Alon, co-founder of Pump.Fun, joins us to discuss the meteoric rise of their token launchpad platform, the controversial yet impactful role of memecoins in crypto, and the vision behind their newest product, PumpSwap.
We dive deep into the cultural influence, sustainability mechanisms, and future possibilities for the memecoin launchpad ecosystem.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
7:09 Pump.Fun Inception
13:46 Post-Launch Pump.Fun
19:09 Pump.Fun’s Impact on Memecoins
23:25 Making Memecoins Less Extractive
28:32 Pump.Fun 4Chan Aesthetic
36:57 Pump.Fun Moderation
47:37 Pump.Fun’s Success
50:52 PumpSwap
59:12 Creator Revenue Sharing
1:02:09 Pump.Fun vs Radium
1:05:41 Pump.Fun’s Social Elements
1:08:19 Content, Attention & Markets
1:10:56 Future of Memecoins
1:13:11 Are Memecoins Evil?
1:17:44 Pump.Fun’s Mission
1:20:17 Why Pump.Fun x Bankless
1:22:06 Closing & Disclaimers
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Ethereum’s Next Big Upgrade: Pectra, Fusaka & Beyond | Tim Beiko
We’re joined by Tim Beiko, Ethereum Foundation coordinator, to break down Ethereum’s next major upgrades and the future of scaling.We explore the upcoming Petra hard fork, which introduces validator consolidation, increased blob space for rollups, and EIP-7702 for improved account abstraction. Tim also shares insights on Fusaka and Glacier Dam, Ethereum’s roadmap for scaling, and how Ethereum’s upgrade process is becoming more efficient.------📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium------BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFihttps://bankless.cc/Frax🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAINhttps://bankless.cc/unichain⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUMhttps://bankless.cc/Arbitrum🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORKhttps://bankless.cc/Mantle🌐CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPERhttps://bankless.cc/Celo🏦INFINEX | THE CRYPTO-EVERYTHING APPhttps://bankless.cc/Infinex-----✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨https://zora.co/coin/base:0x0d142a1a30adcbc06c3c2a537d2cd1a9b7901c35?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E------TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro5:43 Current State of EIPs & ETH Hard Forks8:01 Why Security Is So Important12:43 Naming Conventions of ETH Hard Forks13:55 Pectra Upgrade & Its Effects16:15 Maxeb Upgrade & Its Effects24:29 Hard Forks, Bandwidth & Scaling28:51 Other Updates Regarding Pectra31:40 EOAs & Smart Contract Wallets36:17 Smart Contract Wallets' Effect on Layer 243:15 Timeline of Fusaka & Glamsterdam48:09 Vitalik's Tweet on Fusaka51:15 Alcore Devs' Plans54:25 What's EOF59:18 Other Updates Regarding Fusaka1:00:41 Uncertainty Regarding Glamsterdam1:02:18 ETH's Slowness & Developers1:05:19 Misconceptions Around ETH1:07:32 Scaling the Layer 11:14:52 Summer of Protocols1:18:13 Closing & Disclaimers------RESOURCESTim Beikohttps://x.com/TimBeikoEthereum Roadmap & Hard Forkshttps://ethereum.org/en/roadmap/EIP-7702 (Account Abstraction)https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7702Ethereum Object Format (EOF)https://ethresear.ch/t/ethereum-object-format-eof/------Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:https://www.bankless.com/disclosures
This week, Anthony Sassano joins us to unpack Solana’s most controversial governance vote yet, Ethereum’s major leadership overhaul, and crypto markets wrestling with macro chaos despite promising policy shifts. Kraken makes waves with a massive $1.5B acquisition—but will it move the needle? We dive into all of this and so much more.Follow Anthony on X: https://x.com/sassal0x------📣 RONIN WALLET | YOUR WEB3 GAMING ECOSYSTEM https://bankless.cc/Ronin_Wallet------BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFihttps://bankless.cc/Frax🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAINhttps://bankless.cc/unichain⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUMhttps://bankless.cc/Arbitrum🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORKhttps://bankless.cc/Mantle🌐CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPERhttps://bankless.cc/Celo🏦INFINEX | THE CRYPTO-EVERYTHING APPhttps://bankless.cc/Infinex-----✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨https://zora.co/coin/base:0xab88c7d76226cf4251bae07e74aa0d8877b6136a------TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 0:00 Intro1:39 Anthony’s Crypto Vibe Check5:56 Marketshttps://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/19/fed-meeting-live-updates.html12:27 Ethena and Securitize launched a new chainhttps://x.com/ethena_labs/status/1901672646015856749https://x.com/coinbase/status/190203182891284499228:13 Robinhood launched their prediction market with Kalshihttps://x.com/Kalshi/status/1901634303768883377https://x.com/vladtenev/status/190170374603342691934:52 Solana proposal to cut inflation failed to passhttps://simd-votes.stakingfacilities.com/https://www.helius.dev/blog/simd-22847:07 SOL Futures on CME https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1901566174598398261https://x.com/solana/status/190127967862074999751:25 Eth/acc & Ethereum Leadership Change https://x.com/matthuang/status/1902562363532046674https://x.com/KyleSamani/status/1901769358273040806https://x.com/ethismoneyHQ/status/1901734022646317213https://x.com/adietrichs/status/1899607524581740576https://x.com/megapot_io/status/1902419979196338386 1:06:07 Kraken Acquires NinjaTrader $1.5Bhttps://www.reuters.com/technology/kraken-acquire-ninjatrader-15-billion-deal-2025-03-20/1:07:08 Closing & Disclaimers------Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:https://www.bankless.com/disclosures
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AI ROLLUP #16: Retail Vs Institutions, Who's Right? | New Frontier AI Model | Mind Blowing Image Generation
This week on the AI Rollup, we’re diving into hyper-realistic AI-generated podcast hosts, showcasing Hedera Studio’s cutting-edge character tech. Google drops Gemini 2.0 Flash, making AI image generation even more powerful with improved consistency and text integration. Meanwhile, China is pushing hard—Baidu’s latest model beats GPT-4.5 at half the cost, challenging OpenAI’s dominance. Plus, Sesame open-sources its voice model, and the crypto AI market sees brutal drawdowns. Despite the turbulence, teams like Virtuals and Bittensor keep building, while Pluralis raises $7.6M to decentralize AI model training. Where does AI Crypto go from here? Let’s find out.------📣 RONIN WALLET | YOUR WEB3 GAMING ECOSYSTEMhttps://bankless.cc/Ronin_Wallet------BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFihttps://bankless.cc/Frax🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAINhttps://bankless.cc/unichain⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUMhttps://bankless.cc/Arbitrum🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORKhttps://bankless.cc/Mantle🌐CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPERhttps://bankless.cc/Celo🏦INFINEX | THE CRYPTO-EVERYTHING APPhttps://bankless.cc/Infinex------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨https://zora.co/coin/base:0x9db2d5eb0c4af553fddda5da10777c1bcd82e3b6?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E------TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES00:00 Sentiment Check and Recap05:25 AI Podcast Hosts?https://x.com/hedra_labs/status/189769901063246646908:50 Google Gemini 2.0https://x.com/robertriachi/status/1899854394751070573https://x.com/goodside/status/1900349595718148455?s=46https://x.com/ilumine_ai/status/1900017235898622025https://x.com/halimalrasihi/status/1900667639086673962?s=46https://x.com/thatarrowsmith/status/1901203776746201556?s=4617:55 China's New Frontier Modelhttps://x.com/scobleizer/status/1901089727568281975?s=4627:21 AI Market Priceshttps://www.cookie.fun/https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum32:55 Market Manipulation?https://x.com/solgojo/status/1901002388007514381https://x.com/0thTachi/status/190209067511120738038:11 Pockets Of Outperformershttps://x.com/S4mmyEth/status/190234804647978631543:09 Virtuals Updatehttps://x.com/smyyguy/status/1899181446126076283?s=46https://x.com/ethermage/status/1899494870152282511https://x.com/virtuals_io/status/190018591814706401549:48 AIXBT Hackedhttps://x.com/S4mmyEth/status/190202191451775827752:44 New AI Trading Subnethttps://x.com/thebittensorhub/status/1899810734374047799?s=4658:54 Pluralis Announcementhttps://x.com/PluralisHQ/status/1902367132597252177------Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:https://www.bankless.com/disclosures
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How Native Rollups Scale Ethereum | Uma Roy & Justin Drake
Native Rollups are the next big step toward scaling Ethereum securely. In this episode,Uma Roy (CEO of Succinct) and Justin Drake (Ethereum Foundation researcher) break down what Native Rollups are, how they leverage Ethereum’s core infrastructure for execution and validation, and why they're crucial for stronger security, better composability, and sustainable Ethereum growth.Tune in to understand the evolution of Ethereum’s rollup-centric roadmap and how Native Rollups could become a foundational upgrade for Ethereum's future.------📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium------BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFihttps://bankless.cc/Frax🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAINhttps://bankless.cc/unichain⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUMhttps://bankless.cc/Arbitrum🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORKhttps://bankless.cc/Mantle🌐CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPERhttps://bankless.cc/Celo🏦INFINEX | THE CRYPTO-EVERYTHING APPhttps://bankless.cc/Infinex-----✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨https://zora.co/coin/base:0x9ad876e913102d5097df82db0617816a17b07414?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E------TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro6:41 Why Native Rollups?16:32 Security & Composability Benefits38:13 ZKProofs42:52 Making L2s Native50:48 Network Effects52:35 Customizability Trade-Offs58:59 Timelines1:02:39 ETH Economic Impacts1:05:46 Other Advantages1:08:17 Succinct1:08:59 ETHProofs.org1:11:32 Real-Time Proving1:12:33 Ethereum’s Bottleneck1:15:43 Closing & Disclaimers------RESOURCESUma Royhttps://x.com/pumatheumaJustin Drakehttps://x.com/drakefjustinNative Rollupshttps://ethresear.ch/t/native-rollups-superpowers-from-l1-execution/21517Succincthttps://www.succinct.xyz/L2Beathttps://l2beat.com/scaling/summaryETHProofshttps://ethproofs.org/------Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:https://www.bankless.com/disclosures
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