The blocmates Podcast

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Apr 17, 2025 • 40min

$5 Billion in Months: Is Ethena's Strategy the Future of Stablecoins?

Explore the explosive growth of stablecoins and their potential in the crypto world. The discussion highlights Ethena's unique approach to stablecoin design, balancing transparency with user empowerment. Learn how strategic shifts can navigate a bearish market and the resilience shown during the Bybit incident. Dive into the challenges of launching stablecoins and the importance of product-market fit. Plus, discover the Converge initiative that aims to bridge traditional finance and decentralized assets amidst evolving regulatory landscapes.
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Apr 11, 2025 • 31min

Fartcoin Is Back on the Menu, More Boring Trump Tariff Stuff and Conor McGregor’s Latest Meme Coin Embarrassment

Dan is back to cover the Gazz-filled void on the podcast this week, and honestly the content out there is pretty dry.We touch on the Trump macro tariff situation, the current market, as well as the return of the goat Fartcoin, plus whatever random bits we’ve found while scouring the internet. Have a good weekend, and like and subscribe, or just leave us a comment if you feel like it.
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Apr 10, 2025 • 43min

The Next Trillion-Dollar Opportunity? with Andrei Grachev

In this episode, Grant is joined by Andrei, They talk about current market trends, regulatory implications, and the potential of stablecoins as one of the greatest opportunities in the finance and tech sectors. The lads highlight the advantages of stablecoins for cross-border payments, US dollar dominance, and competition amongst various stablecoins. The latter part discusses Falcon's innovative approach to generating yield, user experience, and the necessity of regulatory compliance. 
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Apr 7, 2025 • 25min

Subnet tokens flying, Targon facelift, dTAO Bloomberg Terminal | TAO Talk

In this episode of TAO Talk, 563 is joined by guest CH Egan to discuss the latest developments in the Bit Tensor ecosystem. They cover Xavier's significant tweet about subnets and innovations like Polaris' compute aggregator, Tatsu's document understanding subnet, and Liquidity's bridging incentives on Ethereum. They also highlight major updates from Manifold, including the Targon V6 release, and showcase the new TAO XYZ terminal and Meta's illustrative Nova dashboard. 
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Apr 4, 2025 • 31min

Trump Targets Penguins With Tariffs and Stablecoins Are Still the Only Good Crypto Use Case

Well, we can't promise that all of these episodes are bangers but at least we're honest. This week we're discussing the Liberation Day lunacy, the impact on the market, Trump deciding to slap penguin island with tariffs and who the real winner is between USDC and USDT. Like, subscribe, and leave a tumbleweed if it makes you feel better. See ya next week.
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Mar 28, 2025 • 43min

Binance Declares War Against Hyperliquid? Why Gamestop Wants Bitcoin and Ghibli Memes Take Over

This week we look at what happened with the Hyperliquid $JELLY drama, and the potential involvement from Binance and CZ. Plus Ghibli memes have been all over the timeline and a meme pumped on the back of it.There’s also news of GameStop pumping every penny they (don’t) have into Bitcoin under Lord Saylor’s stewardship, Tornado Cash is back in action and making a home on MegaETH, Berachain’s PoL went live, Movement are doing big buy backs and Robinhood is launching an AI-assisted trading tool.Pretty heavy week. Enjoy the episode, like, and subscribe, as well. It’s the least you could do, tbh.
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Mar 28, 2025 • 42min

New Apps on Bittensor, TAO.com announced | TAO Talk

In this episode, 563 and Brody welcome special guest Mark Jeffrey from Hashrate. Mark shares his insights on Bit Tensor, the rising trends in subnet tokens, and his thoughts on the integration of AI with crypto. They discuss the latest launches, including Zeus, Patrol, and AI Factory, and dive into the impact of novel AI platforms like Squad by Rayon Labs. The discussion also covers trade analysis and security concerns within the ecosystem. Join us for an engaging conversation on the current state and future potential of Bit Tensor and its subnets.
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Mar 27, 2025 • 47min

Crypto x AI: How Delphi Labs Plans to Build the Next Unicorn

In this episode, Grant hosts Luke Saunders and Kevin from Delphi Labs. They discuss the impact of Web3 and AI on the crypto space, highlighting Delphi's accelerator program. Luke and Kevin explain how Delphi incubates and accelerates innovative crypto projects, focusing on AI-driven ventures. The lads delve into the challenges of launching products, the growing role of AI in coding, and the potential for decentralized infrastructure in shaping the future of the crypto market.
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Mar 25, 2025 • 1h 20min

The Sonic Ecosystem Roundtable Live Stream, w/ Pendle, HeyAnon, Shadow and Paladin/Rings

Listen back to the audio from our roundtable with guests and builders from the Sonic ecosystem, chatting about their respective protocols and why they've found a home on Sonic. 
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Mar 21, 2025 • 33min

Institutions Bearish ETH?, Pump.Fun Launches Exchange & Robinhood Launch Prediction Markets

Grant steps in for Alex this week to host The Friday Podcast, as Mike and Gazz unpack the week's most interesting developments.Ethereum is in focus as Standard Chartered adjusts its price target and prominent names Pump.Fun and Robinhood are making big moves, but what does it all mean? Lock in to find out.

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