Mike Dudas is the Managing Partner of 6MV and former CEO of The Block.

The Scoop's host, Frank Chaparro, was joined live by Mike Dudas for Frank's final episode of the program. Frank and Mike discuss The Block's history, the evolution of the crypto space over the years, and how payments and stablecoins have emerged as one of crypto's killer use cases.

OUTLINE

00:00 - Introduction

02:11 – Early Days of The Block

03:24 – The Tether Revelation

05:24 – Stablecoin Success

07:44 – Adoption Curve in Payments

11:33 – Global Stablecoin Impact

14:47 – Investment Opportunities

19:48 – Crypto vs. Fintech

25:27 – Meme Coins Debate

31:52 – Bonk and Pump Strategies

35:27 – Breaking Into the Mainstream

40:54 – Conviction in Solana

44:18 – Crypto Culture and Sentiment

47:51 – Conclusion

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David Bailey is the CEO of Bitcoin Inc.

The Scoop's host, Frank Chaparro, was joined live by David Bailey to discuss the growing adoption of Bitcoin by nation-states and institutions, with Bitcoin heading towards becoming a reserve asset and political force. They also discuss Michael Saylor's Microstrategy, and Bitcoin's separation from the broader crypto market.

OUTLINE

00:00 - President Trump prelude

04:00 - Sponsor break

05:01 - Bitcoin losing its identity?

10:26 - International adoption

15:17 - Bitcoin as a matter of national security

18:39 - Market trends

21:33 - Risks of Microstrategy

26:28 - Microstrategy’s appeal

30:47 - Bitcoin’s maturity and seeking yield

31:51 - Crypto market troubles

34:25 - Conclusion

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Barry Silbert is the Founder and CEO of Digital Currency Group and Yuma.

The Scoop's host, Frank Chaparro, was joined live by Barry Silbert to discuss his journey through the evolution of the crypto market, how his experience with the 2008 financial crisis shaped his approach to investing, and why he thinks Bittensor may be the next Bitcoin.

OUTLINE

00:00 - Introduction  

01:00 - Sponsor Break

02:00 - Barry Silbert’s Crypto Journey  

06:43 - Bitcoin’s Evolving Narrative

09:25 - Crypto’s Credit Crisis

15:24 - Bitcoin’s Dampening Volatility

18:56 - How Bittensor Mirrors Bitcoin’s Early Days  

20:56 - Yuma’s Vision and Playbook

26:10 - Barry’s Priorities at Yuma

30:14 - What’s Overrated in Crypto & Memes

33:50 - Final Thoughts

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Sebastian Bea is the President of Coinbase Asset Management.

The Scoop's host, Frank Chaparro, was joined by Bea to discuss how Bitcoin's recent market behavior is driving increased institutional interest and portfolio integration, signaling a potential shift in Bitcoin's role from a high-volatility tech proxy to a store of value like gold. Bea and Chaparro also touched on a potential move by the US government to revalue gold vs the US Dollar, and its potential impact on Bitcoin.

OUTLINE

00:00 - Introduction 

01:00 - Big Changes for Bitcoin

06:45 - Frameworks for Institutional Portfolios

09:48 - Bitcoins as Digital Gold

13:54 - Getting On Board With Bitcoin

22:04 - Regulatory Designation’s Market Impact 

25:20 - Bitcoin’s Shift From NASDAQ to Gold

27:30 - US Government’s Revaluation of Gold?

34:22 - Leaving Bitcoin Dominance Behind

36:33 - Bitcoin Graduating As An Asset Class

38:59 - Capitalizing on Bitcoin’s momentum

41:49 - Bitcoin as a Savings Instrument 

44:31 - Conclusion

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Austin Federa is a co-founder of DoubleZero.

The Scoop's host, Frank Chaparro, was joined by Federa to discuss how the current public internet infrastructure bottlenecks blockchain performance, and how DoubleZero looks to address this by leveraging underutilized fiber optic cables to create a dedicated global network to support higher performance.

OUTLINE

00:00 - Introduction

01:02 - Sponsor break

02:03 - DoubleZero’s core thesis

05:42 - The problem with the public internet infrastructure

10:13 - Understanding the current infrastructure

16:36 - DoubleZero’s impact

19:59 - Speed is the name of the game

24:18 - Timeframes for rebuilding infrastructure

31:11 - How DoubleZero finds and utilizes infrastructure

35:35 - Tokenization

36:55 - Technical difficulties

37:20 - This isn’t your grandfather’s internet

39:20 - Hiring talent and being a founder

40:21 - Hiring Talent for a New Layer of the Internet

44:37 - Conclusion

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John Wu is the President of Ava Labs.

The Scoop's host, Frank Chaparro, was joined by Wu to discuss Avalanche’s growing institutional appeal, the rise of blockchain gaming, and how his background in traditional finance shaped his approach to building in crypto.

OUTLINE

00:00 - Introduction

00:51 - Sponsor break

02:11 - John Wu’s tradfi background

06:36 - Taking crypto seriously

09:27 - Ava Labs’ focus

11:11 - The gaming landscape

18:38 - Ava Labs x financial markets

24:30 - Challenges in building in Tradfi

26:11 - How enterprises select blockchains

29:03 - Project Guardian

31:52 - Looking ahead

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Guilhem Chaumont is the Co-Founder and CEO of Flowdesk.

The Scoop's host, Frank Chaparro, joined Chaumont at the Flowdesk office in Paris to discuss market volatility driven by tariffs, crypto’s convergence with traditional finance, and the evolving role of digital assets in institutional portfolios.

OUTLINE

00:00 – Introduction

00:43 – Sponsor break

01:43 – Flowdesk

03:14 – Tariffs and Market Turbulence

04:58 – Market Uncertainty and Institutional Hesitation

08:20 – Volatility and Weekend Selloffs

12:02 – Amplified Declines in Altcoins

16:28 – Why This Crash Is Different from FTX

21:12 – Bridging Traditional Finance and Tokenization

26:07 – The Effect of AI

30:05 – Looking ahead and Conclusion

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Nick Matthew is an investor with Standard Crypto.

In this episode, Matthew joins The Scoop to discuss the current state of the crypto market, noting that investment opportunities still exist despite macro downturns. Matthew also contrasts the rise of stablecoins with memecoins, and the potential for crypto to consolidate and shift its evolution towards building 'Fintech 2.0' rather than web3.

OUTLINE

00:00 – Introduction

01:12 – Sponsor break

03:04 – Coping with market downturnsl

03:25 – The Fundraising Freeze

05:02 – Macro in the driver seat

09:36 – Memecoin extinction or ressurection

15:59 – Who’s making money in crypto

17:45 – Fintech 2.0 or Web3

22:04 – Investing in stablecoins

25:26 – Investing in teams

28:30 – The next billion users

31:40 – Looking ahead and conclusion

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Arthur Breitman is the Co-Founder of Tezos.

In this episode, Breitman joins The Scoop to discuss the launch of uranium.io, a new marketplace for trading uranium powered by blockchain technology that looks to make investing in uranium more accessible to retail investors. The conversation also touched on geopolitical and technological tailwinds that could drive greater demand for nuclear energy.

OUTLINE

00:00 Introduction

00:49 Sponsor break

02:41 How uranium markets work today

05:36 The limitations of uranium ETFs and futures

07:10 Tokenization and RWA evolution

15:56 Why start with uranium

18:33 Why uranium is red hot right now

23:30 Lessons from entering the uranium market

28:01 Beyond commodities

31:13 Conclusion

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Uranium.io on X: https://x.com/uranium_io

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Kyle Samani is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Multicoin Capital.

In this episode, Samani discusses the current state of the crypto market and venture capital funding in the industry. Samani highlights areas which he believes are key investment opportunities, and lays out why he sees a brighter future for Solana in on-chain finance over Ethereum.

OUTLINE

00:00 Introduction

00:32 Sponsor Break

02:24 VC Funding Downtrend

08:04 Clarifying Crypto's Usecases

13:46 New Era of Crypto Regulation

17:06 Regulatory Clarity = Increased Investment?

22:49 Samani's Revised Solana Thesis

25:28 Solana vs. Ethereum

32:17 Closing Thoughts & Predictions

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Michael Rihani is the director of products at Coinbase and one of the chief architects behind Coinbase's new bitcoin-backed loan product for everyday consumers.

In this episode, Rihani explains how Coinbase's new loan product is designed to make DeFi feel 'magical,' and how this fits into Coinbase's broader strategy of bringing the power of blockchain technology to a global audience.

OUTLINE

00:00 Introduction

00:57 Sponsor Shoutouts

03:11 Coinbase's New Loan Product

07:50 The "DeFi Mullet"

09:21 Morpho Integration

11:52 CeFi+DeFi Synergy

17:00 Coinbase's Product Roadmap

21:00 Making DeFi "Magical"

23:12 DeFi Adoption Roadblocks

25:54 The Future of DeFi Lending

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