Raoul Pal: The Journey Man

As new school as it wants to be, DeFi isn’t immune to ancient fears. BendDAO, a platform that uses NFTs as collateral for loans, saw its reserves fall as low as five ETH on Sunday, as depositors withdrew their assets in a classic “run on the bank.” BendDAO remains in dire straits, as the NFT market suffers a massive downturn. In this edition of Real Vision Crypto Daily Briefing, Elaine Ly and Ash...

Real Vision Co-Founder and CEO, Raoul Pal, joins Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg to discuss his future of the financial world and why you always need to stay true to your convictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Real Vision Co-Founder and CEO, Raoul Pal, joins Scott Melker, Anthony Scaramucci and Mark Yusko to discuss the future of crypto and the potential Ethereum merge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here's a full-length episode from Real Vision's original series, Raoul Pal: Real Vision - be sure to subscribe. Dan Morehead is one of the most successful macro investors of our time. He also has a profound understanding of digital assets. Morehead, the founder, CEO, and CIO of Pantera Capital, joins Raoul to talk about how the current macro environment is impacting crypto, the psychology of tradi...

Opensea saw its lowest trading volume in more than a year in July, as prices of even “blue chip” NFTs continue to plunge. What does this drawdown mean for the digital asset class, and where do projects like Bored Ape Yacht Club and Clone X go from here? Elaine Ly and Ash Bennington break down recent price action, and then they check in on a brewing battle between a U.S. Senator and federal agencie...

In its mid-year update, popular blockchain data company Chainalysis reported that $1.9 billion was lost to hacks and theft through the first six months of 2022, up from $1.2 billion through the same point in 2021. But other illicit activity – scams and darknet markets – declined compared to last year. How much fear does “crypto crime” create around the digital asset economy? Is it enough to impede...

Galaxy Digital announced early Monday morning the termination of its $1.2 billion acquisition of BitGo. But BitGo is not walking away without a fight, countering later Monday with its own plans to sue Galaxy for $100 million in damages. At the top of today's Real Vision Crypto Daily Briefing, Nico Brugge and Ash Bennington break down the many moving parts of this developing story. Nico and Ash als...

Here's a full-length episode from Real Vision's original series, Raoul Pal: Real Vision - be sure to subscribe. Jurrien Timmer, the Global Director of Macro for Fidelity Investments, joins Raoul to talk about why crypto investors need to be aware of the prevailing macro environment and the factors that influence it – things like interest rates, inflation, and the money supply. Jurrien and Raoul sk...

The third and final testnet before Ethereum's highly anticipated move from an energy-intensive proof-of-work mechanism to a proof-of-stake mechanism has been completed. Anticipation of a successful Merge, stoked by better-than-expected U.S. inflation data, is lifting cryptocurrency prices up and down the market cap scale. At the top of today’s Real Vision Crypto Daily Briefing, Marco Olivera and A...

Coinbase lost $1.1 billion during the three months ended June 30, more hard evidence that the broader turn away from risk assets has taken a major toll on the emerging crypto industry. At the top of today’s Real Vision Crypto Daily Briefing, Nico Brugge and Ash Bennington break down what Coinbase’s second-quarter financial and operating numbers mean for the company and for the crypto industry as a...

The U.S. Treasury Department “blacklisted” Tornado Cash, making it illegal for Americans to transact on the crypto platform, as the government continues to make its hands more visible in the still-emerging industry. What does the crackdown on an entity widely suspected of facilitating illegal activity mean for the bigger ecosystem? Will fallout contaminate the entire crypto space? Ash Bennington a...

Here's a full-length episode from Real Vision's original series, Raoul Pal: Real Vision - be sure to subscribe. Ivan Soto-Wright, the co-founder and CEO of MoonPay, joins Raoul to talk about his fascinating professional journey, MoonPay’s cutting-edge technology that makes trading crypto seamless, real-life crypto use-cases and applications that will make a real difference, and much more. Learn mo...

Solana developers reported late yesterday afternoon that software used by the closed-source wallet Slope, not their code, is responsible for the ongoing exploit that’s seen at least $6 million drained from 9,000 wallets by hackers. Indeed, developers are adamant that the Solana protocol itself, including the underlying cryptography, was at no point compromised. At the top of today’s Crypto Daily B...

Thousands of wallets holding Solana, one of the world’s top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, have been targeted by hackers in an ongoing attack. Initial reports suggested $580 million was stolen, but this estimate has been revised much lower. Still, that security firms still can’t put a figure on how much is at issue is itself a not-good sign. Nico Brugge and Ash Bennington lead today...

U.S. regulators are tightening the screw on crypto scams, with the Securities and Exchange Commission filing civil charges against 11 people involved in a scheme called Forsage. The regulators allege the primary way retail investors in the scheme, worth some $300M, made money was through attracting new people on board. Real Vision's Ash Bennington and Moritz Seibert also look at a new global crypt...

Cryptocurrency prices are rising, but there are some conflicting signals coming from the market. According to Dean Carr, "It's a patience game." Carr, the founder of C The Light Trading, breaks down charts of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other altcoins on his watch list, taking a technical approach to illustrate his main point. Carr thinks we need to see more upside rotation over multiple time frames to...

How have ransomware cartels evolved over the last seven years? What does a day's worth of Ethereum transactions look like? How about the animated history of initial coin offerings – what does that tell us? Max Galka, the co-founder and CEO of blockchain analytics firm Elementus shares his insights on all that and much more with Real Vision’s Ash Bennington. Max describes stunning visualizations of...

With US regulators reportedly cracking down not only on crypto exchanges Coinbase and Kraken, but also investigating the overall stablecoin industry, what does that mean for the average retail investor? Ari Redbord, Head of Legal and Government Affairs at TRM Labs, and David Nage, Portfolio Manager at Arca, join Real Vision's Ash Bennington to dig into just what this regulation might mean for the...

In this special update, Real Vision co-founder and CEO Raoul Pal breaks down the current macro environment and its effects on crypto, talks about whether the bottom is in, and explains what the Ethereum merge means for investors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What makes Deribit one of the industry's leading platforms for crypto derivatives? Chief Commercial Officer Luuk Strijers gives Qredo's Ben Whitby a detailed look at what Deribit does, including how it structures and manages trades in this fast-moving market. Reacting to Luuk, Ben frames the company’s role as well as anyone: "I don't think the market would operate without [Deribit]." Luuk and Ben...

Bill Barhydt, co-founder and CEO of Abra, joins Ash Bennington on this week’s episode of Building Blocks to explain the risk-management components that make up Abra’s core system, the differences between DeFi lending versus CeFi lending, how each protocol can generate yield, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cryptocurrency prices have rebounded from near-term lows. But does this bounce signal a trend reversal? Or is it just a relief rally? Here’s Francis Hunt’s answer: "I don't feel the long side is the safer side to be playing when you could have, at any point, dollar dominance reassert [itself]." In conversation with Real Vision's Marco Olivera, The Market Sniper breaks down what’s going on with the...

Following what seems like the longest of crypto winters, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and multiple altcoins are rallying to levels not seen since June. The question now is whether this is the “change in seasons” many investors have been waiting for. Santiago Velez, a co-founder and the head of research and development at Block Digital, and Imran Lakha, the founder of Options Insight, join Real Vision’s Elai...

There’s an explosion happening in the NFT space, with institutions taking their first small steps into what remains a largely unexplored opportunity for them. Beyond use-cases such as investing in digital collectibles is the core purpose of a non-fungible token: proof of ownership. Blockchain-powered properties of immutability and provenance can enhance transparency and provide liquidity to busine...

Just how big could the metaverse get? We could be talking about “a multi-trillion-dollar industry,” according to Samuel Huber, who notes that many real-world revenue streams can be replicated in the digital world. Huber, the CEO of LandVault, joins Nick Halaris of Metros Capital to talk about virtual real estate in the metaverse and the future of big brands in this "next phase of the internet." La...