The blocmates Podcast

Trump and tariffs Crypto crash and the 'oracle' dramaHyperliquid founder's response to 'underreporting' allegationsHIP-3 upgrade breakdown 

Binance's meme rush sagaRoger Ver is off the hookHyperliquid attracts whalesWill dollar strength ruin the party?

Yu Hu, Founder of Kaito speaks with Alex about 2025 and the past 12 months of rapid growth for the business. Kaito is arguably one of the most talked-about names in the crypto industry.Since last year, it has been on a journey, from being the hottest product on the market to often being vilified and misunderstood.Yu discusses what it's been like adapting and building Kaito as a platform, why AI and bots are such a significant issue, some of the work they do with teams to ensure accurate incentive campaigns, and why he's bullish on launchpads. 

CZ's YZi Labs rolls out $1 billion BNB fundSolana staking ETFs are on the way Polymarket token soon?MetaMask rolls out perps trading; prediction markets integration to follow

Alex is out, the boys are in — and chaos inevitably follows.This week on the Blocmates Podcast, Gaz, Grant and Mike rip up the script and dive straight into:- Whether the bull market is actually back (for the fifth time this year)- Why everyone feels broke even when Bitcoin’s flying- Barron Trump’s rumoured $150M crypto bag (and what it says about privacy coins)- PolyMarket’s $2B deal with the New York Stock Exchange- FIFA’s blockchain ticketing scandal — innovation or straight-up gambling?

$TRUMP DAT in the making ICE's $2 billion investment in PolymarketBNY Mellon and its tokenization plans Meteora and Monad TGE developments 

Bitcoin's new ATHBinance season rings inStaking ETFs and their Wall Street debut

Bitcoin claims new ATH Is Saylor still stacking? Aster airdrop details and data shenanigansJapan follows the US lead to run it hotMetaMask rewards program x LINEA token incentives 

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)