What Americans Are Missing: Coinbase's European Growth Strategy

In this episode, we explore Coinbase's role in shaping the European crypto landscape with a focus on regulation, stablecoins, and the future of web3. Our guest, Come Proust-Boucle, Coinbase’s Country Manager for France, shares insights on how Europe’s approach to crypto regulation sets it apart from America. How does Coinbase plan to leverage that tp provide compliant, trusted products and drive mass adoption of crypto across Europe? We also discuss the community culture of Base, payment systems and developer tools that bring more apps on-chain. Visit www.thinkingonpaper.xyz for more.

CURAT3D: Chris F. The Future of Digital Art

We're joined by Chris F., serial entrepreneur thought leader, art collector and creator. He is a member of some of the largest and most respected art collecting DAO'S in Web3, and his writing has a direct impact on some of the industry's best thinkers We cover a broad range of topics from building consumer products in crypto, how the pandemic accelerated Web3, potential of generative systems, the role of museums in the digital age, and more! Socials: X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/ChrisF_0x Art: https://zora.co/@starholder Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Chris-Furlong/author/B07N8DGJ1S?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

Writing, Podcasts and Minting Base Colors — JAKE

JAKE is a pseudo anonymous internet creator. Going with the classic blue, colour code #0000FF as his pfp. Host at Pod Of Jake where he’s interviewed almost 200 guests over 4 years. Most recently Jacob from Zora and others such as Vitalik Buterin, pplpleasr and Mark Cuban. Writer at Blog of Jake, where he’s published about creativity and writing, documenting his experiences as a podcaster, observing what’s happening on the internet, reviewing crypto news, thinking about how to learn and build. JAKE is also the founder of Base Colors, a new onchain collection where you can mint unique colour codes on Base and give them a name, an interesting primitive which many people are starting to play around and experiment with. We talk about the benefits of writing online. Go behind the scenes experiences of hosting a podcast. Thoughts on the crypto scene, Bitcoin and pseudo anon identities on the internet, decentralized social like Farcaster, and thinking too much about Colors. ___ UFO Sponsor Resources ↑ Higher — https://www.aimhigher.net/ 🌐 International Meme Fund — https://imf.bz/ --- @jake @ufoclub.eth @hollins For more episodes, go to ufo.fm

Social Media Betting & more w/ T H of Kizzy | Ep. 50

In episode #50 of Internet Explorers, Jess and Josh dive into several major topics shaping the Web3 space. They start exploring Kizzy, a social betting app that’s gaining traction on the Monad chain, offering users a platform to speculate on creators and influencers much like a "DraftKings for social media", with it's founder, T H. The hosts explore how Kizzy is revolutionizing engagement by financializing social media, making betting on creators as engaging as sports betting. The episode also covers Seed Club’s acquisition of Build with Joey, the co-founder of Backdrop, the company that developed Build. Build is an exciting development in the world of decentralized accelerators, and the hosts discuss how this merger will support Web3 builders by providing a platform that scales with emerging blockchain projects. They then shift gears to talk about CultureFi, debating the cultural and economic impacts of token-driven systems on digital platforms. Wrapping up, they discuss the launch of PvP in the blockchain gaming space and highlight the rising interest in Unichain, a new project focused on scaling decentralized applications. The episode finishes with a fast-paced Lightning Round, covering recent updates and emerging trends in Web3. 0:00 - Intro 0:31 - Start of Podcast 2:16 - Kizzy w/ T H 23:42 - Build w/ Joey 44:12 - CultureFi 53:00 - PVP 55:46 - Unichain Internet Explorers is a weekly rundown show where extremely online individuals broadly explore (romanticize, even) new consumer internet experiences. Join us at ⁠live.seedclub.xyz⁠ on Fridays 10am PT / 1pm ET Seed Club Twitter: https://x.com/seedclubhq Internet Explorers Twitter: https://x.com/intrntexplorers Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/internet-explorers/id1756599282 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6iJk3xZoij7pVhlNbTP9qS Pods.media: https://pods.media/internet-explorers

Electronic Music Scenes — Sound Of Fractures

Jamie Reddington is an electronic music producer, consultant and lecturer from London who recently released his debut album Scenes. His music is shaped by hiphop, UK dance music and soul. Leaning into telling stories, with textures and samples captured from his phone, featuring the sound of his daughter’s heartbeat. The record was released as a co-creation. ‘Over 350 memories were submitted and turned into Scenes, capturing a moment in time. People stopped, took time out of their lives and engaged in a process that connected music and emotions.' We talk about the past, present and future of music on the internet. What's most interesting for artists right now? ___ UFO Sponsor Resources ↑ Higher — https://www.aimhigher.net/ 🌐 International Meme Fund — https://imf.bz/ --- @soundoffractures @ufoclub.eth @hollins For more episodes, go to ufo.fm

YIELD TALKS: How To Use Pendle Like A Pro

In this live recording we produce weekly on Twitter/X, we deep dive into the most promising DeFi yields and primitives. This week, we review all the latest strategies for yield-trading, fixed interest lending, YTs, and liquidity provisions on Pendle Finance. It's packed with all the alpha we need to be Pendle pros! The audio is less optimal in parts so thanks for your patience listening! ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► Pods: https://pods.media/edge ► Youtube: https://youtube.com/@defidad ► Apple: https://tinyurl.com/edgepod ► Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/edgepodspotify ► Linktree: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod ► Follow DeFi Dad: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad ► Follow Nomatic: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources ♦️ ⁠REDSTONE ORACLES⁠ | THE FASTEST GROWING ORACLE FOR DEFI ☀️ ⁠SUMMER.FI⁠ | THE BEST PLACE TO BORROW AND EARN IN DEFI 🧙 ⁠MERLIN CHAIN⁠ | THE RISE OF BITCOIN'S LARGEST LAYER 2 🔥 ⁠FBTC⁠ | YOUR GATEWAY TO BITCOIN EARNINGS 🐡 ⁠PUFFER FINANCE⁠ | LIQUID RESTAKING FOR THE LITTLE FISH ------ Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:27 - How Pendle works 5:41 - Dynamic between PTs and YTs 10:01 - How does Pendle choose which pools to launch? 11:20 - Timeframe vs APYs 14:07 - Summer.fi, Merlin, RedStone mid-roll 16:13 - YT strategies 20:58 - Liquidity considerations close to maturity 23:53 - Stablecoin yields on Pendle 28:19 - BTCFi on Pendle 31:45 - Mantle mid-roll 32:26 - What are PTs redeemable for? 33:18 - Looping and leverage for PTs 34:53 - Risk-on strategies vs less risky on Pendle 36:36 - Closing ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► Pendle Finance: https://pendle.finance/ ► Pendle on Twitter: https://x.com/pendle_fi ► Dan on Twitter: https://x.com/ddangledan ► Pendle Intern on Twitter: https://x.com/pendleintern ------ If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/ All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of the hosts. Podcast guests and hosts may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.

Bitcoin's Price Dropped After Iran's Attack on Israel. Is ‘Uptober’ Canceled?

October started with hopes for “Uptober”—a positive price trajectory in October—in the Bitcoin community, since, historically, Bitcoin has performed well this month. But things took a turn when geopolitical tensions in the Middle East escalated, raising concerns about how that could affect Bitcoin’s price this month. In this episode, André Dragosch, European Head of Research at Bitwise, talks about how Bitcoin typically responds to geopolitical shocks, whether this could present a buying opportunity, and how major events like the U.S. elections might shape Bitcoin’s future.

Chopsoe the Parisian Mix Master

Chopsoe joins us for his first ever podcast to chat about his journey to becoming the go to mixing engineer for Coop Records artists like pluko, 33 Below, Daniel Allan and Demotapes. We recap his experience playing our parties at ETHCC and the Midnight Diner and his new EP - Chroma - out now on Bitbird.

Streamlined Crypto

Swedish artist Anna Nrdstrm in conversation with Jay Gilligan about the artwork "Streamlined Crypto".

Exploring the Memecoin Supercycle with IMF — Gami, Clouted

Gami and Clouted are core contributors from International Meme Fund (IMF) and $MONEY. Their team believes it is now crucial to have native liquidity and financial infrastructure for the meme sector. They're both from Sydney and have shared interests in defi financial engineering, game theory and the memecoin phenomonen. We talk about financial nihilism. Memes as emergent properties of the internet. Why do some meme assets succeed when the vast majority fail? How do you choose the tokens that go up? (no financial advice). The internet is stranger than you think.

YIELD TALKS: How Coinbase Is Supercharging DeFi With cbBTC

In this live recording we produce weekly on Twitter/X, we hosted a panel on how Coinbase is supercharging DeFi with cbBTC, with special guest Lukas Staniszewski, Group Product Lead of Crypto and cbBTC PM, along with respected DeFi builders from Aerodrome (Alex Cutler), Morpho (Merlin), Instadapp Fluid (DMH), Moonwell (Luke Youngblood), and DeFinitive (Dennis Qian). Lukas kindly shares the vision and mission behind why Coinbase built this new wrapped version of BTC while our panel of builders shine on a light on how we as users might leverage our cbBTC across their DeFi apps. ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► Youtube: https://youtube.com/@defidad ► Apple: https://tinyurl.com/edgepod ► Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/edgepodspotify ► Linktree: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod ► Follow DeFi Dad: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad ► Follow Nomatic: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources ♦️ ⁠REDSTONE ORACLES⁠ | THE FASTEST GROWING ORACLE FOR DEFI ☀️ ⁠SUMMER.FI⁠ | THE BEST PLACE TO BORROW AND EARN IN DEFI 🧙 ⁠MERLIN CHAIN⁠ | THE RISE OF BITCOIN'S LARGEST LAYER 2 🔥 ⁠FBTC⁠ | YOUR GATEWAY TO BITCOIN EARNINGS 🍵 ⁠MATCHA⁠ | THE BEST PRICE ON OVER 5 MILLION TOKENS 🐡 ⁠PUFFER FINANCE⁠ | LIQUID RESTAKING FOR THE LITTLE FISH 🌕 ⁠MOONBEAM⁠ | INTEGRATED WEB3 FOR BUILDERS AND USERS ------ Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 2:12 - Why develop cbBTC? 5:32 - How does cbBTC fit ito the broader DeFi ecosystem 7:37 - What other chains will cbBTC move to? 9:06 - DeFi Dad’s firsthand experience with cbBTC 10:19 - UX, Custodianship, and Proof of Reserves 15:00 - Can cbBTC onboard more to DeFi? 17:58 - How will Coinbase monetize cbBTC? 20:33 - Thoughts on landscape of tokenized BTC (Aerodrome) 24:43 - What Fluid considered integrating cbBTC 26:44 - Sponsor mid-roll 29:19 - Opportunity to integrate cbBTC at Morpho 32:47 - Integrating support for cbBTC on Moonwell 38:14 - What has failed us with other wrapped forms of BTC 41:47 - cbBTC yields on Aerodrome 45:42 - cbBTC yields on Fluid 47:51 - Mantle mid-roll 48:33 - cbBTC yields on Morpho 50:31 - cbBTC yields on Moonwell 53:24 - cbBTC yields on DeFinitive 55:17 - Closing and what’s next ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► Coinbase Blog on cbBTC: https://www.coinbase.com/blog/coinbase-wrapped-btc-cbbtc-is-now-live ► Coinbase on Twitter: https://x.com/coinbase ► Lukas on Twitter: https://x.com/call_me_lukas ► Alex Cutler on Twitter: https://x.com/wagmiAlexander ► Merlin on Twitter: https://x.com/MerlinEgalite ► DMH on Twitter: https://x.com/DeFi_Made_Here ► Luke Youngblood on Twitter: https://x.com/LukeYoungblood ► Dennis Qian on Twitter: https://x.com/dennis_qian ------ If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/ All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of the hosts. Podcast guests and hosts may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.

Caitlin Long on Historic SEC Hearing in Congress

This week, Coinage recaps the historic SEC hearing in Congress with Custodia Bank CEO Caitlin Long. Long explains why the hearing was more than just political theater — it was an eye-opening look at what she describes as Gensler’s “hypocrisy.” 0:01 Introduction and SEC Hearing Overview 2:55 Tom Emmer Criticizes Gary Gensler 5:00 Gary Gensler's Hypocrisy 7:45 Commissioner Uyeda Critiques Gensler 12:00 Rep. Wiley Nickel Questions Gensler 16:50 Rep. Torres Exposes the SEC 18:55 Progressive vs. Pro-Business Democrats 22:30 Trump's Potential Approach to Crypto 31:00 Bitcoin ETFs and Institutional Involvement 39:50 Custodia Bank’s Struggles and Survival

#182 - DARIYA KHOJASTEH

Dariya is a Co-Founder at ⁠Layer3⁠, the consumer attention layer for Web3. Previously, he built several apps, sold an Instagram network, and launched Mastermind, a mentorship platform. Follow Dariya on X ⁠@DariyaKho⁠ 0:00 - Selling Pokemon cards as a kid 7:32 - Building curated accounts on Instagram 15:59 - Being early to Instagram and learning to grow audiences 21:50 - Dariya’s favorite apps he built when he was young 28:51 - Monetizing intangible value with crypto 38:06 - Discovering crypto as a “nerd on the internet” 46:46 - Learning to express creativity in design versus code 48:33 - Making products that make users feel good 55:52 - The origin story behind Layer3 1:01:26 - Layer3’s business model and recent success 1:05:06 - What’s next for Layer3 Mint this episode for free onchain on Base at ⁠⁠pods.media/pod-of-jake/182-dariya-khojasteh⁠⁠ For more episodes, go to ⁠⁠podofjake.com⁠⁠. Previous guests include ⁠⁠Mark Cuban⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Vitalik Buterin⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Brian Armstrong⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Balaji Srinivasan⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Keith⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Rabois⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Ali Spagnola⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Anthony Pompliano⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Raoul Pal⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Julia Galef⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Jack Butcher⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Tim Draper⁠⁠, and over 100 others alike. Learn from founders and CEOs of companies like ⁠⁠OpenAI⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Coinbase⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Solana⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Polygon⁠⁠, ⁠⁠AngelList⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Oura⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠Replit⁠⁠, and investors from ⁠⁠Founders⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Fund⁠⁠, ⁠⁠a16z⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Union Square Ventures⁠⁠, and many more. I appreciate your support and hope you enjoy. Thanks to ⁠⁠⁠Chase Devens⁠⁠⁠ for the show notes and ⁠⁠⁠Yiction⁠⁠⁠ for the music. Lastly, I love hearing from fans of the pod. Feel free to email me any time at ⁠⁠jake@blogofjake.com⁠⁠. Thank you!

Liquity V2: A BOLD Step Forward For A DeFi Pioneer

Michael Svoboda is CEO at Liquity AG and Max Fiege is Head of Growth. In this episode, we get an exclusive sneak peek at Liquity V2 and its game-changing innovations set to launch in November. Michael and Max break down how they built this new, unstoppable CDP-based protocol on the foundation of Liquity V1, but with a more capital-efficient borrowing design. Thanks to user-set interest rates, support for LSTs as collateral, and a new sustainable real yield mechanism, Liquity V2 looks nearly ready to issue billions more in DeFi loans and stablecoins. ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► Youtube: https://youtube.com/@DeFiDad ► Apple: https://tinyurl.com/edgepod ► Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/edgepodspotify ► Linktree: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod ► Follow DeFi Dad: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad ► Follow Nomatic: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap ► Learn about DeFi and Web3: http://defidad.com/ ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources ♦️ REDSTONE ORACLES | THE FASTEST GROWING ORACLE FOR DEFI https://redstone.finance/ ☀️ SUMMER.FI | THE BEST PLACE TO BORROW AND EARN IN DEFI https://summer.fi/?utm_source=DeFidad 🧙‍♂️ MERLIN CHAIN | THE RISE OF BITCOIN'S LARGEST LAYER 2 https://merlinchain.io/ 🍵 MATCHA.XYZ | THE BEST PRICE ON OVER 5 MILLION TOKENS https://matcha.xyz/?utm_source=theedgepodcast&utm_campaign=2q24 🔥 FBTC | YOUR GATEWAY TO BITCOIN EARNINGS https://fbtc.com/ongoing-campaign 🐡 PUFFER FINANCE | LIQUID RESTAKING FOR THE LITTLE FISH https://puffer.fi/ 🌕 MOONBEAM | INTEGRATED WEB3 FOR BUILDERS AND USERS https://moonbeam.network/ ------ Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 5:41 - Why Liquity V2 8:59 - Why the team redesigned initial V2 ideas 11:06 - Will V1 continue to operate on Ethereum? 12:19 - A new stablecoin called BOLD 16:42 - Collaterals for Liquity V2 18:50 - User-set interest rates 25:54 - Can users change interest rates? 27:54 - FBTC mid-roll 28:34 - Potential strategies for Liquity V2 32:19 - New sustainable yield mechanism 35:41 - A new market-driven rate for DeFi 37:28 - Liquity V2 forking strategy 43:07 - What is Protocol Incentivized Liquidity (PIL)? 47:09 - Moonbeam mid-roll 47:54 - Governance-lite design 50:15 - How will Liquity V2 attract users? 53:46 - When V2? / Closing ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► Liquity Website: https://www.liquity.org/ ► Liquity V2 Landing Page: https://www.liquity.org/liquity-v2 ► Liquity on Twitter: https://x.com/liquityprotocol ► Michael Svoboda on Twitter: https://x.com/svobodamichael ► Max Fiege on Twitter: https://x.com/fiege_max ------ If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/ All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.

Hypersub & The Future of Creator Revenue | Jonny Mack

In this episode we chat with Jonny Mack, co-founder of Hypersub. We dive into Jonny’s background as a professional designer, his early forays into crypto, the origins of Hypersub, pivoting from crowdfunding to subscriptions, pricing strategies & onchain referrals, scaling beyond crypto-natives, and more.

The Chopping Block: World Liberty Financial, Liquidity Risks, and Global Crypto Adoption

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 squad is live from Token2049 in Singapore and joined by special guests Mo Shaikh, CEO and Co-Founder of Aptos Labs, and Arthur Hayes, CIO at Maelstrom. In this episode, they tackle the buzz around Trump’s DeFi projects, the challenges of hosting Token2049 during F1, and the controversy surrounding Iggy Azalea’s canceled debate. The conversation also covers the macro impact of potential Fed rate cuts, the role of celebrity coins, and the future of global crypto adoption. Don't miss this insightful live discussion in front of the Token2049 audience!

EP16 May I Take You on a Lunchbreak?

When May isn't leading growth, marketing and strategy at Lunchbreak — a a socialfi app that allows you to scout and earn from anyone’s profile (even your own) — she's doing Satoshi's holy work on the streets of Manhattan. May came on my radar when a reel of her interviewing regular folks on the streets of Manhattan about crypto went viral. As suspected, she’s fun and refreshing. We talk about her journey from China to the US, working a short stint in consulting (then get crypto-pilled), marketing (the challenges and fun parts), dating in New York, a bit about Lunchbreak and lastly, the secret behind mustering up the courage to interview random people on the street about one of the world’s most controversial topics.

Redefining Creativity with Music NFTs | Genzo

Can Web3's Creative Freedom Reshape an Artist's Career? Explore the compelling journey of Genzo as he transitions from the conventional music industry to the revolutionary world of Web3. In this episode, Genzo delves into his experiences with major record labels and how he's harnessing blockchain technology to forge a new path in music.Discover how Genzo’s approach to music is evolving through Web3, including his collaborations with his daughters and the integration of music with visual arts. Learn about the challenges and opportunities that come with embracing new technology in music. Tune in for an inspiring conversation on creativity, resilience, and the future of the music industry. Full video availlable on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@gmgoodmusicpod Follow GM Good Music on X: https://x.com/gmgoodmusic Follow GM Good Music on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gmgoodmusic