The Baaps of Crypto

Episode 48 of the podcast jumps into the hottest news right now - Zcash developers quitting, prices tanking with the governance fallout leading to Monero price pump. What's behind all this - how does this compare to similar feuds at Aave and which privacy model is better - Zcash (optional privacy) or Monero (full privacy)?

Episode 47 of the podcast: Is the next Crypto Bull Run being engineered in China? While everyone watches the Fed, China has quietly regained 20% of Bitcoin's hashrate and is opening a massive liquidity backdoor through Hong Kong. In this episode of Baaps of Crypto, we break down why the 'China Narrative' is the missing piece for the 2026 cycle and how $160 Trillion in Chinese savings c...

Episode 46 of the podcast uncovers the latest news that are shaping geopolitics and the markets in 2026, so far.

Episode 45 of the podcast investigates whether the current meme pamp in last 7 days will be a continued one or it's too early to claim "we're back!".We also head over to the trenches to pull Dune analytics data on how's the situation looking there - and why retail should stay cautious.

Episode 44 of the podcast scopes out the sensational capture of former Venezuelan president, Maduro - how gold, crypto and oil markets have behaved so far (3 days into the capture) and what are the long term implications on the markets in 2026 

Episode 43 reflects on how 2025 predictions shaped up (...they failed), what went wrong and how should a retail investor set themselves up for success in 2026.

Episode 42 of the podcast jumps right into the AI narrative to understand where AI + Crypto tech stands and the challenges from a product, dev and acquisition perspective. Can agentic AI for crypto make our transactions/trades much more efficient? CoinGecko 2025 report on sector performance: https://www.coingecko.com/research/publications/most-profitable-crypto-narratives

Episode 41 of the podcast discusses Donald Trump's role in crypto markets. Has he lived up to the expectations or not? We talk about data pre/post election on stablecoins, ETF inflows, BTC prices and discuss the wider issues such as launching memecoins and having World Liberty Financial's interests intertwined with crypto.

Episode 40 of the podcast goes down the memecoin rabbit hole to know if it's the ultimate signal that retail needs before getting back and is it necessary for an alt season to happen?

Episode 39 of the podcast tackles the 2025 rate of increase for precious metals and compares it to crypto prices. While crypto hasn't had the best year, we need to zoom out and look at increases over the last 15-20 years to understand how stocks, commodities, metals and crypto prices move.

Episode 38 of the podcast understands whether the recent statement by Maple Finance CEO that 'DeFi is dead' is any true or not? How is Aave able to grow in such conditions, securing more TVL and what does a hybrid version of TradFi / DeFi look like.

Episode 37 discusses the much anticipated 25 bps rate hike from Bank of Japan, Bitcoin has not decreased post rate hike and whether all of it has been priced in completely. Where are the markets heading next year, now that rate hike has happened?

Episode 36 of the podcast dives into the USD dominance in crypto dollars as well. Has the petro-dollar phenomenon almost led to a 99% share of stablecoins in the current crypto space? Can other emerging markets and their own CBDC's challenge USD?

Episode 35 of podcast unravels whether crypto equities are a better bet than altcoins in current market, how returns have played out in last 3 years, which altcoins have done well and what should you consider before jumping into altcoins.

Episode 28 of podcast focuses on prediction markets, understanding the mechanics behind the workings along with Polymarket vs Kalshi war for market share.

Episode 34 of the podcast tries to understand the psychology behind current bitcoin market, whether we are heading into a bear market or we are already in one but don't realize. Is the 4 year cycle going to play out?

Episode 33 of the podcast explains the relationship between Bank of Japan, US Fed interest rates - why Japan is hiking rates and is the market smart enough to have already priced in upcoming interest rate hike along with any expected future hikes? or will BTC crash another 20-30% from here??

Do Kwon got sentenced to 15 years jail...We go through in detail about how Terra Luna and FTX managed to almost bring down the industry and what lessons we learnt from them.

Episode 31 of the podcast delves into the biggest question on everyone's mind right now: Is the 4 year BTC cycle over and if yes, is it for the better?

The last FOMC meet of the year starts in a few moments. 25 bps cut is almost a given but is it enough? Bond yields are also rising and with one more meet left before Jerome Powell departs, how does the market look like?

Airdrops have a long way aur progressed from simple mechanics to complex points systems. Baat karenge about the past, current state and kya value hei inki in 2025

Episode 27 of our livestream focuses on the position alts are in right now. ALT/BTC charts suggest a bottom is almost here, but will they rally as per the charts?

Why Ethereum upgrades were needed and Fusaka upgrade mein kya kar rahe hain specifically.

Episode 25 deep-dives into what are BLS non farm payrolls , ADP private payrolls, initial jobless claims and how does the data look for them for the recent years. More importantly, how do these numbers relate to the broader market and effect crypto and what to expect going forward.

Episode 24 of the podcast focuses on key aspects to consider around buying bitcoin or gold such as; scarcity and supply, role of institutional portfolios/ETFs, use case and store of value, risk of holding.