CRYPTO 101

In this episode of the Crypto 101 Podcast, David Wachsman, founder of Wachsman and president of Hawkeye Digital, joins Bryce and Brendan to discuss the next evolution of crypto investing and why more blockchain companies may choose to go public instead of launching tokens. Drawing on more than a decade in the industry, David explains how Hawkeye Digital is combining merchant banking, strategic investment, and capital markets expertise to help established crypto businesses access public markets. The conversation explores why some tokens struggle to deliver value to holders even when their underlying companies succeed, the growing opportunity for tokenized equities, and how companies could eventually offer both traditional shares and crypto tokens. 

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Chapters

00:00 The reported Binance hack and the episode’s focus
01:55 - How Wachsman entered Bitcoin in 2014
05:51 - Why David built a crypto communications firm
10:42 - Hawkeye Digital and its merchant banking strategy
13:30 - Why some crypto tokens never needed to exist
17:34 - Could crypto companies launch stocks instead of tokens?
20:22 - Token buybacks, revenue sharing, and regulation
23:38 - What makes a crypto company ready to go public?
27:47 - Crypto investment opportunities in AI and cybersecurity
30:45 - Why institutions may acquire crypto startups

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The team breaks down a major historical $6 BILLION Binance-related crypto hack, the response to frozen funds and promised reimbursement, and the market impact. They distinguish a social-engineering security failure from FTX-style insolvency, while emphasizing that the investigation and Binance’s follow-through remain unresolved. 

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Chapters

00:00 The reported Binance hack and the episode’s focus
01:42 Brian compares the reported loss with Bybit
04:10 Frozen assets and the proposed reimbursement response
05:15 Joe on social engineering versus blockchain failure
08:05 How Binance says it could cover losses
11:47 AI-driven security threats beyond crypto
14:11 Why smaller tokens face greater liquidity pressure
17:48 Exchange operations, recovery, and the funding gap
20:49 Why the hosts distinguish this from FTX
24:42 Market scale, relative resilience, and potential opportunities
26:08 Market check and sign-off

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In this episode Brendan & Tevo assess Bitcoin’s pullback, key support zones, and short-term warning signs across Ethereum and Solana. They also connect crypto’s resilience to macroeconomic pressures and discuss tokenization, Aerodrome’s growth, new crypto-linked products, and market developments.

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Chapters

00:00 Intro
02:23 How big is the decline, and could Bitcoin dip further?
05:14 Three support zones: prior highs, anchored VWAP, and volume profile
07:32 Failed breakouts and moving-average warnings for Bitcoin
09:28 Why Ethereum and Solana charts call for short-term caution
13:13 Weak market breadth, the Fed, bond yields, and midterms
17:19 Bitcoin’s resilience during a tech and macro selloff
20:43 Anthropic’s IPO plans and Aerodrome’s tokenized-stock growth
23:59 DEX competition and new crypto-linked investment products
27:16 CZ at Nasdaq and speculation about possible BNB opportunities

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In this episode of the Crypto 101 Podcast, Paul Sztorc, founder of LayerTwo Labs, joins Bryce and Brendan to challenge the direction of Bitcoin development and explain why he believes Bitcoin risks falling behind without meaningful upgrades. A longtime Bitcoin advocate, Paul argues that Bitcoin Core has become too conservative, the Lightning Network has fundamental scaling limitations, and existing sidechain solutions have failed to deliver Bitcoin's full potential.

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Chapters

00:00 Intro
01:24 - Discovering Bitcoin in 2011
03:26 - Why Bitcoin attracted an economist
07:57 - Why Paul turned against Bitcoin maximalism
11:35 - Bitcoin Core, hard forks, and developer complacency
15:49 - Why Bitcoin needs better Layer 2 solutions
16:48 - The fundamental problems with Lightning Network
21:17 - Liquid Network exploit and Bitcoin sidechain security
29:31 - Drivechain and the future of Bitcoin scalability
32:57 - eCash, Bitcoin upgrades, and the October 31 hard fork

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Crypto Rundown hosts Tevo and Brian connect Bitcoin’s price action to the returning McRib, then assess market conditions, ETF flows, and major developments across Solana, Aerodrome, Aave, and Robinhood. They also cover Pump.fun’s collectibles expansion, faster cross-chain trading, and close with NFL picks.

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Chapters

00:00 The McRib theory and the Bitcoin rally
03:29 McRib returns, meme coins, and the historical price data
05:44 Bitcoin’s range-bound market and midterm uncertainty
08:54 Altcoin standouts and the case for deeper research
10:22 ETF flows: Bitcoin and Ethereum outflows
12:37 Solana’s Alpenglow upgrade cuts transaction finality
14:17 Aerodrome-Velodrome merger and token migration
18:24 Citigroup research puts Aave in the tokenized-finance conversation
20:39 Robinhood’s UAE approval and the hunt for global liquidity
24:06 Pump.fun’s move into collectibles and mystery packs
25:45 FOMO’s cross-chain swaps aim to remove trading friction
28:53 NFL picks and Friday show sign-off

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