Speaking on the Anthony Pompliano podcast, Robinhood chief executive Vladimir Tenev said the company had discussed holding bitcoin internally but had no plans to maintain its reserves. "We wouldn't rule it out," he said. "We haven't done it so far, we're not an investment manager." The CEO went on to say that even though Robinhood has not followed in the footsteps of companies like MicroStrategy and Tesla by incorporating bitcoin into its portfolio.
On November 24th, Elon Musk confirmed in response to posts from social media featuring a dollar sign icon on podcast giant Joe Rogan's profile that X is preparing to launch a money transfer feature in its X Payments service. The feature is part of Musk's strategy to turn X into a WeChat-like "app for everything". X Payments LLC is already in most US states (New York...
Joe Rogan, an American podcast, said on the social media platform "X" that he supports former US President Donald Trump.
On October 25th, the founder of Ink made a disclaimer in a podcast on Bankless that Ink has no plans to issue any tokens. Previously, it was reported that cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has launched a blockchain Ink based on OP Stack, and the testnet will be launched in two weeks.
On October 23rd, a16z founder Marc Andreessen talked about the origin of Truth Terminal and the creation process of Meme coin GOAT in a podcast. He described how the artificial intelligence robot started promoting GOAT meme and then created a Meme token for it, which quickly grew to a valuation of $500 million. Andreessen described this as the first real merger of artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency. Previously, Marc Andreessen wrote on the X platform: "This summer I sent...
In a recent podcast with Shawn Ryan, Trump said that if he is elected president, he may not be able to get Musk to serve in the White House cabinet because he needs to run his own companies and has a busy schedule, but he can participate in discussions and provide advice. He wants to be involved. Now look, he's running a big business and all that, so he can't. I could put him in the cabinet, but I don't know how he can juggle it, he has so much to do. So...
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik recently stated in the podcast "Bell Curve" that what ultimately determines the success of cryptocurrencies is the practical application of the technology. If cryptocurrencies can become mainstream, or at least become a credible alternative to mainstream like Linux, that would be a success. For example, Ethereum accounts can replace social account logins, or cryptocurrencies become part of the financial system, and DAOs become a substitute for businesses or nonprofits...
A recent Bankless podcast discussed the potential advantages of authoritarian regimes in the 21st century. Economist Noah Smith and Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin elaborated on the potential of blockchain to enhance democratic resilience through secure, anonymous communication and verifiable voting. Vitalik Buterin emphasized that comparing the information environment to Thomas Hobbes' concept of war of "all against all", monopoly control narratives may become the only stable equilibrium. T...