Into the Trenches: Ryan Gladwin on Meme Coins, Solana, and Crypto Degeneracy

Ryan is the resident memecoin degen reporter at Decrypt, and how of What's The Meta? podcast.

In this episode of Beyond the Beat, host Pedro Solimano speaks with Ryan about the bizarre and often disturbing trends in internet culture, particularly in the realm of live streaming and meme coins.

They discuss the extremes people go to for money, the emergence of AI in the crypto space, and the divide between speculative and meaningful projects in the crypto community.

Episode chapters:

• 0:00 intro
• 1:48 People did anything for money on Pump.Fun
• 6:49 The cool side of Pump.Fun
• 8:26 Ai Agents - buzzwords or an actual trend?
• 15:21 How i got into bitcoin and crypto journalism
• 22:18 bitcoin ATHs are boring but important
• 25:55 Media outlets are businesses
• 31:41 The freedom to talk about everything
• 36:15 I love writing about Solana, the degen chain
• 38:33 Crypto media trends
• 40:32 Murad's super memecoin cycle
• 42:41 What we're missing in crypto media
• 51:08 Book recommendations

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