The Rollup

The Rollup

Author: Where digital assets meet capital markets. Hosted by Robbie & Andy Language: English Episodes: 100
Tune into The Rollup for a front-row seat to the ongoing conversation where digital assets meet traditional capital markets. Hosts Robbie and Andy facilitate these essential discussions, broadcasting live from the heart of the global financial system. This isn't about abstract theories; it's where you hear directly from the people building and governing the infrastructure of this new financial frontier. Each episode pulls back the curtain on the practical realities, strategic shifts, and regulatory challenges shaping the convergence of crypto and mainstream finance. You'll get unfiltered perspectives from founders, institutional investors, and policy thinkers who are navigating this complex merger daily. The dialogue on this podcast is grounded in the expertise of its guests, offering listeners a clear-eyed view of both the immense opportunities and the significant hurdles ahead. For anyone curious about how blockchain technology is being integrated into the world's existing financial frameworks, The Rollup provides crucial context and analysis. It's a recorded chronicle of a financial evolution in progress, capturing the debates and decisions that will define the next era of markets. Find more from Robbie and Andy and dive deeper into each topic through the show's official online home.
Episodes
Sky Co-founder: The Next Era of Onchain Finance Is Coming [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:08
For this weeks Stabled Up episode, Sky co-founder Rune Christensen breaks down recent DeFi exploits, Sky's risk model, the future of yieldcoins, onchain lending, and why the next era of DeFi scale will be centered around…
Rob Hadick: Where Does DeFi Go From Here? (…And Why) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:59
Rob Hadick joins us in the Tokenization Tower to cover the $292M exploit this weekend unpacking how it happened, what this means for the future of low-risk DeFi, why DeFi founders are still treating finance like software…
Shuyao Kong on Why MegaETH Is the Only Option for Onchain Finance [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:20
Shuyao joins The Rollup to break down the KPI token model, novel asset strategy, and why MegaETH is building a fashion brand, not a blockchain.Shuyao Kong is the co-founder of MegaETH, the highest throughput Ethereum Lay…
Charles Hoskinson: I Solved Privacy (How I Did It…) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:50
Charles Hoskinson joins The Rollup to cover the Midnight launch, privacy onchain, ZEC & NEAR, how 34% of Bitcoin supply is vulnerable to quantum attack right now, how BIP 361 may be the only way to stop it, and much more…
How Digital Assets Incentives Are Solving the Robotics Data Problem [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:23
Jansen Teng thinks crypto is the missing piece to scale robots globally.Jansen Teng is founder of Virtuals Protocol, the leading agentic commerce platform with $500M in agent-to-agent transactions and counting.The Rollup…
Why Saylor Is Wrong About the Quantum Threat | Alex Pruden [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:39
Alex Pruden joins The Rollup to break down the quantum threat to every major blockchain, why Saylor's "just hard fork it" answer is not enough, and why Ethereum may actually be better positioned than BitcoinAlex Pruden i…
Vladimir Novakovski on Why Lighter Is Built for the Future of Finance [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:37
Vlad Novakovski joins The Rollup to break down the Lighter EVM launch, the valuation disconnect vs. HyperLiquid, and why the future of finance runs on DeFi rails.Vladimir Novakovski is the co-founder of Lighter, a ZK-pow…
Max Gokhman on Why the 60/40 Portfolio Is Dead [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:25
Franklin Templeton's Deputy CIO Max Gokhman breaks down why 60/40 is dead, how $1.7T heads onchain, and why TradFi and DeFi are merging into one market.Max Gokhman is Deputy CIO at Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions…
Brian Wong: I Solved the AI Investment Playbook [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:45
Brian Wong joins this episode of AI Supercycles to break down his barbell investment strategy for the AI boom, why the real AI x digital assets trade is in stablecoin app layer companies, and much more.Brian Wong is a se…
Logan Jastremski: Will Hyperliquid Flip Solana? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:08
Logan Jastremski joins The Rollup to break down why blockchains are really just global exchanges, why localized ingestion beats co-location as a trading model, and more.Logan Jastremski is the co-founder of Frictionless…