Does High REV Signal a Blockchain's Strength or Its User Exploitation? - Ep. 841
A debate has been heating up on crypto Twitter about Real Economic Value (REV) — a metric meant to measure the value blockchains accrue from user activity. REV includes transaction fees and MEV tips, ...
27 Mai 20251h 22min
Why a U.S. Ban on Yield-Bearing Stablecoins Would Help 'Too Big to Fail' Banks - Ep. 840
Yield-bearing stablecoins have had decent growth, now topping $6 billion in supply and paying out nearly $600 million to users, according to data from Stablewatch. But just as these products go mainst...
23 Mai 202545min
Bits + Bips: Why Rate Cuts Are Less Likely This Year, but Crypto's Outlook Is Positive - Ep. 839
U.S. credit got downgraded. Fed policy expectations are flipping. And Coinbase hit the S&P 500 (while also being extorted). But what does all of this mean for crypto? On this week’s Bits + Bips, Jam...
21 Mai 20251h 22min
Linda Xie on How Mini-Apps Are Helping Farcaster Take on Web2 Social Media - Ep. 838
Legacy social media platforms lock you in, control your audience, and exploit your data. Farcaster aims to fix those problems. But how can it attract developers and users in an already saturated medi...
20 Mai 20251h
How the Attack on Coinbase Shows the Dangers of Centralized Exchanges - Ep. 837
Coinbase revealed on Thursday that cybercriminals bribed overseas customer support contractors to steal sensitive customer data as part of a $20 million extortion scheme. While no funds or private key...
16 Mai 202547min
The Chopping Block: Rugs, Incentives & Float Lies, Mosi Breaks It All Down - Ep. 836
Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Robert Leshner, and Tarun Chitra break down the biggest stories in crypto. This week, we’re joined by one of the most...
15 Mai 202557min
Bits + Bips: Are the U.S. and China About to Reshape the Global Economy? - Ep. 835
After the U.S. and China announced a 90-day pause on tariffs, signaling a massive de-escalation of the trade wars, markets rallied. In this week’s Bits + Bips, the panel covers the biggest macro and...
14 Mai 20251h 12min
Crypto Pump & Dumps Have Become the Ugly Norm. Can They Be Stopped? - Ep. 834
The Movement Labs scandal exposed more than just one bad deal – it pulled back the curtain on a widespread problem in crypto: how some market makers, founders, and VCs play games to make money — whet...
13 Mai 20251h 17min
