x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

Coffee with Captain: Crypto Markets, Products and Culture

Coffee with Captain

Coffee with Captain is a daily live crypto morning show hosted by Cap, live every weekday morning in real time. We cover crypto markets and catalysts, the products people actually use, and the builders behind the next wave. Each episode delivers what’s happening, why it matters, and what to watch next, with clear explanations you can use. Expect real-time conversation and guest segments with founders, analysts, and creators. Topics span Bitcoin, altcoins, DeFi, wallets, trading, and onchain apps you

technology tech news

All Episodes

118:10

Coinbase Pushes Prediction Markets, Crypto’s Gambling...

Coffee with Captain: Crypto Markets, Products and... ·

2026/03/27

Coinbase’s prediction market push took over the show, with Cap and the room debating whether exchanges are all moving toward an everything-financial-app model or drifting too far from what users trusted them for in the first place. The conversation kept circling back to the tradeoff between convenience and risk as Coinbase, Hyperliquid, Kraken, and others make prediction markets easier to access for casual users, not just crypto natives. That led to the sharper question underneath the whole e...

en-us

123:15

Fannie Mae Eyes Bitcoin Collateral, Abstract Tries to...

Coffee with Captain: Crypto Markets, Products and... ·

2026/03/26

Fannie Mae opened the door to one of the show’s biggest ideas, with Cap framing crypto-backed mortgages as a real step toward Bitcoin becoming usable collateral instead of an asset people have to sell to buy property. From there, the conversation turned to Abstract, where the bigger question was whether XP systems and onchain activity are rewarding real user behavior or just pushing people into empty farming loops. The market backdrop stayed shaky throughout, with Bitcoin rejecting around $72...

en-us

118:37

Stablecoin Yield Takes a Hit, NFT Royalties Find a...

Coffee with Captain: Crypto Markets, Products and... ·

2026/03/25

Markets opened on regulation and risk, with the stablecoin draft, Hyperliquid strength, and a reminder that policy headlines can still move the tone fast. The conversation then shifted into NFTs, where the bigger question became how projects create durable value instead of just chasing short-term attention. Benny from Del Mundos added that angle through a physical-digital collectible drop tied to community and climate impact. Later, the Unvault and STK segment pushed the show toward royalties...

en-us

113:28

Crypto Fear Diverges, NFT Brands Need Real Products

Coffee with Captain: Crypto Markets, Products and... ·

2026/03/24

Cap framed the show around a gap between broader market fear and crypto sentiment, arguing crypto may have front-run the bottom and could respond quickly if liquidity or macro conditions improve. From there, the conversation turned toward what NFT brands and products actually need to build, with skepticism around AI-agent wrappers and more focus on utility people will actually pay for. Pudgy World, paid features and tokenized security ideas all fed into a broader point that speculation alone ...

en-us

120:39

Backpack’s BP Drop, Xeet’s Creator Squads

Coffee with Captain: Crypto Markets, Products and... ·

2026/03/23

Paid-post disclosure and the “CT is dead” debate drove the opening, with the crew arguing that the timeline may actually be improving as undisclosed shills get pushed out and low-effort extraction fades. They then moved through the daily market update and used Backpack’s BP drop and the Mad Lads reaction as a real-time reminder that not every project should feel pressured to force a token launch into weak conditions. A shorter middle section touched on Tad Smith’s Candy Digital move and why s...

en-us

122:58

Prediction Markets Keep Winning, Myriad Faces Pushback

Coffee with Captain: Crypto Markets, Products and... ·

2026/03/20

Myriad drove most of the conversation, with the crew questioning whether the raise, usage, and overall product direction really justify the excitement around it. That opened into a bigger prediction market discussion, where Kalshi’s surge helped frame the category as one of the clearest winners right now even if smaller players are still fighting to prove traction. OpenSea gave the show its other main thread, with a long discussion around the optional refund structure between waves 1 and 2 ve...

en-us

175:22

Abstract XP Backlash, Community Trust Gets Tested

Coffee with Captain: Crypto Markets, Products and... ·

2026/03/19

Abstract’s XP backlash took over the show, but the bigger point was not the haircut itself. Cap framed the real issue as a communication failure, with the conversation focusing on how Abstract may have drifted from community-first support toward volume, product metrics, and spotlight-driven behavior. The market check added context with Fed and geopolitical pressure weighing on majors, while ETH, Sol, and HL all got a quick look before the room moved back to the main debate. Doodles AI only ca...

en-us

120:38

Crypto Regulatory Clarity, OpenSea Refund Questions

Coffee with Captain: Crypto Markets, Products and... ·

2026/03/18

A day after the conversation with Adam Hollander, the show naturally picked up where that discussion left off by digging deeper into OpenSea’s refund language, the wave three through six rollout, and whether the rewards system and delay ultimately strengthened or damaged trust. Cap used the segment to move past the headline and into the bigger question of what OpenSea is actually building, including whether an everything-app model can create real utility around the token. The second major tur...

en-us

171:31

OpenSea Delays Token: Adam Hollander Explains Why

Coffee with Captain: Crypto Markets, Products and... ·

2026/03/17

OpenSea took over the show as the main story, with Adam Hollander joining for the first public interview since the TGE delay and explaining why the team chose to wait. The discussion centered on whether weak market conditions were enough reason on their own or whether product readiness, especially the app and broader token purpose, was the bigger issue. Cap also framed it as a communication test while making the case that OpenSea only gets one real shot at a strong launch. Earlier in the show...

en-us

138:58

Yuga All In on Otherside, BAYC Holders Ask What’s Next

Coffee with Captain: Crypto Markets, Products and... ·

2026/03/16

Cap opened solo with a quick look at Bitcoin strength and the coming Fed meeting before the show shifted into a much bigger question around Yuga after Dave Evans exited the Bored Ape Yacht Club club side. From there, the conversation focused on whether Yuga has let BAYC and MAYC club identity drift too far behind Otherside, with repeated calls for clearer updates on the clubhouse, ApeFest and the broader holder experience. The back half widened that into a bigger Web3 brand-building discussio...

en-us

114:39

Gold-Bitcoin Ratio Signals a Bottom, $50M Aave Swap...

Coffee with Captain: Crypto Markets, Products and... ·

2026/03/13

Cap framed the morning around whether the gold-Bitcoin ratio is flashing a local bottom, arguing the setup looks more interesting with spot ETF inflows returning even as the PENGU ETF filing was pulled. He then unpacked the $50 million Aave swap disaster, focusing on the mobile execution, the slippage warnings and the suspicion that the wallet story may be stranger than a simple fat-finger mistake. A shorter nostalgia block looked at POAP moving into maintenance mode, with no new POAPs coming...

en-us

107:00

RWAs Cross $26B, Tokenization Moves Toward Nasdaq

Coffee with Captain: Crypto Markets, Products and... ·

2026/03/12

Tokenization took over the show as the main story, with Cap framing RWAs as a market that has already crossed $26B and arguing that the Kraken-Nasdaq push, institutional traction and Doma’s domain angle all point to tokenization moving from theory into active adoption. Beezie also stood out, with Joey explaining that redemption moved from a manual email-and-Stripe process into a fully on-site flow with tracking, making the collectibles experience much easier to scale. The Doodles AI dis...

en-us

115:01

CPI Reaction, Clarity Act Stalls

Coffee with Captain: Crypto Markets, Products and... ·

2026/03/11

Markets open with CPI nerves, Bitcoin range talk and a live read on how much macro still controls the tape. Pudgy World then gives the show a lighter but useful product block, with the focus on simple minigames, kid appeal and the social features that make people want to come back. Later we have the Unvault segment, where Aaron and Top Gun from Bad Ted Yacht Club turn royalties into a bigger conversation about creator alignment, builder tools and long-term project structure. It closes by circ...

en-us

127:03

Pudgy World Goes Live

Coffee with Captain: Crypto Markets, Products and... ·

2026/03/10

Pudgy World goes live and the Coffee Crew talks about the mechanics, target audience, potential improvements and more. Subscribe: Coffee with Captain Newsletter: https://coffeewithcaptain.beehiiv.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coffeewithcaptainshow Follow on X: Chris Jourdan: https://x.com/ChrisJourdanCoffee with Captain: https://x.com/coffeewithcap_ This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. None of the information shared on this podcast is meant to be taken as financial adv...

en-us

124:03

Markets Absorb Oil Shock, Gondi Exploit Shakes...

Coffee with Captain: Crypto Markets, Products and... ·

2026/03/09

Markets take the lead as Cap works through recession odds, oil volatility and a broader risk backdrop that crypto seems to be absorbing better than expected. Earlier, the show turns from sports cards and Beezie into a bigger conversation about collectibles acting more like financial assets, where better resale and lending rails could unlock real value. The Gondi exploit gives that whole block more weight, with repeated reminders to revoke approvals and avoid new activity until the platform is...

en-us

131:29

Pudgy Penguins vs Original Penguin IP, $46M US...

Coffee with Captain: Crypto Markets, Products and... ·

2026/03/06

Coffee with Captain opens on Xeet’s new creator cards and packs, then Cap and the community widen it into a conversation about how onchain creator rewards could actually work. The discussion breaks down the loop where XP is tied to real onchain transactions and creators can earn royalties off secondary activity, plus what that implies for creators, brands and distribution if it scales. Cap and callers also push back on Kaito’s Studio beta model and the broader pattern of creators doing the wo...

en-us

107:50

Wrench Attack on Crypto Holder, Royalty Enforcement...

Coffee with Captain: Crypto Markets, Products and... ·

2026/03/05

Markets felt risk-on again, with equities ripping and BTC edging higher. A real-world security incident set the tone early, turning into a practical discussion on custody habits, privacy and why being visibly onchain can create offline risk. They also highlighted smaller community builders like Welcome Apes and the onboarding work that still matters when attention is fragmented. Then a new segment, Inside the Vault, brought in Unvault and Simple Farmer to break down how royalty enforcement ca...

en-us

123:11

Doma Tokenizes Domains, Kraken Taps Fed Payment Rails

Coffee with Captain: Crypto Markets, Products and... ·

2026/03/04

Bitcoin pushed back above $70,890 with ETF inflows back in focus. Kraken’s access to the Fed’s payment system gets framed as another sign rails are opening up. They then shift to how onboarding is getting easier in the mainstream, using Venmo’s crypto rewards and PayPal’s stablecoin as examples. Fred from Doma joins to argue domains are uniquely verifiable identity infrastructure, there is only one amazon.com. He shares early traction of about $45M in trading volume since mainnet and explains...

en-us

91:21

Quirkys Surge on Royalties, AI Agents Move On Device

Coffee with Captain: Crypto Markets, Products and... ·

2026/03/03

Royalties and Quirkys take over the conversation, with a real focus on how royalty-enforced contracts change incentives and bring collectors back into the mix. Papii’s leadership and community coordination come through as a major driver of the momentum, alongside a broader debate about what makes these runs stick versus fade. The show zooms out into the next onboarding wave, arguing AI agents are the clearest catalyst and that on-device models like Alibaba’s Qwen 3.5 make that feel closer tha...

en-us

113:22

Moody Madness Pops on Abstract, Markets React to...

Coffee with Captain: Crypto Markets, Products and... ·

2026/03/02

Markets took their cues from Middle East headlines, focusing on how “always-on” crypto trading reacts, plus Hyperliquid getting a Bloomberg nod for traders hedging commodities. They also flag last week’s BTC ETF inflows as a signal to watch. The other big block is Abstract. Livestreaming changes are creating real friction (missing stream keys, needing a source URL, blue-screen issues). Moody Madness is popping off with big volume and players grinding ranked. Xeet is getting tactical too as ca...

en-us

753 results

Similar Podcasts

Lead With AI

Tamara Nall

Linux in the Ham Shack

Black Sparrow Media

Data Engineering Podcast

Tobias Macey

Eye On A.I.

Craig S. Smith

Reflections

Livewire Labs