Tariffs, tokenization and institutional adoption with Flowdesk CEO Guilhem Chaumont
Guilhem Chaumont is the Co-Founder and CEO of Flowdesk.
The Scoop's host, Frank Chaparro, joined Chaumont at the Flowdesk office in Paris to discuss market volatility driven by tariffs, crypto’s convergence with traditional finance, and the evolving role of digital assets in institutional portfolios.
OUTLINE
00:00 – Introduction
00:43 – Sponsor break
01:43 – Flowdesk
03:14 – Tariffs and Market Turbulence
04:58 – Market Uncertainty and Institutional Hesitation
08:20 – Volatility and Weekend Selloffs
12:02 – Amplified Declines in Altcoins
16:28 – Why This Crash Is Different from FTX
21:12 – Bridging Traditional Finance and Tokenization
26:07 – The Effect of AI
30:05 – Looking ahead and Conclusion
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Guilhem Chaumont: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guilhem-chaumont-215091a5/
Flowdesk on X: https://x.com/flowdesk_co
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Nick Matthew on memecoins, stablecoins & crypto’s shift to ‘fintech 2.0’
Nick Matthew is an investor with Standard Crypto.
In this episode, Matthew joins The Scoop to discuss the current state of the crypto market, noting that investment opportunities still exist despite macro downturns. Matthew also contrasts the rise of stablecoins with memecoins, and the potential for crypto to consolidate and shift its evolution towards building 'Fintech 2.0' rather than web3.
OUTLINE
00:00 – Introduction
01:12 – Sponsor break
03:04 – Coping with market downturnsl
03:25 – The Fundraising Freeze
05:02 – Macro in the driver seat
09:36 – Memecoin extinction or ressurection
15:59 – Who’s making money in crypto
17:45 – Fintech 2.0 or Web3
22:04 – Investing in stablecoins
25:26 – Investing in teams
28:30 – The next billion users
31:40 – Looking ahead and conclusion
GUEST LINKS
Nick Matthew on X: https://x.com/nickjmatt
Standard Crypto on X: https://x.com/standardcrypto
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35:29
Arthur Breitman on tokenizing the 'red hot' Uranium market
Arthur Breitman is the Co-Founder of Tezos.
In this episode, Breitman joins The Scoop to discuss the launch of uranium.io, a new marketplace for trading uranium powered by blockchain technology that looks to make investing in uranium more accessible to retail investors. The conversation also touched on geopolitical and technological tailwinds that could drive greater demand for nuclear energy.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
00:49 Sponsor break
02:41 How uranium markets work today
05:36 The limitations of uranium ETFs and futures
07:10 Tokenization and RWA evolution
15:56 Why start with uranium
18:33 Why uranium is red hot right now
23:30 Lessons from entering the uranium market
28:01 Beyond commodities
31:13 Conclusion
GUEST LINKS
Arthur Breitman on X: https://x.com/ArthurB
Uranium.io on X: https://x.com/uranium_io
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33:34
Kyle Samani's bull case for Solana and how Ethereum may get left behind
Kyle Samani is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Multicoin Capital.
In this episode, Samani discusses the current state of the crypto market and venture capital funding in the industry. Samani highlights areas which he believes are key investment opportunities, and lays out why he sees a brighter future for Solana in on-chain finance over Ethereum.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
00:32 Sponsor Break
02:24 VC Funding Downtrend
08:04 Clarifying Crypto's Usecases
13:46 New Era of Crypto Regulation
17:06 Regulatory Clarity = Increased Investment?
22:49 Samani's Revised Solana Thesis
25:28 Solana vs. Ethereum
32:17 Closing Thoughts & Predictions
GUEST LINKS
Kyle Samani on X: https://x.com/KyleSamani
Multicoin capital on X: https://x.com/multicoincap
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39:48
DeFi should feel 'magical' for average consumers, says Coinbase product director behind new bitcoin-backed loans
Michael Rihani is the director of products at Coinbase and one of the chief architects behind Coinbase's new bitcoin-backed loan product for everyday consumers.
In this episode, Rihani explains how Coinbase's new loan product is designed to make DeFi feel 'magical,' and how this fits into Coinbase's broader strategy of bringing the power of blockchain technology to a global audience.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
00:57 Sponsor Shoutouts
03:11 Coinbase's New Loan Product
07:50 The "DeFi Mullet"
09:21 Morpho Integration
11:52 CeFi+DeFi Synergy
17:00 Coinbase's Product Roadmap
21:00 Making DeFi "Magical"
23:12 DeFi Adoption Roadblocks
25:54 The Future of DeFi Lending
GUEST LINKS
Michael Rihani on X: https://www.x.com/MichaelRihani
Coinbase's crypto-backed loans: https://www.coinbase.com/loans
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