FCAT Crypto Brief™
Join Jason, Ryan, Parth, and Jack, our industry trailblazers, as they decode crypto news, dissect market trends, and explore the future of digital assets to prepare you for what’s next. Skip the surface-level chatter and join them for an in-depth analysis that goes beyond the headlines – where crypto knowledge meets sizzling commentary. Whether you're a seasoned investor, tech enthusiast, or diving deeper into crypto, the FCAT Crypto Brief is your passport to staying informed, entertained, and empowered on the industry's cutting edge. Don’t miss out on the future of finance! Subscribe to FCAT Crypto Brief™ for your weekly pulse on the crypto world.
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 103
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Rise of the Machines: An Exploration of Agentic AI in Crypto
Listen in as hosts Jason Ward and Parth Gargava explore emerging trends at the intersection of cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence. Joined by Max Wadington and David Shapiro, they cover critic…
State of the Market: A Look at the Year Ahead
Join us as we kick off the new year with a special episode of the FCAT Crypto Brief. Host Jack Neureuter is joined by Chris Kuiper and Max Wadington from Fidelity Digital Assets® to discuss this year…
Regulatory Shifts & Banking Bottlenecks
Join us for this week’s Crypto Brief as our hosts cover the current state of the crypto industry, including the potential regulatory implications of new leadership at the SEC, convertible debt produc…
Options & Oversight
Join us for this week’s Crypto Brief as our hosts cover the introduction of options trading for Bitcoin ETPs, movement among the top ranks at the SEC, and the recent delisting of wrapped products.
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Building Consensus (Again)
Join our hosts as they uncover updates to Ethereum’s consensus layer, as well as new insights and actions stemming from the recent U.S. election.
Episode Topics:
[0:00] Intro
[2:56] How We Got Here…
Looking Forward: Insights into Predictive Markets & Futures
Join our hosts as they explore futures and why prediction markets were a top story for this election cycle.
Episode Topics:
[0:00] Intro
[3:56] Prediction markets for the 2024 election
[18:37] How …
Into the Vault: TBAC Covers Tokenization
Join our hosts as they discuss the recent crypto conference circuit, emerging superchain L2s’ potential impact on the DeFi ecosystem, and takeaways from the US Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee (…
Chain Reaction: Unpacking New Blockchain Utility
Join our hosts as they explore the latest investments in stablecoin innovation, new yield-bearing wrapped Bitcoin products, emerging Layer 2 opportunities, and the rise of state-sponsored solutions t…
From the Canvas to the Chain
Digital Assets Research Analyst Max Wadington joins hosts Ryan Stuebe and Parth Gargava as they discuss the upcoming Ethereum upgrade and dig into opportunities for blockchain to transform the future…
Survival of the Fittest
Join our hosts as they discuss emerging products and how these new developments reflect evolving market forces and technological capabilities.
Episode Topics:
[0:00] Intro
[2:01] Noteworthy month on…
What’s Trending with Stablecoins?
Join our hosts as they explore the global rise of stablecoins, international efforts to drive efficiency through tokenization, and how companies and governments alike are tapping into the promise of …
More Conversions, Decentralized Identities & Special Purpose Broker Dealers
Join us to hear about emerging crypto broker-dealer arrangements, new opportunities for crypto spending and conversion, and how decentralized identities are changing the game.
Episode Topics:
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Next-Gen Solutions in Crypto
Hosts discuss launch of Mercuryo Spend, Polygon’s new token and MakerDao’s rebrand.
Episode Topics:
[0:00] Intro
[2:50] What Parth Tried Last Week: Inheritance planning built into a Crypto wallet
[7:…
Michael Dascal on the Future of Crypto & Quantum Computing
Host, Parth Gargava is joined by special guest, Michael Dascal, Director of Quantum Product Management for the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology. Tune in as Michael simplifies quantum computing …
Historic or Hype: Diving into the Bitcoin Halving
Host, Ryan Stuebe is joined by special guest, Matt Allen from FCAT’s Bitcoin Mining team to discuss mining economics, economic and network impacts of the halving, data from previous halvings and live…
Chainlink’s Sergey Nazarov on Smart Contracts, Tokenized Assets & Cross-chain Security
Jack and Parth welcome Sergey Nazarov of Chainlink to the podcast to discuss the beginnings of Chainlink and its current place in the market, as well as Nazarov’s perspective on tokenized assets, cro…
A Look Ahead: Historic Milestones, Macro Trends & the Halving
Hosts welcome Chris Kuiper, Director of Research with Fidelity Digital Assets to discuss potential developments we may see in 2024 and how major milestones may impact the crypto community in the year…
Peaks and Valleys from 2023
Hosts take turns sharing their highs and lows from 2023 and shine light on what their hopeful for in the coming year.
Episode Topics:
[0:00] Intro
[5:00] Ryan’s Low for 2023 - Collapse of SVB
[12:30…
Current State of Crypto VC
Ryan interviews Jack, now a Research Associate for Avon Ventures, about the current macro state of VC and how it relates to crypto markets, how regulatory clarity may change things and what the next …
Burning Questions Answered – Special Edition Listener Q&A
Jason, Jack and Ryan tackle answering some of the top questions submitted by listeners.
Episode Topics:
[0:00] Intro
[2:40] How do the hosts see the role of Ethereum evolving in the coming year?
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