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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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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…
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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…
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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)…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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)…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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)…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Nic Carter on Proof of Reserves
This week, Alex sits down with Castle Island Ventures co-founder Nic Carter to discuss proof of reserves and how it could improve safety in the cryptocurrency…
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FTX, CPI, and Washington DC
On this week’s episode of Galaxy Brains, Alex talks markets with Beimnet Abebe, details the blow-up of FTX, and talks Washington politics and crypto policy…
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Zero-Knowledge and the Future of Blockchain Scaling
This week, Alex and Christine dive deep on the state of zero-knowledge rollups, and specifically the "zkEVM," which many believe will be the "holy grail" of…
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NFT Royalties and MEV-Boost Adoption
In this episode, we talk markets with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) and discuss several NFT-related topics with Sal Qadir (Galaxy Research) including the…
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Aptos and the Future of Blockspace
In this episode, we talk markets with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Digital Trading) and discuss several topics with Trey Aslanian and Walt Smith (Galaxy Digital…
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Tyler Williams on Crypto Reg and the Fed
In this episode, we are joined by Galaxy's Head of Public Policy Tyler Williams to discuss crypto regulation and the federal reserve. Christine reports on…
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Tim Grant and Crypto Around the World
In this episode, we talk markets with Beimnet Abebe from Galaxy Digital Trading and are joined by Tim Grant, Head of EMEA, to talk about crypto around the…
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Market Update, Bitcoin Payments, Blockchain Gaming
Galaxy Brains is a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn…
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Ben Edgington on Ethereum & Proof of Stake
Galaxy Brains is a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn…
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Michael Ashe on M&A in Crypto in a Bear Market
Galaxy Brains is a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn…
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Bitcoin Mining Outlook for the Second Half of 2022
Galaxy Brains is a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn…
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Jackson Hole, Arbitrum Nitro, Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Increase
Galaxy Brains is a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn…
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Stephane Gosselin on Flashbots and MEV
Galaxy Brains is a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, hosted by Alex Thorn…
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NFTs: Licenses, Ownerships, Copyrights, & More
On this week’s episode of Galaxy Brains, the Galaxy Research team is joined by Research Analyst Gabe Parker and Legal & Compliance Director Michael Marcantonio…
Galaxy BrainsTornado Cash, Stablecoins, & the Crypto Market
Welcome to Episode 22 of Galaxy Brains! This week, Alex and Christine are joined by Beimnet Abebe and Trey Aslanian from the Galaxy Digital Trading team…
Galaxy BrainsAlex Gladstein on Bitcoin Activism
Welcome to Episode 21 of Galaxy Brains! This week, Alex and Christine are joined by Alex Gladstein, the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation…
Galaxy BrainsFed rates, Central African Republic’s first digital coin, and AntPool’s $10M investment
Welcome to episode 20 of Galaxy Brains! This week Alex is joined by VP of Principal Trading, Beimnet Abebe, to talk about the Fed’s recent rate hike, Central…
Galaxy BrainsNic Carter on The Future of Blockchains
Welcome to episode 19 of Galaxy Brains! This week Alex is joined by Nic Carter from Castle Island Ventures, and Galaxy Research Associate, Christine Kim, and…
Galaxy BrainsCPI Numbers, Stratum V2, MakerDAO SocGen Governance Vote
Welcome to episode 18 of Galaxy Brains! This week Alex is joined by Research Associate, Christine Kim, VP of Principal Trading, Beimnet Abebe, and Rachel…
Galaxy BrainsRound Table; Sepolia Merge Upgrade, Antminer S19, $540M Social Engineering Attack, and More
Welcome to episode 17 of Galaxy Brains! This week Alex is joined by Christine Kim, Sal Qadir, Beimnet Abebe, and former Galaxy Researcher Karim Helmy. This…
Galaxy BrainsMakerDAO, BofA's Report, and the Gray Glacier Delay on Ethereum
Welcome to episode 16 of Galaxy Brains! This week Alex is joined by Christine Kim, Beimnet Abebe, and Summer Research Intern Lucas Tcheyan. The team discusses…
Galaxy BrainsThe State of Crypto in Europe, and DeFi Markets Behavior
Welcome to episode 15 of Galaxy Brains! This week Alex is joined by Christine Kim, Sal Qadir, Beimnet Abebe, and special guest, Tim Grant, Galaxy’s Head of…
Galaxy BrainsBEAR MARKET UPDATE
Welcome to episode 14 of Galaxy Brains! This week Alex is joined by Christine Kim, Beimnet Abebe, and special guest, Rob Bogucki, Co-Head of Galaxy Digital…
Galaxy BrainsLummis-Gillibrand bill, DeFi treasuries selling, and BAYC Discord Hack
Welcome to episode 13 of Galaxy Brains! This week, Alex is joined by Christine Kim, Charles Yu, Sal Qadir, Beimnet Abebe, and special guest from Galaxy Digital…
Galaxy BrainsPolicy Developments in Washington, New Report on Solana, and Optimism’s Airdrop
Welcome to episode 12 of Galaxy Brains! This week, Alex is joined by Christine Kim, Charles Yu, Sal Qadir, Beimnet Abebe, and special guest from Galaxy Digital…
Galaxy BrainsSeth Green's stolen Board Ape, NFT IP, 7 block reorg on Ethereum, and Optimism removes 17,000 addresses
Welcome to episode 11 of Galaxy Brains, a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem…
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Bitcoin Mining, Coinbase Cloud & Figment staking services, and Polygon Nightfall Mainnet
Welcome to episode 10 of Galaxy Brains, a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem…
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UST Incident, Instagram NFT Debut, and Lido the ETH Liquid Staking Solution
Welcome to episode 9 of Galaxy Brains, a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem…
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Board Ape Yacht Club, Outage on The Solana Network, And Our Latest Research
Welcome to episode 8 of Galaxy Brains, a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem…
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Mining, Fidelity's New 401K BTC Exposure Offering, Optimism Token & More
Welcome to episode 7 of Galaxy Brains, a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem…
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Market Overview, New Coinbase NFT Platform, DYDX Upgrades, And Miami Us Conference of Mayors
Welcome to episode 6 of Galaxy Brains, a weekly podcast providing insights and analysis on trends and events taking place across the cryptocurrency ecosystem…