

Galaxy Brains
Galaxy Digital Research
Welcome to Galaxy Brains, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy. Our weekly podcast provides insights and analysis on trends and events across the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Each week Alex will be joined by members of the research team to discuss the latest developments on all things crypto and blockchain technology.
Episodes
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Jan 27, 2023 • 46min
Ethereum Upgrade, North Korea, and Jamie Dimon
Alex sits down with Christine Kim (Galaxy Research) to discuss the latest in Ethereum’s development roadmap, MEV landscape, North Korean Hackers, and Jamie Dimon’s comments about crypto. Alex chats markets and macro with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading).This episode was recorded on Wednesday, January 24, 2023.++Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Jan 20, 2023 • 49min
Optimistic Rollups, Solana, and Markets
Alex talks with Beimbet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets, Charles Yu (Galaxy Research) about optimistic rollup on Ethereum, and Sal Qadir (Galaxy Research) about Solana.This episode was recorded on Wednesday, January 18, 2023.++Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Jan 13, 2023 • 46min
Jason Urban from the Option Pits to Galaxy
Alex talks with Jason Urban (Head of Trading, Galaxy) about his career in markets from the options pits in Chicago to learning about crypto and leading Galaxy Trading. Alex also checks in with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about current macro and crypto market conditions.This episode was recorded on Wednesday, January 11, 2023.++Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Jan 6, 2023 • 44min
Crypto VC, Markets, and Macro
Alex talks with Beimnet Abebe and Trey Aslanian (Galaxy Trading) about markets and crypto's outlook in 2023. Alex also shares data on crypto VC in 2022 from his new report.Check out the Galaxy Crypto VC report here.This episode was recorded on Wednesday, January 4, 2023.++Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Dec 23, 2022 • 1h 11min
2022 Year in Review
Alex talks with six return guests about Bitcoin, Ethereum, alt L1s, layer 2s, zero-knowledge, NFTs, stablecoins, policy, and more. We take stock of the past year in markets and technology and look ahead to 2023.This episode was recorded on Wednesday, December 21, 2022.++Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Dec 16, 2022 • 1h 22min
Erik Voorhees on Crypto & Freedom
Alex talks with Erik Voorhees, founder of Shapeshift and longtime bitcoiner, about decentralization, political philosophy, bitcoin development and culture, Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX, and much more. Sal Qadir (Galaxy Research) and Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) also join the show.Links referenced in the show:SBF's regulatory proposals: https://www.ftxpolicy.com/posts/possible-digital-asset-industry-standardsErik's response to SBF's regulatory proposals: https://www.moneyandstate.com/blog/response-to-sbfGalaxy Research's response to SBF's regulatory proposals: https://research.galaxy.com/webmail/994012/29795279/2deb1f4e38f0e6ba217c688e58ec25045b1312e1843c63c050c941ea0709f409This episode was recorded on Wednesday, December 15, 2022.++Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Dec 9, 2022 • 1h 14min
Caitlin Long (Custodia) on Bitcoin and the Future of Banking
On this week’s episode, Alex talks with Caitlin Long about bitcoin, banking, property, credit contagion, and more. Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) joins to discuss markets, and Alex and Christine Kim (Galaxy Research) discuss data on Ethereum’s transition to PoS, another attempt by a DAO to purchase a rare copy of the US constitution, and a new lawsuit filed against asset manager Grayscale.This episode was recorded on Wednesday, December 7, 2022.++Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Dec 2, 2022 • 1h 1min
Dan Matuszewski (CMS) on FTX, Tether, and Crypto History
On this week’s episode, we talk with Dan Matuszewski of CMS Holdings (@cmsholdings) about FTX, Tether, crypto market history, and the future of the industry. Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) joins to offer market insights, and Alex and Christine Kim (Galaxy Research) discuss Fidelity Crypto, BlockFi, and other news from this week.This episode was recorded on Wednesday, November 30, 2022.++Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Nov 25, 2022 • 1h 5min
Lucas Nuzzi on Tracking FTX & Alameda On-Chain
This week Alex and Christine Kim (Galaxy Research) are joined by Lucas Nuzzi (CoinMetrics) to discuss his work identifying and tracking misappropriation of client funds from FTX to Alameda Research. Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Digital Trading) joins to discuss markets, and Alex and Christine discuss this week’s FTX bankruptcy hearing and ongoing fallout at Genesis and Digital Currency Group.This episode was recorded on Wednesday, November 23, 2022.++Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Nov 18, 2022 • 1h
Nic Carter on Proof of Reserves
This week, Alex sits down with Castle Island Ventures co-founder Nic Carter to discuss proof of reserves and how it could improve safety in the cryptocurrency industry in the wake of FTX’s blowup. Christine Kim joins to discuss developments in the Ethereum ecosystem, and Beimnet Abebe from Galaxy Digital Trading gives a market update.This episode was recorded on Wednesday, November 16, 2022.++Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/