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David Hoffman sits down with Mike Ippolito to unpack why 2025 felt brutal despite new all-time highs and why that tension matters for 2026. They argue crypto is entering its “2002 internet” phase, where speculation fades, fundamentals matter, and consolidation accelerates. The co ...  Show more

Ben Lakoff and Arnav Pagidyala from Bankless Ventures lay out how they’re thinking about crypto investing heading into 2026. The conversation spans four persistent pillars of every cycle: DeFi, tokenization, capital formation, and speculation and how each is evolving as crypto ma ...  Show more

Episode 45: How is Google shaping the future of AI with its new Gemini models? Matt Wolfe ( https://x.com/mreflow) and Nathan Lands ( https://x.com/NathanLands) are joined by Logan Kilpatrick ( https://x.com/OfficialLoganK), Senior Project Manager at Google DeepMind. In this episode ...  Show more

Well, it looks like Tech IPO’s might be back on the menu because Figma’s first day pop was like the good old days. Anthropic seems to be getting traction, OpenAI raises again. Earnings from Apple and Amazon, and of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions. Chapters: 00:33 Figma ...  Show more

(0:00) Introducing Sir Demis Hassabis, reflecting on his Nobel Prize win

(2:39) What is Google DeepMind? How does it interact with Google and Alphabet?

(4:01) Genie 3 world model

(9:21) State of robotics models, form factors, and more

(14:42) AI sci ...

(0:00) Introducing Cathie Wood

(0:47) Cathie Wood on AI's once in a lifetime opportunity: doubling GDP, deflation, and more

(9:23) Cathie's bull case for Bitcoin $1M

(11:38) Opening up access to innovation for retail

(14:32) Cathie explains Ark's st ...