Podcast

Join host Camila Russo live today at 12:30 PM as she sits down with Brian Huang (@BrianInCrypto) and Binji (@binji_x) to dig into one of the biggest debates in crypto right now: are tokenized stocks and memecoins a revolutionary new financial primitive, or are they setting retail traders up for the next big wipeout? We'll break down the mechanics behind tokenized equities, the risks hiding beneath the hype, and what separates real innovation from the next speculative bubble. Like, subscribe, and hit the bell so you don't miss it, and drop your questions in the comments before and during the live.

Robinhood is surging on Arbitrum's stack, and today we're joined by ARB co-founder Steven Goldfeder to break down the boom.

Sid Powell, CEO and co-founder of Maple Finance, joins Chris Storaker on the Converge Podcast

Robinhood just launched its own blockchain — and the numbers are wild. Seong Lee, Head of Product for Robinhood Crypto, joins Chris Storaker to explain how Robinhood Chain went from zero to 200 million transactions in a month, why permissionless stock tokens can now be redeemed even if Robinhood disappears, and how everyday users are earning yield through a fully insured DeFi lending product. A must-watch conversation on the future of tokenized finance, meme coins, and real-world assets on chain.

The EIP-8363 Debate: ETH Researchers Want to Kill Staking Rewards After 50% of ETH is Staked

DTCC holds $114 trillion in assets. On July 15th, it showed the world how those assets can be converted into digital tokens, traded in real production conditions, and converted back — without disrupting anything.

MSTR down ~30% on the week. STRC's effective yield blown out past 15%. mNAV under 1. And Michael Saylor just authorized selling Bitcoin to cover preferred dividends — the one thing he swore he'd never do. On June 30, the day STRC resets to a 12% rate, we sit down with Scott Melker and Kaleo to break down whether this is disciplined capital management or the first real crack in the Bitcoin treasury model. HOST Camila Russo — Founder & CEO, The Defiant

MoneyGram has been quietly building on blockchain for over five years. Now, with its own stablecoin (MGUSD), a Kraken partnership, a validator seat on the Tempo network, and $2B+ in stablecoin settlements already running — the pace is accelerating.

The Ethereum Foundation just cut 20% of its staff and 40% of its budget, marking a deliberate shift to a narrower scope. In response, a new organization backed by SharpLink, Bitmine, and Joseph Lubin has emerged: ETH Labs. Camila Russo talks with Joseph Chalom (SharpLink) and Victor Bunin (Coinbase) about what this new entity is meant to do, how it's funded, and whether Ethereum's shift toward decentralized, multi-organization stewardship is the right path forward. Topics covered: Why ETH Labs was created, who's backing it, and what problems it aims to solve that the EFF is stepping away from The overlap — and potential competition — between ETH Labs' priorities and the Ethereum Foundation's new focus How ETH Labs will be funded, its non-profit structure, and safeguards against funder capture The tension between what's good for ETH the asset versus what's good for Ethereum the protocol Why subsidizing L2 activity was a rational growth strategy, not a mistake What's coming in the Glamsterdam/Glastonbury upgrade — quantum resistance, higher throughput, native privacy, and synchronous composability Centralized versus decentralized leadership: comparing Ethereum's fragmented governance model to Solana's more centralized approach Guests: Joseph Chalom (SharpLink Gaming) and Victor Bunin (Coinbase) Host: Camila Russo, The Defiant

Strategy's preferred stock, STRC, recently hit an all-time low of $82 — well below its $100 peg — and Michael Saylor made his first-ever Bitcoin sale. Camila Russo sits down with Austin Campbell (Zero Knowledge) and Jeff Dorman (Arca) to break down whether Strategy's Bitcoin-buying machine is running into real trouble, and what it means for Bitcoin itself. Topics covered: Why Strategy's capital structure — debt, preferred equity, and common stock — creates competing pressures that Bitcoin's price alone can't solve The case against calling this a "death spiral," and why a slow, melting-ice-cube scenario is more likely than a collapse What it would take for MSTR to become an attractive buy, and how to think about its real discount to Bitcoin holdings The risks and trade-offs of buying Strategy's preferreds and converts versus the common stock Why Saylor's decision to buy back convertible debt early may have spooked the market How this story is accelerating a bigger shift: separating the Bitcoin narrative from the broader blockchain growth story Guests: Austin Campbell (Zero Knowledge Consulting) and Jeff Dorman (Arca) Host: Camila Russo, The Defiant