The Rollup

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The DAT meta is everywhere, but is it sustainable? We sit down with Rob Hadick from Dragonfly to cut through the noise. Rob breaks down why he thinks we're hitting exhaustion on digital asset treasury companies, where the real institutional capital is coming from, and why traditional founders are finally making the jump into crypto. We dive into prediction markets fatigue, why Dragonfly is dou...

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Every crypto cycle, someone tells you to compromise on security to "onboard the masses." It always blows up. In today's episode, we sit down with Ian Rogers from Ledger to explore why "storytelling plus time equals value" - and why self-custody will always matter. Ian breaks down how we're witnessing the digitization of all value, not just information, and why that changes everything. Let's get in...

In today's episode, AltcoinSherpa to explore: - Why Traditional Boom-Bust Patterns Might Be Dead - The Era of Mini-Cycles: 1-3 Months Action, Months of Chop - Why YZY Launch Flopped vs Trump's Meteoric Rise - Sherpa's Late-Cycle Strategy & Death of Narrative Rotations - How Institutional Money Altered Crypto's Rhythm Let's jump into it. The Rollup Website: https://therollup...

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The UX problem is the only thing standing between Arbitrum and mainstream adoption. In today's episode, Stephen Goldfeder from Offchain Labs and Derek Chiang from ZeroDev discuss their acquisition and what it means for the Arbitrum ecosystem. While Arbitrum solved scaling, UX fragmentation remains. Their collaboration will deliver gasless transactions, seamless cross-chain experiences, and pas...

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In today's episode, we sit down with Zach Rynes to explore: Why Chainlink Is Actually Flipping XRP The Link Reserve: First Ever Off-Chain Revenue Buyback Program Swift, JP Morgan, UBS: Who's Really Working With Who? XRP's NDA Narratives vs. Chainlink's Public Partnerships What To Expect at the Upcoming Swift Conference The Infrastructure Play That's Winning Institutions The Rol...

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Imagine taking the best of stablecoins and applying it to stocks. That’s what Ondo Global Markets is doing. In today's episode, we chat with Ian from Ondo Finance about their new Ondo Global Markets platform. Basically, it lets you wrap any publicly traded stock into a token you can mint or burn instantly, just like a stablecoin. We explore why tokenized stocks could finally make US capital ma...

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On-chain intelligence is eating the world. In today's episode, we sit down with Miguel from Arkham Intelligence to explore how they've transformed blockchain analytics from raw transaction hashes into human-readable intelligence. We dive into how Arkham identifies treasury companies buying hundreds of millions in ETH and why they're giving away what used to cost millions. From detectin...

ETH hits $4,500 and suddenly everyone's a believer again. Funny how that works. In today's episode, we take a trip back to crypto's wild west with NotSoFast, one of the OG speculative miners from 2016. Before PumpFun – there was spec mining and rescuing $2 million worth of PIVX from a dusty storage locker. His take on today's treasury company mania? His wildest dreams were surpasse...

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How would you launch an application in crypto today? Why do we need more than one CLOB? In today's episode, we sit down with Preston Evans, CTO of Sovereign Labs, to explore how builders can escape the throughput prison that's held crypto back for years. We cover why CLOBs need sub-100 millisecond response times, how Bullet leverages their infrastructure, and the vision for bringing everyt...

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It looks like the gap between DeFi hype and sustainable revenue is finally starting to close. In today's episode, we sit down with Austin Barack, founder of Relayer Capital, to explore how smart money separates signal from noise in DeFi. Austin has backed some of the current most exciting protocols like GTE and Vedae. We cover how to identify genuine product-market fit versus token momentum, why s...

In today's episode, we explore AI and crypto wallets with Ram Kumar from Open Ledger and Eowyn from Trust Wallet. As AI reshapes wallet interfaces, we discuss the "fat wallet thesis" and more:-How Trust Wallet Plans to Integrate AI Without Compromising Self-Custody-The Security Risks of AI-Powered Wallets-OpenLedger's Vision for Rewarding Data Contributors-Why Generic AI Will Nev...

DeFi is getting its second wind, and this time it's different. Revenue sharing, buybacks, and actual value accrual are replacing the empty promises of DeFi summer. In today's episode, we sit down with Corey from Dolomite to explore how money markets are evolving into full-service prime brokerages and why protocols need unique efficiencies to survive. We also dive into Dolomite and their di...

In today's episode, we sit down with Karia Samaroo, founder of WonderFi, which Robinhood is in the process of acquiring. He now has founded xTAO, to explore how AI tokens can bridge retail hype and institutional adoption. After WonderFi, Karia is tackling Bittensor's mainstream potential. Let's get into it. The Rollup ------ Website: https://therollup.co/ Spotify: https://open.spotify....

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More infrastructure won’t bring everyday users into crypto. Apps that actually matter to people will. In this episode, we chat with Mike Silagadze, CEO of Ether.fi, about how he raised funds for infrastructure and then pivoted to focus on building consumer-facing apps. Ether.fi is looking to become a DeFi bank where developers can build tools like auto-saving widgets, cashback lottery systems and...

ETH treasury companies are quietly driving billions in cross-chain volume, and most people are missing it. In today's episode, we sit down with Arjun Bhuptani, founder of Everclear, to explore how institutional ETH flows are creating massive opportunities in cross-chain infrastructure. We cover how Everclear crossed a billion dollars in volume by becoming the clearing layer for cross-chain ETH...

Proof of stake might not be the endgame we thought it was. In today's episode, we sit down with John Adler from Celestia to explore his controversial "proof of governance" proposal that's been ruffling feathers in crypto Twitter. John argues staking creates fake yield through inflation while creating unfair validator economics. His solution? Skip staking entirely and move to gove...