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…

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…

Eric van Miltenburg, SVP Strategic Initiatives at Ripple, and I spoke at the Ripple Swell conference. We discuss Ripple's strategic initiatives such as Ripple Impact, Blockchain Education at Universities, and much more. Links: https://ripple.com/impact/ Watch the interview https://youtu.be/QvJd5Q_uL08 Listen to the interview Timestamps 01:14 Eric's background 03:00 Web3 education 05:25 Ripple Impact 08:24 Financial inclusion initiatives 11:40 University Blockchain initiatives 18:00 Roadmap Show Sponsor Subscribe To The Free Thinking Crypto Weekly Newsletter!

Nancy Beaton, Chief Revenue & Marketing Officer at Uphold, and I spoke at the Ripple Swell conference. We discussed Uphold being an RLUSD exchange partner and much more! Topics: Uphold is a RLUSD Exchange partner USD Interest Accounts Debit Card and Apple Pay Upcoming new products Wall Street's impact on Crypto Links: https://x.com/beatonboulder https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Watch the interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJuKGJl59qg Listen to the interview Timestamps 00:57 RLUSD Exchange partner 02:29 RLUSD trading pairs? 03:04 Uphold's exchange functionality 04:21 USD interest accounts 05:34 Neobank vision 07:23 Debit Card payouts 10:12 Crypto market 12:05 Wall Street entering crypto…

Philip Martin is the Chief Security Officer at Coinbase. He sat down with me at the Ripple Swell conference to discuss Coinbase's security measures and much more. Topics: Coinbase security measures and processes Tech Against Scams Coalition Coinbase working with law enforcement to stop Hackers How blockchain is becoming a frontline defense against illicit finance Crypto vs. traditional finance in criminal activity TD Bank's money laundering scandal FBI Report North Korean scammers targeting crypto etf firms. Links: https://x.com/SecurityGuyPhil https://www.coinbase.com/ Watch the interview https://youtu.be/-X4TYt61v70 Listen to the interview Timestamps 01:43 Philip's background 02:29 Coinbase' security…

Chris Jaszczynski from MMCrypto joined me to discuss Bitcoin's next price move to new all time highs. What Altcoins like Ethereum and XRP will do near the end of the Crypto bull market. Get to know Chris: Metaverse theme – Food Favorite food – Meat and sweets Favorite musician/artist – Frederic Chopin Favorite movie – Passion of Christ Favorite book – How to win friends and influence people, Thinking Fast and Slow Hobby – Football and cooking Topics: Chris' $8 Million Bitcoin Trade Using Technical Analysis for trading crypto Bitcoin price prediction Ethereum and…