Moonwell’s Incredible DeFi Solutions for Bitcoin, XRP, & Altcoins with Luke Youngblood

Luke Youngblood, Founder of Moonwell, joined me to discuss how Moonwell is approaching DeFi differently through its partnership with Coinbase. Get to know Luke: Metaverse – Cypherpunk Favorite food – Steak Favorite musician/artist – Porter Robinson Favorite movie – SciFi & Fantasy Favorite book – Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson Hobby – Play saxophone and product music Topics: Moonwell's DeFi solutions Coinbase Wrapped assets - cbXRP, cbADA & more Building on Base Getting loans on Bitcoin and other crypto assets Future of payments with Stablecoins Mamo personal financial agent Future of Crypto Links: https://x.com/LukeYoungblood https://moonwell.fi/…

XRP & Solana Spot ETFs Are Coming Soon! Staking & Index ETFs with Matt Hougan

Matt Hougan, CIO at Bitwise Asset Management, joined me to discuss the latest with Crypto ETFs. Topics: Timeline for XRP & Solana ETF approval Staking in Ethereum ETFs Crypto Index ETFs Rex Osprey Solana Staking ETF Tokenized Stocks & 24/7 markets Mortgages backed by Crypto US Crypto Legislation outlook Links: https://x.com/Matt_Hougan https://bitwiseinvestments.com/ Watch the interview https://youtu.be/O7RUN5rzFvY Listen to the interview Timestamps 01:47 XRP & Solana Spot ETFs 02:49 Rex Osprey Solana Staking ETF 07:11 Staking in ETFs 09:32 In kind creations and redemptions 14:32 Index ETFs 17:44 Crypto Corporate Treasury companies 19:47 Tokenized Stocks…

Why VivoPower Chose XRP For Its Treasury Strategy!

Kevin Chin, Executive Chairman and CEO of VivoPower, and Adam Traidman, Chairman of the Board of Advisors for VivoPower and former CEO of SBI Ripple Asia, joined me to discuss VivoPower's XRP Treasury. Topics: VivoPower(VVPR) Overview Why XRP was chosen as a Treasury Asset Building a DeFi ecosystem with XRP and Flare Using BitGo for custody Future of Crypto Treasury Strategy Risks with market downsides Holding and using the RLUSD stablecoin Outlook on Crypto Links: https://x.com/KevinChinARO https://x.com/ATraidman https://vivopower.com/ Watch the interview https://youtu.be/gTGVjQT_3k4 Listen to the interview Timestamps 02:15 Kevin & Adam intro 07:29 Crypto…

SEC Drops Appeal in Ripple XRP Case – What happens with $125M Fine & Institutional Sales? with Fred Rispoli

Attorney Fred Rispoli, founder of HODL Law, joined me to discuss what happens next after the SEC dropped the appeal in the Ripple XRP case. Topics: Why the SEC dropped the appeal Will Ripple Cross Appeal? Will the $125 Million fee be thrown out or reduced? Ripple & SEC deal for institutional sales moving forward With the appeal dropped will XRP ETFs be approved Links: https://x.com/freddyriz https://hodllaw.org/ Watch the interview https://youtu.be/qQlWYMG1LRk Listen to the interview Timestamps 02:16 SEC drops appeal 03:51 Ripple cross appeal 07:50 $125 million fine 09:58 Institutional sales 14:01 XRP Price…

Banks Will Use Blockchain Deposit Tokens Not Stablecoins?! With Greg Kidd

Greg Kidd, Cofounder of Hard Yaka & CEO of USBC, joined me to discuss his Bank's vision for the USBC stablecoin and expanding it to a Deposit Token. Topics: Acquisition of Vast Bank USBC Stablecoin Will Banks use Stablecoins or Deposit Tokens SAB121 Repeal and Banks entering into crypto Operation Chokepoint 2.0 Outlook for Crypto in 2025 Stablecoin & Crypto Regulation Links: https://x.com/gregkidd https://www.hardyaka.com/ Watch the interview https://youtu.be/jHV8mg7nkSc Listen to the interview Timestamps 02:04 Bank acquisition & USBC stablecoin 03:07 USBC deposit token 04:24 Deposit Tokens & stablecoins coexist? 07:57 SAB121 repeal Banks Crypto…

This is When the SEC Will Approve the XRP & Solana ETFs! with Matt Hougan

Matt Hougan, CIO at Bitwise, joined me to discuss the XRP, Solana, Dogecoin ETF approval timelines. Topics: Will the crypto market see a recovery soon? Are Tariffs bullish or bearish for crypto? CBOE 19b-4 XRP ETF filings Timeline for XRP and Solana ETF approvals Staking in Ethereum ETFs Bitwise Dogecoin ETF filing Meme Coins impact on market Links: https://x.com/Matt_Hougan https://bitwiseinvestments.com/ Watch the interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R69R4-JVDp0 Listen to the interview Timestamps 02:12 Crypto market recovery 04:44 Tariffs impact on Bitcoin 06:24 XRP ETF 07:47 XRP ETF approval timeline 09:35 XRP Futures 11:00 Dogecoin ETF 14:24 Future…