ROLLUP: $4 Trillion Market Cap | GENIUS Act | ETH ETF Mania
In this episode, we celebrate the crypto market reaching a $4 trillion cap, exploring the impact of the Genius Bill on stablecoins and digital assets. We discuss Polymarket's U.S. acquisition, Ethereum's ETF inflows, and the courtroom drama surrounding the Roman Storm trial.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
2:15 MARKETS
https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1948062927879131412
https://x.com/TheCryptoLark/status/1947212505039704467
8:45 ETH ETF Inflows
https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1948377319027998909
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1948375840737124460
https://farside.co.uk/eth/
https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1948352147050930196
https://x.com/JasonYanowitz/status/1947348010045780016
11:15 ETH Treasuries
https://ethermachine.com/
https://x.com/jdetychey/status/1947278978454061240
https://x.com/fabdarice/status/1948395310310732184
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1948355494885622027
https://x.com/fundstrat/status/1948114342680879306
https://x.com/hughkarp/status/1948021401513771236
https://x.com/materkel/status/1948360988832461271
https://x.com/laurashin/status/1948166358832759016
30:00 GENIUS Act
https://x.com/CoinDesk/status/1946292667098308757
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/1946632494855368917
https://x.com/paoloardoino/status/1946307158515069334
https://x.com/paoloardoino/status/1946292409068834935
https://x.com/SecScottBessent/status/1946283991562084432
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/07/18/tether-ceo-says-he-ll-comply-with-genius-to-come-to-u-s-circle-says-it-s-set-now
38:45 Polymarket in US
https://x.com/shayne_coplan/status/1947322129654927465
https://x.com/shayne_coplan/status/1948087129193751030
https://x.com/shayne_coplan/status/1948087129193751030
https://x.com/jespow/status/1947702880838029717
https://x.com/brian_armstrong/status/1947827460307087528
47:00 45M Gas Limit Block
https://x.com/ChodoKamil/status/1947295096656794054
https://x.com/potuz_eth/status/1948068611341398286
52:45 Solana Bam Protocol and RICO Suit
https://x.com/jito_sol
59:10 Coinbase Perps and PNC Partnership
https://x.com/brian_armstrong/status/1947340416283537633
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pnc-bank-coinbase-announce-strategic-partnership-to-advance-digital-asset-solutions-and-expand-banking-services-302510790.html
58:30 Roman Storm Trial
https://x.com/tayvano_/status/1946062228878508119
https://www.propublica.org/article/whats-a-pig-butchering-scam-heres-how-to-avoid-falling-victim-to-one
https://x.com/tayvano_/status/1946062275871391924
https://x.com/amandatums/status/1948031555084972080
https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/1948037194909688230
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1948348407103299814
1:05:44 Zora vs Pump
https://x.com/andy8052/status/1947791347538391199
https://x.com/smyyguy/status/1947291271401222593
https://blockworks.co/analytics/zora/zora-coin-platform
https://dune.com/adam_tehc/memecoin-wars
https://x.com/notthreadguy/status/1947793270169604321
https://x.com/ZeMirch/status/1948109514793689244
https://x.com/blocknewsdotcom/status/1948113825095458836
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/pump-fun
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The ETH Treasury Race Has Officially Begun | Sam Tabar, CEO of Bit Digital (2nd Largest)
The race for ETH supremacy among public companies is heating up—and BitDigital is charging hard. CEO Sam Tabar joins us to share why they’re going all-in on Ether, how they're copying Michael Saylor’s playbook (but for ETH), and what sets BitDigital apart from the rest of the pack
We talk staking strategies, ETH yields, competitive dynamics, and the explosive rise of ETH treasury companies. This is the next phase of institutional Ethereum adoption—don’t miss it.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:57 Why ETH?
10:49 Ethereum TAM
12:11 Bit Digital
14:18 ETH Treasury Competition
19:07 Is This a Bubble?
21:30 Risks Involved
24:15 Financial Engineering
28:31 ETH Staking Yields
32:15 Ditching Bitcoin Mining
38:02 How Big is This?
40:09 Why Bit Digital?
41:37 Closing & Disclaimers
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RESOURCES
Sam Tabar
https://x.com/samirtabar
Bit Digital
https://bit-digital.com/
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6 Levels of Wealth with Nick Maggiulli | Author of The Wealth Ladder
Everyone wants to climb the wealth ladder - but very few ask if they should. In this episode, Ryan sits down with Nick Maggiulli to explore the six stages of wealth, how your strategy should evolve at each level, and why reaching the top isn’t always the win it seems.
From early savings and side hustles to ownership leverage and lifestyle trade-offs, Nick guides us through practical, data-driven ways to build wealth, without losing sight of happiness along the way. If you’re somewhere between $10K and $10M, this episode is for you.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
6:34 The Wealth Ladder Model
16:55 The 0.01% Rule & Smart Restraint
21:02 Time’s Role in Wealth Building
24:02 Demographics, Inflation & Shifting Rungs
30:29 How to Climb (and Avoid Falling)
41:19 The Ownership Threshold
50:20 Knowing When to Stop Climbing
54:45 Wealth vs. Happiness
1:08:01 Crypto, Leverage & Final Advice
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RESOURCES
Nick Maggiulli
https://x.com/dollarsanddata
Nick’s Blog
https://ofdollarsanddata.com/
The Wealth Ladder Book
https://a.co/d/1okUAwh
Sohail Bloom’s Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6Rywzypi64
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How Coinwatch Is Exposing Market Maker Manipulation | Co-Founders Matt Jobbe & Brian Tubergen
Crypto's murky market making practices are finally getting sunlight.
We sit down with Coinwatch co-founders Matt Jobbe and Brian Tubergen to uncover how market makers have been quietly influencing token prices, the call-option structures enabling extraction, and how shady tactics have hurt retail.
Then, we explore how Coinwatch Track is bringing real-time transparency to the space using trusted execution environments (TEEs), giving projects verifiable insights into what market makers are really doing with their tokens—and why this might just restore trust and open the door for more liquid capital to enter crypto.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:30 Market Makers 101
7:25 Why the Bad Reputation?
14:25 TradFi Market Makers
16:34 Market Making Business Model
21:34 The Positive Case
23:22 Market Making Cabals
33:36 Matt & Brian Backgrounds
40:03 Coinwatch 101
46:33 Why Coinwatch?
51:31 The Bull Case
56:51 Call to Action
57:38 Closing & Disclaimers
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RESOURCES
Coinwatch
https://coinwatch.co/
Coinwatch on X
https://x.com/coinwatchdotco
Matt Jobbe Duval
https://x.com/mattjob1
Brian Tubergen
https://x.com/tubergen
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Can Worldcoin Fix The Internet's 99% Bot Problem? | Co-Founder Alex Blania
The bots are winning. AI-generated spam, fake profiles, and deepfakes are turning the internet into a digital hall of mirrors. But what if there were a way to prove you're human, without sacrificing privacy?
Worldcoin Co-Founder Alex Blania returns to Bankless to share a bold vision for addressing the online identity crisis. From 14 million users already “Orbed” to new integrations with dating apps and DeFi protocols, Worldcoin is evolving rapidly and facing significant questions. What happens when governments come knocking? And why does Alex think we’re heading toward internet-native citizenship?
Whether you're curious about AI-proof identity or sceptical of eyeball scanning orbs, this conversation cuts deep.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
1:15 The Bot Problem
9:28 Orb Scaling Limiters
15:40 Miniapps & Orb Use Cases
23:31 World ID Integration Plans
31:02 Incentives to Get Orbed
35:55 Civil Resistance & Sybil Attacks
40:14 Privacy Concerns: Will You Get Tracked?
46:26 Global Regulation
54:56 The Future: Internet Citizenship
58:42 Closing Thoughts
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RESOURCES
Alex Blania
https://x.com/alexblania
World App
https://worldcoin.org/world-app
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