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Welcome to Galaxy Brains, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy. Our weekly podcast provides insights and analysis on trends and events across the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Each week Alex will be joined by members of the research team to discuss the latest developments on all things crypto and blockchain technology.
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Bringing TradFi Onchain with Harry Austin
Alex Thorn talks with Galaxy’s head of digital infrastructure Harry Austin about growing interest from traditional banks and brokerages to incorporate blockchain technology. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about the Fed’
Suits & Cypherpunks with Alex Thorn
Alex Thorn shares views on Bitcoin market cycles, adoption of crypto and blockchains by traditional capital markets players, the neverending push and pull between decentralization and centralization, and the latest news in tokenized securit
Bitcoin and AI with Jordi Visser
Alex Thorn talks with investor Jordi Visser about bitcoin, tokenization, artificial intelligence, and theses for the market over the next decade. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe about markets, CPI, and inflation. This video, and the info
Bitcoin Consolidates While Rates Rise with Beimnet Abebe
Alex Thorn talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about Bitcoin price action, market cycles, Treasury rates, inflation, and AI stocks. Participants, along with Galaxy Digital, hold a financial interest in Bitcoin (BTC). Galaxy regularly
Is the Clarity Act Dead? with Tyler Williams
Alex Thorn talks with Tyler Williams, former Head of Digital Assets at the U.S. Treasury department, about the outcome of the Clarity Act vote in the U.S. Senate, and where crypto goes from here. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy T
Onchain Finance Is Growing with Zack Pokorny
Alex Thorn talks with Zack Pokorny (Galaxy Research) about Robinhood Chain, tokenized stocks, layer 2 networks, social trading like FOMO, and much more. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about the Federal Reserve, rates, e
Crypto Market Cycles with Dan Matuszewski
Alex Thorn talks with Dan Matuszewski (CMS Holdings) about the state of the crypto market. Alex and Dan discuss whether bitcoin has bottomed, how Robinhood Chain competes with Base, the future of stocks onchain, stablecoin wars, and Tether’
Building Corporations Onchain with Gabriel Shapiro
Alex Thorn talks with Gabe Shapiro, CEO of MetaLeX Labs, about onchain corporations, tokenized stocks and companies, and the SEC’s new Regulation Crypto Assets. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about bitcoin’s recent move
Bitcoin Rips as Dollar Dips with Beimnet Abebe
Alex Thorn and Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about the Treasury’s expanded bond buyback program, whether yield curve control is happening, and what it means for hard money assets like bitcoin. Alex and Beim also discuss whether BTC has bot
The Red Team Defending Bitcoin with Rob Hamilton
Alex Thorn talks with Rob Hamilton (Anchorwatch) about the Red Team utilizing AI to uncover and patch vulnerabilities around the Bitcoin ecosystem in the wake of the Coldcard exploit. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) abou
The State of CLARITY Act with Natalia Li
Alex Thorn talks with Natalia Li (Galaxy Head of U.S. Policy) about the state of the CLARITY Act. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets. Participants, along with Galaxy Digital, hold a financial interest in Bitco
Datacenter Expansion and Strategy with Simrit Dhinsa
Alex Thorn talks with Galaxy’s VP of Datacenter Capital Markets Simrit Dhinsa about Galaxy’s AI strategy, sponsorship of Texas Tech’s football stadium, how the AI buildout is affecting energy markets and politics, and the battles between fr
Can Bitcoin Survive AI & Quantum? with Nic Carter
Alex Thorn talks with Nic Carter (Castle Island) about artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and bitcoin development. Alex and Nic discuss rapidly improving AI models, governments’ likely safety and regulatory responses, competition b
Compute Capital Markets with Lucas Tcheyan
Alex Thorn talks with Lucas Tcheyan (Galaxy Research) about compute, AI, and GPU financial markets. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about CPI, rates, equities, and bitcoin. Participants, along with Galaxy Digital, hold a
The State of Bitcoin with Alex Thorn
In a special episode, Alex Thorn gives his views on all the major topics in crypto markets today. Has Bitcoin bottomed? How will we know when it has? Is Strategy a threat to Bitcoin markets? Did Strategy do the right thing this week? What a
Predicting the Future with Gil Wassermann
Alex Thorn talks with Gil Wassermann, Galaxy’s Head of Prediction Markets, about the institutional prediction markets use case, Galaxy’s new prediction markets desk, and why the world is crazy for prediction markets. Alex also talks with Be
CZ on the Future of Crypto
Alex Thorn talks with CZ, founder of Binance, about where we sit in the four-year cycle and whether $60K is the new floor, why there are no dead bodies floating up this time, the great convergence of TradFi and crypto and why he thinks it s
AI Eats Wall Street Research with Anthony Pompliano
Alex Thorn talks with Anthony Pompliano (ProCap) about ProCap’s acquisition of Sylvia, an AI CFO, how AI-generated research could upend Wall Street, Bitcoin treasury companies building operating businesses, the CLARITY Act and the stablecoi
Bitcoin Bear Market vs. Blockchain Bull Market with Beimnet Abebe & James Seyffart
Alex talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about the state of the Bitcoin market, his expected length and depth of its drawdown, and what it takes for BTC to find its footing. Alex also airs an interview with James Seyffart (Bloomberg I
MIAMI TAPES: Yat Siu (Animoca Brands)
Alex Thorn talks with Yat Siu, founder of Animoca Brands, about the emerging agentic economy and why Yat believes it will be built on crypto. Keep in touch: ▸ Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/galaxyhq (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?ev
Operation Chokepoint 2.0 and the Future of Banking with Scott Shay
Alex Thorn talks with Scott Shay, co-founder of Signature Bank and N3XT (a new Wyoming bank), about what happened in 2023, how the banking system actually works, and what the future of banking looks like. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe
MIAMI TAPES: Blue Macellari (T-Rowe Price)
Alex Thorn talks with Blue Macellari, Head of Digital Asset Strategy at T. Rowe Price, about the $1.83 trillion asset manager’s efforts in crypto, including their forthcoming T. Rowe Price Active Crypto ETF planned to list on NYSE Arca unde
Anchorage and the Charter Wars with Nathan McCauley
Alex Thorn talks with Nathan McCauley, CEO of Anchorage, about Anchorage winning crypto’s first national bank charter and how they spent years fighting the very regulator that granted it. Now the OCC lane is reopening, competitors are pilin
MIAMI TAPES: Johann Kerbrat (Robinhood)
Alex Thorn talks with Robinhood’s General Manager of Crypto Johann Kerbrat on the sidelines of Consensus 2026. Johann and Alex talk about the growth of crypto activity on the platform, their plans for tokenized securities, and the convergen
Bitcoin Debates Spam & Quantum with Matt Corallo
Alex Thorn talks with Matt Corallo, Bitcoin developer at Spiral, about debates over Bitcoin’s development path, node implementations, and pathways and possibilities for mitigating the impact of a potential future cryptographically relevant
Crypto is Eating Finance with Arjun Sethi
Alex Thorn talks with Arjun Sethi, Co-CEO of Kraken, about the evolution of crypto exchanges, regulatory landscapes, and blockchain technology. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets. Participants, along with Gala
Bitcoin Descends on Las Vegas w/ Alex Thorn
Alex Thorn reports live from Bitcoin 2026 at the Venetian Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Alex walks the floor, explains the vibes, and appears on a panel about quantum computing and its potential to impact Bitcoin. Alex also checks in with
Building Bitcoin While Battling Cancer with Becca Rubenfeld
Alex Thorn talks with Anchorwatch co-founder and COO Becca Rubenfeld about building hyper secure Bitcoin wallets, the evolving custody landscape, and insurance in the Bitcoin world. Alex and Becca also discuss her battle with cancer, her de
Is the Quantum Threat to Bitcoin Real? with Alex Pruden
Alex Thorn talks with Alex Pruden, co-founder and CEO of Project Eleven, about the risk that quantum computers pose to Bitcoin, blockchains, and digital assets. The two Alex’s discuss timelines, mitigations, narratives, and headwinds. Alex
Open Blockchains Are The Future w/ Mert
Alex Thorn talks with Helius CEO Mert about Solana, Bitcoin & quantum, and permissioned blockchains. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about the market impact of geopolitics, the likelihood of a lasting ceasefire with Iran
