NFA Podcast about tech & web3 - aka AI and crypto

Summary The NFA Podcast's latest episode, hosted by Nisheta Sachdev and Michiel Frackers, covers recent developments in the cryptoand tech world, while also featuring their ongoing trading competition. Nish and Michiel cover a whirlwind of crypto drama, political irony, and market twists.   They start with JP Morgan’s stablecoin launch, a $100Mhack in Iran where the attackers burned the funds...

Summary The NFA Podcast's latest episode, hosted by Nisheta Sachdev and Michiel Frackers, covers recent developments in the crypto and tech world, while also featuring their ongoing trading competition. Key news topics include Binance's launch in Syria and Hong Kong's efforts to create a crypto tracking tool against money laundering. They discuss the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict and it...

This week on the NFA Podcast, Nish and Michiel break down a packed week in crypto and tech. They discuss Circle’s IPO and what it signals for crypto’s position in public markets. The collapse of Builder AI raises questions about due diligenceand investor hype. On the political front, Trump and Elon Musk are in open conflict but the hosts think it will not change the crypto policy and tech influenc...

NFA S1E16 Summary: On this episode of the NFA Podcast, Nish and Michiel tackle apacked week of news. They dissect the controversial $3 million OpenAI video announcing its merger with io, questioning its cost, effectiveness, and the egos of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and legendary designer Jony Ive, who is one of Michiel'sidols whereas Nish had never heard of him. They also cover significant market...

Bitcoin hits a new all-time high, but altcoin season is nowhere to be seen. Nish and Michiel break down the latest market chaos: Sui’s $223 million DEX hack, Trump’s meme coin crash, and OpenAI’s jaw-dropping $6.5 billion acquisition of a startup with no product. Plus, what FIFA launching a blockchain tells us about brand bandwagons, and why altcoins might pop just in time for summer. Chapters 00:...

Summary This week’s NFA Podcast breaks down what actually happened at Token2049 in Dubai: more escorts than engineers, overcrowded venues, and 530 side events. Nish shares stories from the crypto trenches, Abu Dhabi’s investment into Binance via the Trump Family's vehicle World Liberty Finance. We also talk about the scandal around Movement Labs, why Apple’s AI promise is still vaporware, how...

Keywords NFA Podcast, crypto news, Bitcoin, altcoins, Elon Musk, Meta, Ripple, AI, market trends, not financial advice, Zuckerberg, Instagram, Kevin Systrom, Trumpcoin, SUI SUMMARY This week on the NFA Podcast: ·       Bitcoin and Sui bounce back ·       Elon Musk funds carbon removal while advising Trump ·       Meta faces antitrust heat as Instagram’s founder speaks out ·       Trump’s meme coin...

Plus: Binance meets countries, Sam Altman vs. Elon Musk over X, and the OM token gets wrecked Summary This week’s NFA Podcast episode covers a dense mix of geopolitical crypto moves, scandals, and platform wars. Nish and Michiel kick off with CZ (Changpeng Zhao) advising governments from Kyrgyzstan to Pakistan and whether Binance, despite its regulatory baggage, should be guiding state crypto poli...

End of tariffs and meme coins plus AI billions and chlorinated chicken Summary While global markets tumbled under the weight of Trump’s new tariffs, this episode of the NFA Podcast cuts through the panic to spotlight the bullish stories buried under the headlines. Nish and Frackers start with the week’s rollercoaster in crypto and tech stocks, comparing the sharp drops in Ethereum and Solana to a...

NFA PODCAST NEWSLETTER EPISODE 10, APRIL 4, 2025 This week, Nish and Frackers unpacked one of the most volatile market weeks of the year, sparked by a wave of aggressive tariffs and a cascade of investor panic. Market Meltdown The Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs triggered the largest one-day equity selloff since March 2020. Even penguins on McDonald Island weren’t spared, as Frackers noted...

Episode 9 Summary – The NFA Podcast with Nish & Frackers In episode 9, Nish and Michiel kick things off with a discussion on Nish describing Michiel as ‘TradFI Chad Guy” on LinkedIn. Michiel opens with insights from Meltem Demirors, who described the current altcoin market as a “game of musical chairs,” noting its total market cap and volume is back to 2020 levels.  The duo then breaks down a...

Episode Summary   Key Discussion Points:          1.      Solana Controversy:          •       discussesion about the controversial Solanaad about "America visiting a therapist"          •      Nish thinks Solana wanted to score points with president Trump, while Michiel doesn't understand why companies make these kind of social statements at all          2.      Pump. Fun and Meme C...

In Episode 7, hosts Nish and Michiel explore the significant crypto developments of the past week, highlighting Ripple’s surprising regulatory breakthrough in the UAE, Binance's notable $2 billion investment from Abu Dhabi’s MGX fund. Episode Summary The episode further explorer broader trends, including declining interest in meme coins, indicating a maturation of the crypto market. Nish elabo...

In this week's NFA Podcast, Nish and Frackers dive into the latest developments shaking up tech and crypto markets. Nish highlights key global events, including China's major stimulus package, a Brazilian fintech firm's Bitcoin adoption (clarifying widespread misconceptions about Brazil’s government involvement), and Vietnam’s upcoming legal framework for digital assets. Frackers discusses Preside...

This episode of the NFA Podcast with Nish and Frackers, Season 1 Episode 5, covered the major market downturn in crypto and tech, highlighting Bitcoin’s 20% drop, altcoin struggles, and the broader market’s reaction to Trump’s tariffs. Nish and Michiel discussed the decline in new token launches on Pumpfun, BlackRock’s Bitcoin sales, and the SEC ruling that meme coins are not securities. The Bybit...

In this episode of The NFA Podcast , Michiel and Nish break down the biggest stories of the week, including the massive Libra insider trading scandal , Microsoft’s claim of a quantum computing breakthrough , and the increasing dominance of crypto sponsorships in Formula 1 . We also discuss former OpenAI leaders raising billions for AI competitors , China’s president Xi's surprising reunion with te...

In this episode, Nish and Michiel discuss the unexpected price movement of Near Protocol following an embarrassing livestream incident, the shifting sentiment around Ethereum, and GameStop’s potential investment in Bitcoin. The conversation also touches on Elon Musk’s bid for OpenAI, the European Union’s massive funding plans for “AI Giga Factories”, whatever those may be, and the challenges of AI...

This week on The NFA Podcast , Nish and Frackers dive into the wildest stories in crypto and tech. Meme coins are back in full force as PAIN Coin raises a staggering $35 million in a pre-sale and even return money to early investors; they don't need that much. Meanwhile, OpenAI is set to raise $40 billion at a $300 billion dollar valuation , despite facing competition from DeepSeek. Palantir’s sto...

Crypto marketing expert Dr. Nisheta Sachdev and tech entrepreneur and investor Michiel Frackers discuss the latest news in the fast paced worlds of tech, AI, crypto and Web3 and highlight the tokens and stocks they find most interesting. NFA stands for Not Financial Advice or Nish, Michiel & Anon. In the first episode, Nish talks about upcoming AI-crypto projects and Michiel compares the perfo...