This week, Michael and Vance sat down with Jito Labs’ CLO Rebecca Rettig to discuss the status of the CLARITY market structure bill, including congressional negotiations, committee roles, and the debate over stablecoin yield. They also cover regulatory dynamics, potential SEC and CFTC rulemakings, stablecoin oversight, implications for DeFi, and how the industry may evolve with or without new legislation.

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Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(02:12) Updates on CLARITY

(06:59) Role of Committees & White House

(11:11) The Yield Question

(27:33) The Rulemaking Process

(42:27) What Happens If CLARITY Passes?

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This week, Mippo, Myles, and Xavier sat down to discuss diverging institutional and crypto-native sentiment, exchange innovation, and how founder archetypes are shifting toward operators, and product-led builders. They also cover AI’s impact on execution and evolving crypto venture dynamics, fund sizing, and distribution-led value add.

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Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(03:25) Crypto Founder & investor Change Up

(15:53) Canton Ad

(16:32) Founder Archetypes

(38:34) Canton Ad

(39:11) Crypto’s Talent Pool

(43:29) Crypto Venture Today

(1:07:18) Closing Comments

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Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bell Curve is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mike, Xavier, Myles, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed. 

In this first episode of Inflection Point, we explore the accelerating convergence between traditional finance and crypto as institutional adoption begins reshaping the foundations of global financial infrastructure. The conversation examines ETFs, DeFi innovation, market structure shifts, institutional flows, and how evolving investor behavior is changing Bitcoin and digital asset markets. Along the way, we discuss regulation, credit markets, technology limitations, and the broader implications of finance moving onchain. Enjoy!

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Timestamps

(00:00) Intro To Inflection Point

(06:48) The Convergence Between TradFi & Crypto

(22:20) Crypto's Biggest Advantages & Hurdles

(36:15) Crypto's Changing Market Structure

(41:00) Prices, Sentiment & Long-Term Allocators

(46:00) Evolution Of Crypto Options & Yield

(51:30) Is The 4-Year Cycle Dead?

(01:02:00) Final Thoughts

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Disclaimer: Nothing said on Inflection Point is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

#Crypto #DeFi #Bitcoin #Blockchain #DigitalAssets #CryptoPodcast

This week, we’re joined by Variant’s Jesse Walden to unpack the “Everything is Market” thesis, arguing that crypto expands finance into culture by lowering barriers to creating markets. We examine markets as change agents, APIs for intelligent agents, hyperfinancialization’s social effects, the evolution from gambling to investing, and implications for ownership, regulation, and AI-driven organizations

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Resources

Everything is Market: https://x.com/jessewldn/status/2022291132080644339

Markets Are Eating the World: https://taylorpearson.me/markets-are-eating-the-world-book/

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Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(01:40) Everything is Market

(06:09) Creating New Markets

(09:13) Markets as Change Agents

(17:23) Canton Ad

(18:02) Markets as APIs

(29:57) Canton Ad

(30:34) AI’s Impact on Markets

(44:29) Social Effects of Hyperfinancialization

(53:09) Closing Comments

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Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bell Curve is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mike, Xavier, Myles, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

This week, Mippo, Myles, and Xavier sat down to discuss the rise of vibe coding, and its parallels to past crypto token booms before examining the evolution of DeFi vaults and real-world asset looping. They dive into distribution, curation, oracle and liquidation risks, institutional adoption challenges, and the demand-side hurdles facing tokenized asset strategies.

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Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(02:53) Vibe Coding’s Explosion

(10:22) Canton Ad

(11:01) The History of Vaults

(22:49) The Value Chain of Vaults

(36:41) Canton Ad

(37:18) Vault Curation

(50:51) Looping Strategies & Their Risks

(59:15) Closing Comments

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Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bell Curve is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mike, Xavier, Myles, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

This week, we’re joined by Stani Kulechov, Founder of Aave Labs, to discuss the “Funding Abundance” thesis, highlighting DeFi’s capital efficiency, institutional adoption, and expansion into RWAs. We also dive into Aave V4’s modular hub-and-spoke architecture, the Aave app strategy, revenue realignment via “Aave Will Win,” RWA looping, and evolving net interest margins.

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Resources

Funding Abundance: https://x.com/StaniKulechov/status/2023079479493452013?s=20

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Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(04:20) Funding Abundance & the State of DeFi

(19:23) Canton Ad

(20:02) The Aave App

(39:17) Canton Ad

(39:54 )New Phases of Growth

(44:46) The Impact of RWAs

(52:26) Net Interest Margin

(56:08) Closing Comments

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Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bell Curve is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mike, Xavier, Myles, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Welcome to Oneshot! OneShot is a new weekly podcast from Framework Ventures that explores the intersection of commodities, energy, AI, and emerging technology through a crypto lens.

This week, Michael and Vance sat down to discuss progress on U.S. crypto market structure legislation, and industry consolidation. They also cover public versus private market dynamics, token valuations, AI adoption and workplace impact, and the capital-intensive competition among OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI.

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Resources

Dario Amodei — “We are near the end of the exponential”: https://youtu.be/n1E9IZfvGMA?si=S3aMCORIsQ__3TdE

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Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(01:30) What is Oneshot?

(05:05) CLARITY Act Update

(13:35) Crypto’s Capital Consolidation

(25:44) AI Tools: Hype vs Reality

(36:05) The AI Arms Race

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This week, Mippo, Myles, and Xavier sat down to discuss market sentiment and Hyperliquid’s Policy Center, revisit the fat protocol thesis, and explore the evolving distribution strategies for crypto apps and infrastructure.

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Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(05:07) Market Sentiment

(10:32) Hyperliquid Policy Center

(13:07) Revisiting the Fat Protocol Thesis

(18:26) Canton Ad

(19:05) Gaining Distribution Today

(35:53) Canton Ad

(36:29) How Virality Impacts Distribution

(51:23) AI’s Impact on Distribution

(01:21:17) Closing Comments

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Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bell Curve is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mike, Xavier, Myles and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

This week, Mippo, Myles, and Xavier sat down to discuss what makes a “good” token by revisiting token categories, token buybacks versus reinvesting revenue for growth, plus token distribution and emissions challenges.

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Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(03:45) DAS NYC 2026

(06:40) The Different Types of Tokens

(14:03) Canton Ad

(14:42) What Makes a Good Token?

(29:00) Canton Ad

(29:37) Token Buybacks

(01:02:00) Token Allocations

(01:08:30) Closing Comments 

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Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bell Curve is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mike, Xavier, Myles and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

This week, Mippo, Myles, and Xavier sat down to discuss crypto’s massive selloff, divergence from equities, and the impact of large liquidations. They compare prior cycles, debate product-market fit versus token-led speculation, and discuss shifting focus toward stablecoins, prediction markets, RWAs, AI and crypto, and tougher VC funding standards.

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Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(03:57) Crypto’s Divergence

(19:31) The Bear Market

(25:05) Canton Ad

(25:44) Comparing Cycles

(39:22) Canton Ad

(39:59) Market Consolidation

(45:31) Closing Comments

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Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bell Curve is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mike, Xavier, Myles, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.