypto asset other than spot bitcoin is a security. If that thinking prevails, what consequences would it have for the industry? Ash Bennington is joined by Aaron Kaplan, a securities lawyer and the co-founder and co-CEO of the SEC-registered crypto trading platform Prometheum, to answer that question. Plus, Silvergate Capital's woes grow larger, the EU is worried about metaverse competition, Japanese banks experiment with stablecoins, Australia starts a CBDC trial, and Binance launches an AI generator of NFT art. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Let's be honest: nobody likes to do their taxes (aside from accountants). And when the Tax Man comes for your crypto trades, the headache gets even worse. How can this process be simplified without falling afoul of the law? Ash Bennington asks Shane Brunette, the CEO of CryptoTaxCalculator. There's also crypto-related news: new regulation in France, another FTX insider pleads guilty, and Visa pushes back against a report that the company is stepping away from crypto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There’s no rest for the weary at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as the regulator continues to reshape the crypto space. Ash Bennington is joined by the CEO of BitGo, Mike Belshe, to dive deeper into the SEC’s proposed changes to digital asset custody. Nico Cordeiro, CIO at Strix Leviathan, also stops by to discuss the markets and the latest crypto news, including Coinbase delisting BUSD, Yuga Labs announcing a Bitcoin NFT project, and the annual results from DCG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Liquid staking has overtaken lending as the second-largest sector in the DeFi space. Turns out, the upcoming Shanghai upgrade for Ethereum has a lot to do with it. Galaxy Digital research associate Christine Kim joins Ash Bennington to discuss the rise of staking through her report on Maximal Extractable Value (MEV). Plus, Solana suffers new outages, the IMF says a crypto ban is “not off the table,” and several Japanese conglomerates are working on a joint metaverse project. Then, we’ll hear about Real Vision’s new NFT initiative: The Real Vision Collective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices