Small Time Bets: The Only Annual Podcast

In this special year-end episode, Jonathan and Douglas look into the crystal ball for 2026 before facing the music on their 2025 calls. We’re shaking up the format this year: 2026 Big Bets come first, followed by the definitive marking of last year’s homework.Part 1: The 2026 Predictions 🔮We break down our high-conviction bets for the year ahead across five key pillars:​The Markets: Will the momentum continue, or are we due for a correction?​AI: Moving from "efficiency" to "autonomy" - what happens next?​Tech: The hardware and platforms set to dominate the next 12 months.​Society: Cultural shifts, the "proof of personhood" movement, and beyond.​Politics: Geopolitics, trade, and the evolving landscape of the Trump administration.Part 2: Marking the 2025 Homework 📝We revisit our 2025 predictions to see who actually came out on top. It was a year of "shadow wars" and "Trump bumps." Highlights include:​The Big Hits: We correctly called the "shadow war" on European subsea infrastructure and the rise of a new micromobility category - the "Enclosed Quadricycle".​The AI Shift: Our prediction on AI legal advice eroding prices hit home, with major platforms slashing costs by 60%.​Market Volatility: While we were directionally right on the "up and to the right" market, the "Liberation Day" tariff crash in April 2025 kept us from hitting our ambitious Dow and S&P targets.​Corporate Winners: Alphabet was a standout, soaring over 60% as Waymo moved toward independence with a $100B+ valuation.​The "Misses": From the Ukraine stalemate to the delayed launch of GTA 6 and the "iPhone Fold," we own up to where our timing was off.Who won the 2025 crown, and who is doubling down for 2026? Tune in to find out!

Jonathan and Douglas are back with their diamond hands and their crystal balls! Join them for their annual predictions podcast, featuring 12 predictions each for the year ahead and a look back at their 2024 track record. Will they be right again? Tune in and find out!

Jonathan and Douglas check in to see where their 2023 predictions landed; and then look ahead to very specific 2024 predictions covering tech, politics, markets and mashed peas.

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We review our 2022 predictions, see what surprises surfaced along the way and share our 2023 predictions. Also: A Year in the Markets and the equivalent look back and forward in Web3. Links we mentioned: Our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu We have a merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/smalltimebets/shop Our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@smalltimebets Our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCw_yPi2f07yh15JbGnWYUjQ

After 5 weeks away Jonathan and Douglas talk ChatGPT, a month of Musk-Twitter, provide a proper summary of FTX, and a roundup of NFT news. Links we mentioned: Making ChatGPT run a fictional chat room: https://twitter.com/gfodor/status/1599233429941686273?t=MC8EmsA3ahzuSXj4wFDqAA&s=09 Making ChatGPT pretend to be Linux: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/12/openais-new-chatbot-can-hallucinate-a-linux-shell-or-calling-a-bbs/ FTX spreadsheet comment re “hidden, poorly internally labled ‘fiat@’ account” https://d1e00ek4ebabms.cloudfront.net/production/7ab64a3b-6ce0-47cc-96ac-5e2d2a8c5d6c.png CZ explains SBF was lobbying against Binance: https://twitter.com/cz_binance/status/1589374530413215744?s=46&t=cApjraFG0hlMNEYl4zz4zA A motion-activated rechargeable light strip: https://amzn.to/3UPethO Coinbase NFTs subject to Apple’s 30% in-app purchase fee, supposedly levied on ethereum gas: https://twitter.com/CoinbaseWallet/status/1598354819735031809?t=kov-CcyFM--3RJyWRRPbDQ&s=09 Christie’s NFTs: https://nft.christies.com/auctions/next-wave-the-miami-edit  Our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu We have a merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/smalltimebets/shop Our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@smalltimebets Our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCw_yPi2f07yh15JbGnWYUjQ

Tech is down and crypto is up as rates rise in the US and UK. But 0.75% has different meanings on either side of the Atlantic in our market update. Then this week we go deep on autonomous vehicles because suddenly everyone’s a critic. Triggered by a harmless TechCrunch article. This Week in Crypto looks at Meta’s embrace of arweave for NFTs on Insta; and in NFTs we cover the Meebits MB1.1 relaunch, clarify which NFT projects survive, and make sense of Art Gobblers. And FYI we’re going dark for a month, so stay warm. Links we mentioned: The article “It’s time to admit self-driving cars aren’t going to happen” by TechCrunch’s Darrell Etherington: https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/27/self-driving-cars-arent-going-to-happen/amp/ Elon promising self driving “next year” supercut: https://youtu.be/o7oZ-AQszEI SunGod sunglasses: https://www.sungod.co/?r=PPoVcICTbd Instagram announces meaningful NFT marketplace: https://twitter.com/Meta/status/1587929277864910849?s=20&t=jjrYpyRMNNyNgSUsrSdYZQ The Meebits relaunch: https://turnon.meebits.app/ Art Gobblers: https://artgobblers.com/ Small Time Bets across TikTok, YouTube, Twitter, Discord, merch and more: https://linktr.ee/smalltimebets

We begin with a market update in which tech is down but overall things are up, followed by Twitter boosts Doge, McDonald’s doing well, Chick-fil-A better. Transhumanism is this week’s topic, it mostly means modding your body. We consider some examples and impacts. This Week in Crypto we look at what internet infrastructure web3 might decentralise, but then ask why and how, but also again why? And in NFTs this week we are impressed by Reddit doing a much more successful NFT bubble within the collapsed bubble of the current bear market. Media we mentioned: The Culture series by Iain M Banks The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity by Jamie Metzl The Huberman Lab podcast The GreenPill podcast Links we mentioned: Zoe, the personalised gut science product: https://joinzoe.com/signup Free Deliveroo Plus for a year for Amazon Prime users: https://deliveroo.co.uk/amazon-prime Deliveroo new user £10 credit: https://roo.it/douglasa1357 Decentralised YouTube Odysee: https://odysee.com/ Our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu We have a merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/smalltimebets/shop Our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@smalltimebets Our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCw_yPi2f07yh15JbGnWYUjQ

We begin with a crypto market update, amid stocks volatility and with crypto alarmingly low. Solana has an off day, BNB bridge hacked, Celsius doxxes all their users, and ShapeShift decentralises further. In NFTs this week, Apple fees, OpenSea analytics and Anthony Hopkins. Also because we have a soft spot for 10KTF, the latest physical products of Wagmi-san. Links we mentioned: Iconomi copytrading with the Small Time Bets portfolio: https://www.iconomi.com/asset/SMALLTIMEBETS?viewPublic=true Our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu We have a merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/smalltimebets/shop Our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@smalltimebets Our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCw_yPi2f07yh15JbGnWYUjQ

Because we’re based in the UK we can’t not talk about the last 45 days. Then it’s this week / month in the markets and whether this is the right time to buy stocks or sell your house or something. We return to the tech beat with a lookback at the following events: Google Pixel 2022, Surface, Meta’s Quest Pro. Then we ask if metaverse hype has any substance. Links we mentioned: Shark cordless vacuum: https://amzn.to/3CW3Sui Our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu We have a merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/smalltimebets/shop Our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@smalltimebets Our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCw_yPi2f07yh15JbGnWYUjQ

This week: algo-curated content, a markets update, the UK’s diminished budget, and Patagonia not for sale. This week in crypto the SEC claims jurisdiction and in NFTs the season one finale of 10KTF. Links we mentioned: The podcast Your Undivided Attention on TikTok: https://www.humanetech.com/podcast/bonus-addressing-the-tiktok-threat A far infrared heating panel by Kiasa: https://amzn.to/3RbzgKo Our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu We have a merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/smalltimebets/shop Our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@smalltimebets Our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCw_yPi2f07yh15JbGnWYUjQ

This week, bad tech. How hyperloop, Starship international flights and Elon’s tunnels just make zero sense, as much as we want them to. Also a 170km long city in Saudi - The Line. After a markets update, the Merge! How it went, what’s next for ethereum. Do Kwan’s arrest, OFAC clarification on Tornado Cash, and Wall St launches a centralised crypto exchange. In NFTs, Starbucks announces Odyssey NFT rewards and OG.art becomes a platform for dynamic art, Jadu avatars for AR. Links we mentioned: Neom’s The Line: https://youtu.be/0kz5vEqdaSc Gritin silk eye mask: https://amzn.to/3UjpU20 Our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu We have a merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/smalltimebets/shop Our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@smalltimebets Our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCw_yPi2f07yh15JbGnWYUjQ

Some opening remarks on the Queen, duty and continuity. Then this week, getting through the winter: with storage heaters, radiator insulation, Bitcoin mining, infrared wallpaper, zero emission boilers. Energy price caps and unintended consequences. The Apple Special Event: Severance, Apple Watch, Ultra, iPhone 14 camera, Satellite SOS, the Apple “make nothing bad happen” proposition, Dynamic Island, AirPods Pro 2nd gen. This week in Crypto and the Markets: a slight upturn, Cosmos and Balancer quietly outperforming, Merge next week, USDC flipping Tether, Binance delisting USDC, Coinbase funding lawsuit against Treasury re Tornado Cash, Vitalik’s book, Gitcoin. This week in NFTs, Flow partners with Ticketmaster, Jonathan Mann gets to 5000 daily songs, Jadu drops AVA avatars for AR. Links we mentioned: NexGen infrared wallpaper https://nexgenheating.com/product?proid=l9Mtfj The Tepeo zero emission boiler: https://tepeo.com/thezeb AI Generative Art is bonus content on our YouTube channel: Dall.e 2: https://openai.com/dall-e-2/ Stable Diffusion: https://creator.nightcafe.studio/stable-diffusion-image-generator Midjourney: https://www.midjourney.com/home/ Scandinovia stackable plastic tumbler cups: https://amzn.to/3RC17o6 Jonathan Mann’s 5000th song: https://youtu.be/C1lKjIV58RE Our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu We have a merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/smalltimebets/shop Our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@smalltimebets Our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCw_yPi2f07yh15JbGnWYUjQ

This week is an AMA on: if the Apple premium is worth it, electric vehicles vs the grid, the Inverse Kramer ETF; and where to put savings at a time like this. After a markets update we cover crypto AMA questions including: partners’ attitudes to crypto, which centralised exchanges are okay, best and worst ever investments, the DYDX bot test; and will ethereum drop post merge. We close with NFTs and a look at a credible and already popular metaverse application: live music events Recorded at BrewDog Waterloo Podcast studio. Links we mentioned: Our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu We have a merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/smalltimebets/shop Our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@smalltimebets Our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCw_yPi2f07yh15JbGnWYUjQ Give Directly: https://www.givedirectly.org/uk/ Ariana Grande’s concert in Fortnite, August 2021, highlights: https://youtu.be/gGYElBtjytU

This week we talk food production and try to make sense of a world where obesity and food waste sit alongside food banks, shortages and riots. Today’s grain mostly comes from four companies. It’s abundant, subsidised and cheaper than the alternative, but it depletes our soil, decimates diversity; and producing food accounts for nearly a quarter of global GHG emissions. Are lab-grown meat and carbs the answer? In Crypto and the Markets this week the Fed’s Jackson Hole statement (more rate rises) knocked everything back into red, we ask what really drives inflation and what’s the unspoken goal. Also: “is crypto a ponzi? Is it useful?”. In NFTs the redemption of Pudgy Penguins, Zuk unstuck, and properties of the metaverse revisited. Links we mentioned: Our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu On Government Cheese: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_cheese Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse selfie: https://www.facebook.com/4/posts/pfbid036rRnizKxuw9CwVftTZKTikmGZixWidyrEWGLaZg4Sm6jDFdPRPdn6Z5UJG5yeXRWl BrewDog Waterloo: https://www.brewdog.com/uk/brewdog-waterloo

Back after 6 weeks we talk fast and cover lots. Upsets in US and UK politics against a backdrop of rising energy prices, inflation, strikes and recession. Meanwhile Samsung releases more folding phones and Jonathan got a Steam Deck. In Crypto and the Markets, we unpick the 10% stocks rally and ask if the Merge will boost Ethereum prices. The US Treasury’s shutdown of Tornado Cash is the main news of the day. We also take a speed run through: Coinbase, Tesla BTC, Celsius and the “Solana hack”. In NFT news we begin by asking if NFTs are over. Then a late sidebar on Biden’s cleantech bill, and Jonathan explains how he made an NFT for his wedding. In our speed round we cover: Amazon.eth, Opensea layoffs, and Yuga news. And we return to the latest adventures of Wagmi-san in New Tokyo. Links we mentioned: Our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu Atlantic article about Europe’s misplaced schadenfreude as the American Empire wobbles: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2022/08/europe-america-military-empire-decline/670960/ Family-run Malaysian cakes and pastries in west London: https://pandanbakery.com/ The US Treasury announces Tornado Cash sanction: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0916 Wagmi-san walks around a wet 3D New Tokyo: https://twitter.com/10ktfshop/status/1550240069159571456?s=21&t=K92xiF_HZBks6AKGqerL9A BrewDog’s new Waterloo venue: https://www.brewdog.com/uk/bars/uk/brewdog-waterloo

Electric vehicles past, present, future - and what this means for car manufacturers. What of hydrogen? Who wins self-driving? And what’s Apple up to? In Crypto and the Markets: Winter. How long does this last and what might Spring look like? Also the underwhelming metaverse and an EU regulatory milestone. In NFTs this week we use a cork board plus some string to identify the key players in NFT. And conclude NFTs may behave more like luxury goods. Links we mentioned: Our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu UK digital mortgage broker: https://trussle.com/

The end of VC-subsidised perks like cheap Ubers and half price groceries now that money isn’t cheap anymore, also the sub-15 minute delivery segment. Then in Crypto & the Markets we ask how long this low lasts. Also: a Solana phone. In NFTs this week, NYC roundup, two 10KTF surprises, eBay buys into NFTs, as does Uniswap. Doodle partners with Pharrell Williams for Doodles Records. We ask whether everything has a Greater Fool dynamic from the outside, or just NFTs. Also Yuga finally rebuts conspiracy theories around the Apes. Links we Mentioned: Our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu The End of the Millennial Lifestyle Subsidy: https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/06/uber-ride-share-prices-high-inflation/661250/ From at least 2018, VC Fund My Life: http://www.vcfml.com/ UK Digital Mortgage Broker Habito: https://www.habito.com Wagmi-san goes 3D, faces Kaiju: https://twitter.com/10ktfshop/status/1540155122164137986?s=21&t=LuyFEoSGjzbHq-6BnQ1fRg 10KTF Puma tie-in: https://twitter.com/10ktfshop/status/1540143603355377664?s=12&t=_bjgOGHKlO2LuEPnfGfclw Yuga Labs’ rebuttal to Bored Ape claims: https://medium.com/@team_69582/a-letter-from-the-founders-678e5a3431e7

Tale of two AIs, DALL·E 2 vs LaMDA, the question of sentience. A brutal week in the markets, we know. Celsius, 3AC and the risk of contagion from CeFi into DeFi (and further). Winter, the market cap of crypto, A16Z powering through. NYC NFT conference coming up and which projects will make it. Links we mentioned: Our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu Curated wardrobe selections from Stitch Fix with £15 off: https://www.stitchfix.co.uk/invite/vm34wnrtrw?sod=i&som=c

WWDC chat, with extra on CarPlay, Continuity Camera, Passkey and Apple Pay Later. In Crypto & Markets, ethereum long term, inflation, A16Z’s 4th crypto fund, regulatory developments x 3, and HOP airdrop. We greet NFT winter and take note of Goblins and MeeKicks before closing out with “NFT or The Tiger Who Came to Tea”. Links we mentioned: Our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu Mark Andreessen on Bankless explains Web 1 thru 3: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/bankless/id1499409058?i=1000564518979 Clothes which fit like they were tailored with 25% off at Spoke: https://spoke.mention-me.com/m/ol/mz8sc-jonathan-tipper

This week in our first interview we are joined by Finance bigwig and friend of the pod, Andrew Hamilton. We discuss the outlook for the global economy, how do you solve a problem like inflation, taxing big oil, Elon’s super bad feeling; and then a deep dive on the world of luxury watches with parallels to the NFT market. Links we mentioned: Our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu

What’s the Blockbuster of our time? On hotels, car manufacturers, journalism, publishing, Intel. And is Facebook Yahoo yet? In Crypto / Markets a pretty dire week, and it’s a pattern, also Vitalik’s contradictions. NFT news of Meebit shoes, thinking through Otherside land and we close out with “NFT or The Tiger Who Came to Tea” Links we mentioned: Our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu A wooden tea set for toddlers: https://amzn.to/3td0nvN Vitalik assesses his own contradictions: https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1526378787855736832

Google I/O, the pixel watch, the AR glasses, a wallet again. Then in Crypto and the Markets a rough week post CPI and UST, a wider view, and Coinbase may be underpriced. We go deep on Luna / Terra and regulatory blowback. An actual Ethereum movie planned, directed by Ridley Scott. Also “Layer 2 Summer”. In NFTs: Instagram, Lego/Sony/Epic, a short-domain-names club, Ape land update, 10KTF’s first mission and breaking news. And we close with a segment called “NFT or The Tiger Who Came to Tea”. Links we mentioned: Our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu Camel Camel Camel: https://camelcamelcamel.com/

Amazon does Shopify with free shipping, the world’s primary world-maker Unreal 5. Then a markets and crypto update, Meta’s metaverse losses, Apple bobs but Amazon falls, Optimism’s airdrop, a defi mortgage based on credit score. In NFTs, the Ape land sale and Instagram phishing. “How Do I Crypto” covers stablecoins this week. And we close with a new game, “Cryptic or Quick-trick” Links we mentioned: Our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu Amazon “Buy with Prime” https://buywithprime.amazon.com/ 30% off Whirli toy subscriptions: https://whirli.com/refer?code=UPR2E1VU&by=Anastasia&userType=1

Twitter vs Elon again, and the aspired global town square and how to build it. Then in crypto and the markets: Netflix, inflation, ethereum merge delay. In NFTs this week: Coinbase finally, Meta’s NFT fees, Niantic’s AR pets, MoonBirds land, NBA set to reinvent fantasy sports; and 10KTF unmasks what immersive means. We close as ever with CrytoPunk or CryptoFunk Links we mentioned: Our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu Argent the mobile wallet: https://argent.link/MFwYogZafpb

Elon boards Twitter, how will web3 moderation work, markets update, EU KYC overreach, UK treasury crypto framework, and Ronin in the biggest hack yet. In NFTs, Solana NFTs come to OpenSea, Metapolis on Zilliqa; and we close with CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk Links we mentioned: Our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu nuun creative contemporary cakes: https://www.thisisnuun.com

Bing hacked, Vitalik on the cover of Time, the market disconnect, MetaMask airdrop, Yuga’s roadmap and growth plans, World of Women becoming cannon. In “How do I crypto” we talk about what it’s like to actually buy things with crypto. And we close as usual with a round of CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk. Links we mentioned: Vitalik and his Time cover stans: https://twitter.com/vitalikbuterin/status/1504957024345501709?s=21&t=MsCiBZdGnCLnTJbc68by1Q Draft Yuga Labs pitch deck: https://bestpitchdeck.com/yuga-labs 16% off at eFlorist: https://eflorist.mention-me.com/m/ol/gw2sc-jonathan-tipper

Shenzhen locks down, markets rosy, the EU vs proof of work, crypto lobbying, ethereum tests merging. This Week in NFTs, apes in the battle for the planet of the metaverse: Punks adopted, ApeCoin launches, APE fundamentals, Yuga the alpha, Gucci apes, conspicuous green consumption, and the ‘gram will mintstagram. In “How do I Crypto”: staking, mining and voting - do I do all this stuff? And we close as usual with CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk. Links we mentioned: Our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu Screen GIFfing tool: https://www.screentogif.com/ Zuck on Instagram NFTs: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/15/mark-zuckerberg-says-nfts-are-coming-soon-to-instagram/ Lido staking: https://lido.fi/ And this Otherside teaser dropped during the edit: https://twitter.com/yugalabs/status/1505014986556551172?t=SxOdRBPuEEbMaMZxG9XHRQ&s=09

This week: Apple event, market update, the Biden Crypto Exec Order, 10KTF Gucci collab, the hoodie that never dies, how to… explain crypto; and we close with CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk. Links we mentioned: Our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu Crypto Executive Order Fact Sheet: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/09/fact-sheet-president-biden-to-sign-executive-order-on-ensuring-responsible-innovation-in-digital-assets/ Teapigs Peppermint Leaves Loose Tea: https://amzn.to/3I9sUqu Apes wear Gucci: https://twitter.com/gucci/status/1502210216204677125?s=21 And this news broke during the edit: https://twitter.com/yugalabs/status/1502420714527334406?s=21

Back to a changed world. Invasion, economic war, crypto’s role, revised inflation & recession outlook. In Crypto, markets review and the next 6 months, Ukraine donations, and zkSync EVM compatibility. In NFTs this week: Pussy Riot, Minecraft, Snoop’s Doggies, the slowdown and a lookback to the OpenSea exploit. In “How do I Crypto” this week, we ask: what should you do in a bear market? And we close with CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk. Links we mentioned: Johnny Harris on Putin‘s romanticism (passionarnost): https://youtu.be/LJNtfyq3TDE Instavolt £5 signup code: https://driver.emsp.instavolt.co.uk/referral/UOyfa Minecraft goes Web3: https://decrypt.co/93783/microsoft-minecraft-web3-nft-worlds-ethereum-polygon

3D printing, markets in the shadow of invasion, crypto’s privacy paradox, LooksRare cash withdrawal, punks on finance, Death Row Records goes NFT-first In our segment “How Do I Crypto” we talk about how to stay informed And as usual we close with CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk Links we mentioned: 3D Printing the decade: https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/the-future-of-3d-printing-additive-manufacturing-experts-forecast-the-next-decade-202831/ LooksRare cashing out, Cobie thread: https://twitter.com/cobie/status/1493222043185262595?s=10 Buying a punk using other people’s money: https://twitter.com/dt_chain/status/1492602639506362373?s=20&t=jlCh4vaVT5ls9Cab6cfWNw Bankless podcast: https://pod.link/1499409058 The Breakdown podcast: https://pod.link/1438693620 A remote-control toy Audi R8 with headlights: https://amzn.to/36rYoLq

On Ark’s 2022 Big Ideas, will Meta be Yahoo soon, Topics replaces FLoC, Apple becomes the point of sale, then markets looking sunnier (crypto) and jumpy (stocks), KPMG gets bitcoin on the balance sheet, Hop rollup aggregator, a New Tokyo update, DAOs done right, and “How Do I Crypto” covers “staying on top of things”. We close with CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk Links we mentioned: Ark Big Ideas investment thesis, 2022: https://ark-invest.com/big-ideas-2022/ Tap to Pay on iPhone: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/02/apple-unveils-contactless-payments-via-tap-to-pay-on-iphone/ Logitech MX Master 3 mouse: https://amzn.to/3HNKnWc Hop rollup aggregator: https://app.hop.exchange/ Song a Day Dao: https://songaday.world/songadao/ Debank for checking MetaMask connected sites: https://debank.com/

Money printing prices, peak humanity in 2064; then in markets: a look back, Solana hack, and GOP co-opts crypto. In NFT news: one ape is one house, Damien Hirst takes pre-orders, and the godfathers of punk miscalculate badly. In “How Do I Crypto” we reflect on the “why” of crypto, it’s significance after the initial buzz. We close out with CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk. Links we mentioned: Lancet tweets on world population trends: https://twitter.com/TheLancet/status/1283167416839811082? Homescapes Smart Parcel Box: https://amzn.to/35RjpyQ The printing costs for dollar bills: https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/currency_12771.htm

Gateshead’s IKEA, AR map/territory, a volatile markets lookback, recession vs the Fed, Diem’s sunset, discord outage, NBA TopShots & Hong Kong, OpenSea’s zombie listings. In our “How Do I Crypto” segment we cover all the big NFT questions. What is this collective hysteria, are they heating the planet, what exactly do you own, how do you mint, buy or sell one, and on which blockchain? We close out with CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk Some links we mentioned: Ledger hardware wallet: https://shop.ledger.com?r=4e17e8e33d10

Our pick of stocks that will pop on IPO this year, some incredible aphid facts, and after our non-sponsor This Week in Crypto covering the markets and A16Z’s $4.5B raise. In This Week in NFTs we cover Coinbase’s Mastercard announcement, NFT profiles on Twitter, and Web3’s OpenSea crutch. Our “How Do I Crypto” series continues with reflections on how to buy crypto (in 2013 and) now. We close as usual with CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk. Links we mentioned: Plaid fintech API: https://plaid.com/what-is-plaid/ Ikea’s Platsa modular planner: https://www.ikea.com/addon-app/platsa/latest/#/m2/gb/en/?

CES takedown, NFT winners, this week in the markets/crypto, Paradigm investing into Citadel, Jack Dorsey’s bitcoin defense fund, OpenSea now worth $13B, LooksRare taking that on, and “Women NFTs” in 2022. We’ve got a new segment called “How Do I Crypto”. And we close out as usual with CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk. Links we mentioned: Monzo banking: https://join.monzo.com/c/xrvpp4n Our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu BMW CES e-ink car: https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/5/22867090/bmw-color-changing-paint-electric-car-ces On Quantum Dot OLED: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/01/explaining-qd-oled-samsungs-display-tech-thats-wowing-ces/?amp=1 Samsung Odyssey Ark TV: https://twitter.com/qbking77/status/1478555909068505088?s=21 Labrador robot table: https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2022/1/4/22858402/home-robot-labrador-caddie-retriever-smart-self-driving-shelf Powell on stable coins alongside CBDC: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-11/powell-says-private-coins-could-compete-with-fed-digital-dollar Women Rise NFT: https://www.womenrise.art/

Our 2022 predictions for the world, tech & crypto / defi / NFTs. Also a few resolutions and “CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk”. Links we mentioned: Win an NFT / join our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu Shio Koji marinade (UK): https://www.souschef.co.uk/products/marukome-nama-shio-koji Shio Koji marinade (US & UK delivery): https://www.japancentre.com/en/products/4328-marukome-fresh-shio-koji-seasoning

Our books and streaming picks, then in This Week in Crypto: markets post-Omicron, crypto acronym quiz, 2021 crypto look-back, the Messari themes for crypto in 2022; and why the metaverse doesn’t mean immersive. Then in This week in NFTs, Apes flipping Punks, we launch a Discord and give away some NFTs; and closing out the year with CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk. Best of Books & Streaming The Animal Factory by Edward Bunker (1977) https://amzn.to/3muhO7I Work: A History of How We Spend Our Time by James Suzman https://amzn.to/3yXfJG1 The Windrush Betrayal by Amelia Gentleman https://amzn.to/3HoUMqT Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld https://amzn.to/3H6BNky In the Heights (2021) movie (paid download) https://www.warnerbros.co.uk/movies/intheheights Seaspiracy (Netflix documentary) https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81014008 Amazon series Invincible https://www.amazon.co.uk/INVINCIBLE-SEASON-1/dp/B08WJNBTVY/ The Beatles: Get Back (Disney+ 3 part series) https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/series/the-beatles-get-back/7DcWEeWVqrkE Rick and Morty, season 5 https://www.adultswim.com/videos/rick-and-morty 2019 movie Always Be My Maybe https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80202874? Links to things we mentioned: Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker https://amzn.to/3momE6c The first time Hodl was used: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=375643.0 The Messari 2022 Crypto Theses (165 pages): https://messari.io/pdf/messari-report-crypto-theses-for-2022.pdf A 30 min Coin Bureau summary video of the Messari report: https://youtu.be/hXp32pWkwqI Commissioner Hester Peirce on Wild West analogies and crypto: https://www.sec.gov/news/speech/peirce-2021-10-08#_ftn34 Full body haptic suit: https://teslasuit.io/ Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu

This week: Musk of the Year, this Microsoft life, then a crypto plus markets update followed by: could properly regulating stablecoins save the petrodollar? In NFTs: Nike buys RTFKT, Adidas apes into the metaverse, and Bitwise’s NFT Index Fund solves for liquidity. We close out with a return to CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk. Links we mentioned: Elon Musk 2021 Time Person of the Year: https://time.com/person-of-the-year-2021-elon-musk/ Slice: a safe-ish (ceramic) packaging opener: https://amzn.to/3eaqtqY Bitwise launches NFT Index Fund: https://bitwiseinvestments.com/crypto-market-insights/bitwise-launches-blue-chip-nft-index-fund-offering-broad-exposure-to-the-most-iconic-digital-art-collections/

This week: EV ownership in 2021 and at least two trends for 2022. Then after our non-sponsor it’s This Week in Crypto with a market update, Crypto 101 and: how decentralised is DeFi? In This Week in NFTs Wagmi-san drops physical goods (hints), and which companies will DAO vs IPO. We close out with a reprise of Shitcoin or Fakecoin. Links we mentioned: LinkedIn article “22 Big Ideas that will change our world in 2022”: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/22-big-ideas-change-our-world-2022-linkedin-news-europe/ Anker USB C Charger, 65W 4 Port PIQ 3.0&GaN Fast Charger Adapter, PowerPort Atom III Slim Wall Charger: https://amzn.to/3pA0rmk Wagmi-san’s NFT shop: https://10ktf.com

This week back from Slush, Doug and Jonathan cover Deliveroo, the verticality of Crypto, Jack leaving twttr and Square becoming Block. After our non-sponsor we turn to This Week in Crypto with a markets update, plus what does it mean when a dictator and an evangelist are buying the dip? In This Week in NFTs it’s Adidas entering the metaverse with Bored Ape Yacht Club; and we close out with a return to CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk. Links we mentioned: Janet Yellen on CBDCs disintermediating the banking system: https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/yellen-says-mind-not-made-up-us-central-bank-digital-currency-2021-12-02/ Auraglow Mysa vintage LED bulb (bayonet): https://amzn.to/3ooYGZW Auraglow Mysa vintage LED bulb (screw in): https://amzn.to/31zIJHf

This week Jonathan and Doug talk nuclear fusion, carbon zero protein, Amazon vs Visa, a Tesla app outage, and inflation. After our non-sponsor we turn to This Week in Crypto including a markets update. In This Week in NFTs, Damien Hirst does a Drake airdrop, Wagmi-san and the floating city of Neo Tokyo. And we close out with Metaverse or Metaworse. Links we mentioned: Carbon negative protein: https://solarfoods.fi/ An FT overview of inflation globally, state of the nations: https://on.ft.com/3dmXHmZ Greenshot open source screen grab tool: https://getgreenshot.org/ The home of Wagmi-san in New Tokyo: https://10ktf.com

This week Jonathan returns from the diminishing Maldives to find COP26 in full blah. Also, hydrogen and how to decarbonise transport. After a short non-sponsor, in This Week in Crypto, Jonathan and Doug cover: a busy fortnight in the markets and crypto, 13 years since the bitcoin white paper was published, Coinbase as a Service, ETH ATH, and these meme dogs. Also the mayor-elect of New York wants to be paid in bitcoin. In a new segment we look at This Week in the Metaverse and how it diverges from the sci-fi which informed it. In This Week in NFTs, a PSA on hacking by airdrop, EA considers Play-to-Earn, and using NFTs as collateral. And in a format twist, we close out with a segment called Metaverse or Metaworse. Links we mentioned: Michael Liebreich’s Clean Hydrogen Ladder: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/clean-hydrogen-ladder-v40-michael-liebreich Regulatory gaps around stablecoins to be patched: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/01/business/stablecoins-cryptocurrency-regulation.amp.html The Enjin Metaverse Fund: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/123271/enjin-floats-100m-efinity-metaverse-fund-to-boost-nft-marketplace SoftBank invests in Sandbox: https://venturebeat.com/2021/11/02/softbank-invests-93m-in-the-sandboxs-nft-game-platform/ On using NFTs as loan collateral: https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/v7e58j/people-are-taking-out-loans-against-their-nftsand-defaulting NFTfi itself: https://nftfi.com

This week saw the Pixel 6 and MacBook Pro launch with each event showcasing Google and Apple’s culture in microcosm, HTC photoshopping VR onto stock photos; and our non-sponsor. In This Week in Crypto, an all time high for Bitcoin and the arrival of various ETFs, checking in on El Salvador’s bitcoin deployment, and the US political opportunity after Trump II. In This Week in NFTs, are NFTs dead? Also Sotheby’s Metaverse, an NFT project involving the organic growth of a crystal reef; and we close out with CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk. Links we mentioned: Photos physicalised: https://www.whitewall.com HTC and Panasonic photoshopping: https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2021/10/14/22726604/htc-vive-flow-wearable-photoshopped-wearable-models-stock-images Andrew Yang’s Party of Crypto: https://decrypt.co/83967/andrew-yang-bankless-release-nft-support-forward-party

This week: the Queen on green, iron in batteries, how do you solve a problem like Facebook, and dismantling Apple’s beautiful walled App Store. After our non-sponsor, we talk This Week in Crypto, including SEC-approved Bitcoin ETFs, BoE on crypto systemic risk, Jonathan votes in a DAO, and the metaverse of the commons. Then in This Week in NFTs: Coinbase vs OpenSea, Shiboshi gas panic, turning down $9.5M for a CryptoPunk, NFT logins, Proof of Attendance; and we close out with CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk. Links we mentioned: Form Energy making multi-day energy storage using cheap, abundant, rusting iron: https://formenergy.com/ The CEO of Form explains how they went about filling a very specific market need (July ‘21): https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-interchange/id1221460035?i=1000530458550 Alternative Form podcast link: Form Energy's Iron-Air Battery for Multi-Day Storage ESS Iron Flow batteries backed by Gates and SoftBank, which SPAC’d last week: https://essinc.com/ Affordable and authentic Japanese meals delivered in the London area (with £3 off using code 63214b): https://www.waso.tokyo/

This week we open with Amazon’s new physical store, electrifying classic cars and the Pandora Papers. After our non-sponsor it’s This Week in Crypto with a markets update, rumbles of regulation and a Bitcoin futures ETF. In This Week in NFTs, Jonathan is exiting Top Shots, London is the NFT capital of the world says the FT, CDBs, the seven stages of NFTs, NFTs save proper photography, Pancake Squad drops, and OpenSea competitor Infinity launches. We close out as usual with CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk. Links we mentioned: Bloom&Wild with £10 off: https://refer.bloomandwild.com/m/ol/gc6zv-jonathan-tipper London, NFT capital: https://www.ft.com/content/9c5a831f-4c3a-457f-b36e-950ba3a23b80 On Christie’s NFT arm: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/118967/christies-nft-business-is-booming-despite-a-market-lull OpenSea competitor Infinity: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/119887/new-nft-marketplace-takes-direct-aim-at-opensea-with-a-token On leaving Netflix for NFTs: https://kaigani.medium.com/why-would-i-leave-netflix-to-sell-jpegs-on-the-internet-5c20623a76a5

This week is packed: EU cable rules, Doug gets an EV, Amazon’s pet robot Astro, Evergrande, #mintthecoin, and the the possibility of a mid-October economic pileup. After our non-sponsor segment it’s time for This Fortnight in Crypto, covering the China ban, Bitcoin tipping on Twitter, typos at Compound and Bitfinex, Robinhood’s introduction of a real crypto wallet, and El Salvador’s considerable wallet adoption. In This Week in NFTs, Snoop Dogg unmasks, verified NFT identity on Twitter, a Christie’s lookback and we close as usual with CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk. Links we mentioned: Cuvva car insurance with a £60 discount for monthly subscription, or £10 off a short-term policy: https://cuvva.insure/umRULvU3Yjb Discount code: UP3W6QB6QB Font marketplace: https://font.community/

The week Jonathan and Doug talk Romeo and Juliet, registering an EV, Yandex and the Allbirds IPO. Then in This Week in Crypto we look at El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin, Walmart’s non-adoption of Litecoin, Solana’s outage and a Layer 2 solution, Arbitrum. On the NFT side we cover OpenSea insider trading and get the inside track on Christie’s Hong Kong NFT auction. We close out as usual with CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk. Links we mentioned: Romeo & Juliet at the Globe: https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/romeo-and-juliet-2021/ The Allbirds IPO: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/allbirds-ipo-5-things-to-know-about-the-eco-friendly-shoe-company-before-it-goes-public-11630606746 OpenSea insider trading: https://decrypt.co/81096/opensea-parts-ways-executive-caught-trading-ethereum-nft-insider-info Solana theories: https://twitter.com/statelayer/status/1438018137514029056?s=21 Arbitrum Layer 2: https://portal.arbitrum.one Christie’s in Hong Kong: https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/no-time-present/lots/2097

This week we talk hacking genetics, China’s video games / social crackdown and after our non-sponsor turn to This Week in Crypto. Then in a new NFT segment we cover: Loot, Steph Curry buys a Bored Ape, dynamic sports NFTs starting with LaMelo, mutating Ape NFTs; and Meebits in the movies, at Christie’s and in Decentraland. We close out with CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk. Links we mentioned: Hacking Darwin by Jamie Metzl https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07QWNMY86/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_DM1WQ7BPZKQ32PR4TY07 The deVOL Bum Stool: https://www.devolkitchens.co.uk/shop/stools-chairs-tables/bum-stool United Wholesale Mortgage to accept bitcoin: https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.freep.com/amp/8150026002 Steph Curry Ape purchase: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/115911/nba-icon-stephen-curry-buys-bored-ape-nft-for-180000 LaMelo Ball dynamic NFT linked to sports results: https://lameloball.io/#/ Mutating Bored Apes: https://decrypt.co/79718/bored-ape-yacht-club-sells-96-million-of-nfts-in-hour-for-mutant-apes-launch United Talent Artists signs Larva Labs (CryptoPunks) https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/uta-cryptopunks-nft-film-tv-vieo-games-1235005392/amp/ Christie’s Hong Kong Meebits Auction: https://www.christies.com/en/auction/auction-20909-hgk MeebitsDao Dissect The Dissected event results: https://twitter.com/meebitsdao/status/1433543392542150659?s=21

This week, Jonathan and Doug talk about OnlyFans and who gets to decide what payments are kosher, catch up on Discord: the Movie, and then after our non-sponsor turn to... This Week in Crypto: Ethereum’s prospects post-merge, PayPal UK starts doing crypto, Coinbase holds crypto on its balance sheet, Visa buys a CryptoPunk, brands shilling NFTs, the Meebits Dao giveaway; and finally we close out with CryptoPunk or CryptoFunk. Links we mentioned: Vice on OnlyFans: https://www.vice.com/en/article/jg89mb/sex-workers-describe-the-instability-and-necessity-of-onlyfans The Inbetweeners’ James Buckley on Cameo: https://amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/feb/27/the-inbetweeners-james-buckley-becomes-the-unlikely-king-of-cameo Discord, the 5 minute movie: https://youtu.be/3xOkZ0_Rocs Todoist app for to do lists: https://todoist.com/r/jonathan_tipper_sjinlj Ethereum’s journey to ultra sound money, a status page: https://ultrasound.money/ Visa buys a CryptoPunk: https://mobile.twitter.com/VisaNews/status/1429745230023208969 EulerBeats from ConsenSys Mesh https://eulerbeats.com/ Meebits Dao dividing up a dissected Meebit https://twitter.com/meebitsdao/status/1431268523758653444?s=21 Expensive socks https://unisocks.exchange/