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  • DEX in the City: Why AI Agents Are Good for Crypto and Stablecoins

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    The White House is intervening in the fight over stablecoin yield. And AI agents are… organizing?

    In this special episode of DEX in the City, Zerohash CEO Edward Woodford joins hosts Jessi Brooks and Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos to unpack the White House meeting to resolve disputes over the CLARITY Act and the Moltbook craze.

    Listen to find out why Edward thinks CLARITY should have a narrower focus and what he thinks is more important than the yield debate. Plus why Jessi thinks the crypto industry is pinning too much hope on the bill.

    Don't also miss Edward's rationale behind rejecting $2B from Mastercard and KK's awkward interaction with a teacher after offering to teach crypto at her son's school.

    Meanwhile, as AI agents proliferate, where does accountability lie?

    Hosts:

    • Jessi Brooks, General Counsel at Ribbit Capital
      • Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos, General Counsel at StarkWare

        Guest:

        • Edward Woodford, Founder and CEO of Zerohash

          Links:

          • ​​Crypto Market Structure Bill Clears Senate Committee — But the Hard Part Is Still Ahead
          • Senators Move to Curb Passive Stablecoin Yields in Market Structure Push
          • Mastercard in Talks to Buy Zerohash for $2 Billion: Report
          • How the GENIUS Act Creates a Built-In Advantage for Banks and Deposit Tokens
          • How Nansen’s New Trading Agent Makes It Easier to Follow the Smart Money Onchain
          • How the x402 Standard Is Enabling AI Agents to Pay Each Other
          • Reading is Fundamental
          • Stablecoin for Babies
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            51 min
          • Why Bitcoin Is Down, Plus the Rare Bright Spot in Crypto: Hyperliquid

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            Bitcoin's collapse is accelerating. Continuing a descent that began last week, the asset this week has all the price progress made under the Trump administration. The price action begs the question why amid greater adoption and support.

            In this episode of Unchained, FalconX Head of Markets Joshua Lim highlights two main reasons for Bitcoin's regression and offers his outlook for the year. Is it 2022 all over?

            Plus, how gold's run resembles GameStop in 2021 and why Hyperliquid is a bright spot amid market weakness.

            Guest:

            • Joshua Lim, Head of Markets, FalconX

              Links:

              • Bitcoin Sinks as Markets Price In a More Hawkish Fed
              • Has Bitcoin Failed to Live Up to the Digital Gold Narrative?
              • Why HYPE Is Up While Every Other Crypto, Including Bitcoin, Is Down
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                32 min
              • Bits + Bips: Bitcoin Is Deeply Oversold. Does That Mean the Bottom Is In?

                Crypto markets are under severe pressure, with Bitcoin sliding into one of the most oversold conditions in its history and Ethereum following closely behind. In this episode of Bits + Bips, Steve Ehrlich sits down with Fairlead Strategies founder Katie Stockton to walk through what the charts are actually signaling amid the selloff.

                They discuss why oversold does not automatically mean a bottom, how technicians look for downside exhaustion, and what needs to change before confidence returns for Bitcoin and ETH.

                Hosts:

                • Steven Ehrlich, Host, Bits + Bips

                  Guests:

                    Katie Stockton, Founder and Managing Partner, Fairlead Strategies

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                    36 min
                  • The Chopping Block: Market Meltdown, CZ vs. Star Feud, and Tarun's Epstein Files Cameo

                    The hosts dive into Bitcoin's volatility below $75K, dissect the explosive CZ vs Star Twitter battle over who caused the 10/10 liquidation cascade, debate the ethics of founder secondary sales with passionate disagreement, and explore the surprising crypto connections in the newly released Epstein files including Tarun's unexpected cameo.


                    Welcome to The Chopping Block — where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in crypto.

                    This week, the crew tackles a volatile market with Bitcoin struggling below $75K and explores what's driving the uncertainty. They dive deep into the explosive Twitter battle between Binance founder CZ and OKX's Star over who really caused the catastrophic 10/10 liquidation event that broke crypto's correlation with traditional markets. The conversation gets heated as the hosts debate the ethics of founder secondary sales — with Haseeb taking a surprisingly libertarian stance against his co-hosts. Finally, they explore the unexpected crypto connections in the newly released Epstein files, including Tarun's own amusing cameo and connections to Coinbase, Bitcoin Core developers, and other industry figures.

                    From market analysis to Twitter drama to moral philosophy, this episode covers the full spectrum of crypto discourse. Let's get into it.

                    Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pods, Fountain, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.


                    Show highlights

                    🔹 Bitcoin below $75K signals uncertain market conditions with equal odds of hitting $40K or $130K

                    🔹 CZ vs Star Twitter battle over who caused the catastrophic 10/10 liquidation cascade  

                    🔹 Athena unwinding timeline analysis challenges Star's claims about Binance's role

                    🔹 Heated debate on founder secondary sales ethics with sharp disagreements among hosts

                    🔹 Tarun's unexpected appearance in Epstein files via Quora digest on homomorphic encryption

                    🔹 Epstein's 2014 Coinbase investment and connections to Brock Pierce revealed

                    🔹 Bitcoin developers' interactions with Epstein including Adam Back and Jeremy Rubin

                    🔹 MicroStrategy's break-even position becomes psychological market threshold

                    🔹 Quantum computing concerns emerge as potential Bitcoin selling catalyst

                    🔹 Post-10/10 correlation breakdown between crypto and traditional risk assets analyzed


                    Hosts

                    ⭐️Haseeb Qureshi, Managing Partner at Dragonfly

                    ⭐️Robert Leshner, CEO & Co-founder of Superstate

                    ⭐️Tarun Chitra, Managing Partner at Robot Ventures

                    ⭐️Tom Schmidt, General Partner at Dragonfly 


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                    1 hr 5 min
                  • Bits + Bips: Why Gold Price Discovery Happened on Hyperliquid

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                    In this episode of Bits + Bips, Austin Campbell and Chris Perkins sit down with Cosmo Jiang to unpack what gold’s volatility shock revealed about market structure, why onchain venues like Hyperliquid are increasingly where price discovery happens, and how digital asset treasuries are being blamed for stress they did not create.

                    The conversation also turns to Kevin Warsh’s nomination as Fed chair and why it represents a deeper shift in institutional power, not just personnel.

                    Hosts:

                    • Austin Campbell, NYU Stern professor and founder and managing partner of Zero Knowledge Consulting
                      • Christopher Perkins, Managing Partner and President of CoinFund

                        Guest:

                        • Cosmo Jiang, General Partner at Pantera Capital

                          Links:

                          • Crypto at a Crossroads: Winter Fatigue Meets the Risk of Lower Lows
                          • Weekend Drama Rekindles Debate Over What Really Caused the October 10 Crash
                          • Crypto’s Weekend Washout Tests Conviction After a Brutal Week
                          • Bitcoin Sinks as Markets Price In a More Hawkish Fed
                          • Why HYPE Is Up While Every Other Crypto, Including Bitcoin, Is Down
                          • Hyperliquid Prepares Prediction-Style Markets With HIP-4 Upgrade
                          • Hyperliquid Sees Record Trading as Commodities Drive New Interest
                          • ​​Crypto Market Structure Bill Clears Senate Committee — But the Hard Part Is Still Ahead
                          • Silver and gold extend losses after last week's historic plunge
                          • Gold Volatility Tops Bitcoin in Wildest Price Swings Since 2008
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                            1 hr 1 min
                          • Bits + Bips: The Most Dangerous Type of Asset to Trade on Weekends

                            Crypto has stalled, but markets haven’t. As volatility migrates and narratives shift, retail traders are moving fast into exciting, but risky frontiers. We break down where attention is going next, how professionals are adapting, and why this cycle feels different from the last.

                            Host:

                            • Steven Ehrlich, Host: Bits + Bips: The Interview

                              Guest:

                              • Evgeny Gaevoy, Founder and CEO, Wintermute
                              • Links:

                                • Adams’ NYC Memecoin Crashes After Debut, Sparking Outcry
                                • Memecoins Were Hot a Year Ago. Many Have Crashed Over 90%
                                • Crypto Traders Flee to Prediction Bets After Crash
                                • Prediction Markets to Get New Federal Rules, CFTC Chair Says
                                • Three Reasons for the Record Rise in Gold Prices, and One Why They Are Falling
                                • Gold Falls as Investors Take Profits After Record High
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                                  38 min
                                • Uneasy Money: How Ethereum May Have One-Upped Bitcoin in One Big Way

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                                  What is the Moltbot buzz about?

                                  In this episode of Uneasy Money, hosts Kain Warwick, Luca Netz and Taylor Monahan delve into why Moltbot, the new AI agent hogging the internet spotlight, is so exciting as well as the memecoin drama that has followed.

                                  They also discuss how the son of a U.S. government contractor was allegedly caught flexing stolen Bitcoin in an online contest, analyzing how scammers can be so dumb.

                                  Plus, why Ethereum's quantum computing initiative is so bullish in contrast to Bitcoin’s nonchalance. Also, are memecoins back?

                                  Don't miss out on what Kain says is the real AI agent opportunity and Luca's tales of flipping Instagram handles for millions of dollars.

                                  Hosts:

                                  • Kain Warwick, Founder of Infinex and Synthetix
                                    • Luca Netz, CEO of Pudgy Penguins
                                      • Taylor Monahan, Security at MetaMask

                                        Links:

                                        • How Nansen’s New Trading Agent Makes It Easier to Follow the Smart Money Onchain
                                        • How the x402 Standard Is Enabling AI Agents to Pay Each Other
                                        • Ilya Lichtenstein Pleads Guilty to 2016 Bitfinex Hack of Billions in Bitcoin
                                        • Ethereum and Optimism Lay the Groundwork for a Post-Quantum Future
                                        • Q-Day Is Imminent. Can Bitcoin Survive the Quantum Threat?
                                        • PUMP Drops Below ICO Price as Private Sale Investors Send $160 Million to Exchanges
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                                          1 hr 15 min
                                        • DEX in the City: How Crypto Exchanges May Be Holding Up the Market Structure Bill

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                                          President Donald Trump is suing JPMorgan for $5 billion, a U.S. government contractor's son is linked to Bitcoin theft from the government, the SEC and CFTC appear to be collaborating on crypto and CZ's Davos interview goes viral.

                                          In yet another packed episode of DEX in the City, hosts Jessi Brooks, Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos and Vy Le dive into how Trump's case impacts the debanking debate, how a government contractor’s son was bragging about controlling federally seized crypto, why the crypto regulatory turf war may be taking a different shape and CZ's interview, which got a bit too detailed about the horrors of prison.

                                          Does the government need a Bitcoin Fort Knox and is the U.S. moving towards a single financial regulator? Listen to find out!

                                          Hosts:

                                          • Jessi Brooks, General Counsel at Ribbit Capital
                                            • Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos, General Counsel at StarkWare
                                              • TuongVy Le, General Counsel at Veda

                                                Links:

                                                • Trump Signs Executive Order to Prevent Crypto Debanking
                                                • Bessent Clarifies U.S. Bitcoin Reserve Plans
                                                • Ilya Lichtenstein Pleads Guilty to 2016 Bitfinex Hack of Billions in Bitcoin
                                                • SEC and CFTC Signal United Front on Crypto
                                                • CZ Denies Ties to Trump and WLFI After Pardon
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                                                  52 min
                                                • Crypto Sentiment Is Down Bad. The Reality Is Far Different, Says Ryan Watkins

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                                                  Why is crypto sentiment so low despite the growing adoption narrative?

                                                  In this episode of Unchained, Syncracy Capital co-founder Ryan Watkins unpacks why he thinks crypto is in a “twilight zone” and why the market could take investors by surprise.

                                                  He also sheds light on why he thinks bitcoin is underperforming gold and what needs to change. Plus what he is excited about in the coming years and why crypto is not just fintech.

                                                  Is a big move ahead? Listen to find out!

                                                  Guests:

                                                  • Ryan Watkins, Co-Founder of Syncracy Capital

                                                    Links:

                                                    • Why Gold Rose and Bitcoin Tumbled on Japan Bond Turmoil
                                                    • Has Bitcoin Failed to Live Up to the Digital Gold Narrative?
                                                    • Will Bitcoin’s New Phase Change It Forever? And Is the 4-Year Cycle Dead?
                                                    • Why the Crypto Markets Seem Down Bad as Bitcoin Dips Below $100K
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                                                      30 min
                                                    • The DAO’s Unclaimed ETH Becomes a $220M Ethereum Security Fund

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                                                      In this exclusive Unchained interview, Griff Green, one of the original DAO curators and a member of the White Hat Group that helped recover funds after the 2016 DAO hack, reveals how tens of thousands of unclaimed ETH are being transformed into a long-term security fund for the Ethereum ecosystem.

                                                      Nearly ten years after the most infamous exploit in crypto history, the community is repurposing its leftovers, not to rewrite history, but to prevent it from repeating itself.

                                                      The new DAO Security Fund will deploy grants for Ethereum security research, infrastructure, incident response, and user protection, while also reviving DAO-based governance experiments that have fallen out of favor.

                                                      Griff explains how the fund will work, why the Ethereum Foundation is involved, how staking will generate sustainable funding, and why, despite Ethereum’s strength, crypto still isn't safe enough for everyday users.

                                                      Guests:

                                                      • Griff Green, Co-Founder at Giveth, q/acc & Unicorn.eth

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                                                        1 hr 25 min

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