Bell Curve
Bell Curve breaks down the most important themes in crypto for people who, like us, are confined to the middle of the bell curve. Each season explores a different thesis that we'll test and refine through debate with crypto's best. If you're a crypto native, degen or investooor, this podcast is for you.Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3R1D1D9Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3pQTfmDSubscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cpKZXHGet top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/Join the Bell Curve Telegram group: https://t...
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Oneshot: Market Uncertainty, AI Valuations, and Crypto’s Path Forward | Roundup
<p>This week, Michael and Vance sat down to discuss the state of the market, private-versus-public valuation gaps in AI and venture markets, a proposal to convert the Across token to equity, Strategy’s STRC product, potential crypto recovery narratives, and the role of bitcoin miners in AI data center infrastructure.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Enjoy!</p> <p>–</p> <p>Follow Oneshot: https://x.com/OneshotPodBW</p> <p>Follow Framework Ventures: https://x.com/hiFramework</p> <p>Follow Michael: https://x.com/im_manderson</p> <p>Follow Vance: https://x.com/pythianism</p> <p><br></p> <p>Subscribe on YouT...
Can Hyperliquid Become the Everything Exchange? | Roundup
<p>This week, Mippo, Myles, and Xavier sat down to discuss Hyperliquid’s rapid growth, competitive advantages, what the team did right, and potential bull and bear cases for Hyperliquid’s long-term outlook.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Thanks for tuning in!</p> <p>—</p> <p>The Canton Network is the only public, permissionless blockchain built for institutional finance— combining privacy, compliance, and scalability. It enables real-time, secure synchronization and settlement across asset classes on a shared, interoperable infrastructure. It’s the link between the promise of blockchain and the power of global finance, making finance flow as it should. </p> <p><br><...
What TradFi’s Crypto Integration Actually Looks Like | Sid Powell & Theo Golden
<p>This week, we’re joined by Sid Powell and Theo Golden to discuss TradFi’s integration of DeFi, tokenization structures, RWA adoption, liquidity constraints, and how incumbents and DeFi-native firms may converge.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Thanks for tuning in!</p> <p>—</p> <p>The Canton Network is the only public, permissionless blockchain built for institutional finance— combining privacy, compliance, and scalability. It enables real-time, secure synchronization and settlement across asset classes on a shared, interoperable infrastructure. It’s the link between the promise of blockchain and the power of global finance, making finance flow as it should. </p> <p><br><...
Oneshot: The Bill That Could Reshape Crypto | Rebecca Rettig
<p>This week, Michael and Vance sat down with Jito Labs’ CLO Rebecca Rettig to discuss the status of the CLARITY market structure bill, including congressional negotiations, committee roles, and the debate over stablecoin yield. They also cover regulatory dynamics, potential SEC and CFTC rulemakings, stablecoin oversight, implications for DeFi, and how the industry may evolve with or without new legislation.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Thanks for tuning in!</p> <p>–</p> <p>Follow Rebecca: https://x.com/RebeccaRettig1</p> <p>Follow Oneshot: https://x.com/OneshotPodBW</p> <p>Follow Framework Ventures: https://x.com/hiFramework</p> <p>Follow Mich...
A New Era in Crypto: Product-led Founders Take Over | Roundup
<p>This week, Mippo, Myles, and Xavier sat down to discuss diverging institutional and crypto-native sentiment, exchange innovation, and how founder archetypes are shifting toward operators, and product-led builders. They also cover AI’s impact on execution and evolving crypto venture dynamics, fund sizing, and distribution-led value add.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Thanks for tuning in!</p> <p>—</p> <p>The Canton Network is the only public, permissionless blockchain built for institutional finance— combining privacy, compliance, and scalability. It enables real-time, secure synchronization and settlement across asset classes on a shared, interoperable infrastructure. It’s the link between the promise...
Introducing: Inflection Point | The Crypto-TradFi Convergence
<p>In this first episode of Inflection Point, we explore the accelerating convergence between traditional finance and crypto as institutional adoption begins reshaping the foundations of global financial infrastructure. The conversation examines ETFs, DeFi innovation, market structure shifts, institutional flows, and how evolving investor behavior is changing Bitcoin and digital asset markets. Along the way, we discuss regulation, credit markets, technology limitations, and the broader implications of finance moving onchain. Enjoy!</p> <p>—</p> <p>Inflection Point:</p> <p>Apple 🎙️: https://bit.ly/3QKdX5a </p> <p>Spotify 🎙️: https://bit.ly/3YhGJy3</p> <p>YouTube 🎥: https://link.blockworks.co/46Cee2q </p> <p>—</p>...
Everything Is Market: How Crypto Is Expanding Finance Into Culture | Jesse Walden
<p>This week, we’re joined by Variant’s Jesse Walden to unpack the “Everything is Market” thesis, arguing that crypto expands finance into culture by lowering barriers to creating markets. We examine markets as change agents, APIs for intelligent agents, hyperfinancialization’s social effects, the evolution from gambling to investing, and implications for ownership, regulation, and AI-driven organizations</p> <p><br></p> <p>Thanks for tuning in!</p> <p><br></p> <p>Resources</p> <p>Everything is Market: https://x.com/jessewldn/status/2022291132080644339</p> <p><br></p> <p>Markets Are Eating the World: https://taylorpearson.me/markets-are-eating-the-world-book/</p> <p>—</p> <p>The Ca...
The Rise of Real World Asset Vaults | Roundup
<p>This week, Mippo, Myles, and Xavier sat down to discuss the rise of vibe coding, and its parallels to past crypto token booms before examining the evolution of DeFi vaults and real-world asset looping. They dive into distribution, curation, oracle and liquidation risks, institutional adoption challenges, and the demand-side hurdles facing tokenized asset strategies.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Thanks for tuning in!</p> <p>—</p> <p>The Canton Network is the only public, permissionless blockchain built for institutional finance— combining privacy, compliance, and scalability. It enables real-time, secure synchronization and settlement across asset classes on a shared, interoperable infr...
Funding Abundance: Aave’s Vision for DeFi and Real-World Assets | Stani Kulechov
<p>This week, we’re joined by Stani Kulechov, Founder of Aave Labs, to discuss the “Funding Abundance” thesis, highlighting DeFi’s capital efficiency, institutional adoption, and expansion into RWAs. We also dive into Aave V4’s modular hub-and-spoke architecture, the Aave app strategy, revenue realignment via “Aave Will Win,” RWA looping, and evolving net interest margins.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Thanks for tuning in!</p> <p><br></p> <p>Resources</p> <p>Funding Abundance: https://x.com/StaniKulechov/status/2023079479493452013?s=20</p> <p>—</p> <p>The Canton Network is the only public, permissionless blockchain built for institutional finance— combining privacy, complianc...
Introducing Oneshot: The AI Arms Race and Crypto Market Consolidation | Michael & Vance
<p>Welcome to Oneshot! OneShot is a new weekly podcast from Framework Ventures that explores the intersection of commodities, energy, AI, and emerging technology through a crypto lens.</p> <p><br></p> <p>This week, Michael and Vance sat down to discuss progress on U.S. crypto market structure legislation, and industry consolidation. They also cover public versus private market dynamics, token valuations, AI adoption and workplace impact, and the capital-intensive competition among OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Thanks for tuning in!</p> <p><br></p> <p>Resources</p> <p>Dario Amodei — “We are near the end...
