Small Time Bets: The Only Annual Podcast

Elon boards Twitter, how will web3 moderation work, markets update, EU KYC overreach, UK treasury crypto framework, and Ronin in the biggest hack yet. In NFTs, Solana NFTs come to OpenSea, Metapolis on Zilliqa; and we close with CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk Links we mentioned: Our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu nuun creative contemporary cakes: https://www.thisisnuun.com

Bing hacked, Vitalik on the cover of Time, the market disconnect, MetaMask airdrop, Yuga’s roadmap and growth plans, World of Women becoming cannon. In “How do I crypto” we talk about what it’s like to actually buy things with crypto. And we close as usual with a round of CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk. Links we mentioned: Vitalik and his Time cover stans: https://twitter.com/vitalikbuterin/status/15049...

Shenzhen locks down, markets rosy, the EU vs proof of work, crypto lobbying, ethereum tests merging. This Week in NFTs, apes in the battle for the planet of the metaverse: Punks adopted, ApeCoin launches, APE fundamentals, Yuga the alpha, Gucci apes, conspicuous green consumption, and the ‘gram will mintstagram. In “How do I Crypto”: staking, mining and voting - do I do all this stuff? And we clos...

This week: Apple event, market update, the Biden Crypto Exec Order, 10KTF Gucci collab, the hoodie that never dies, how to… explain crypto; and we close with CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk. Links we mentioned: Our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu Crypto Executive Order Fact Sheet: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/09/fact-sheet-president-biden-to-sign-executive-o...

Back to a changed world. Invasion, economic war, crypto’s role, revised inflation & recession outlook. In Crypto, markets review and the next 6 months, Ukraine donations, and zkSync EVM compatibility. In NFTs this week: Pussy Riot, Minecraft, Snoop’s Doggies, the slowdown and a lookback to the OpenSea exploit. In “How do I Crypto” this week, we ask: what should you do in a bear market? And we clos...

3D printing, markets in the shadow of invasion, crypto’s privacy paradox, LooksRare cash withdrawal, punks on finance, Death Row Records goes NFT-first In our segment “How Do I Crypto” we talk about how to stay informed And as usual we close with CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk Links we mentioned: 3D Printing the decade: https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/the-future-of-3d-printing-additive-manufacturing...

On Ark’s 2022 Big Ideas, will Meta be Yahoo soon, Topics replaces FLoC, Apple becomes the point of sale, then markets looking sunnier (crypto) and jumpy (stocks), KPMG gets bitcoin on the balance sheet, Hop rollup aggregator, a New Tokyo update, DAOs done right, and “How Do I Crypto” covers “staying on top of things”. We close with CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk Links we mentioned: Ark Big Ideas investm...

Money printing prices, peak humanity in 2064; then in markets: a look back, Solana hack, and GOP co-opts crypto. In NFT news: one ape is one house, Damien Hirst takes pre-orders, and the godfathers of punk miscalculate badly. In “How Do I Crypto” we reflect on the “why” of crypto, it’s significance after the initial buzz. We close out with CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk. Links we mentioned: Lancet tweet...

Gateshead’s IKEA, AR map/territory, a volatile markets lookback, recession vs the Fed, Diem’s sunset, discord outage, NBA TopShots & Hong Kong, OpenSea’s zombie listings. In our “How Do I Crypto” segment we cover all the big NFT questions. What is this collective hysteria, are they heating the planet, what exactly do you own, how do you mint, buy or sell one, and on which blockchain? We close out...

Our pick of stocks that will pop on IPO this year, some incredible aphid facts, and after our non-sponsor This Week in Crypto covering the markets and A16Z’s $4.5B raise. In This Week in NFTs we cover Coinbase’s Mastercard announcement, NFT profiles on Twitter, and Web3’s OpenSea crutch. Our “How Do I Crypto” series continues with reflections on how to buy crypto (in 2013 and) now. We close as usu...

CES takedown, NFT winners, this week in the markets/crypto, Paradigm investing into Citadel, Jack Dorsey’s bitcoin defense fund, OpenSea now worth $13B, LooksRare taking that on, and “Women NFTs” in 2022. We’ve got a new segment called “How Do I Crypto”. And we close out as usual with CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk. Links we mentioned: Monzo banking: https://join.monzo.com/c/xrvpp4n Our Discord: https:/...

Our 2022 predictions for the world, tech & crypto / defi / NFTs. Also a few resolutions and “CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk”. Links we mentioned: Win an NFT / join our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu Shio Koji marinade (UK): https://www.souschef.co.uk/products/marukome-nama-shio-koji Shio Koji marinade (US & UK delivery): https://www.japancentre.com/en/products/4328-marukome-fresh-shio-koji-seaso...

Our books and streaming picks, then in This Week in Crypto: markets post-Omicron, crypto acronym quiz, 2021 crypto look-back, the Messari themes for crypto in 2022; and why the metaverse doesn’t mean immersive. Then in This week in NFTs, Apes flipping Punks, we launch a Discord and give away some NFTs; and closing out the year with CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk. Best of Books & Streaming The Animal Fac...

This week: Musk of the Year, this Microsoft life, then a crypto plus markets update followed by: could properly regulating stablecoins save the petrodollar? In NFTs: Nike buys RTFKT, Adidas apes into the metaverse, and Bitwise’s NFT Index Fund solves for liquidity. We close out with a return to CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk. Links we mentioned: Elon Musk 2021 Time Person of the Year: https://time.com/p...

This week: EV ownership in 2021 and at least two trends for 2022. Then after our non-sponsor it’s This Week in Crypto with a market update, Crypto 101 and: how decentralised is DeFi? In This Week in NFTs Wagmi-san drops physical goods (hints), and which companies will DAO vs IPO. We close out with a reprise of Shitcoin or Fakecoin. Links we mentioned: LinkedIn article “22 Big Ideas that will chang...

This week back from Slush, Doug and Jonathan cover Deliveroo, the verticality of Crypto, Jack leaving twttr and Square becoming Block. After our non-sponsor we turn to This Week in Crypto with a markets update, plus what does it mean when a dictator and an evangelist are buying the dip? In This Week in NFTs it’s Adidas entering the metaverse with Bored Ape Yacht Club; and we close out with a retur...

This week Jonathan and Doug talk nuclear fusion, carbon zero protein, Amazon vs Visa, a Tesla app outage, and inflation. After our non-sponsor we turn to This Week in Crypto including a markets update. In This Week in NFTs, Damien Hirst does a Drake airdrop, Wagmi-san and the floating city of Neo Tokyo. And we close out with Metaverse or Metaworse. Links we mentioned: Carbon negative protein: http...

This week Jonathan returns from the diminishing Maldives to find COP26 in full blah. Also, hydrogen and how to decarbonise transport. After a short non-sponsor, in This Week in Crypto, Jonathan and Doug cover: a busy fortnight in the markets and crypto, 13 years since the bitcoin white paper was published, Coinbase as a Service, ETH ATH, and these meme dogs. Also the mayor-elect of New York wants...

This week saw the Pixel 6 and MacBook Pro launch with each event showcasing Google and Apple’s culture in microcosm, HTC photoshopping VR onto stock photos; and our non-sponsor. In This Week in Crypto, an all time high for Bitcoin and the arrival of various ETFs, checking in on El Salvador’s bitcoin deployment, and the US political opportunity after Trump II. In This Week in NFTs, are NFTs dead? A...

This week: the Queen on green, iron in batteries, how do you solve a problem like Facebook, and dismantling Apple’s beautiful walled App Store. After our non-sponsor, we talk This Week in Crypto, including SEC-approved Bitcoin ETFs, BoE on crypto systemic risk, Jonathan votes in a DAO, and the metaverse of the commons. Then in This Week in NFTs: Coinbase vs OpenSea, Shiboshi gas panic, turning dow...

This week we open with Amazon’s new physical store, electrifying classic cars and the Pandora Papers. After our non-sponsor it’s This Week in Crypto with a markets update, rumbles of regulation and a Bitcoin futures ETF. In This Week in NFTs, Jonathan is exiting Top Shots, London is the NFT capital of the world says the FT, CDBs, the seven stages of NFTs, NFTs save proper photography, Pancake Squa...

This week is packed: EU cable rules, Doug gets an EV, Amazon’s pet robot Astro, Evergrande, #mintthecoin, and the the possibility of a mid-October economic pileup. After our non-sponsor segment it’s time for This Fortnight in Crypto, covering the China ban, Bitcoin tipping on Twitter, typos at Compound and Bitfinex, Robinhood’s introduction of a real crypto wallet, and El Salvador’s considerable w...

The week Jonathan and Doug talk Romeo and Juliet, registering an EV, Yandex and the Allbirds IPO. Then in This Week in Crypto we look at El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin, Walmart’s non-adoption of Litecoin, Solana’s outage and a Layer 2 solution, Arbitrum. On the NFT side we cover OpenSea insider trading and get the inside track on Christie’s Hong Kong NFT auction. We close out as usual with Cryp...

This week we talk hacking genetics, China’s video games / social crackdown and after our non-sponsor turn to This Week in Crypto. Then in a new NFT segment we cover: Loot, Steph Curry buys a Bored Ape, dynamic sports NFTs starting with LaMelo, mutating Ape NFTs; and Meebits in the movies, at Christie’s and in Decentraland. We close out with CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk. Links we mentioned: Hacking Dar...

This week, Jonathan and Doug talk about OnlyFans and who gets to decide what payments are kosher, catch up on Discord: the Movie, and then after our non-sponsor turn to... This Week in Crypto: Ethereum’s prospects post-merge, PayPal UK starts doing crypto, Coinbase holds crypto on its balance sheet, Visa buys a CryptoPunk, brands shilling NFTs, the Meebits Dao giveaway; and finally we close out wi...