Galaxy Brains

Galaxy Digital Research
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Jun 10, 2022 • 52min

Lummis-Gillibrand bill, DeFi treasuries selling, and BAYC Discord Hack

Welcome to episode 13 of Galaxy Brains! This week, Alex is joined by Christine Kim, Charles Yu, Sal Qadir, Beimnet Abebe, and special guest from Galaxy Digital Legal, Tyler Williams.Galaxy Brains is a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital.This episode was recorded on Wednesday, June 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/
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Jun 3, 2022 • 1h 10min

Policy Developments in Washington, New Report on Solana, and Optimism’s Airdrop

Welcome to episode 12 of Galaxy Brains! This week, Alex is joined by Christine Kim, Charles Yu, Sal Qadir, Beimnet Abebe, and special guest from Galaxy Digital Legal, Tyler Williams. Tune in for Beimnet’s market commentary, then listen as Tyler Williams makes his debut on the pod to deep dive into the developments happening in Washington regarding policy for the Bitcoin and digital assets space. The team wraps the episode by discussing Optimism’s airdrop and Sal’s Solana report.Galaxy Brains is a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital.This episode was recorded on Wednesday, June 1, 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/
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May 27, 2022 • 56min

Seth Green's stolen Board Ape, NFT IP, 7 block reorg on Ethereum, and Optimism removes 17,000 addresses

Welcome to episode 11 of Galaxy Brains, a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital.This week, Alex is joined by Christine Kim, Charles Yu, Sal Qadir, Beimnet Abebe, and special guest from Galaxy Digital Legal, Michael Marcantonio. As always, Beimnet Abebe kicks the episode off with some market commentary, then the team talks about Ethereum’s Beacon Chain seven-block reorganization, and how Optimism cracked down on airdrop farmers, removing 17,000 addresses. Lastly, Michael Marcantonio is on to discuss Seth Green's stolen Board Ape and the commercial use rights and intellectual property in the NFT space.This episode was recorded on Wednesday, May 25, 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/
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May 20, 2022 • 35min

Bitcoin Mining, Coinbase Cloud & Figment staking services, and Polygon Nightfall Mainnet

Welcome to episode 10 of Galaxy Brains, a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital.This week, Alex is joined by Christine Kim, Charles Yu, Beimnet Abebe, and special guest from the Galaxy Digital Mining team, Brandon Bailey. In this episode of Galaxy Brains, Beimnet provides a market update, then the team talks about the Bitcoin mining landscape, Coinbase and Figment supporting institutional liquid staking protocol Alluvial, and the Polygon Nightfall Mainnet launch and EY integration.This episode was recorded on Wednesday, May 18, 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/
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May 13, 2022 • 51min

UST Incident, Instagram NFT Debut, and Lido the ETH Liquid Staking Solution

Welcome to episode 9 of Galaxy Brains, a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital.This week, Alex is joined by Christine Kim, Sal Qadir, Charles Yu, and Beimnet Abebe. In this episode of Galaxy Brains the team talks about the UST Incident, Instagram’s NFT Debut, and Lido, the ETH liquid staking solution. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, May 11, 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/
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May 6, 2022 • 1h 5min

Board Ape Yacht Club, Outage on The Solana Network, And Our Latest Research

Welcome to episode 8 of Galaxy Brains, a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital.This week, Alex is joined by Christine Kim, Sal Qadir, and special guest, Beimnet Abebe. In this episode of Galaxy Brains the team talks about the Board Ape Yacht Club’s recent metaverse land sale, the outage on The Solana Network, and Galaxy’s latest Research!This episode was recorded on Wednesday, May 4, 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/
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Apr 29, 2022 • 37min

Mining, Fidelity's New 401K BTC Exposure Offering, Optimism Token & More

Welcome to episode 7 of Galaxy Brains, a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital.This week, Alex is joined by Christine Kim, Charles Yu, and special Galaxy guests, Amanda Fabiano and Beimnet Abebe. In this episode of Galaxy Brains, the team talks Mining, Fidelity’s new 401K Bitcoin Exposure Offering, Optimism token, and more!This episode was recorded on Wednesday, April 27, 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/
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Apr 22, 2022 • 30min

Market Overview, New Coinbase NFT Platform, DYDX Upgrades, And Miami Us Conference of Mayors

Welcome to episode 6 of Galaxy Brains, a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital. This week, Alex is joined by Sal Qadir, Leulaye Maskal, and special guest, Beimnet Abebe to provide a Market Overview, and discuss Coinbase’s new NFT Platform, DYDX upgrades for decentralization, and the U.S. Conference of Mayors that took place in Miami, FL this week.  This episode was recorded on Wednesday, April 20, 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/
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Apr 15, 2022 • 39min

Market Volatility, Bitcoin Transaction Fees, and Ethereum's Forthcoming Merge Upgrade

Welcome to episode 5 of Galaxy Brains, a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital.This week, Alex is joined by Christine Kim and Leulaye Maskal to discuss the Market Volatility, Bitcoin Transaction Fees, and Ethereum's forthcoming merge upgrade.This episode was recorded on Wednesday, April 13, 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/
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Apr 13, 2022 • 32min

USDN, Binance U.S. Raise, and ERC4626

Welcome to episode 4 of Galaxy Brains, a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital. This week, Galaxy Research Associate Christine Kim stands in for Alex while he attends the Bitcoin Conference in Miami. Christine is joined by Sal Qadir, and Chuck Yu to discuss the Stablecoin Neutrino Dollar (USDN), the Binance U.S. $200MM Fund Raise, and the new Ethereum token standard, ERC4626.This episode was recorded on Wednesday, April 6, 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/

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