XRP & Altcoin Spot ETFs Will Be Approved with Matt Hougan

Matt Hougan, CIO at Bitwise, joined me to discuss their XRP ETF filing, Bitcoin ETF inflows, and much more. Topics: NYSE Arca files 19b-4 to uplist Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund (BITW) as an ETF XRP Spot ETF Bitcoin Strategic Reserve bill and potential impact on ETFs Ethereum ETF flows Impact of elections - pro crypto congress and president Bitwise acquisition of Attestant Links: https://x.com/Matt_Hougan https://bitwiseinvestments.com/ Watch the interview https://youtu.be/dJ1-8vBNHvY Listen to the interview Timestamps 01:40 Crypto market vibes 02:23 Bitcoin Strategic Reserve 05:05 Bitcoin ETF holdings and Satoshi's wallet 07:30 Vanguard's big mistake…

How Coinbase is Helping AI Agents to Use Crypto with Dan Kim & Nemil Dalal

Nemil Dalal, Head of the Coinbase Developer Platform and Dan Kim, Head of Business Development of the Coinbase Developer Platform, joined me to discuss the convergence of AI and Crypto. Topics: The convergence of AI and Crypto How crypto is helping facilitate transactions to and from people and also between AI agents Coinbase conducting the first AI Agent to AI Agent payment with USDC Coinbase's developer platform solutions for AI Agent creation and crypto payments AI disruption of jobs and can AI Agents create new jobs Will AI Agent tokens and NFTs be considered…

Scaling Dogecoin to Compete with Ethereum and Solana! with Carter Feldman

Carter Feldman, founder and CEO of QED Protocol, joined me to discuss scaling Dogecoin and Bitcoin. Get to know Carter: Metaverse theme – FPS or Space Favorite food – Steak Favorite musician/artist – Avicii Favorite movie – Good Will Hunting Favorite Book – Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman Hobby – Skiing Topics: QED Protocol scaling solution for Bitcoin and Dogecoin Dogecoin community and impact Memecoin adoption Zero-knowledge proof verification technology Raising $6 Million from Blockchain Capital Links: https://x.com/cmpeq https://qedprotocol.com/ Watch the interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4Yri_NhfiY Listen to the interview Timestamps 02:00 Carter's background 07:29 Working at…

Grayscale’s ETF Strategy Revealed! Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana! with Zach Pandl

Zach Pandl, Head of Research at Grayscale, joined me to discuss their approach to creating crypto ETF products and more. Get to know Zach: Metaverse theme – Lambeau Field Green Bay Favorite food – Butter Finger Candy Favorite musician/artist – Bob Dylan Favorite movie – Star Wars Favorite Book – The Basics of Bitcoin and Blockchains Hobby – Spending time with Family Topics: Grayscale's Crypto Financial Products Grayscale suing the SEC over the Bitcoin Spot ETF Relaunching the XRP Trust and will they file for an XRP Spot ETF Bitcoin's adoption and growth TradFi's…

Enterprise Blockchain & Crypto Adoption is Surging with Paul Brody

Paul Brody is the Global Blockchain Leader at EY (Ernst & Young), chairman of the Ethereum Enterprise Alliance, and the author of Ethereum for Business. Get to know Paul: Metaverse theme – SciFi - Alastair Reynolds story theme Favorite food – Chocolate chip pancakes Favorite musician/artist – Depeche mode Favorite movie – Favorite book – Foundation by Isaac Asimov Hobby – Triathlons and sports Topics: PayPal, EY, & SAP settle first corporate invoice with the PYUSD stablecoin Enterprises adopting blockchain and crypto EY's blockchain solutions for businesses Adoption outlook for different industries Impact of…

Why Ripple’s New RLUSD Stablecoin Will Dominate! with Jack McDonald

Jack McDonald, SVP of Stablecoins at Ripple, and I spoke at the Swell conference about the upcoming RLUSD stablecoin. Topics: RLUSD Exchange Partners Market penetration strategy Will there be a EURO stablecoin? RLUSD Reserves and avoiding depegging RLUSD on XRPL, Ethereum, and other blockchains RLUSD Yield Links: https://x.com/JackMcDonald https://ripple.com/ Watch the interview https://youtu.be/ap_CUa5anyc?si=Jp3wYhBVHKathZgc Listen to the interview Timestamps 02:05 RLUSD overview 03:02 Expanding to other blockchains 04:07 Banks using RLUSD 05:34 Reserves and preventing depegging 10:04 Market penetration strategy 11:47 Exchange partners 20:30 Crypto adoption by Wall Street Show Sponsor Subscribe To The Free…