141 episodes

We highlight the people, products, and protocols shaping the future of crypto, DeFi, and web3. Your hosts, Matthew Howells-Barby and Austin Knight, will take you on a journey of decrypting the various concepts related to blockchain and web3 technology, explaining them in a language that everyone can understand.

The Decrypting Crypto Podcast Matthew Howells-Barby & Austin Knight

    • Business
    • 5.0 • 33 Ratings

We highlight the people, products, and protocols shaping the future of crypto, DeFi, and web3. Your hosts, Matthew Howells-Barby and Austin Knight, will take you on a journey of decrypting the various concepts related to blockchain and web3 technology, explaining them in a language that everyone can understand.

    On Chain Gaming's Struggle to Find Product Market Fit

    On Chain Gaming's Struggle to Find Product Market Fit

    In this week's episode, we discuss:

    1. Quick overview of the current macro situation.

    2. Crypto gaming's struggle to find PMF and what's next.

    3. Lessons learned from minting Runes.

    • 43 min
    Which Crypto Narratives We're Focused On, PLUS - Is Crypto A Major Political Issue Now?

    Which Crypto Narratives We're Focused On, PLUS - Is Crypto A Major Political Issue Now?

    In this week's episode, we discuss the upcoming narratives in the crypto space where we think there are the most opportunities over the coming months. Plus, we dig into the growing feeling that crypto is becoming a major theme in the upcoming US presidential election.

    • 41 min
    Why You're Not Bullish Enough

    Why You're Not Bullish Enough

    In this week's episode, we dig into the major catalysts that are coming to the crypto markets in the coming few months, and the reasons why you should be bullish. We dig into the implications of the spot Ether ETF plus the recent FIT21 legislation.

    • 23 min
    A Primer on Bitcoin Layer 2s, plus the US Goverment's MEV Case

    A Primer on Bitcoin Layer 2s, plus the US Goverment's MEV Case

    In this week's episode we dig into the exciting world of Bitcoin Layer 2s, explaining why they're important, how they work, and what to look out for. Alongside this, Austin digs into the recent case from the US Government against the Pepaire-Bueno brothers and their MEV exploit which earned them $25m.

    • 40 min
    EigenLayer's Stakedrop is Nearly Here... Here's What You Should Know

    EigenLayer's Stakedrop is Nearly Here... Here's What You Should Know

    In today's episode, we dig into the upcoming $EIGEN token launch, what we expect the value to come in at, plus some of the controversy surrounding it. Plus, we explain why. CZ's sentence confirms that we're living in a simulation.

    • 40 min
    An Introduction to Runes and What's Next Post-Bitcoin Halving

    An Introduction to Runes and What's Next Post-Bitcoin Halving

    Runes is a fungible token protocol built on Bitcoin. If you're familiar with Ordinals, more specifically Inscriptions - they're effectively NFTs on Bitcoin. Runes, on the other hand, are like ERC-20s (from Ethereum) on Bitcoin.

    In this episode, we do a deep dive into the protocol that's set to launch tomorrow on the Bitcoin halving (block 840,000).

    • 41 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
33 Ratings

33 Ratings

Trevor Oldham ,

Awesome!

One of my new fav podcasts!$

MyFriendJeff ,

Highly informative

Really enjoying this podcast. Matthew and Austin approach the topic from a place of technical and intellectual curiosity, not from investing greed, which makes it the only financially themed podcast I've ever beena able to tolerate. Thanks guys!

Erik from Wisconsin ,

The podcast crypto deserves

Refreshing to find a podcast that is focused on quality content instead of marketing themselves. Keep it up guys.

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