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Ep. 713 The Untold Story Behind Crypto ETFs and the Next Wave of Adoption
Ophelia Snyder, co-founder of 21Shares, explains how crypto ETFs were built to solve a major accessibility problem—making crypto investable through traditional financial systems. She highlights how early infrastructure challenges required building everything from scratch, while t ... Show More
21m 57s
Oct 2021
E50: Crypto investing deep dive, Facebook's whistleblower fallout, Chappelle's new special & more
Show Notes: 0:00 Mercury is in retrograde & impacting the besties 2:01 Sacks on Solana, sophisticated crypto strategies, crypto deep dive 26:23 Building regulatory framework for utility tokens, institutional money in crypto 40:59 Facebook whistleblower, potential ramifications & ... Show More
1h 23m
Mar 2024
E169: Elon sues OpenAI, Apple's decline, TikTok ban, Bitcoin $100K?, Science corner: Microplastics
(0:00) Bestie intros! (0:55) Elon sues OpenAI: complex structure, tax issues, damages, past comparables (37:06) OpenAI's focus on AGI, different interpretations of AGI in tech (44:46) Groq update with Sunny Madra! (49:53) Have we hit peak Apple?: Losing regulatory battles, iPhone ... Show More
1h 34m
Mar 2024
E171: DOJ sues Apple, AI arms race, Reddit IPO, Realtor settlement & more
(0:00) Bestie Intros: Don't spoil Dune 2! (0:55) DOJ drops antitrust suit on Apple (23:36) Apple reportedly in talks with Google and OpenAI to power AI features on iPhone (32:17) NAR settlement: how it impacts residential real estate going forward (44:30) Microsoft's "Shadow Acqu ... Show More
1h 19m
Jan 2023
E111: Microsoft to invest $10B in OpenAI, generative AI hype, America's over-classification problem
(0:00) Bestie intro! (0:43) Reacting to Slate's article on All-In (11:18) SF business owner caught spraying homeless person on camera (29:22) Microsoft to invest $10B into OpenAI with unique terms, generative AI VC hype cycle (1:09:57) Biden's documents, America's over-classifica ... Show More
1h 31m
May 2023
E129: Sam Altman plays chess with regulators, AI's "nuclear" potential, big pharma bundling & more
(0:00) Bestie intros!: Reddit Performance Reviews (5:14) Quick AIS 2023 update (6:27) AI Senate hearing: Sam Altman playing chess with regulators, open-source viability (21:25) Regulatory capture angle, "preemptive regulation," how AI relates to nuclear, insider insights from the ... Show More
1h 28m
Oct 2022
E102: Elon closes Twitter deal, $META uncertainty, Zuck's historic bet, big tech decline & more
(0:00) Sacks is back! (1:01) Sacks recaps his week off (3:13) Elon finalizes Twitter deal, immediate content moderation decisions, platform potential (31:19) Meta's historic bet on VR and stock price predicament, governance structure, and more (1:02:52) Big tech's 2022 decline, m ... Show More
1h 36m
Aug 2022
#34: "What is the Ethereum Merge?"
Send a textIn this episode, the Crypto Unplugged team discuss the upcoming Ethereum Merge. Doc talks about the differences between Proof of Work (PoW) and Proof of Stake (PoS), energy consumption, Ethereum's Beacon chain and clarifies some common misconceptions related to the mer ... Show More
47m 57s
Mar 2023
E121: Macro update, Fed hike, CRE debt bubble, Balaji's Bitcoin bet, TikTok's endgame & more
(0:00) Bestie intro! (2:58) Fed hikes 25 bps (32:35) Balaji bets on Bitcoin $1M, predictions for hyperinflation, crypto crackdown in the US (54:27) Should the commercial real estate sector receive a similar treatment as regional banks? Math and solutions on 100% FDIC insurance (1 ... Show More
1h 34m
In this episode of CRYPTO 101, we speak with Humayun Sheikh, founder and CEO of the biggest crypto project focused exclusively on artificial intelligence. As a former algorithmic commodities trader and pioneer at DeepMind, which was acquired by Google for $500 million, Humayun gives us a fascinating perspective on exactly how artificial intelligence is chang ... Show More
<p>(0:00) Bestie intros: Chamath flies public + Poker recap</p> <p>(8:12) FED pauses hikes momentarily, IPO window status, state of the market</p> <p>(25:10) Film, cold plunge, and sauna talk</p> <p>(33:25) AI's impact on tech and growth stocks surging, Google's position, AI's "$ ... Show More
