The blocmates Podcast

Trump to handout a Q4 stimulus?CME to launch 24/7 crypto futures trading Perp DEX trading volume hits $1 trillion in SeptemberBNB hits new ATH 

Plasma founder offers clarity amid Twitter criticismPump.fun introduces mobile onramp improvementsblocmates Solana validator goes liveStablecoin news from Sui (suiUSDe) and Solana (USYC)

Tether and Metaplanet stack BTCBarron Trump earns $80 million from crypto investmentsRobinhood to take prediction markets worldwideUS government shuts down, Bitcoin network stays up

Back from Korea and feeling grumpy. YEET will give you $2k to play, sign up: https://yeet.com/register?aff=blocmates500We're talking about the Hyperliquid Hypurr NFTs and what it means for the ecosystem. That's as well as what we think of Andre's new project Flying Tulip and its $200m raise, and what it means for Sonic and DeFi.And we finish on a low note, with the kids who put pump.fun on the Hollywood sign, and Professor Crypto is back with his second KOL of the Year award. It's hard to deny he's the goat at this point. 

Flying Tulip raises $200 million61k Bitcoin scammer gets convicted in LondonETFs scoop the dip'Professor Crypto' wins content creator of the year award second time in a row

Hypurr NFT airdrop and points teaseCZ and Aster relationship dynamicsPlasma and its climb up the rankings ladder XRP ETFs rollout timelineEric Trump's bull posting 

Plasma goes live; Aster perps glitches Hyperliquid spot market for XPL is an instant successDATs in trouble with SEC for insider trading$170 billion wiped from crypto markets

Alex and Gazz shoot from the hotel lobby in Seoul with special guest Mando of Rekt and YEET. We're sharing mics while covering Aster vs. Hyperliquid and CZ's antics, the SEC signalling the beginning of crime season and anything goes. OSF is working on his putting game while Mando tells us about Hotel Alpha and we discuss the birth of brand coins with Rekt absolutely crushing it and selling 1 million cans in 11 months. It's a good one. 

Plasma's mainnet beta and XPL debutAster perps volume vs. BinanceSenate panel's digital assets taxation hearing  The South Park prediction market skit

Tether is looking to raise ~$20 billion at a $500 billion valuationStablecoins to be used as collateral for derivativesSBF says GMAster flips Hyperliquid on the 24-hour revenue frontAster Chain rollout confirmed by CEO