Messari's Unqualified Opinions

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00:00 Intro & 2024 Review

06:52 AI Agents

16:12 Launching Fungible Tokens

23:33 Blinks

33:42 Gaming

42:08 Hot Takes for 2025

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This episode and its contents do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Messari, Inc. Hosts and guests may hold cryptocurrencies discussed in this content. This content is meant for informational purposes only. It is not meant to serve as investment advice. You should conduct your own research, and consult an independent financial, tax, or legal advisor before making any investment decisions. Nothing contained in this content is a recommendation or suggestion, directly or indirectly, to buy, sell, make, or hold any investment, loan, commodity, or security, or to undertake any investment or trading strategy with respect to any investment, loan, commodity, security, or any issuer. This content should not be construed as an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security or commodity. Messari does not guarantee the sequence, accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of any information provided in this content.

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Over 100 pages of everything you need to know in crypto for 2025.

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00:00 Pendle, Maker, RWA's and...Fartcoin?

12:42 How Successful Can DAOs Be?

17:46 The Star of H2 2024: DEXs

26:42 Hyperliquid

36:09 Centralized Exchanges

51:27 DeFi Renaissance Continues in 2025?

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This episode and its contents do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Messari, Inc. Hosts and guests may hold cryptocurrencies discussed in this content. This content is meant for informational purposes only. It is not meant to serve as investment advice. You should conduct your own research, and consult an independent financial, tax, or legal advisor before making any investment decisions. Nothing contained in this content is a recommendation or suggestion, directly or indirectly, to buy, sell, make, or hold any investment, loan, commodity, or security, or to undertake any investment or trading strategy with respect to any investment, loan, commodity, security, or any issuer. This content should not be construed as an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security or commodity. Messari does not guarantee the sequence, accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of any information provided in this content.

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00:00 Intro & Summary of Dylan's DePIN 2025 Theses

13:59 Helium

27:06 DePIN x AI

32:39 Grass

36:07 Bittensor

48:31 Predictions for 2025

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This episode and its contents do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Messari, Inc. Hosts and guests may hold cryptocurrencies discussed in this content. This content is meant for informational purposes only. It is not meant to serve as investment advice. You should conduct your own research, and consult an independent financial, tax, or legal advisor before making any investment decisions. Nothing contained in this content is a recommendation or suggestion, directly or indirectly, to buy, sell, make, or hold any investment, loan, commodity, or security, or to undertake any investment or trading strategy with respect to any investment, loan, commodity, security, or any issuer. This content should not be construed as an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security or commodity. Messari does not guarantee the sequence, accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of any information provided in this content.

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Over 100 pages of everything you need to know in crypto for 2025.

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00:00 Intro & How Investors Think About L1 Valuations

09:16 Solana's Year in Review

17:55 Memecoins

24:17 Competitors to Solana

34:14 Solana Predictions for 2025

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Over 100 pages of everything you need to know in crypto for 2025.

00:00 Intro & Macro Policy Backdrop

13:46 2025 Policy Expectations

24:15 User Adoption

34:00 Role of DePIN

40:04 The Year in Fundraising

43:41 Memecoins

51:29 Hot Takes for 2025

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Over 100 pages of everything you need to know in crypto for 2025.

00:00 Intro & Summary of AI Section of Theses

13:48 Why Does AI Benefit From Crypto Infrastructure?

22:31 AI Agents

36:21 Bittensor

46:06 Dynamic TAO

53:38 Most Interesting Subnets

56:40 Predictions for 2025

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This episode and its contents do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Messari, Inc. Hosts and guests may hold cryptocurrencies discussed in this content. This content is meant for informational purposes only. It is not meant to serve as investment advice. You should conduct your own research, and consult an independent financial, tax, or legal advisor before making any investment decisions. Nothing contained in this content is a recommendation or suggestion, directly or indirectly, to buy, sell, make, or hold any investment, loan, commodity, or security, or to undertake any investment or trading strategy with respect to any investment, loan, commodity, security, or any issuer. This content should not be construed as an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security or commodity. Messari does not guarantee the sequence, accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of any information provided in this content.

Ask Messari Copilot "Please explain how Autonomys enables the builds of AI agents."

Todd Ruoff, CEO of Autonomys joins the Messari Research team to talk about AI agents, modular blockchain architecture, and the future of AI.

Autonomys' AI3.0 ecosystem stack is designed to provide all the necessary components to build and deploy AI-powered dApps (super dApps) and agents.

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00:00 Intros & Origins

02:00 Journey from Subspace to Autonomys

06:42 New Consensus Mechanism

11:43 Purpose of Domains in Autonomys Network

16:34 Long-Term Vision

20:31 Macro + Regulatory Environment

24:49 For Builders

Hosted by Jeremy Koch of Messari

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This episode and its contents do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Messari, Inc. Hosts and guests may hold cryptocurrencies discussed in this content. This content is meant for informational purposes only. It is not meant to serve as investment advice. You should conduct your own research, and consult an independent financial, tax, or legal advisor before making any investment decisions. Nothing contained in this content is a recommendation or suggestion, directly or indirectly, to buy, sell, make, or hold any investment, loan, commodity, or security, or to undertake any investment or trading strategy with respect to any investment, loan, commodity, security, or any issuer. This content should not be construed as an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security or commodity. Messari does not guarantee the sequence, accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of any information provided in this content.

Ask Messari Copilot "Please explain how Glow incentivizes the build out of solar energy farms."

David Vorick, Founder of Glow joins the Messari Research team to talk about decentralized solar energy.

Glow is on a mission to power the planet with 100% renewable energy. Every individual, no matter how small, can participate meaningfully in the mission. Every contribution to Glow fuels and motivates solar farms to slash CO2 emissions, and earns you Impact Points to measure the positive change.

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00:00 Intros & Origins

05:24 Demand Side

08:15 Where are Glow Farms Deploying?

12:55 How Value Flows Through The System

16:38 The Challenge of How TradFi Underwrites DePIN Assets

24:46 David's Take on the Rest of DePIN

32:07 The Challenge of Teaching Glow

Hosted by Dylan Bane & Kinji Steimetz of Messari

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This episode and its contents do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Messari, Inc. Hosts and guests may hold cryptocurrencies discussed in this content. This content is meant for informational purposes only. It is not meant to serve as investment advice. You should conduct your own research, and consult an independent financial, tax, or legal advisor before making any investment decisions. Nothing contained in this content is a recommendation or suggestion, directly or indirectly, to buy, sell, make, or hold any investment, loan, commodity, or security, or to undertake any investment or trading strategy with respect to any investment, loan, commodity, security, or any issuer. This content should not be construed as an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security or commodity. Messari does not guarantee the sequence, accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of any information provided in this content.

Ask Messari Copilot "Please explain Aerodrome's recent growth." https://messari.io/copilot/share/aerodrome-s-growth-analysis-b1f4da98-e4d1-412f-9b5a-fbcf61bf1e2b

Alex Cutler, Co-Founder of Aerodrome joins the Messari Research team to talk about DEX's, Metadex's, Aerodrome and Velodrome.

Aerodrome Finance is a next-generation AMM designed to serve as Base's central liquidity hub, combining a powerful liquidity incentive engine, vote-lock governance model, and friendly user experience. Aerodrome inherits the latest features from Velodrome V2. Aerodrome NFTs vote to distribute token emissions and receive incentives and fees generated by the protocol.

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00:00 Intros & Origins

03:27 The Role of Each Stakeholder in Metadex's

08:58 Voting in the Aerodrome & Velodrome Ecosystem

16:59 Zero-Sum vs. Positive Sum

24:30 LVR Toxic Flow - Is this actually a big issue?

27:48 Token Utility

Hosted by Sunny Shi & Kinji Steimetz of Messari

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This episode and its contents do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Messari, Inc. Hosts and guests may hold cryptocurrencies discussed in this content. This content is meant for informational purposes only. It is not meant to serve as investment advice. You should conduct your own research, and consult an independent financial, tax, or legal advisor before making any investment decisions. Nothing contained in this content is a recommendation or suggestion, directly or indirectly, to buy, sell, make, or hold any investment, loan, commodity, or security, or to undertake any investment or trading strategy with respect to any investment, loan, commodity, security, or any issuer. This content should not be construed as an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security or commodity. Messari does not guarantee the sequence, accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of any information provided in this content.

Ask Messari Copilot: "What are the most common legal challenges facing crypto in 2025?"

Bringing you insights and stories from specialist teams providing consulting, risk advisory, treasury management, strategic finance, and everything crypto protocols need.

Today's guest is Joseph Axisa from Axis Advisory.

Learn more about Messari Protocol Services at https://messari.io/protocol-services

This episode and its contents do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Messari, Inc. Hosts and guests may hold cryptocurrencies discussed in this content. This content is meant for informational purposes only. It is not meant to serve as investment advice. You should conduct your own research, and consult an independent financial, tax, or legal advisor before making any investment decisions. Nothing contained in this content is a recommendation or suggestion, directly or indirectly, to buy, sell, make, or hold any investment, loan, commodity, or security, or to undertake any investment or trading strategy with respect to any investment, loan, commodity, security, or any issuer. This content should not be construed as an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security or commodity. Messari does not guarantee the sequence, accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of any information provided in this content.