Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong sat for a episode of Nikhil Kamath's People by WTF (Ep. 24, released July 16, 2026) — India's biggest business podcast, hosted by a founder who opens by admitting he has "never bought any crypto." Brian Armstrong: "I think it's fair to say at this point that Bitcoin has succeeded as a store of value, and I don't think it has become a medium of exchange."

This Week Overview (July 20 - July 24, 2026): • Meshy raised nearly $400M Series B at a $1.5B valuation, the largest round to date for a company built specifically on AI-powered 3D generation. • Augustus raised $180M Series B led by Tiger Global at a $1B valuation to build a federally chartered “Global Dollar Bank”. • Glow emerged from stealth with $180M Series A at a $1.2B valuation, building AI-native endpoint security. • Movement Labs filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy,

This Week Overview (June 30 – July 3, 2026): Joulent secured $1.75 billion from National Grid Ventures, which takes a 35% stake, to build a 2.67-gigawatt gas power plant in West Texas ("Project Kilby"). Together AI closed an $800 million Series C led by Aramco Ventures at an $8.3 billion valuation. Venice AI raised its first-ever outside round: $65 million at a $1 billion valuation. Five federal regulators proposed KYC rules for stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act.

When Lex Fridman sat down with Jensen Huang for 2.5 hours in March 2026, the expectation was a chip company CEO talking about GPUs. What followed was something different. Podcast #494 has become one of the most referenced conversations in venture circles this year. Not because of NVIDIA's $4 trillion valuation. But because Jensen Huang spent two and a half hours explaining exactly how that happened, and what the next decade looks like from where he's standing.

This week overview (June 8 - June 12, 2026): • Cyera raised $600 million at a $12 billion valuation, highlighting growing demand for AI-era cybersecurity platforms. • TensorWave secured $350 million to expand its AMD-powered AI infrastructure. • Bybit launched IPO Express, bringing tokenized IPO access to retail investors and allowing participation in offerings such as SpaceX. • NinjaOne surpassed a $12.3 billion valuation after raising over $400 million.

This week overview (May 25 - May 29, 2026): Kraken expands its ecosystem with Kraken Prop, offering up to $200,000 in funded capital. VanEck launches the first U.S. spot BNB ETF (VBNB), giving regulated exchange-traded exposure to BNB. Circle strengthens its payments infrastructure by integrating Nium into the Circle Payments Network. Anthropic raises $65 billion in a Series H round at a $965 billion valuation.

At a recent Bitcoin conference panel in Las Vegas, moderated by Brandon Keys from Green Candle and participants from across the Bitcoin financial ecosystem tackled exactly that. But instead of landing on a clean number, the conversation exposed something far more important: Retirement in the Bitcoin era may no longer be about escaping work. It may be about gaining optionality.

At Consensus Miami 2026, Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley, had a conversation with Gareth Jenkinson from The Block, about the evolution of crypto markets, institutional adoption, Bitcoin ETFs, Michael Saylor’s financial engineering, and why he believes the traditional four-year cycle is officially over.

At the recent Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas, Jack Mallers, Strike CEO, and Miles Suter, Bitcoin Product Lead at Block, Inc. and Cash App, are pushing the same idea from different angles: Bitcoin isn’t just something to hold, it has to function as money.

Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO of Circle, frames AI as a force that will fundamentally reshape the structure of the economy.