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Stablecoin fragmentation is getting worse before it gets better, and that's exactly where the biggest opportunities lie. In today's episode, we sit down with Ryne, the founder of Eco to explore how stablecoins have become crypto's most successful product and why their fragmentation across chains creates massive opportunities. We cover why new issuers are challenging Tether and Circle, how purpose-...

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Felix Jauvin AKA 'Fejau', Host of Forward Guidance Podcast, joins us today to answer questions about the macro outlook, fiscal dominance, Bitcoin & Gold, and what's coming next in the global markets. What happens when the obvious Bitcoin play everyone saw coming actually works? In this convo we explore his viral "BTC: The Trade After the Trade" thesis and whether it holds up heading into July....

Mike Dudas, general partner at 6th man ventures, answers some intriguing questions about his views on revenue, apps, and memes. One general trend was made clear throughout the conversation: The era of valueless tokens is ending and the market is shifting its focus toward actual value creation. We also explore how crypto is maturing beyond pure speculation. Mike shares his insights on why buyback m...

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The Rollup TV : Monday, June 2nd Timestamps 00:00 Concentrated Liquidity and Trading Dynamics 02:52 Community Building vs. Customer Generation 06:08 Navigating Pre and Post TGE Strategies 09:01 The Role of Oracles in DeFi 11:55 Yield Opportunities in DeFi 14:45 Hidden Gems and Overlooked Yields 18:01 Balancing Risk and Return in DeFi 21:04 Starting in DeFi: Tips for Newcomers 36:46 Jacquelyn Intro...

FinTech is just lipstick on a pig. Same banks, same problems, better UI. In today's episode, we sit down with Sid Gandhi, CEO of PolyBase Labs, who's building Payy. Their mission is to bring money you actually own and can use. While everyone chases meme coins, Sid is solving real problems: frozen Venmo accounts, inaccessible financial services, and crypto's coming Cambridge Analytica moment. We ex...

Trading psychology meets crypto's most explosive new ecosystem. In today's episode, we sit down with Flood, founder of Insilico Trading, to explore Hyperliquid and what separates traders who make it from those who crash out. We dive into the James Wynn phenomenon – zero to $87 million in 70 days, then losing almost everything in five. Flood breaks down the psychology behind these swings and reveal...

The era of "build it and they will come" is over. Crypto projects need real revenue, real users, and real sustainability. Or they just won't survive. In this episode, we chat with Kenny from Manta about the shift happening in the industry. No longer are we just experimenting; it's all about finding product-market fit. We dig into why DeFi is still crypto's biggest use case, h...

AI agents handling your money sounds terrifying, until you realize the alternative is trusting humans with complex DeFi strategies. In today's episode, we sit down with Sean Li, founder of Newton & Magic, to explore how verifiable AI agents could transform crypto UX forever. Sean's building AI that executes financial transactions while proving every step cryptographically. We dive into...

The Rollup TV presents: Mammoth May. The Rollup TV is brought to you by: Celestia: https://celestia.org/ Boundless: https://beboundless.xyz/ AltLayer: https://www.altlayer.io/ Mantle: https://www.mantle.xyz/ Omni Network: https://omni.network/ Vertex: https://vertexprotocol.com/ Frax: https://frax.com/ Join The Rollup Family: Website: https://therollup.co/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1P...

The dollar is going on-chain. In this episode, we sit down with Sam Kazemian and Stani Kulechov to unpack the Genius Act, a pivotal piece of legislation that could turn stablecoins into legal money. We explore what this means, why banks are against it, and how Frax and Aave are positioning for the shift. Sam talks FRAX USD and why stablecoins and AI are the hottest sectors right now. Stani shares...

The Rollup TV presents: Mammoth May. The Rollup TV is brought to you by: Celestia: https://celestia.org/ Boundless: https://beboundless.xyz/ AltLayer: https://www.altlayer.io/ Mantle: https://www.mantle.xyz/ Omni Network: https://omni.network/ Vertex: https://vertexprotocol.com/ Frax: https://frax.com/ Join The Rollup Family: Website: https://therollup.co/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1P...

Jordi Alexander, founder of Selini & Chief Alchemist at Mantle sat down with us to discuss a wide variety of pressing topics. We explore everything from loan-call option models that set the stage for token dumps to MicroStrategy's risky auction dynamic. Jordi shares why Bitcoin still stands as the only true macro asset, why ETH is struggling, and why the summer might not be as bullish as e...

The Rollup TV presents: Mammoth May. The Rollup TV is brought to you by: Celestia: https://celestia.org/ Boundless: https://beboundless.xyz/ AltLayer: https://www.altlayer.io/ Mantle: https://www.mantle.xyz/ Omni Network: https://omni.network/ Vertex: https://vertexprotocol.com/ Frax: https://frax.com/ Join The Rollup Family: Website: https://therollup.co/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1P...

Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly, answers some tough questions with a variety of topics relevant to the market today. In today's episode of Mammoth May, we talk about: Hunting early-stage gems at Dragonfly while giants like Nakamoto raise $710M for passive BTC exposure What Brian Armstrong understood to take Coinbase to the S&P 500 Whether Robinhood can outmaneuver Solana (or vice...

The real scalability bottleneck isn't computation, it's communication. In today's episode, we tackle crypto's real scalability bottleneck with Austin Federa, co-founder of DoubleZero. Austin, who was the Strategy lead at Solana, walks us through a crucial issue that impacts blockchain performance: network latency. While improvements in validator software are making a difference, the underlying net...

The Rollup TV presents: Mammoth May. The Rollup TV is brought to you by: Celestia: https://celestia.org/ Boundless: https://beboundless.xyz/ AltLayer: https://www.altlayer.io/ Mantle: https://www.mantle.xyz/ Omni Network: https://omni.network/ Vertex: https://vertexprotocol.com/ Frax: https://frax.com/ Join The Rollup Family: Website: https://therollup.co/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1P...

While other L2s fight technical battles, Abstract is creating something entirely different: a "digital Disneyland" that’s all about fun. In today's episode, we chat with Luca Netz and Michael Lee "Cash Bowie," to explore how this playful approach is driving real traction: - Portal is bringing 25,000+ users to quality apps in a snap - Builders with solid monetization are gen...

Is blockchain opening doors for Indie creators? In today's second episode of Mammoth May, we chat with Viktoriya Hying from B3 about building on-chain gaming that puts players first. After helping launch Base at Coinbase, her team realized that gaming could be the killer use case to bring millions on-chain. But here's the catch: closed systems trap users while indie devs struggle for fundi...

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The Rollup presents: Mammoth May 🦣 Stablecoin supply is poised for a 10 fold increase in the coming years...but why? And who's driving this demand? In today's episode, we chat with Noble's founder about the impending explosion of stablecoin issuers, where the real money is made in stablecoin products, why building yield-bearing stablecoins that pass T-bill returns directly to users is...

Welcome to The Rollup TV. The Rollup TV is brought to you by: Celestia: https://celestia.org/ Boundless: https://beboundless.xyz/ AltLayer: https://www.altlayer.io/ Mantle: https://www.mantle.xyz/ Omni Network: https://omni.network/ Vertex: https://vertexprotocol.com/ Frax: https://frax.com/ Join The Rollup Family: Website: https://therollup.co/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1P6ZeYd.. Pod...

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