The ETH Treasury Race Has Officially Begun | Sam Tabar, CEO of Bit Digital (2nd Largest)
The race for ETH supremacy among public companies is heating up—and BitDigital is charging hard. CEO Sam Tabar joins us to share why they’re going all-in on Ether, how they're copying Michael Saylor’s playbook (but for ETH), and what sets BitDigital apart from the rest of the pack
We talk staking strategies, ETH yields, competitive dynamics, and the explosive rise of ETH treasury companies. This is the next phase of institutional Ethereum adoption—don’t miss it.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:57 Why ETH?
10:49 Ethereum TAM
12:11 Bit Digital
14:18 ETH Treasury Competition
19:07 Is This a Bubble?
21:30 Risks Involved
24:15 Financial Engineering
28:31 ETH Staking Yields
32:15 Ditching Bitcoin Mining
38:02 How Big is This?
40:09 Why Bit Digital?
41:37 Closing & Disclaimers
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RESOURCES
Sam Tabar
https://x.com/samirtabar
Bit Digital
https://bit-digital.com/
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6 Levels of Wealth with Nick Maggiulli | Author of The Wealth Ladder
Everyone wants to climb the wealth ladder - but very few ask if they should. In this episode, Ryan sits down with Nick Maggiulli to explore the six stages of wealth, how your strategy should evolve at each level, and why reaching the top isn’t always the win it seems.
From early savings and side hustles to ownership leverage and lifestyle trade-offs, Nick guides us through practical, data-driven ways to build wealth, without losing sight of happiness along the way. If you’re somewhere between $10K and $10M, this episode is for you.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
6:34 The Wealth Ladder Model
16:55 The 0.01% Rule & Smart Restraint
21:02 Time’s Role in Wealth Building
24:02 Demographics, Inflation & Shifting Rungs
30:29 How to Climb (and Avoid Falling)
41:19 The Ownership Threshold
50:20 Knowing When to Stop Climbing
54:45 Wealth vs. Happiness
1:08:01 Crypto, Leverage & Final Advice
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RESOURCES
Nick Maggiulli
https://x.com/dollarsanddata
Nick’s Blog
https://ofdollarsanddata.com/
The Wealth Ladder Book
https://a.co/d/1okUAwh
Sohail Bloom’s Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6Rywzypi64
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How Coinwatch Is Exposing Market Maker Manipulation | Co-Founders Matt Jobbe & Brian Tubergen
Crypto's murky market making practices are finally getting sunlight.
We sit down with Coinwatch co-founders Matt Jobbe and Brian Tubergen to uncover how market makers have been quietly influencing token prices, the call-option structures enabling extraction, and how shady tactics have hurt retail.
Then, we explore how Coinwatch Track is bringing real-time transparency to the space using trusted execution environments (TEEs), giving projects verifiable insights into what market makers are really doing with their tokens—and why this might just restore trust and open the door for more liquid capital to enter crypto.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:30 Market Makers 101
7:25 Why the Bad Reputation?
14:25 TradFi Market Makers
16:34 Market Making Business Model
21:34 The Positive Case
23:22 Market Making Cabals
33:36 Matt & Brian Backgrounds
40:03 Coinwatch 101
46:33 Why Coinwatch?
51:31 The Bull Case
56:51 Call to Action
57:38 Closing & Disclaimers
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RESOURCES
Coinwatch
https://coinwatch.co/
Coinwatch on X
https://x.com/coinwatchdotco
Matt Jobbe Duval
https://x.com/mattjob1
Brian Tubergen
https://x.com/tubergen
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Can Worldcoin Fix The Internet's 99% Bot Problem? | Co-Founder Alex Blania
The bots are winning. AI-generated spam, fake profiles, and deepfakes are turning the internet into a digital hall of mirrors. But what if there were a way to prove you're human, without sacrificing privacy?
Worldcoin Co-Founder Alex Blania returns to Bankless to share a bold vision for addressing the online identity crisis. From 14 million users already “Orbed” to new integrations with dating apps and DeFi protocols, Worldcoin is evolving rapidly and facing significant questions. What happens when governments come knocking? And why does Alex think we’re heading toward internet-native citizenship?
Whether you're curious about AI-proof identity or sceptical of eyeball scanning orbs, this conversation cuts deep.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
1:15 The Bot Problem
9:28 Orb Scaling Limiters
15:40 Miniapps & Orb Use Cases
23:31 World ID Integration Plans
31:02 Incentives to Get Orbed
35:55 Civil Resistance & Sybil Attacks
40:14 Privacy Concerns: Will You Get Tracked?
46:26 Global Regulation
54:56 The Future: Internet Citizenship
58:42 Closing Thoughts
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RESOURCES
Alex Blania
https://x.com/alexblania
World App
https://worldcoin.org/world-app
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ROLLUP: ETH Breaks New Records While BTC Hits ANOTHER All Time High
We’re celebrating "Crypto Week" as declared by Trump amid the introduction of key regulatory bills.
But perhaps more importantly, Bitcoin's new all-time high, Ethereum's rising institutional interest, and Tom Lee's goal of acquiring 5% of ETH supply.
Highlights include Base's new "everything app," the trend of Bitcoin miners viewing ETH as a treasury asset, and updates on macroeconomic factors and the Roman Storm trial. This is the hottest news in crypto.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Trump’s Crypto Week
https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1945144093350207624
2:30 Bankless Summit
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3:50 MARKETS
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/bitcoin
https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1944663480755458526
https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1943664470032576876
https://x.com/glassnode/status/1943661049783431240
https://x.com/glassnode/status/1943661049783431240
https://x.com/ercwl/status/1944759201441477040
https://x.com/jacqmelinek/status/1943373069063786953
9:30 ETH
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1945180957033546069
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1945852323651022910
https://x.com/coinbaseduck/status/1945217164442489220
https://farside.co.uk/btc/
https://farside.co.uk/eth/
https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1945665209529675794
https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1945662874216788060
16:00 Macro, Inflation, Powell
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/15/cpi-inflation-report-june-2025.html
https://polymarket.com/event/us-recession-in-2025
https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1945122105051185367
https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1945507837817303243
https://x.com/BulwarkOnline/status/1945516462199673329
https://polymarket.com/event/will-trump-remove-jerome-powell
23:40 ETH Treasuries to $1B+ (BMNR, SBET, HYPE)
https://www.strategicethreserve.xyz/
https://x.com/maxxTFSA/status/1945828721321037966
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1945263091656057078
https://x.com/bitmnr/status/1944743816986051049
https://www.strategicethreserve.xyz/
https://x.com/JoshwaaaDixon/status/1945851138407792793
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/07/08/ether-treasury-firm-btcs-surges-100-on-100m-eth-buying-plan
https://x.com/HyperliquidNews/status/1944704235926434125
https://x.com/ThinkingUSD/status/1944719934128279669
https://x.com/matthuang/status/1944730866858799166
https://x.com/Crypto_McKenna/status/1944706319207845958
35:44 Coinbase’s Base App
https://x.com/baseapp/status/1945609622913757190
https://x.com/defiignas/status/1945793215665197468
https://x.com/base/status/1945624674656030985
https://x.com/brian_armstrong/status/1945676446204412244
https://join.base.app/
https://x.com/brian_armstrong/status/1943300747635925246
42:40 Crypto Week in Congress
https://x.com/BoHines/status/1943728972505714724
https://x.com/RepMaxineWaters/status/1945151846433140920
https://x.com/watcherguru/status/1945667844219277644
https://x.com/campbelljaustin/status/1945857868734816662
https://x.com/zGuz/status/1945682848054174091
47:00 PUMP ICO
https://x.com/pumpdotfun/status/1944043746292584849
https://x.com/0xSharples/status/1944111013973876989?1
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/pump-fun
https://x.com/hyperstitionHQ/status/1945425882245710186
https://blockworks.co/news/pump-fun-buybacks-axiom-competitor
https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/detail/29d8942bfcd0472890c00d30d6b2676c
https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/detail/29d8942bfcd0472890c00d30d6b2676c
50:05 Snoop Dogg NFTs
https://cointelegraph.com/news/snoop-dogg-nft-collection-telegram-ton-blockchain-sold-out
https://x.com/durov/status/1943077902817411292
51:20 Polymarket Cleared by DOJ
https://x.com/shayne_coplan/status/1945146324271218767
https://x.com/brian_armstrong/status/1945156692041457747
53:50 Roman Storm Trial Starts
https://www.theblock.co/post/362625/tornado-cash-roman-storm-trial-laundering
https://x.com/realDannyNelson/status/1944824924838793454
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/07/16/hack-victims-say-tornado-cash-offered-no-help-in-the-wake-of-exploits-day-2-of-roman-storm-trial
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