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Banks Explore Stablecoins, 1Mil Connect to Helium Network, Dubai to Tokenize Real Estate, US Goes in on Digital Assets, Nordics Back Out on Digital Currency, ETH Culture War, & Seed Phrase Fiasco May 27, 2025

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𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗥: 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘳𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘍𝘪 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬, 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳, 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦. 𝘈𝘵 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭, 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱, 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮, 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴.

Jordi Alexander on BTC vs. Alts, Market Maker Dynamics, and Macro Outlook May 24, 2025

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Jordi Alexander, founder of Selini & Chief Alchemist at Mantle sat down with us to discuss a wide variety of pressing topics.We explore everything from loan-call option models that set the stage for token dumps to MicroStrategy's risky auction dynamic.Jordi shares why Bitcoin still stands as the only true macro asset, why ETH is struggling, and why the summer might not be as bullish as everyone thinks. With Japan's bond crisis and central banks facing impossible choices, understanding these macroeconomic dynamics becomes crucial.This conversation connects market structure, game theory, and macro trends driving crypto markets.Enjoy. The Rollup

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OpenAI Acquires Startup, Google Breakthrough, Elon's Robot News, China's AI Ambitions, Apollo On Solana, Worldcoin Funding, Billion Hyperliquid Position with Tristan0x, Anthony Rose and Ben Rubin May 22, 2025

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The Rollup TV presents: Mammoth May.

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Haseeb Qureshi on Hyperliquid, IPOs vs. Tokens, and High Agency May 22, 2025

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Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly, answers some tough questions with a variety of topics relevant to the market today.

In today's episode of Mammoth May, we talk about:

Hunting early-stage gems at Dragonfly while giants like Nakamoto raise $710M for passive BTC exposure

What Brian Armstrong understood to take Coinbase to the S&P 500

Whether Robinhood can outmaneuver Solana (or vice versa)

How Haseeb would respond to Hyperliquid's $6.7B open interest if he were CZ

Lasting insights from Balaji that still shape his life today

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Austin Federa on Solving Crypto's Bandwidth Problem with DoubleZero May 21, 2025

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The real scalability bottleneck isn't computation, it's communication.

In today's episode, we tackle crypto's real scalability bottleneck with Austin Federa, co-founder of DoubleZero.

Austin, who was the Strategy lead at Solana, walks us through a crucial issue that impacts blockchain performance: network latency. While improvements in validator software are making a difference, the underlying network delays still limit the system’s overall efficiency. Subtle (but big) problem.

Double Zero is building a specialized private network using technologies like multicast, the same approach high-frequency traders use. By focusing on optimizing communication, they're opening the door to massive improvements in throughput and fairness.

We explore how these infrastructure challenges tie into regional fairness, and how this could change the game for crypto performance.

Let's get into it.

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Circle Acquisition Talks, Japan's Bond Crisis, CRISPR Gene Edited Human, Crypto as a Service Expansion, Hyperliquid Dominance, Trump Holders Dinner, JPMorgan Enabling Bitcoin with Zach Rynes and Cedo May 20, 2025

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The Rollup TV presents: Mammoth May.

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Vertex: https://vertexprotocol.com/

Frax: https://frax.com/

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Why Abstract Is Building Crypto's Digital Disneyland with Luca Netz & Michael Lee May 19, 2025

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While other L2s fight technical battles, Abstract is creating something entirely different: a "digital Disneyland" that’s all about fun.

In today's episode, we chat with Luca Netz and Michael Lee "Cash Bowie," to explore how this playful approach is driving real traction:

- Portal is bringing 25,000+ users to quality apps in a snap

- Builders with solid monetization are generating $500K+ monthly

- The Pudgy Penguins playbook is catching the eye of top global brands

From distribution to consumer crypto, and everything in between, you’ll get the full picture of the Abstract playbook.

Let's jump in.

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Newton is the trust layer for autonomous finance. Smart. Secure. Verifiable. Built for a future where AI agents replace apps and interfaces. Learn more here: https://www.magicnewton.com/

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𝗪𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗯𝗶𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱, 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺. 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀:

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The Untold Story Of How Base Led To B3 With Viktoriya from B3 May 16, 2025

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Is blockchain opening doors for Indie creators?

In today's second episode of Mammoth May, we chat with Viktoriya Hying from B3 about building on-chain gaming that puts players first. After helping launch Base at Coinbase, her team realized that gaming could be the killer use case to bring millions on-chain.

But here's the catch: closed systems trap users while indie devs struggle for funding. B3's answer? A "basement" for discovering cross-chain games with the infrastructure to let indie creators build without needing millions in funding.

We get into why gaming needs its own specialized tools and how the real innovation is likely to come from indie devs, not from blockchain slapped onto AAA titles.

Let's get into it.

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Blackbird backs Celestia, Institutional BTC Buys, Klarna AI Reversal, Galaxy IPO, Crypto Capital Showdown, Internet Capital Markets & Crypto's Fantasy Draft with Haseeb Qureshi, Jan Liphardt and Gabin May 15, 2025

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Welcome to The Rollup TV.

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Vertex: https://vertexprotocol.com/

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The Bull Case For Global Stablecoin Adoption with Jelena Djuric May 14, 2025

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The Rollup presents: Mammoth May 🦣

Stablecoin supply is poised for a 10 fold increase in the coming years...but why? And who's driving this demand?

In today's episode, we chat with Noble's founder about the impending explosion of stablecoin issuers, where the real money is made in stablecoin products, why building yield-bearing stablecoins that pass T-bill returns directly to users is working so well, and more. Closing in on $100M TVL in just two months, Noble Dollar, built upon M0's stack, has become a solid leader in the stablecoin race.

We explore the stablecoin explosion (now $240B market), why brands like Walmart could benefit from their own coins, Noble's new AppLayer product, and the tension between USD-based stablecoins and crypto's original promise of a post-fiat world.

This conversation connects stablecoin innovation to broader economic trends that are shaping crypto's future.

Enjoy.

Newton is the trust layer for autonomous finance. Smart. Secure. Verifiable. Built for a future where AI agents replace apps and interfaces. Learn more here: https://www.magicnewton.com/

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