Bankless Podcast

January 30, 2025 - 12:11 PM

Crypto's Two Answers to AI Bug Hunters

October 23, 2026

As AI makes bugs cheap to find, crypto is splitting between agility and minimalism.

Uniswap v4 Is Now an Aggregator

October 23, 2026

Uniswap's new Aggregator Hooks plug seven outside liquidity sources, covering more than 90% of DEX activity on Ethereum, Base and Robinhood Chain, into v4.

CME-Backed Group Pushes Back on Kalshi as Phantom Rolls Out Prediction Markets

October 23, 2026

The Commodity Markets Council wants the CFTC to block Kalshi's first oil perp, as Kalshi's October volume hits $55.33B and Phantom brings its markets to US users.

Starknet Votes to Explore Going Solo as a Post-Quantum L1

October 23, 2026

93.5% of voting power backed researching a standalone post-quantum chain, though any actual switch would still need another community vote.

Ethereum Devs Postpone Glamsterdam on Hoodi Over Contract Security Risks

October 23, 2026

Research showing two of Glamsterdam’s gas changes could alter how deployed contracts behave has pulled the upgrade’s Hoodi fork, with no new date set.

Why DefiLlama’s Data Markets Are Interesting

October 22, 2026

DefiLlama’s new markets are already pricing onchain earnings, quoting hack risk, and turning its methodology into money.

Ethereum Researchers Draft a Consensus Overhaul for Faster Finality

October 22, 2026

A draft EIP would split Ethereum’s validator voting in two, chasing faster finality, sturdier fork choice, and a path to post-quantum signatures.

Aerodrome and Velodrome Go Live as Aero Across Seven Chains

October 22, 2026

VELO holders now convert into AERO, with the merged supply split 94.5% to Aerodrome's side and 5.5% to Velodrome's.

Pump.fun Ditches Relay for In-House Pump Bridge

October 22, 2026

Pump.fun claims its own crosschain route cut buy errors 92% and halved typical buy times vs. Relay, the provider rival Fomo still uses.

a16z Crypto to Drop "Crypto" From Its Name, Rebrand as a16z Frontier: The Information

October 22, 2026

The nearly $10B crypto investor reportedly plans to look beyond crypto as GP Ali Yahya departs.

🏴 Bitcoin's Quantum To-Do List

October 21, 2026

Flexible addresses, new signatures, and a separate fight over dormant coins: inside Coinbase's plan to get Bitcoin quantum-ready.

Coinbase's Plan for a Quantum-Safe Bitcoin

October 21, 2026

New addresses, new signatures and a plan for coins that never move: here's what Coinbase thinks Bitcoin needs.

Zcash Sprout Holders Have Two Weeks to Move Their ZEC

October 21, 2026

NU7 retires the transaction format Sprout depends on, so old shielded ZEC needs to move before activation.

Privacy Pools v2 Goes Live With Bigger Feature Suite

October 21, 2026

The compliance-first privacy protocol now does payments, yield, and swaps.

OpenSea Mobile Drops Its Waitlist

October 21, 2026

OpenSea's app is out of its waitlist, pitching follow-the-trader social trading across perps, memecoins, cards, and art.

Why Papertrade Won't Let PAPER Trade

October 20, 2026

In a house pool exchange, the token is the house. That's why Papertrade won't let it trade.

Onchain Inference Markets Post Record Token Usage

October 20, 2026

Surplus usage rose ~2.3x in under a month to a record 312.6B tokens on Oct 18, as rivals' volumes climb and critics demand dollar figures.

CFTC Tells Court CME Can't Challenge U.S. Perps

October 20, 2026

The CFTC says CME can't sue over U.S. perps because it hasn't been hurt, pointing to a 23% rise in CME's own crypto futures volume since May.

ZachXBT Flags $20M XMR Laundering Ring on Hyperliquid

October 20, 2026

More than 87% of inflows to FreedomXMR, a Monero swap service on Hyperliquid Core, came from illicit activity, with $20M+ traced to hacks and ransomware.

🏴 The CFTC Isn't Waiting on Congress

October 19, 2026

CFTC Chairman Mike Selig wants federal rules for crypto exchanges, retail margin, and prediction markets. Here's what he told Bankless.

Vitalik Pushes EIP-8288 Over New Precompiles

October 19, 2026

Vitalik says EIP-8288, and not a growing pile of precompiles, should carry Ethereum's cryptography going forward.

Kinetiq's Elysium L2 Sets Nov. 9th Mainnet Launch

October 19, 2026

Kinetiq's Hyperliquid L2 finally has a date, though its HyperCore hooks will arrive a few weeks later.

The CFTC's Proposed Rules to Reshape U.S. Crypto Markets

October 19, 2026

Chairman Selig's CTX and CAM proposals could bring retail margin onshore, put exchanges under one federal roof, and reshape the fight over prediction markets.

🏴 Pearl’s AI Twist on Mining

October 16, 2026

Pearl lets the work that secures its network also serve paying AI customers. Here's why that matters for Bitcoin's mining economics, and the risks.

Pump.fun Adds Leveraged Perps via Hyperliquid

October 16, 2026

Pump.fun’s new Hyperliquid integration brings leveraged perpetuals trading to the memecoin crowd.

Pearl and the Security Budget Bitcoin Can't Solve

October 16, 2026

Pearl lets the work that secures its network also serve paying AI customers. Here's why that matters for Bitcoin's mining economics, and the risks.

OpenAI Model Helped Itself to Testnet ETH Without Permission

October 16, 2026

An internal OpenAI model scanned public dev wallets on Sepolia and spent testnet ETH from one to finish a job.

Balaji's Network School Buys Farcaster From Neynar

October 16, 2026

Less than nine months after Neynar took over, Farcaster has a new owner.

Privacy Apps Are Having Their Moment

October 15, 2026

The app layer is where crypto privacy is heating up most right now. Here are 7 new releases you can try today.

White House Crypto Adviser Patrick Witt Steps Down

October 15, 2026

Witt becomes the second executive director of the White House crypto council to leave, following predecessor Bo Hines, who departed for Tether in August 2025.

Helius CEO Mert Mumtaz Joins NEAR Foundation Council

October 15, 2026

The head of one of Solana's largest infrastructure firms is joining NEAR's governing council as the network expands its push into private, cross-chain markets.

Ledger Officially Responds to Hardware Wallet Attack

October 15, 2026

The company announces new reseller security measures after criminals implanted hidden components in hardware wallets to steal recovery phrases.

🏴 Yukon Wants Your Agents to Break Crypto

October 14, 2026

While others go into "bunker mode," Eigen's Yukon is crowdsourcing attacks and fixes with AI agents.

Crypto's Quantum Defense Is Being Built in the Open

October 14, 2026

While others go into "bunker mode," Eigen's Yukon is crowdsourcing attacks and fixes with AI agents.

Alpenglow Is Coming to Solana Mainnet Next Week

October 14, 2026

Solana’s Alpenglow upgrade goes live October 21st, targeting ~150ms finality.

HEX Founder Richard Heart Detained in Turkey

October 14, 2026

HEX founder Richard Heart was detained in Istanbul on a Finnish Interpol notice tied to alleged tax fraud.

Report: OpenAI Interested in Acquiring Trail of Bits

October 14, 2026

OpenAI and Trail of Bits already team up on Patch the Planet. Now the AI giant is reportedly weighing an acquisition of the crypto audit stalwart.

The Logic Behind Starknet's L1 Question

October 13, 2026

Starknet is weighing evolving into an L1 network. Here’s what’s driving the idea and what would change.

Ledger Spyware Scare Spreads Across Asia and Europe

October 13, 2026

Spyware implants in Ledger wallets have surfaced across Asia and Europe, raising supply-chain concerns after more than $86M in suspected thefts

Blur to Shut Down NFT Marketplace After Blast

October 13, 2026

Blur will shut down its website and halt new NFT loans on November 12, just ten days after sister project Blast announced its closure.

🏴 Papertrade's Launch Weekend

October 09, 2026

Hyperliquid's 1000x perps experiment opens tomorrow. Here's how it works, who's lining up, and what could go wrong.

What to Know About Papertrade's Launch

October 09, 2026

Hyperliquid's 1000x perps experiment opens Saturday. Here's how it works, who's lining up, and what could go wrong.

🏴 The NFL Audibles on Prediction Markets

October 08, 2026

The NFL just filed a Supreme Court brief siding with New Jersey against Kalshi. Here’s how the league got here.

Derive V3 Goes Live, Moving Onchain Options Custody to Ethereum

October 08, 2026

Derive completes its V3 migration, moving onchain options custody to Ethereum and adding ETH, WBTC, and HYPE borrowing.

Starknet Weighs Becoming an L1 to Chase Quantum Resistance

October 08, 2026

StarkWare’s Eli Ben-Sasson floats making Starknet an L1 for “post-quantum agility,” citing AI and quantum threats.

Vitalik Flags AI Risk to Crypto, Warns Against Rushed Wallet Moves

October 08, 2026

Vitalik Buterin has chimed in on Ethereum’s “bunker mode” debate, sharing practical tips for addresses and multisigs.

NFL Joins States in Fight Against Prediction Markets

October 08, 2026

After months of failed partnership talks, the NFL is backing states against Kalshi in a Supreme Court fight, as the NBA weighs its own next move.

Bigger Blocks Are Coming to Ethereum

October 07, 2026

Sepolia's gas limit hit Glamsterdam's 200M target just 11 hours after the fork. Here's how Ethereum's next upgrade makes room for much bigger blocks.

Quantus Takes Aim at Bitcoin’s Quantum Problem

October 06, 2026

QTC is now tradable through NEAR Intents, giving the quantum-resistant L1 its first real liquidity test against Bitcoin and Zcash.

Bitwise Is Pitching NEAR to Wall Street as an AI Bet

October 05, 2026

Bitwise's NRR, the first U.S. spot NEAR ETF, drew $35.5M on day one. Hunter Horsley and Sal Ternullo explain the demand and NEAR's AI-first pitch.