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  1. 1 day ago ·  Video

    How a Top 100 Hyperliquid Trader Finds the Next Big Trade

    How does a top 100 Hyperliquid trader find opportunities without blowing up? David Hoffman sits down with KoolKrypto to unpack his risk-first approach to perps, how he spots mispriced DeFi tokens, and why buybacks change the investment case. They debate the upside of Hyperliquid versus Lighter, the bull and bear cases for Zcash, and why crypto options could become the next major growth market. Plus, how a changing macro environment could set up crypto's next inflection point. --- 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🔓NEAR | TRADE CONFIDENTIALLY, GET 20% BACK https://bankless.cc/near2026 🌍 RIPIO | LOCAL CURRENCIES, ONCHAIN https://bankless.cc/ripio 🛡️VIZOR | THE WALLET ZCASH DEVS USE https://bankless.cc/vizor 🎯THE DEFI REPORT | ONCHAIN INSIGHTS https://thedefireport.io/bankless --- TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Trading Without Blowing Up 05:25 KoolKrypto and the Revenue Meta 10:53 The Bull and Bear Cases for Zcash 24:16 Options vs. Perps 30:08 Valuing Crypto Exchange Tokens 37:09 Hyperliquid vs. Lighter 47:17 The Crypto Options Wars 56:55 The Next Crypto Inflection Point --- RESOURCES KoolKrypto https://x.com/koolkrypto223 --- Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures

    How a Top 100 Hyperliquid Trader Finds the Next Big Trade

  2. 3 days ago ·  Video

    Tokenizing Latin America: Six Currencies, One Financial System | Sebastian Serrano

    What if the next stablecoin boom isn't in dollars? Ripio co-founder and CEO Sebastian Serrano joins David Hoffman to unpack how Latin America is bringing six local currencies onchain, why self-custody wallet deposits are still so expensive, and how stablecoins could improve cross-border payments. --- 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY2 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🔓NEAR | TRADE CONFIDENTIALLY, GET 20% BACK https://bankless.cc/near2026 🌍 RIPIO | LOCAL CURRENCIES, ONCHAIN https://bankless.cc/ripio 🛡️VIZOR | THE WALLET ZCASH DEVS USE https://bankless.cc/vizor 🎯THE DEFI REPORT | ONCHAIN INSIGHTS https://thedefireport.io/bankless --- TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Crypto adoption in Latin America 5:38 Local currencies, FX and the carry trade 8:19 Inside Ripio: crypto infrastructure for LatAm 16:29 Fixing on-ramps with local stablecoins 28:26 Wrapped fiat: business model and cross-border payments 35:29 Distribution and which blockchains 42:14 Regulators, banks and market growth --- RESOURCES Sebastián Serrano https://x.com/sserrano44 --- Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures

    Tokenizing Latin America: Six Currencies, One Financial System | Sebastian Serrano

  3. 6 days ago ·  Video

    ROLLUP: Blue Wave, Black Swan | $6B Binance Heist | French Bank Robbed | ETH Goes Quantum-Proof

    A blue wave and a black swan. Democrats sweep Congress, markets whipsaw into a $2 trillion selloff, and Bitcoin holds its 50-week moving average through the biggest heist in history: $6 billion stolen from Binance. Ryan and David break down how North Korea pulled it off, how a French bank got robbed with crypto as the getaway car, Ethereum's December 2028 quantum-proof deadline from DevCon, and Coinbase insiders' new sell plans. --- 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🔓NEAR | TRADE CONFIDENTIALLY, GET 20% BACK https://bankless.cc/near2026 🌍 RIPIO | LOCAL CURRENCIES, ONCHAIN https://bankless.cc/ripio 🛡️VIZOR | THE WALLET ZCASH DEVS USE https://bankless.cc/vizor 🎯THE DEFI REPORT | ONCHAIN INSIGHTS https://thedefireport.io/bankless --- TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 1:57 Blue Wave: Democrats Sweep Congress https://x.com/DCinvestor/status/2117789052573544873 3:33 $2 Trillion Erased: AI Bubble Popping? https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2118362154558779411 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HWX6J1hXwAAXczz?format=jpg&name=medium 7:41 Bitcoin Holds the 50-Week: Early Bull Intact? 10:59 NEAR AI Red https://near.ai/blog/the-right-to-run 11:44 Will the Dems Come for Crypto? https://x.com/0xGrimes/status/2111584181562290268 https://x.com/caprioleio/status/2118125380741795929 https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/2118006193276805427 https://x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/2118041922011021418 https://x.com/hosseeb/status/2118080207664062720 https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/2118043617650491467 21:11 Binance Hack: The $6B Heist, 7 Days Later https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/cyber/alerts/2026/north-korea-responsible-for-6-billion-binance-attack https://x.com/zachxbt/status/2116030284261179538 https://www.binance.com/en/proof-of-reserves https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/11/03/binance-s-usd6-3-billion-hack-began-with-a-fake-job-interview-exchange-says https://x.com/binance/status/2117626126214504729 https://x.com/hosseeb/status/2117650872603955542 27:26 THORChain & the Laundering Fight https://x.com/FBICyberBranch/status/2116660730745299426 https://thedefiant.io/podcasts-and-videos/podcast/thorchain-refused-to-block-the-usd387m-bitget-hacker-here-s-why-or-chad-barraford 32:49 North Korea: Too Close to the Sun? https://www.theblock.co/news/regulation/2026-11-02-kim-jong-un-sister-rejects-fbi-claims-linking-north-korea-binance-hack-432344 35:45 Polygon's Hard Fork & the Validator Bribe https://forum.polygon.technology/t/pip-proposal-recovery-of-funds-held-in-blocked-addresses-following-the-polymarket-and-binance-incidents/22497 38:25 How to Rob a Bank: Crypto Was the Getaway Car https://x.com/gregory_raymond/status/2117864901108432999 https://x.com/Jrag0x/status/2117878442309906695 48:37 DevCon 8: Ethereum Post-Quantum by 2028 https://x.com/EFDevcon/status/2117497506007576631 https://x.com/ethereumfndn/status/2117717427920498698 51:17 The Ethereum Economic Zone https://www.kucoin.com/news/flash/ethereum-economic-zone-unveils-three-cross-chain-breakthroughs-at-devcon 52:57 L2Beat Becomes ETHBeat https://x.com/ethbeat_org/status/2117913893796225035 https://ethbeat.org/crops 54:08 Vitalik's Keynote Controversy https://x.com/ethereumfndn/status/2117500382977102044 https://x.com/gakonst/status/2117668817082155157 https://x.com/uttam_singhk/status/2117673754574651760 https://x.com/fede_intern/status/2117993844159438993 58:58 Coinbase Earnings & Armstrong's Sell Plan https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/10/30/coinbase-coin-q3-2026-earnings-call-transcript/ https://thedefiant.io/news/cefi/coinbase-ceo-armstrong-adopts-plan-to-sell-up-to-1-31-billion-in-shares 1:02:53 STRC Back at $100 https://x.com/Strategy/status/2118036238741688626 --- Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures

    ROLLUP: Blue Wave, Black Swan | $6B Binance Heist | French Bank Robbed | ETH Goes Quantum-Proof

  4. 3 Nov ·  Video

    The Race for Private Ethereum | Zac Williamson

    Can Ethereum become private without giving anyone a master key? Aztec co-founder Zac Williamson joins David Hoffman to discuss the race to build private smart contracts, why transparent blockchains struggle with tokenized finance, and how ZK Passport could bring identity checks onchain without exposing personal data. --- 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🛡️VIZOR | THE WALLET ZCASH DEVS USE https://bankless.cc/vizor 🔓NEAR | TRADE CONFIDENTIALLY, GET 20% BACK https://bankless.cc/near2026 🌍 RIPIO | LOCAL CURRENCIES, ONCHAIN https://bankless.cc/ripio 🎯THE DEFI REPORT | ONCHAIN INSIGHTS https://thedefireport.io/bankless --- TIMESTAMPS 0:00 The Race for Private Ethereum 07:21 Why Crypto Still Isn't Private 15:01 ZK Passport and Private Identity 21:29 AI-Powered Attacks and Trustless Infrastructure 29:44 Private DeFi and Institutional Adoption 35:42 Aztec Tokenomics, MEV, and Transaction Costs 40:52 Aztec Tierra and the 2027 Roadmap 43:43 Getting Started With Aztec --- RESOURCES Zac Williamson https://x.com/Zac_Aztec Aztec Network https://aztec.network ZK.money https://zk.money --- Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures

    The Race for Private Ethereum | Zac Williamson

  5. 2 Nov ·  Video

    The Complete Zcash Roadmap | Sean Bowe and Dev Ojha

    What would it take for private money to work at global scale? Zcash co-founder Sean Bowe and ZK researcher Dev join David Hoffman to unpack the next chapter of Zcash, from Tachyon's ambitious scaling roadmap to the challenge of building private wallets that actually work. --- 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🔓NEAR | TRADE CONFIDENTIALLY, GET 20% BACK https://bankless.cc/near2026 🌍 RIPIO | LOCAL CURRENCIES, ONCHAIN https://bankless.cc/ripio 🛡️VIZOR | THE WALLET ZCASH DEVS USE https://bankless.cc/vizor 🎯THE DEFI REPORT | ONCHAIN INSIGHTS https://thedefireport.io/bankless --- TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Why Zcash Matters Now 07:53 AI Makes Privacy Urgent 11:20 The Zcash Development Roadmap 17:33 Privacy Without Compromises 25:26 Scaling Zcash With Tachyon 39:42 Private Wallets and Proof of Work 41:06 Zcash's Quantum Defense Roadmap 1:00:53 AI Threats and Formal Verification 1:12:53 Security Through Multiple Assumptions 1:19:37 Why Payments Come First 1:25:54 Funding Proof-of-Work Security 1:29:34 Governance and Coinholder Voting 1:34:53 ZEC Price and Protocol Threats --- RESOURCES Sean Bowe https://x.com/ebfull Dev Ojha https://x.com/zkDragon --- Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures

    The Complete Zcash Roadmap | Sean Bowe and Dev Ojha

  6. 1 Nov ·  Video

    $VVV Community Call | October

    Venice’s Head of Strategy, Jon joins David for the October $VVV community call to unpack Venice crossing 5M users and 1T daily tokens, $1M+ in monthly $VVV burns, the DeepSeek-powered growth surge, accelerating AI video demand, the new $VVV ETP, private AI in an era of rising data breaches, and what comes next. --- 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:21 September AI Update 2:12 Token Growth Surge 8:36 Emissions and Diem Supply 16:10 Burn Mechanics Explained 23:40 OpenAI Privacy Controversy 32:00 Data Retention Warnings 35:52 Anthropic's Retention Shift 39:24 Privacy Boosts Venice 43:03 Minds and Model Combinations 52:48 Staking and Burn Questions 55:47 Data Center and Near 59:37 Lumara Film Festival --- Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures

    $VVV Community Call | October

  7. 30 Oct ·  Video

    Inside the $6 Billion Binance Hack | Ari Redbord

    Binance was hit by a $6 billion hack. What happens when the stolen crypto starts moving? TRM Labs' Ari Redbord joins David Hoffman to unpack the frantic first hours of the response, how stablecoin issuers froze billions, and the clues pointing investigators toward North Korea. --- 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🔓NEAR | TRADE CONFIDENTIALLY, GET 20% BACK https://bankless.cc/near2026 🌍 RIPIO | LOCAL CURRENCIES, ONCHAIN https://bankless.cc/ripio 🛡️VIZOR | THE WALLET ZCASH DEVS USE https://bankless.cc/vizor --- TIMESTAMPS 00:00 The $6B Binance Hack 01:38 Inside TRM's War Room 03:29 Freezing Billions and Tracking Funds 08:51 Law Enforcement and Attack Clues 13:50 Why North Korea Is Different 21:26 The Regulatory Fallout for Crypto 24:53 AI and the Next Cyber Threat 27:43 Securing Crypto After the Attack --- RESOURCES Ari Redbord https://x.com/ARedbord TRM Labs https://www.trmlabs.com/ --- Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures

    Inside the $6 Billion Binance Hack | Ari Redbord

  8. 30 Oct ·  Video

    ROLLUP: Bitcoin to $57K? | Wall Street Bets on Hyperliquid | The Tokenization War | Zcash Drama

    Bitcoin to $57K or a new bull market? Ryan and David unpack the wildly conflicting price predictions, Hyperliquid’s Wall Street breakthrough, the fight over tokenized stocks, Robinhood Chain’s revenue collapse, and Zcash’s governance controversy. --- 📣NEAR HACKATHON | $250,000 PRIZE POOL https://bankless.cc/near-hackathon --- BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🔓NEAR | TRADE CONFIDENTIALLY, GET 20% BACK https://bankless.cc/near2026 🛡️VIZOR | THE WALLET ZCASH DEVS USE  https://bankless.cc/vizor 🌎RIPIO | LOCAL CURRENCIES, ONCHAIN https://bankless.cc/ripio 🎯THE DEFI REPORT | ONCHAIN INSIGHTS https://thedefireport.io/bankless --- TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 0:00 Intro 0:12 Bitcoin's $57K Warning & Macro Fears https://x.com/Jason/status/2114956980674605075 https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2115504620219007201 https://polymarket.com/event/fed-decision-in-december 10:17 Bitcoin Price Predictions: $200K to $1.6M https://x.com/willywoo/status/2114852726337347670 https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/2114730275242426648 https://x.com/Bitwise/status/2115494114980458741 https://x.com/coinbureau/status/2114690544588996809 https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/2115791352579391896 24:30 Hyperliquid's Wall Street Breakthrough https://x.com/tradexyz/status/2115755854125478285 https://x.com/standuquesne/status/2115777839622689036 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2115823011399938182 https://x.com/NYSE/status/2115802359959790069 31:43 The War Over Tokenized Stocks https://www.theblock.co/news/business/2026-10-05-okx-ice-joint-venture-tokenized-stock-trading-417613 https://x.com/mikemaccana/status/2114427237521117472 https://x.com/toly/status/2115483790109974844 https://x.com/haydenzadams/status/2115648239525585168 44:45 Robinhood Chain's Revenue Collapse https://x.com/ceterispar1bus/status/2115402880253300753 https://x.com/AltcoinDaily/status/2115205102533509141 https://x.com/econoar/status/2114838303266705789 52:58 Zcash's $125M Dev Fund Controversy https://x.com/Bankless/status/2115433097822949732 https://x.com/ebfull/status/2114911107718742451 59:16 Venice's $1M Token Burn & Buyback Debate https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/2115565172047675604 https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/2115132856934535434 https://x.com/tulipking/status/2115270309309829334 https://x.com/fejau_inc/status/2008302312402686110 1:04:30 Ethena's 12% Yield & Anthropic's $2T IPO https://x.com/ethena/status/2115413879840989651 https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2114710153417118191 https://x.com/socialcapital/status/2114740894914187557 --- Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures

    ROLLUP: Bitcoin to $57K? | Wall Street Bets on Hyperliquid | The Tokenization War | Zcash Drama
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