The AllinCrypto Podcast

Is the traditional tech stack already at its breaking point? From AI-driven hacking to drones hitting data centers, this conversation makes the case for tamper-proof, unstoppable code and a serverless cloud built the internet way. Dominic Williams is the Founder of the DFINITY Foundation.

• From Smart Drives in the late 1990s and the 2014 Pebble paper to the Internet Computer as a world computer

• AIware and agentic infrastructure: Multidex, an exchange coded by AI, and a chat-based app builder that has created over 100,000 apps

• Why today's stack breaks, and how Byzantine fault tolera...

Geopolitical fragmentation, a shifting monetary order and the rise of AI are not slowing blockchain adoption down. They are speeding it up. SMQKE joins AllInCrypto to make that case, tracing a line from BRICS payments outside SWIFT to the ISO 20022 altcoins expected to lead the next wave.

• BRICS building a payment network outside SWIFT, India pushing back on Chinese CBDC dominance, and why a fragmenting world needs a neutral, trustless layer

• XRP compared with Keynes' Bancor, and the argument that XRP and XLM replace the settlement system that distributes the dollar rather than the dollar itse...

What if the biggest threat to traditional banking isn't Bitcoin, but stablecoins?

In this episode of AllInCrypto, Rupert Pickering sits down with Sid Powell, CEO & Co-Founder of Maple Finance, to explore how cryptocurrency could fundamentally reshape the global financial system.

With over $25 billion in loans originated, Maple is at the forefront of institutional crypto lending. But according to Sid, the biggest transformation may still be ahead.

Could stablecoins force banks to offer better interest rates or risk losing customer deposits? Could crypto eventually absorb the private credit industry? And what happens when tens...

What happens to global finance when countries stop trusting each other? This episode makes the case that every major crisis has pushed crypto forward, from the 2008 bank bailouts that led to Bitcoin to the COVID money printing that led to DeFi.

Now the breakdown of trust between nations is putting crypto forward as a neutral system the world can transact on. Johann Eid is the Chief Business Officer at Chainlink.

The conversation breaks down Chainlink as the 'invisible center' of crypto: CCIP for moving value across chains, data that underpins DeFi, and CRE for bringing...

Could stablecoins make Visa and Mastercard obsolete?

And could blockchain become the essential infrastructure behind AI agents and the next generation of global finance? Antony Welfare, former Ripple CBDC advisor who worked with more than 30 central banks and founder of TrustCBRC, joins AllInCrypto to explain why the real blockchain revolution goes far beyond cryptocurrency speculation.

From the future of payments and the XRP Ledger to tokenization, AI agents and institutional adoption, this conversation explores how blockchain could reshape the systems behind our everyday lives. Antony draws on his experience at Ripple, Oracle and DXC Technology...

When a clearing system that handles about two trillion dollars a day picks its blockchain operating system, what does that mean for the token behind it? After recent announcements pushed QNT from about $61 to about $350, this conversation asks whether Quant is the layer that lets the old financial world merge with the new one.

Apex Crypto Insights joins AllInCrypto to break down the Quant Network thesis. The conversation covers the sandboxes said to use Quant, from the ECB digital euro to Project Rosalind, and why license fees owed only once projects go live could lock up QNT...

What happens when the US has to roll over its debt with 10-year yields above 5%? For Geoffrey Kendrick, that pressure is part of the Bitcoin case, and part of why he argues crypto is back and the low is in. The bigger shift may sit underneath Bitcoin: stablecoins, tokenization and protocols whose fees keep growing while their tokens stay cheap.

Geoffrey Kendrick is Global Head of Digital Assets Research at Standard Chartered. The conversation covers why Geoffrey believes crypto has bottomed, and how US debt, Treasury intervention and the Fed shape the Bitcoin case.

It...

What if TPS is the wrong way to measure a blockchain's scale? Arbitrum began as a Princeton research project nicknamed the "Professor Coin," and today Robinhood runs its own chain on the Arbitrum stack. So why does market sentiment still lag behind what institutions are actually building? Steven Goldfeder is the co-founder and CEO of Offchain.

The conversation follows Arbitrum from its academic roots at Princeton to a platform that runs from Arbitrum One to custom chains like Robinhood Chain.

It covers the license that sends 10% of on-chain revenue from chains not settling on Arbitrum...

Could Solana become the foundation of a new financial system — one capable of competing with Nasdaq and bringing global capital markets on-chain?

Nick Almond, Head of Governance at the Jito Foundation and co-author of the Solana Constitution, joins Rupert Pickering on AllInCrypto to explore Solana’s future, Jito’s growing role in the ecosystem, and the changing economics of cryptocurrency.

Nick explains why Solana is moving beyond memecoins towards becoming serious financial infrastructure, how Jito is building the network’s market layer through JitoSOL, BAM and JTX, and why institutional adoption depends on more than just tra...

What do 16 major investment banks really think about crypto and tokenization?

Rupert Pickering is joined by Anthony Ralphs, Founder of Nova Modus and formerly at Ripple, and Chris Ostrowski, Founder & CEO of SODA, to explore what banks actually want from blockchain and why adoption at scale remains so difficult.

Drawing on SODA’s research with 16 major investment banks, we discuss the real-world potential of tokenized collateral, intraday repo and cross-border payments, alongside the legacy systems holding traditional finance back.

We also explore public vs private blockchains, SODA’s work with MIT on interoperability stan...

William Herkelrath, the new CEO of Algorand, joins AllInCrypto for an exclusive conversation on the future of the network and the broader direction of crypto.

We discuss why security could become one of Algorand’s biggest opportunities, how AI may represent a more immediate cybersecurity threat than quantum computing, and why post-quantum infrastructure could become increasingly important across Web3.

William also shares his thoughts on institutional tokenization, stablecoins, enterprise adoption, crypto maximalism, validator economics, product-market fit and Algorand’s strategy for creating more real-world value.

We also explore why he believes blockchain adoption may...

What happens when trillions of dollars in traditional finance start moving onchain?

Christopher Perkins, Head of Franklin Crypto at Franklin Templeton, joins AllInCrypto to explain why institutional adoption may be far further along than most people realize.

We discuss why public blockchains could become the infrastructure for 24/7 financial markets, what a potential $160 trillion onchain shift could mean for native crypto tokens, and why Perkins believes those tokens could eventually become strategic commodities.

We also explore Bitcoin’s advantages over gold, Franklin Templeton’s involvement in blockchain infrastructure, stablecoins, tokenized collateral, US crypto regulation and...

Francis Hunt, The Market Sniper, returns to AllInCrypto to break down why he believes the crypto bottom may already be in.

We discuss Bitcoin’s market structure, the rotation from gold into crypto and altcoins, his $2,100 Zcash technical target, the risk of one final market flush, the global debt crisis, and why privacy could become one of the biggest themes in the next financial system.

A wide-ranging conversation on what could come next for crypto and global markets.

Are altcoins dying, is the traditional crypto cycle breaking down, and could the next phase of crypto look completely different from the last?

Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget, one of the world’s leading crypto exchanges, breaks down where she believes the market is heading, why institutional capital is changing the game, and which parts of crypto could actually matter in the years ahead.

In this episode, she explains:

■ Why Altcoins Are Struggling: Why institutional capital is flowing primarily toward Bitcoin, why issuing new tokens has become too easy, and the uncomfortable question: who...

David Busch, CFA®, Chief Investment Officer at Trajan Wealth, joins AllInCrypto to discuss the AI investment boom, pressure on the US consumer, the future of the dollar, Bitcoin, stablecoins and the tokenization of global markets.

He explains:

■ Why massive AI spending could pressure Big Tech earnings

■ How sanctions could accelerate alternatives to the US dollar

■ Why Bitcoin could evolve into a store-of-value asset

■ How stablecoins could strengthen demand for dollars and Treasuries

■ Why blockchain could move financial assets from hours to seconds

Doomberg believes World War III has already started just not in the way most people imagine.

In this wide-ranging conversation, Doomberg joins Rupert Pickering to explore how geopolitical conflict is increasingly being fought through finance, sanctions, industrial capacity, critical resources and technology.

They discuss the growing tensions between the US, China, Russia and Iran, the strategic importance of rare earths, whether the US dollar is losing its neutrality as the world’s reserve asset, and the risks surrounding Taiwan.

The conversation also turns to Bitcoin and gold, why Doomberg believes fiat currencies increasingly st...

What happens when millions of AI agents start transacting 24/7?

As AI moves beyond chatbots and begins making decisions, buying data, accessing compute and executing transactions autonomously, the infrastructure behind the digital economy may need to change with it.

In this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast, we sit down with Will Beaumont, Chief Product Officer at the Algorand Foundation, to explore the convergence of AI, blockchain and the future of finance.

Will explains why today's payment infrastructure was built for humans rather than machines — and why an economy of always-on AI agents could demand fa...

Could AI become a bigger opportunity than Bitcoin and what happens if Bitcoin miners start choosing AI instead?

In this episode of AllInCrypto, Rupert sits down with Charles Edwards, investor, founder of Capriole Investments and creator of Bitcoin’s Hash Ribbons model, for a wide-ranging discussion on Bitcoin, AI, quantum computing, macro markets and the future of crypto.

Charles explains why he believes AI and quantum computing could be among the most important investment themes of the next five years, while also highlighting new risks emerging around Bitcoin.

We discuss why Bitcoin miners ar...

What happens when the infrastructure powering artificial intelligence is controlled by only a handful of companies?

In this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast, we sit down with Gaurav Sharma, CEO & CTO of io.net, to explore the rapidly growing battle over GPUs, AI compute and the infrastructure that could shape the next generation of the internet.

Gaurav argues that in an AI-driven economy, talent alone may no longer be enough. Developers need access to two increasingly valuable resources: compute and data.

Without them, even the best engineers can struggle to compete.

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In this episode of AllInCrypto, we sit down with Yoni Assia, Founder & CEO of eToro, for a deep conversation about AI agents, Bitcoin, DeFi, tokenization and the transformation of global financial markets.

Yoni explains why he believes AI and crypto are a “pair made in heaven” — and shares his own experience asking an AI agent to open an Ethereum wallet, only to discover it could interact with prediction markets, perpetual markets, tokenized assets and tens of thousands of tokens.

We also explore why he sees the movement of global assets on-chain as a potential $400 trillion opport...

AI agents may soon need their own wallets and BitGo is already working on the infrastructure that could make it possible.

In this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast, we sit down with Jody Mettler, Chief Operating Officer of BitGo and President of BitGo Bank & Trust, to explore how digital assets are evolving from speculative investments into real financial infrastructure.

After spending 22 years at Citi working across payments, operations and financial infrastructure, Jody now sits at the intersection of traditional finance and one of the fastest-moving areas of the digital economy.

We discuss why...

Could XRP become the neutral bridge connecting the world’s currencies?

In this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast, we sit down with Vet, contributor to the XRP Ledger Foundation, XRP Ledger dUNL validator and co-founder of XRP Café.

We explore the original vision behind XRP: enabling global liquidity and serving as a neutral bridge between currencies, markets and tokenized assets.

Vet explains why the rise of stablecoins and real-world asset tokenization does not weaken XRP’s original use case. In his view, it gives XRP more assets to connect and more opportunities to impro...

What if blockchain’s most important use case isn’t trading but helping humanitarian aid reach people traditional banking systems cannot?

In this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast, Rupert Pickering sits down with Matt Keller, Lead: Impact at the Algorand Foundation, to explore how blockchain, stablecoins and digital wallets are transforming humanitarian payments.

Matt explains how Algorand and HesabPay are helping organizations deliver financial support in Afghanistan and Syria, where access to traditional banking infrastructure remains limited.

The conversation explores how direct digital payments can give recipients greater control, make the movement of aid...

In this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast we sits down with Andrew McCormick, Head of Institutional and Market Development at Chainlink Labs.

Before joining Chainlink Labs, Andrew led eToro’s US business and held senior legal and regulatory roles at Morgan Stanley. Today, he works with global financial institutions exploring blockchain infrastructure, tokenization, interoperability and programmable financial markets.

Andrew explains why institutional conversations have shifted from “Should we use blockchain?” to “What can we build securely and at scale?”

They explore how Chainlink could become the invisible infrastructure connecting blockchains, financial institutions, real-world data and t...

In this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast, Rupert Pickering sits down with Vincent Gramoli, Founder and CTO of Redbelly Network, to explore how blockchain could move beyond speculation and become trusted infrastructure for real-world finance.

Vincent is a Professor at the University of Sydney and has spent years researching distributed systems, blockchain scalability and Byzantine fault tolerance. He explains how that academic research became Redbelly Network: a Layer 1 designed around deterministic consensus, no forks, quasi-instant finality and compliant real-world asset tokenization.

The conversation covers why a transaction appearing on a blockchain may not always mean...

Who will control the future of AI: Big Tech or the users themselves?

In this episode, we sit down with George Zeng, Chief Product Officer at NEAR Protocol, to explore user-owned AI, private inference, autonomous agents and the growing intersection between artificial intelligence and crypto.

George explains why today’s AI boom resembles the early internet, how NEAR intends to compete with centralized AI platforms, and why agents capable of handling money need secure blockchain infrastructure.

We also discuss the real utility of the NEAR token, crypto’s failure to solve problems for ever...

Crypto has spent years launching tokens, chasing narratives and promising disruption.

Now the industry is entering its “show me” phase.

In this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast, we sit down with John Nahas, Chief Business Officer at Ava Labs, to discuss Avalanche, institutional adoption, tokenization and what crypto must do to become a sustainable industry.

John explains why blockchains should help businesses either generate revenue or reduce costs—and why launching a token to fund operations does not automatically make a project a real business.

We also explore Avalanche’s network of purpo...

Could AI pay for your GPU—and turn idle hardware into a new source of income?

In this episode, we sit down with Greg Osuri, founder of Akash Network and CEO of Overclock Labs, to explore the rapidly growing demand for AI compute and why the current cloud infrastructure may not be able to keep up.

Greg explains how Amazon, Google and Microsoft have become the kingmakers of the AI economy, controlling access to the GPUs and infrastructure that companies need to compete.

We discuss the rise of “techno-feudalism,” why AI agents could create...

In this episode of AllInCrypto, we sit down with NFA Research Group for one of the strangest and most fascinating conversations we’ve ever had.

NFA takes us deep into the XRP 589 rabbit hole, exploring hidden patterns, riddles, numerology, Ripple, David Schwartz, Rosie Rios, Satoshi Nakamoto, America250, Bitcoin, ETF history, ancient symbolism, religion, and why he believes 589 may be much bigger than just XRP.

Is it all coincidence, community mythology, or a breadcrumb hidden in plain sight?

This is not financial advice. This conversation is for entertainment, research and discussion purposes only.

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In this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast, Rupert is joined by Rob Allen, Head of Hedera Enterprise Adoption at Hashgraph, for a deep conversation on why Hedera may be entering one of its most important phases yet.

We discuss Hedera’s role in institutional tokenization, real-world assets, stablecoins, CBDCs, AI, enterprise adoption and the growing need for trusted infrastructure in the digital economy.

Rob breaks down CLIPR, Hedera’s “bridgeless bridge” approach, and explains why it could be a major step forward for interoperability and security across blockchain networks.

We also cover Project Acacia...

Alex Felix, Co-Founder, Managing Partner and CIO of CoinFund, returns to the All In Crypto Podcast to discuss where crypto is really heading next.

In this conversation, we explore why crypto is moving from speculation into real commercial adoption, why Alex believes a “great token reset” is coming, and why not every crypto project actually needs a token. We also discuss the future of on-chain finance, stablecoins, tokenized real-world assets, private blockchains, AI, DePIN, NEAR, DFINITY, Ondo, institutional adoption, and why 2028 could become a major inflection point for crypto rails.

If crypto is no l...

Francis Hunt, also known as The Market Sniper and The Crypto Sniper, returns to AllInCrypto for a deep macro and technical breakdown of where Bitcoin, crypto, the dollar, AI stocks, MicroStrategy and global markets could be heading next.

In this episode, Francis explains why crypto investors can no longer ignore the dollar, CPI, interest rates, private credit, AI overvaluation and wider financial system stress. He breaks down why Bitcoin may see a short-term rally, but also why a stronger dollar and a potential macro shock could put major pressure back on risk assets.

We also...

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...