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Galaxy Brains

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Welcome to Galaxy Brains, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy. Our weekly podcast provides insights and analysis on trends and events across the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Each week Alex will be joined by members of the research team to discuss the latest developments on all things crypto and blockchain technology.

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Tyler Williams on Crypto Reg and the Fed 14.10.2022 57:19

In this episode, we are joined by Galaxy's Head of Public Policy Tyler Williams to discuss crypto regulation and the federal reserve. Christine reports on DevCon from Bogota, Colombia, and we talk with Beimnet Abebe from Galaxy Digital Trading about markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, October 12, 2022. ++ Follow us on Twitter, and read our research at www.galaxydigital.io/research/to ...

Tim Grant and Crypto Around the World 07.10.2022 1:03:55

In this episode, we talk markets with Beimnet Abebe from Galaxy Digital Trading and are joined by Tim Grant, Head of EMEA, to talk about crypto around the world. Alex and Christine also discuss new developments in Elon Musk's ongoing saga to purchase Twitter. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, October 5th, 2022. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/r...

Market Update, Bitcoin Payments, Blockchain Gaming 30.09.2022 1:12:55

Galaxy Brains is a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, September 28th, 2022. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information cont...

Ben Edgington on Ethereum & Proof of Stake 23.09.2022 1:06:01

Galaxy Brains is a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, September 21st, 2022. ++ Follow us on Twitter (@glxyresearch), and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information con...

Michael Ashe on M&A in Crypto in a Bear Market 16.09.2022 58:24

Galaxy Brains is a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, September 14th, 2022. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information cont...

Bitcoin Mining Outlook for the Second Half of 2022 09.09.2022 1:04:24

Galaxy Brains is a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, September 7th, 2022. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information conta...

Jackson Hole, Arbitrum Nitro, Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Increase 02.09.2022 53:50

Galaxy Brains is a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information containe...

Stephane Gosselin on Flashbots and MEV 26.08.2022 57:14

Galaxy Brains is a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, August 24, 2022. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained...

NFTs: Licenses, Ownerships, Copyrights, & More 19.08.2022 1:06:08

On this week’s episode of Galaxy Brains, the Galaxy Research team is joined by Research Analyst Gabe Parker and Legal & Compliance Director Michael Marcantonio to discuss NFTs and highly restrictive license agreements. Read our recent article NFT Licenses: Facts and Fictions here. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, August 17, 2022. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research...

Tornado Cash, Stablecoins, & the Crypto Market 12.08.2022 1:16:40

Welcome to Episode 22 of Galaxy Brains! This week, Alex and Christine are joined by Beimnet Abebe and Trey Aslanian from the Galaxy Digital Trading team. Galaxy Brains is a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital. This episode was recorded on Thursday, August 11,...

Alex Gladstein on Bitcoin Activism 05.08.2022 1:11:16

Welcome to Episode 21 of Galaxy Brains! This week, Alex and Christine are joined by Alex Gladstein, the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation. He talks to the GDR team about his work, HRF, and his thoughts regarding cryptocurrency adoption around the world, particularly in emerging economies under authoritarian regimes. Galaxy Brains is a weekly podcast providing insights and analy...

Fed rates, Central African Republic’s first digital coin, and AntPool’s $10M investment 29.07.2022 1:04:36

Welcome to episode 20 of Galaxy Brains! This week Alex is joined by VP of Principal Trading, Beimnet Abebe, to talk about the Fed’s recent rate hike, Central African Republic’s first digital coin, and AntPool’s $10M investment into the Ethereum Classic Ecosystem. Galaxy Brains is a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem,...

Nic Carter on The Future of Blockchains 22.07.2022 1:10:52

Welcome to episode 19 of Galaxy Brains! This week Alex is joined by Nic Carter from Castle Island Ventures, and Galaxy Research Associate, Christine Kim, and VP of Principal Trading, Beimnet Abebe. Galaxy Brains is a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital. This ep...

CPI Numbers, Stratum V2, MakerDAO SocGen Governance Vote 15.07.2022 1:02:25

Welcome to episode 18 of Galaxy Brains! This week Alex is joined by Research Associate, Christine Kim, VP of Principal Trading, Beimnet Abebe, and Rachel Rybarczyk from Galaxy’s Bitcoin Mining team. Galaxy Brains is a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital. This e...

Round Table; Sepolia Merge Upgrade, Antminer S19, $540M Social Engineering Attack, and More 08.07.2022 59:16

Welcome to episode 17 of Galaxy Brains! This week Alex is joined by Christine Kim, Sal Qadir, Beimnet Abebe, and former Galaxy Researcher Karim Helmy. This week the team has a round table discussion on the Merge activation on Sepolia testnet, MakerDAO’s community vote on a $100M DAI vault, one of the biggest known crypto hacks to date ($540M) and more. Galaxy Brains is a weekly podcast providing i...

MakerDAO, BofA's Report, and the Gray Glacier Delay on Ethereum 01.07.2022 54:24

Welcome to episode 16 of Galaxy Brains! This week Alex is joined by Christine Kim, Beimnet Abebe, and Summer Research Intern Lucas Tcheyan. The team discusses MakerDAO, BofA's Report on digital asset and blockchain Interest, and the Gray Glacier Difficulty Bomb Delay on Ethereum. Galaxy Brains is a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptoc...

The State of Crypto in Europe, and DeFi Markets Behavior 24.06.2022 49:04

Welcome to episode 15 of Galaxy Brains! This week Alex is joined by Christine Kim, Sal Qadir, Beimnet Abebe, and special guest, Tim Grant, Galaxy’s Head of Europe. Galaxy Brains is a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, J...

BEAR MARKET UPDATE 17.06.2022 41:53

Welcome to episode 14 of Galaxy Brains! This week Alex is joined by Christine Kim, Beimnet Abebe, and special guest, Rob Bogucki, Co-Head of Galaxy Digital Trading. Galaxy Brains is a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital. This episode was recorded on Thursday, J...

Lummis-Gillibrand bill, DeFi treasuries selling, and BAYC Discord Hack 10.06.2022 51:37

Welcome to episode 13 of Galaxy Brains! This week, Alex is joined by Christine Kim, Charles Yu, Sal Qadir, Beimnet Abebe, and special guest from Galaxy Digital Legal, Tyler Williams. Galaxy Brains is a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital. This episode was recor...

Policy Developments in Washington, New Report on Solana, and Optimism’s Airdrop 03.06.2022 1:09:31

Welcome to episode 12 of Galaxy Brains! This week, Alex is joined by Christine Kim, Charles Yu, Sal Qadir, Beimnet Abebe, and special guest from Galaxy Digital Legal, Tyler Williams. Tune in for Beimnet’s market commentary, then listen as Tyler Williams makes his debut on the pod to deep dive into the developments happening in Washington regarding policy for the Bitcoin and digital assets space. T...

Seth Green's stolen Board Ape, NFT IP, 7 block reorg on Ethereum, and Optimism removes 17,000 addresses 27.05.2022 56:06

Welcome to episode 11 of Galaxy Brains, a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital. This week, Alex is joined by Christine Kim, Charles Yu, Sal Qadir, Beimnet Abebe, and special guest from Galaxy Digital Legal, Michael Marcantonio. As always, Beimnet Abebe kicks the...

Bitcoin Mining, Coinbase Cloud & Figment staking services, and Polygon Nightfall Mainnet 20.05.2022 35:06

Welcome to episode 10 of Galaxy Brains, a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital. This week, Alex is joined by Christine Kim, Charles Yu, Beimnet Abebe, and special guest from the Galaxy Digital Mining team, Brandon Bailey. In this episode of Galaxy Brains, Beimne...

UST Incident, Instagram NFT Debut, and Lido the ETH Liquid Staking Solution 13.05.2022 51:04

Welcome to episode 9 of Galaxy Brains, a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital. This week, Alex is joined by Christine Kim, Sal Qadir, Charles Yu, and Beimnet Abebe. In this episode of Galaxy Brains the team talks about the UST Incident, Instagram’s NFT Debut, an...

Board Ape Yacht Club, Outage on The Solana Network, And Our Latest Research 06.05.2022 1:05:28

Welcome to episode 8 of Galaxy Brains, a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital. This week, Alex is joined by Christine Kim, Sal Qadir, and special guest, Beimnet Abebe. In this episode of Galaxy Brains the team talks about the Board Ape Yacht Club’s recent metave...

Mining, Fidelity's New 401K BTC Exposure Offering, Optimism Token & More 29.04.2022 37:11

Welcome to episode 7 of Galaxy Brains, a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital. This week, Alex is joined by Christine Kim, Charles Yu, and special Galaxy guests, Amanda Fabiano and Beimnet Abebe. In this episode of Galaxy Brains, the team talks Mining, Fidelity’...