The Rollup

Privacy is the bedrock for the agent economy and NEAR Protocol is building the infrastructure to prove it. In this episode of AI Supercycle, we sit down with Alex Shevchenko and Harshit Tiwari from NEAR Protocol and Aurora to discuss NEAR's 67+ chain intents with zero slippage, why privacy is a prerequisite for agent commerce, and how user-owned AI competes with the centralized AI cabal. We di...

Crypto Twitter thinks we're in a bear market. Wall Street thinks we're in a bull run. Who's right? In this episode, we sit down with Michael Anderson and Vance Spencer, founders of Framework Ventures, to discuss why every LP is asking about stablecoin exposure, why the four-year cycle narrative is fundamentally broken, and whether the Hyperliquid unlock is actually bullish. We discuss:...

Payment rails vs yield-bearing vaults—the stablecoin landscape is undergoing a fundamental shift. In this episode of Stabled Up, we sit down with Sam Kazemian, founder of Frax Finance, to discuss why genius regulation changes everything, how Frax's clearinghouse strategy works for compliant stablecoins, and why Western Union and JPMorgan are making stablecoin moves. We discuss: - The Two Types of...

70 years of inflation turned stablecoins into a lifeline for millions of Argentinians. In this episode of Money Moves Fast, we sit down with Diego Fernandez from Sovra to discuss how 20-25% of Argentinians now hold crypto, why stablecoins beat traditional bank accounts in Buenos Aires, and what Argentina's experience teaches us about the future of money in high-inflation economies. We discuss:...

Institutions chose Chainlink and there's a $70B reason why. In this episode, we sit down with Sergey Nazarov, co-founder of Chainlink, to discuss why Chainlink stayed online when AWS went down, how the digital transfer agent unlocks tokenized assets, and why DeFi and TradFi will merge into one system powered by smart contracts. We discuss: - Why Chainlink stayed online when AWS went down - The dig...

Data ownership is the battleground of our AI future and most people don't even know they're in the fight. In this episode of AI Supercycle, we sit down with Terence Kwok, founder of Humanity Protocol, to discuss how user-owned verified credentials work, why privacy-preserving identity solutions matter for AI, and how Mastercard's integration proves enterprises are ready for this shift....

The journey from knocking on doors to passing the GENIUS Act, this is how crypto won Washington. In this episode of Stabled Up, we sit down with Cody Carbone from the Digital Chamber to discuss his seven-year journey advocating for crypto in DC, why the banking lobby's fight against stablecoins is already over, and how the GENIUS Act changes everything for American innovation. We discuss: - Ho...

The moment crypto has been waiting for is finally here and Stripe just validated it. In this episode of Money Moves Fast, we sit down with Sam Fagin from Polygon to discuss why Stripe and major remittance players chose Polygon, how they're processing over $1 billion in stablecoin payments, and why privacy vs transparency matters more than enterprises realize. We discuss: - Why Stripe & Maj...

Every fintech is racing to launch stablecoins, and MoneyGram proved it can happen in just 2 months. In this episode of Money Moves Fast, Rob sits down with Rodri Fernandez, CEO of Crossmint, to discuss why 80% of crypto apps are breaking the law, how MoneyGram transformed in 2 months, and why stablecoins have no contest against traditional payment rails. We discuss: - How MoneyGram Transformed in...

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AI agents are starting to earn, spend, and redefine what currency means and Post Fiat is building the infrastructure for it. In this episode, Rob sits down with Alexander Good and Travis Good, founders of Post Fiat, to discuss why AI needs proof-of-work, the Palantir playbook for crypto, and how hive minds compound capital together through AI agents. - Post Fiat: Turning Retail Investors Into An I...

Machines paying machines is about to become the internet's most powerful primitive. In this episode of AI Supercycle, we sit down with Erik Reppel from Coinbase Developer Platform to discuss how x402 enables the machine payment economy, why past internet payment standards failed, and how AI agents will unlock true composability. We discuss: - What X402 Actually Is (Explained Simply) - Why Past...

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Western Union launching a stablecoin on Solana marks a major shift in payments infrastructure. In this episode of Stabled Up, we sit down with Stepan Simkin and Garrett Harper from Squads Protocol to discuss how they built the infrastructure for Western Union's Solana strategy, why vertically integrated infrastructure wins, and the path to $3.7 trillion in stablecoin market cap. We discuss: -...

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Bitcoin's transparency problem just became a trillion-dollar opportunity for privacy-focused alternatives. In this episode of AI Supercycle, we sit down with Josh Swihart from Zcash, to discuss how Bitcoin got captured by fintech, why zero-knowledge encryption is the only path forward, and how Zcash drove $100M in flows through NEAR intents in just 8 weeks. We discuss: - How Zcash Invented Zer...

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Circle just solved one of crypto's biggest UX problems: paying gas fees with the tokens you're already using. In this episode, we sit down with Rachel Mayer to discuss why they built Arc as an L1 instead of L2, how stablecoin-as-gas unlocks instant settlement, and why bringing $8 trillion/day FX markets onchain changes everything. We discuss: - Why Circle Built Arc as an L1 vs L2 - Stablec...

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The infrastructure of money is being completely rewritten, and most people don't see it happening. In this episode, we sit down with Luca Prosperi, founder of M0, to discuss why every major app will issue their own stablecoin, how MetaMask built their own dollar without banking rails, and why we're heading from $300B to trillions in stablecoin market cap. We discuss: - Why every bank's...

Stablecoins aren't crypto assets, they're negotiable instruments that banks should process like checks. In this episode of Stabled Up, we sit down with Tony McLaughlin, CEO of Ubyx and former Swift executive, to discuss why the stablecoin supercycle is here, how clearing infrastructure actually works, and why every bank will soon offer a stablecoin wallet. We discuss: - Why private blockch...

DAT mania is over and it reveals the fundamental problems with retail speculation and user-generated markets. In this episode, we sit down with Haseeb Qureshi from Dragonfly to discuss why the DAT craze died, what actually moves markets now, and why user-generated prediction markets will never work at scale. We discuss: - Why DAT Mania Is Officially Over - The Death of Strong TGE Hype - Bull Marke...

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Jupiter controls 15-20% of all onchain crypto users. Now they're launching their own stablecoin. In this episode of Stabled Up, we sit down with Kash Dhanda, founder of Jupiter, to discuss how they survived the FTX collapse, why every protocol is launching stablecoins, and what Jupiter's super app strategy means for Solana. We discuss: - How Jupiter survived the FTX collapse - The $2.1B JL...

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