Episodes
Caleb Franzen of Cubic Analytics joined me to discuss: - Bitcoin analysis and price prediction  - Altcoin and Crypto Market analysis  - Solana vs Ethereum analysis  - Solana Price Prediction  - Profit Taking Tips  Follow Caleb - https://x.com/CalebFranzen & https://cubicanalytics.substack.com/  Show Sponsor - 🌟Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply. Cryptoassets are highly volatile. Your capital is at risk.  💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon -...
Published 10/31/24
Crypto News: The United States Treasury Department is taking an interest in stablecoins and tokenization. Microstrategy to raises $42 billion to buy Bitcoin. Canary Funds files for a Solana Spot ETF. https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/221/CombinedChargesforArchivesQ42024.pdf Show Sponsor - 👉 Easily buy Crypto on Gemini exchange - https://www.gemini.com/partners/thinking-crypto  💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2525DYX  Sponsors: 🌟Uphold - Signup...
Published 10/31/24
Ben Jorgensen is the CEO and co-founder of the Constellation Network. Topics:  - What makes the Constellation Network different from other blockchains  - Working with the U.S. Department of Defense  - Hydef conference  - Panasonic and Common Crawl partnerships  - Stardust Collective  - Crypto's Impact on Politics  - Tokenization  - AI and Blockchain  Show Sponsor - ⭐️ Learn about BitGo, one of the top crypto custodians - https://www.bitgo.com/ 💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon -...
Published 10/30/24
Crypto News: Bitcoin price pumps to $73,000, will Altcoins follow? Solana launches a stablecoin sUSD. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the new SEC chair should drop SEC cryptocurrency lawsuits. Show Sponsor - ✅ VeChain is a versatile enterprise-grade L1 smart contract platform https://www.vechain.org/ 💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2525DYX  Sponsors: 🌟Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply. Cryptoassets are highly...
Published 10/30/24
Crypto News: Bitcoin price hits $70,000 once again as the DXY is on the cusp of breaking down. Gary Gensler is asked about being fired after the election. Cryptocurrency companies fight against SEC attack on airdrops. Show Sponsor - 🌟Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply. Cryptoassets are highly volatile. Your capital is at risk.  💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2525DYX Sponsors: 👉 Easily buy Crypto on Gemini exchange...
Published 10/29/24
Avery Ching is the co-founder and CTO at Aptos Labs. Topics:  - Aptos Overview - history, blockchain, APT tokenomics  - What makes Aptos better than other L1 blockchains  - Hong Kong e-HKD being built on Aptos  - Tokenization and Stablecoins on Aptos  - Avery's time at Meta(Facebook) and starting Aptos with Mo Shaikh  - Web2 companies transitioning to Web3  - Aptos project roadmap  Show Sponsor - 👉 Easily buy Crypto on Gemini exchange - https://www.gemini.com/partners/thinking-crypto  💡Get...
Published 10/28/24
Crypto News: Why Bitcoin and altcoins are not pumping. DXY analysis. US government retrieves over $19 million in stolen cryptocurrency. Show Sponsor - ⭐️ Learn about BitGo, one of the top crypto custodians - https://www.bitgo.com/ 💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2525DYX  Sponsors: 🌟Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply. Cryptoassets are highly volatile. Your capital is at risk.  👉 Easily buy Crypto on Gemini exchange -...
Published 10/28/24
Crypto News: The WSJ is reporting that the DOJ is investigating Tether USDT stablecoin but Tether's CEO says its false. The first University discloses Bitcoin ETF investment. Show Sponsor - ✅ VeChain is a versatile enterprise-grade L1 smart contract platform https://www.vechain.org/  💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2525DYX Sponsors:  🌟Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply. Cryptoassets are highly volatile. Your capital...
Published 10/26/24
Kuleen Nimkar is the head of growth at the Solana Foundation. Topics: - Solana's growth in adoption  - Solana Blockchain Links - Blinks  - Solana Phone  - DePin projects on Solana  - Hedge fund Brevan Howard’s WebN Group and financial services giant Nomura’s Laser Digital tokenizing on Solana - Memecoins on Solana - good or bad?  - Is Solana Centralized and has the downtime issues problem been resolved?  Show sponsor - 🌟Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply....
Published 10/25/24
Crypto News: Microsoft wants to buy bitcoin. Gary Gensler grilled about Donald Trump's cryptocurrency project. Pennsylvania passes Bitcoin self custody bill. Kraken exchange is launching its own blockchain called Ink. Show Sponsor - Easily buy Crypto on Gemini exchange - https://www.gemini.com/partners/thinking-crypto  💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2525DYX  Sponsors: 🌟Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply....
Published 10/25/24
Crypto News: Trading giant Don Wilson thinks SEC Chair Gary Gensler's refusal to set cryptocurrency rules is purposeful. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse endorses John Deaton. Bitcoin miners launch ad campaign in swing states to boost crypto-friendly candidates. Show Sponsor - Constellation Network. - https://app.swapcard.com/login/event/hydef-2024/registration - https://stardust-collective.org/HyDef-Conference 💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon -...
Published 10/24/24
Interview with Congressman French Hill. We discuss crypto regulations and much more. Topics: - Crypto Regulations passed through the Senate by end of the year?  - Firing Gary Gensler - what's the process for an SEC Chair to be fired as Donald Trump stated  - Stablecoin Legislation in the House  - Last month's Congressional DeFi Hearing  - Bitcoin as a US Reserve asset proposed by Donald Trump and Cynthia Lummis  - SAB121 - what happens next?  - The Digital Asset Subcommittee roadmap  Show...
Published 10/23/24
Crypto News: Paul Tudor Jones talks Bitcoin as inflation hedge. Aurum Equity Partners launches $1 Billion tokenized fund on XRP ledger. Politico talks about the most Pro-Crypto Congress Ever. Show Sponsor - ✅ VeChain is a versatile enterprise-grade L1 smart contract platform https://www.vechain.org/  💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2525DYX  Sponsors: 🌟Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply. Cryptoassets are highly...
Published 10/22/24
I interviewed Nancy Beaton, Chief Revenue & Marketing Officer at Uphold, at the Ripple Swell conference. Topics:  - Uphold is a RLUSD Exchange partner  - USD Interest Accounts  - Debit Card and Apple Pay  - Upcoming new products  - Wall Street's impact on Crypto  Show Sponsor - 🌟Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply. Cryptoassets are highly volatile. Your capital is at risk.  💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon -...
Published 10/22/24
Crypto News: Ripple's Chris Larsen gives $10 Million in XRP to Kamala Harris. The FED and ECB spread FUD about Bitcoin. Show Sponsor - 🌟Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply. Cryptoassets are highly volatile. Your capital is at risk.  💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2525DYX Sponsors: 👉 Easily buy Crypto on Gemini exchange - https://www.gemini.com/partners/thinking-crypto ⭐️ Learn about BitGo, one of the top crypto...
Published 10/22/24
Interview with Paul Brody, who is the Global Blockchain Leader at EY (Ernst & Young), chairman of the Ethereum Enterprise Alliance, and the author of Ethereum for Business. Topics: - PayPal, EY, & SAP settle first corporate invoice with the PYUSD stablecoin - Enterprises adopting blockchain and crypto  - EY's blockchain solutions for businesses - Adoption outlook for different industries  - Impact of BlackRock and Wall Street entering the crypto space  Show Sponsor - 👉 Easily buy...
Published 10/21/24
Crypto News: Elon Musk talks XRP and crypto at a political townhall. Bitcoin weekly closes bullish. Stripe acquires stablecoin platform Bridge for $1.1 billion in crypto's largest acquisition. Show Sponsor - ⭐️ Learn about BitGo, one of the top crypto custodians - https://www.bitgo.com/ 💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2525DYX Sponsors: 🌟Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply. Cryptoassets are highly volatile. Your...
Published 10/21/24
Brian from Santiment joined me to discuss crypto metrics for Bitcoin, SUI, Aptos, XRP, Memecoins, Altcoins and more. 🖥️ Sign up with Santiment to get quality crypto metrics - https://santiment.net/?fpr=thinkingcrypto Get 25% discount with code THINKINGCRYPTO  💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2525DYX  Sponsors: 🌟Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply. Cryptoassets are highly volatile. Your capital is at risk. 👉 Easily buy...
Published 10/19/24
Crypto News: Blackrock Wants Crypto Exchanges to list BUIDL token. SEC gives NYSE and Cboe the go-ahead to list options trading for multiple spot bitcoin ETFs. Vice President Kamala Harris is looking at potential replacements for SEC Chair Gary Gensler.  Show Sponsor - 🌟Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply. Cryptoassets are highly volatile. Your capital is at risk.  💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2525DYX  Sponsors: 👉...
Published 10/19/24
I interviewed Philip Martin, Chief Security Officer at Coinbase, at the Ripple Swell conference. Topics: - Coinbase security measures and processes  - Tech Against Scams Coalition  - Coinbase working with law enforcement to stop Hackers  - How blockchain is becoming a frontline defense against illicit finance  - Crypto vs. traditional finance in criminal activity  - TD Bank's money laundering scandal  - FBI Report North Korean scammers targeting crypto etf firms.  Show Sponsor - ✅ VeChain is...
Published 10/18/24
Crypto News: Janet Yellen talks Stablecoins and CBDCs. Details for SEC Ripple XRP Case appeal revealed. John Deaton vs Elizabeth Warren cryptocurrency debate. Show Sponsor - ⭐️ Learn about BitGo, one of the top crypto custodians - https://www.bitgo.com/  💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2525DYX  Sponsors: 🌟Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply. Cryptoassets are highly volatile. Your capital is at risk.  👉 Easily buy...
Published 10/18/24
I interviewed Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse at the Swell conference. Topics:  - RLUSD Stablecoin  - Stablecoin Regulations in the US & EU - XRP ETF filings  - Will the SEC Block the XRP ETFs  - Will Ripple IPO in 2025?  - Crypto Regulations  - Crypto market Outlook  Show Sponsor - 👉 Easily buy Crypto on Gemini exchange - https://www.gemini.com/partners/thinking-crypto 💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2525DYX  Sponsors: 🌟Uphold - Signup with...
Published 10/17/24
Jack McDonald, SVP of Stablecoins at Ripple, and I spoke at the Swell conference about RLUSD. Topics: - RLUSD Exchange Partners  - Market penetration strategy  - Will there be a EURO stablecoin?  - RLUSD Reserves and avoiding depegging  - RLUSD on XRPL, Ethereum, and other blockchains  - RLUSD Yield Show Sponsor - 🌟Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply. Cryptoassets are highly volatile. Your capital is at risk.  💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon -...
Published 10/16/24
Crypto News: Ripple announces RLUSD stablecoin exchange partners. SEC XRP case appeal deadline, Canary files for a Litecoin ETF. Bitcoin pumps to $67K as Tesla moves BTC to new wallets. Show Sponsor - ✅ VeChain is a versatile enterprise-grade L1 smart contract platform https://www.vechain.org/ 💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2525DYX  Sponsors: 🌟Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply. Cryptoassets are highly volatile....
Published 10/15/24
Nate Geraci, president of the ETF Store talks about the impact of Bitcoin ETF Options and the multiple XRP ETF filings. Topics: Bitcoin ETF Options explained - good or bad?What other BTC ETF products/services will we see in the near futureXRP ETF Filings and will the SEC approve?Are Solana ETFs DOA?Outlook for Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs in Q4 and Q1 2025Crypto prime podcast - https://cryptoprimepodcast.com/ 💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon -...
Published 10/15/24