The four hosts discuss the creation of FedNow and what it could mean for the future of payments. They then touch on Coinbase's messaging feature launch and Nasdaq abandoning its crypto custody offering.

Episode Topics:

0:00 Intro

1:30 Jason’s crypto meet up

4:43 What Parth Tried this week

7:43 What is FedNow?

24:17 Coinbase Wallets and messaging

31:57 Nasdaq's Crypto Offering

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The four hosts discuss the results of Ripple’s legal case and the outcome of embattled crypto company, Celsius after its founder was officially charged. Finally, they talk about the controversy surrounding the exchange Prometheum.

Episode Topics:

0:00 Intro

2:49 Ripple lawsuit overview

19:25 Celsius’ legal woes

27:40 What’s the news with Prometheum?

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Jack, Jason, and Parth discuss a decentralized approach to social media, the current stage of the bitcoin market, what’s going on with Ethereum staking, and recent updates done by a Circle –– and how the work that is being done now may play a role down the line.

Episode Topics:

0:00 Intro

5:14 What Parth Tried This Week: Collect on Lens

11:28 Bitcoin News/Supply

14:40 Exchanges vs Over the Counter Trading

22:03 ETH staking

27:18 Staking and Proof of Stake

29:07 Circle Updates

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The hosts chat about a hackathon that Parth attended. They then touch on changes in market sentiment for crypto –– and various potential causes behind them. Lastly, they discuss the new and updated Uniswap Version 4–– and how the introduction of “hooks” may change DeFi’s landscape and reputation.

0:00 Intro

03:51 Parth’s Hackathon Experience

09:09 What Parth Tried this week: KZG Ceremony

11:37 ETF Filings and Refilings

26:31 Bitcoin “halving” happening soon

28:34 Uniswap V4

28:34 What are hooks –– how will they impact DeFi?

37:39 Update’s Security Concerns

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Jason, Jack, and Parth interview crypto founder Maggie Love, who created the roughly $1 billion blockchain storage company, W3BCLOUD, and female-centered crypto educational program, SheFi. They discuss how she first learned about crypto, how she founded her first crypto startup, and advice for building in bear markets.

Episode Topics:

0:00 Intro

2:00 Maggie’s Jump into Crypto

8:57 Life at Consensys

14:20 Struggles of starting the startup

19:08 Creating SheFi

25:40 Evolution of communities in web3

31:23 Has blockchain become more diverse?

39:37 What’s next for SheFi?

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Jason, Jack, and Ryan talk about the recent actions by the SEC against crypto giants Coinbase and Binance. They talk about the specific charges filed at the exchanges and how the charge will impact the broader crypto system.

Episode Topics:

0:00 Intro

3:03 Regulatory action against Binance

9:41 Regulatory action against Coinbase

12:23 Ripple effects of the SEC’s actions?

15:30 Implications for Ethereum?

18:45 How will crypto companies react to the SEC?

22:40 Will crypto companies leave the US?

28:11 Housekeeping announcement (A guest speaker!)

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Jason, Parth, and Ryan talk about the emergence of Bitcoin NFTs, Ordinals, and BRC-20 tokens –– and how they impact the overall Bitcoin and crypto ecosystem. The hosts also touch on trending news in the world of stablecoins.  

Episode Topics:

[4:10] What Parth Tried This Week: Sats Names

[8:50] Differences between Ordinals, NFTs, and BRC 20’s

[13:44] How Taproot opened the door for Bitcoin NFTs

[16:11] Why Bitcoin NFTs are different from Ethereum NFTs

[18:45] Downsides of using bitcoin NFTs?

[24:35] How will Bitcoin Ordinals/NFTs impact the bitcoin network?

[28:37] Tether Announcements

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Jason and Ryan speak with Kevin Kelly, who is part of FCAT’s Bitcoin mining team, about how Bitcoin is created. The three talk about their personal history with mining, and touch on the different economic, political, and technological complexities of mining.

Episode Topics:

[4:45] What is Bitcoin Mining?

[13:45] What are hashrates?

[16:45] Energy Economics

[20:05] Role of mining pools

[22:30] Geographic Shifts

[30:40] Innovation in Bitcoin mining

[32:50] Proof of Stake vs Proof of Work

[34:30] Blockchain Trilemma

[37:00] Resources

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In this special edition episode, crypto-native Parth gives Ryan and Jack a rundown of the current state of Web3 gaming, how it differs from traditional gaming, what challenges the industry still faces and more.

Episode Topics:

[3:25] Differences Between Web3 Gaming & Tradition Gaming

[6:30] Intersection of Gaming and Blockchain

[11:35] Challenges and evolution of web3 gaming

[20:25] Recent Wins & Next Steps

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Jack, Jason, and Ryan discuss Ethereum’s blockchain having difficulties and delays with finalizing transactions. The guys then touch on new enterprise solutions that leverage distributed ledger technology.

Episode Topics:

[3:00] Ethereum Finality Delays

[16:25] Enterprise Distributed Ledger Technology

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