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Alex Thorn shares views on Bitcoin market cycles, adoption of crypto and blockchains by traditional capital markets players, the neverending push and pull between decentralization and centralization, and the latest news in tokenized securities, cybersecurity, and stablecoins.

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Alex Thorn talks with investor Jordi Visser about bitcoin, tokenization, artificial intelligence, and theses for the market over the next decade. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe about markets, CPI, and inflation.

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Alex Thorn talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about Bitcoin price action, market cycles, Treasury rates, inflation, and AI stocks.

Participants, along with Galaxy Digital, hold a financial interest in Bitcoin (BTC). Galaxy regularly engages in buying and selling BTC, including hedging transactions, for its own proprietary accounts and on behalf of its counterparties. Galaxy also provides services to vehicles that invest in BTC.  If the value of such assets increases, those vehicles may benefit, and Galaxy’s service fees may increase accordingly. The valuation in this communication is based on technical, fundamental, and mar...

Alex Thorn talks with Tyler Williams, former Head of Digital Assets at the U.S. Treasury department, about the outcome of the Clarity Act vote in the U.S. Senate, and where crypto goes from here. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about the Fed raising rates and market implications.

Participants, along with Galaxy Digital, hold a financial interest in Bitcoin (BTC). Galaxy regularly engages in buying and selling BTC, including hedging transactions, for its own proprietary accounts and on behalf of its counterparties. Galaxy also provides services to vehicles that invest in BTC.  I...

Alex Thorn talks with Zack Pokorny (Galaxy Research) about Robinhood Chain, tokenized stocks, layer 2 networks, social trading like FOMO, and much more. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about the Federal Reserve, rates, equities, and more.

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Alex Thorn talks with Dan Matuszewski (CMS Holdings) about the state of the crypto market. Alex and Dan discuss whether bitcoin has bottomed, how Robinhood Chain competes with Base, the future of stocks onchain, stablecoin wars, and Tether’s new financial audit. Alex also talks with Connor Finemore (Galaxy Trading) about the durability of the AI trade and what lies ahead for equity markets.

Participants, along with Galaxy Digital, hold a financial interest in Bitcoin (BTC). Galaxy regularly engages in buying and selling BTC, including hedging transactions, for its own proprietary accounts and on behalf of it...

Alex Thorn talks with Gabe Shapiro, CEO of MetaLeX Labs, about onchain corporations, tokenized stocks and companies, and the SEC’s new Regulation Crypto Assets. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about bitcoin’s recent move higher, whether the rally can last, the impact on markets from Treasury’s new bond buyback strategy, and the durability of the AI trade.

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Participants, along with Galaxy Digital, hold a financial interest in Bitcoin (BTC). Galaxy regularly engages in buying and selling BTC, includi...

Alex Thorn and Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about the Treasury’s expanded bond buyback program, whether yield curve control is happening, and what it means for hard money assets like bitcoin. Alex and Beim also discuss whether BTC has bottomed and whether a bull market is finally ready to resume.

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Participants, along with Galaxy Digital, hold a financial interest in Bitcoin (BTC). Galaxy regularly engages in buying and selling BTC, including hedging transactions, for its own proprietary accounts and on behalf of its...

Alex Thorn talks with Rob Hamilton (Anchorwatch) about the Red Team utilizing AI to uncover and patch vulnerabilities around the Bitcoin ecosystem in the wake of the Coldcard exploit. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about inflation, markets, and why he’s constructive on BTC at these levels.

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Participants, along with Galaxy Digital, hold a financial interest in Bitcoin (BTC). Galaxy regularly engages in buying and selling BTC, including hedging transactions, for its own proprietary accounts and on behalf of its...

Alex Thorn talks with Natalia Li (Galaxy Head of U.S. Policy) about the state of the CLARITY Act. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets.

Participants, along with Galaxy Digital, hold a financial interest in Bitcoin (BTC). Galaxy regularly engages in buying and selling BTC, including hedging transactions, for its own proprietary accounts and on behalf of its counterparties. Galaxy also provides services to vehicles that invest in BTC.  If the value of such assets increases, those vehicles may benefit, and Galaxy’s service fees may increase accordingly. The valuation in...

Alex Thorn talks with Galaxy’s VP of Datacenter Capital Markets Simrit Dhinsa about Galaxy’s AI strategy, sponsorship of Texas Tech’s football stadium, how the AI buildout is affecting energy markets and politics, and the battles between frontier labs and between closed and open source models.

Alex Thorn talks with Nic Carter (Castle Island) about artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and bitcoin development. Alex and Nic discuss rapidly improving AI models, governments’ likely safety and regulatory responses, competition between frontier labs and open source models, and how markets will evolve due to AI advancement. Alex and Nic also discuss the announcement of the Bitcoin Security Consortium and Bitcoin’s need to address quantum computing. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets.

Participants, along with Galaxy Digital, hold a financial interest in Bitcoin (BTC). Galaxy regularly engages in buying and...

Alex Thorn talks with Lucas Tcheyan (Galaxy Research) about compute, AI, and GPU financial markets. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about CPI, rates, equities, and bitcoin.

Participants, along with Galaxy Digital, hold a financial interest in Bitcoin (BTC). Galaxy regularly engages in buying and selling BTC, including hedging transactions, for its own proprietary accounts and on behalf of its counterparties. Galaxy also provides services to vehicles that invest in BTC.  If the value of such assets increases, those vehicles may benefit, and Galaxy’s service fees may increase accordingly. The valuation in...

In a special episode, Alex Thorn gives his views on all the major topics in crypto markets today. Has Bitcoin bottomed? How will we know when it has? Is Strategy a threat to Bitcoin markets? Did Strategy do the right thing this week? What about tokenized securities, stablecoins, the Ethereum Foundation? And what do the rise of prediction markets and perps say about Bitcoin’s ethos? All of this and more in a rare solo episode from Alex.

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Participants, along with Ga...

Alex Thorn talks with Gil Wassermann, Galaxy’s Head of Prediction Markets, about the institutional prediction markets use case, Galaxy’s new prediction markets desk, and why the world is crazy for prediction markets. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe about the summer doldrums in markets.

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Participants, along with Galaxy Digital, hold a financial interest in Bitcoin (BTC). Galaxy regularly engages in buying and selling BTC, including hedgi...

Alex Thorn talks with CZ, founder of Binance, about where we sit in the four-year cycle and whether $60K is the new floor, why there are no dead bodies floating up this time, the great convergence of TradFi and crypto and why he thinks it should just be one industry, perps coming onshore to CME and CBOE, his take on Hyperliquid’s no-KYC model, prediction markets and the state-versus-federal fight, why he’d freeze Satoshi’s coins a year after a quantum fork, what YZI Labs is funding beyond crypto including an artificial womb company, and why agentic AI paymen...

Alex Thorn talks with Anthony Pompliano (ProCap) about ProCap’s acquisition of Sylvia, an AI CFO, how AI-generated research could upend Wall Street, Bitcoin treasury companies building operating businesses, the CLARITY Act and the stablecoin yield fight, whether February’s wick below $60K was the bottom, and Pomp’s case for asset inflation alongside consumer deflation. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about Bitcoin’s relative strength versus sliding equities, Iran tail risks, the AI trade unwinding, megacap equity raises ahead of the SpaceX IPO, and gold’s technical breakdown.

Past performance is not ind...

Alex talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about the state of the Bitcoin market, his expected length and depth of its drawdown, and what it takes for BTC to find its footing. Alex also airs an interview with James Seyffart (Bloomberg Intelligence) about growing institutional adoption, Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF, JPM’s new big presence, and a growing market of niche sector and “hot sauce” ETFs.

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Participants, along with Galaxy Digital, hold a financial interest in Anchorage Digital and Bitcoin (BTC). Galaxy re...

Alex Thorn talks with Yat Siu, founder of Animoca Brands, about the emerging agentic economy and why Yat believes it will be built on crypto. Keep in touch: ▸ Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/galaxyhq & https://x.com/glxyresearch ▸ Read our research at https://www.galaxy.com/research ▸ Subscribe to receive Galaxy Research's weekly newsletter: https://www.galaxy.com/subscribe-to-r... This video, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at https://www.galaxy.com/galaxy-digital...

Alex Thorn talks with Scott Shay, co-founder of Signature Bank and N3XT (a new Wyoming bank), about what happened in 2023, how the banking system actually works, and what the future of banking looks like. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about the Strait of Hormuz, risk markets, and a bearish case for bitcoin.

Participants, along with Galaxy Digital, hold a financial interest in Bitcoin (BTC). Galaxy regularly engages in buying and selling BTC, including hedging transactions, for its own proprietary accounts and on behalf of its counterparties. Galaxy also provides services...

Alex Thorn talks with Blue Macellari, Head of Digital Asset Strategy at T. Rowe Price, about the $1.83 trillion asset manager’s efforts in crypto, including their forthcoming T. Rowe Price Active Crypto ETF planned to list on NYSE Arca under the ticker TKNZ. Alex and Blue discuss the maturation of crypto and the future of institutional adoption. Keep in touch: ▸ Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/galaxyhq & https://x.com/glxyresearch ▸ Read our research at https://www.galaxy.com/research ▸ Subscribe to receive Galaxy Research's weekly newsletter: https://www.galaxy.com/subscribe-to-r... This video, and the information contained herein...

Alex Thorn talks with Nathan McCauley, CEO of Anchorage, about Anchorage winning crypto’s first national bank charter and how they spent years fighting the very regulator that granted it. Now the OCC lane is reopening, competitors are piling in, and CEO Nathan McCauley explains what it means for crypto’s next phase. Alex also speaks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets.

Participants, along with Galaxy Digital, hold a financial interest in Anchorage Digital and Bitcoin (BTC). Galaxy regularly engages in buying and selling BTC, including hedging transactions, for its own proprietary accounts and...

Alex Thorn talks with Robinhood’s General Manager of Crypto Johann Kerbrat on the sidelines of Consensus 2026. Johann and Alex talk about the growth of crypto activity on the platform, their plans for tokenized securities, and the convergence of traditional markets and crypto.

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Alex Thorn talks with Matt Corallo, Bitcoin developer at Spiral, about debates over Bitcoin’s development path, node implementations, and pathways and possibilities for mitigating the impact of a potential future cryptographically relevant quantum computer. Matt first contributed to Bitcoin Core in 2011 and today focuses on building tools for Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about rising inflation expectations, the new Fed chair, and tricky macro conditions.

Participants, along with Galaxy Digital, hold a financial interest in Bitcoin (BTC). Galaxy regularly engages in buying and selling BTC, including hedg...

Alex Thorn talks with Arjun Sethi, Co-CEO of Kraken, about the evolution of crypto exchanges, regulatory landscapes, and blockchain technology. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets.

Participants, along with Galaxy, hold a financial interest in Bitcoin (BTC). Galaxy regularly engages in buying and selling BTC, including hedging transactions, for its own proprietary accounts and on behalf of its counterparties. Galaxy also provides services to vehicles that invest in BTC.  If the value of such assets increases, those vehicles may benefit, and Galaxy’s service fees may increase accordingly. The valuation in...

Alex Thorn reports live from Bitcoin 2026 at the Venetian Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Alex walks the floor, explains the vibes, and appears on a panel about quantum computing and its potential to impact Bitcoin. Alex also checks in with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets, the incoming Fed Chair, and the state of the Iran War.

Participants, along with Galaxy Digital, hold a financial interest in (BTC). Galaxy regularly engages in buying and selling BTC, including hedging transactions, for its own proprietary accounts and on behalf of its counterparties. Galaxy also provides...

Alex Thorn talks with Anchorwatch co-founder and COO Becca Rubenfeld about building hyper secure Bitcoin wallets, the evolving custody landscape, and insurance in the Bitcoin world. Alex and Becca also discuss her battle with cancer, her decision to be public about her diagnosis and treatment, and how her fight against cancer has changed her worldview. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about the Strait of Hormuz, equity markets, and Bitcoin’s rally.

Participants, along with Galaxy Digital, hold a financial interest in (BTC). Galaxy regularly engages in buying and selling BTC, including hedging transactions, fo...

Alex Thorn talks with Alex Pruden, co-founder and CEO of Project Eleven, about the risk that quantum computers pose to Bitcoin, blockchains, and digital assets. The two Alex’s discuss timelines, mitigations, narratives, and headwinds. Alex Thorn also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets, the Strait of Hormuz, and bitcoin price.

Participants, along with Galaxy Digital, hold a financial interest in (BTC). Galaxy regularly engages in buying and selling BTC, including hedging transactions, for its own proprietary accounts and on behalf of its counterparties. Galaxy also provides services to vehicles that invest in...

Alex Thorn talks with Helius CEO Mert about Solana, Bitcoin & quantum, and permissioned blockchains. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about the market impact of geopolitics, the likelihood of a lasting ceasefire with Iran, and the impact of the Strait of Hormuz.

Participants, along with Galaxy, hold a financial interest in Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). Galaxy regularly engages in buying and selling BTC, ETH, including hedging transactions, for its own proprietary accounts and on behalf of its counterparties. Galaxy also provides services to vehicles that invest in BTC and ETH.  If t...

Alex Thorn talks with Nakamoto CEO David Bailey about its acquisition of BTC Inc. and UTXO Management. The acquisition brings Bitcoin Magazine and The Bitcoin Conference under Nakamoto’s roof, making Nakamoto one of the first bitcoin treasury companies to acquire operating businesses. Alex and David also discuss the Trump Administration’s bitcoin and crypto policies and preview the upcoming Bitcoin 2026 conference in Las Vegas this April. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe about markets, Fed policy, and his constructive outlook on BTC.

Participants, along with Galaxy, hold a financial interest in Bitcoin (BTC) and...

Alex Thorn delivers a deep monologue about the state of institutional adoption of cryptos and blockchains. He discusses the tension between the banks’ and brokerages’ efforts to add crypto connectivity while their trade groups (BPI, ABA, ICBA) simultaneously oppose crypto institutional adoption and regulatory and legislative actions on multiple fronts. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about oil and commodity markets, equities, and (crucially) what the market reaction to UAP disclosure by the U.S. government may be.

Participants, along with Galaxy, hold a financial interest in Bitcoin (BTC). Galaxy regularly engages in b...

Alex Thorn talks with Dan Matuszewski (CMS Holdings) about the state of the market, how it compares to prior Bitcoin bear markets, prediction markets, perps, policy, and more. Alex also talks to Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about geopolitics, market impacts, and why he’s near-term bullish on BTC.

Participants, along with Galaxy, hold a financial interest in Bitcoin (BTC). Galaxy regularly engages in buying and selling BTC, including hedging transactions, for its own proprietary accounts and on behalf of its counterparties. Galaxy also provides services to vehicles that invest in BTC.  If the value of...

Alex Thorn talks with Zack Pokorny (Galaxy Research) about crypto lending markets, DAO and AI agents having issues with legal personhood, prediction markets and what rulemaking might say about insider information and market manipulation, and Coinbase’s announcement that their Ethereum L2 Base is leaving the Optimism Superchain. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about market risks from AI anxiety and geopolitical tensions.

Participants, along with Galaxy, hold a financial interest in Bitcoin (BTC). Galaxy regularly engages in buying and selling BTC, including hedging transactions, for its own proprietary accounts and on be...

Alex Thorn talks to Omid Malekan, blockchain professor at Columbia Business School, about stablecoins and the CLARITY Act. Alex and Omid discuss the bank lobby’s current negotiating position and argue that the fears of deposit flight or a negative impact on credit creation by yield-bearing stablecoins are overblown at best and disingenuous at worst. Alex also talks to Galaxy Trading’s Beimnet Abebe about bitcoin markets, macro conditions, and geopolitical concerns.

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Participants, along with Galaxy, hold a financial interest in Bitcoin (BTC...

Alex Thorn talks with Multicoin Capital General Counsel Greg Xethalis about crypto legislation and policy, the CLARITY Act, the future of Multicoin Capital, and the “Vanderbilt Mafia” at the top of financial services policymaking in Washington. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about bitcoin price action, the impact of AI on jobs, and growing uncertainty in markets.

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Participants, along with Galaxy, hold a financial interest in Bitcoin (BTC). Galaxy regularly engages in buying and selling BTC, including hedging transactions, for its o...

Alex Thorn, Head of Firmwide Research at Galaxy, speaks with Beimnet Abebe of Galaxy Trading, who previously warned that bitcoin was entering a bear phase. Abebe, a market strategist focused on macro and crypto structure, reiterates his view that bitcoin is likely to test its 200-week moving average near $60,000 amid deteriorating liquidity and weakening risk appetite.

The discussion situates crypto within broader market stress. Abebe argues that equity momentum has stalled, software valuations are vulnerable to AI disruption, and marginal buyers are retreating. He points to cracks in the labor market, softer consumer sentiment...

Alex Thorn talks with Will Foxley (Blockspace) about their conferences OP_NEXT and bitcoin development. Alex and Will also talk about crypto media and the supposed threat to bitcoin from quantum computers. Alex also talks to Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about the results of the Federal Reserve Open Markets Committee meeting, interest rates. and the degrading investment environment.

Participants, along with Galaxy, hold a financial interest in Bitcoin (BTC). Galaxy regularly engages in buying and selling BTC, including hedging transactions, for its own proprietary accounts and on behalf of its counterparties. Galaxy also provides services to...

Alex Thorn talks with Starkware CEO & Co-Founder and Zcash Co-Founder Eli Ben-Sasson about blockchain scaling, zero-knowledge proofs, DeFi, and the potential for quantum computing to threaten blockchain security. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about Greenland, debt markets, and bitcoin price action.

Participants, along with Galaxy, hold a financial interest in Bitcoin (BTC) and Zcash (ZEC). Galaxy regularly engages in buying and selling Bitcoin and Zcash, including hedging transactions, for its own proprietary accounts and on behalf of its counterparties. Galaxy also provides services to vehicles that invest in Bitcoin and Zcash.  I...

Alex Thorn talks with Alex Sternhell (Sternhell Group) and Chris Maneval (PFS), two very connected Washington policy consultants, about the prospects for the crypto market structure bill. The three discuss timelines, the likelihoods of different scenarios, and the impact on crypto in America. Alex also talks to Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about inflation and markets.

Participants, along with Galaxy, hold a financial interest in Bitcoin (BTC). Galaxy regularly engages in buying and selling Bitcoin, including hedging transactions, for its own proprietary accounts and on behalf of its counterparties. Galaxy also provides services to vehicles...

Alex Thorn talks to Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets, macro and economic data, and bitcoin price predictions.

Participants, along with Galaxy, hold a financial interest in Bitcoin (BTC). Galaxy regularly engages in buying and selling Bitcoin (BTC), including hedging transactions, for its own proprietary accounts and on behalf of its counterparties. Galaxy also provides services to vehicles that invest in Bitcoin (BTC).  If the value of such assets increases, those vehicles may benefit, and Galaxy’s service fees may increase accordingly. The valuation in this communication is based on technical, fundamental, and market ana...