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  • E128: Bitwise Founder: Why 2025 Is Crypto's Greatest Year Ever
    Hunter Horsley, CEO of Bitwise, explains why 2025 is crypto's greatest year ever and why bitcoin's time has come.While most crypto companies get destroyed by volatility, Bitwise has thrived for 7 years with one principle: just keep going. Hunter reveals why banks are becoming Bitcoin's biggest allies and what this means for the future of crypto.__________________________________FOLLOW HUNTER HORSLEY• Twitter: https://x.com/hhorsley• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hunter-horsley-11512721FOLLOW BITWISE• Twitter: https://x.com/BitwiseInvest• Website: bitwiseinvestments.comFOLLOW KEVIN & WHEN SHIFT HAPPENS👇Twitter (X): https://x.com/KevinWSHPod  Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/kevinwshpod/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kevinfollonier_Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinfollonier/Website: https://www.podpage.com/when-shift-happens/__________________________________DISCLAIMERThe info contained herein is for informational purposes only. Nothing herein shall be construed to be financial, legal, or tax advice. The content of this video is solely the opinions of the speakers who are not a licensed financial advisor or registered investment advisor. Trading cryptocurrencies poses considerable risk of loss. The speakers do not guarantee any particular outcome.#Entrepreneurship #Crypto #news __________________________________00:00 Introduction1:36 Please Subscribe2:03 Sponsorships2:48 Crypto Is Brutally Hard5:57 Consistency Beats Crypto Hype9:08 Overthinking Kills Startups11:28 Trezor Sponsorship12:21 Optimism as a Superpower15:06 Bitcoin's Time Has Come20:43 2026: The IPO Wave23:41 Why Crypto IPOs Matter25:59 Substance vs. Hype31:53 Top Private Crypto Picks33:15 Why Companies Hold Bitcoin37:23 Bitcoin Ownership Strategies38:32 Government's Crypto Strategy41:19 Funding Bitcoin's Future48:04 Why Bitwise Raised $70 Million51:20 The Entrepreneur's Mindset55:00 Respect Over Rivalry57:34 Judge After Listening First1:01:28 Concluding Remarks
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  • E127: Ripple Cofounder: How We Built Crypto Solutions Banks Actually Trust
    Chris Larsen, co-founder of  @Ripple  Labs, reveals how his team built crypto solutions that banks actually trust - while the rest of the industry was declaring war on traditional finance.Instead of disrupting banks, Chris took the opposite approach: building blockchain technology specifically for financial institutions. He explains the compliance work, regulatory relationships, and strategic decisions that transformed Ripple into a $15 billion company trusted by major banks worldwide.PARTNERS🚀 Jupiter is the most used Decentralized Exchange in Crypto and the largest DEX by volume on Solana: https://jup.ag/💳 KAST is a global financial platform that enables users to manage and spend stablecoins and cryptocurrencies using a Visa Card or Apple Pay. Available in over 100 countries: https://kastfinance.app.link/SHIFT🔓 Trezor is the safest cold storage wallets for crypto security and financial independence.Buy your Trezor Wallet (use PROMO Code from the video for a 10% discount): https://trezor.io/?transaction_id=1026f18ed46409e495c6db4bff90ab&offer_id=133&affiliate_id=35356🌱 Bitwise Asset Management is the crypto specialist asset manager with more than $10 billion client assets and more than 30 crypto solutions across ETFs, index funds, alpha strategies, staking, and more.https://bitwiseinvestments.com/💧Sui is a first-of-its-kind Layer 1 blockchain and smart contract platform designed to make digital asset ownership fast, private, secure, and accessible.https://sui.io/🔘 Mantle Network enhances dApp development with Ethereum's security, low fees, and quick transactions through innovative layer-2 technology. Users can stake ETH for mETH, contributing to a transparent, community-driven ecosystem governed by $MNT token holders, fostering innovation and collaboration.https://www.mantle.xyz★ Forza! is Coinsilium's Gibraltar-based Bitcoin treasury company. Coinsilium’s shares are traded on the Aquis Stock Exchange (AQUIS:COIN) and on the OTCQB in the US (OTCQB:CINGF). Find out more at https://www.coinsilium.com/__________________________________FOLLOW CHRIS LARSEN & RIPPLE• Twitter: https://x.com/chrislarsensf• Twitter: https://x.com/Ripple• Website: http://t.co/VdDjmaFuncFOLLOW KEVIN & WHEN SHIFT HAPPENS👇Twitter (X): https://x.com/KevinWSHPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevinwshpod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kevinfollonier_Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinfollonier/Website: https://www.podpage.com/when-shift-happens/__________________________________DISCLAIMERThe info contained herein is for informational purposes only. Nothing herein shall be construed to be financial, legal, or tax advice. The content of this video is solely the opinions of the speakers who are not a licensed financial advisor or registered investment advisor. Trading cryptocurrencies poses considerable risk of loss. The speakers do not guarantee any particular outcome.#Entrepreneurship #Crypto #news __________________________________0:00 Introduction1:28 Please Subscribe1:53 Sponsorships2:43 Why Singapore Leads Crypto3:59 Knowing When to Step Down6:16 Zero to One Mindset7:43 Solving Climate and Governance9:55 Trezor Sponsorships10:49 California’s Housing Crisis14:20 America’s Drug Problem17:45 Mental Health Crisis20:45 Success Fueled by Anger22:41 Letting Go of Anger23:40 Credit Scores Kept Secret25:54 Credit Data Transparency Battle27:58 Early Days of ELoan28:34 The Realities of IPOs31:40 Cryptocurrencies Fascination34:16 What is Ripple?37:03 Biggest Achievement at Ripple38:11 Family Over Business Trips39:19 Balancing Speed and Compliance42:56 Thinking Generationally43:59 What is XRP?47:09 XRP’s 10-Year Track Record51:00 Investing in Yellow Network51:46 Luck Isn’t Just Chance52:31 Concluding Remarks
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  • E126: Swissborg Founder: How to Get Rich in Crypto (without getting lucky)
    Cyrus Fazel, founder and CEO of SwissBorg, reveals how he's building crypto's most community-driven wealth platform while helping over 50,000 people achieve financial freedom.From losing everything in 2008 to turning down a $1 billion acquisition offer, Cyrus shares his controversial takes on why real estate keeps people poor, how crypto is the only way to escape social class limitations, and why the current opportunity won't last forever.PARTNERS🚀 Jupiter is the most used Decentralized Exchange in Crypto and the largest DEX by volume on Solana: https://jup.ag/💳 KAST is a global financial platform that enables users to manage and spend stablecoins and cryptocurrencies using a Visa Card or Apple Pay. Available in over 100 countries: https://kastfinance.app.link/SHIFT🔓 Trezor is the safest cold storage wallets for crypto security and financial independence.Buy your Trezor Wallet (use PROMO Code from the video for a 10% discount): https://trezor.io/?transaction_id=1026f18ed46409e495c6db4bff90ab&offer_id=133&affiliate_id=35356🌱 Bitwise Asset Management is the crypto specialist asset manager with more than $10 billion client assets and more than 30 crypto solutions across ETFs, index funds, alpha strategies, staking, and more.https://bitwiseinvestments.com/💧Sui is a first-of-its-kind Layer 1 blockchain and smart contract platform designed to make digital asset ownership fast, private, secure, and accessible.https://sui.io/🔘 Mantle Network enhances dApp development with Ethereum's security, low fees, and quick transactions through innovative layer-2 technology. Users can stake ETH for mETH, contributing to a transparent, community-driven ecosystem governed by $MNT token holders, fostering innovation and collaboration.https://www.mantle.xyz★ Forza! is Coinsilium's Gibraltar-based Bitcoin treasury company. Coinsilium’s shares are traded on the Aquis Stock Exchange (AQUIS:COIN) and on the OTCQB in the US (OTCQB:CINGF). Find out more at https://www.coinsilium.com/FOLLOW CYRUS FAZEL• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyrusfazelmrfintech/• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Cyrus_FazelFOLLOW SWISSBORG• Website: https://swissborg.com/• Twitter: https://twitter.com/swissborg• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swissborg/• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Jyx7gJXh3yHFxZSJIlIhQFOLLOW KEVIN & WHEN SHIFT HAPPENS👇• Twitter (X): https://x.com/KevinWSHPod  • Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/kevinwshpod/  • Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinfollonier/DISCLAIMERThe info contained herein is for informational purposes only. Nothing herein shall be construed to be financial, legal, or tax advice. The content of this video is solely the opinions of the speakers who are not a licensed financial advisor or registered investment advisor. Trading cryptocurrencies poses considerable risk of loss. The speakers do not guarantee any particular outcome.0:00 Introduction1:37 Please Subscribe2:03 Sponsorships2:49 Swissborg Card7:26 Crypto As A Wealth Tool 10:37 Trezor Sponsorship11:31 Not Everyone Will Make It 12:23 One Million Financially Free 15:37 True Meaning of Success 18:21 When Bad Karma Feels Good29:39 Hacking The Financial System 32:31 Buying a Home Can Trap You 38:42 Crypto Destroys Real Estate Returns 40:41 How to Take More Risks 43:26 How to Build a Crypto Portfolio 50:26 Why Bitcoin Outperforms Everything 54:28 How to Get Rich in Crypto Without Luck 1:00:08 Avoiding Mental & Financial Ruin1:05:09 The Trap New Investors Love 1:09:07 The Hidden Cost of Passive Yield 1:16:11 Fart Coins or Smart Yield? 1:18:44 Fart Coin & the Meme Economy 1:21:01 why Crypto is a Gift 1:27:26 What is SwissBorg? 1:30:32 SwissBorg’s Meta Exchange  1:31:54 Why Use SwissBorg? 1:39:35 What is Borg Pad? 1:52:36 Killing CEXes By 20301:57:10 Founder Resilience In Crypto 2:03:20 Turning Down a Billion Dollars2:10:08 Closing Remarks
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  • E125: SUI NETWORK FOUNDER: I Left Facebook at 50 to Build What Crypto Couldn't
    Evan left his position at Facebook at age 50 to solve what the entire crypto industry couldn't: building technology that actually works.After leading Facebook's $3 billion Libra project that got shut down, Evan realized every crypto attempt has "completely, repeatedly failed" and fallen back to centralization. So he started Mysten Labs with 4 co-founders to build Sui - what crypto was always supposed to be.__________________________________PARTNERS🚀 Jupiter is the most used Decentralized Exchange in Crypto and the largest DEX by volume on Solana: https://jup.ag/💳 KAST is a global financial platform that enables users to manage and spend stablecoins and cryptocurrencies using a Visa Card or Apple Pay. Available in over 100 countries: https://kastfinance.app.link/SHIFT🔓 Trezor is the safest cold storage wallets for crypto security and financial independence.Buy your Trezor Wallet (use PROMO Code from the video for a 10% discount): https://trezor.io/?transaction_id=1026f18ed46409e495c6db4bff90ab&offer_id=133&affiliate_id=35356🌱 Bitwise Asset Management is the crypto specialist asset manager with more than $10 billion client assets and more than 30 crypto solutions across ETFs, index funds, alpha strategies, staking, and more.https://bitwiseinvestments.com/💧Sui is a first-of-its-kind Layer 1 blockchain and smart contract platform designed to make digital asset ownership fast, private, secure, and accessible.https://sui.io/🔘 Mantle Network enhances dApp development with Ethereum's security, low fees, and quick transactions through innovative layer-2 technology. Users can stake ETH for mETH, contributing to a transparent, community-driven ecosystem governed by $MNT token holders, fostering innovation and collaboration.https://www.mantle.xyz★ Forza! is Coinsilium's Gibraltar-based Bitcoin treasury company. Coinsilium’s shares are traded on the Aquis Stock Exchange (AQUIS:COIN) and on the OTCQB in the US (OTCQB:CINGF). Find out more at https://www.coinsilium.com/__________________________________FOLLOW EVAN CHENG• Twitter: https://x.com/EvanWeb3• Twitter: https://x.com/SuiNetwork• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chengevan/• Website: https://t.co/S0laxwqTPPFOLLOW KEVIN & WHEN SHIFT HAPPENS👇Twitter (X): https://x.com/KevinWSHPod  Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/kevinwshpod/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kevinfollonier_Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinfollonier/Website: https://www.podpage.com/when-shift-happens/__________________________________DISCLAIMERThe info contained herein is for informational purposes only. Nothing herein shall be construed to be financial, legal, or tax advice. The content of this video is solely the opinions of the speakers who are not a licensed financial advisor or registered investment advisor. Trading cryptocurrencies poses considerable risk of loss. The speakers do not guarantee any particular outcome.#Entrepreneurship #Crypto #news __________________________________0:00 Introduction 1:40 Please Subscribe2:06 Partnerships2:55 The Problem With Centralization7:23 Why Ethereum Is Centralizing12:35 Who is Evan Cheng?13:15 Self Custody with Trezor14:08 Timing a 20-Year Vision15:11 Motivation From Being Ignored19:31 Giving Everyone Real Agency20:45 High Agency Person22:47 Proving Skeptics Wrong26:51 Nothing Has Truly Won27:55 Cryptocurrencies Fascination29:29 Lessons Learned From Novi35:17 Starting a Company at 5040:09 Why I Became the CEO41:22 Challenges of a CEO42:14 Not Destiny, Just Conviction44:03 What is Mysten Labs?45:51 Five Unmanageable Founders48:11 How Five Co-Founders Work54:02 What is SUI Network?55:19 Is SUI the Next SOL?56:50 Progress on Big Vision59:55 Decentralized Business Potential1:04:06 Proud, But Never Satisfied1:06:34 What Truly Makes Me Happy1:08:13 Non-Consensus Beliefs1:09:17 Prediction for the Next 12 Months1:13:10 Concluding Remarks
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  • Hasbulla Opens Up About Being a Viral Meme, Crypto, and Running Away From Home
    Hasbulla Magomedov, the "King of Memes" with over 10 million followers, shares his journey from Dagestan to global fame. He reveals why he ran away from school, how he deals with haters, and his powerful message: "no one is coming to save you."In this episode, we explore Hasbulla's rise to fame, his business ventures including a new meme coin, and his advice for staying true to yourself in a world full of haters.__________________________________PARTNERS🚀 Jupiter is the most used Decentralized Exchange in Crypto and the largest DEX by volume on Solana: https://jup.ag/💳 KAST is a global financial platform that enables users to manage and spend stablecoins and cryptocurrencies using a Visa Card or Apple Pay. Available in over 100 countries: https://kastfinance.app.link/SHIFT🔓 Trezor is the safest cold storage wallets for crypto security and financial independence.Buy your Trezor Wallet (use PROMO Code from the video for a 10% discount): https://trezor.io/?transaction_id=1026f18ed46409e495c6db4bff90ab&offer_id=133&affiliate_id=35356🌱 Bitwise Asset Management is the crypto specialist asset manager with more than $10 billion client assets and more than 30 crypto solutions across ETFs, index funds, alpha strategies, staking, and more.https://bitwiseinvestments.com/💧Sui is a first-of-its-kind Layer 1 blockchain and smart contract platform designed to make digital asset ownership fast, private, secure, and accessible.https://sui.io/🔘 Mantle Network enhances dApp development with Ethereum's security, low fees, and quick transactions through innovative layer-2 technology. Users can stake ETH for mETH, contributing to a transparent, community-driven ecosystem governed by $MNT token holders, fostering innovation and collaboration.https://www.mantle.xyz★ Forza! is Coinsilium's Gibraltar-based Bitcoin treasury company. Coinsilium’s shares are traded on the Aquis Stock Exchange (AQUIS:COIN) and on the OTCQB in the US (OTCQB:CINGF). Find out more at https://www.coinsilium.com/__________________________________FOLLOW HASBULLA• Twitter: https://x.com/hasbulla_main• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hasbulla.hushetskiy/FOLLOW KEVIN & WHEN SHIFT HAPPENS👇Twitter (X): https://x.com/KevinWSHPod  Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/kevinwshpod/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kevinfollonier_Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinfollonier/Website: https://www.podpage.com/when-shift-happens/__________________________________DISCLAIMERThe info contained herein is for informational purposes only. Nothing herein shall be construed to be financial, legal, or tax advice. The content of this video is solely the opinions of the speakers who are not a licensed financial advisor or registered investment advisor. Trading cryptocurrencies poses considerable risk of loss. The speakers do not guarantee any particular outcome.#Entrepreneurship #Crypto #news __________________________________0:00 Introduction 1:35 Please Subscribe 2:06 Hasbulla’s Morning Motivation2:34 Who is Hasbulla Magomedov?2:52 Growing Up Different3:09 How Fame Changed Me3:50 The Day Everything Changed4:12 Why I Left School4:56 Running Away from Home5:29 No One is Coming to Save You5:50 Putting Dagestan on the Map6:22 The Power of Social Media6:35 Hasbulla vs The Haters7:04 Dealing with Online Haters7:53 Hasbulla and Female Fans8:30 Money Over Marriage8:47 Religion is Everything9:29 Why Fame Isn’t Perfect10:06 Hasbulla’s Rapid Rise in Fame10:48 Choosing Who to Trust11:59 Tracking Sleep and Wellness12:35 Turning Fame Into Business13:10 Goals in Business13:25 Signing With the UFC13:52 Hasbulla on Helping Others14:45 Natural Prankster15:17 No Guns, Just Hands16:11 What Crypto Means to Hasbulla17:10 Hasbulla’s NFT Journey17:27 Hasbulla Meme Coin17:51 Crypto Promise18:32 Message to the Outcasts18:58 Hasbulla’s Meme Coin Message19:14 Concluding Remarks
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I sit down every week with the most based people in crypto. My goal is to create a safe space to have the deepest and most real conversations with the biggest builders and investors in the industry, as well as to help educate the mainstream people, politicians, celebrities and big Web2 entrepreneurs coming into Web3. Hopefully this platform does its little part in onboarding as many people as possible into the incredible world of opportunities that Web 3 offers, while staying true to crypto’s core values and ethos. Thank you for watching.
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