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Off the Record on the RocksE100: Have You Been Involved in Using Sovereign Wealth to Buy Google Chrome & TikTok?First the BItcoin Digital Reserve, then Microstrategy rebrands to “Strategy, a BTC” (Bitcoin Treasury Company)... Not to be outdone, Gov explores Sovereign Wealth Funds to acquire Real World Assets! Take a nod from Scandinavian Royalty, buy up distressed companies under DOJ watch. Pachai happy to sell Chrome to the USA, why? Google wants to focus on AI for military implementations anyway… I give you my chrome, and let us help you on the battlefield! China happy to sell TikTok to USA, why? Fork-off plurality of regional products!2025-02-0743 minOff the Record on the RocksE99: Have You Been Involved in Andreessen Horowitz Manipulating the Stock Market?Like the schoolyard song, “whomever smelt it, dealt it.” There’s a cloud of hard gas (fees) around your Aeron, sir! Perhaps Solana’s ‘Sputnik Moment’ will be like China's? $6MM Deep Fake, er Deep Seek ‘spooks’ Wall Street, everything on discount. Sammy Alman launches ChatGPT GOV so stocks surge back, whew! All the while, Saylor loads up on crypto and ‘boilerplates’ Musk, makes BTC = ‘Bitcoin Treasury Company’… all bark and no bite, DOGE-y?2025-01-3041 minOff the Record on the RocksE98: Have You Been Involved in Weaponizing American Artificial Intelligence?For the second time inauguration moves indoors… keep away from the rain, sleet, and bullets! Like every January 6th rioter, TikTok lives to see another day… his executive order sharpie almost out of ink! Technology illuminati round out TrumpTV cast of characters, from Bezos to Cook to Pichai to Musk. But good ol’ American A.I. stole the show… you can’t control the world with hardware alone! Watch as new A.I. collaborations become our next weaponized version of ‘Manifest Destiny’! TikTok with American A.I. inside? Yup, sign here! 2025-01-2335 minOff the Record on the RocksE97: Have You Been Involved in Making Bitcoin U.S. Legal Tender?Geopolitical maneuvering continues… maybe we stop long range missiles into Ukraine? Maybe China sells Tik-Tok to Elon. Maybe the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is ready to go? Domestically the stage is quickly being set… a week away from inauguration day, from congress kicking-off the 2025 winter session. Jamie Dimon bashes Bitcoin just in time for no reason, and gets15% discounts on crypto across boards (and allows JPMorgan to pump Spot ETFs!) And ALL OF SILICON VALLEY has been invited… the new cast of characters on Trump TV! 2025-01-1740 minOff the Record on the RocksE96: Have You Been Involved in Firing Vance and Hiring Musk as Vice President?Vance and Musk both have Silicon Valley heritage, but Elon gots mo’ DOGE, mo’ rockets, and mo’ raw cash, fam! Meanwhile, the battle of AI collaboration continues: Amazon’s Alexa and AWS will need to work with Anthropic’s Claude.AI, Apple’s Siri will need to understand OpenAI’s Sora, and Microsoft’s Azure AI may integrate with Facebook’s Llama and Reality Labs for AR/VR capabilities globally. Sounds like the kind of ‘healthy competition’ that brings innovation and efficiencies… after optimizing AI, the United States Government will be next (or first?)
2024-12-3045 minOff the Record on the RocksE95: Have You Been Involved in Breaking Up the Visa + Mastercard Monopoly?Credit card companies were the cornerstones of “The Golden Age of Capitalism”, opening up transaction opportunities in the post-war era (1945-1973). BUT, you can’t hide from Uncle Sam forever! Visa ‘future credit dollars’ will no longer de-dollarize the american economy, no more 50% profit margins! Perfect timing as the Strategic Bitcoin reserve takes shape at Federal & State levels. Will American Bitcoin get F.D.I.C. insurance? So many stories to unpack and more!2024-12-1644 minOff the Record on the RocksE94: Have You Been Involved in Murdering Billionaires on the Blockchain?A brazen assassination in Manhattan, but aging military complex convinced “not professional…” Even M told Bond it gets easier after your first. Sundar believes that AI is slowing down, maybe because Feds forcing a Chrome sale to Sammy Altman. Or maybe Gemini isn’t that good? US Holidays offer obfuscation opportunities to the world… al-Assad flees to Moscow? Just don’t check into the rooftop penthouse, comrade! Oh, and BTC at all-time highs… so we feeling rich!2024-12-0947 minOff the Record on the RocksE93: Have You Ever Been Involved in Ceasefires Creating Truth Layers on the Blockchain?When Netanyahu declares a ceasefire just in time for Turkey Day, how do we know it’s real? Is it on Polymarket? Is it on the blockchain— Or just another geopolitical production? While the world debates peace, we’re tracking truth layers and onchain prediction markets. Not to mention, Bitcoin’s stubborn 100k ceiling, and the wild FOMO of nations hoarding BTC like it’s Black Friday. Grab a drink, it’s about to get weird!2024-12-0936 minOff the Record on the RocksE92: Have You Been Involved in Shrouding a Proxy War with Versace Underwear?Bitcoin continues to rip… but is it a charade? Certainly not the Kabuki Theater that was a “Paul vs. Tyson Boxing Match” Everything is scripted, and spectacles entertain for a reason… what’s the cover up? Hope about firing MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile Systems into Russia? Or maybe throwing the most famous Russian ballet dancer off a balcony? Versace briefs are the new air cover our American Military didn’t know it needed so bad!2024-11-2537 minOff the Record on the RocksE91: Have You Ever Been Involved in Replacing the Federal Reserve with Sacks of DOGE?Bitcoin’s at an all-time high, Trump’s back in office, and rumors are swirling that Musk might join his administration. What could go wrong? Toner and Ankarino dive into what’s driving Bitcoin’s surge and whether a federal Bitcoin reserve could be next. Meanwhile, McDonald’s teams up with Doodles—NFTs in your Happy Meal? Will Gensler gets the Thanksgiving boot, Bezos buys into Anthropic, and a surprise supermoon keeps everyone looking up. Grab a drink; it’s gonna be a wild one!2024-11-1447 minOff the Record on the RocksE90: Have you been involved in Apple’s quiet AI war on Altman’s eye scanning orb?While Sam Altman rolls out Worldcoin with its biometric eye scans, Apple whispers “privacy” and keeps its AI tucked into your secure enclave. Meanwhile, at DC Startup Week, everyone’s on the blockchain bandwagon—whether it’s putting “cows on the chain” or racing to build the next big layer two solution.
Apple’s AI doesn’t need fanfare; it’s there, integrated and subtle, unlike Altman’s bold, eyeball-collecting approach. Is blockchain the quiet backbone of these innovations, and will regulation catch up before the holiday slowdown? Grab a drink and join us as we explore Apple’s stealthy play...2024-11-0342 minOff the Record on the RocksE89: Have You Ever Been Involved in Paying Off the National Debt with Bitcoin?Jefferies downgrades Apple Stock because “Serious AI is two-years off…” But they mean Apple or Artificial Intelligence? Meanwhile Zuck doubles down on Meta Ray-Bans, solves battlefield private edge network needs! Also, 15 second AI generated videos on Facebook, but no disinformation this time. Cuban hates Trump and Musk, Musk loves Mars, and the IMF urges El Salvador to steer clear of Bitcoin… Bukele says no thanks, and sends anti-gang troops to Haiti!2024-10-0838 minOff the Record on the RocksE88: Have You Ever Been Involved in the Largest Tech Investment in History?Sammy Altman has done it again, headed to the Middle East and raised a boatload of cash… Six Point Six Billion is no joke! Apple might have seen too much OpenAI + DOD coziness, backed out of the investment. Guess who backed in? Abu Dhabi-based MGX! Wait, will AI be responsible for all our nukes? Is anyone still talking about Effective Altruism anymore, or did they all effectively, and altruistically, get disappeared?2024-10-0350 minOff the Record on the RocksE87: Have You Ever Been Involved in Erasing Matters of National Security?When Shark Week with John Cena draws more headlines than mass layoffs in the tech industry, you know there’s a massive imbalance! Insanity in the US! Assassination attempts, bungling officers from the Secret Service, FBI, and CIA. The seemingly disorganized ways that regulators evaluate Crypto and Web3 products are apparently typical of big government, even when someone’s life is in the balance! Put it all on the blockchain and maybe we’ll get transparency! 2024-07-1643 minOff the Record on the RocksE86: Have You Ever Been Involved in Apple Stealing the Blockchain Narrative?‘Artificial’ is now ‘Apple’ Intelligence. Your ‘Apple Wallet’ is now… just your ‘Wallet’! We’ve been calling the big moves WAY before they happen. Coming off the heels of Google Gemini and Microsoft AutoPilot, WWDC quelled the overall fever pitch with a nice, long conversation about secure enclaves, clouds, and computing. Ah, so NOW it’s private? What about all those lock icons that we’ve seen over the past decade?2024-06-1743 minOff the Record on the RocksE85: Have You Ever Been Involved in Diminishing the Value of US Assets?Joe Biden vetos the resolution to repeal SAB 121… and he does so, to ‘protect investors’. The Heat Dome has descended on North America this summer, much like the pressure dome over Crypro and Web3! Lots of mixed messages coming in from the SEC and the DOJ… who will raise their hand and say SOMETHING?2024-06-0635 minOff the Record on the RocksE84: Have You Ever Been Involved in Printing ETH to Shore up Spot ETF Products?Big guys holding ETH… and they provide liquidity for the whole marketplace… what if the inflows and the outflows don’t make sense? They just print more ETH! Sound familiar? Sounds a lot like the US dollar! Off the Record on the Rocks at Genesis ETH conference in Washington D.C.!
2024-05-2142 minOff the Record on the RocksE83: Have You Been Involved in Big Banks Using USD to Back Spot Ethereum ETFs?Is SEC *truly* dragging its feet on Spot ETH ETF approvals, or just political theater, obfuscating the true narrative? SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 121 was reversed… will Biden veto? This clears way for massive inflows of cash to ETH ETF market just like the BTC ETF before. Consolidation continues: Vanguard fires CEO, installs Ramji from Blackrock, Greyscale sacks leader, hiring Mintzberg from Goldman Sachs. Meanwhile, Trump wraps court session, announcing he’ll accept crypto donations that same day. And *someone* decided flying helicopters in fog is a great way to transport the President of Iran and his cabine...2024-04-3047 minOff the Record on the RocksE82: Have You Been Involved in Using AI to Tackle Crypto Scams and Hacks?Seems like they are clearing the path for crypto regulation to make way for the Hedera Hashgraph token, while the SEC drags its feet on the ETH ETF? What about integrating AI into apps or following the FTC’s ban on non-competes? Michael Toner and BTC Ankarino unravel these threads while the US government targets Binance, and de-dollarization and crypto wallet hacks roil Venezuela and beyond. The two also navigate the politics of crypto, Meta’s blockchain ambitions, and Grayscale’s ETF filing for fun exploration of the latest chaos.2024-04-2439 minOff the Record on the RocksE81: Have you Been Involved with Bitcoin Halving? A Special Episode.APRIL 19, 2024- The Halving2024-04-1919 minOff the Record on the RocksE80: Have you Been Involved with Hong Kong Bitcoin ETF approval on US Tax day while Trump is Paying off Porn Stars?approved in Hong Kong, we explore this new era of crypto investments and the complex world of digital ownership and fractionalization. The limitations of the FDIC, the need for higher crypto deposit insurances, and the geopolitical impacts on Bitcoin stability are in the spotlight. The episode concludes with a deep dive into Meta's innovative Meta Quest and its potential as a gateway to the metaverse, exploring the intersections of AI and hardware. Tune in for a detailed breakdown of today's financial and digital landscapes, preparing listeners for the challenges of the future.2024-04-1548 minOff the Record on the RocksE79: Have you Been Involved with Artificial Intelligence Managing Truth/Trust Layers?Back of a dollar bill says “In God We Trust”... if our fiat economy’s truth layer is managed by an all-seeing deity, why can’t the blockchain be managed by Artificial intelligence? The immutable ledger is but a data set, requiring governance and trust to be validated. AI is the filter on that data set… after all, isn’t reality what just happened yesterday? Maybe God.ai is just what the crypto community ordered? An American AI, steeped in separation of Church & State rhetoric, but actually just a government funded Trust layer, filtering and grooming your interpretations!
2024-04-1142 minOff the Record on the RocksE78: Have you Been Involved with AI Creating New Financial Systems Powered by Meme Coins?The proliferation of cryptocurrencies before the upcoming halving is jarring, and underscores the importance of cleaning up and building infrastructure. Election cycles are impacted by topics related to technology, finance, and government. Will Gary Gensler and the SEC get Spot Ethereum ETFs in place before November? Certainly the emergence of crypto-funded Super PACs and commensurate shift towards AI governance will be important, as will the role of stablecoins versus USDC. How will fractional ownership coexist with the need for an immutable ledger and ultimate transparency? Don’t worry about all that… let’s just go back to the moon!2024-04-0945 minOff the Record on the RocksE77: Have you Been Involved with the State of Wyoming Harboring Enemy Combatants?“Sora ain’t so, Batman!” The Feds vacation on Snake River AND legally recognize DAOs, regardless of their members. But who really cares, Bitcoin is at an all time high! Microstrategies and Blackrock swing their genitals around, while Bezos quietly contemplates parking billions of dollars. Mastercard and Metamask believe that an untested Etherium Layer 2 blockchain is the best place to secure your financial future. And all the while our pals across the pond keep pumping out legislation… this time they know what types of AI are best for your family!
2024-03-2039 minOff the Record on the RocksE76: Have you Been Involved in AI Destroying all Hollywood Technical Jobs?Sammy Altman wants $7TT (TRILLION) to fund AI microchip development… how many Sheiks can spare a few shekels? What is impact of AI on jobs and innovation? Actors and writers cut their deal, what about electricians, gaffers, cinematographers? Tyler Perry cancels $800MM Atlanta studio… says, “Sora is the way.” Let’s juxtapose the space race and Bitcoin accumulation: AI influences entertainment, the geopolitical race influences technology. We need AI regulation! UK and China have plans–US should take the AI Spurs and Space Reigns!
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00:00 The Space Race and Lunar Landing...2024-03-1242 minOff the Record on the RocksE75: Have you Been Involved with the US Government Laundering $1BB of Bitcoin?AI-related stocks and securities make waves, decentralization and new software businesses. Capital One makes major discovery… acquires Discover! Why are so many SEC staff members leaving? Let’s discuss network effects and decentralized applications, ownership and incentivization, the potential for individual innovation, consolidation and the current state of AI and the “hype cycle.” How does geopolitical landscape affect AI funding? AI in Hollywood and human relationships? What is the future of AI and celebrity, and the potential for self-discovery!
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00:00 AI-related stocks and securities
01:08 Market activity and new companies
02:31 Decentralization and new software businesses
03:10 Capital One and Discover acquisition
04:42 AI and b...2024-03-0942 minOff the Record on the RocksE74: Have You Been Involved in Buying and Then Returning Apple VisionPro?Spatial Computing is here… with 2D apps and some 3D movies I don’t wanna see again? Give it time, haters! When iPhone hit, we didn’t need until social media apps. iPads hit because of SkyWalk app… VisionPro developer APIs are out and available, so get busy y’all! Meanwhile, Gary Gensler is on anti-AI train again: thinks GPTs create false layers of regulatory truth. Bitcoin touched $50,000, a great sign for ETH and all alt-coins, but will sustain through halvening? And Wolrdcoin just became eSports Verification Orb, just in time for the 2024 EA Madden Games. Join us as we unpack...2024-02-2242 minOff the Record on the RocksE73: Have You Been Involved in Stealing and Jail-Breaking my Apple VisionPro?The era of new worlds ushers in Spatial Computing: just a concept today, but will be commonplace by end of decade. Reality skinning will allow me to look at you however I want… so which side of uncanny valley are we standing? More Bitcoin ETFs hit around the world, everyone wants to talk to Gary Gensler. Scammers AI deep fake a zoom call to the tune of $25MM, how will we know if our colleagues are real? Check the blockchain for the transparent truth!2024-02-0843 minOff the Record on the RocksE72: Have You Been Involved with Taylor Swift Nonconsensual Fake Nudes?“Cryptocurrency” has become a normalized concept, so all attention turns to AI: the true existential crisis facing our economy. Taylor Swift is Web3 product: new & valuable, and at center of ownership conversation… human embodiment of self-custody and self-regulation! VisionPro’s expensive, but focused on privacy, right? Xreal costs 80% less, but will low-cost Chinese AR goggles saturate the metaverse and compromise National Security?
2024-02-0242 minOff the Record on the RocksE71: Have You Been Involved with the Feds Manipulating the Price of Bitcoin?VisionPro sells out first day? No worry, you can visit Apple Experience Centers (fka Apple Stores) and test soon! Will the parallax define Disney’s future? Bitcoin ETFs pull in billions USD daily… so why no BTC price movement? IRS says “we rewriting rules”, so “please accumulate tax free!” Wait a second… who scheduled the BTC halvening for US tax day? Seems like this new BTC ETF based 100% on cash equivalent holdings is… price-fixing the price of Bitcoin?!?
2024-01-2343 minOff the Record on the RocksE70: Have You Been Involved with the SEC Rug Pulling Retail Investors?Apple steals CES narrative: who cares about micro transparent screens when we pre-order VisionPro Jan 19th? And BTC ETF? A January 10th deadline looms… Gary Gensler loves splitting hairs and missing deadlines. AND the DOJ loves flexing $5.3BB in confiscated BTC! Next crash brought to you by good ol’ U S of A. Cryptos on sale! It’s 2024, accumulate, mate!
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Apple's announcement of the Vision Pro goggles marks a significant step towards the era of spatial computing.
The potential approval of a Bitcoin ETF could revolutionize the digital currency market...2024-01-0942 minOff the Record on the RocksE69: Have You Been Involved with Artificial Intelligence Creating American Decency?Blackrock has pole position on Bitcoin ETFs… will the SEC play fair, approving all at once, or will big money play first? Also, Blackrock and others will use American Dollars instead of Cryoto to back the ETFs… makes sense if you’re a bank, mang! Apple cheats on Goldman Sachs with Chase, clearing way for micropayments across Mastercard MasterPass platform! Just in time for the holidays: AI will be implemented as decency police across social networks! 2024.ai, baby!
2023-12-2150 minOff the Record on the RocksE68: Have You Been Involved in Seeing President Biden Fly off in Marine One?We in the White House! Turns out: way harder to ask Biden direct questions in person. Fidelity discusses BTC ETF operational frameworks with SEC, while BlackRock works to convolute the very intention of crypto. Buckle up! Mr. Fink wants to circumvent restrictions preventing banks from holding Bitcoin directly on balance sheets! China is using AI to hack into US infrastructure, while American unions scramble to restrict AI in workforce. Do 2 wrongs make 1 right? Let’s ask the EU what to do, they seem to know…. get that dirty business done by January 1st, 2025 tho!
2023-12-1540 minOff the Record on the RocksE67: Have You Been Involved in Visiting the White House in a Bulletproof Cybertruck?We’ll be at the White House on Friday getting answers to the HARD questions. Why exactly does my contractor need an electric battle tank that repels .45 caliber bullets? Might sell big in El Salvador and Argentina! Coinbase battles on two opposite fronts: (1) repelling the SEC and (2) courting retail investors. And is the word of a Bitcoin ETF just rumor or news? Michael Saylor says there’s no “I” in “accumulate”, so Microstrategies buys up another $500,000,000 BTC bag! 2023-12-0647 minOff the Record on the RocksE66: Have You Been Involved in Extorting Billions via an SEC Tribunal?First take down criminals like Voyager, Terra Luna, and FTX. Second, nail Binance, the largest (illegal) exchange. Third, smoke smaller exchanges and stable coins. Why? USA needs to clear decks of charlatans before trotting BTC and ETH Spot ETFs! #NoBlackRock Next up, let’s cream Meta + Zuckerberg, cuz their products destroy mental health. SEC Tribunal says: “Our regulation will keep you safe AND sane.” Um, yeah... while we submissively hand over all financial data to Feds. Wait, is ownership 9/10th of the law, or just 10% of an NFT? Freedom!2023-11-2939 minOff the Record on the RocksE65: Have You Been Involved in Microsoft AI Hiring then Firing and then Rehiring CEO Sammy Altman?Biden sends pandas back, Xi visits Silicon Valley… we agree AI shouldn’t make military decisions. Satya Nadella weathers Activision acquisition debacle, burns Open.ai to ground and acqui-rehires from ashes. One more thing? Disney quietly partners with Dapper Labs to bring trading pins into metaverse… Oh, and SEC shakes down Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao to the tune of $4.3BB dollars… Thanksgiving table set: Blackrock at head carving the bird and Gary Gensler serving hot, steamy sides (of bad news!) 🔪🦃💸 PS: Clippy is going to ruin your life…2023-11-2244 minOff the Record on the RocksE64: Have You Been Involved in firing up the Hollywood Propaganda Machine in advance of the Xi-Biden Silicon Valley Summit?Xi and Biden meet in Silicon Valley, only tech and trade on the table! SEC's first BTC ETF window opens… and stays… open? SEC employees can't hold crypto, yet Gensler's open to an FTX reboot? JPMorgan bets hard on blockchain with JPMCoin, and Blackrock eyes a spot Ethereum ETF! Meta wants political ad AI transparency just as Hollywood negotiates AI and compensation. Oh, and the strike ended just in time for T-Day!
2023-11-1431 minOff the Record on the RocksE63: Have You Been Involved with SEC Chair Gary Gensler Getting Fired Before Thanksgiving?Back from the Bahamas, Bankman-Fried guilty as charged! Ouija Board says March 2024 gunna be BIG, while Bored Apes sail Yachts to Hong Kong (and get laser eyed for reals!) Ripple says “we not Stable Coins”, then Paypal and Binance get grilled! #NoPaxos… Senator Lumis is gunning for Gensler hardcore, and Elon ponders A.I. to govern A.I. to police A.I. Aye aye aye!2023-11-0846 minOff the Record on the RocksE62: Have You Been Involved in the AI Whirlwind, Bankman’s Bahamas, AND Fed Crypto Regulation Madness?We whisk you away to the Bahamas, where Sam Bankman-Fried, the maestro of crypto, ran his empire amidst tax havens and sandy beaches. But watch out, AI's lurking, and President Biden's executive order is stirring up debates - are we innovating or over-regulating? Dive into the wild world of cryptocurrency, where SBF's strategies meet the wit of regulatory challenges, all sprinkled with a dash of tropical charm and tech intrigue.
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Each week, Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs...2023-10-3132 minOff the Record on the RocksE61: Have you been involved in AI antics, BTC Buffoonery and Regulatory Riddles during Global Unrest?Global tensions and domestic upheavals. China and Russia get buddy buddy, while court revelations shed light on Alameda's backdoor casino and gangsta’ style price manipulation. The US govt gots a hefty BTC bag amid wild market fluctuations, makes ya think? Meanwhile, AI's intersection with crypto captures regulators' attention, with Gensler warning of an impending financial crisis without proper regulation of AI, HUH? The recent enactment of California's Digital Financial Assets Law signals a regulatory shift, prompting reflections on the future of blockchain and crypto. Join us as we decode these intriguing developments in the fast-paced global landscape.2023-10-1933 minOff the Record on the RocksE60: Have you been involved in selling Pokèmon Cards during a Congressional Hearing?Gov shutdown averted, but Senator McHenry steals McCarthy’s gavel. Trump in court, Sam Bankman-Fried in court, Gensler talks Pokèmon with congress. CFTC says Bitcoin *has always been* a commodity, duh, just check our undated web pages. And Brazil is confused as to what ‘blockchain’ means. But who cares? Taylor steals all the narratives, dancing in a luxury box! 2023-10-0439 minOff the Record on the RocksE59: Have you been involved in Auto, Hollywood, AND Government Shutdowns?Biden on the picket lines, Writers off the picket line (for now), and McCarthy off his votes by a few! Apple + Disney = Entertainment-Verse, Google + Samsung = Business-Verse? The SEC, CFTC, and others open during shutdown because “essential”. American cultural exports strong this week: Dumb Money & Creator release, reshape narratives around wealth and A.I.!
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Each week, Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course Artificial Intelligence and the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomor...2023-09-2737 minOff the Record on the RocksE58: Have you been involved in Parading a Papier-Mâché Alien Corpse thru Congress?The Cartel must be extra busy, what with gray cadavers in tiny coffins! Apple has Wanderlust, teases Spatial Video… Google has their day in court, teases 2010 indiscretions. Congressman Emmer thinks SEC has gone too far, Senator Warren says not far enough. GOP hates CBDCs, but Fednow.gov has USDC! Wait, if government shut down is imminent, does any of this matter?
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Each week, Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course Artificial Intelligence and the burgeoning Metaverse. Sub...2023-09-1944 minOff the Record on the RocksE57: Have you been involved in Hollywood Creating Derivative Financial Products?Dumb Money leads sheeple to the slaughter… look Retail Investor, you can win! IRS says NO CRYPTO TAX for next 16 months… Accumulate! Accumulate! SEC kicks BTC ETF rulings down the road, SOMA.finance repackages old news with a new ribbon. VISA, JPMorgan, and the FEds all have blockchains! And China tanks Apple stock on a whisper… but not at G20!
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Each week, Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course Artificial Intelligence and the burgeo...2023-09-1148 minOff the Record on the RocksE56: Have you been involved in Publishing New IRS rules at 8PM EST on a Friday?IRS says no crypto tax for another year! Xi Jinping & Putin duck BRICS meeting, Prigozhin takes wrong plane. Trump, 29 clowns go Fulton, but GOP hopefuls pass on Crypto debate. $3.1BB BTC wallet makes a move! BlackRock, Feds, or Robinhood? CLEAR + MSFT = Business-verse, and Apple + Disney = Entertainment-verse? Then Google + Samsung = ???2023-08-2839 minOff the Record on the RocksE55: Have you been involved in Manipulating Global Bitcoin & Ethereum Markets?SpaceX empties Bitcoin wallet, tanks price. Elon gets a discount! Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs available in Europe, just in time for BlackRock to go back to school. Vitalik Buterin buys $1MM ETH on Coinbase, SEC vs Ripple appeal scheduled April 2024. Hurricane Hilary is nothing burger, and Putin ducks BRICKS South African summit. Inflation vs. De-Dollarization, mang!
Each week, Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course Artificial Intelligence and the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare y...2023-08-2240 minOff the Record on the RocksE54: Have you been involved with the US Government stealing the Bitcoin Halvening?Coinbase allowed to buy shitcoins, Ripple appeal pushed to next April. Gensler plays Chicken Little: “the sky is falling, and so is my bottom line!” Black box algorithms = A.I., & Wall Street pays $500MM for texts. Timelines: BlackRock ETF first before EOY, everyone else in 2024, new legislation governs campaign donations. If BTC is at $100k, can a BTC ETF be at $50k?
Each week, Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course Artificial Intelligence and the burg...2023-08-1438 minOff the Record on the RocksE53: Have you been involved with AI Curing Cancer and Catching Crypto Villains?BlackRock says ETH ETFs are next, is Coinbase surveilling? Gensler says “AI” and “CTFC” at Press Club… then sues WWE for nothing to do with crypto! Forbes ran story about LAST WEEK’s crypto legislation THIS WEEK. No Aliens & sharks… good timing! BofA supports Ripple, & BofA is not part of Fednow rollout. Coincidence right? Damn, Jessie Cheng!
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Each week, Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course Artificial Intelligence and the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a...2023-08-0434 minOff the Record on the RocksE52: Have you been involved in Aliens Scanning yo Iris and Spending yo Cryptos?PsyOps Summer! Fednow steals award after 15 straight years of CIA shenanigans! Gilibrand’s FIT rolls congress: decentralized = commodity, centralized = security. Garlinghouse crapping he short pants when Gensler files XRP appeal! Elon vs. Doge vs. Twitter vs. X vs. Threads vs. himself. Zuck burns $32Bs chasing Ready Player One, commits $20Bs more. Sharks vs. Aliens, Apple vs. Microsoft in proxy war on OpenAI balance sheet!2023-07-2934 minOff the Record on the RocksE51: Have you been involved in Not Being a Security? (kind of, tho?)Garlinghouse avoids jail and a fine, and XRP is not a security. Or is it? Coinbase is everyone’s surveillance partner… so who’s watching Coinbase? Activision scores a real win against FTC, and a broader win for gaming marketplace! You hear Lummis works on the weekend? So does Fink at BlackRock… shhhh, sounds like crypto is becoming a commodity overnight! 2023-07-1538 minOff the Record on the RocksE50: Have you been involved in Pulling Threads during a Cage Match?Will the real Spiderman please stand up? Elon vs Mark in a war of webs and words, Yellen vs China in a war of policy. Hey, BlackRock has web hits AND Digital Gold! That means BTC is a commodity? SEC to decide! Coinbase becomes everyone’s best friend (and surveillance partner), and Google makes BIG money moves into Lightning network. 2023-07-0739 minOff the Record on the RocksE49: Have you been involved in Staging a Fake Civil War?BlackRock has more money (and web hits!) than the Feds… so yeah, they finta sell BTC! Jessie Cheng pops out the woodwork with a steaming box of FedNow, while SBF walks scott free. JPM Coin saves the Euro this coming Brexit winter, but keep watching for subs and civil wars… nothing to see here!
Each week, Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Web3, AI, Metaverse, Crypto. Filtering out noise & connecting dots, as we pour ourselves into the future. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2023-06-2332 minOff the Record on the RocksE48: Have you been involved in running Blockchains on failed Web2 Infrastructure?If AWS goes down and no one’s around, does it make a sound? ETH nodes say YES! Congress wants Gary Gensler fired, Mark Cuban has beef with the SEC too. Bitcoin Beach Mayor Suarez rises up against DeSantis, Apple spars with Jack Doresey, and old BlackRock contradicts new BlackRock!
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2023-06-1639 minOff the Record on the RocksE47: Have you been involved with Apple buying all of Disney?June 5th was Apple Vision Pro day and more! JPMorgan & Jamie Dimon press embargo advantage, throw mud on Goldman Sachs. Bitcoin dips while Gemini is down, SEC wages war against Binance & Coinbase simultaneously. And is Bob Igor really that “one more thing?”
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Each week, Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!
2023-06-0942 minOff the Record on the RocksE46: Have you been involved with Tim Cook slapping Mark Zuckerberg in the Face?Mark your calendars! June 5th is Apple Reality day… Code New Worlds = Siri + AI upgrade. Get ready to fight! Morgan Stanley vs. Goldman Sachs, Nike and EA vs. Rockstar Games, Ripple versus the SEC… and that’s just the undercard! Main event: Cook vs. Zuckerberg!
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2023-06-0333 minOff the Record on the RocksE45: Have you been involved in nominating Elon Musk as Vice President?Twitter Spaces and unrestricted campaign announcements, Mike Pence will stick to CNN! Nvidia stock surges as metaverse takes shape, Apple event impending, and Adobe Photoshop to feature generative AI. Shaq finally gets served just as FTX prepares to reboot, where is the love?
Each week, Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2023-05-2646 minOff the Record on the RocksE44: Have you been involved in Regulating AI Robots while launching $100M Memecoins?Elon Musk makes news with AI robots, new CEO and advertising Tesla on Twitter. Sam Altman begs Congress to regulate AI and simultaneously— his new Worldcoin will solve digital identity! Don’t forget the Writer’s are Striking and the Debt Ceiling is falling!
Each week, Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2023-05-1942 minOff the Record on the RocksE43: Have you been involved at the intersection of AI and Blockchain?Google screams “AI is the future!” No more human engineers? Spotify removes synthetic songs, meme coins get generated and marketed by AI! Deloitte, Goldman Sachs & Microsoft love blockchains. The war between Twitter, Microsoft, Google, and Apple fought in Metaverse!
Each week, Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2023-05-1244 minOff the Record on the RocksE42: Have you been involved in Faking a Debt Default to push Crypto Legislation?Janet Yellen been yellin’, “we gunna default on our debt!” Meanwhile, Jamie Dimon single-handedly saves regional banks, but the ghost of Epstein gunna smear his name. AI disrupts Hollywood right after the music industry, Apple gunna disrupt banking early June!
Each week, Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!
2023-05-0538 min
Off the Record on the RocksE41: Have you been involved with Ted Cruz buying Bitcoin every Monday?Polygon Labs partners with Google and… Franklin Templeton? Apple scores victory against Epic Games, building their Metaverse moat ever wider! The GOP hates Central Bank Digital Currencies, welcome to e-Dollar surveillance state! Armstrong is arm-weak at Consensus!
Each week, Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2023-04-2936 min
Off the Record on the RocksE40: Have you been involved with the SEC Chairman lying to Congress?Gary Gensler straight-up lying on Capitol Hill, how you teach a Bitcoin class at MIT without ever buying Bitcoin? Coinbase threatens to leave USA, Euro-pegged stablecoin says no peer to peer ever! And AI creates synthetic rap music… isn’t that just autotune? 💻🎙️🗣️
Each week, Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!
2023-04-2148 min
Off the Record on the RocksE39: Have you been involved in Apple becoming the world’s biggest bank?NFT NYC is a dud, Operation Choke Point 2.0 called out in Congress! USA imports UK regulations, while Musk quietly sunsets Twitter for “X Corp”. Rep Davidson wants Gary Gensler gone, while FTX rises from the dead! Apple + Goldman Sachs = Savings + Staking!
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2023-04-1839 min
Off the Record on the RocksE38: Have you been involved in hiding the Bitcoin White Paper on iPhones?Congress wants us back on the gold standard, China launches not one but TWO crypto funds out of Hong Kong. Billionaires for AI regulation, Italy fully sus on ChatGPT. And Apple hides Satoshi Nakamoto just in time for Easter! RIP Bobby Lee… we hope his family finds peace.
Each week, Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2023-04-0856 min
Off the Record on the RocksE37: Have you been involved in De-Dollarization at a defunct Videogame Conference?Trump is indicted, but does anyone care? Gary Gensler to Capital Hill, just in time for tax season. Jamie Diamond answers to Epstien’s ghost, and Sony/Microsoft/Nintendo officially bow to Apple gaming/metaverse superiority? Dogs and cats living together… mass hysteria!
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2023-03-3144 min
Off the Record on the RocksE36: Have you been involved with ChatGPT writing SEC Crypto Guidance?Gary Gensler and SEC roll out a comprehensive framework full of buzz words… YouTube influencers and celebrities beware! Coinbase execs dump stocks before they get sued? Tik-Tok has some explaining to do, and you’re not even safe from US Law in Montenegro! 2023-03-2837 min
Off the Record on the RocksE35: Have you been involved with the Federal Reserve banning Tik-Tok?China integrates digital Yuan into WeChat… is Tik-Tok next? Janet Yellen saves Silicon Valley Bank, Biden in Los Angeles, war on crypto fully waging. Tom Emmer thinks CBDCs, FDIC, (and any four letter acronym) is being “weaponized!” Meanwhile, JPMorgan loads up on BTC!
Each week, Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2023-03-1850 minOff the Record on the RocksE34: Have you been involved in running a bank with zero cash reserves?Silicon Valley Bank tanked! But where in domino rally are we? GOP and Dems agree: Gensler is shooting from the hip like Yosemite Sam. NYC declares war on Ethereum, and Vitalik Buterin reminds world of NFTs! Central Bank Digital Currencies are being weaponized? Just ask Congressman Tom Emmer. Oh, and Xi Ping will likely run China FOREVER.
Each week, Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2023-03-1146 minOff the Record on the RocksE33: Have you been involved in putting NFTs on the Bitcoin blockchain?Covid lab created, again? Gary Gensler and SEC think it’s all securities… except Bitcoin! The World Bank hates El Salvador, MasterCard & Visa press pause, and voting on Coinbase!
Each week, Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2023-03-0346 minOff the Record on the RocksE32: Have you been involved in getting subpoenaed for emoji text rants?Anniversary of Special Military Operation, Rail Force One to Kiev! Music industry tussles with Web3, remix access with NFTs. Coinbase says BASE = layer 2 for free, aren’t they SEC pals?
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2023-02-2548 minOff the Record on the RocksE31: Have you been involved in buying $1.5BB worth of Bitcoin?If a wallet address buys Bitcoin at night, does it make a sound? The UAE wants full CBDC conversion, and fast! Pharrell to LV, NFTs to Starbucks… but isn’t this 20 year old tech?
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2023-02-1742 minOff the Record on the RocksE30: Have you been involved in floating balloons over Wyoming?They're still COVID in China? NM, look spy balloons! State of the Union cloaks crypto news, Gensler cracked the Kraken! Even Coinbase pissed, gimme yo $30MM lunch money. Rhianna & Apple Music tackle Super Bowl!
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2023-02-1039 minOff the Record on the RocksE29: Have you been involved in throwing dookie for money?Charlie Munger thinks crypto is bad… but some say he’s secretly buying! Meta loses $14BB but pledges $20BB more over next decade? SEC keeps stepping in a poop pile, and more!
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2023-02-0247 minOff the Record on the RocksE28: Have you been involved in trying to obfuscate the narrative?Arizona amends constitution, gunna make BTC legal? Congress is back in session, just in time to regulate! Fiat bank wallets versus Paypal, and can you subpoena my kid with an NFT?
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2023-01-2547 minOff the Record on the RocksE27: Have you been involved in trying to patent the Metaverse?Nvidia + Apple versus AMG + Microsoft, oh, and $10BB funneled into ChatGPT? Coinbase cuts the cruft while the UK formalizes CBDC rules. XR glasses is a 2023 🍎 R E A L I T Y !
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2023-01-1248 minOff the Record on the RocksE26: Have you been involved in slowing down the Government on purpose?McCarthyism 2.0! 2023 Digital Dollar coming soon, gaming drives NFT discussions. Is the Metaverse hardware or software based? US follows China on regulation, and more!
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!
2023-01-0543 minOff the Record on the RocksE25: Have you been involved in watching Gaming eat the World?It’s porn or games, and Web3 is all games. Gaming gurus go NFT! Yuga labs poaches Activision c-suite, Carmak bails on MSFT and Meta. What is the future of ‘Wearables’?
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2022-12-2144 minOff the Record on the RocksE24: Have you been involved in a Central Bank Digital Currency test?2023 Digital Dollar bill, Tom Emmer spits knowledge! NYC and Miami conferences, MIT research + massive collapse = regulation. Who has backdoor keys? China loves NFTs!
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2022-12-1450 minOff the Record on the RocksE23: Have you been involved with an SEC + MIT + Stanford crime ring?News cycle = 5 seconds, FTX + SBF = mainstream news. Bahamas, polyamorous shanties, back door funds? Twitter feed says ‘extradite today.’ Apple files mucho Metaverse patents!
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2022-11-1636 minOff the Record on the RocksE22: Have you been involved in running a Madoff-grade Ponzi scheme called FTX?Sam Bankman-Fraud? 5 pillars of Crypto: BTC, ETH, DeFi, NFTs, and Metaverse. Billions gone (back door?), PsyOps Patsie set-up? Maybe! Timing election news to bury Crypto? Yes!
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2022-11-1138 minOff the Record on the RocksE21: Have you been involved with bullish Twitter fingers in a bear market?Two quarters of recession, tech layoffs, bye-bye per diem. Indian e-Rupees, Chinese digital Yuan. Moneygram loves crypto! Musk buys AppX for only $40BB. Bartering in the Metaverse?
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2022-11-0240 minOff the Record on the RocksE20: Have you been involved in sleeping on Apple in the Metaverse?Tim Cook hates ‘Metaverse’, corporate quiet signals progress. Say cheese, my A/R iCamera is listening! Google 3DIM, 3D models and AI… it’s ‘Phygital’. NFTs and derivative bicycle art!
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2022-10-2038 minOff the Record on the RocksE19: Have you been involved in canceling Daylight Savings?Markets still down, Hunter Moon way up! Google announcements, Starbucks + Delta rewards. SEC eyes Yuga labs, TikTok physical fulfillment? Bitcoin & BigMacs, Quarter Pounder with IP!
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2022-10-1239 minOff the Record on the RocksE18: Have you been involved in unlawfully touting Crypto on your IG account?Kim Kardashian is soft target, SEC establishes precedent! YouTubers gloves-off moment? Mastercard pitches security, not junk baskets. NFTs + physical plushies? The Warner-verse!
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2022-10-0432 minOff the Record on the RocksE17: Have you been involved in having your loyalty bubble burst?Putin talks nukes, Starbucks talks Odyssey, Jamie Dimon loves BTC! Abbott vs. MTV, and the White House vs. Latin American crypto enthusiasts? IP and the Metaverse… oh, and NFTs!
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2022-09-2137 minOff the Record on the RocksE16: Have you been involved in a deepdive into the world of NFTs?Instagram makes NFTs, Ticketmaster picks Flow. When no one around, does Web2 to Web3 conversion make a sound? Airline miles + Hotel loyalty = smart contract? Luxury on the chain!
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2022-08-3146 minOff the Record on the RocksE15: Have you been involved in cobbling together a Metaverse offering?Economy is better than we think? Big Web3 moves, Microstrategy CEO gone, COVID speeds digital, and Doordash + Meta vs. Amazon. Tech outpaces market cycles? NFTs still indicator!
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2022-08-2532 minOff the Record on the RocksE14: Have you been involved in two interest rate hikes in a row?We called it! Insider trading at Coinbase, and Web3 is not a law free zone. Twitter fingers, faster news cycles. Rate hike? Damn right! How access metaverse? Hardware! Full stop.
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2022-07-2736 minOff the Record on the RocksE13: Have you been involved in not wanting to buy Twitter?Post NYC NFT, COVID, Musk’s antics, Meta is the gateway, and we’re hiring! Christmas in July all coins on sale? From bankruptcy to riches, the crypto way. Generative AI for the win!
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2022-07-1441 minOff the Record on the RocksE12: Have you been involved in drafting a Crypto bill on Capitol Hill?New legislation, Apple A/R rumors, inflation, and the Bear Market! Is ‘Ape Fest’ a real thing? Paypal is hungry for your coins. Ethereum merge makes Vitalik untouchable? NYC meet-up!
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2022-06-0936 minOff the Record on the RocksE11: Have you been involved in stealing the narrative?We called it! Stablecoins in the FED crosshairs, Terra tanking. The CBDCs are coming! Yellen keeps yelling, Jay-Z and Jack love creators, loot at Zuckerberg’s NFT slot… he doesn’t like it!
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2022-05-1841 minOff the Record on the RocksE10: Have you been involved in mass adoption during a bear market?Stocks are down, but inflation is up! Social Networks have currencies, Musk eyes Twitter, foreign money pours in. Polygon vs. Bitcoin? Gas fees? We don’t need no stinking gas fees!
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2022-05-1038 minOff the Record on the RocksE9: Have you been involved in a Crypto tax day shake down?Metaverse land purchases, the apes have a Yacht Club! Anonymous Web3 experiences vs. KYC needs. DAO to Public Company interoperability, and yeah, the episode ends hard!
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2022-05-0633 minOff the Record on the RocksE8: Have you been involved with a post-pandemic in-person conference?From Bitcoin Miami to BTC Los Angeles, from CBDCs to e-Cash. Uncle Sam versus the Stable Coins. Big brands and reward programs, Crypto taxes, on-chian gaming, and more!
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2022-04-1537 minOff the Record on the RocksE7: Have you been involved in putting a QR code up for 30 seconds?Crypto lending programs and US Tax Code, COVID and Coinbase. Who’s house? Rams house! Your APY is only 14,000%? Putin, digital Rubles, and missing the incursion for the war. Partial adoption?
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!2022-03-1137 minOff the Record on the RocksE6: Have you been involved in a Government PsyOps cover up?Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is backed by FED… or is that FUD? Regulators, mount up! US, Russia, China, and the new blue Twitter check mark. Play to earn, pay for cookies!
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!
2022-01-2640 minOff the Record on the RocksE5: Have you been involved in a Web three point “Oh?”2022 Kicks off with a bang, Uncle Sam wants to know if you’re HODLing. Is LooksRare.org an (Open)Sea change, and which countries introduce CBDSs first? DAOs vote on Kazakhstan!
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!
2022-01-1138 minOff the Record on the RocksE4: Have you been involved in tracking the winter solstice?Crypto.com Arena unveiled, Coinbase reveals NFT marketplace. Nike enters market BIG, but has Metaverse really arrived? I can see 3D rendered purses and undergarments in my yard!
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!
2021-12-2335 minOff the Record on the RocksE3: Have you been involved in buying Mutant Ape #7909?Get into the Yacht Club, the water’s perfect! Playing fields for independent fashion designers is leveled. NFTs are communities, fam! If Jack renames Square to Block, does anyone hear?
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!
2021-12-0441 minOff the Record on the RocksE2: Have you been involved in a hysterical text thread?Crypto madness! NFT talk, so much NFT talk. Governors get paid in Bitcoin. Who runs this show anyway, OG Valley VCs or new bloods? The chain doesn’t lie, the chain never lies!
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!
2021-11-1233 min
Off the Record on the RocksE1: Have you been involved in mining your own value?Swizzle Bangs. Yes! ETH Gas Prices, NFTs, and publicly traded companies buying up Bitcoin. Oh, and Sophia, the robot will outlive her creators. What is the future of currency?
Mike Toner and Ankarino Lara discuss breaking news and trends in all things Crypto: from Bitcoin to ETH & Altcoins, from DeFi to NFTs, and of course the burgeoning Metaverse. Subscribe today and prepare yourself for a better tomorrow!
2021-05-1837 min