The Chopping Block: Crypto's Rebound, Reg Crypto, and AI Router Wars
The crew sizes up Bitcoin's rebound, the fight to bring Hyperliquid onshore, the SEC's new token fundraising framework, and why Stripe's OpenRouter deal could make AI inference markets look a lot like...
28 Elo 54min
Treasury Puts DeFi On Notice as Roman Storm Trial Drags On
Roman Storm's retrial slides to April 2027. Peter Van Valkenburgh argues prosecuting Tornado Cash's developers cost real ground in zero knowledge cryptography. =======================================...
27 Elo 1h 14min
Bits + Bips: How Bessent’s Treasury Buyback Is Fueling Bitcoin’s Rally
📢 Bits + Bips has its own channel now — full episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/@Bitsandbips Bitcoin is pushing toward $80,000 after Scott Bessent's Treasury long-end buybacks flipped spot ET...
26 Elo 18min
One Type of Post-Quantum Cryptography Is Most Popular. Why Is Crypto Trying Out Three?
Some crypto products work with multiple chains on different post-quantum paths. NEAR’s Illia Polosukhin and Ledger's Charles Guillemet discuss how they manage that challenge. ========================...
25 Elo 1h 2min
Uneasy Money: Why Erik Voorhees Calls AI's Hidden Filter 'Deceptive'
Venice founder Erik Voorhees says crypto's real job was never speculation. It's becoming the rails AI agents actually need. Plus, why he sold equity, not tokens. =====================================...
22 Elo 1h 14min
Arthur Hayes on Why AI Agents Will Want to Transact in Units of Compute
Arthur Hayes unveils Flop, a new protocol for AI compute, and makes the case for why Bitcoin is entering a fresh liquidity-driven leg up. ======================================================== Tha...
21 Elo 53min
EIP-8363: Should ETH Be Sound Money or a Productive Asset?
Ethereum wants to slash staking yields toward zero. Gitcoin's Kevin Owocki, DV Labs' Oisín Kyne, and Ethereum-France's Jérôme de Tychey debate whether that breaks DeFi. ==============================...
20 Elo 1h 14min
DEX in the City: The CFTC's Kalshi Rescue and the Limits of Emergency Power
The CFTC has used emergency powers just six times ever. Twice this month, both for Kalshi. Jessi, Jacob, and Jane ask whether that protects innovation or sets a dangerous precedent. =================...
19 Elo 46min
