The DeFi Decoded Podcast

New @defidecodedpod is out! I sat down with Carlos Pereira, crypto partner at @BITKRAFTVC. What started as a conversation about Web3 gaming became a much broader and deeper discussion about the battle for human attention and the gamification of everything. Prediction markets, betting apps, streamers, social media, games — increasingly, everything is becoming gamified Thank you @cegapereira for joining us!

A Canadian CBDC is a bad idea. We don’t need a state-run digital currency. We need rules that empower private sector innovators to build better alternatives. A more competitive financial sector will strengthen Canada’s sovereignty, expand consumer choice, and drive economic growth. The framework exists. Let's implement it. My latest for the @financialpost

Episode 235: Why Advisors Finally Care About Crypto with Matt Hougan of Bitwise @alextapscott @Matt_Hougan @Bitwise @CMCC_Global 0:00 Introduction 3:29 Advisor adoption: what Matt is seeing on the road 7:52 Platform access and why ETF availability matters 10:17 Bitcoin ETFs, dip buying, and mainstream investor behavior 12:36 Beyond Bitcoin: Ethereum, Solana, and the fundamentals gap 18:21 Inside Bitwise: products, ETFs, SMAs, staking, and vaults 21:45 Vaults and the future of onchain asset management 27:09 Regulation, CLARITY, and the stablecoin yield debate 34:45 Crypto equities vs crypto assets 38:03 What Matt is focused on next 39:07 Closing thoughts

Episode 235: Why Advisors Finally Care About Crypto with Matt Hougan of Bitwise @alextapscott @Matt_Hougan @Bitwise @CMCC_Global 0:00 Introduction 3:29 Advisor adoption: what Matt is seeing on the road 7:52 Platform access and why ETF availability matters 10:17 Bitcoin ETFs, dip buying, and mainstream investor behavior 12:36 Beyond Bitcoin: Ethereum, Solana, and the fundamentals gap 18:21 Inside Bitwise: products, ETFs, SMAs, staking, and vaults 21:45 Vaults and the future of onchain asset management 27:09 Regulation, CLARITY, and the stablecoin yield debate 34:45 Crypto equities vs crypto assets 38:03 What Matt is focused on next 39:07 Closing thoughts

Circle raises $222 million from BlackRock, Apollo and others in Arc token presale valued at $3 billion cnbc.com/2026/05/11/cir…

Episode 235: Why Advisors Finally Care About Crypto with Matt Hougan of Bitwise @alextapscott @Matt_Hougan @Bitwise @CMCC_Global 0:00 Introduction 3:29 Advisor adoption: what Matt is seeing on the road 7:52 Platform access and why ETF availability matters 10:17 Bitcoin ETFs, dip buying, and mainstream investor behavior 12:36 Beyond Bitcoin: Ethereum, Solana, and the fundamentals gap 18:21 Inside Bitwise: products, ETFs, SMAs, staking, and vaults 21:45 Vaults and the future of onchain asset management 27:09 Regulation, CLARITY, and the stablecoin yield debate 34:45 Crypto equities vs crypto assets 38:03 What Matt is focused on next 39:07 Closing thoughts

Episode 235: Why Advisors Finally Care About Crypto with Matt Hougan of Bitwise @alextapscott @Matt_Hougan @Bitwise @CMCC_Global 0:00 Introduction 3:29 Advisor adoption: what Matt is seeing on the road 7:52 Platform access and why ETF availability matters 10:17 Bitcoin ETFs, dip buying, and mainstream investor behavior 12:36 Beyond Bitcoin: Ethereum, Solana, and the fundamentals gap 18:21 Inside Bitwise: products, ETFs, SMAs, staking, and vaults 21:45 Vaults and the future of onchain asset management 27:09 Regulation, CLARITY, and the stablecoin yield debate 34:45 Crypto equities vs crypto assets 38:03 What Matt is focused on next 39:07 Closing thoughts

Episode 234: Getting Institutions Off Zero with Anthony Bassili of Coinbase Asset Management @alextapscott @SmartestBeta @CoinbaseAM @coinbase @CMCC_Global 0:00 Introduction 3:07 Anthony Bassili’s journey from BlackRock to Coinbase 6:20 What institutions actually want from crypto (and what they don’t) 10:05 Bitcoin as a macro asset and portfolio cornerstone 16:40 Beyond Bitcoin: indices, diversification, and crypto exposure 22:00 Tokenization as the next evolution of asset management 24:10 CUSHY: bringing real-world credit onchain 31:30 Stablecoins, yield, and global demand for dollar exposure 36:00 AI, tokenized funds, and the future of investing 39:05 Closing thoughts

.@Sen_Alsobrooks and I have worked on a bipartisan basis with all stakeholders to address the banking industry’s concerns about deposit flight. They have had a seat at the table and have been directly sharing their feedback and ideas for months to inform the final product. We have worked in good faith with all sides throughout this process to encourage compromise and to avoid letting the perfect become the enemy of the good.   The result is a substantially improved, consensus-based product. Our compromise prohibits stablecoin rewards from resembling interest on bank deposits, our core concern over deposit flight.   Our compromise also allows crypto companies to offer other forms of customer rewards. Most importantly, it helps put us on a bipartisan path to pass the CLARITY Act, providing the regulatory certainty needed to foster innovation. Some in the banking industry may not want either of these things to happen, and we respectfully agree to disagree.

Episode 231: Quantum FUD, CLARITY, and the Bank of the Future with Mike Belshe of BitGo @alextapscott @mikebelshe @BitGo @CMCC_Global 0:00 Introduction 1:23 Guest intro: Mike Belshe and BitGo 2:10 Quantum computing risk: what’s real vs hype 5:45 Timeline and urgency: why this is a long-term but growing concern 9:00 Institutional perspective: investor concerns and narratives 10:15 Broader Bitcoin risks: mining, AI, and network dynamics 12:25 Tokenization boom and expanding crypto use cases 14:10 BitGo’s evolution: custody to full market infrastructure 18:20 Market structure risks: custody, leverage, and exchange design 23:00 Why regulation (CLARITY) matters for capital markets stability 26:10 Retail vs institutional protections and custody gaps 30:05 Stablecoin yield debate and incentives 33:10 Crypto vs TradFi: convergence and competitive dynamics 35:30 Will CLARITY pass? politics and probabilities 38:35 Regulation vs innovation: who should decide 40:05 Closing thoughts and outlook

🚨NEW: Joint statement from @SenThomTillis and @Sen_Alsobrooks on the stablecoin yield compromise amid pushback from banking trades, signaling the deal is likely final. "…we respectfully agree to disagree."