Jito Labs Founder Lucas Bruder joins Gareth Jenkinson on episode 15 of The Starting Block to discuss the launch of JTX, Jito's new on-chain trading platform on Solana. Bruder also spoke of his ambitions to compete with centralized exchanges and equities platforms like Robinhood, and why he is more bullish on crypto markets than ever before.

1inch Co-Founder Anton Bukov also joined Gareth for the day's Market Pulse, where he discussed his legacy as co-founder of 1inch, the philosophy behind his new DeFi venture, Second Tier, and his vision for building new architectural categories in decentralized finance.

OUTLINE
00:07 - Show Intro & Agenda
01:36 - Block Briefing: Today's Headlines
01:38 - Trump Crypto Ethics Ban
02:23 - Russia's Crypto Regulation
03:01 - BIS Stablecoin Warning
04:39 - Telegram's Wallet Rollout
08:19 - Market Pulse: Anton Bukov
15:00 - Second Tier Manifesto
25:16 - Hot Seat: JTX Launch
27:42 - Competing with CEXs & Robinhood
32:23 - Tokenized Equities on Solana
39:19 - Market Outlook & Solana's Vision

Guest links:
Lucas Bruder - https://x.com/buffalu__
Jito Labs - https://x.com/jito_labs
Anton Bukov - https://x.com/k06a
Second Tier - https://x.com/tier_xyz

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Bitget CEO Gracy Chen joins Gareth Jenkinson on The Starting Block to discuss the "universal exchange" thesis and Bitget's push into tokenized stocks, how crypto exchanges are competing with traditional finance, as well as Bitget's plans to enter the US market.

OUTLINE
00:07 - Jack Mallers Steps Down
05:26 - Reaction & Block Briefing
06:39 - Top News Headlines
11:17 - Gracy Chen Hot Seat
11:44 - DAT Companies & Outlook
14:11 - Universal Exchange Vision
19:04 - Tokenized Stocks & RWA
26:16 - Market Trends & User Behavior
31:13 - October 10 & Deleveraging
35:51 - Own Chain vs. Partnership
42:48 - AI Trading Tools
51:51 - US Market Expansion

Guest links:
Gracy Chen - https://x.com/GracyBitget
Bitget - https://x.com/bitget

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NEAR Protocol Co-Founder Illia Poloshukhin joins Gareth Jenkinson on The Starting Block to discuss the mainnet launch of quantum resistance and dynamic resharding on NEAR, the case for confidential transactions and privacy as a mass-adoption enabler, and why decentralized AI infrastructure is critical as centralized models face government overreach and agentic security threats.

OUTLINE
01:47 - Show Intro & Headlines
02:58 - Strategy & Saylor News
04:38 - Allbridge Hack & Upbit Probe
05:53 - Polymarket Ban & Robinhood Bull Case
07:10 - Vitalik's Privacy Demo
08:28 - NEAR's Origin & Vision
17:57 - Quantum Resistance Launch
20:50 - Confidential Intents & Privacy
25:29 - X402 & Agent Payments
30:07 - Decentralized AI & Governance
37:28 - IronClaw & Agentic Security
48:20 - DeFi Exploits & Formal Verification

Guest links:
Illia Poloshukhin - https://x.com/ilblackdragon
NEAR Protocol - https://x.com/NEARProtocol

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Trezor CCO Danny Sanders joins Gareth Jenkinson on The Starting Block to discuss and debunk ZachXBT's viral claim that hardware wallets are "absolute garbage," the real-world use cases where that critique has merit, and make the case for why hardware wallets remain the best self-custody solution for retail users despite their limitations.

OUTLINE
00:05 - Welcome & Show Intro
01:24 - Citadel's $400M Crypto.com Deal
02:10 - Visa's Stablecoin Platform
02:49 - CLARITY Act Senate Update
03:27 - T. Rowe Price Multi-Token ETF
04:15 - JP Morgan's Bitcoin Outlook
05:14 - SBI & Ondo Tokenization Deal
06:01 - Polygon Layoffs & SBF Pardon Denied
07:33 - ZachXBT's Hardware Wallet Take
17:07 - Old iPhone vs. Hardware Wallet
23:48 - Trezor's Design Philosophy
28:08 - Is ZachXBT's Take Damaging?

Guest links:
Danny Sanders - https://x.com/Dantoshi
Trezor - https://x.com/Trezor

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Zama Co-Founder & CEO Rand Hindi joins Gareth Jenkinson on The Starting Block to discuss how confidential DeFi works, the launch of a confidential USDC vault with Morpho and Stakehouse, and why privacy is essential for institutions to go all in on crypto. Bitwise Europe Senior Research Associate Luke Deans also joined Gareth for the day's Market Pulse, where he discussed Bitcoin's on-chain cost basis levels, the Fed's expected rate hold amid geopolitical inflation risks, and why the institutional bid remains absent until risk-on conditions return.

OUTLINE
00:02 - Show Introduction
01:20 - Stripe-PayPal Mega Deal
02:00 - Crypto Market Structure Bill
02:53 - DTCC Tokenized Securities
03:35 - BlackRock's On-Chain Vision
04:13 - Base Leadership Shakeup
05:49 - Ostium Hack & Stablecoin Wars
09:23 - Market Pulse: Bitcoin Outlook
16:57 - Fed Rates & Macro Risks
16:58 - ETF Flows & Institutional Bid
23:55 - Zama & Confidential DeFi
47:21 - Europe's Privacy & Regulation Risks

Guest links:
Rand Hindi - https://x.com/randhindi
Zama - https://x.com/zama
Luke Deans

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Bull Bitcoin Founder Francis Pouliout joins Gareth Jenkinson on The Starting Block to discuss Bull Bitcoin's landmark legal challenge against the EU DAC8 regulation in France, the privacy risks of mass crypto user data collection, and the broader global push for crypto asset reporting frameworks. Hype CEO Danny Gazit also joined Gareth for the day's Market Pulse, where he discussed the market reaction to CPI data, the state of crypto marketing spend during the bear market, and his bullish outlook for Q4.

OUTLINE
00:05 - Welcome & Show Intro
01:38 - Japan Classifies Crypto
02:21 - US Sanctions Iran Wallets
03:04 - Ethereum Foundation Spinout
04:05 - CFTC vs. Michigan on Kalshi
04:54 - US-UK Stablecoin Cooperation
05:36 - CPI Drop Lifts Bitcoin
06:24 - Digital Euro Pilot
12:21 - Market Pulse: Danny Gazit
18:35 - Hot Seat: Francis Pouliout
21:19 - DAC8 Explained
29:41 - The Legal Strategy

Guest links:
Francis Pouliout - https://x.com/francispouliot_
Bull Bitcoin - https://x.com/BULLBITCOIN_
Danny Gazit - https://x.com/0xDannyHype
Hype - https://x.com/hypepartners

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Coinfund Managing Partner and Head of Venture Investments David Pakman joins Gareth Jenkinson on The Starting Block to discuss Wall Street's surrender to crypto and on-chain finance, the stablecoin yield threat to deposit banking, and the intersection of AI agents with blockchain infrastructure.

OUTLINE
00:09 - Welcome & Show Intro
01:26 - Clarity Act & Senate Push
02:04 - Banks vs. Stablecoins
02:43 - UK Tokenization Roadmap
03:28 - Progmat Moves to Avalanche
04:11 - Bitmine ETH Treasury & Strategy
05:48 - On-Chain Equities & HyperLiquid
07:36 - David Pakman Hot Seat
13:01 - Stablecoins vs. Deposit Banks
25:48 - Prediction Markets & Gen Z
29:29 - AI, Agents & Crypto Investing
34:07 - Decentralized AI & Token Economics

Guest links:
David Pakman - https://x.com/pakman
Coinfund - https://x.com/coinfund

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Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance Research Lead Alexander Neumüller joins Gareth Jenkinson on The Starting Block to discuss the recent Cambridge report finding that Ethereum's Merge cut electricity consumption by 99%, the geographical centralization risks in Ethereum's node distribution, and the fundamental security differences between proof-of-work and proof-of-stake networks. Senior Country Director for Coinbase UK Keith Grose also joined Gareth for the day's Market Pulse, where he discussed Coinbase UK's new MiFID licence to offer derivatives and equities trading, retail crypto appetite in the UK market, and the legacy of departing Coinbase CLO Paul Grewal.

OUTLINE
03:15 - Show Intro & Overview
04:56 - Coinbase CLO Departure
06:19 - Polymarket Eyes Leverage
07:03 - MARA's Texas Campus
07:47 - CFTC Standoff & Crypto Bills
08:28 - Gauntlet's $125M Raise
09:08 - Revolut X & AI Agents
13:04 - Coinbase UK Derivatives Licence
17:00 - UK Crypto Market Landscape
25:37 - Ethereum's 99% Energy Drop
30:46 - Node Centralisation Risks
40:44 - PoW vs PoS Security

Guest links:
Alexander Neumüller - https://x.com/alexneumueller
Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance - https://x.com/CambridgeAltFin
Keith Grose - https://x.com/kmgrose
Coinbase UK - https://x.com/coinbase

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AAVE Founder & CEO Stani Kulechov joins Gareth Jenkinson on The Starting Block to announce the launch of Aave Stable Vaults, a new vault architecture enabling fintechs and institutions to integrate DeFi yield with predictable rates, multi-chain support, and multi-asset deposits.

OUTLINE
03:06 - Welcome & Show Preview
04:23 - Swift Goes On-Chain
05:21 - Sony Bank Stablecoin Plans
06:00 - Paradigm's $1.2B Fund
06:44 - AscendX Shuts Down
07:22 - Interpol Fraud Crackdown
08:11 - Block Inc. Settlement
08:51 - MiCA Expansion Talks
09:30 - Blockchain Developer Safe Harbor
10:35 - Stable Vaults Launch Explained
18:11 - Aave V4 Update
21:10 - DeFi Security & Ethereum's Future

Guest links:
Stani Kulechov - https://x.com/StaniKulechov
AAVE - https://x.com/Aave

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BitGo CEO Mike Belshe joins Gareth Jenkinson on The Starting Block to discuss Michael Saylor's Bitcoin sales and concentration risk, the prospects of the Clarity Act and institutional adoption, and the dangers of government overreach in AI export controls and digital privacy.

OUTLINE
02:11 - Block Briefing
02:46 - Farage Crypto Probe
03:23 - SEC 2026 Agenda
04:02 - Coinbase UK Expansion
04:44 - Vanguard Enters Crypto
05:26 - Super App Race
06:41 - Bitmine ETH Stacking
07:24 - Strike Bitcoin Loans
11:39 - Saylor & Concentration Risk
20:13 - Clarity Act Outlook
34:35 - MiCA & Binance in Europe
39:33 - AI, Encryption & Civil Liberties

Guest links:
Mike Belshe - https://x.com/mikebelshe
BitGo - https://x.com/BitGo

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The Block - https://x.com/TheBlockCo
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