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Coffee with Captain: Crypto Markets, Products and Culture
Hosted by Coffee with Captain · EN
Coffee with Captain is a daily crypto show hosted by Cap, live every weekday morning. We cover what's moving in markets, what's working in products and what's spreading in culture. Each episode breaks down what's happening, why it matters and what to watch next, with clear explanations you can use. Expect real-time conversation and guest segments with founders and creators. Topics span Bitcoin, altcoins, DeFi, wallets, trading and onchain apps you can try today. For entertainment and education only. Not financial advice.
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Wrench Attack on Crypto Holder, Royalty Enforcement Back Inside the Vault
Mar 501:47:50Tap to summarizeMarkets felt risk-on again, with equities ripping and BTC edging higher. A real-world security incident set the tone early, turning into a practical discussion on custody habits, privacy and why being visibly onchain can create offline risk. They also highlighted smaller community builders like Welcome Apes and the onboarding work that still matters when attention is fragmented. Then a new segment, Inside the Vault, brought in Unvault and Simple Farmer to break down how royalty enforcement can be restored through migration without requiring a massive team or budget. It closed with a long AI segment on agents and distribution, why trusted platforms may win and how new creation tools could change what builders ship next.Subscribe:Coffee with Captain Newsletter: https://coffeewithcaptain.beehiiv.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coffeewithcaptainshowFollow on X:Chris Jourdan: https://x.com/ChrisJourdanCoffee with Captain: https://x.com/coffeewithcap_This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. None of the information shared on this podcast is meant to be taken as financial advice. Chris and guest speakers may hold tokens discussedCheck Out:The Everything Token: A Book on Web3 and NFTs
Transcribe →Doma Tokenizes Domains, Kraken Taps Fed Payment Rails
Mar 402:03:11Tap to summarizeBitcoin pushed back above $70,890 with ETF inflows back in focus. Kraken’s access to the Fed’s payment system gets framed as another sign rails are opening up. They then shift to how onboarding is getting easier in the mainstream, using Venmo’s crypto rewards and PayPal’s stablecoin as examples. Fred from Doma joins to argue domains are uniquely verifiable identity infrastructure, there is only one amazon.com. He shares early traction of about $45M in trading volume since mainnet and explains a simple path for registrars and users to bring domains on-chain, with integrations that can take less than two weeks.Subscribe:Coffee with Captain Newsletter: https://coffeewithcaptain.beehiiv.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coffeewithcaptainshowFollow on X:Chris Jourdan: https://x.com/ChrisJourdanCoffee with Captain: https://x.com/coffeewithcap_This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. None of the information shared on this podcast is meant to be taken as financial advice. Chris and guest speakers may hold tokens discussedCheck Out:Doma Protocol: https://doma.xyz/Interstellar: https://interstellar.xyz/Dominion Conference: https://dominion.doma.xyz/Doma is hiring! - https://d3.com/careers
Transcribe →Quirkys Surge on Royalties, AI Agents Move On Device
Mar 301:31:21Tap to summarizeRoyalties and Quirkys take over the conversation, with a real focus on how royalty-enforced contracts change incentives and bring collectors back into the mix. Papii’s leadership and community coordination come through as a major driver of the momentum, alongside a broader debate about what makes these runs stick versus fade. The show zooms out into the next onboarding wave, arguing AI agents are the clearest catalyst and that on-device models like Alibaba’s Qwen 3.5 make that feel closer than people think. They tie it back to distribution, pointing to Robinhood’s chain and tokenized stocks as the kind of Web2 funnel that could actually pull new users into crypto.Subscribe:Coffee with Captain Newsletter: https://coffeewithcaptain.beehiiv.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coffeewithcaptainshowFollow on X:Chris Jourdan: https://x.com/ChrisJourdanCoffee with Captain: https://x.com/coffeewithcap_This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. None of the information shared on this podcast is meant to be taken as financial advice. Chris and guest speakers may hold tokens discussedCheck Out:The Everything Token: A Book on Web3 and NFTs
Transcribe →Moody Madness Pops on Abstract, Markets React to Middle East
Mar 201:53:22Tap to summarizeMarkets took their cues from Middle East headlines, focusing on how “always-on” crypto trading reacts, plus Hyperliquid getting a Bloomberg nod for traders hedging commodities. They also flag last week’s BTC ETF inflows as a signal to watch. The other big block is Abstract. Livestreaming changes are creating real friction (missing stream keys, needing a source URL, blue-screen issues). Moody Madness is popping off with big volume and players grinding ranked. Xeet is getting tactical too as card packs are minted through some different mechanics. Quick hits follow on floors and news chatter (including a Pudgy revenue reporting dispute), plus why X paid partnership labels and disclosure matter, then a simple market-open check-in.Subscribe:Coffee with Captain Newsletter: https://coffeewithcaptain.beehiiv.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coffeewithcaptainshowFollow on X:Chris Jourdan: https://x.com/ChrisJourdanCoffee with Captain: https://x.com/coffeewithcap_This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. None of the information shared on this podcast is meant to be taken as financial advice. Chris and guest speakers may hold tokens discussedCheck Out:The Everything Token: A Book on Web3 and NFTs
Transcribe →Block Cuts 40% in the AI Shift, Magic Eden Sunsets EVM NFTs and Ordinals
Feb 2702:01:44Tap to summarizeMarkets opened with some real tension in the air, as the room framed weekend risk and geopolitics before checking in on the latest print and what it could mean for the next move. The conversation then swung into the practical side of narrative shifts, from AI job displacement and layoffs to what that changes for builders and product teams. After that, the show hit a quick security reminder around backups and account protection. The back half turned into an NFT marketplace reset, with OpenSea’s multi-chain push, Magic Eden closing down part of their operation, and why royalties are creeping back into the conversation through contract-level protection and migrations.Subscribe:Coffee with Captain Newsletter: https://coffeewithcaptain.beehiiv.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coffeewithcaptainshowFollow on X:Chris Jourdan: https://x.com/ChrisJourdanCoffee with Captain: https://x.com/coffeewithcap_This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. None of the information shared on this podcast is meant to be taken as financial advice. Chris and guest speakers may hold tokens discussedCheck Out:The Everything Token: A Book on Web3 and NFTs
Transcribe →ZachXBT's Axiom Investigation, Markets Continue Recovering
Feb 2602:02:20Tap to summarizeMarkets continue recovering as ZachXBT’s Axiom investigation lands mid show and becomes the main focus of the room. Cap reads through the core claims and what it would mean if internal tools were used to map users or KOLs to connected wallets, then the conversation widens into trust, platform risk and how traders adjust when they think the game is tilted. Before that, they unpack the GWEI token from ETHGas and why sentiment is split, from expectations around the claim to the reality of how it’s played out so far. Polymarket chatter adds fuel, with people essentially trying to bet on the timing and target of the next expose. They close with another market check, more Jane Street narrative debate and a quick hit on Indiana’s HB 1042 moving forward.Subscribe:Coffee with Captain Newsletter: https://coffeewithcaptain.beehiiv.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coffeewithcaptainshowFollow on X:Chris Jourdan: https://x.com/ChrisJourdanCoffee with Captain: https://x.com/coffeewithcap_This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. None of the information shared on this podcast is meant to be taken as financial advice. Chris and guest speakers may hold tokens discussedCheck Out:The Everything Token: A Book on Web3 and NFTs
Transcribe →Markets Wake Up, OpenSea Royalties with Otherside ERC-C
Feb 2502:00:02Tap to summarizeMarkets finally woke up and the room tried to connect PayPal chatter to why the tape felt different. A long-running pattern of the late-morning sell-off stopping turns into a broader debate about whether the cycle rules still apply and what a real bottom signal looks like. Then the focus shifts to royalties, with Kodas and Otherdeeds moving to an ERC-C creator contract model and new listings showing a 5% creator royalty on OpenSea and Magic Eden. Call-ins push the argument into incentives and behavior, including how farming loops form, why Blur-style rewards warped floors and why OpenSea feels like the easiest farm right now. It closes with a quick sweep of stablecoin rails and platform moves, including Backpack teasing an equity-style token concept.Subscribe:Coffee with Captain Newsletter: https://coffeewithcaptain.beehiiv.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coffeewithcaptainshowFollow on X:Chris Jourdan: https://x.com/ChrisJourdanCoffee with Captain: https://x.com/coffeewithcap_This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. None of the information shared on this podcast is meant to be taken as financial advice. Chris and guest speakers may hold tokens discussedCheck Out:The Everything Token: A Book on Web3 and NFTs
Transcribe →OpenSea One Stop Shop Debate, Jane Street Terra Fallout
Feb 2402:18:38Tap to summarizeOpenSea splits the room, the new mobile beta feels closer to a one stop shop, but the original browser experience still leaves gaps for old users. Cap then moves into the Jane Street and Terra Luna thread as an example of how information edge narratives form in crypto. That leads into ZachXBT and whether AI agents can actually replace human onchain investigation, or just speed up parts of the process. Cap and the callers also detour into X badge economics and affiliate signaling, including what it costs to look official and how fast credibility can flip. It opens with a quick Janet’s Law riff on time speeding up, then settles into who controls access, trust and distribution.Subscribe:Coffee with Captain Newsletter: https://coffeewithcaptain.beehiiv.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coffeewithcaptainshowFollow on X:Chris Jourdan: https://x.com/ChrisJourdanCoffee with Captain: https://x.com/coffeewithcap_This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. None of the information shared on this podcast is meant to be taken as financial advice. Chris and guest speakers may hold tokens discussedCheck Out:The Everything Token: A Book on Web3 and NFTs
Transcribe →Markets Stay Risk Off, Unvault Rebuilds NFT Royalties
Feb 2302:36:36Tap to summarizeRoyalties got the spotlight as Unvault and DIVIT joined the show to explain how they’re trying to make creator payments and long-term project funding work again, with contract migrations, enforcement, and incentives designed to pull liquidity back toward royalty-respecting paths. The conversation also hit why royalties fell apart in the first place, how marketplace behavior and farming warped the system, and why provenance and permanence still matter, including a quick Arweave and onchain art detour. Earlier on, the room set the mood with a choppy market check, liquidations, and macro uncertainty keeping risk appetite muted. It rounded out with quick NFT price action and mint chatter before the guest segment took over.Subscribe:Coffee with Captain Newsletter: https://coffeewithcaptain.beehiiv.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coffeewithcaptainshowFollow on X:Chris Jourdan: https://x.com/ChrisJourdanCoffee with Captain: https://x.com/coffeewithcap_This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. None of the information shared on this podcast is meant to be taken as financial advice. Chris and guest speakers may hold tokens discussedCheck Out:The Everything Token: A Book on Web3 and NFTs
Transcribe →Abstract XP Explained + Manus AI's Breakthrough
Mar 13, 2025Tap to summarizeThis episode featured Abstract Chain's Head of Marketing Phin Totten explaining their XP system's anti-farming approach and vision for focusing on quality ecosystem participation rather than transaction volume. Bunchu presented AI developments including Manus AI, a groundbreaking autonomous agent system being developed in China, and discussed how AI tool adoption is spreading faster than anticipated with over half of American adults now using AI chatbots.Special Guest:Phin Totten - Head of Marketing at Abstract Chain: https://x.com/Phin_tottenBunchu - AI Expert and CEO of Billy Bets: https://x.com/BunchuBetsPowered by @dGenNetworkWebsite: https://dgen.network/Follow us on the X app:Captain Zwingli: https://x.com/ChrisJourdanSteve: https://x.com/SteveKBarkdGen Network: https://x.com/dGenNetworkThis podcast is for entertainment purposes only. None of the information shared on this podcast is meant to be taken as financial advice. Chris, Steve and guest speakers may hold tokens discussedCheck Out:The Everything Token: A Book on Web3 and NFTsNewsletter: CwC Weekly ENS: Ethereum Naming Service
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