Galaxy Brains

Ram Ahluwalia (Lumida) on Crypto Self Regulation

Alex talks with Ram Ahluwalia (Lumida Wealth) about how a properly regulated crypto future could look in the US. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, June 15, 2023. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Tyler Williams (Galaxy) on Washington’s Crypto Week

Alex talks with Galaxy’s head of public policy Tyler Williams about this week’s House Financial Services Cmte. hearing, SEC suits against Binance and Coinbase, and the presidential election. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Ryan Selkis on American Crypto Policy

Alex talks with Ryan Selkis, CEO of Messari and Chairman of Digital Freedom Alliance about crypto regulation, policy, and future in the United States. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, June 8, 2023. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Nathaniel Whittemore (NLW) on Shifting Crypto Narratives

Alex talks with Nathaniel Whittemore (@NLW) about evolving narratives in crypto and global governance. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Bitcoin Miami w/ Drew Armstrong (Cathedra) and Thomas Pacchia (Pubkey)

Alex interviews Drew Armstrong (Cathedra Bitcoin) and Thomas Pacchia (Pubkey) on the Pubkey Bus at the Bitcoin 2023 conference in Miami Beach. He also talks macro with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading). Watch Alex speak on the main stage at Bitcoin 2023 about bitcoin credit & lending markets. https://youtu.be/5dgTrW8dH9s This episode was recorded on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Christine Kim (Galaxy) on Ethereum’s Finality Issue

Alex sits down with Galaxy Research’s Christine Kim to unpack a recent issue on Ethereum and to talk about shifts in the staking environment. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Steve Kurz (Galaxy) on Opportunities in Crypto

Alex sits down with Steve Kurz, Galaxy’s Head of Asset Management, to talk about GAM’s partnerships, opportunities in crypto, and Galaxy history. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets and macro. Check out the new report from Galaxy Research “Watch This Space,” an overview and exposition of trends to watch in the crypto ecosystem: https://www.galaxy.com/research/insights/wts/ Contribute to #CryptoMurph to benefit the Navy SEAL Foundation here: https://impact.navysealfoundation.org/campaign/support-crypto-murph-2023/c483326 This episode was recorded on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Dan Held on Bitcoin History & Culture

Alex sits down with Dan Held, longtime Bitcoin advocate, to discuss the history of bitcoin and bitcoin markets, and evolutions in bitcoin culture. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets and the Fed’s rate hike decision. This episode was recorded on Tuesday, April 13 and May 3, 2023. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Nick Hansen (Luxor) on Bitcoin Infrastructure

Alex talks with Nick Hansen (Luxor) about bitcoin, mining pools, ordinals, and culture. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets. This episode was recorded on Tuesday, April 13 and 26, 2023. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Christine Kim (Galaxy) on Ethereum Shanghai Upgrade

Alex talks with Christine Kim (Galaxy Research) about Ethereum’s Shanghai and Capella upgrades and random crypto news. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets. This episode was recorded on Tuesday, April 19, 2023. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Udi Wertheimer on Bitcoin & Taproot Wizards

Alex talks with Udi Wertheimer, longtime bitcoin advocate, and critic about Taproot Wizards, the bitcoin ordinal project that mined the largest block in bitcoin history. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets. This episode was recorded on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Tyler Williams (Galaxy) on Washington & Crypto

Alex talks to Galaxy’s head of public policy Tyler Williams about Washington politics and crypto policy. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, April 4, 2023. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Chris Tarbell (Former FBI) on Arresting Ross Ulbricht (Silk Road) and Privacy

Alex talks with former FBI Special Agent Chris Tarbell who investigated and arrested Ross Ulbricht and led the case that shut down the Silk Road dark web marketplace. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets. Check out Chris' podcast Hacker And The Fed. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Mike Novogratz (Galaxy) Reacts to the Fed & Thomas Pacchia (Pubkey) on Bitcoin

Alex talks with Mike Novogratz (Galaxy) about markets and Thomas Pacchia (Pubkey) about bitcoin culture, technology, and development. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, March 23, 2023. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Omid Malekan (Columbia) on Trust & Finance

Alex talks with Columbia Business School professor Omid Malekan about bank runs, trust in the traditional finance system, and how crypto alters the dynamics of trust in finance. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about turmoil in markets following the banking crisis. Link to free excerpt from Rearchitecting Trust, our guest’s excellent book on crypto & finance. https://docsend.com/view/xkpdij2xba3bzd7z This episode was recorded on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Christine Kim (Galaxy Research) on ETHDenver & Upcoming Ethereum Upgrades

Alex talks with Christine Kim (Galaxy Research) about her experience at ETHDenver, the major Ethereum conference that occurred last week, as well as the forthcoming Shanghai upgrade and dynamics around staking. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s appearances before Congress this week. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Rob Hamilton (AnchorWatch) on Inscriptions & Bitcoin Miniscript

Alex talks with Rob Hamilton (AnchorWatch), a pioneer in the usage of miniscript, a new Bitcoin programming language, and inscriptions, the new NFT phenomenon emerging on Bitcoin. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Alex Svanevik (Nansen) on Proof of Reserves

Alex speaks with Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik about on-chain data and how to interpret it. Alex also checks in with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Austin Campbell (ex-Paxos) on Stablecoins & Regulation

Alex talks with Austin Campbell, current adjunct professor at Columbia Business School and former head of portfolio management at Paxos about stablecoins and regulation. Alex also checks in with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Tim Grant on Crypto in the UK, Europe, and the Middle East

Alex talks with Tim Grant, Galaxy’s head of EMEA, about crypto adoption and regulatory developments in UK, Europe, and the Middle East. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Casey Rodarmor on Ordinals & Inscriptions (Bitcoin NFTs)

Alex talks with Casey Rodarmor, bitcoin dev, host of SF BitDevs, and creator of Ordinals, a new way to create NFTs on Bitcoin. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets in the wake of the Federal Reserves rate decision. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Ethereum Upgrade, North Korea, and Jamie Dimon

Alex sits down with Christine Kim (Galaxy Research) to discuss the latest in Ethereum’s development roadmap, MEV landscape, North Korean Hackers, and Jamie Dimon’s comments about crypto. Alex chats markets and macro with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading). This episode was recorded on Wednesday, January 24, 2023. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Optimistic Rollups, Solana, and Markets

Alex talks with Beimbet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets, Charles Yu (Galaxy Research) about optimistic rollup on Ethereum, and Sal Qadir (Galaxy Research) about Solana. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Jason Urban from the Option Pits to Galaxy

Alex talks with Jason Urban (Head of Trading, Galaxy) about his career in markets from the options pits in Chicago to learning about crypto and leading Galaxy Trading. Alex also checks in with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about current macro and crypto market conditions. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Crypto VC, Markets, and Macro

Alex talks with Beimnet Abebe and Trey Aslanian (Galaxy Trading) about markets and crypto's outlook in 2023. Alex also shares data on crypto VC in 2022 from his new report. Check out the Galaxy Crypto VC report here. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, January 4, 2023. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

2022 Year in Review

Alex talks with six return guests about Bitcoin, Ethereum, alt L1s, layer 2s, zero-knowledge, NFTs, stablecoins, policy, and more. We take stock of the past year in markets and technology and look ahead to 2023. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Erik Voorhees on Crypto & Freedom

Alex talks with Erik Voorhees, founder of Shapeshift and longtime bitcoiner, about decentralization, political philosophy, bitcoin development and culture, Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX, and much more. Sal Qadir (Galaxy Research) and Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) also join the show. Links referenced in the show: SBF's regulatory proposals: https://www.ftxpolicy.com/posts/possible-digital-asset-industry-standards Erik's response to SBF's regulatory proposals: https://www.moneyandstate.com/blog/response-to-sbf Galaxy Research's response to SBF's regulatory proposals: https://research.galaxy.com/webmail/994012/29795279/2deb1f4e38f0e6ba217c688e58ec25045b1312e1843c63c050c941ea0709f409 This episode was recorded on Wednesday, December 15, 2022. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Caitlin Long (Custodia) on Bitcoin and the Future of Banking

On this week’s episode, Alex talks with Caitlin Long about bitcoin, banking, property, credit contagion, and more. Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) joins to discuss markets, and Alex and Christine Kim (Galaxy Research) discuss data on Ethereum’s transition to PoS, another attempt by a DAO to purchase a rare copy of the US constitution, and a new lawsuit filed against asset manager Grayscale. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, December 7, 2022. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Dan Matuszewski (CMS) on FTX, Tether, and Crypto History

On this week’s episode, we talk with Dan Matuszewski of CMS Holdings (@cmsholdings) about FTX, Tether, crypto market history, and the future of the industry. Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) joins to offer market insights, and Alex and Christine Kim (Galaxy Research) discuss Fidelity Crypto, BlockFi, and other news from this week. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, November 30, 2022. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Lucas Nuzzi on Tracking FTX & Alameda On-Chain

This week Alex and Christine Kim (Galaxy Research) are joined by Lucas Nuzzi (CoinMetrics) to discuss his work identifying and tracking misappropriation of client funds from FTX to Alameda Research. Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Digital Trading) joins to discuss markets, and Alex and Christine discuss this week’s FTX bankruptcy hearing and ongoing fallout at Genesis and Digital Currency Group. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, November 23, 2022. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/