My new book launches today, and I couldn't be more thrilled!
"Web3: Charting the Internet's Next Economic and Cultural Frontier" is available everywhere books are sold!
Amazon is a good place to start: https://t.co/q4SGtrTWFT
Why did I write this book?
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New @defidecodedpod is out!
I sit down with @kashdhanda of @JupiterExchange
Topics:
> Why the banking 'superapp' may be a 'super dApp'
> How $JUP makes DeFi easy
> Solving for interoperability
> The emerging stablecoin economy
> Views on CLARITY
and more!
Check it out 🔽
Episode 239: Why the Banking “Super App” May Actually be a “Super dApp” with Kash Dhanda of Jupiter
@alextapscott@kashdhanda@JupiterExchange@CMCC_Global
0:00 Introduction
2:53 Guest intro: Kash Dhanda and Jupiter
3:17 Jupiter’s origin as a Solana DEX aggregator
5:02 From swaps to the onchain finance super app
6:08 Why DIY DeFi is coming to an end
7:40 Jupiter as the “everything exchange”
8:40 Competing with Coinbase, Robinhood, and Hyperliquid
10:15 Tokenized equities and lending
12:35 TradFi vs DeFi: who adapts faster?
16:45 Tokenized stocks and real ownership onchain
18:55 Stablecoins as the gateway to onchain finance
20:55 Crypto’s arc: useful, usable, and used
22:30 Why regulation could be bullish for DeFi
26:00 Governance tokens, ownership, and value accrual
28:15 Cross-chain markets and JupNet
31:20 Why users may stop caring about blockchains
34:10 AI agents, DeFi, and the future of financial automation
38:10 Closing thoughts
Banking interests are trying to throw mud on the windshield and cloud the debate over CLARITY.
Lost in the D.C. wrangling is the American consumer—and what THEY actually want.
That’s the focus of my latest for @CoinDesk
Isn’t it past time we thought about the little guy? 👇
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short newsletter:
- @alextapscott on the stalling of the CLARITY Act and how it’s impacting American consumers
- Aisha Hunt writes that crypto will grow by upgrading Wall Street’s trusted products rather than replacing them
https://t.co/sIRZJJddI4
@ericrichy@shakepay@aiouy@roybrey Congrats Eric. You make every organization you join stronger in every way. Wherever you're heading next, I'm sure you'll do the same thing!
Yikes. Jamie Dimon calls Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong “full of shit.”
I listened twice and don’t recall hearing the word “customer” once.
Maybe that’s because banks pay 0.3% on savings accounts—and want to keep it that way.
Had such a blast moderating this panel.
Loved hearing from @chtmorris, @buchmanster and @mikecontango
Toronto really is stacked with amazing crypto and AI talent.
Thank to @Web3To for putting this on.
@CMCC_Global was proud to partner up on this event 🚀
Charting the Internet's Next Economic Frontier
@alextapscott , Charlie Morris @chtmorris , Ethan Buchman @buchmanster, and Mike Grantis @mikecontango explored how AI and digital assets are converging to reshape money, commerce, coordination, and the internet itself.
One of the most forward-looking discussions of the day.
The power of globally connected onchain capital markets: someone allocating stablecoins to Hastra in Indonesia is helping lower the mortgage rate of somebody in Virginia.
— @mcagney, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of @Figure
Yikes. Jamie Dimon calls Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong “full of shit.”
I listened twice and don’t recall hearing the word “customer” once.
Maybe that’s because banks pay 0.3% on savings accounts—and want to keep it that way.
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon: "We will fight the CLARITY Act. If we lose, we lose, and we'll live. But it will be fought."
"Nobody is going to bow down to Brian Armstrong or Coinbase... He is full of sh*t"
1:00 PM | CANADIAN LEADERSHIP IN THE WORLD
Can Canada become a global digital asset success story again?
⚡ @alextapscott Tapscott | Partner, CMCC Global
⚡ Liam Horne | Tempo
⚡ @EricDLombardi | Ontario Liberal Leadership Candidate
⚡ Didier Lavallée | CEO, Tetra Digital Group
New @defidecodedpod is out!
I speak with Mike Cagney (@mcagney) founder of @Figure
Most fintechs just add 'digital wallpaper' to financial services.
Figure is reinventing the industry from first principles, transforming how we move, store, and borrow money.
An amazing discussion!
Check it out 👇
Episode 238: Reimagining Financial Services from First Principles with Mike Cagney of Figure
@alextapscott@mcagney@Figure@provenancefdn@CMCC_Global
0:00 Introduction
2:35 Why Figure was built
5:45 Why blockchain was core from day one
6:40 Figure’s marketplace model and DeFi capital
10:55 Collateral, unsecured lending, and reputation-based credit
13:15 Tokens as containers for financial assets
15:50 What should and shouldn’t be tokenized
17:25 Onchain securitization and retail access
19:15 DeFi capital, Hastra, and global yield demand
23:25 CLARITY, regulation, and lowering loan rates
25:50 Adoption vs crypto asset prices
35:00 Tokenization: still very early
37:50 AI, DeFi, and financial services disruption
41:15 What’s next for Figure
42:18 Closing thoughts
MISSING: (LOCATED)
-Esther, 14, was located by police and is safe
-More information will be provided at the Command Post in Earl Bales Park at 3 pm
#GO1005716
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BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani introduces COGE — the Commission on Government Efficiency — in effort to cut wasteful spending and allocate NYC resident tax dollars more efficiently.