Raoul Pal: The Journey Man

Ash and Elaine discuss the latest developments and stories in the space. Join Ash Bennington and Elaine Ly for a light-hearted chat about all-things crypto. We want to hear from you, so send us your questions, suggestions, and feedback. Editorial note: Our scheduled guest Barney Mannerings had a last-minute emergency and could not appear in today's show. We will reschedule that interview.  Learn m...

The renowned Bitcoiner gives us his outlook for BTC's future amidst inflation, and banking turmoil. Ash Bennington speaks with Robert Breedlove, host of the "What Is Money?" podcast, about all things Bitcoin, including Robert's forecast that its price could reach $12 million by 2031. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What is Aptos and why should you care? From Blackrock to Libra, Mo Shaikh, co-founder and CEO of Aptos Labs, has been at the forefront of blockchain technology for several years. He joins Raoul to dig into Aptos' present and future, and why his ultimate goal is that consumers will never even know they’re using the Aptos blockchain. Plus, Mo and Raoul cover digital identity, the tokenization of com...

What did we learn from this week's U.S. Congressional hearing on stablecoins? Let's discuss this with someone who was there. Ash Bennington will look into the future of stablecoins (and CBDCs) with an expert in the field: Austin Campbell, managing partner of Zero Knowledge Consulting and adjunct professor at Columbia Business School, who managed a $22B stablecoin portfolio at Paxos. Learn more abo...

Is the U.S. crypto industry any closer to regulatory clarity after the SEC chair's grilling in Congress? Ash Bennington welcomes Ron Hammond, director of government relations at the U.S. crypto-lobbying group Blockchain Association, to dissect this week's beehive-like activity on Capitol Hill when it comes to regulation (or lack of it) of digital assets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod...

A new report shows the sector's expansion in the region far outpaced the rest of the world in 2022. Ash Bennington hosts Gideon Greaves, managing director of CV VC Africa, and the company's principal and head of growth, Brenton Naicker, to break down their latest report on African blockchain and VC investment growth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The BitGo CEO makes the case for why the recent banking turmoil is good news for crypto. As Bitcoin reclaims the $30,000 threshold, Ash Bennington asks Mike Belshe, CEO of the crypto custodian and lender BitGo, about his recent claims that Bitcoin "has proven itself as a necessary part of the global financial system," and the state of institutional adoption. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Blockchain, AI, and the Internet of Things could all help farmers blossom. Guest host Santiago Velez, co-founder and R&D division lead at Block Digital, welcomes Jon Trask, the founder and CEO of Dimitra, to explore how AgTech can help farmers increase productivity and efficiency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Want to know what it's like to become a premiere digital artist? Fvckrender is known worldwide as one of the premiere digital artists working today, but few know his story from skateboarder in the streets of Quebec to a leader of the NFT movement. Fvckrender joins Raoul to dig into that journey, the current status of the space, and where he sees NFTs and digital art going in the future. The pair a...

Ether rallies as the major upgrade comes off without a hitch. So what's next on the horizon? Ethereum investor and community member Ryan Berckmans joins Ash Bennington for a conversation on how the hard fork came about, what impact it will have, and what other developments are on the horizon for the second-largest cryptocurrency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We explore ways for investors to deploy the nascent tech to maximize returns. Ash Bennington welcomes Stefan Klauser, co-founder and CEO of Swiss-based aisot, to discuss how AI-powered tools can help optimize equity and crypto investments. Plus, they'll cover ETH's rise after the Shapella upgrade and the crypto landscape in Europe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...

The industry has been hit with multiple lawsuits by the U.S. regulator. Some companies are fighting back. Ash Bennington hosts John E. Deaton, owner of the Deaton Law Firm and founder of CryptoLaw, to discuss the efforts by some U.S. companies to obtain more crypto-friendly rules through courts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Let's assess the market recovery and the next wave of Web3 innovation. Christopher Perkins, president, and managing partner of CoinFund joins Ash Bennington to discuss the rally, Ethereum's Shapella upgrade, regulation, and Web3's most exciting projects. We want to hear from you, so send us your questions, feedback, and suggestions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi...

Ash Bennington is joined Ric Edelman, investor, bestselling author, and founder of the Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals (DACFP), to discuss his latest book, The Truth About Crypto, and what investors need to know about the future of DeFi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We have a special treat for you today — 10T Holdings founder Dan Tapiero and Raoul Pal haven’t caught up in ages, so they decided to do it on camera for you, our amazing audience. Raoul and Dan dig into the current macro environment, how it’s affecting crypto, and what they see on the horizon for the ecosystem (hint: it’s all good, baby!). Recorded on April 4, 2023. Learn more about your ad choice...

With AI-generated music meeting the world of blockchain, just how much disruption is about to hit the music industry? Ash Bennington speaks to Inder Phull, co-founder and CEO of the music metaverse ecosystem PIXELYNX, to learn about the interactive future of music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Georgia Quinn, General Counsel at Anchorage, joins Real Vision's Ash Bennington for an overview of the current regulatory environment for crypto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Idiot and Degen are back again to dig into the importance of self-custody and why it should matter to you. Recorded on January 17, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Contagion risk? What is it? How does it work and how can you protect yourself? Real Vision’s Nick Correa and Nico Brugge return to the studio to dig into those pressing questions. Recorded on January 17, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this inaugural edition of our series, The Idiot and the Degen, Real Vision's Nick Correa and Nico Brugge ask and answer the most profound question on everyone's mind: Are NFTs dead? Recorded on January 17, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ash Bennington is joined by Amanda Cassatt, the founder of Web3 marketing firm Serotonin and a former Chief Marketing Officer at ConsenSys, and later in the show, Abradat Kamalpour, partner at law firm Jones Day as it launches its FinAccelerate DeFi Challenge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this great interview, Raoul is joined by Brett Tejpaul, Head of Coinbase Institutional, and Greg Tusar, vice president of Institutional Product for Coinbase, to explore how Coinbase is onboarding the next wave of institutional adoption. With a storied-background in traditional finance at JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs respectively, Brett and Greg innately understand the institutional ecosystem and...

Most major cryptocurrencies have navigated the recently choppy (even stormy at times) waters of global finance with aplomb. So is it “full steam ahead” from here? Ash is joined by Kevin Miao, head of credit at crypto investment firm BlockTower Capital and a former VP of structured product trading at Citi, to discuss the intersection of Web3 and lending, and what cracks in the broader banking syste...

Welcome to the new, live, twice-weekly Cryptoverse, where we laser-focus on the big, interesting, and promising developments in this space. Ash Bennington kicks things off with Ben Whitby, who looks after strategic partnerships and regulatory affairs at Qredo, the cross-chain protocol for digital asset managers and traders. The two will do a deep dive into where the DeFi space is right now and whe...

Richard Galvin, CEO and co-founder of Digital Asset Management Capital, has been long crypto since the dog days of 2017. He joins Raoul for a deep dive into how he positions during market drawdowns, what assets he’s looking at, as well as what’s needed for the space to reach critical adoption. Richard and Raoul also cover what new projects they find exciting as well as what keeps them up at night...