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Galaxy Brains
Welcome to Galaxy Brains, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy. Our weekly podcast provides insights and analysis on trends and events across the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Each week Alex will be joined by members of the research team to discuss the latest developments on all things crypto and blockchain technology.
Episodes
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Bringing TradFi Onchain with Harry Austin
Alex Thorn talks with Galaxy’s head of digital infrastructure Harry Austin about growing interest from traditional banks and brokerages to incorporate…
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Suits & Cypherpunks with Alex Thorn
Alex Thorn shares views on Bitcoin market cycles, adoption of crypto and blockchains by traditional capital markets players, the neverending push and pull…
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Bitcoin and AI with Jordi Visser
Alex Thorn talks with investor Jordi Visser about bitcoin, tokenization, artificial intelligence, and theses for the market over the next decade. Alex also…
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Bitcoin Consolidates While Rates Rise with Beimnet Abebe
Alex Thorn talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about Bitcoin price action, market cycles, Treasury rates, inflation, and AI stocks. Participants, along…
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Is the Clarity Act Dead? with Tyler Williams
Alex Thorn talks with Tyler Williams, former Head of Digital Assets at the U.S. Treasury department, about the outcome of the Clarity Act vote in the U.S…
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Onchain Finance Is Growing with Zack Pokorny
Alex Thorn talks with Zack Pokorny (Galaxy Research) about Robinhood Chain, tokenized stocks, layer 2 networks, social trading like FOMO, and much more. Alex…
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Crypto Market Cycles with Dan Matuszewski
Alex Thorn talks with Dan Matuszewski (CMS Holdings) about the state of the crypto market. Alex and Dan discuss whether bitcoin has bottomed, how Robinhood…
Galaxy BrainsBuilding Corporations Onchain with Gabriel Shapiro
Alex Thorn talks with Gabe Shapiro, CEO of MetaLeX Labs, about onchain corporations, tokenized stocks and companies, and the SEC’s new Regulation Crypto…
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Bitcoin Rips as Dollar Dips with Beimnet Abebe
Alex Thorn and Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about the Treasury’s expanded bond buyback program, whether yield curve control is happening, and what it means…
Galaxy BrainsThe Red Team Defending Bitcoin with Rob Hamilton
Alex Thorn talks with Rob Hamilton (Anchorwatch) about the Red Team utilizing AI to uncover and patch vulnerabilities around the Bitcoin ecosystem in the wake…
Galaxy BrainsThe State of CLARITY Act with Natalia Li
Alex Thorn talks with Natalia Li (Galaxy Head of U.S. Policy) about the state of the CLARITY Act. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about…
Galaxy BrainsDatacenter Expansion and Strategy with Simrit Dhinsa
Alex Thorn talks with Galaxy’s VP of Datacenter Capital Markets Simrit Dhinsa about Galaxy’s AI strategy, sponsorship of Texas Tech’s football stadium, how the…
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Can Bitcoin Survive AI & Quantum? with Nic Carter
Alex Thorn talks with Nic Carter (Castle Island) about artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and bitcoin development. Alex and Nic discuss rapidly…
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Compute Capital Markets with Lucas Tcheyan
Alex Thorn talks with Lucas Tcheyan (Galaxy Research) about compute, AI, and GPU financial markets. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about…
Galaxy BrainsThe State of Bitcoin with Alex Thorn
In a special episode, Alex Thorn gives his views on all the major topics in crypto markets today. Has Bitcoin bottomed? How will we know when it has? Is…
Galaxy BrainsPredicting the Future with Gil Wassermann
Alex Thorn talks with Gil Wassermann, Galaxy’s Head of Prediction Markets, about the institutional prediction markets use case, Galaxy’s new prediction markets…
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CZ on the Future of Crypto
Alex Thorn talks with CZ, founder of Binance, about where we sit in the four-year cycle and whether $60K is the new floor, why there are no dead bodies…
Galaxy BrainsAI Eats Wall Street Research with Anthony Pompliano
Alex Thorn talks with Anthony Pompliano (ProCap) about ProCap’s acquisition of Sylvia, an AI CFO, how AI-generated research could upend Wall Street, Bitcoin…
Galaxy BrainsBitcoin Bear Market vs. Blockchain Bull Market with Beimnet Abebe & James Seyffart
Alex talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about the state of the Bitcoin market, his expected length and depth of its drawdown, and what it takes for BTC…
Galaxy BrainsMIAMI TAPES: Yat Siu (Animoca Brands)
Alex Thorn talks with Yat Siu, founder of Animoca Brands, about the emerging agentic economy and why Yat believes it will be built on crypto. Keep in touch: ▸…
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Operation Chokepoint 2.0 and the Future of Banking with Scott Shay
Alex Thorn talks with Scott Shay, co-founder of Signature Bank and N3XT (a new Wyoming bank), about what happened in 2023, how the banking system actually…
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MIAMI TAPES: Blue Macellari (T-Rowe Price)
Alex Thorn talks with Blue Macellari, Head of Digital Asset Strategy at T. Rowe Price, about the $1.83 trillion asset manager’s efforts in crypto, including…
Galaxy BrainsAnchorage and the Charter Wars with Nathan McCauley
Alex Thorn talks with Nathan McCauley, CEO of Anchorage, about Anchorage winning crypto’s first national bank charter and how they spent years fighting the…
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MIAMI TAPES: Johann Kerbrat (Robinhood)
Alex Thorn talks with Robinhood’s General Manager of Crypto Johann Kerbrat on the sidelines of Consensus 2026. Johann and Alex talk about the growth of crypto…
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Bitcoin Debates Spam & Quantum with Matt Corallo
Alex Thorn talks with Matt Corallo, Bitcoin developer at Spiral, about debates over Bitcoin’s development path, node implementations, and pathways and…
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Crypto is Eating Finance with Arjun Sethi
Alex Thorn talks with Arjun Sethi, Co-CEO of Kraken, about the evolution of crypto exchanges, regulatory landscapes, and blockchain technology. Alex also talks…
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Bitcoin Descends on Las Vegas w/ Alex Thorn
Alex Thorn reports live from Bitcoin 2026 at the Venetian Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Alex walks the floor, explains the vibes, and appears on a panel…
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Building Bitcoin While Battling Cancer with Becca Rubenfeld
Alex Thorn talks with Anchorwatch co-founder and COO Becca Rubenfeld about building hyper secure Bitcoin wallets, the evolving custody landscape, and insurance…
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Is the Quantum Threat to Bitcoin Real? with Alex Pruden
Alex Thorn talks with Alex Pruden, co-founder and CEO of Project Eleven, about the risk that quantum computers pose to Bitcoin, blockchains, and digital…
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Open Blockchains Are The Future w/ Mert
Alex Thorn talks with Helius CEO Mert about Solana, Bitcoin & quantum, and permissioned blockchains. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about…
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Nakamoto’s Next Phase with David Bailey
Alex Thorn talks with Nakamoto CEO David Bailey about its acquisition of BTC Inc. and UTXO Management. The acquisition brings Bitcoin Magazine and The Bitcoin…
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The Great Convergence of Crypto & TradFi w/ Alex Thorn
Alex Thorn delivers a deep monologue about the state of institutional adoption of cryptos and blockchains. He discusses the tension between the banks’ and…
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Comparing Today to Bear Markets of the Past with Dan Matuszewski
Alex Thorn talks with Dan Matuszewski (CMS Holdings) about the state of the market, how it compares to prior Bitcoin bear markets, prediction markets, perps…
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Will Agent Swarms Price the Future on Prediction Markets? with Zack Pokorny
Alex Thorn talks with Zack Pokorny (Galaxy Research) about crypto lending markets, DAO and AI agents having issues with legal personhood, prediction markets…
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The Banks are Wrong on Stablecoin Yield with Omid Malekan
Alex Thorn talks to Omid Malekan, blockchain professor at Columbia Business School, about stablecoins and the CLARITY Act. Alex and Omid discuss the bank…
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Crypto Policy & The Future of Multicoin with Greg Xethalis
Alex Thorn talks with Multicoin Capital General Counsel Greg Xethalis about crypto legislation and policy, the CLARITY Act, the future of Multicoin Capital…
Galaxy BrainsState of the Bitcoin Bear Market with Beimnet Abebe
Alex Thorn, Head of Firmwide Research at Galaxy, speaks with Beimnet Abebe of Galaxy Trading, who previously warned that bitcoin was entering a bear phase…
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Bitcoin Mining vs. AI w/ Will Foxley
Alex Thorn talks with Will Foxley (Blockspace) about their conferences OP_NEXT and bitcoin development. Alex and Will also talk about crypto media and the…
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Zero Knowledge & Quantum w/ Eli Ben-Sasson
Alex Thorn talks with Starkware CEO & Co-Founder and Zcash Co-Founder Eli Ben-Sasson about blockchain scaling, zero-knowledge proofs, DeFi, and the potential…
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Crypto Market Structure Bill Hits Roadblocks with Alex Sternhell & Chris Maneval
Alex Thorn talks with Alex Sternhell (Sternhell Group) and Chris Maneval (PFS), two very connected Washington policy consultants, about the prospects for the…
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Assessing Bitcoin Market Conditions with Beimnet Abebe
Alex Thorn talks to Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets, macro and economic data, and bitcoin price predictions. Participants, along with Galaxy, hold…
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2026 is a Year for Building with Mike Novogratz
Alex Thorn talks to Galaxy CEO and Founder Mike Novogratz about 2026 predictions for bitcoin, crypto, and artificial intelligence. Mike offers his views on…
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Michael Saylor & The Ultimate Bitcoin Strategy
Alex Thorn talks to Strategy Chairman and Founder Michael Saylor at his home in Miami. Thorn and Saylor discuss Strategy’s evolution into a digital credit…
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Tokens, DeFi, and Lending with Zack Pokorny
Alex Thorn talks with Galaxy Research’s Zack Pokorny about evolutions in token design, the primacy and resiliency of DeFi in crypto credit markets, and the…
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Pubkey’s Place in Bitcoin Culture with Thomas Pacchia
Alex Thorn talks with Pubkey founder Thomas Pacchia about the opening of Pubkey DC, bitcoin culture, and the future of bitcoin. Alex also talks with Beimnet…
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Defending Free Speech on the Web with Preston Byrne
Alex Thorn talks with Preston Byrne (Arkham Intel, Byrne Storm) about the United Kingdom’s attempts to enforce the “Online Safety Act” on American companies…
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Navigating the Bitcoin Bear Market with Beimnet Abebe
Alex Thorn talks to Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about whether or not Bitcoin is in a bear market. Beimnet shares his downside price targets, provides…
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What Comes After Crypto with Anthony Pompliano
Alex Thorn talks with Anthony Pompliano — entrepreneur, investor, and founder of ProCap Financial and Silvia — about Bitcoin’s evolution since the FTX collapse…
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Animoca’s Bet on AI and Altcoins with Yat Siu
Alex talks with Yat Siu, chairman and co-founder of Animoca Brands, about Animoca’s plans to list in the U.S. market, its prolific venture investing, and Yat’s…
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Solving America’s Problems with Anthony Scaramucci
Alex Thorn talks with Anthony Scaramucci, Founder of SkyBridge Capital and the SALT Conference, about the structural challenges facing the U.S. economy and how…
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Is the Bitcoin Bull Market Over? with James Check
Alex Thorn talks with James Check (checkonchain.com) about the state of the bitcoin bull market, whether OG whales are net selling, and which way positive or…
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Cambrian Stablecoin Explosion is Coming with Luca Prosperi
Alex Thorn talks with m0 CEO and Co-Founder Luca Prosperi about lessons from last week’s flash crash, the GENIUS Act, corporate stablecoin chains, and winners…
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The Launch of GalaxyOne with Zac Prince
Alex Thorn talks with Zac Prince (Head of GalaxyOne) about Galaxy’s new offering GalaxyOne, a one-stop shop for high-yield cash and trading stocks and crypto…
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The College Kids Are Alright with Evan Solomon
In this episode of Galaxy Brains, Alex Thorn welcomes Evan Solomon, Chief of Staff at Portal Ventures and Co-Founder of College.xyz and MBC Conference, to…
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Ethereum as the World’s Settlement Layer? With Vivek Raman
In this episode of Galaxy Brains, Alex Thorn welcomes Vivek Raman, Co-Founder & CEO of Etherealize, to discuss whether Ethereum can become the world’s…
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Solana’s Big Treasury Company with Kyle Samani
In this episode of Galaxy Brains, Alex Thorn welcomes Kyle Samani, co-founder and managing partner of Multicoin Capital and newly appointed chairman of Forward…
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Bitcoin Treasury Strategies with Tim Kotzman & Ed Juline
In this episode of Galaxy Brains, Alex Thorn welcomes Tim Kotzman and Ed Juline of Bitcoin Treasuries Advisory to discuss the surge of Bitcoin treasury…
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Tokenizing GLXY with Robert Leshner
Alex Thorn talks with Superstate founder and CEO Robert Leshner about tokenizing Galaxy’s Class A Common Stock on Solana. Alex and Robert also discuss the…
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State of the Bitcoin Bull Market with James Check
Alex Thorn talks with James Check (CheckOnChain) about the state of the bitcoin market, what onchain data tells us about the latest market dip, and where we…
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Nothing Stops This Train with Lyn Alden
In this episode of Galaxy Brains, Alex Thorn welcomes Lyn Alden, Founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy, to discuss fiscal dominance, the Fed’s policy…