
We went live with James and Noah to discuss current market sentiment, and valuation frameworks for assets like Bitcoin, and Ethereum. We also cover HumidiFi’s token launch, community reactions, and broader issues of transparency and regulation, as well as prediction markets, gambling behavior, and recent funding trends.
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction
(1:31) Current Market Sentiment
(6:27) Valuing Bitcoin & Ethereum
(19:43) Thoughts on HumidiFi
(39:43) Uniswap Ad
(40:24) Thoughts on Prediction Markets
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This week, we went live with Alana Levin from Variant Fund to discuss Variant’s 2025 Crypto Trends Report, regulatory progress, stablecoin proliferation, DEX growth, wallet UX evolution, the future of global digital currencies, and more.
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction
(2:11) Market Outlook
(8:31) The 2025 Crypto Trends Report
(12:42) Overview of Variant Fund
(15:35) Katana Ad
(16:05) Potential Regulatory Risk
(18:14) Crypto's Top Assets
(22:24) New Crypto Assets
(24:40) DEX Market Share Growth
(31:14) Katana Ad
(31:46) Improving Wallet UX
(35:47) Stablecoin Fragmentation
(46:28) Uniswap Ad
(47:14) Productizing Stablecoins
(52:57) Stablecoins Impact on USD Dominance
(58:27) Closing Comments
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We went live with Figment Capital’s Jim Parillo to discuss DeFi infrastructure, Hyperliquid’s ecosystem, and the movement of intellectual capital toward perpetual markets. We dive into lending, equity perps, and regulatory considerations before shifting to crypto VC trends.
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction
(2:44) Intellectual Capital Moving to Perps
(7:31) Lending on Hyperliquid
(13:03) Equity Perps
(24:54) Uniswap Ad
(25:39) What's Exciting in Crypto VC?
(34:03) Crypto Options
(42:20) Closing Comments
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We went live to discuss the launch of Monad mainnet, MegaETH’s pre-deposit valuations, L1 valuation trends, and the Berachain–Brevan Howard refund leak. We also covered the evolving models for blockchain monetization and capital formation.
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Jack’s Scoop: https://x.com/whosknave/status/1992989922387488953?s=20
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction
(2:28) Monad Mainnet Goes Live
(16:41) MegaETH’s USDm
(26:18) Berachain's Alleged Brevan Howard Refund
(32:39) Uniswap Ad
(33:46) L1 Valuation's Going Forward
(49:07) Credible Neutrality
(55:44) Closing Comments
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Last week we sat down with Bryan Pellegrino & Sreeram Kannan to discuss the announcement of EigenZero. We deep dive into what is EigenZero, DVNs, AI agents, details behind the collaboration between LayerZero & EigenCloud & much more. Enjoy!
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction
(0:55) What Is EigenZero?
(7:00) What Are Decentralized Verifier Networks (DVNs)
(15:30) Aptos Ad
(15:53) Partnering With LayerZero
(19:45) What Is The Unlock For Developers?
(31:51) Aptos Ad
(32:24) The EigenZero Roadmap
(44:53) AI Agents
(49:49) What’s Next For EigenZero?
(51:27) Final Thoughts
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This week, we went live to discuss the current state of markets. We deep dive into what's next for crypto, Aave's app launch, the B2B model for blockchains, Pump Fun & more. Enjoy!
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Katana directs chain revenue back to DeFi users for consistently higher yields. It starts with VaultBridge, which turns bridged assets into yield streams that back a perpetually funded real yield, boosting rewards for DeFi users. Katana is pioneering Productive TVL, assets actually being used in DeFi and reinforces this with Chain-owned Liquidity, permanent liquidity the chain controls.
Stop sleeping on your bags: https://app.katana.network/?utm_source=BW-Pod
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Uniswap’s Trading API offers plug-and-play access to deep onchain and off-chain liquidity, delivering enterprise-grade crypto trading without the complexity - from one of the most trusted teams in DeFi.
Click to get started with seamless, scalable access to Uniswap’s powerful onchain trading infrastructure. https://hub.uniswap.org/utm_source=blockworks&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=ww_web_bw_awa_trading-api_20251117_podcast_clicks
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction
(1:01) State of The Market
(5:52) Has The DAT Bubble Burst?
(14:30) Aave Launches Aave App
(27:02) The Difference Between Ecosystems Growth Strategy
(43:05) Ads (Katana & Uniswap)
(45:52) Is B2B The Business Model For Blockchains?
(52:20) Has Memecoin Trading Peaked?
(57:22) Katana Ad
(57:59) Pump Fun
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This week we went live with MacBrennan Peet to discuss Project 0. We deep dive into their goal to become DeFi's go to prime broker, the rise of prop AMMs, what's next for markets & more. Enjoy!
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction
(1:10) The State of Solana
(4:55) What is Project 0?
(18:56) Perps On Solana
(22:47) Aptos Ad
(23:03) Prop AMMs
(28:39) MarginFi & Capital Fragmentation
(32:15) What’s Next For Project 0?
(40:04) Did Bocc Just Sell The Bottom?
(53:23) Aptos Ad
(53:55) State of The Market
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This week, we went live to discuss the fallout from Stream’s DeFi blowup and its impact on Morpho. We then took a deep dive into the current state of HyperEVM and the unique opportunity that Hyperliquid has right now.
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Stop sleeping on your bags: https://app.katana.network/?utm_source=BW-Pod
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction
(1:59) Morpho & Curators
(4:57) DeFi Lending Models
(20:00) Katana Ad
(20:23) The State of HyperEVM
(42:30) Unit's Monetization
(47:25) Hyperliquid's Unique Opportunity
(54:41) HIP-5
(1:03:08) Hyperliquid Assistance Fund
(1:07:38) Katana Ad
(1:08:36) The MegaETH ICO Drama
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This week we went live with Matt & Aryan at CMT Digital to discuss the state of crypto markets, why Ore & Zcash are ripping, Stream's $93 DeFi blowup & more. Enjoy!
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction
(0:47) Why is Ore Ripping?
(10:33) Monad's Reward Program
(13:04) The Thesis For New Assets
(23:33) Tempo: Stripe’s L1
(35:45) Stream DeFi’s Blowup
(1:02:52) Aptos Ad
(1:03:38) Is Titan's Flow Real?
(1:16:59) How To Improve DeFi Lending
(1:25:08) What’s Exciting in Markets Right Now?
(1:28:41) Aptos Ad
(1:29:17) Final Thoughts
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This week we went live to discuss the market sell off, ETF-driven flows and long-term holder selling, and tokenized funds. We also covered Canton Network use cases, the Balancer exploit, and onchain insurance.
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Katana directs chain revenue back to DeFi users for consistently higher yields. It starts with VaultBridge, which turns bridged assets into yield streams that back a perpetually funded real yield, boosting rewards for DeFi users. Katana is pioneering Productive TVL, assets actually being used in DeFi and reinforces this with Chain-owned Liquidity, permanent liquidity the chain controls.
Stop sleeping on your bags: https://app.katana.network/?utm_source=BW-Pod
--
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction
(1:46) State of the Market
(16:47) Tokenized Funds
(22:58) Thoughts on Canton Network
(24:31) Tether vs OpenAI & SpaceX
(33:46) Katana Ad
(34:29) Thoughts on the Market
(43:09) The Balancer Exploit
(59:41) Katana Ad
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