- 1 hour 25 minutesE183: Jupiter COO: Getting Rich In Crypto Has Nothing To Do With Luck
Jupiter COO, Kash Dhanda, breaks down the real playbook for building wealth in crypto without luck, memecoins, or moonshots.
He explains why we're still in the early majority phase of crypto adoption, why Solana is becoming the everything chain, and why he personally keeps over 50 percent of his portfolio in stablecoins earning yield.
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🔓 Trezor offers the safest cold-storage wallets for crypto and true financial independence.
Buy with 10% off - promo code: WSH10 - https://affil.trezor.io/SH12h
🌱 Bitwise Asset Management manages $15B+ across 30+ crypto investment products — ETFs, index funds, alpha, staking, and more. https://bitwiseinvestments.com/
⚖️ Ethena is a synthetic dollar protocol on Ethereum, offering a crypto-native, non-bank-dependent stablecoin called USDe. It uses a delta-neutral hedging strategy with staked ETH to maintain a $1 peg. https://ethena.fi/
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0:00 Introduction
2:10 Crypto Middleman Discussion
4:46 Where Crypto Currently Sits Within TradFi
7:59 Who Is Kash Dhanda
9:26 What Was Kash’s Role On SuperTeam
11:42 Why Kevin Became So Bullish On Solana & ZCash
13:02 What Is The Concept Of Infinite Capitalism
16:07 Partnerships: @Variational @BitwiseInvest
19:15 Kash’s Opinion On Memecoins
21:27 Why Even Hold 10% For Random Investing
24:15 How Can People Get Rich In Crypto Without Luck
27:25 The One Way To Compound Wealth In Crypto
28:33 Isn’t Yield Not Worth It For Crypto Investing
31:14 Why Go All In On Stablecoins
40:10 Partnership: @KASTxyz
43:21 Is Solana Rising From The Ashes
47:09 What’s Solana Bad At Toda
51:01 Solana’s Thesis In 2026
52:23 Is SOL Becoming Future-Proof
54:07 What Is Jupiter Today
56:13 Why JUP Token Is Powered By Ethena
57:19 Why Does Jupiter Need A Stable Coin
1:00:05 How JUP Is Able To Give Yield
1:03:20 What Is Jupiter Spend
1:04:58 Partnerships: @JupiterExchange @Ethena
1:05:42 The Advantages Of Using Jupiter Spend
1:07:39 Gum Global Unified Markets Explained Simply
1:10:20 What Other Things Will Gum Help With
1:12:30 Does Solana Doing Well Benefit Jupiter Heavily
1:14:45 Why JUP Didn’t Do Well Last Cycle
1:17:21 The Changes Jupiter Is Making To Stand Out
1:19:23 Should We Be Bullish On JUP Token
1:23:28 One Takeaway From This Conversation
1:24:15 Closing Thoughts
20 August 2026, 2:15 pm - 1 hour 7 minutesE182: Jordi Visser: Wall Street Is All In On AI, But He's Buying Bitcoin Instead
Jordi Visser, macro strategist at 22V Research and former Weiss Multi-Strategy CIO, breaks down why Bitcoin is his hedge against a coming age of AI-driven abundance and why he holds no interest in ever selling.
He also dives into longevity, heart rate variability, and why chasing money and status like buying a house may be the wrong game to play.
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💳 KAST lets you manage and spend stablecoins or crypto with a Visa Card or Apple Pay. Live in 100+ countries - Get $20 Signup Bonus - https://go.kast.xyz/VqVO/SHIFT - promo code: SHIFT
🔓 Trezor offers the safest cold-storage wallets for crypto and true financial independence.
Buy with 10% off - promo code: WSH10 - https://affil.trezor.io/SH12h
🌱 Bitwise Asset Management manages $15B+ across 30+ crypto investment products — ETFs, index funds, alpha, staking, and more. https://bitwiseinvestments.com/
⚖️ Ethena is a synthetic dollar protocol on Ethereum, offering a crypto-native, non-bank-dependent stablecoin called USDe. It uses a delta-neutral hedging strategy with staked ETH to maintain a $1 peg. https://ethena.fi/
♾️ Coinsilium provides vital funding and expert advice to Web3 and AI-powered early-stage technology companies. https://www.coinsilium.com
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0:00 Introduction2:10 Was Jordi Happy With His Weekend & Activities
3:49 How Does One Live Until 100 Years Old
4:31 Why Jordi Is Fascinated With Longevity
5:44 What Kills The Habit Of Living Healthy
7:20 Jordi’s Thoughts On Supplements & Meds
9:51 Partnerships: @Variational @BitwiseInvest
12:17 How Distribution Of Wealth Affects Longevity
14:03 Jordi’s Opinion On Peptides & Hormones
17:47 What Is Heart-Rate Variability
21:21 How Can You Track Heart-Rate Variability
25:12 Jordi’s Findings Within The Finance World
29:10 When Jordi Learned The Concept Of Money
31:58 Partnership: @KASTxyz
32:47 What’s The Point Of Making More Mone
38:20 Does Abundance = More Affordable
38:54 Why Would We Still Need To Build Wealth
41:22 How Jordi Became Fascinated With Bitcoin
47:44 Jordi’s Thesis On Bitcoin Explained Simply
50:10 How Much Of Jordi’s Portfolio Is Bitcoin
50:48 Would Jordi Ever Sell His Bitcoin
51:52 Partnerships: @JupiterExchange @Ethena
52:38 How Big Does Bitcoin Get
54:00 Jordi’s Thoughts On “Bitcoin Is Too Expensive”
55:28 Why Have A Channel About Crypto & Not Bitcoin
56:25 Does Jordi Invest In Other Crypto Assets
57:24 Other Scarce Assets Jordi’s Invested In
58:41 Should 20 Year Olds Work Towards Buying A House
1:02:00 The Difference Between Routine & Unique
1:03:57 Why You Should Prioritize Longevity
1:07:02 Closing Thoughts
13 August 2026, 2:15 pm - 58 minutes 8 secondsE181 : Scott Melker: How To Get Rich In Crypto In 2026 (Without Getting Lucky)
Scott Melker, host of The Wolf of All Streets, explains why most people chasing quick wins in crypto never make it, and why his own strategy is deliberately boring: mostly Bitcoin, bought on a schedule and left alone.
He also opens up about being a top creditor in the Voyager collapse, his first interview with Michael Saylor, and why he thinks crypto Twitter is actively hurting mainstream adoption.
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⚖️ Variational aggregates liquidity to offer industry-leading depth on crypto, equities, commodities, and more: https://www.variational.io/
🚀 Jupiter is the most used Decentralized Exchange in Crypto and the largest DEX by volume on Solana: https://jup.ag/
💳 KAST lets you manage and spend stablecoins or crypto with a Visa Card or Apple Pay. Live in 100+ countries - Get $20 Signup Bonus - https://go.kast.xyz/VqVO/SHIFT - promo code: SHIFT
🔓 Trezor offers the safest cold-storage wallets for crypto and true financial independence.
Buy with 10% off - promo code: WSH10 - https://affil.trezor.io/SH12h
🌱 Bitwise Asset Management manages $15B+ across 30+ crypto investment products — ETFs, index funds, alpha, staking, and more. https://bitwiseinvestments.com/
⚖️ Ethena is a synthetic dollar protocol on Ethereum, offering a crypto-native, non-bank-dependent stablecoin called USDe. It uses a delta-neutral hedging strategy with staked ETH to maintain a $1 peg. https://ethena.fi/
♾️ Coinsilium provides vital funding and expert advice to Web3 and AI-powered early-stage technology companies. https://www.coinsilium.com
🚀 Kalshi is a US regulated financial exchange that allows users to trade on the outcomes of real-world events : https://kalshi.com/category/crypto
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0:00 Introduction
1:51 Dressing Up Discussion
2:51 What Helps Scott Stay Optimistic
3:43 Scott’s Thoughts On Failure
4:43 Who Is Scott Melker?
7:00 Why Do DJ’s Go Down The Crypto Rabbit Hole
8:48 What Scott’s Trading Life Was Like
9:56 When Did Scott Go All In On Building In Crypto
11:46 Partnerships: @Variational @BitwiseInvest
12:38 Is Crypto Still Relevant In 2026
16:15 What Scott Invests In
18:50 How Scott’s Opinion On Crypto Gets Influenced
19:58 Scott’s Thoughts On Yield
23:42 How To Improve A Crypto Media Business
26:26 How Scott Stays Excited Even When It’s Boring
28:12 Partnership: @KASTxyz
31:46 Scott’s Advice On Trading Bitcoin
34:17 How Average People Get Rich From Crypto
35:40 A Few Lessons Scott Learned In 2022
38:08 What Other Assets Is Scott Interested In
39:23 Scott’s Most Unexpected But Best Interview
43:06 The Biggest Myth About Investing Debunked
44:13 Partnerships: @JupiterExchange @Ethena
44:57 Scott’s Goal With His Media Company
47:22 What About Scott’s Goal In Life
50:39 Scott’s Learnings From Behind The Scenes
51:59 How Scott Stays Motivated Despite The Bear Market
53:33 Why People Should Be Optimistic About Crypto
57:26 Closing Thought
6 August 2026, 2:15 pm - 1 hour 46 minutesE180: Kast Founder: The Biggest Crypto Opportunity Of Our Lifetime Is Happening Right Now
Raags, founder of Kast, breaks down the massive crypto opportunity he bet his career on, why he scrapped Kast’s token for tokenized equity, and what really happens to your money if a crypto bank collapses.
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⚖️ Variational aggregates liquidity to offer industry-leading depth on crypto, equities, commodities, and more: https://www.variational.io/
🚀 Jupiter is the most used Decentralized Exchange in Crypto and the largest DEX by volume on Solana: https://jup.ag/
💳 KAST lets you manage and spend stablecoins or crypto with a Visa Card or Apple Pay. Live in 100+ countries - Get $20 Signup Bonus - https://go.kast.xyz/VqVO/SHIFT - promo code: SHIFT
🔓 Trezor offers the safest cold-storage wallets for crypto and true financial independence.
Buy with 10% off - promo code: WSH10 - https://affil.trezor.io/SH12h
🌱 Bitwise Asset Management manages $15B+ across 30+ crypto investment products — ETFs, index funds, alpha, staking, and more. https://bitwiseinvestments.com/
⚖️ Ethena is a synthetic dollar protocol on Ethereum, offering a crypto-native, non-bank-dependent stablecoin called USDe. It uses a delta-neutral hedging strategy with staked ETH to maintain a $1 peg. https://ethena.fi/
♾️ Coinsilium provides vital funding and expert advice to Web3 and AI-powered early-stage technology companies. https://www.coinsilium.com
🚀 Kalshi is a US regulated financial exchange that allows users to trade on the outcomes of real-world events : https://kalshi.com/category/crypto
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0:00 Introduction
1:58 How Raagulan Prioritizes What’s Done At Kast
4:35 Kast Employees Deal With Major Chaos
5:38 Raagulan’s Theory About Hiring For Kast
7:02 Why Firing People Can Be More Difficult
8:35 An Error That Could Kill Kast
9:52 Convincing A Stable Coin Skeptic
12:06 Why Kast Has To Build Different Departments
18:32 Partnerships: @Variational @BitwiseInvest
19:24 Raagulan’s Thoughts On Fees
21:55 Kast’s Best Customer Type
23:53 Something Raagulan Shouldn’t Say Publicly
29:04 Raagulan’s Experience With GLP-Ones
34:05 Kast Is On Track For $100 Million In Revenue
36:55 Why Kast Hasn’t Blown Up Due To Misspending
41:04 Why Is Everyone Trying To Build Neo Banks
42:52 What’s Difficult About Building Neo Banks
49:14 Kast Isn’t A Card Business
50:43 How Kast Is Building Momentum
56:29 Partnerships: @KASTxyz @Trezor
57:33 Kevin’s Thoughts On Kast
58:59 What Does Kast Do With $80 Million
1:01:55 Would Raagulan Consider Selling Equity
1:08:39 Is Your Money Truly Yours When Inside Kast
1:10:49 What Happens To Your Money If Kast Fails
1:17:38 Pros & Cons Between Non & Self Custodial
1:22:42 Partnerships: @JupiterExchange @Ethena
1:23:26 Should The Kast Community Feel Cheated
1:34:13 What’s This Tokenized Stock Based On?
1:35:25 The Hill Raagulan Is Willing To Die On
1:37:59 Is The Worse Behind Us In Crypto
1:42:57 One Thing To Remember From This Conversation
1:45:16 Closing Thoughts
23 July 2026, 2:30 pm - 1 hour 12 minutesE179: Helius CEO: These 3 Crypto Coins Are MASSIVELY Underpriced (2026 Cycle)
Mert Mumtaz, co-founder and CEO of Helius, breaks down why he sees Solana and Zcash as two of crypto's most undervalued bets heading into 2026, using his "physics and incentives" framework to separate real conviction from trader noise.
He also debunks the recent Zcash security scare, explains why AI is forcing crypto toward "spaceflight-level" security standards, and weighs in on Near's high-upside, low-conviction potential.
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⚖️ Variational aggregates liquidity to offer industry-leading depth on crypto, equities, commodities, and more: https://www.variational.io/
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💳 KAST lets you manage and spend stablecoins or crypto with a Visa Card or Apple Pay. Live in 100+ countries - Get $20 Signup Bonus - https://go.kast.xyz/VqVO/SHIFT - promo code: SHIFT
🔓 Trezor offers the safest cold-storage wallets for crypto and true financial independence.
Buy with 10% off - promo code: WSH10 - https://affil.trezor.io/SH12h
🌱 Bitwise Asset Management manages $15B+ across 30+ crypto investment products — ETFs, index funds, alpha, staking, and more. https://bitwiseinvestments.com/
⚖️ Ethena is a synthetic dollar protocol on Ethereum, offering a crypto-native, non-bank-dependent stablecoin called USDe. It uses a delta-neutral hedging strategy with staked ETH to maintain a $1 peg. https://ethena.fi/
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0:00 Introduction
1:57 Coffee, Zyns, & Sleep Discussion
3:26 Is It Better To Work At Night With ADHD
4:05 How Mert Has A Relationship Despite His Schedule
6:45 Mert On Being A Parent
7:30 How Mert Grew On X So Fast
8:51 Partnerships: @Variational @BitwiseInvest
9:44 Mert’s Experience With SOL’s Price Drop
15:48 The Behind The Scenes With Solana
18:22 How Solana’s Future-Proofing Its Ecosystem
25:47 Why Businesses Will Build On Solana
28:05 Why Solana Isn’t Seen As The Obvious Choice
30:38 Partnerships: @KASTxyz @Trezor
31:43 Mert’s Thesis Behind Solana In 2026
36:42 Solana Will Become The Biggest Financial Economy
42:45 The Timeline On Solana’s Changes Going Live
44:23 Is Solana Making Its Comeback?
47:31 Partnerships: @JupiterExchange @Ethena
48:14 The Zcash Drama Explained
55:39 AI’s Advancement Means Crypto Must Evolve
59:24 What Is Zcash’s Potential
1:04:40 How Is NEAR Special Like Solana & Zcash
1:09:32 Closing Thoughts
16 July 2026, 2:20 pm - 1 hour 17 minutesE178: Tushar Jain, Multicoin CoFounder: The 3 Coins His Multi-Billion Dollar Fund Is Bullish On This Cycle
Tushar Jain, Managing Partner at Multicoin Capital, breaks down why he believes the crypto market has already bottomed and is entering a new turning point, walking through his conviction plays on Solana, Hyperliquid, and Zcash.
He also opens up on Multicoin's biggest shakeup yet: co-founder Kyle Samani's exit from the firm and the industry.
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🔓 Trezor offers the safest cold-storage wallets for crypto and true financial independence.
Buy with 10% off - promo code: WSH10 - https://affil.trezor.io/SH12h
🌱 Bitwise Asset Management manages $15B+ across 30+ crypto investment products — ETFs, index funds, alpha, staking, and more. https://bitwiseinvestments.com/
⚖️ Ethena is a synthetic dollar protocol on Ethereum, offering a crypto-native, non-bank-dependent stablecoin called USDe. It uses a delta-neutral hedging strategy with staked ETH to maintain a $1 peg. https://ethena.fi/
♾️ Coinsilium provides vital funding and expert advice to Web3 and AI-powered early-stage technology companies. https://www.coinsilium.com
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0:00 - Intro
1:31 - Who is Tushar Jain
3:44 - Are we at a crypto turning point?
4:57 - Buying into bad news before confirmation
6:24 - Buying vs. selling: which is harder
7:13 - Still bullish on Solana?
9:15 - TradFi issuers and credible neutrality
11:47 - Sponsors: Variational Bitwise
12:39 - How to size two competing bullish bets
14:13 - Category leader vs. "better play"
17:00 - Most obvious trade for 2026: Zcash
19:39 - What Zcash represents
22:27 - Valuing an asset with no revenue
24:18 - Trading framework vs. buy-and-hold
26:40 - Valuing Solana and Hyperliquid
31:45 - Sponsors: Kast, Trezor
32:54 - Timing entries in volatile assets
36:26 - Why Multicoin doesn't trade, only manages
39:25 - The four sources of investing edge
41:14 - Edge examples: Zcash, Hype, Ethena
43:21 - What Ethena represents
45:37 - How much founder quality matters
47:09 - When to take profits
49:50 - Thoughts on Ethereum
51:44 - Kyle leaving Multicoin
53:03 - Sponsors: Jupiter, Ethena
53:46 - Why Tushar is still in crypto
58:26 - Wrap-up and thanks
1:00:37 - Bonus segment intro - Zcash drama + Hyperliquid report
1:00:39 - What happened with the Zcash bug
1:04:13 - Zcash's fix: the Ironwood pool
1:05:50 - How long it took to decide to buy more
1:08:13 - Multicoin's Hyperliquid ($HYPE) report
1:09:55 - Base case: $319 price target, key assumptions
1:15:21 - Is the crypto bottom in?
1:18:11 - Closing thanks
9 July 2026, 3:08 pm - 1 hour 9 minutesIf You Want To Get Rich, Hold Bitcoin - Haseeb Qureshi, Dragonfly Managing Partner | E177
Haseeb Qureshi, Managing Partner at Dragonfly, breaks down the one rule that separates investors who actually get rich from those who don't: staying in the market when everything says to get out.
A former professional poker player turned VC, he shares how he survived 2018 and FTX without selling, and why he defended Ethereum and Solana when nobody else would.
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💳 KAST lets you manage and spend stablecoins or crypto with a Visa Card or Apple Pay. Live in 100+ countries - Get $20 Signup Bonus - https://go.kast.xyz/VqVO/SHIFT - promo code: SHIFT
🔓 Trezor offers the safest cold-storage wallets for crypto and true financial independence.
Buy with 10% off - promo code: WSH10 - https://affil.trezor.io/SH12h
🌱 Bitwise Asset Management manages $15B+ across 30+ crypto investment products — ETFs, index funds, alpha, staking, and more. https://bitwiseinvestments.com/
⚖️ Ethena is a synthetic dollar protocol on Ethereum, offering a crypto-native, non-bank-dependent stablecoin called USDe. It uses a delta-neutral hedging strategy with staked ETH to maintain a $1 peg. https://ethena.fi/
🔒Sumsub is the leading full-cycle verification platform for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the world’s largest exchanges. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, they help VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally.
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0:00 Introduction
1:55 Studio & Show Discussion
3:30 How Hasseb Feels In Life
4:51 Why All The Og’s Are Leaving Crypto
7:39 How Do You Last In Crypto
9:39 Biases That Crypto Investors Try To Trick You With
11:20 Partnerships: @Trezor @BitwiseInvest
12:06 Major Lessons Haseeb Learned At Silicon Valley
17:51 Why Haseeb Compares Crypto To Tech
21:29 What Crypto Is All About
24:35 Haseeb’s Meaning Behind Believing In Exponentials
30:51 Partnership: @KASTxyz
31:39 How Haseeb Sees Crypto’s Future Becoming Huge
40:54 Does Haseeb Ever Sell Major Tokens
41:28 More Oh Haseeb’s Personal Finances
42:04 Haseeb’s Thesis On Bitcoin + Exponential Growth
48:29 What Does Bitcoin Look Like Once Saturated
51:10 Partnerships: @JupiterExchange @Ethena
51:53 Why Haseeb Defends ETH & SOL
58:07 When Has This Growth Story Thesis Been Wrong
1:02:31 Where HyperLiquid Fits: Growth Or Revenue
1:04:05 Should People Stay In Crypto?
1:08:31 Closing Thoughts
2 July 2026, 2:15 pm - 1 hour 46 minutesE176: Eric Larchevêque: Why Bitcoin Is the Only Money You Actually Own
Eric Larchevêque, co-founder of Ledger, shares why everything you've been told about owning money is wrong - and how losing his savings to a corrupt bank, having his gold seized, and watching his co-founder get kidnapped for €10 million in Bitcoin proved it.
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💳 KAST lets you manage and spend stablecoins or crypto with a Visa Card or Apple Pay. Live in 100+ countries - Get $20 Signup Bonus - https://go.kast.xyz/VqVO/SHIFT - promo code: SHIFT
🔓 Trezor offers the safest cold-storage wallets for crypto and true financial independence.
Buy with 10% off - promo code: WSH10 - https://affil.trezor.io/SH12h
🌱 Bitwise Asset Management manages $15B+ across 30+ crypto investment products — ETFs, index funds, alpha, staking, and more. https://bitwiseinvestments.com/
⚖️ Ethena is a synthetic dollar protocol on Ethereum, offering a crypto-native, non-bank-dependent stablecoin called USDe. It uses a delta-neutral hedging strategy with staked ETH to maintain a $1 peg. https://ethena.fi/
🔒Sumsub is the leading full-cycle verification platform for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the world’s largest exchanges. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, they help VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally.
Download the Sumsub Crypto Industry Report 2026 here: https://sumsub.link/osb
♾️ Coinsilium provides vital funding and expert advice to Web3 and AI-powered early-stage technology companies. https://www.coinsilium.com
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0:00 Introduction
2:00 Eric’s First Podcast In English
2:32 Where Does Eric’s Optimism Come From
3:31 The First Thing Eric Thinks Of Every Morning
4:03 What Eric’s AI Agents Do
4:57 How Eric Uses These AI Agents
5:47 What Does Eric Do & Why
8:01 Why People Need To Hit A wall
12:39 Who Is Eric Larcheveque
13:21 Eric’s First Major Leap For His Company
18:21 Going From Building Websites To Bitcoin
27:31 Partnerships: @Trezor @BitwiseInvest
28:17 Why Eric Went All In On Bitcoin
34:37 Did Eric Question The Volatility Of Bitcoin
40:24 100% Of Eric’s Liquid Networth Is In Bitcoin
49:59 You Should Build A Bitcoin Strategy
53:07 Where Does Bitcoin Go In 10 Years
54:47 What Does A Bitcoin Dominant World Look Like
59:24 Partnership: @KASTxyz
1:00:12 Why Bitcoin Will Never Hit 0
1:10:47 What Eric Learned While Building Ledger
1:16:03 Co-Founder Kidnapping Discussion & Advice
1:25:56 Why Eric Stays In France
1:27:23 Partnerships: @JupiterExchange @Ethena
1:28:07 What Is The Bitcoin Society
1:32:25 Who’s Backing Bitcoin Society
1:32:51 What Does A NBA Player Do With Bitcoin
1:33:46 Eric’s View On Learning To Learn
1:34:38 Why Eric Creates Videos When He Could Chill
1:37:19 Is Eric Building A Personal Brand
1:39:00 Does Eric Feel Happier Now With Money
1:40:04 Being An Entrepreneur Requires Sacrifice
1:41:22 Experiences > Buying Extra Bitcoin
1:44:06 Do Everything To Achieve This One Thing
1:45:11 Closing Thoughts
25 June 2026, 2:15 pm - 59 minutes 12 secondsE175: Dan Tapiero: This Crypto Strategy is Boring, But It Will Make You Rich
Dan Tapiero is the Founder of 50T Funds, a growth-stage equity fund exclusively focused on the digital asset ecosystem, and one of the few Wall Street veterans who has been publicly bullish on crypto since 2019.
In this episode, Dan reveals why crypto is the greatest macro investment of all time, why most investors will lose money despite being right, and why his $50 trillion thesis may actually be conservative.
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🚀 Jupiter is the most used Decentralized Exchange in Crypto and the largest DEX by volume on Solana: https://jup.ag/
💳 KAST lets you manage and spend stablecoins or crypto with a Visa Card or Apple Pay. Live in 100+ countries - Get $20 Signup Bonus - https://go.kast.xyz/VqVO/SHIFT - promo code: SHIFT
🔓 Trezor offers the safest cold-storage wallets for crypto and true financial independence.
Buy with 10% off - promo code: WSH10 - https://affil.trezor.io/SH12h
🌱 Bitwise Asset Management manages $15B+ across 30+ crypto investment products — ETFs, index funds, alpha, staking, and more. https://bitwiseinvestments.com/
⚖️ Ethena is a synthetic dollar protocol on Ethereum, offering a crypto-native, non-bank-dependent stablecoin called USDe. It uses a delta-neutral hedging strategy with staked ETH to maintain a $1 peg. https://ethena.fi/
🔒Sumsub is the leading full-cycle verification platform for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the world’s largest exchanges. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, they help VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally.
Download the Sumsub Crypto Industry Report 2026 here: https://sumsub.link/osb
♾️ Coinsilium provides vital funding and expert advice to Web3 and AI-powered early-stage technology companies. https://www.coinsilium.com
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0:00 Introduction
2:00 Kast Card Discussion
2:40 Dan’s Framework For Investing In Businesses
5:29 Why Equity Over Tokenization
12:19 Partnerships: @Trezor @BitwiseInvest
13:05 Dan’s Bullish Tweet Style Explained
19:55 The Shift That Makes Someone Confident
28:00 Partnership: @KASTxyz
28:48 Why Markets Tend To Do The Unexpected
32:23 Conviction In Bitcoin Is Becoming Much Harder
41:03 How Dan Raises Money During A Bear Market
46:24 Partnerships: @JupiterExchange @Ethena
47:07 Why Dan Is Confident Crypto Will Go To $50 Trillion
52:02 How Agentic AI Will Help Crypto Reach $50 Trillion
54:33 The Numbers Behind ETH & SOL Post $50 Trillion
58:30 Closing Thoughts
18 June 2026, 2:15 pm - 1 hour 15 minutesE174: Tarek Mansour, Kalshi CEO: Why Prediction Markets Are the Future of Investing
Tarek Mansour is the co-founder and CEO of Kalshi, the largest federally regulated prediction market exchange in the US - valued at $2 billion and backed by some of the world's top investors.
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🚀 Jupiter is the most used Decentralized Exchange in Crypto and the largest DEX by volume on Solana: https://jup.ag/
💳 KAST lets you manage and spend stablecoins or crypto with a Visa Card or Apple Pay. Live in 100+ countries - Get $20 Signup Bonus - https://go.kast.xyz/VqVO/SHIFT - promo code: SHIFT
🔓 Trezor offers the safest cold-storage wallets for crypto and true financial independence.
Buy with 10% off - promo code: WSH10 - https://affil.trezor.io/SH12h
🌱 Bitwise Asset Management manages $15B+ across 30+ crypto investment products — ETFs, index funds, alpha, staking, and more. https://bitwiseinvestments.com/
⚖️ Ethena is a synthetic dollar protocol on Ethereum, offering a crypto-native, non-bank-dependent stablecoin called USDe. It uses a delta-neutral hedging strategy with staked ETH to maintain a $1 peg. https://ethena.fi/
🔒Sumsub is the leading full-cycle verification platform for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the world’s largest exchanges. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, they help VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally.
Download the Sumsub Crypto Industry Report 2026 here: https://sumsub.link/osb
♾️ Coinsilium provides vital funding and expert advice to Web3 and AI-powered early-stage technology companies. https://www.coinsilium.com
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0:00 Introduction
3:11 Where The Anime Passion Comes From
4:01 How Tarek Is Doing
4:53 Who Is Tarek
7:02 Which Version Of Uncertainty Is Tarek A Fan Of
9:10 Where Tarek’s Fire In The Belly Comes From
13:33 Partnerships: @Trezor @BitwiseInvest
14:20 What Tarek’s Brother Does
15:19 Why Tarek’s Resilience Is Crazy
16:31 Why Is Entrepreneurship Like Therapy
22:16 Is Tarek Mad, Crazy, Or In Denial
24:45 Would Tarek Have Ever Given Up Earlier?
29:54 Partnerships: @KASTxyz @sumsub
31:19 How To Focus On Inputs, Not Results
33:16 When Did Kalshi Come Into Existence
36:00 What’s The True Innovation Of Prediction Markets
38:28 How Prediction Markets Revolutionize The Media
43:47 How Are Prediction Markets A Better Insurance
44:55 Why Is There No Leverage In Prediction Markets
47:16 Partnerships: @JupiterExchange @Ethena
48:00 Tarek’s Opinion On Insider Trading
51:19 Who Enforces The Insider Trading Rules
55:26 How Kalshi Surveys Suspicious Behavior
56:59 Tarek’s Honest View On Crypto
59:41 Why Kalshi Is Launching Regulated Perps In The U.S
1:00:30 What Does Regulated Perps Mean?
1:02:22 Was Kalshi Inspired By HyperLiquid
1:03:41 How Much Time Does Tarek Look At Competition
1:05:58 What’s The Endgame For Kalshi
1:07:06 What Does Tarek Do With A Billion Dollars
1:08:31 Is Tarek Happy
1:13:08 One Thing Tarek Should Let Go Of
1:14:18 Closing Thoughts
1 June 2026, 1:30 pm - 1 hour 23 minutesE173: Raoul Pal: The AI Race Will Make Crypto Holders Rich
Raoul Pal, co-founder of Real Vision, returns to break down why the AI race is the biggest capital event in human history and why crypto holders are positioned to win.
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🚀 Jupiter is the most used Decentralized Exchange in Crypto and the largest DEX by volume on Solana: https://jup.ag/
💳 KAST lets you manage and spend stablecoins or crypto with a Visa Card or Apple Pay. Live in 100+ countries - Get $20 Signup Bonus - https://go.kast.xyz/VqVO/SHIFT - promo code: SHIFT
🔓 Trezor offers the safest cold-storage wallets for crypto and true financial independence.
Buy with 10% off - promo code: WSH10 - https://affil.trezor.io/SH12h
🌱 Bitwise Asset Management manages $15B+ across 30+ crypto investment products — ETFs, index funds, alpha, staking, and more. https://bitwiseinvestments.com/
⚖️ Ethena is a synthetic dollar protocol on Ethereum, offering a crypto-native, non-bank-dependent stablecoin called USDe. It uses a delta-neutral hedging strategy with staked ETH to maintain a $1 peg. https://ethena.fi/
🔒Sumsub is the leading full-cycle verification platform for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the world’s largest exchanges. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, they help VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally.
Download the Sumsub Crypto Industry Report 2026 here: https://sumsub.link/osb
♾️ Coinsilium provides vital funding and expert advice to Web3 and AI-powered early-stage technology companies. https://www.coinsilium.com
CONNECT WITH RAOUL👇
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The info contained herein is for informational purposes only. Nothing herein shall be construed to be financial, legal, or tax advice. The content of this video is solely the opinions of the speakers who are not a licensed financial advisor or registered investment advisor. Trading cryptocurrencies poses considerable risk of loss. The speakers do not guarantee any particular outcome.
0:00 Introduction
2:00 Traveling Non-Stop & Kast Card Discussion
5:00 What Raoul’s Been Up To The Past 4 Months
7:24 Why The Stock Market Never Ceases To Grow
10:33 What Is The Economic Singularity?
15:03 Partnerships: @Trezor @BitwiseInvest
15:49 Is It Still Early To Invest In AI?
17:44 Is Crypto Superior To AI Investment Wise
19:38 Crypto’s Reasons For Going Up Forever
22:54 Bitcoin Going From $126k - $60k Is A Nasty Correction
28:35 Why Raoul Started Buying Zcash
30:12 What Are The Left & Right Curve Trades?
30:47 Partnerships: @KASTxyz @sumsub
32:12 How Raoul Thinks About Allocation With Zcash
32:59 Raoul’s Thoughts On Hyperliquid & Hype Token
41:13 How To Measure Intelligence For Layer Ones
45:56 Why DeFi Isn’t Dead According To Raoul
51:09 How Do You Structure An NFT Portfolio?
56:04 Partnerships: @JupiterExchange @Ethena
56:47 Should People Only Focus On The Top Grail NFTs
59:35 Raoul’s Plan To Lend Against NFTs
1:00:44 Is Bitcoin A Proxy Trade For AI
1:02:05 Why You Should Never Sell Unless You Have To
1:04:33 The Numbers Behind Buying & Holding vs Trading
1:10:47 Raoul’s Advice On Developing Patience
1:14:55 Why People Should Stay In Crypto
1:17:06 Why There’s Hope For Crypto In 2026 & 2027
1:22:35 Closing Thoughts
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