

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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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/

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/

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/

Apr 13, 2022 • 45min
Terra Adds BTC Collateral, Liquid Staking on Ethereum Grows, Avalanche Unveils New Wallet
EP 2: Terra Adds BTC Collateral, Liquid Staking on Ethereum Grows, Avalanche Unveils New Wallet was recorded on Wednesday, March 16th, 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/

Apr 13, 2022 • 48min
Opensea Supports Solana, Larson's $500MM POS campaign, and Vitalik & Pete Rizzo's thought pieces
EP 3: Opensea Supports Solana, Larson's $500MM POS campaign, and Vitalik & Pete Rizzo's thought pieces, was recorded on Wednesday, March 30th, 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/

Apr 12, 2022 • 34min
Russian Sanctions, European Regulation, And Cryptopunks IP Acquisition
EP 1: Russian Sanctions, European Regulation, And Cryptopunks IP Acquisition was recorded on Wednesday, March 16th, 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/