The AllinCrypto Podcast

In this episode we joined once again by Brandon, better known as The HBAR Bull, for a deep dive into Hedera, HBAR, crypto market conditions, AI, enterprise adoption, network revenue, staking, and the future of real-world blockchain utility.

The conversation begins with the current state of the crypto market, why retail sentiment feels weak, and how capital may be flowing toward other exponential technologies such as AI. Brandon also explains why he sees crypto and AI as complementary technologies, especially when it comes to trust, data provenance, agentic payments, and agentic commerce.

The discussion then...

One of crypto’s least-discussed risks may be one of its biggest.

In this episode, we sit down with Marc Vanlerberghe, Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer at the Algorand Foundation, and Bruno Martins, Chief Technology Officer at the Algorand Foundation, to discuss Q-Day, post-quantum security and Algorand’s roadmap to broad quantum resilience by 2027.

We explore why quantum computing matters for blockchains, how it could impact cryptography, what happens if Q-Day arrives before the industry is ready, and why post-quantum readiness may become a key factor for institutions looking to adopt blockchain infrastructure over the long term...

What happens when AI, Bitcoin, debt, tokenization, and longevity all collide at the same time?

In this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast, Rupert Pickering is joined by Bill Barhydt, founder and CEO of Abra, one of the earliest voices in Bitcoin and crypto finance.

Bill was buying Bitcoin when it was still below $1, worked at Netscape during the birth of the consumer internet, and has spent years building in crypto, digital assets, and financial technology.

In this conversation, we discuss whether AI is overshadowing crypto, why the current AI boom may be unlike...

In this episode of the All In Crypto Podcast, we are joined by Fahmi Syed, President of Midnight Foundation, to discuss one of the most important issues in blockchain today: privacy.

Fahmi explains why public blockchains may have confused transparency with truth, and why permanent on-chain visibility can become a serious problem for individuals, institutions, hedge funds, banks, enterprises, and even governments.

We explore why privacy is not just about hiding information, but about protecting identity, strategy, financial activity, personal data, medical records, business logic, and real-world adoption.

Fahmi also breaks down how...

In this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast, Rupert Pickering is joined by Jeff Dorman, CIO at ARCA, for a deep conversation on the state of markets, Bitcoin, MicroStrategy, token value accrual, HYPE, real-world tokenization, AI infrastructure, and where the real growth in blockchain may be happening.

Disclaimer: This content is for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute financial, investment, legal, or tax advice. Always do your own research and consult a qualified professional before making any financial decisions.

Jeff explains why Middle East conflicts may not matter for markets as much as...

Jim Bianco, Founder and President of Bianco Research, joins the AllInCrypto Podcast for a major macro conversation on AI, markets, oil, inflation, Bitcoin, Ethereum, stablecoins, and the future of the financial system.

We discuss why AI-driven market concentration may be unlike anything seen since the railroad era, why Google may have to win the AI race, and how AI could replace much of today’s software stack through one “context window.”

Jim also explains why markets may be underpricing oil and geopolitical risk, why inflation may remain higher than the pre-COVID era, and why crypto still...

In this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast, we sit down with Cody Carbone, CEO of The Digital Chamber, one of the leading voices for the digital asset industry in Washington.

Cody breaks down one of the most important moments in U.S. crypto policy: the CLARITY Act, the GENIUS Act, stablecoin regulation, SEC and CFTC token classification, institutional adoption, and the future of digital assets in America.

We discuss why the U.S. has shifted from regulatory hostility to prioritizing crypto, how pro-crypto appointments are changing policy, why stablecoins are central to U.S. dollar...

Arthur Hayes joins the AllInCrypto Podcast for a major macro and crypto discussion.

In this episode, Arthur Hayes, Co-Founder of BitMEX and CIO at Maelstrom, breaks down why Bitcoin has been underperforming despite rising liquidity, why the AI boom may have absorbed capital away from crypto, and why oil prices, interest rates, geopolitics, MicroStrategy, and the next major market rotation could define what happens next.

We discuss whether the AI market is becoming a bubble, what could trigger a major correction, how Bitcoin could react if capital starts moving away from AI, and why Arthur...

In this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast, we sit down with Hugo Philion, Co-Founder of Flare, to discuss why XRP DeFi could become one of the most important opportunities in crypto.

Hugo explains why XRP was once mocked as the “banker coin,” why the industry now appears to be chasing the same institutional use case, and why Flare chose to focus on making XRP productive on-chain.

We also explore Flare’s unique architecture as a data-native Layer 1, how smart contracts and data are built directly into the network, the role of Flare in real-world assets, the fu...

In this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast we sit down with Jesse from Apex Crypto Insights for a deep dive into XRP, Quant, QNT, the Internet of Value, the Internet of Trust, unified ledgers, CBDCs, tokenization, global settlement infrastructure, and the future of the financial system.

Jesse shares his research into why he believes XRP and Quant could play major roles in the next era of global finance. The conversation explores XRP as a potential global settlement layer, Quant as the interoperability infrastructure connecting legacy systems to blockchain, the role of Overledger, the idea of unified ledgers...

Today we are joined by Anthony Ralphs, Founder of Nova Modus and former Ripple, to discuss the future of money, payments and financial infrastructure.

In this conversation, we explore stablecoins, CBDCs, tokenisation, interoperability, banking, AI and the evolution of global payments. Anthony shares his perspective from years working across fintech, payments, standards, Swift, banking and crypto, including his time at Ripple and his view on why decentralised, efficient networks matter.

We also discuss whether stablecoins are mainly a retail solution or something that could eventually reshape world trade, why CBDCs are often misunderstood, how on-chain...

The decline of the US dollar is not an “if” question — it is a “when” question.

In this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast, we sit down with Zennon Kapron, Director at GL Insight, to discuss the future of money, stablecoins, CBDCs, digital dollarization, China, SWIFT, Ripple, Bitcoin, tokenized assets and the geopolitical battle taking place inside the global financial system.

Zennon explains why stablecoins could become crypto’s real killer use case, how the US may be using stablecoins backed by Treasuries to protect the dollar’s global role, and why governments are unlikely to build truly pr...

In this episode, we sit down with Candace Kelly, Chief Legal and Policy Officer at Stellar Development Foundation, for a deep conversation on Stellar, stablecoins, real-world assets, regulation, AI payments and the future of financial infrastructure.

Candace shares her perspective on how Stellar was designed from the outset for cross-border payments and asset issuance, why public blockchain infrastructure can expand access to the global financial system, and how distributed ledger technology may become part of everyday financial services sometimes without users even realizing it.

We also discuss the role of stablecoins as a potential settlement...

Water could become one of the most important real-world asset markets of the future.

In this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast, we sit down with Alan Torrisi, Co-Founder and CTO of Hypercube, to explore how Hypercube is building one of the first international water credit systems using real-world data, verified water reuse, and the Algorand blockchain.

At a time when everyone is focused on AI, energy, Bitcoin and financial markets, water may be one of the biggest risks hiding in plain sight. Scarcity, pollution, drought, infrastructure failure and inefficient water management are becoming major economic...

In this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast, we sit down with Richard Baldwin, Professor of International Economics at IMD, founder of VoxEU, and one of the world’s leading thinkers on globalization, trade and technology.

Richard explains why the next major shift in the global economy may not be about manufacturing, but about services, AI and white-collar work moving across borders.

We discuss how generative AI could level up workers in emerging markets, why office jobs may become increasingly globalized, and why the future of trade could be driven by services rather than goods.

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What needs to happen for crypto, tokenization and stablecoins to move from theory into real financial infrastructure?

In this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast, we sit down with Paolo Sironi from IBM, Global Research Leader for Banking and Financial Markets at the IBM Institute for Business Value, for a very deep conversation on the future of finance.

Paolo explains why AI is not a new innovation, why its real economic impact may only be starting now, and how the convergence of AI, tokenization, stablecoins and banking could reshape the financial system.

We discuss...

What happens when AI agents start participating in the economy?

In this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast, we sit down with David Minarsch, Co-founder at Valory, to explore the rise of agentic AI, autonomous on-chain agents, crypto wallets, decentralized AI, prediction markets, and the future of digital value creation.

AI is no longer just a chatbot or a co-pilot. As David explains, the next phase is about AI agents that can observe an environment, reason, act, make decisions, execute tasks, and even interact with crypto rails.

Valory has been building at the intersection...

In this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast, we are joined by Katie Stockton, Founder and Managing Partner of Fairlead Strategies, Portfolio Manager of the Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF (TACK), and CNBC contributor with more than two decades of Wall Street experience.

Katie breaks down the current market environment through a technical analysis lens, covering the S&P 500 rally, whether this is a real breakout or a false move, the impact of oil shocks, the US dollar, Bitcoin’s current chart, altcoins, gold, silver, and the key charts investors should be watching next.

We discuss whether Bi...

In this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast, we are joined once again by Gregg Bell, Chief Investment Officer at Hashgraph, for a deep dive into one of the most important periods in Hedera’s history.

Over the past few months, Hedera has seen major developments across multiple fronts: the Canary Capital HBAR ETF, growing institutional access to HBAR, real-world asset tokenization, stablecoin infrastructure, AI agent tooling, enterprise adoption, new council members including McLaren and FedEx, and renewed discussion around post-quantum security.

Gregg explains why Hedera was designed for this exact moment: predictable fees, high throughput, en...

In this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast, we sit down with Steve Ferrigno, Cosimo Bassi, and Giulio Pizzini from Algorand to explore one of the biggest technological questions facing crypto, finance, and the digital world:

Can crypto survive quantum computing?

Quantum computers have the potential to break much of the cryptography that protects today’s financial systems, telecommunications, blockchains, and digital infrastructure.

While this may sound like a distant problem, the reality is that the world is already preparing for a post-quantum future. In this conversation, we break down what quantum computing actually is...

What happens when crypto collides with sanctions, geopolitical conflict, cybercrime, and AI-driven fraud? In this episode, we sit down with Andrew Fierman, Head of National Security Intelligence at Chainalysis, to explore how digital assets are being used by nation states, sanction networks, cybercriminals, and sophisticated illicit actors and why blockchain transparency may actually make crypto one of the most powerful tools for tracking financial crime.

We discuss how Iran has become an early crypto adopter under decades of sanctions pressure, why stablecoins are playing a growing role in cross-border activity, and how they are being used in...

What if the global financial system is far more fragile than most people realize?

In this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast, Rupert Pickering speaks with George Kikvadze, Executive Vice Chairman of Bitfury, one of the early builders behind Bitcoin mining at scale.

This is not just a conversation about Bitcoin.

It is a conversation about collapsing trust, exploding debt, money printing, geopolitical instability, and why Bitcoin may become the ultimate escape hatch as the current system comes under more pressure.

George shares his personal story of growing up through the collapse...

In this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast Trevor Harris-Jones, Board Director at the Render Network Foundation, for a deep dive into one of the most important themes in tech today: AI infrastructure. We explore how Render Network grew from decentralized GPU rendering into a broader vision for AI compute, digital creation, provenance, and decentralized infrastructure. Trevor explains why Render matters in a world where AI demand is exploding, public cloud capacity has limits, and the next major bottleneck may not just be hardware but energy, security, and access. We also unpack the story behind what sparked Render Network in...

In this episode, Jake Claver returns to the AllInCrypto podcast to break down one of the biggest macro theories in crypto right now.

We discuss the Iran conflict, rising oil prices, the yen carry trade, stablecoins, debt markets, market repricing, and why Jake believes all roads could eventually lead to XRP.

Jake explains why Warren Buffett’s giant cash pile matters, why stablecoins may become a key tool for governments and banks, how Tether fits into the bigger treasury picture, and why real-time settlement could become essential if market stress accelerates.

This is a...

In this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast we speak with Malcolm Clarke, Head of Digital Assets at Western Union, about how one of the world’s biggest payment companies is approaching stablecoins, blockchain infrastructure, and the future of cross-border money movement.

We explore how Western Union is building around its USD payment token, why stablecoins can unlock major savings in treasury and pre-funding, and how the company is thinking about agent liquidity, digital asset off-ramps, StableCard, DeFi, and Solana.

Malcolm also explains why stablecoins are about more than speed and efficiency. In many parts of th...

What if the next wave of crypto adoption doesn’t come from humans but from AI agents?

In this episode, we sit down with Yat Siu, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Animoca Brands, to explore why crypto is far bigger than speculation, why digital ownership matters, and how AI agents, stablecoins, identity, gaming, and Web3 are all colliding into something much bigger.

We cover why NFTs were never just about hype, how gaming could become one of the biggest drivers of the digital economy, why stablecoins may outperform CBDCs, why Europe risks falling behind, and wh...

In this episode of the AllInCrypto podcast, we sit down with Sandy Kaul, Head of Innovation at Franklin Templeton, to explore why crypto may become the foundation of the next global financial system. Sandy shares how her journey from commodities and institutional finance led her into blockchain, why she views crypto assets as global commodities, and how tokenized networks could reshape the way value moves across the world.

We also discuss why legacy finance is struggling to keep up, how AI agents could accelerate crypto adoption, why tokenized securities may be one of the biggest catalysts ahead...

We sit down with Diego Gutiérrez Zaldívar, CEO and Co-Founder of Rootstock Labs, for a wide-ranging conversation on Bitcoin, financial freedom, Latin America, and where the global monetary system may be heading next.

Diego shares how Argentina’s repeated currency crises shaped his understanding of money, why Bitcoin first clicked for him as a tool for freedom rather than speculation, and how that conviction led him to spend more than a decade building in the Bitcoin ecosystem.

We explore Bitcoin as digital gold, Bitcoin as financial infrastructure, Argentina’s lessons for the rest of the...

In this episode of the AllInCrypto podcast, Rupert sits down with George McDonough, Co-Founder and Managing Director of KR1, to explore how crypto has evolved from an outsider movement into a technology that could reshape money, markets, and the future of finance.

George shares his journey from discovering Bitcoin in 2011 to building KR1 in the earliest days of the industry, before diving into where the space is today: stablecoins, tokenized finance, Ethereum, institutional adoption, self-custody, and why crypto may become most useful when trust in traditional systems starts to crack.

They also discuss the current...

In this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast, Rupert speaks with Eli Ndinga, Global Head of Research at 21Shares, to discuss why crypto may be entering a completely new phase.

We cover the structural shift in demand for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, the rise of institutional adoption, why stablecoins could explode in usage, and how AI + blockchain may shape the next generation of business models.

Eli also explains why crypto today may look a lot like the internet in 2003, why Hyperliquid and Polymarket are so important, how investors should think about Bitcoin vs altcoins, and why...

In this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast, Matt Hougan, CIO of Bitwise Asset Management, to break down where the crypto market stands today and what could come next.

We discuss why institutional demand for Bitcoin ETFs remains strong despite weak retail sentiment, how stablecoins and tokenization could reshape global finance, and why crypto may play a much bigger role in the future financial system than most investors realize.

Matt also shares his outlook on the current market cycle, whether this is a classic crypto winter, why the altcoin market has struggled, where value may accrue...

James Butterfill, Head of Research at CoinShares, joins Rupert Pickering on the AllInCrypto podcast to break down one of the biggest shifts happening in crypto right now.

In this episode, we discuss why Bitcoin has remained resilient during the Iran crisis, what institutional fund flows are really telling us, and why James believes the traditional 4-year Bitcoin cycle may be losing relevance.

We also dive into Bitcoin’s role as an emerging store of value, whether governments like the UK should treat Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset, and how institutional adoption is evolving across Bi...

In this episode we sit down with Ari Redbord, Global Head of Policy at TRM Labs, to unpack one of the most important and misunderstood topics in digital assets: crypto crime, sanctions evasion, privacy, AI-powered fraud, and the future of blockchain intelligence.

Ari brings a unique perspective to the conversation. Before joining TRM Labs, he spent over a decade as a U.S. federal prosecutor working on terrorism finance, national security, sanctions, and financial crime cases, before moving to the U.S. Treasury and later into crypto.

We discuss why illicit crypto activity reached record...

n this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast, Rupert Pickering sits down with Richard Brown, CEO of R3, to explore one of the biggest shifts happening in crypto and global finance today: the move from private enterprise blockchains to public blockchain infrastructure.

Richard explains how R3 originally built Corda to solve reconciliation and data-sharing problems inside traditional finance, why that model could only go so far, and why R3 is now pushing toward public chains, tokenized real world assets, institutional DeFi, and Solana.

They break down why RWAs have not yet gone from $10 billion to $1 trillion...

In today’s episode, we sit down with J. Christopher Giancarlo (“Crypto Dad”) former Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to unpack why crypto isn’t just an “asset class,” but a new architecture for money and markets. Giancarlo takes us inside the 2008 crisis, explaining how opacity and missing visibility distorted decision-making and why digital networks + shared ledgers could transform how value is tracked, moved, and verified.

We also dive into the real story behind the launch of regulated Bitcoin futures, the political pressure that came with it, and what today’s battles around stablec...

In this episode, we sit down with Matthew Schultz (CEO of CleanSpark) to break down how Bitcoin miners can stabilize power grids in seconds, why AI/HPC is reshaping the energy landscape, and how CleanSpark is positioning itself for what comes next.

We cover the real economics behind land + power, the interruptible load advantage, the hidden risks inside AI data center contracts, and why CleanSpark’s counter-cyclical strategy helped it scale while others got wiped out.

In this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast joined John Lee, CEO & Executive Chairman of Silver Elephant Mining, for a deep dive into silver’s breakout, gold’s next targets, and why silver can trade with altcoin-like volatility.

We unpack John’s contrarian view on the silver market, how the gold/silver ratio shapes price expectations, and why miners can act as a high-risk, high-leverage expression of the silver thesis. We also explore the broader macro narrative fiat confidence, the debate around CBDCs, and how precious metals and crypto can fit into the same global “risk and trust” picture. <...

In this episode, we sit down with Sid Powell, Co-Founder & CEO of Maple Finance, to break down how institutional crypto lending is evolving—and why the next wave of DeFi value may come from real revenues, cash flow, and “earnings per token.”

Sid shares how Maple underwrites Bitcoin-backed loans for institutions, why they focus on deep-liquidity collateral (BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP), what really happens during sharp drawdowns (margin calls, liquidations), and why he believes blockchains will eat finance over the next decade.

We also dive into Syrup, Maple’s governance token, how Maple thinks about buybacks...

We’re back with Adrian Fritz (Chief Investment Strategist at 21shares) to break down what’s really driving crypto right now nd what comes next.

Is this an “atypical” bear market? Is the 4-year cycle still alive?

Why does liquidity matter more than anything else?

And how do you actually separate Bitcoin from the altcoin graveyard in 2026?

Guest: Adrian Fritz Chief Investment Strategist at 21shares Adrian on X: https://x.com/adrianwjfritz 21Shares: https://21shares.com/

We’re entering a new era where data behaves like energy, AI collapses the value of “knowledge”, and the real differentiator becomes wisdom: executable knowledge.

In this episode of the All In Crypto Podcast, Rupert Pickering sits down with Michael Clarke — global advisor, product builder, and author of Our Moment — to explore the hard decisions leaders, governments, and investors must make as AI, tokenisation, and digital infrastructure reshape society.

Michael argues we’re moving from a wealth-based economy to an intelligence-based economy, where access, interoperability, and governance will decide whether the future becomes our moment… or theirs.