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When Shift Happens Podcast
I sit down every week with the most based people in crypto. My goal is to create a safe space to have the deepest and most real conversations with the biggest builders and investors in the industry, as well as to help educate the mainstream people, politicians, celebrities and big Web2 entrepreneurs coming into Web3. Hopefully this platform does its little part in onboarding as many people as possible into the incredible world of opportunities that Web 3 offers, while staying true to crypto’s…
Episodes
When Shift Happens PodcastE192: Tristan Thompson: Why This NBA Champion Is Betting on Crypto (and why you should too)
NBA champion Tristan Thompson breaks down the simple Bitcoin strategy he uses to build long-term wealth, and why he believes in Bitcoin going to $1 million. He…
When Shift Happens PodcastE191: Dan Tapiero: After 35 Years, I Figured Out The Secrets To Getting Rich In Crypto
Dan Tapiero, founder of $1.7 billion digital asset firm 10T Holdings, returns to reveal the boring secrets to getting rich in crypto that actually work, from…
When Shift Happens PodcastE190: Raoul Pal: How to Get Rich in Crypto Before AI Changes Everything
Raoul Pal believes we have roughly four years to build wealth before AI fundamentally changes how the economy works. THE SHIFT NEWSLETTER 💡Go beyond the mic -…
When Shift Happens PodcastE189: Binance Founder: This Is The Best Time In History To Get Rich In Crypto
Changpeng Zhao (CZ), founder of Binance, sits down with Kevin live on stage at Bitcoin Asia 2026 in Hong Kong and explains why right now is the best point in…
When Shift Happens PodcastE188: Crypto Trading Expert: Why No Amount of Crypto Is Enough (even millions)
Jordi Alexander, founder and CEO of crypto trading firm Selini Capital, explains why retirement is a 20th century dream and why no amount of money will ever be…
When Shift Happens PodcastE187: Binance Founder: Nobody Realizes How Big The Next 10 Years Of Crypto Will Be
Changpeng Zhao (CZ), founder of Binance, opens up on why he's always bullish on Twitter, how a single tweet lined up with Bitcoin's 20% pump right before…
When Shift Happens PodcastE186: Variational CEO: This Hidden Fee Is Quietly Draining Your Crypto Account
Lucas Schuermann is the founder and CEO of Variational, a peer-to-peer derivatives protocol built on Arbitrum. Former Genesis executive, former quant, and…
When Shift Happens PodcastE185: Ethena CEO: This $7B Crypto Company Just Launched An App That Pays You To Spend Money
Guy Young built Ethena from zero to billions in under two years. In this conversation, we talk about the one crypto product he believes can reach 100 million…
When Shift Happens PodcastE184: Trezor CTO: How Quantum Computers Could Empty Every Bitcoin Wallet
Trezor's CTO, Tomáš Sušánka, breaks down how AI is changing the scam landscape and why even security experts are getting fooled. From AI deepfake Microsoft…
When Shift Happens PodcastE183: Jupiter COO: Getting Rich In Crypto Has Nothing To Do With Luck
Jupiter COO, Kash Dhanda, breaks down the real playbook for building wealth in crypto without luck, memecoins, or moonshots. He explains why we're still in the…
When Shift Happens PodcastE182: Jordi Visser: Wall Street Is All In On AI, But He's Buying Bitcoin Instead
Jordi Visser, macro strategist at 22V Research and former Weiss Multi-Strategy CIO, breaks down why Bitcoin is his hedge against a coming age of AI-driven…
When Shift Happens PodcastE181 : Scott Melker: How To Get Rich In Crypto In 2026 (Without Getting Lucky)
Scott Melker, host of The Wolf of All Streets, explains why most people chasing quick wins in crypto never make it, and why his own strategy is deliberately…
When Shift Happens PodcastE180: Kast Founder: The Biggest Crypto Opportunity Of Our Lifetime Is Happening Right Now
Raags, founder of Kast, breaks down the massive crypto opportunity he bet his career on, why he scrapped Kast’s token for tokenized equity, and what really…
When Shift Happens PodcastE179: Helius CEO: These 3 Crypto Coins Are MASSIVELY Underpriced (2026 Cycle)
Mert Mumtaz, co-founder and CEO of Helius, breaks down why he sees Solana and Zcash as two of crypto's most undervalued bets heading into 2026, using his…
When Shift Happens PodcastE178: Tushar Jain, Multicoin CoFounder: The 3 Coins His Multi-Billion Dollar Fund Is Bullish On This Cycle
Tushar Jain, Managing Partner at Multicoin Capital, breaks down why he believes the crypto market has already bottomed and is entering a new turning point…
When Shift Happens PodcastIf You Want To Get Rich, Hold Bitcoin - Haseeb Qureshi, Dragonfly Managing Partner | E177
Haseeb Qureshi, Managing Partner at Dragonfly, breaks down the one rule that separates investors who actually get rich from those who don't: staying in the…
When Shift Happens PodcastE176: Eric Larchevêque: Why Bitcoin Is the Only Money You Actually Own
Eric Larchevêque, co-founder of Ledger, shares why everything you've been told about owning money is wrong - and how losing his savings to a corrupt bank…
When Shift Happens PodcastE175: Dan Tapiero: This Crypto Strategy is Boring, But It Will Make You Rich
Dan Tapiero is the Founder of 50T Funds, a growth-stage equity fund exclusively focused on the digital asset ecosystem, and one of the few Wall Street veterans…
When Shift Happens PodcastE174: Tarek Mansour, Kalshi CEO: Why Prediction Markets Are the Future of Investing
Tarek Mansour is the co-founder and CEO of Kalshi, the largest federally regulated prediction market exchange in the US - valued at $2 billion and backed by…
When Shift Happens PodcastE173: Raoul Pal: The AI Race Will Make Crypto Holders Rich
Raoul Pal, co-founder of Real Vision, returns to break down why the AI race is the biggest capital event in human history and why crypto holders are positioned…
When Shift Happens PodcastE172: Michael Saylor: How To Get Rich With Crypto (Without Working Hard)
Michael Saylor is the Founder and Chairman of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), the world's largest corporate holder of Bitcoin with roughly 818,000 BTC and…
When Shift Happens PodcastE171: Coinsilium CEO: How AI Agents Will Reshape Crypto (And Replace Millions Of Jobs)
Eddie Travia is the co-founder and CEO of Coinsilium Group, the first blockchain company to complete an IPO, and a pioneering crypto investor since 2013. In…
When Shift Happens PodcastE170: Ethereum Co-Founder: How Big Tech Will Use AI To Control You (And How Crypto Stops It)
Joseph Lubin, co-founder of Ethereum and CEO of Consensys, warns that big tech is racing to build centralized AI systems that could control humans and every…
When Shift Happens PodcastE169: Bitwise Founder: Why Every Major Bank Is Racing Into Crypto Right Now
Hunter Horsley, co-founder and CEO of Bitwise Asset Management, makes the case that this is the most bullish moment in crypto's entire history - with major…
When Shift Happens PodcastByBit Founder: I Survived the Biggest Crypto Hack and Still Had My Best Year | E168
Ben Zhou, co-founder and CEO of Bybit, reveals how he led the company back from the biggest crypto theft in history - filling the $1.5 billion hole in just 8…
When Shift Happens PodcastE167: Bitwise Advisor: Why Buying a House Is the Worst Investment You Can Make
Jeff Park is a macro strategist and Bitwise advisor who believes the financial system is broken beyond repair for young people - from unaffordable housing to…
When Shift Happens PodcastE166: Bitget CEO From Divorced Single Mom to Running a $20B/Day Crypto Exchange
Gracy Chen went from a divorced single mom to CEO of Bitget, a top 5 crypto exchange doing $20B in daily volume with 25 million users. THE SHIFT NEWSLETTER 💡Go…
When Shift Happens PodcastE165: Backpack CEO: How I Survived Crypto's Biggest Collapse, Then Built a $420B Exchange
Armani Ferrante is the Founder and CEO of Backpack, a regulated global crypto exchange with over $420 billion in trading volume and one of the leading builders…
When Shift Happens PodcastE164: GSR CEO: The New Era of Crypto Is About to Begin
Xin is the Group CEO of GSR Markets, one of crypto's oldest market-making firms - bootstrapped with $20K over twelve years ago and still independently funded…
When Shift Happens PodcastE163: Jupiter President: How Crypto Will Replace Your Bank (And Why Wall Street Knows It)
Xiao-Xiao is the President of Jupiter, the leading DeFi super app on Solana, and former digital assets lead at KKR, one of the world's top private equity…
When Shift Happens PodcastE162: CoinGecko CEO: The Truth About Getting Rich in Crypto (you won't like it)
Bobby Ong is the co-founder and CEO of CoinGecko, the crypto data platform he bootstrapped with $200 over 12 years - no VC money, no shortcuts. In this…
When Shift Happens PodcastE161: Sui Founder Explains Why Ethereum & Solana Will Be Left Behind
Evan Cheng co-founded SUI after leading Facebook's Libra project - then threw away everything they built because it wasn't good enough. THE SHIFT NEWSLETTER…
When Shift Happens PodcastE160: Paradex CEO: A Crypto Founder Exposes How Token Launches Really Work
Anand Gomes, CEO of Paradex, exposes how most crypto token launches really work, reveals the red flags that separate serious builders from teams that cash out…
When Shift Happens PodcastE159: Jeff Yan, Hyperliquid CEO: Why Crypto Must Fix Finance Before AI Takes Over
Jeff Yan, founder of Hyperliquid Labs, returns after one of crypto's most extraordinary moments - a $1 billion community airdrop that grew to $10 billion…
When Shift Happens PodcastE158: Avichal Garg, Electrical Capital CoFounder: Why Bitcoin Hitting $10 Million Is Less Crazy Than You Think
Avichal Garg is co-founder of Electric Capital, one of crypto's most respected early-stage funds, and an early backer of Solana, Kraken, Figma, and Bitwise…
When Shift Happens PodcastE157:Anthony Pompliano: This is what happens when you go all-in on Bitcoin (you get rich?)
Anthony Pompliano, founder and CEO of Professional Capital Management, reveals how he put 95% of his net worth into Bitcoin and why extreme concentration…
When Shift Happens PodcastE156: Matt Hougan, CIO of Bitwise: How To Get Rich in Crypto (without Gambling)
Matt Hougan, CIO at Bitwise, explains why Bitcoin could reach $6.5 million and why Solana has "the best setup I've ever seen" for a 10x to $1 trillion. THE…
When Shift Happens PodcastE155: SUI Network Founder: We Built What Ethereum and Solana Can't
Kostas Chalkias, co-founded Sui after leaving Facebook's Libra - and named his son Kryptos. While other blockchains compete on speed, Sui built what nobody…
When Shift Happens PodcastE154: Bitcoin Suisse CEO: How to Build Generational Wealth in the Next 5 Years
Andrej Majcen, CEO of Bitcoin Swiss, built a $6 billion crypto empire from $500 Bitcoin without VC funding. In this conversation, Andrej explains why we have a…
When Shift Happens PodcastE153: Kast Founder: Why Crypto Banking Will Be Bigger Than You Think
Raags, CEO of Kast, lost a $100M company and spent 8 years paying back debt. Now he's building what he believes will be a trillion-dollar stablecoin bank…
When Shift Happens PodcastE152: Raoul Pal: How to Make it in Crypto in 2026 (without getting lucky)
Raoul Pal shares his framework for making it in crypto in 2026 without getting lucky: hold the right assets and do absolutely nothing. THE SHIFT NEWSLETTER 💡Go…
When Shift Happens PodcastE151: Polygon Founder: How I Escaped Extreme Poverty and Built a $30 Billion Crypto Company
Sandeep Nailwal, founder of Polygon, went from living in a storage room where his grandfathers were servants to building a $30 billion blockchain company. THE…
When Shift Happens PodcastE150: Meow From Jupiter: How We're Bringing Crypto To 1 Billion People
Meow, founder of Jupiter, reveals how his team built crypto's largest DEX aggregator with over $2 trillion in volume and $300M annual revenue - and why their…
When Shift Happens PodcastE149: Trezor CEO: How 98% of Crypto Users Are Vulnerable to HACKS (you could be next)
Matej Zak, CEO of Trezor, reveals why 98% of crypto users are vulnerable to hacks - and what the $1.5 billion exchange hack proves about crypto security. From…
When Shift Happens PodcastE148: Coinbase Founder: How I Built The Largest Crypto Exchange to $100 Billion in 9 years
Brian Armstrong built Coinbase from when Bitcoin was $6 to a $100 billion public company - surviving government attacks, multiple 90% market crashes, and 13…
When Shift Happens PodcastE147: Paradex CEO: Why Crypto Exchanges Are Replacing Wall Street (it's already happening)
Anand Gomes, CEO of Paradex, reveals why decentralized exchanges are becoming the new Wall Street - combining banks, brokerages, and clearing houses into one…
When Shift Happens PodcastE146: Helius CEO: Why Your Crypto Balance Isn't Private (And Why That's Dangerous)
Mert Mumtaz, CEO and co-founder of Helius, reveals why he's betting everything on privacy, Solana infrastructure, and long-term conviction plays like Zcash and…
When Shift Happens PodcastE145: Story Protocol Founder: How Crypto Could Finally Unlock an $80 Trillion Asset Class
Seung Yoon Lee, CEO and co-founder of Story Protocol, is building crypto infrastructure to unlock the $80 trillion creative asset class. After selling his…
When Shift Happens PodcastE144: Meteora: The Team Behind Crypto's Biggest Launches Reveals Everything (Kanye, TRUMP, LIBRA)
Zen and Soju, co-leads of Meteora, reveal how their 20-person team built Solana's most advanced liquidity infrastructure - powering the Trump launch that…
When Shift Happens PodcastE143: USDT Founder: Bitcoin, Gold, Stablecoin, & Tether, the Most Profitable Company in the World
Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether and CTO of Bitfinex, reveals how he built one of the most profitable companies in history - generating approximately $100 million…
When Shift Happens PodcastE142: Arthur Hayes: Buy Bitcoin Before 2028 (if you want to get rich)
Arthur Hayes explains why Bitcoin is heading to $1M, his timeline for the 2028 peak and 2029 crash, why he keeps majority of his wealth in Bitcoin, and his…
When Shift Happens PodcastE141: Mark Moss: How to Get Rich With Bitcoin (without getting lucky)
Mark Moss, Bitcoin strategist and investor, reveals how to build wealth with Bitcoin without gambling or luck. After losing everything in 2008, he shares why…
When Shift Happens Podcast140: David Bailey: How We Convinced Donald Trump Bitcoin Is Good For America
David Bailey, CEO of Bitcoin Magazine and Kindly MD, reveals the inside story of the 4-month campaign that got Donald Trump to embrace Bitcoin as an "America…
When Shift Happens PodcastE139: Plasma Founder: The Truth About Raising $1 Billion in Crypto
Paul Faecks, Founder of Plasma, just pulled off one of the most explosive launches in crypto history - raising $1 billion in just 90 seconds without a single…
When Shift Happens PodcastE138: President of Solana: How Bitcoin and Solana Are the Future of Banking
Lily Liu, President of the Solana Foundation, explains why Bitcoin and Solana will replace traditional banking. She discusses how Bitcoin serves as digital…
When Shift Happens PodcastE137: Ava Labs CEO: Crypto's Next Boom Will Happen Within 5 Years!
Emin Gun Sirer is the CEO and Co-founder of Ava Labs, the company behind Avalanche - one of the world's largest blockchain networks with a peak valuation over…
When Shift Happens PodcastE136: Selini Capital Founder: How to Actually Build Wealth in a New Economy (Crypto > Stocks)
Jordi Alexander, founder of Selini Capital, is a crypto investor who's built significant wealth by understanding one key insight: traditional money and…
When Shift Happens PodcastE135: Chainlink CoFounder: Why Crypto Needs Wall Street to Go Mainstream
Sergey Nazarov, co-founder and CEO of Chainlink, explains why crypto has hit a growth wall and how traditional finance holds the key to its explosive future…
When Shift Happens PodcastE134: Bitwise CIO: It's Boring, But It Will Make You Rich in Crypto
Matt Hougan, CIO of Bitwise Asset Management ($10B AUM), reveals why his "boring" crypto strategy outperformed 96% of fund managers and delivered 12x returns…
When Shift Happens PodcastE133: SUI Network CoFounder: The Real Problem With Crypto Security
Sam Blackshear is the Co-founder and CTO of Mysten Labs, the company behind the Sui Network, and creator of the Move programming language that's…