Raoul Pal: The Journey Man

Anatoly Yakovenko is a co-founder and the CEO of Solana, the “fastest blockchain in the world,” and Ethereum’s top competitor. In this captivating episode, Raoul and Anatoly explore everything you want and need to know about the blockchain, including an explanation of recent network outages, an inside look at the rise of Solana-based NFTs, and a preview of its flagship Android phone. If you want to understand the future of crypto, it’s essential to understand Solana. Never miss an episode of Raoul Pal: Real Vision - subscribe here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

And that’s it: Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency on the planet by market capitalization, is now running on a proof-of-stake model following an upgrade from proof-of-work. How did it go? What’s different now? And what could happen in the coming days, weeks, and months? Marco Olivera and Ash Bennington open today’s Crypto Daily Briefing with answers to those hot questions – if you want to know what the Merge means to you, tune in. Marco and Ash welcome a special panel to discuss another critical issue in the crypto space right now: regulation. Perianne Boring, the CEO of the Chamber of Digital Commerce, Mike Castiglione, the director of regulatory affairs and digital assets at Eventus, and Greg King, the founder and CEO of Osprey Funds, talk about why we still haven’t seen a spot Bitcoin ETF in the U.S. and when that could change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Traditional finance heavyweights are joining forces to launch EDX Markets, a new cryptocurrency exchange for retail and institutional investors. Fidelity Investments, Charles Schwab, and Citadel Securities are among the backers. Santiago Velez, co-founder and division lead of R&D at Block Digital, joins Ash Bennington for today’s Crypto Daily Briefing to talk about TradFi’s endorsement of crypto, South Korea’s arrest warrant for Terra co-founder Do Kwon, and the latest from the SALT Conference in New York City. And we count down the final few hours to Ethereum’s highly anticipated Merge. Today’s feature segment includes a breakdown of Santiago's interview with Tim Beiko, a member of the Ethereum Foundation who worked extensively on the Merge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One of the world's largest brokerages might soon allow retail investors to trade Bitcoin. According to the Wall Street Journal, Fidelity Investments is considering a plan to provide its 34 million account holders greater access to crypto markets. In today’s Crypto Daily Briefing, Ash Bennington and Moritz Seibert talk about the potential for Fidelity to move people into crypto on a mass scale. And we have updates from the SALT Conference in New York City, including notes on talks by FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz and Abra’s announcement that it’s preparing to launch a fully regulated U.S.-based crypto bank as well as an international equivalent. Plus, Ash and Moritz assess every angle of Web 3.0 with Steve Goulden, a senior crypto analyst at Cumberland DRW. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kimbal Musk – a restaurateur, a chef, and an entrepreneur – has channeled his passion for food justice and gardening initiatives into Big Green, the first non-profit led philanthropic decentralized autonomous organization. Kimbal talks about the opportunity he saw early on to use Web3 for philanthropy; the ways Big Green is creating more equitable, capital-efficient, and scalable solutions to the global food crisis; and the mission of helping charities and donors tackle the huge problems they face today. Never miss an episode of Raoul Pal: Real Vision - subscribe here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If ever a marriage was certain to set social media on fire, it’s this one… One of the world's largest crypto exchanges, FTX, has partnered with GameStop, the flagging video game retailer and the beating heart of last year's short-squeeze mania on Reddit's WallStreetBets subforum. Paul Guerra and Ash Bennington open today’s Crypto Daily Briefing with a discussion of what we know about the deal. Paul and Ash also talk about an auction of Voyager Digital's remaining assets and developments on the regulatory front. And they explore the key points from an interview with Brian Estes, the CEO and CIO at Off The Chain Capital, including insights on managing crypto winter, Bitcoin's long-term potential, and the wider macro environment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the surface, Binance's decision to auto-convert several rival stablecoins into its own BUSD at the end of September has generated a lot of heat. But there may be more to it than meets the eye: The CEO of Circle – the issuer of USDC – says it could be good for his stablecoin. That’s the lead story for today’s Crypto Daily Briefing, as Nico Brugge and Ash Bennington dissect what the conversion of select stablecoins on its exchange means for Binance and the broader market. Nico and Ash also talk about Terra's attempt to at least partially reimburse holders of Luna and UST, a surge in registrations and sales of Ethereum domains, and the successful launch of the y00ts NFT collection. And they go deep into the Ethereum Merge and crypto regulation with The Defiant's Robin Schmidt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Poolin, one of the world's largest Bitcoin mining pools, has suspended withdrawals from its wallet service, blaming a "dull crypto market." At the top of today’s Real Vision Crypto Daily Briefing, Nico Brugge and Ash Bennington explain how mining pools work and what Poolin’s problems mean for the broader Bitcoin market. Also up for discussion are Binance’s bold move to auto-convert some rival stablecoins into its own BUSD later this month, a regulatory change in the UK, and the launch of FIFA’s NFT collection on the Algorand blockchain, as the build-up to World Cup 2022 continues. Finally, Nico and Ash go deep into a conversation with Darius Dale, the founder and CEO of 42 Macro, about the prevailing macro environment and what it means for price action in the crypto market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

 Raoul Pal visits Meta V Cafe for a riveting AMA. The panel discusses India’s rapid growth, innovation in Web3, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Balaji Srinivasan is an angel investor, a tech founder, the Wall Street Journal best-selling author of “The Network State,” and the former CTO of Coinbase. He joins Raoul for an engaging, three-hour conversation about the internet, the metaverse, cryptocurrency, and the future of the nation-state. Never miss an episode of Raoul Pal: Real Vision - subscribe here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices