Wall Street Surrenders To Crypto & AI, feat. David Pakman

The Starting Block · Aug 12, 2026 · 43m · transcript

Coinfund Managing Partner and Head of Venture Investments David Pakman joins Gareth Jenkinson on The Starting Block to discuss Wall Street's surrender to crypto and on-chain finance, the stablecoin yield threat to deposit banking, and the intersection of AI agents with blockchain infrastructure.

OUTLINE

00:09 - Welcome & Show Intro

01:26 - Clarity Act & Senate Push

02:04 - Banks vs. Stablecoins

02:43 - UK Tokenization Roadmap

03:28 - Progmat Moves to Avalanche

04:11 - Bitmine ETH Treasury & Strategy

05:48 - On-Chain Equities & HyperLiquid

07:36 - David Pakman Hot Seat

13:01 - Stablecoins vs…