The Rollup

00:22:46

Joe Lubin: Why the Biggest Banks Are Now Building on...

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2026/03/06

The old financial system is cracking, and Ethereum is what comes next. Joe Lubin joins The Rollup to cover the end of the trust supercycle, why the world's largest institutions are now deploying on-chain, and how MetaMask is becoming your personal money operating system. Joe Lubin is the Co-Founder of Ethereum and Founder & CEO of Consensys, which is currentlly the leading Ethereum software company behind MetaMask, Infura, and more.The Rollup is the convergence of legacy finance and DeFi,

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00:21:00

Why Crypto Is the Next Alternative Asset Class with...

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2026/03/04

Hunter Horsley, CEO of Bitwise Asset Management, joins The Rollup to discuss the institutionalization of crypto, why the four-year cycle may be a self-fulfilling prophecy, how AI is transforming internal operations, and why allocations are set to grow far beyond what most expect.The Rollup is the convergence of legacy finance and DeFi, bringing you face-to-face with the leaders of neo finance.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:55 Bitwise's Take on AI & The Freight Train Analogy03:45 How Hunter Uses AI

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00:21:03

George Zeng on Why Your AI Agent Isn't Safe

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2026/03/03

Your AI agent just ordered 5 pizzas, and you couldn't stop it... George Zeng, CPO at NEAR, joins The Rollup to discuss the security flaws in open-source AI agents, why Iron Claw was rebuilt from the ground up in Rust, and what it takes to actually trust an agent with your personal data.George Zeng is one of the leading Layer 1 blockchains focused on user-owned AI and decentralized applications. NEAR recently launched Iron Claw, a secure AI agent framework built in Rust with sandboxed tool

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00:17:28

Erik Voorhees on Building the Uncensored ChatGPT

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2026/03/02

Erik Voorhees, founder of Venice AI and the man behind ShapeShift, crypto's first non-custodial exchange, sat down with The Rollup live at NearCon to make a bold case: the AI industry has a censorship problem, and the crypto ethos is the cure. From the origins of ShapeShift post-Mt.Gox, to why he thinks cryptocurrency was ultimately built for AI agents, to his blunt take on SBF's bid for a pardon, this one covers serious ground.Timestamps:00:00 Intro & ShapeShift Origin Story05:25 Did

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00:27:57

How AI Agents Could Drain Your Crypto Wallet with...

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2026/02/27

We sit down with Brendan Eich, the creator of JavaScript and CEO of Brave, to cover indirect prompt injection threats, why senior devs still can't trust AI-generated code, and how Brave is building agent security from scratch.We cover:- How Indirect Prompt Injection Actually Works- Why ChatGPT Silently Downgrades Your Security- Can Senior Devs Trust AI-Generated Code?- Brave's Agent Mode Defense System-The Future of Crypto Micropayments via Solana & NEAR- Why the AI Bubble Will Slowly

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00:32:55

How To Prepare For The AI Freight Train - Illia...

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2026/02/26

Illia Polosukhin breaks down why AI needs blockchain as its backend, how formal verification could rewrite every line of code online, and what a post-labor economy looks like.We cover:- The Near.com Unified Interface Launch- Why Financial AI Needs Verifiable Privacy- The AI Agent Marketplace Explained- Chinese Open-Source Models vs. US Frontier Models- Cloud Inference Without the CapEx or Data Exposure- Will AI Break the Power Grid?Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:12 NEAR's Unified Commerce Layer02:39

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00:30:38

The $650M Bet on Crypto's AI Future with Haseeb Qureshi

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2026/02/25

Haseeb from Dragonfly explains why Visa and Mastercard aren't cooked yet, why most crypto x AI plays will fail, and where the real opportunity sits.We cover:- Stablecoins to $2.7 Trillion?- Why AI Agents Won't Use Credit Cards- The "Two Track" Future of Agent Payments- Are Wallets & Front-Ends Cooked?- Micropayments & The SaaS Apocalypse- China Caught Distilling US AI Models- Why Decentralized AI's Real Moment Is Still Ahead- Where Dragonfly's $650M Fund Is

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00:50:59

How Tokenization Is Disrupting Legacy Finance (...And...

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2026/02/19

There is a massive change happening in the world of finance, led by tokenization.Tokenized ETFs, vaults, and new products are moving at lightspeed. Bitwise's Matt Hougan breaks down why institutional DeFi isn't coming, but is already here. He explains why vaults will do to ETFs what ETFs did to mutual funds, and what "neo finance" actually means for your portfolio.We cover:- Why Tokenizing All ETFs is Inevitable- Apollo + Morpho: What Institutions Actually Want From DeFi- How

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00:40:33

How Gmoney Mastered OpenClaw to Run His Business

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2026/02/18

Gmoney built an algorithmic trading engine, a personal legal team, an automated content pipeline, and a full website. All of this was done through OpenClaw running on a Mac Mini in his house.He walks us through his full Discord setup, how he spawned sub-agents like Saul Goodman for contracts and Milhouse for research, and why his OpenClaw pitches him new business ideas every morning like a daily Shark Tank.We cover:- Why He Ditched Telegram and Built OpenClaw on Discord- How He Structures Channels:

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00:31:47

Banks Are Fighting To Block Stablecoin Yield and Why...

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2026/02/17

Banks are actively fighting to block yield-bearing stablecoins because they know what's coming.We sit down with Sean Kelley, VP at Frax, to cover how frxUSD is bridging DeFi and TradFi, why RWA looping is attracting institutional capital, and what the GENIUS Act means for stablecoin payments.We cover:- Why Banks Are Terrified of Yield-Bearing Stablecoins- The RWA Looping Strategy Institutions Are Racing Into- How frxUSD Is Backed by Multiple RWA Issuers- The GENIUS Act's Real Impact on

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00:51:22

The Aave Will Win Framework with Stani Kulechov

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2026/02/13

Aave Labs is at its most critical crossroads.The "Aave Will Win Framework" proposes sending 100% of product revenue to the DAO in exchange for annual funding unifying Labs and token holders under one vision.Stani Kulechov breaks down how v4, consumer apps, and brand governance position Aave to finance the future.We cover:- The "Aave Will Win" Framework Explained- How v4's Modular Architecture Changes Everything- 100% Revenue Share: Labs to DAO- Consumer Apps, Cards &

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00:40:25

Santiago Santos: My New Crypto Investing Playbook

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2026/02/12

Crypto's valuation disconnect is real.Santiago Roel Santos breaks down why tokens don't compound value like equities, how infrastructure became commoditized, and where actual value capture happens now.DeFi applications are criminally undervalued while L1s trade at 90% of market cap despite shrinking fee share.We cover:- Why Infrastructure Became Commoditized- The Token vs Equity Design Flaw- DeFi Apps Are Criminally Undervalued- L1s Capture 10% of Fees But Hold 90% of Market Cap-

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00:40:01

Iron Claw & the Future of Privacy-First AI Agents...

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2026/02/11

Open source AI agents are leaking credentials within days of launch.In today's NEAR Intents privacy panel, Illia Polosukhin, NEAR Co-founder, unveils Iron Claw, a security-first framework isolating credentials from prompt injections. Joel Valenzuela from Dash explores privacy in agentic payments, and Eli Ben-Sasson from Starkware discusses post-quantum security. Together, they reveal why privacy infrastructure determines whether AI works for you or exploits you.We cover:- Iron Claw:

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00:39:07

Why ETH-Backed Stablecoins Will Beat Bank-Backed...

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2026/02/10

What if your stablecoin didn't depend on banks or any centralized entity?Michael Svoboda, Liquity CEO, explains the case for fully decentralized stablecoins: peer-to-peer credit markets where borrowers pay holders directly, 8-15% yields with zero counterparty risk, and true sovereignty.We cover:- The Hidden Counterparty Risk in Treasury-Backed Stables- Why ETH-Backed Stablecoins Offer True Sovereignty- $10T Monthly Stablecoin Volume Explained- Peer-to-Peer Credit Markets: Zero Middlemen- 8-15%

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00:47:48

The Privacy Problem No One's Talking About in AI with...

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2026/02/06

Open Claw hit 163,000 GitHub stars in days, but most people are setting it up wrong and risking total financial ruin by having their data harvested. George Zeng from NEAR breaks down why both OpenAI and Anthropic harvest your data, how to run AI agents securely, and why local models cost 90% less.We cover:- Why Anthropic's Super Bowl Ads Expose The Real Problem- Open Claw's Vertical Growth (0 to 163K GitHub Stars)- The Security Mistakes Everyone's Making- How To Run AI Agents Without

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00:22:47

Alchemy CEO: Why AI Agents Need Crypto More Than...

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2026/02/05

Consumer apps are becoming neo-banks, and AI agents are becoming first-class financial citizensToday, Nikil Viswanathan from Alchemy explains how Starbucks-style balance loading (what do u mean by this like credit cards more similar to gift cards.We cover:- How Starbucks Pioneered the Neo-Banking Model- Why AI Agents Need Crypto More Than Humans Do- Dave the Minion: An Agent That Coded Its Own Website- Blockchain as the Internet's Missing Property Rights Layer- The Four Components That Make

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00:41:27

How Codex is Taking Over The $7 Trillion FX Market...

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2026/02/03

Stablecoin FX is broken. It's expensive, slow, and built on outdated hierarchies.Haonan Li from Codex explains how crypto rails can flatten these costs and why developing markets, not dollar-euro pairs, are where the real opportunity lies.He breaks down the "Griffin company" approach blending crypto-native tactics with traditional fintech knowledge.We cover:- Why Stablecoin FX Is Still Stuck in Trad Finance Mode- The $1B Volume Milestone & Path to Scale- Developing Markets: The

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00:36:18

How to Fix Tokenized Securities with Olivia Olivia...

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2026/02/02

Not all tokenized securities are created equal, and most investors don't know what they own.Olivia Vande Woude, Business Development & Tokenization at Ava Labs, explains why structure matters, how vaults are changing institutional access, and what Davos revealed about stablecoins disrupting credit creation.We cover:- SPV Wrappers vs. Real Shareholder Rights- What Davos Revealed About Stablecoins Threatening Banks- Why Credit Creation Is Moving Off Balance Sheets- Vaults: The Underexplored

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00:26:50

Why Altcoins Are Dead & What's Replacing Them with...

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2026/01/31

Exchanges are delisting crypto-native tokens and racing to list tokenized stocks, gold, and commodities instead.In today's episode, Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget explains why pure crypto tokens are getting delisted and what's actually driving volume now.In today's episode, we sit down with Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget to cover:- Why October 10th Changed Everything- The Binance Liquidity Crisis Explained- Bitget's Shift From CEX to "Universal Exchange"- Hyperliquid vs. Compliant Exchanges- Tokenized Assets

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00:24:21

Why Stablecoins Cards will eat Amex’s Busness with...

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2026/01/29

Will Nuelle from Galaxy Ventures reveals how stablecoin cards in emerging markets generated fatter margins than cross-border payments, catching everyone off guard.We cover Rain's series C, why people in Thailand and Vietnam are replacing bank deposits with internet dollars, and Galaxy's December investment in on-chain loan servicing.We cover:- WalletConnect x Ingenico: 40M Terminals Now Accept Crypto- Why B2B Stablecoin Payments Will Explode- Keeping Transactions On-Chain vs. Crypto Cards-

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