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Crypto may finally have the product-market fit it has been waiting for.
Ran Neuner, founder and CEO of Crypto Banter, argues this cycle is different, pointing to social trading and AI agents as two use cases that could push crypto far beyond another Bitcoin-led rally.
He joins Laura Shin to explain why he thinks the market could eventually reach $50 trillion, and why BlackRock’s latest AI research strengthened his conviction.
Neuner breaks down the rise of Hyperliquid and Pump.fun, the case for blockchain-based machine payments, and why he thinks his 7x altcoin projection could ultimately prove conservative.
On another front, Kalshi’s ETH perpetual market posted $500 million in volume on just $3 million in open interest, prompting accusations of wash trading. Kain Warwick, Taylor Monahan, and Austin Griffith unpack what the numbers actually show and whether market makers, not bots, explain the unusual activity.
Here’s more on what we unpacked this week on Unchained:
Zcash and NEAR are surging as privacy moves back into the spotlight. Illia Polosukhin and Mert Mumtaz explain why confidential transactions could be driving the rally, how NEAR Intents and Zcash’s shielded pools approach privacy differently, and what Project Tachyon and NEAR’s Shield system could mean for the next phase of onchain privacy.
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Bitcoin closes above its 50-week moving average for the first time in 45 weeks, but the Bits + Bips hosts disagree on what the move means.
Ram calls it a short squeeze while Chris sees a regime change, as the crew also examines the Fed’s first rate hike since 2023, the cost of servicing U.S. debt, and what Meta’s Muse agent being blocked by Amazon says about the future of AI.
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