The Crypto Beat

The Block's Editor-in-Chief, Tim Copeland, was joined by Backed Finance Co-Founder Adam Levi. In this episode, Copeland and Levi discuss the rise and future of tokenized equities, and how it could prove to be bigger than stablecoins. OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 00:46 - Observations From Token2049 02:14 - Adam’s Experience in the Space 03:51 - Understanding the Business Model 08:28 - Another Crypt...

The Block's Editor-in-Chief, Tim Copeland, was joined by PayPal's SVP of Blockchain, Crypto and Digital Currencies, Jose Fernandez da Ponte. In this episode, Copeland and da Ponte discuss PayPal’s vision and progress in crypto, including its stablecoin PYUSD, payment use cases, and how PayPal is looking to position itself as a major player in blockchain-based finance. OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction...

The Block's Editor-in-Chief, Tim Copeland, was joined by OP Labs Co-Founder and Systems Engineer Mark Tyneway. In this episode, Copeland and Tyneway discuss the progress and current state of Optimism. Tyneway unpacked OP Labs' focus on user experience and interoperability, and how crypto's future could become more app-focused. OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 00:48 - Optimism’s Growth and Ecosystem Hi...

The Block's Editor-in-Chief, Tim Copeland, was joined by Aave-Chan Initiative Founder Marc Zeller. In this episode, Copeland and Zeller discussed Aave's decentralization, the Horizon Initiative, and the ACI's "most important proposal" of a six-month, $1 million dollar per week buyback program. OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 05:15 - The most Important Proposal 07:32 - DeFi Isn't Dead — It's Maturing...

The Block's Editor-in-Chief, Tim Copeland, was joined by Morpho Co-Founder & CEO Paul Frambot. In this episode, Copeland and Frambot discussed Morpho, a permissionless lending and borrowing infrastructure that allows builders and platforms to create their own products. The discussion also covers Morpho's integration with Coinbase, the evolution of crypto lending, the and the potential future o...

The Block's Editor-in-Chief, Tim Copeland, was joined by Superfluid Co-Founder & CEO Fran Renzi. In this episode, Copeland and Renzi discussed Superfluid, a protocol that allows for continuous, second-by-second streaming of cryptocurrency payments. Renzi explains how the protocol works by using a different accounting method than traditional token transfers, allowing for more efficient and scal...

The Block's Editor-in-Chief, Tim Copeland, was joined by Offchain Labs Co-Founder & CEO Steven Goldfeder. In this episode, Copeland and Goldfeder discussed Arbitrum’s latest developments, including the BoLD protocol, which enhances security and decentralization for optimistic rollups. They discuss the broader Ethereum Layer 2 ecosystem and challenges in governance. The conversation also touche...

The Block's Editor-in-Chief, Tim Copeland, was joined by Ethos CEO Trevor Thompson. In this episode, Copeland and Thompson discuss reputation scores in crypto and how Ethos aims to bring accountability through on-chain trust mechanisms. The discussion also covers the potential impact of reputation markets, comparisons to Friend Tech, and how transparency influences trust in the crypto space. OUTLI...

The Block's Editor-in-Chief, Tim Copeland, was joined by Taiko COO Joaquin Mendes Izard and Commit-Boost/Fabric Shepherd Drew Van Der Werff. In this episode, Copeland, Mendes Izard and Van Der Werff explored based rollups on Ethereum, discussing their benefits, challenges, and how they differ from other Layer 2 solutions. They also address challenges like speed and cost inefficiencies, the potenti...

The Block's Editor-in-Chief, Tim Copeland, was joined by Bio Protocol Co-Founder and CEO Paul Kohlhaas. In this episode, Copeland and Kohlhaas discussed the concept of decentralized science (DeSci) and how Bio Protocol is using blockchain technology to decentralize scientific research and funding. OUTLINE 00:00 Introduction and understanding DeSci 05:39 The typical DeSci participant 10:42 Regulato...

The Block's Editor-in-Chief Tim Copeland was joined by Matter Labs Co-Founder and CEO Alex Gluchowski to discuss the growth of Layer 2 networks and the increasing institutional adoption of blockchain technology. Gluchowski explains how Ethereum is becoming the platform of choice for enterprises and institutions due to its credible neutrality, security, and ability to support private and public cha...

The Block's Editor-in-Chief Tim Copeland was joined by Reveel CEO Adrien Stern to discuss ongoing UX issues facing the crypto space and how to find comprehensive solutions. OUTLINE 00:00 Introduction and Trump memecoin 02:44 Crypto payment problems 05:48 Diving deeper into Reveel 13:09 Crypto x AI 16:27 Working towards decentralization 21:36 Ethereum Foundation 28:03 Crypto’s dream UX environment...

The Block's Editor-in-Chief Tim Copeland was joined by The Block's Policy Reporter Sarah Wynn and Mysten Labs President Kevin Boon to discuss the evolving U.S. regulatory landscape for the crypto industry, particularly following U.S. President Donald Trump's electoral victory. Note: Kevin Boon was Chief Legal Officer at Mysten Labs at time of recording. OUTLINE 00:00 Introduction 03:24 Policy Chan...

The Block's Editor-in-Chief Tim Copeland was joined by Bitstamp CEO Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux to discuss Robinhood's move to acquire Bitstamp, the recent market surge and the current crypto regulatory landscape. OUTLINE 00:00 Introduction 00:44 Robinhood acquisition 04:15 Robinhood embraces crypto 06:15 European crypto regulations 10:15 Euro vs Dollar stablecoins 13:41 Institutional expansion 15:46...

Arthur Hayes is the CIO of Maelstrom. In this episode, Hayes and Copeland discuss the US election, the role of quantitative easing in driving crypto adoption, the launch of Bitcoin ETFs, and the rise of meme coins.  OUTLINE 00:00 Introduction 02:10 US election predictions 04:58 Quantitative easing 06:47 Fiat endgame 09:35 Next 3 months 13:34 Trump's DeFi project 14:05 JPY carry trade 19:38 Bitcoin...

Edan Yago is the Co-Founder and CEO of BitcoinOS, and Francesca Conti is the Web 3 Accelerator Leader at Outlier Ventures. In this episode, Yago and Conti discuss the current state and future potential of the Bitcoin DeFi ecosystem. OUTLINE 00:00 INTRO 00:41 What is Bitcoin DeFi? 04:03 How does it work? 10:59 Developments in the space 14:29 Investment opportunities 20:11 Value flow back to Bitcoin...

Nick Johnson is the Founder and Lead Developer of ENS. In this episode, Johnson and Copeland discussed Namechain, ENS Labs' new "L2-agnostic" rollup, and the ongoing development of the decentralized naming service protocol. OUTLINE 00:00 Introduction 01:27 Namechain 05:59 Backwards compatibility 08:00 ENS name trading 13:12 The necessity of name chain 15:04 Beyond Ethereal 16:58 Venmo & Paypal...

OUTLINE 00:00 Introduction 02:28 U.S. election 04:22 David Hoffman fight 10:05 Web2/Web3 14:59 Infinex 23:07 Taking on MetaMask and Binance 30:40 NFT 35:34 Infinex's impact on Synthenix 39:49 World Liberty Financial 43:07 ICOs and shifted Metas 50:35 Trump in 2017 55:36 Next Infinex integrations 1:03:58 Concluding thoughts

Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles joined Tim Copeland to discuss his return to the crypto space with the launch of a new exchange: EllipX. OUTLINE 00:00 Introduction 04:37 - Another exchange? 6:20 - Trust issues 12:44 - Why Europe? 15:15 - Security features 17:55 - FTX collapse opens the market 25:09 - Post-FTX collapse 31:54 - Ungox 36:47 - Mt Gox repayments 40:38 - Closing thoughts

Ikigai CIO Travis Kling joined Tim Copeland to discuss how crypto's lack of real-world adoption is causing market veterans to question the industry's future. OUTLINE 00:00 Introduction 00:38 Is crypto “quiet quitting”? 08:24 Burnout 13:27 Where’s the meta? 20:30 Greed over tech 25:55 Main character avoidant syndrome 26:40 Trump to the rescue 37:40 Debate/election thoughts 42:01 World Liberty Finan...

Tim Copeland and RT Watson were joined by the co-founders of Hivemapper, Helium and Helio to discuss projects on the Solana blockchain and bringing crypto to real life. OUTLINE 00:00 Introduction 00:41 Is adoption close? 4:57 Challenges to adoption 07:20 Sustainable incentive models 14:48 Balancing supply & demand 20:44 Helio on stablecoin adoption 26:59 Onboarding non-crypto companies 31:08...

Tim Copeland is joined by Euler Labs co-founder and CEO Michael Bentley to discuss the launch of Euler v2, and how the Euler team recovered from a $240M hack.

Time Copeland is joined by Ethan Francis and Burnt Banksy to discuss chain abstraction and its importance in simplifying crypto UX.

Timccopeland is joined by team members from Hamster Kombat, GAMEE, and TON_Ventures to discuss the emerging TON gaming ecosystem.

The Block’s Editor-In-Chief Tim Copeland was joined by four leading experts to discuss the recent sell-off in both crypto and traditional markets while on the inaugural episode of the Block’s new podcast, “The Crypto Beat.” OUTLINE 00:00 Introduction 00:48 The Impact of Uncertainties on the Crypto Market 04:00 The Potential of ETFs and the Mt. Gox Situation 07:50 The Idea of the US Government Buyi...