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Welcome to the HodlFM Podcast! We break down the biggest news, market trends, and behind-the-scenes stories from Web3. Featuring interviews with founders, traders, marketers, and builders in crypto.

  1. Stablecoins Are Taking Over Finance? Regulation & Crypto Adoption with Konstantins Vasilenko | Ep 18

    9 Mar

    Stablecoins Are Taking Over Finance? Regulation & Crypto Adoption with Konstantins Vasilenko | Ep 18

    🎙️ New HODL FM Podcast is live! In this episode, Tanya sits down with Konstantins Vasilenko — co-founder of Paybis, a crypto on-ramp provider helping both retail users and businesses enter the digital asset economy. They discuss how institutions, fintech companies, and global businesses are integrating crypto, why stablecoins are becoming the backbone of payments, and what regulation like MiCA and the Clarity Act could mean for the future of crypto adoption. 🔗 Guest: Konstantins Vasilenko → https://www.linkedin.com/in/konstantinvasi... Paybis → https://paybis.com/ 🔗 HODL FM: News → https://hodlfm.com/ Twitter/X → https://x.com/Hodl_fm Instagram → https://instagram.com/hodl_fm Telegram → https://t.me/hodl_fm ⏱️ Timecodes: 00:48 — Konstantin’s background & entering crypto in 2014 01:24 — What Paybis does and how it started 04:01 — Retail vs institutional crypto adoption 05:00 — Why businesses are driving more crypto volume than retail 07:33 — Which companies are adopting stablecoins 08:10 — How stablecoins improve global payments 10:25 — MiCA regulation: good or bad for crypto? 13:10 — Why regulation brings institutional adoption 16:55 — USDT vs USDC dominance in the stablecoin market 17:34 — The Clarity Act and US crypto regulation 20:05 — Institutional demand vs retail participation 20:46 — Is altseason still coming? 22:30 — Why most crypto projects fail 24:30 — Do beginners still buy altcoins? 25:39 — Is retail interest in crypto growing? 27:03 — Why stablecoins may dominate payments in the future 🔗 Follow HODL FM for more crypto insights. 👍 Like, subscribe & share if you enjoyed the episode! 🎧 Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & more. News → https://hodlfm.com/ Follow us on Social Media: Twitter → https://x.com/Hodl_fm Telegram → https://t.me/hodl_fm Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/hodl_fm/

    29 min
  2. The Future of Prediction Markets & AI in Crypto with Malak Alba | Ep 17

    28 Feb

    The Future of Prediction Markets & AI in Crypto with Malak Alba | Ep 17

    🎙️New HODL FM Podcast is live! In this episode, Tanya sits down with Malak Alba — PR advisor, journalist, and co-host of ‪https://www.youtube.com/@searchingformanapodcast, to discuss everything from AI infrastructure and sovereign wealth funds to prediction markets, regulation, and the Clarity Act, to understand where crypto fits inside a rapidly shifting global financial system. Is Bitcoin stabilizing or weakening? Are we entering a new “Great Depression”? Why were stablecoins discussed more than crypto at Davos? And is the AI bubble really safe? 🔗 Guest: Malak Alba → https://www.linkedin.com/in/malak-albaw/ Searching for Mana Podcast → https://www.youtube.com/@searchingformanapodcast 🔗 HODL FM: News → https://hodlfm.com/ Twitter/X → https://x.com/Hodl_fm Instagram → https://instagram.com/hodl_fm Telegram → https://t.me/hodl_fm ⏱️ Timecodes: 01:25 — Institutions entered crypto… so why isn’t BTC booming? 02:24 — “Crypto is just a small piece of a bigger system” 02:56 — Are we entering a new Great Depression? 03:45 — What Davos 2026 actually focused on 06:52 — Why stablecoins mattered more than crypto 07:34 — Crypto becoming mainstream 08:15 — Are prediction markets truly unregulated? 09:24 — Anonymous betting & insider advantages 09:41 — $6B in prediction market contracts 12:02 — Institutions entering prediction markets 14:56 — The Clarity Act: bullish or restrictive? 18:59 — AI is linked to trading 19:05 — Can AI make us trade smarter? 22:13 — Will the AI bubble burst? 23:06 — 2026: Crypto cycle shift & what’s next 🔗 Follow HODL FM for more.  👍 Like, subscribe & share if you enjoyed the episode! 🎧 Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & more News → https://hodlfm.com/ Follow us on Social Media: Twitter → https://x.com/Hodl_fm Telegram → https://t.me/hodl_fm Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/hodl_fm/

    25 min

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Welcome to the HodlFM Podcast! We break down the biggest news, market trends, and behind-the-scenes stories from Web3. Featuring interviews with founders, traders, marketers, and builders in crypto.