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From exotic options at Jane Street to pioneering liquid staking infrastructure on #Solana, Jito Foundation’s Chief Commercial Officer Thomas Uhm is helping bridge TradFi and DeFi. 🌉🧠 Watch the full interview with one of the sharpest minds we spoke to during Korea Blockchain Week. 🔽Timestamps:00:00 Introduction to Liquid Staking and Jito09:32 Understanding Liquid Staking and Its Benefits18:08 The Role of Jito in the Solana Ecosystem22:50 Comparing Jito and Lido: Key Differences31:50 Future Innovations and ETF Developments

CEO of Trezor Matej Žák explains why open source isn’t just a feature — it’s a principle.In an industry built on transparency, hiding code behind NDAs makes no sense.Timestamps:00:00 The Open Source Ethos of Bitcoin03:07 Matej Žák's Journey to Trezor06:09 Understanding Hardware Wallets08:50 The Importance of Security in Crypto11:51 The Rise of Crypto Phones and Competition14:55 Educating Newcomers on Self-Custody17:53 The Role of Hardware Wallets in Financial Freedom21:00 Explaining Hardware Wallets to the Uninitiated23:51 The Launch of Trezor Safe 727:07 The Importance of Transparency in Secure Elements29:56 Balancing Convenience and Security33:15 Best Practices for Buying Hardware Wallets#Trezor #trezorwallet #hardwallet #cryptoSubscribe to our channel and hit the bell "🔔" icon to get notifications:https://www.youtube.com/bitcoincomofficialchannel?sub_confirmation=1► Who are we?At Bitcoin.com we create tools that bring more economic freedom to the world. Since 2015, Bitcoin.com has been a global leader in introducing newcomers to crypto. We make it easy for anyone to buy, spend, trade, invest, earn, and stay up-to-date on cryptocurrency and the future of finance.Buy, sell, trade, earn, use, and learn crypto with the Bitcoin.com Wallet:https://branch.wallet.bitcoin.com/I1dhGnyGNpbStay informed with timely and objective crypto, published daily:https://news.bitcoin.com/Get educated with up-to-date content from Bitcoin.com’s learning center:https://www.bitcoin.com/get-started/Trade permissionlessly on Bitcoin.com's decentralized Verse DEX where you can also earn yield:https://verse.bitcoin.com/► What is Verse?VERSE, which launched in December 2022, is Bitcoin.com’s rewards and utility token. Get VERSE for free in the Bitcoin.com Wallet app, and use it to earn Bitcoin and other rewards.VERSE is expanding access to DeFi, enabling more people to benefit from democratized finance and the economic freedom it unlocks.—Join our community and follow us for updates ⬇️►X: https://x.com/Bitcoincom►X News Account: https://x.com/BTCTN ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bitcoin.com_official/►Discord: https://discord.gg/hux4sugcQS►Telegram: https://t.me/GetVerse►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitcoin.com/►Linkedin News Account: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitcoin-com-news/

Centralized platforms cheat creators and fans with unfair cuts and hidden talent. YouBallin, on Solana, is a mobile-first platform where Talent participates in competitive events earning from NFTs and brand deals. Fans vote with $YBL tokens and Brands gain authentic engagement with target audiences. Native web2 onboarding and web3 account abstraction ensures mass appeal, targeting the creator economy’s growth.Chris Arakelian is the CEO of YouBallin. She recently joined the Bitcoin.com News Podcast to talk about the platform.In this episode, Chris Arakelian introduced YouBallin as a decentralized, event-driven creator economy built on Solana, aiming to revolutionize the current centralized creator economy. She highlighted the problems with the existing model, including unfair monetization where creators receive very little revenue, algorithmic gatekeeping that prioritizes engagement over genuine talent, and an incentive structure that leaves fans as passive consumers. YouBallin's solution involves a philosophical shift, transforming fans into active owners and stakeholders through a transparent token economy.Arakelian detailed YouBallin's two-phase competitive event model for talent discovery and ownership. In phase one, emerging talents compete to be noticed by established creators ("legends") who vote for free, while fans use YBL tokens to advance wildcard talents. Phase two involves finalists receiving fractionalized NFTs, allowing fans to invest directly in a creator's journey and benefit from her popularity. She emphasized that YouBallin is a multi-sided marketplace targeting emerging talents, engaged fans, mentoring legends, and brands looking for authentic communities, creating a circular rather than extractive economy.She further explained that YouBallin differentiates itself in the Web3 landscape through its core utility, interactive event model, and domain-agnostic approach, supporting various categories beyond just music. Arakelian also introduced "TalentFi," a term for talent finance, which places ownership, instead of algorithms, at the center of discovery, aligning with the crypto ethos of empowering individuals through open and permissionless systems. The YBL token powers all transactions within the platform, fueling scarcity and strengthening participation in this closed-loop economy.About Our GuestChris brings 30 years of agency leadership and marketing communications excellence to YouBallin. Educated as a designer and trained as a client advocate, she’s a Growth Engine dedicated to building brands and driving business outcomes. Prior to her appointment as CEO of YouBallin, Chris led Growth for Omnicom’s most creative Brand Design Consultancy, Wolff Olins, where she ushered in net new client relationships for both established and emerging brands across a vast Web2 and Web3 landscape including ConcenSys/Metamask, Uber, Instacart, Arbitrum, Robinhood, Bloomberg, Kenvue, BMG, and more.Prior to Omnicom. Chris held senior positions at Consumer centric consultancies where she launched new as well as legacy brands into the world including Wild Turkey, Acuvue, Gillette Venus, and U By Kotex. Building futureproof brands that connect to audiences in an ever changing market is what fuels her passion and drives brand success across categories and geographies.To learn more about the project visit YouBallin.com, and follow the team on X.

Proof of reserves daily. 💰 A crypto exchange that quacks like a blockchain. And a #Solana-native CEO helping Japan become a crypto giant.Watch the full interview with the Backpack CEO Armani Ferrante. 👇Timestamps:04:50 Reimagining Wallets and Exchanges09:50 Proof of Reserves and State Integrity15:01 Regulatory Challenges and Perpetuals in Europe20:05 The Future of Crypto in Japan25:01 Supporting Innovative Projects in Crypto30:05 The Dynamics of Digital Asset Treasuries34:01 Closing Thoughts on Crypto EcosystemsSubscribe to our channel and hit the bell "🔔" icon to get notifications:https://www.youtube.com/bitcoincomofficialchannel?sub_confirmation=1► Who are we?At Bitcoin.com we create tools that bring more economic freedom to the world. Since 2015, Bitcoin.com has been a global leader in introducing newcomers to crypto. We make it easy for anyone to buy, spend, trade, invest, earn, and stay up-to-date on cryptocurrency and the future of finance.Buy, sell, trade, earn, use, and learn crypto with the Bitcoin.com Wallet:https://branch.wallet.bitcoin.com/I1dhGnyGNpbStay informed with timely and objective crypto, published daily:https://news.bitcoin.com/Get educated with up-to-date content from Bitcoin.com’s learning center:https://www.bitcoin.com/get-started/Trade permissionlessly on Bitcoin.com's decentralized Verse DEX where you can also earn yield:https://verse.bitcoin.com/► What is Verse?VERSE, which launched in December 2022, is Bitcoin.com’s rewards and utility token. Get VERSE for free in the Bitcoin.com Wallet app, and use it to earn Bitcoin and other rewards.VERSE is expanding access to DeFi, enabling more people to benefit from democratized finance and the economic freedom it unlocks.—Join our community and follow us for updates ⬇️►X: https://x.com/Bitcoincom►X News Account: https://x.com/BTCTN ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bitcoin.com_official/►Discord: https://discord.gg/hux4sugcQS►Telegram: https://t.me/GetVerse►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitcoin.com/►Linkedin News Account: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitcoin-com-news/

Can Robinhood become the “financial super duper app”? 🪶Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev thinks so. From launching an L2 and a stablecoin to rolling out tokenized stocks and verified social trading, Vlad Tenev breaks it all down during #TOKEN2049Singapore. 🔽Timestamps:00:00 Introduction to Robinhood's Vision02:02 Acquisition of Bitstamp and Its Implications05:59 Tokenized Stocks and Market Innovations10:04 The Future of Crypto Options and Perpetual Futures12:47 Robinhood Social: A New Financial Super App17:00 Regulatory Challenges and Tokenized Assets20:02 The Ecosystem of Stablecoins and RWAs24:03 Building on Ethereum: The L2 Strategy

From Solana’s billion-dollar revenue engine to the rise of stablecoin empires and DATS reshaping access — Hunter Horsley reveals how Bitwise Invest is positioning for the next wave of crypto adoption.🎥 Watch the full interview with the Bitwise CEO here. 🔽Timestamps:00:00 The Rise of Stablecoins and Digital Asset Treasuries02:51 Understanding Digital Asset Treasuries (DATs)05:55 The Role of ETFs in Crypto Investment08:39 Exploring Yield Generation in Bitcoin11:42 Bitwise's Approach to Digital Assets14:46 The Future of Stablecoins17:30 Revenue-Based Crypto Projects and Their Impact

Why is USDT so sticky across emerging markets? Paolo Ardoino explains that Tether doesn’t rent distribution — it owns it. 🌎From 50M users on Rumble to roadside kiosks in LATAM, Tether's CEO explains why owning the rails is the moat. 📺 Timestamps:02:55 Tether's Business Model and Market Position05:51 Strategic Investments and Partnerships08:52 Global Opportunities and Market Expansion#USDT #tether #LATAM Subscribe to our channel and hit the bell "🔔" icon to get notifications:https://www.youtube.com/bitcoincomofficialchannel?sub_confirmation=1► Who are we?At Bitcoin.com we create tools that bring more economic freedom to the world. Since 2015, Bitcoin.com has been a global leader in introducing newcomers to crypto. We make it easy for anyone to buy, spend, trade, invest, earn, and stay up-to-date on cryptocurrency and the future of finance.Buy, sell, trade, earn, use, and learn crypto with the Bitcoin.com Wallet:https://branch.wallet.bitcoin.com/I1dhGnyGNpbStay informed with timely and objective crypto, published daily:https://news.bitcoin.com/Get educated with up-to-date content from Bitcoin.com’s learning center:https://www.bitcoin.com/get-started/Trade permissionlessly on Bitcoin.com's decentralized Verse DEX where you can also earn yield:https://verse.bitcoin.com/► What is Verse?VERSE, which launched in December 2022, is Bitcoin.com’s rewards and utility token. Get VERSE for free in the Bitcoin.com Wallet app, and use it to earn Bitcoin and other rewards.VERSE is expanding access to DeFi, enabling more people to benefit from democratized finance and the economic freedom it unlocks.—Join our community and follow us for updates ⬇️►X: https://x.com/Bitcoincom►X News Account: https://x.com/BTCTN ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bitcoin.com_official/►Discord: https://discord.gg/hux4sugcQS►Telegram: https://t.me/GetVerse►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitcoin.com/►Linkedin News Account: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitcoin-com-news/

From quantum threats to #Bitcoin on Cardano, U.S. crypto policy, and why crypto needs to chill — Cardano's co-founder Charles Hoskinson breaks it all down. 🌌Watch the full interview here 🔽Timestamps:00:00 The Absurdity of the Current World02:57 A Day in the Life of Charles Hoskinson05:56 Traveling and Maintaining Balance08:46 Navigating Regulatory Landscapes in Crypto11:57 Understanding Digital Asset Treasuries14:55 Governance in Crypto Projects18:00 The Quantum Computing Challenge20:50 Integrating Bitcoin with Cardano23:43 The Future of Bitcoin and Cardano Collaboration26:50 Staying Playful in a Serious Industry

Eric Tan is the dynamic force heading Silk Development’s international sales team in Batumi. As the only Asian at the helm of this global operation, Eric is spearheading innovative sales channels and breaking ground in new markets, bringing unparalleled energy and vision to the real estate landscape.In this episode, we dive into why Batumi is fast becoming the place to be for investors and dreamers alike. Eric shares his insights on what makes this coastal gem a must-visit destination and why now is the time to seize the opportunities it offers.If you think you have what it takes to invest in Batumi, contact Eric directly via Email (eric.tan@silkdevelopment.com) or X (https://x.com/alphalionbrah). Get a pre-sale offer at silktowers.com/btc.About Silk DevelopmentSince 2005, Silk Development has been shaping the future of real estate with its legendary developments that combine international standards and the essence of where it is. With 20 years on the market, it has successfully completed 10 major projects and made over $1.3 billion in investments.From world-class architecture to seamless integration with nature, every Silk Development development is a masterclass in quality, innovation, and sustainability. We collaborate with world-class architects and design studios to develop spaces that respect the soul of their place - enhancing lifestyle as well as landscape.Part of the ecosystem, Silk Hospitality manages a wide range of hotels, casinos, restaurants, nightclubs, spas, and wellness centers across Georgia. From luxury stays to fine dining, vibrant nightlife, and relaxing wellness experiences, it brings world-class service and local charm to every destination, enhancing lifestyle and leisure.Driven by a passion for excellence, we keep our standards of construction, safety, and environmental stewardship at their highest. For us, every project is not just a building - it's an experience that inspires.To learn more about the project visit silktowers.com/BTC, and follow the team on X or LinkedIn.

The same incentive to the players who just want a token for a token that they know and they care about, and then the developer does five minutes of work instead of five months of work. Okay? So it's, we're taking something that works here and something that works here, and we're making a baby, all right, it's, it's this idea doesn't, doesn't exist in its full form.Timestamps:00:00 Introduction to Open Game Protocol03:04 Token Distribution and Game Ecosystems06:06 Game Developers and User Engagement08:47 Innovative Advertising in Gaming12:05 Real-World Applications and Success Stories15:14 Future of Game Tokens and Ecosystems18:13 Conclusion and Vision for Open Game Protocol21:30 Navigating Competition and Market Dynamics24:10 The Future of Game Tokens and Utility27:23 Creating Value for Developers and Players30:42 Disrupting the App Store Monopoly34:29 Building a Decentralized Distribution Network39:06 Scaling from Indie to AAA GamesSubscribe to our channel and hit the bell "🔔" icon to get notifications:https://www.youtube.com/bitcoincomofficialchannel?sub_confirmation=1► Who are we?At Bitcoin.com we create tools that bring more economic freedom to the world. Since 2015, Bitcoin.com has been a global leader in introducing newcomers to crypto. We make it easy for anyone to buy, spend, trade, invest, earn, and stay up-to-date on cryptocurrency and the future of finance.Buy, sell, trade, earn, use, and learn crypto with the Bitcoin.com Wallet:https://branch.wallet.bitcoin.com/I1dhGnyGNpbStay informed with timely and objective crypto, published daily:https://news.bitcoin.com/Get educated with up-to-date content from Bitcoin.com’s learning center:https://www.bitcoin.com/get-started/Trade permissionlessly on Bitcoin.com's decentralized Verse DEX where you can also earn yield:https://verse.bitcoin.com/► What is Verse?VERSE, which launched in December 2022, is Bitcoin.com’s rewards and utility token. Get VERSE for free in the Bitcoin.com Wallet app, and use it to earn Bitcoin and other rewards.VERSE is expanding access to DeFi, enabling more people to benefit from democratized finance and the economic freedom it unlocks.—Join our community and follow us for updates ⬇️►X: https://x.com/Bitcoincom►X News Account: https://x.com/BTCTN ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bitcoin.com_official/►Discord: https://discord.gg/hux4sugcQS►Telegram: https://t.me/GetVerse►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitcoin.com/►Linkedin News Account: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitcoin-com-news/