The Hivemind

Crypto is becoming a stock picker’s market and the biggest winners may not even look like traditional crypto anymore. This week on The Hivemind, the team breaks down Hyperliquid’s continued dominance, Venice AI’s explosive growth, the collapse of the L1 premium thesis, and why attention and capital are increasingly flowing toward AI, robotics, defense tech, and private markets. They also debate whether crypto is still the most exciting opportunity set in the world or if the industry is enteri...

Markets are green, AI is reshaping software in real time, and crypto is once again debating what token ownership actually means. This week on The Hivemind, the team breaks down the market melt-up, Zcash’s explosive move, the rise of AI agent infrastructure, Cursor’s rumored $60B acquisition, and the growing tension between equity and token holders after the Houdini controversy. They also dive into Pump’s buyback changes, Strategy’s latest BTC playbook, and why AI-native workflows could comple...

Markets are ripping again but is the rally actually sustainable? This week, the team breaks down Bitcoin’s move toward $80K, the fallout from the massive Aave/KelpDAO exploit, and whether DeFi’s risk/reward still makes sense. They also dive into AI infrastructure plays, the rise of real-world yield products like USDAI, and how AI agents are completely changing productivity workflows. 00:00 Intro + market sentiment shift 08:55 The Aave/KelpDAO exploit explained 17:00 Why DeFi lending...

This week, the Hivemind team breaks down the ceasefire in Iran and how it could impact markets going forward. We then deep dive into the 2026 IPO window, is AI a bubble, the fallout of Drift's $280M exploit, Polymarkets recent announcement and more Timestamps:00:00 Introduction01:50 State of The Market 09:53 Finding Opportunities In Crypto 15:15 Is AI In a Bubble? 26:35 The Return of Active Investing37:42 Prediction Markets 51:40 The Drift Exploit Fallout Link to our Youtube: https://www.y...

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