Bankless Podcast

January 30, 2025 - 12:11 PM
The Race to Build Agentic Commerce

The Race to Build Agentic Commerce

March 21, 2026

How AI agents, stablecoins, and micropayments could rebuild the internet’s business model.

Cloudflare's Choice: Coinbase or Stripe

Cloudflare's Choice: Coinbase or Stripe

March 20, 2026

x402 vs. MPP is the wrong debate. The real question is who Cloudflare picks to issue the NET Dollar.

Coinbase Launches 24/7 Perpetual Futures Trading for Major U.S. Stocks and ETFs

Coinbase Launches 24/7 Perpetual Futures Trading for Major U.S. Stocks and ETFs

March 20, 2026

Coinbase International customers can now ape stock-linked perpetual futures with up to 20x leverage at any time.

Kalshi Raises $1B at $22B Valuation in New Funding Round: WSJ

Kalshi Raises $1B at $22B Valuation in New Funding Round: WSJ

March 20, 2026

Prediction market platform Kalshi has secured over $1 billion in its latest funding round, led by Coatue Management.

Bluesky Decentralized Social Platform Discloses Past $100M Series B Raise

Bluesky Decentralized Social Platform Discloses Past $100M Series B Raise

March 20, 2026

The raise was completed in April 2025, but is being disclosed now as the company gets a new CEO.

Super Micro Executives Indicted for Smuggling AI Chips to China

Super Micro Executives Indicted for Smuggling AI Chips to China

March 20, 2026

U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton has filed criminal charges against SMCI associates for illegally diverting billions of dollars in servers to China.

Starknet Goes All-In on Privacy

Starknet Goes All-In on Privacy

March 20, 2026

Starknet is leaning into privacy infrastructure as the race to differentiate from the Ethereum L1 intensifies.

DeFi’s Sleeper Yield Opportunity

DeFi’s Sleeper Yield Opportunity

March 19, 2026

How Convex Finance is still serving top farming opportunities four years after its peak.

Jeff Bezos Readies $100B Fund to Automate Manufacturing Companies: WSJ

Jeff Bezos Readies $100B Fund to Automate Manufacturing Companies: WSJ

March 19, 2026

Bezos is wooing Middle Eastern royalty and Asian financial giants to invest in his automated empire.

The Hallucinated Future of Onchain Social and Beyond

The Hallucinated Future of Onchain Social and Beyond

March 19, 2026

Hallucinated servers can be combined with Ethereum's onchain primitives to power new kinds of crypto apps.

Crypto.com Fires 12% of Staff to Make Way for AI Efficiency

Crypto.com Fires 12% of Staff to Make Way for AI Efficiency

March 19, 2026

The crypto exchange believes that laying off employees will better help it prioritize resources and drive efficiency.

Polymarket Debuts Exclusive Partnership with MLB

Polymarket Debuts Exclusive Partnership with MLB

March 19, 2026

Just months after an embarrassing pitch fixing scandal rocked the MLB, baseball is ready to embrace prediction market betting.

Mapping Out Crypto's Midterms Fate

Mapping Out Crypto's Midterms Fate

March 18, 2026

Democrats are poised to upset the balance in Congress; which midterm races matter most for the crypto industry?

Stripe Deploys Tempo L1 Blockchain to Mainnet

Stripe Deploys Tempo L1 Blockchain to Mainnet

March 18, 2026

Stripe's highly anticipated L1 blockchain has finally arrived, and comes equipped with a new standard for agentic payments.

Kraken Reportedly Pauses IPO Amid Tough Market Conditions

Kraken Reportedly Pauses IPO Amid Tough Market Conditions

March 18, 2026

The crypto exchange's previously announced IPO is on pause, sources told CoinDesk.

An Official S&P 500 Perps Contract Is Coming to Hyperliquid

An Official S&P 500 Perps Contract Is Coming to Hyperliquid

March 18, 2026

Trade[XYZ] is now the first and only officially licensed perpetual futures provider for the S&P 500 index.

4 Projects Remixing the Prediction Market Model

4 Projects Remixing the Prediction Market Model

March 17, 2026

Polymarket put prediction markets on the map. Here are four projects experimenting with what comes next.

The SEC Finally Defines Crypto

The SEC Finally Defines Crypto

March 17, 2026

The SEC has finally drawn clearer lines around crypto, defining what is and is not a security.

Ethereum Foundation Announces $24k Grants for PhD Fellowship Recipients

Ethereum Foundation Announces $24k Grants for PhD Fellowship Recipients

March 17, 2026

As many as 10 applicants will receive $24k from the EF to advance the frontier of Ethereum-related academic research.

Yield for the Weird, Or How I'd Build a Zine in 2026

Yield for the Weird, Or How I'd Build a Zine in 2026

March 17, 2026

As Twitter debates paying writers, what can onchain infra do for independent publishing?

U.S. Regional Banking Alliance Taps ZKsync for Tokenized Deposit Network

U.S. Regional Banking Alliance Taps ZKsync for Tokenized Deposit Network

March 17, 2026

Huntington Bancshares, First Horizon, M&T Bank, KeyBank, and Old National Bancorp are launching a tokenized settlement network built on ZKsync.

Elixir Launches USDC Recovery Portal for Lenders Impacted by Stream Insolvency

Elixir Launches USDC Recovery Portal for Lenders Impacted by Stream Insolvency

March 17, 2026

Elixir shuttered deUSD withdrawals in November after Stream’s insolvency raised concerns over $63M in collateral.

Crypto Gift Card Issuer Bitrefill Discloses Hack, Assigns Blame to North Korea

Crypto Gift Card Issuer Bitrefill Discloses Hack, Assigns Blame to North Korea

March 17, 2026

Bitrefill has disclosed a March 1 cyberattack, which targeted 18.5k purchase records and drained company funds.

CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Letter for Phantom Wallet

CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Letter for Phantom Wallet

March 17, 2026

Phantom has received the CFTC's sign-off to offer regulated derivatives trading without needing to register as a broker.

Where Crypto Is Rewiring Capital Markets

Where Crypto Is Rewiring Capital Markets

March 16, 2026

How crypto is opening private markets, IPOs, and capital formation to a much wider audience.

OpenSea Foundation Delays Token Launch, Again

OpenSea Foundation Delays Token Launch, Again

March 16, 2026

OpenSea is also ending its rewards campaign, offering fee refunds, and cutting token swap fees to 0% beginning March 31.

Aave Releases $50M Swap Loss Post Mortem, Announces Changes

Aave Releases $50M Swap Loss Post Mortem, Announces Changes

March 16, 2026

Aave will deploy a new feature called Aave Shield to provide greater protections for users of its token swap interface.

Crypto Lender Blockfills Files for Bankruptcy Following $75M Loss

Crypto Lender Blockfills Files for Bankruptcy Following $75M Loss

March 16, 2026

The Susquehanna-backed crypto lender was last reported as seeking a buyer after it suspended withdrawals and deposits last month.

Argentina Investigation Links $5M Payment to Milei's LIBRA Memecoin Rug

Argentina Investigation Links $5M Payment to Milei's LIBRA Memecoin Rug

March 16, 2026

A leaked document suggests Hayden Davis structured $5M in payments around Argentine President Javier Milei’s promotion of the LIBRA memecoin.

The EF’s Endless Manifestos

The EF’s Endless Manifestos

March 14, 2026

The Ethereum Foundation's 'EF Mandate' feels like an out-of-touch return to vibes over pragmatic vision.

My x402 Wishlist

My x402 Wishlist

March 13, 2026

Five theoretical x402 products worth building.

The Ethereum Foundation's Cypherpunk Double-Down

The Ethereum Foundation's Cypherpunk Double-Down

March 13, 2026

The EF is reframing Ethereum's global value with a new mandate, but some in the community are worried the Foundation is repeating old mistakes.

Strategy's STRC Experiences Ex-Dividend Drop

Strategy's STRC Experiences Ex-Dividend Drop

March 13, 2026

The Strategy-issued credit instrument closed 26 cents below its $100 target price and failed to trade the key threshold for the first time in more than two weeks.

TRUMP Memecoin Surges 66% Overnight Following New Gala Offer Reveal

TRUMP Memecoin Surges 66% Overnight Following New Gala Offer Reveal

March 13, 2026

Donald Trump's memecoin registered a new all-time low just hours before yesterday's announcement.

Tether Chief Investment Officer Richard Heathcote Steps Down

Tether Chief Investment Officer Richard Heathcote Steps Down

March 13, 2026

Heathcote will give up day-to-day responsibilities, but remain engaged with Tether in a non-executive, advisory role.

Ethereum Foundation Publishes EF Mandate, Defines Role As 'Network Steward'

Ethereum Foundation Publishes EF Mandate, Defines Role As 'Network Steward'

March 13, 2026

The EF formalized its mandate, outlining its guiding principles and role as a steward of Ethereum.

Aave Swapper Loses $50M to Slippage

Aave Swapper Loses $50M to Slippage

March 12, 2026

The unnamed swapper confirmed slippage warnings and made the transaction using their mobile device.

Wall Street Meets ETH, Again

Wall Street Meets ETH, Again

March 12, 2026

BlackRock’s iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHB) puts Ethereum's 'internet bond' innovation on Wall Street's radar.

Vitalik: The Real World Needs Blockchains

Vitalik: The Real World Needs Blockchains

March 12, 2026

Vitalik postulates that the crypto industry is on the precipice of achieving new types of real-world adoption.

Tool Tip: Opening Pokémon Cards Onchain with Slab

Tool Tip: Opening Pokémon Cards Onchain with Slab

March 12, 2026

A quick tour of Slab, an app for collecting and trading Pokémon cards on Base, ApeChain, and Monad.

CFTC Issues New Guidance for Regulated Prediction Market Operators

CFTC Issues New Guidance for Regulated Prediction Market Operators

March 12, 2026

The financial regulator warns that exchanges should avoid listing contracts that could be easily manipulated, such as sports-related markets.

BlackRock Launches Staked ETH ETF, Trading Begins Today

BlackRock Launches Staked ETH ETF, Trading Begins Today

March 12, 2026

The much-anticipated staked ETH ETF goes live on Nasdaq today, combining spot ETH exposure with staking rewards in a single fund.

No Deposit Insurance For GENIUS Act Stablecoins, FDIC Chief Reiterates

No Deposit Insurance For GENIUS Act Stablecoins, FDIC Chief Reiterates

March 11, 2026

The FDIC is proposing a rule change to clarify that stablecoin holders will not be eligible for deposit insurance.

Jay Clayton’s Crypto War

Jay Clayton’s Crypto War

March 11, 2026

The Trump-appointed attorney (and Gary Gensler predecessor) won't stop prosecuting crypto privacy developers.

Across Protocol Considering Transition from DAO to Private Company, Token-for-Equity Swap

Across Protocol Considering Transition from DAO to Private Company, Token-for-Equity Swap

March 11, 2026

Risk Labs wants to convert Across into a private company, offering ACX holders the option to swap tokens for equity or sell into a buyout.

Binance Sues WSJ, Outlet Reports DOJ is Probing CEX Over Iranian Transactions

Binance Sues WSJ, Outlet Reports DOJ is Probing CEX Over Iranian Transactions

March 11, 2026

Binance is facing renewed scrutiny in Washington as the DOJ reportedly launches a new investigation into the embattled crypto exchange.

Federal Judge Scrutinizes Legality of Kalshi's Sports-Based Prediction Markets

Federal Judge Scrutinizes Legality of Kalshi's Sports-Based Prediction Markets

March 10, 2026

A federal court has denied Kalshi's request to enjoin Ohio regulators from enforcing state gambling laws.

The Dream of the Metaverse Is Still Alive

The Dream of the Metaverse Is Still Alive

March 10, 2026

The Immersive Computing Stack is a map for where online experiences are heading.

Polymarket Enlists Artificial Intelligence to Police Prediction Market Integrity

Polymarket Enlists Artificial Intelligence to Police Prediction Market Integrity

March 10, 2026

Palantir and TWG AI have developed tools to help Polymarket prevent, identify, and report suspicious trading activity.

Roman Storm Facing New Trial, DOJ Revives Tornado Cash Prosecution

Roman Storm Facing New Trial, DOJ Revives Tornado Cash Prosecution

March 10, 2026

Federal prosecutors have submitted a retrial request in their case against Storm for charges of sanction evasion and money laundering.

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