Bankless
Hosted by David Hoffman & Ryan Sean Adams · 20 decoded episodes · newest Oct 12, 2026
The Ultimate Guide to Crypto Finance. DeFi, NFTs, and cryptocurrencies. Level up. Go bankless.
Episodes 20
- Sep 14, 2026 · 46 minOnchain options challenge crypto’s perp-first marketDefined-risk instruments could make crypto markets more resilient while giving DeFi new infrastructure for structured and consumer-facing products.
- Sep 11, 2026 · 1h 5mCrypto’s speculative cycle meets a bond-market power struggleThe episode connects altcoin speculation, tokenized equities, AI data ownership, and Ethereum’s roadmap to a broader fight over liquidity and control.
- Sep 7, 2026 · 1h 7mCrypto investors shift from blockchains to application cash flowsThe discussion tests whether tokens tied to real usage, revenue, and value capture can replace infrastructure narratives as crypto’s durable investment case.
- Sep 4, 2026 · 1h 7mRobinhood turns speculation into a new market structureRobinhood’s chain links brokerage distribution, tokenized stocks, permissionless trading, and meme-coin speculation in a market whose financial value remains unproven.
- Sep 3, 2026 · 56 minFWA turns NFT liquidity into a randomized market gameThe discussion examines whether pooled ETH backing, randomized purchases, and permissionless launches can address NFT markets’ liquidity and discovery problems without hiding new risks.
- Sep 1, 2026 · 1h 7mKalshi bets compliance can build the world’s largest exchangeKalshi’s expansion tests whether regulated prediction markets can move from crypto-native speculation into mainstream and institutional finance.
- Aug 31, 2026 · 55 minIndustrial automation outpaces the humanoid robot hypeThe episode reframes robotics as an industrial systems problem, where reliability, economics, and physical training data will determine adoption.
- Aug 28, 2026 · 1h 7mCrypto’s debasement trade collides with AI’s capital demandsThe discussion connects Bitcoin’s renewed momentum to fiscal pressure, bond-market intervention, and an AI boom that could reshape the cost of capital.