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  • The Next Chapter for Pump.Fun | Co-Founder Alon

    Alon, co-founder of Pump.Fun, joins us to discuss the meteoric rise of their token launchpad platform, the controversial yet impactful role of memecoins in crypto, and the vision behind their newest product, PumpSwap.

    We dive deep into the cultural influence, sustainability mechanisms, and future possibilities for the memecoin launchpad ecosystem.

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    TIMESTAMPS

    0:00 Intro

    7:09 Pump.Fun Inception

    13:46 Post-Launch Pump.Fun

    19:09 Pump.Fun’s Impact on Memecoins

    23:25 Making Memecoins Less Extractive

    28:32 Pump.Fun 4Chan Aesthetic

    36:57 Pump.Fun Moderation

    47:37 Pump.Fun’s Success

    50:52 PumpSwap

    59:12 Creator Revenue Sharing

    1:02:09 Pump.Fun vs Radium

    1:05:41 Pump.Fun’s Social Elements

    1:08:19 Content, Attention & Markets

    1:10:56 Future of Memecoins

    1:13:11 Are Memecoins Evil?

    1:17:44 Pump.Fun’s Mission

    1:20:17 Why Pump.Fun x Bankless

    1:22:06 Closing & Disclaimers

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    1 hr 21 min
  • Ethereum’s Next Big Upgrade: Pectra, Fusaka & Beyond | Tim Beiko

    We’re joined by Tim Beiko, Ethereum Foundation coordinator, to break down Ethereum’s next major upgrades and the future of scaling.

    We explore the upcoming Petra hard fork, which introduces validator consolidation, increased blob space for rollups, and EIP-7702 for improved account abstraction. Tim also shares insights on Fusaka and Glacier Dam, Ethereum’s roadmap for scaling, and how Ethereum’s upgrade process is becoming more efficient.

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    TIMESTAMPS

    0:00 Intro

    5:43 Current State of EIPs & ETH Hard Forks

    8:01 Why Security Is So Important

    12:43 Naming Conventions of ETH Hard Forks

    13:55 Pectra Upgrade & Its Effects

    16:15 Maxeb Upgrade & Its Effects

    24:29 Hard Forks, Bandwidth & Scaling

    28:51 Other Updates Regarding Pectra

    31:40 EOAs & Smart Contract Wallets

    36:17 Smart Contract Wallets' Effect on Layer 2

    43:15 Timeline of Fusaka & Glamsterdam

    48:09 Vitalik's Tweet on Fusaka

    51:15 Alcore Devs' Plans

    54:25 What's EOF

    59:18 Other Updates Regarding Fusaka

    1:00:41 Uncertainty Regarding Glamsterdam

    1:02:18 ETH's Slowness & Developers

    1:05:19 Misconceptions Around ETH

    1:07:32 Scaling the Layer 1

    1:14:52 Summer of Protocols

    1:18:13 Closing & Disclaimers

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    RESOURCES

    Tim Beiko

    https://x.com/TimBeiko

    Ethereum Roadmap & Hard Forks

    https://ethereum.org/en/roadmap/

    EIP-7702 (Account Abstraction)

    https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7702

    Ethereum Object Format (EOF)

    https://ethresear.ch/t/ethereum-object-format-eof/

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    1 hr 15 min
  • ROLLUP: Ethereum’s Leadership Move | Solana’s Inflation Debate | Kraken’s $1.5B Acquisition | Crypto's Macro Struggle

    This week, Anthony Sassano joins us to unpack Solana’s most controversial governance vote yet, Ethereum’s major leadership overhaul, and crypto markets wrestling with macro chaos despite promising policy shifts. Kraken makes waves with a massive $1.5B acquisition—but will it move the needle? We dive into all of this and so much more.


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    TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES

     

    0:00 Intro


    1:39 Anthony’s Crypto Vibe Check


    5:56 Markets

    https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/19/fed-meeting-live-updates.html


    12:27 Ethena and Securitize launched a new chain

    https://x.com/ethena_labs/status/1901672646015856749

    https://x.com/coinbase/status/1902031828912844992


    28:13 Robinhood launched their prediction market with Kalshi

    https://x.com/Kalshi/status/1901634303768883377

    https://x.com/vladtenev/status/1901703746033426919


    34:52 Solana proposal to cut inflation failed to pass

    https://simd-votes.stakingfacilities.com/

    https://www.helius.dev/blog/simd-228


    47:07 SOL Futures on CME 

    https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1901566174598398261

    https://x.com/solana/status/1901279678620749997


    51:25 Eth/acc & Ethereum Leadership Change 

    https://x.com/matthuang/status/1902562363532046674

    https://x.com/KyleSamani/status/1901769358273040806

    https://x.com/ethismoneyHQ/status/1901734022646317213

    https://x.com/adietrichs/status/1899607524581740576

    https://x.com/megapot_io/status/1902419979196338386 


    1:06:07 Kraken Acquires NinjaTrader $1.5B

    https://www.reuters.com/technology/kraken-acquire-ninjatrader-15-billion-deal-2025-03-20/


    1:07:08 Closing & Disclaimers


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    1 hr 9 min
  • AI ROLLUP #16: Retail Vs Institutions, Who's Right? | New Frontier AI Model | Mind Blowing Image Generation

    This week on the AI Rollup, we’re diving into hyper-realistic AI-generated podcast hosts, showcasing Hedera Studio’s cutting-edge character tech. Google drops Gemini 2.0 Flash, making AI image generation even more powerful with improved consistency and text integration. Meanwhile, China is pushing hard—Baidu’s latest model beats GPT-4.5 at half the cost, challenging OpenAI’s dominance. Plus, Sesame open-sources its voice model, and the crypto AI market sees brutal drawdowns. Despite the turbulence, teams like Virtuals and Bittensor keep building, while Pluralis raises $7.6M to decentralize AI model training. Where does AI Crypto go from here? Let’s find out.

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    TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES

    00:00 Sentiment Check and Recap

    05:25 AI Podcast Hosts?

    https://x.com/hedra_labs/status/1897699010632466469

    08:50 Google Gemini 2.0

    https://x.com/robertriachi/status/1899854394751070573

    https://x.com/goodside/status/1900349595718148455?s=46

    https://x.com/ilumine_ai/status/1900017235898622025

    https://x.com/halimalrasihi/status/1900667639086673962?s=46

    https://x.com/thatarrowsmith/status/1901203776746201556?s=46

    17:55 China's New Frontier Model

    https://x.com/scobleizer/status/1901089727568281975?s=46

    27:21 AI Market Prices

    https://www.cookie.fun/

    https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum

    32:55 Market Manipulation?

    https://x.com/solgojo/status/1901002388007514381

    https://x.com/0thTachi/status/1902090675111207380

    38:11 Pockets Of Outperformers

    https://x.com/S4mmyEth/status/1902348046479786315

    43:09 Virtuals Update

    https://x.com/smyyguy/status/1899181446126076283?s=46

    https://x.com/ethermage/status/1899494870152282511

    https://x.com/virtuals_io/status/1900185918147064015

    49:48 AIXBT Hacked

    https://x.com/S4mmyEth/status/1902021914517758277

    52:44 New AI Trading Subnet

    https://x.com/thebittensorhub/status/1899810734374047799?s=46

    58:54 Pluralis Announcement

    https://x.com/PluralisHQ/status/1902367132597252177

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    1 hr 5 min
  • How Native Rollups Scale Ethereum | Uma Roy & Justin Drake

    Native Rollups are the next big step toward scaling Ethereum securely. In this episode,

    Uma Roy (CEO of Succinct) and Justin Drake (Ethereum Foundation researcher) break down what Native Rollups are, how they leverage Ethereum’s core infrastructure for execution and validation, and why they're crucial for stronger security, better composability, and sustainable Ethereum growth.

    Tune in to understand the evolution of Ethereum’s rollup-centric roadmap and how Native Rollups could become a foundational upgrade for Ethereum's future.

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    TIMESTAMPS

    0:00 Intro

    6:41 Why Native Rollups?

    16:32 Security & Composability Benefits

    38:13 ZKProofs

    42:52 Making L2s Native

    50:48 Network Effects

    52:35 Customizability Trade-Offs

    58:59 Timelines

    1:02:39 ETH Economic Impacts

    1:05:46 Other Advantages

    1:08:17 Succinct

    1:08:59 ETHProofs.org

    1:11:32 Real-Time Proving

    1:12:33 Ethereum’s Bottleneck

    1:15:43 Closing & Disclaimers

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    RESOURCES

    Uma Roy

    https://x.com/pumatheuma

    Justin Drake

    https://x.com/drakefjustin

    Native Rollups

    https://ethresear.ch/t/native-rollups-superpowers-from-l1-execution/21517

    Succinct

    https://www.succinct.xyz/

    L2Beat

    https://l2beat.com/scaling/summary

    ETHProofs

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    1 hr 12 min
  • ROLLUP: Strategic Bitcoin Reserve | White House Digital Summit | Saylor's $21B BTC Bid | HyperLiquid

    This week, the U.S. establishes its long-awaited Strategic Bitcoin Reserve yet the charts barely move and questions remain about altcoins like ADA, XRP, and SOL. A high-profile White House Digital Summit draws big names but yields few concrete regulatory wins. Meanwhile, HyperLiquid got exploited? Not quite but we'll get into that this week and so much more.

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    TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES

     

    00:00 Market Sentiment And Interpretation

    https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/12/cpi-inflation-report-february-2025.html 

    https://x.com/kobeissiletter/status/1899147239160693054 

    06:49 Crypto Markets

    https://farside.co.uk/?p=1518 

    https://x.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1899445386038620631 

    https://x.com/HHorsley/status/1899612285980880907 

    https://x.com/milesdeutscher/status/1899062184917000214 

    13:44 Trump’s Impact On Crypto

    https://intel.arkm.com/explorer/entity/usg 

    18:32 Bitcoin Strategic Reserve

    https://x.com/margomartin47/status/1897802829474955415?s=46&t=BK1udaJPJxPwz6RfE-m1iw 

    https://x.com/davidsacks47/status/1897802280738734236 

    https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1897837943106289967 

    https://x.com/ercwl/status/1897817161428541691 

    31:18 White House Digital Asset Summit 

    https://x.com/POTUS/status/1898162648962756970 

    https://x.com/nicrypto/status/1898180016459944350  

    https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1898200766315209050 

    https://x.com/RepNickBegich/status/1899494764682363136 

    https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/1899586234248499450?s=46&t=LIRWzlNRT68jap2P18vctA 

    37:49 Saylor to Buy $21B More Bitcoin

    https://x.com/saylor/status/1899068491409260639 

    48:32 HyperLiquid Exploit?

    55:44 Interpol Red Notice For… Libra Creator

    58:01 Unichain’s Explosive Growth

    https://x.com/nansen_ai/status/1899000536487403748 

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    1 hr 3 min
  • AI ROLLUP #15: China Beats OpenAI? | Grok Launches Token | Alibaba's AI Breakthrough

    In this episode, we break down China's latest AI breakthrough—the Manus agent—and how it's shaking up the AI race. We discuss Alibaba's powerful, compact new AI model, the rise of autonomous coding agents, and Microsoft's shifting relationship with OpenAI. Plus, we explore how AI agents like Grok are starting to impact crypto markets.

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    TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES

     

    0:00 Intro


    1:33 China drops Manus AI

    https://x.com/thinking_panda/status/1897951585990590469

    https://x.com/rowancheung/status/1898093008601395380

    https://x.com/_philschmid/status/1899046957860979178


    14:27 OpenAI Agent SDK 

    https://x.com/cryptopunk7213/status/1897406075072377093 

    https://x.com/AtomSilverman/status/1899511053601698073 


    21:05 Ex-Deepmind engineers creating autonomous coding agents 

    https://x.com/mishalaskin/status/1898048925157728601

    https://x.com/kimmonismus/status/1899444649317527927


    22:57 Build a game from scratch with AI

    https://x.com/minchoi/status/1898469519565492490

    https://x.com/Ror_Fly/status/1899473065328656485

    https://x.com/ror_fly/status/1899803648781119765


    25:55 Alibaba drops QWEN 32B

    https://x.com/hosseeb/status/1897377619240468513

    https://x.com/sundarpichai/status/1899779090472644881

    https://x.com/hyperbolic_labs/status/1897437370552570047


    30:44 Chinese company HunYuan released a new image to video

    https://x.com/EHuanglu/status/1897628929768505611


    32:31 The model competition is really heating up & Microsoft x OpenAI

    https://x.com/cneuralnetwork/status/1898450452540465538

    https://gizmodo.com/microsofts-relationship-with-openai-is-not-looking-good-2000573293


    36:57 Grok earned over $100K this past week 

    https://x.com/mleejr/status/1898465691096727866

    https://x.com/bankrbot

    https://x.com/bankrbot/status/1897950192613441617

    https://x.com/grok/status/1898884871742758966

    https://x.com/grok/status/1898957064006774855

    https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1899565420966801647

    https://dexscreener.com/base/0x5116773e18a9c7bb03ebb961b38678e45e238923

    https://x.com/MLeeJr/status/1899647338978889743

    https://x.com/grok/status/1899582316747391127

    https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1899585667899822520

    https://x.com/bankrbot/status/1899589807350972768

    https://x.com/grok/status/1898884871742758966

    https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1899566730059653431

    https://x.com/rhynotic/status/1899190256727122331


    56:26 Agents over the last 30 days 

    https://x.com/defi0xjeff/status/1898025840514101654

    https://x.com/gkisokay/status/1899422660339393007

    https://x.com/696_eth/status/1897446933406605599


    56:58 Model Context Protocol

    https://x.com/mattpocockuk/status/1897742389592440970

    https://x.com/sendaifun/status/1892310991737598229

    https://x.com/crossmint/status/1899492589763469802


    1:05:30 Closing & Disclaimers 


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    1 hr 7 min
  • The Age of Hyper Acceleration: AI, AGI & Beyond! | Josh Kale

    AI isn't just growing—it's skyrocketing us into an unprecedented era of hyper-acceleration.

    Josh Kale joins us to explore how breakthroughs in intelligence, from protein sequencing and synthetic biology to autonomous transportation and energy abundance, are reshaping our world at dizzying speeds. 

    Prepare for a future that's closer than you think, where the cost of intelligence approaches zero and possibilities become boundless.

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    0:00 Intro 3:48 Exponential Human Progress 7:50 Moore’s Law vs Huang’s Law 15:17 Synthetic Biology 20:37 Economic Impact 23:17 Job Market 31:02 Self-Driving Cars 33:33 Aviation 35:43 Energy 41:10 David Deutsch 45:42 Electricity & Income 51:20 Nuclear Energy 54:46 The Unibomber 1:01:09 Defensive Accelerationism 1:03:06 Robotics 1:06:14 Closing & Disclaimers

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    1 hr 9 min
  • ROLLUP: Trump Crypto Reserve | SBF Prison Interview | Ethereum Leadership Shuffle

    Joining the Weekly Rollup this week is Haseeb Qureshi, dissecting Trump's controversial Crypto Strategic Reserve announcement featuring Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Cardano, and Ripple—causing an initial market surge and a swift reversal. They unpack Sam Bankman-Fried's candid prison interview with Tucker Carlson, revealing a stark divide between human empathy and detached pragmatism. Plus, Trump's erratic tariff policies are rattling macro markets; is it strategic or simply chaotic? Finally, they delve into Ethereum's leadership shuffle, Base's new speed upgrade challenging Solana, and AI's profound reshaping of crypto startups and blockchain usability.

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    ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES   0:00 Intro

    0:26 Tucker Carlson Interviews SBF https://x.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1897709140535132442 

    5:10 Trump announced strategic crypto reserves  https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114093946326587357  https://x.com/cz_binance/status/1896246000161001877  https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1896588091235656190  https://x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1896966911721607536  https://imgur.com/a/Q3tPnYI  https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1896240960788627681  https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1896305838144548884  https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1896958095424729133  https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1896949387856933048  https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1896951231266140234 

    25:14 Tariffs & Macro Markets

    41:20 Ethereum Foundation has new leadership!  https://x.com/ethereumfndn/status/1895851576251826227  https://x.com/tkstanczak/status/1895862549578469523  https://x.com/tkstanczak/status/1896246373919453285  https://x.com/ethereumfndn/status/1895442343689363652  https://x.com/TimBeiko/status/1892593175845368316  https://x.com/dannyryan/status/1895851747865944114  https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1895863075527700959 

    52:23 Base is getting faster and faster!  https://x.com/buildonbase/status/1895223243713458184?s=46  https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1895283716597166514  https://base.mirror.xyz/HwG1GQ5hoxz0OTOF_nQhNcVTk4Ae9cRIrcqVQ14N4-c 

    55:41 Devconnect https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1897321244158255567 

    1:00:14 AI Developments & Kaito https://x.com/Punk9277/status/1897684877098770736 

    1:16:12 Closing & Disclaimers

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    1 hr 18 min
  • AI ROLLUP #14: The AI Betting Genius That's Outsmarting Everyone | Humanoid Fighting Robots | AI's Invent a New Language

    In this episode, we kick off with jaw-dropping scenes of home robots that aren’t just putting groceries away, they’re taking the fight to you, echoing the dark vibes of i-Robot. Next, we unravel a crazy demo where encrypted agents develop their own language, and break down Google’s game-changing agent swarm that’s setting new research standards. We also explore Claude’s innovative new model and code that transforms complex problem-solving, plus Anthropic’s record-shattering $3.5B raise. And that’s not all, we share exclusive takeaways from ETH Denver’s AI scene, highlight AskBilly’s profit-making sports betting agent, and introduce Freysa’s digital twin game with a $250K prize. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast or just curious about tomorrow’s breakthroughs, this episode is your all-access pass to the cutting edge of innovation.

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    00:04:33 Gibberlink https://x.com/ggerganov/status/1894057587441566081?s=46  https://x.com/ggerganov/status/1896592079997788300?s=46 

      00:09:07 Google Co-Scientist https://x.com/sundarpichai/status/1892254274895184244?s=46 

    00:10:27 Claude 3.7 https://x.com/AnthropicAI/status/1894092430560965029  https://x.com/AnthropicAI/status/1894095351218335927  https://x.com/ns123abc/status/1894144121784209770?s=46 

    00:16:00 Vibe Coding

    00:24:32 The Good About ETH Denver https://x.com/cryptopunk7213/status/1895891065233711501 

    00:31:16 The Bad About ETH Denver

    00:35:26 Expert Sports Better https://x.com/askbillybets/status/1892959166307639642?s=46  https://x.com/sportstensor/status/1895821780151124321?s=46  

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    01:04:42 Homework For you! https://x.com/karpathy/status/1895242932095209667 

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    1 hr 7 min

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