Has Crypto Grown Up? Bitcoin Stability and the Next Big Launch

Bitcoin’s volatility has cooled—but that might be exactly what institutional investors want. Meanwhile, privacy coins like Zcash and Monero are surging, DeFi faces a $125M Balancer exploit, and traders are testing the limits of pre-market perps ahead of Monad’s Coinbase ICO. Plus, the team reflects on three years since FTX’s collapse and what the next phase of crypto market maturity looks like. 

Timestamps:
0:00 – Intro
1:23 – Crypto Market Malaise
15:00 – Balancer DeFi Exploit
21:56 – Monad Launching Soon
32:08 – FTX Anniversary
34:35 – The Week Ahead / Closing Thoughts