The Wolf Of All Streets

ARK Invest Chief Futurist Brett Winton explains why he sees Bitcoin as financial insurance in an increasingly unpredictable world, and how AI is reshaping crypto, markets and the global economy.

Scott Melker and Brett Winton dig into the wave of AI-powered hacking and what it means for banks, exchanges and self-custody, why the AI infrastructure boom is pulling capital away from everything else, and how AI agents could use Bitcoin, Lightning and stablecoins to make payments. They also cover prediction markets, robotaxis, consumer agents, whether AI is a bubble, and where ARK sees value accruing in crypto.

In this episode:00:00 Intro: Bitcoin as financial insurance02:15 AI agents and the new wave of hacking04:30 What ARK's Chief Futurist actually does06:00 Bitcoin as digital gold and the self-custody tradeoff09:00 AI-powered attacks on banks and exchanges11:00 The AI capex black hole pulling in capital17:30 AI agent payments: Bitcoin, Lightning, stablecoins, Stripe26:00 Prediction markets and why AI gives DeFi a reason to be37:00 Frontier labs, SpaceX and the AI bubble question51:30 Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and the outlook for this cycle

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Bitget CEO Gracy Chen walks through the first hours of the $388 million Bitget hack, how attackers got in through a third-party security product, and how the exchange covered user losses.

Gracy explains how the attack unfolded overnight, why it was not a private key or cold wallet compromise, and how Bitget's Protection Fund absorbed the loss and was replenished. She and Scott Melker also discuss nation-state hackers and industry coordination, rebuilding trust, a crypto market she calls a 'monkey market', tokenized stocks and AI-powered trading, Bitget's universal exchange vision and its plans for the U.S.

In this episode:00:00 Intro: inside Bitget's $388M hack01:30 The first hours: detection, response and live-streaming04:30 What the attack was and what it wasn't07:30 Third-party vendor risk and new safeguards09:30 How the Protection Fund covered user losses13:00 Lazarus, nation-state hackers and industry coordination20:00 Rebuilding trust after the hack23:00 Crypto volumes since 10/10 and a 'monkey market' for Bitcoin28:00 Tokenization, AI trading and the universal exchange32:30 Bitget's plans for the U.S. and final thoughts

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Saeed Badreg, CEO of Sunrise, the Solana asset gateway from Wormhole Labs, joins Scott Melker to talk tokenization, real-world assets, stablecoins and where Bitcoin and crypto markets are headed as Wall Street moves on-chain.

They start with the new lawsuit accusing Trump of profiting from foreign crypto deals and whether the administration has been a net positive for builders, then cover JPMorgan's tokenized money market fund on Solana, AI-driven market volatility, pre-IPO trading in crypto markets, and why Saeed thinks the $160 trillion real-world asset market matters more than new tokens. Plus how tokenized stocks get liquidity, memecoins paired with stocks, companies opting out of tokenization, and The Weekly Wreckoning.

In this episode:00:00 Intro: the Trump crypto lawsuit and today's guest01:55 Saeed Badreg joins02:45 Trump, the GENIUS Act and crypto policy abroad06:15 JPMorgan's tokenized fund on Solana and Jamie Dimon09:30 AI, security exploits and faster markets12:30 Trillion-dollar valuations and pre-IPO markets on-chain18:30 What Sunrise does and the $160T real-world asset opportunity26:30 How tokenized stocks get liquidity: market makers and arbitrage29:00 Memecoins paired with stocks and companies opting out36:45 The Weekly Wreckoning: Strategy, BlackRock, ETF flows and more

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Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo explains how tokenized stocks actually work, what the SEC's innovation exemption changes, and why he thinks holding gold instead of Bitcoin makes no sense, as Bitcoin slips back into the low $80Ks on AI fears.

Carlos breaks down the three models for tokenized equities, why some companies are opting out of having their stock tokenized, new venues from OKX and ICE, and what U.S. investors will actually be able to access. He and Scott Melker also cover multichain tokenization, DTCC and JPMorgan moving onto public blockchains, the midterms and regulatory risk, stablecoin yield and AI agents, before Scott looks at Bitcoin holding up while Tesla and Meta reignite AI worries.

In this episode:00:00 Intro01:00 Carlos Domingo joins: AI-found bugs and internet security02:15 The three models for tokenized stocks04:00 The innovation exemption and companies opting out10:00 Securitize, OKX, ICE and where tokenized stocks will trade14:30 Real shares vs. synthetic exposure, and a multichain world19:30 DTCC and JPMorgan on public blockchains25:00 Midterms, regulation and an exemption-first approach35:00 Stablecoin yield, AI agents and Bitcoin vs. gold41:15 Markets: Bitcoin holds up as AI fears return

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Nicola White, Robinhood's VP of Institutional Crypto and General Manager of Bitstamp, joins Scott Melker to talk stablecoins, the GENIUS Act rules, Bitcoin perpetual futures and tokenized stocks while Bitcoin stays stuck near $84K.

They cover the OCC's rule implementing the GENIUS Act, stablecoin payments and the USDG consortium, the SEC's innovation exemption and companies pushing back on tokenized stock, and how Robinhood is bringing retail and institutional crypto together through Bitstamp. Plus Robinhood's U.S. perpetual futures rollout, token listing decisions across jurisdictions, Robinhood Chain, private markets, prediction markets and the CME's fight with the CFTC over perps.

In this episode:00:00 Intro: Bitcoin keeps failing at $84K01:00 Nicola White joins02:00 The OCC's GENIUS Act rule and stablecoin payments04:00 Innovation exemption and tokenized stocks08:30 Robinhood's institutional crypto business and Bitstamp14:30 Bringing Bitcoin perpetual futures to the U.S.16:30 How Robinhood decides which tokens to list19:00 Stablecoin adoption, USDG and yield25:30 Robinhood Chain: memecoins and real-world assets29:00 Private markets, prediction markets and the CME vs. CFTC fight

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