🤖 Your AI agent needs a wallet. Your AI agent needs to move value. Your AI agent needs infrastructure that doesn't exist yet.

CoinCap founders Justin and Kent return 8 months after their first appearance to reveal why they rebuilt their entire crypto data platform for the agentic future. This isn't theory. They're running an MCP server that AI agents hit thousands of times a day, and what they've learned is changing how we build at the AI-crypto intersection.

In this episode:

⚡ Why "DeAI is inherently DeFi" (but DeFi isn't DeAI)—the convergence thesis nobody's discussing

⚡ MCP servers vs traditional APIs: the night-and-day difference for agent performance

⚡ How your agent will negotiate with their agent (and why the entire sales funnel disappears)

⚡ What data AI agents ACTUALLY want: reliability, technical indicators, and cross-chain coordination

⚡ The multichain catastrophe agents must solve (wallet management across Ethereum, Solana, Arbitrum)

⚡ Why crypto Twitter is unusable and where serious builders get signal instead

⚡ Real talk: when to use AI vs when to build manually (precision still matters)

The bottom line: If you're building AI agents, they'll need crypto rails. Not because of ideology, because there's no other way to exchange value autonomously. CoinCap is building the infrastructure layer that makes this possible.

🔗 RESOURCES MENTIONED:
CoinCap Pro (Stake MOR tokens for access): https://splash.coincap.io/
Episode 6 - CoinCap Origin Story: https://youtu.be/1fuSaQAM9r0
Morpheus AI Ecosystem: https://mor.org
Soulforge (On-chain card game on Solana): https://soulforgefusion.com

💡 TAKE ACTION:

For Builders: Explore CoinCap's MCP server if you're integrating crypto data into AI agents → [coincap.io/docs]

For Morpheus Community: You can stake MOR tokens to access CoinCap Pro features today → https://splash.coincap.io/

For Everyone: If you're tired of crypto Twitter noise, Kent's information diet starts at 46:16 — practical advice that applies beyond crypto.

Want more builder deep dives? Subscribe and hit the bell 🔔 — we're documenting the decentralized AI revolution in real-time.

📍 KEY TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - The First Returning Builder: What Changed in 8 Crypto Years
02:33 - Why CoinCap Rebuilt Everything: The MCP Server Bet
06:26 - Your Agent vs My Agent: The Coming Sales Revolution
08:46 - DAI is DeFi (But DeFi Isn't DAI): The Convergence Thesis
11:31 - Precision vs AI Generation: When to Build Manually
18:46 - Staking MOR for CoinCap Pro: Utility Tokens in Action
28:31 - What Data Do Agents Actually Want? Reliability Over Everything
38:16 - The Multichain Coordination Catastrophe
42:31 - XP for Agents: Gamifying the Autonomous Economy
46:16 - Escaping Crypto Twitter's AI Spam: Kent's Signal Manifesto
51:31 - Non-Financial Signal: Soulforge & On-Chain Gaming That Works

👥 GUESTS:
Justin & Kent - Co-founders of CoinCap (coincap.io)
Building the crypto data infrastructure layer for the agentic economy

Host: Bowen Belmer - @BowenBelmer

🎯 WHO THIS IS FOR:
✅ Developers building AI agents that need crypto market data
✅ Crypto founders exploring AI integration
✅ DeFi builders thinking about agent-powered trading
✅ Anyone researching MCP (Model Context Protocol) implementation
✅ Web3 developers interested in decentralized AI infrastructure
✅ Builders exhausted by crypto Twitter looking for an actual signal

📱 JOIN THE COMMUNITY:
Discord: https://discord.gg/ztPxPwwMuA
Twitter/X: https://x.com/MorpheusAIs?s=20
Brain Power Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@brainpower_podcast

⚠️ DISCLAIMER:
This content is for educational and informational purposes only. 
Not financial advice. We're builders sharing what we're learning in real-

Austin Federa left his role as Head of Strategy at Solana Foundation to solve a problem most don't know exists: the public internet is killing decentralized AI and blockchain scalability.

In under 12 months, his team built DoubleZero Network—a parallel internet on private fiber that now powers 30% of Solana validators and $23 billion in connected stake. This is 70 live fiber links across 5 continents, solving the infrastructure bottleneck that would've killed Solana's million-TPS roadmap and made decentralized AI agents impossible.

Austin breaks down:
→ The One Thing Your future AI agent needs to survive
→ Why Facebook is the largest investor in subsea fiber
→ The 30-minute AI model download problemis  costing millions in wasted compute
→ How Wall Street uses this same infrastructure and why blockchain needs it more
→ Token launch chaos, first SEC no-action letter in 4+ years, and lessons learned

Perfect for: Solana builders, decentralized AI developers, crypto infrastructure investors, anyone tired of vaporware

⏱️ KEY TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Why Austin Left Solana Foundation
02:09 - The Fire Dancer Million-TPS Problem
05:01 - Facebook's Subsea Fiber Secret
08:36 - The 30-Minute AI Model Download Bottleneck
13:11 - Geographic Decentralization vs 500 Square Meter Markets
16:42 - Flash Boys for Web3
22:39 - TCV Metric That Made People Mad
25:38 - Token Launch Postmortem
27:28 - SEC No-Action Letter (First in 4+ Years)
35:55 - Your AI Agent Will Need This

🔗 CONNECT WITH DoubleZero NETWORK:

Website: https://doublezero.xyz/
Twitter/X: https://x.com/doublezero


🔗 AUSTIN FEDERA:

Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/austin_federa
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-federa/


🔗 PROJECTS MENTIONED:

Fire Dancer: https://jumpcrypto.com/firedancer
Solana Foundation: https://solana.org
Solana Validators: https://docs.solana.com/running-validator


🔗 DECENTRALIZED AI ECOSYSTEM:

Morpheus AI: https://mor.org
Morpheus Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MorpheusAIs
Morpheus Builder Subnet: https://dashboard-v2-zeta.vercel.app/builders/brainpower-base
Morpheus API Gateway: https://openbeta.mor.org/?utm_source=brainpower&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=austinfedera
Bittensor: https://bittensor.com
Venice AI: https://venice.ai


🔗 FOR BUILDERS:

DoubleZero Developer Resources: https://docs.malbeclabs.com/


📚 DIG DEEPER:

→ Flash Boys by Michael Lewis (HFT infrastructure parallel)
→ Solana's Multiple Concurrent Leaders roadmap
→ TCV vs TVL metrics for infrastructure
→ SEC no-action letters in crypto
→ Week in Morpheus Newsletter: https://weekinmorpheus.com


📱 BRAINPOWER PODCAST:

Host: Bowen Belmer
Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/BowenBelmer
Morpheus Community: https://mor.org
Learn More: MOR.org


🎬 ABOUT:

Brainpower features unfiltered conversations with builders creating decentralized AI infrastructure. No hype. Just hard technical problems being solved by people who left cushy jobs to build the future.


💡 TAKE ACTION:

🔔 SUBSCRIBE for infrastructure deep-dives other channels won't cover
👍 LIKE if you're tired of projects ignoring data transmission physics
💬 COMMENT: Are you building on Solana? Experienced validator centralization pressure?
🔄 SHARE with AI builders stuck paying for 30-minute model downloads

#DoubleZeroNetwork #AustinFedera #Solana #DecentralizedAI #CryptoInfrastructure #BlockchainScaling #FireDancer #AIAgents #Web3Infrastructure #MorpheusAI #ValidatorDecentralization  #CryptoBuilders #SolanaFoundation #JumpCrypto #Layer1 #DistributedSystems #CryptoRegulation #PrivateFiber #SubseaCable #HighFrequencyTrading #FlashBoysWeb3 #TotalConnectedValue  #TokenLaunch #CryptoToken

AI TOKENS SURGE 11% IN SEPTEMBER: Why Morpheus Could Be The Next 10x

In episode 22, we're joined by David Johnston (@DJohnstonEC), creator of the framework for "Dapps" in 2013 & "Smart Agents" in 2023, to break down the MASSIVE Morpheus Capital Contract V2 launch. This isn't just another protocol update - this could reshape how $2 TRILLION in Bitcoin and stablecoin markets interact with decentralized AI.

THE GAME JUST CHANGED: Morpheus has expanded beyond Ethereum staking to integrate with Aave, unlocking Bitcoin, USDC, and Tether holders to earn AI tokens while keeping their preferred assets. We're talking 4-11% APY on stablecoins PLUS Morpheus token rewards - all while taking ZERO principal risk.

🔥 WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER:

✅ Why this integration opens Morpheus to $2T+ in new capital (vs $400B ETH market)
✅ How to earn 11% APY on Tether while accumulating AI tokens
✅ The "Magic Internet Money" DeFi strategies now possible with V2
✅ Why Korean traders are pumping AI tokens 120% this month
✅ David's take on the upcoming conference circuit and what's next for DeAI

This timing couldn't be better - AI tokens are outperforming everything in September 2025, and DeFAI is projected to explode from $1B to $10B by year-end. Meanwhile, you're earning 0% in your bank account.

🎯 THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: The Morpheus Portfolio Experiment
Based on David's insights about asset-agnostic AI exposure, here's your week:

✅ Audit Your Savings: How much are you earning on cash sitting in traditional banks? (Spoiler: probably 0%)
✅ Research Aave Yields: Check current APY on USDC, USDT, and wrapped Bitcoin
✅ Calculate Opportunity Cost: What could you earn directing that yield to Morpheus vs traditional savings?
✅ Document Your Strategy: Will you hold Bitcoin, stables, or ETH for your AI token exposure?

Share your findings in the comments - which asset strategy appeals to you most? 👇

⏰ TIMESTAMPS
[00:00] Why This Is The Most Exciting Morpheus Update Ever
[01:02] Capital Contract V2 Goes Live - What Changed?
[05:21] The Stablecoin Revolution: 0% Banks vs 11% DeFi
[11:10] Magic Internet Money: Advanced DeFi Strategies Unlocked
[18:30] From $400B to $2T: Massive Market Expansion Explained
[25:00] Security First: Why Morpheus Delayed Launch After Hacks
[29:30] Tokenomics Deep Dive: Burns, Locks, and Perpetual Rewards
[34:55] Conference Circuit: Korea, Token 2049, DevCon Preview
[38:40] API Gateway Upgrades and Free Inference Updates

Episode Links:

• David Johnston (X)
• Morpheus (X)
• /brainpower Morpheus Builder Subnet
• Morpheus Compute API Gateway (Open Beta)
• Week in Morpheus (“WiM”) Newsletter

Learn more at MOR.org.

Episode 21 features Michael Casey (@mikejcasey), Chairman of the Advanced AI Society and Co-Author of books including Our Biggest Fight and The Age of Cryptocurrency. Through his works, Michael outlines a sweeping vision of how new technologies are empowering people, upending business models, and radically redefining society.  Michael also works as an educator and advisor at the MIT Media Lab and the MIT Sloan School of Business Management.

Episode Links:

• Michael Casey
• Michael Casey (X)
• Advanced AI Society
• /brainpower Morpheus Builder Subnet
• Morpheus Compute API Gateway (Open Beta)
• Week in Morpheus (“WiM”) Newsletter

Learn more at MOR.org. 

Episode 20 features Lisa Loud (@lisaisloud). Lisa's impressive career spans over two decades in technology. Starting as a development manager at Apple from 1995–1999, she worked on pioneering projects like Newton Windows and FileMaker. She later served as PayPal's head of U.S. digital acquisition, bringing her expertise to the early fintech revolution. Her entrepreneurial spirit led her to found Avyva Software Services in 2001, her first venture into business ownership.

As the blockchain era emerged, Lisa moved to BitMEX as head of marketing in 2017 and later served as Chief Operating Officer at ShapeShift. In September 2020, she co-founded FLUIDEFI with Louis Sirico, creating a decentralized finance platform that reduces portfolio management time for DeFi traders by 75%. Her current leadership roles at FLUIDEFI and Secret Network Foundation place her at the forefront of decentralized technology innovation.

Episode Links:

• Lisa Loud
• Lisa Loud (X)
• Secret Network (X)
• Secret Network
• FLUIDEFI (X)
• FLUIDEFI
• /brainpower Morpheus Builder Subnet
• Morpheus Compute API Gateway (Open Beta)
• Week in Morpheus (“WiM”) Newsletter

Learn more at MOR.org. 

Episode 19 features Roger Hunt (@roger_jgs404040), Core Team/Lead of Ludwitt Academy.

Episode Links:

• Roger Hunt (X)
• Ludwitt Academy (X)
• Ludwitt Academy
•  /brainpower Morpheus Builder Subnet
• Morpheus Compute API Gateway (Open Beta)
•  Week in Morpheus (“WiM”) Newsletter

Learn more at MOR.org. 

Episode 18 features Vlad Avesalon (@vavesalon), Head of BD at Cosimo Capital, Core Team Member of Zuitzerland, and Core Team Member of Ethereum Chicago. 

Episode Links:

• Vlad Avesalon
• Cosimo Capital
• Ethereum Chicago
• /brainpower Morpheus Builder Subnet
• Morpheus Compute API Gateway (Open Beta)
• Week in Morpheus (“WiM”) Newsletter

Learn more at MOR.org. 

Episode 17 features Rene Bernard (@rene05x), representing Morpheus Asia.

Episode Links:

• Morpheus Asia
• Rene Bernard (X)
• /brainpower Builder Subnet
• Morpheus Compute API Gateway (Open Beta)
• Week in Morphues ("WiM")

Learn more at MOR.org

Episode 16 features Mark Rizzn Hopkins (@rizzn), widely known as “Doctor Bitcoin.” An AI brain developer, crypto-anarchist, former political prisoner, journalist, and blogger, Mark’s resume is as bold as it is diverse. He is the creator of @theCube, founder of Free Ross DAO, dev lead at Ukraine DAO, and an IBM Futurist --- to name a few of his many roles.

Episode Links:

• Mark Rizzn Hopkins (X)
• SanctumOS
• /brainpower Morpheus Builder Subnet
• Morpheus Compute API Gateway (Open Beta)
• Week in Morpheus (“WiM”) Newsletter

Learn more at MOR.org.

In episode 15, we are joined by David Johnston (@DJohnstonEC), creator of the framework for "Dapps" in 2013 & “Smart Agents” in 2023, to provide a summer 2025 update on all things Morpheus. We cover the incredible growth of the ecosystem over the past 6 months, as well as what to expect between now and year-end 2025.

Episode Links:

• David Johnston (X)
• Morpheus (X) 
• /brainpower builder subnet
• Week in Morpheus (“WiM”) Newsletter 
• Morpheus Compute API Gateway (Open Beta)

Learn more at MOR.org.