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The Rollup

Where digital assets meet capital markets. Hosted by Robbie & Andy

Where the leaders of digital assets and finance converge. Live from the financial capital of the world. Website: https://therollup.co/

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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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00:31:48

Why Stablecoin Payments Are Finally Going Mainstream...

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2026/01/28

WalletConnect just grew into 40 million payment terminals worldwide.Jess Houlgrave, CEO of Wallet Connect explains how their Ingenico partnership lets customers pay with stablecoins at checkout while merchants receive instant fiat settlement without any off-ramping or Visa rails, and includes lower fees.We cover:- WalletConnect x Ingenico: 40M Terminals Now Accept Crypto- Why B2B Stablecoin Payments Will Explode- Keeping Transactions On-Chain vs. Crypto Cards- 2% Cashback Rewards & Merchant

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00:25:17

Why Most AI x Crypto Projects Miss The Point with...

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2026/01/27

AI agents need blockchains. Most AI crypto projects miss why.In this episode of AI Supercycle, Sandeep Nailwal, Co-Founder of Sentient and Founder of Polygon challenges the AI x crypto narrative.We explore why the overlap is smaller than expected, how blockchain serves as payment rails for agents, Sentient's reasoning framework, and why most "AI crypto" projects miss the point.We discuss:- Why AI & Crypto Have Less Overlap Than Expected- Sentient's Open-Source Reasoning

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00:23:23

Why Tokenized Assets Are Crypto's Next Megatrend with...

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2026/01/26

Tokenized assets could be crypto's next megatrend with trillions waiting to flow onchain.In today's episode, we sit with Zach Rynes from Chainlink to explore their Atlas acquisition, how SVR recaptures liquidation value, and why institutional-grade infrastructure positions DeFi for the tokenization era ahead.We discuss:- The Atlas Acquisition: Scaling SVR Across Chains- How Chainlink Recaptures $10M+ in Liquidation MEV- Why Institutions Are Finally Ready to Tokenize- DeFi's Role in the

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00:42:13

2026 Is Neo Finance's Institutional Breakout Year w...

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2026/01/25

DeFi is evolving into something new, "Neo Finance."In today's episode, we sit down with Kendall from Proximity Labs, Alex Zinder from Blockdaemon, Royal Fool from Templar Protocol, and Rishabh Gupta from EncryptTrade to explore how traditional finance is converging with crypto infrastructure.We discuss:- Why Isolated Lending Models Will Dominate- The $100 Trillion Asset Tokenization Wave- Permissionless vs. Permissioned: What Actually Wins?- How Chain Abstraction Unlocks Mass Adoption-

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00:31:19

How Cap Protocol's "Stabledrop" Rewards Users With...

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2026/01/24

Airdrops are broken. Cap Protocol has the fix.In this episode of Stable Up, Ben and Dave from Cap Protocol sit down with Rob to explain why they're dropping stablecoins instead of tokens, how Cap hit $500M TVL in 5 months, and what the "Homestead" campaign launching in 8 days means for DeFi.We discuss:- Why They're Dropping Stablecoins, Not Tokens- How Cap Hit $500M TVL in 5 Months- The "Homestead" Campaign Launching in 8 Days- Traditional Finance Coming Onchain- Wisdom

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00:27:22

How to Invest in the Intents Economy with Haseeb...

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2026/01/23

Intents are reshaping cross-chain infrastructure, but where does value actually accrue?Haseeb Qureshi, Avichal Garg, and Matt Kummel break down the intents investment thesis, how to allocate capital across the stack (apps, protocols, solvers), and why institutions will drive trillions in intent volume. We discuss:- Why NEAR Intents Hit $11B in Volume- The Intents Investment Thesis: Where to Allocate Capital- Value Accrual Across the Stack (Apps, Protocols, Solvers)- Network Effects & Competitive

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00:28:22

Why Private AI Is The Only Way Forward For The USA...

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2026/01/19

The US military is now using ZK proofs to secure autonomous drones in combat.Ismael Hishon-Rezaizadeh from Lagrangedev breaks down why private AI is the only path forward for the USA, how ZK proofs are securing defense systems, and why blockchain has become critical for AI security. We discuss:- Why ZK Proofs Are Securing Autonomous Drones- The Defense Industry's Crypto Pivot- How Private AI Protects Against China- Token per Second: Where ZK Performance Is At- Why Blockchain = Security for AI- The

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00:40:16

The Neo Finance Bull Cycle Is Here - Chuk Okpalugo

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2026/01/17

Neo finance is having its breakout year already.Chuk Okpalugo reveals why distribution beats issuance for stablecoins, how the barbell thesis explains issuers vs applications, and what the reserve management's commoditization means for the liquidity dynamics of onchain RWAs. Plus…who is set to win the neo finance category, and why M0's modular approach is the key to interoperability.We cover:-Why new niche customer distribution is what matters for issuers -The barbell thesi: Apps vs Bare

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00:37:21

How Claude Code is Changing the World with Nick Emmons

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2026/01/13

The Claude Code renaissance is here.In today's episode, Nick Emmons from Allora reveals why Claude Code is about to explode, sharing master-level tips that separate good vibe coders from great ones.We break down context graphs, multi-agent workflows, Ralph Wiggum automation, and practical prompting strategies to level up your AI coding game.This is the next big thing in AI.We discuss:- Why Claude Code Is Dominating Right Now- Master-Level Tips: Good vs Great Vibe Coders- Context Graphs vs

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