The blocmates Podcast
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The weekly podcast from the blocmates camp with Alex, Grant and Gazz, covering all the news that we've found the most worthwhile to talk about from the past week in crypto. Rate us FIVE STARS or please do one.
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Dec 15, 2025 • 9min
Monday, Dec 15, Juventus Rejects Tether's $1.3B Takeover Offer
Macro updates: Japan set to raise rates, carry traders out in forceTether is eying a raise at a $500 billion valuation Firedancer goes live on the Solana mainnetHyperliquid set to introduce Portfolio MarginThe Tether x Juventus takeover rejection saga
Dec 12, 2025 • 5min
Friday, Dec 12, Solo Bitcoin Miner Hits the Jackpot
Tokenization of stocks, treasuries, bonds is accelerating in the USDo Kwon sentenced to 15 years in prisonTrump hints at no tax on gambling winsSolo Bitcoin miner hits the jackpot
Dec 11, 2025 • 7min
Thursday, Dec 11, $FOGO Presale To Go Live Next Week
FOMC recap: Have we stepped into the QE phase?Stripe makes moves in the stablecoin infra spaceFogo drops pre-sale announcement The Lighter vs. Hyperliquid beef
Dec 11, 2025 • 56min
We’re All Wasting Our Lives on Crypto and Everyone’s Crashing Out
Last week felt like maybe some of the worst sentiment we've seen across the industry in a long time and we even felt it ourselves. This week we're discussing the chatter online from some chap who says he's wasted his prime years on crypto and is now pivoting to be a philanthropist or something, dunno. Anyway, do we agree? Or is it just another crash out when the market takes a turn? Plus Jeff defends ADL on Hyperliquid in a new public spat and Cobie says CT is garbage these days. Talking about it all. Find our Yeet sign up links on YouTube or over on Twitter @blocmates. Enjoy.
Dec 10, 2025 • 8min
Wednesday, Dec 10, Is Trump About To Save Crypto Gaming?
FOMC Day: What to expect? Banks get the green act as crypto intermediariesHyperliquid's Jeff snaps back at Tarun of Gauntlet over ADL FUDIs Trump about to save crypto gaming?
Dec 9, 2025 • 8min
Tuesday, Dec 9, Polymarket's Volume Sparks Double-Counting Concerns
Crypto to be tested as collateral in US derivatives market Equity tokenization is acceleratingPolymarket accused of double counting its trading volumePoland says no to crypto MiCA rulesSaylor's Strategy buys more BTC
Dec 8, 2025 • 7min
Monday, Dec 3, Wealth Funds are Scooping Up Bitcoin
USDC is now linked between HyperCore and HyperEVM Vitalik proposes futures-style ETH gas marketLarry Fink says sovereign wealth funds are buying BTCAster accelerates buybacks TAO halving deets
Dec 5, 2025 • 7min
Friday, Dec 5, The Spot Crypto x CFTC Plot Twist
CFTC green lights spot crypto trades on registered exchanges Key economic data points to know before next week's Fed meetEthereum's post Fusaka hiccupPerp DEX wars: Aster, Drift, Lighter edition
Dec 4, 2025 • 7min
Thursday, Dec 4, Ethereum's Fusaka Upgrade Goes Live
Polymarket enters the USEthereum's Fusaka upgrade goes liveUpcoming TGEs: Seeker and Stable Charles Schwab to step into the crypto arena in 2026All about the robotics executive order
Dec 3, 2025 • 1h 3min
Everything Wrong With the Market, VCs and Tokens and (Maybe) How To Fix It
Join Alex and Grant as they reflect on their experiences at Devconnect in Argentina. They dive into the challenges of the market, discussing everything from networking fatigue to the dynamics of career-driven attendees. The conversation covers the gap between strong fundamentals and sluggish token prices, while introducing MetaDAO as a potential solution for fair token launches. They also explore the pitfalls of VC expectations and the effects of market dynamics on token performance, all wrapped up with entertaining anecdotes about collectible trends.
