ROLLUP: $300M DeFi Hack Fallout | Arbitrum Fr...

A $280M DeFi exploit exposed the hidden fragility of crypto’s most trusted systems. Dan Elitzer and Odysseus break down how the attack happened, why bridge risk and protocol composability made the damage so severe, what Arbitrum’s intervention means for immutability, and why DeFi ...  Show more

Ethereum may be one of the most underappreciated assets. In this conversation, Michael McGuiness and Vivek Raman lay out the case for ETH as “productive money”, a monetary asset with the store-of-value properties of gold and Bitcoin, plus the ability to compound through network a ...  Show more

In this episode, we dive deep into why memecoins have become undeniable for both retail and institutional investors. We explore key trading insights from Soros and Druckenmiller that apply to today's crypto market, then examine Kraken's L2 launch and what it means for exchanges. ...  Show more

Software engineer Stephan has a problem. As an early backer of bitcoin, he has made a lot of paper profit from cryptocurrencies, which now make up about a fifth of his portfolio. But Stephan’s also a big believer in ethical investing, including green investments. Given the energy ...  Show more

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Arculus, FTX US and Cointelli.    While much of the recent focus of “The Breakdown” has been on the relationship between crypto and geopolitics, today’s episode revisits the institutional narrative that drove industry adoption in 2020 an ...  Show more

Charles Cascarilla, CEO and Co-Founder of Paxos, joined me to discuss the impact of stablecoin legislation on the crypto market and what the future of payments looks like with stablecoins.
Topics:
- GENIUS Act passing impact on the Stablecoin market 
- Paxos applic ...  Show more