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AI Podcasts

February 11, 2026

The Autonomous Driving Race Is Already Over w/ Kyle Reidhead

Milk Road AI

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. AI-driven automation is creating a new economic reality where vertically integrated AI companies will dominate core industries like transportation and labor, leading to massive deflationary pressures and a re-evaluation of asset value.
  2. Investors should recognize Tesla's FSD and robotics as its primary value drivers, not its EV sales. Focus on its unique data moat and the impending regulatory approvals for unsupervised FSD as key catalysts for a significant market repricing.
  3. Tesla is poised to become a multi-trillion-dollar company by owning the future of autonomous transportation and labor. Understanding this shift is crucial for positioning your portfolio for the next wave of AI-driven wealth creation over the next 6-12 months.
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February 11, 2026

The Autonomous Driving Race Is Already Over w/ Kyle Reidhead

Milk Road AI

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Tesla's core identity has shifted from an EV manufacturer to an AI and autonomous robotics company. This means its competitive advantage isn't in car sales, but in its proprietary neural network and data processing capabilities for self-driving.
  2. Tesla's upcoming robo-taxi network will compete directly with ride-sharing services, not traditional car manufacturers. This means a 10x cheaper service, potentially making car ownership obsolete for many.
  3. Elon Musk's early bet on neural networks over LiDAR for FSD gave Tesla a multi-year lead. This foresight allowed Tesla to build a data moat that competitors cannot replicate quickly.
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February 10, 2026

The future of financing AI infrastructure with Wayne Nelms, CTO of Ornn

Semi Doped

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The AI infrastructure buildout is moving from speculative intuition to financially engineered certainty, driven by the need to de-risk massive capital investments in volatile hardware markets.
  2. Evaluate your compute procurement and data center buildout strategies through the lens of financial hedging instruments to secure predictable costs and unlock cheaper capital.
  3. Financial products for compute are not just a nice-to-have; they are becoming essential for sustainable growth in AI infrastructure, directly impacting profitability and investment viability over the next 6-12 months.
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February 10, 2026

The future of financing AI infrastructure with Wayne Nelms, CTO of Ornn

Semi Doped

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The AI compute market is rapidly evolving from a speculative, opaque environment to a financially engineered commodity market, driven by the need for risk mitigation and capital efficiency.
  2. Integrate compute futures and residual value products into your financial planning to de-risk hardware investments and secure more favorable financing terms for AI infrastructure projects.
  3. Quantifying future compute demand and hardware value is no longer optional; it is the critical differentiator for profitable AI infrastructure investment and operation over the next 6-12 months.
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February 10, 2026

The future of financing AI infrastructure with Wayne Nelms, CTO of Ornn

Semi Doped

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The AI compute market is transitioning from an opaque, intuition-driven capital sink to a financially engineered commodity market. This transition will enable more efficient capital allocation and accelerate infrastructure buildout.
  2. Explore compute futures and residual value products to de-risk your AI infrastructure investments or operational costs. Engage with platforms like Ornn to gain transparency and hedging capabilities for GPUs and memory.
  3. The financialization of compute is not just about trading; it's about providing the certainty and transparency needed to build, finance, and operate the AI data centers of tomorrow, making the entire ecosystem more robust and predictable over the next 6-12 months.
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February 10, 2026

The future of financing AI infrastructure with Wayne Nelms, CTO of Ornn

Semi Doped

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The AI infrastructure buildout is transitioning from speculative capital to financially engineered, risk-managed investments, driven by predictable costs and asset values.
  2. Evaluate compute procurement and data center investment through a financial lens. Explore hedging instruments like Ornn's futures to lock in costs or secure future asset values.
  3. Financial tools for compute and memory are no longer optional; they are becoming foundational. Integrating these instruments will be critical for competitive advantage and sustainable growth.
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February 10, 2026

The future of financing AI infrastructure with Wayne Nelms, CTO of Ornn

Semi Doped

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The AI compute market is transitioning from an opaque, intuition-driven capital expenditure model to a commoditized, transparent, and financially engineered asset class. This shift de-risks infrastructure investments and optimizes resource allocation.
  2. Data center operators and large compute buyers should explore futures markets for GPUs and memory to lock in costs or revenues. Investigate residual value products to secure future hardware liquidity and reduce financing costs.
  3. Financial engineering of AI compute unlocks capital. Investors gain new opportunities in de-risked infrastructure. Builders get cheaper capital, clearer profitability, and faster scaling.
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February 10, 2026

The future of financing AI infrastructure with Wayne Nelms, CTO of Ornn

Semi Doped

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The AI infrastructure market is transitioning from speculative, intuition-driven investment to a financially engineered asset class, driven by the commodification of compute and memory.
  2. Evaluate your compute procurement and data center buildout strategies through a financial lens, leveraging futures and residual value products to hedge against price volatility and secure better financing terms.
  3. Quantifying future compute demand and hardware value is no longer a luxury; it is a necessity for sustainable growth and competitive advantage in the AI era.
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February 10, 2026

The future of financing AI infrastructure with Wayne Nelms, CTO of Ornn

Semi Doped

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Explore Ornn's futures and residual value products to hedge against volatile compute costs or secure future hardware value.
  2. Financial engineering for AI compute is no longer optional.
  3. It is a core component for efficient capital deployment and risk management, directly impacting the viability and growth of AI infrastructure over the next 6-12 months.
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Crypto Podcasts

July 15, 2025

Unchained LIVE: Pump.Fun ICO

Unchained

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. The ICO Meta is Back, On-Chain First: Pump.Fun proved massive capital formation can happen directly on-chain. Pre-launch perpetuals on DEXs like Hyperliquid outmaneuvered centralized exchanges for price discovery, signaling a shift in market infrastructure.
  2. Sentiment is Not Demand: The chasm between negative online chatter and the ICO's massive oversubscription shows that vocal minorities don't always represent market appetite, especially when "complaining is profitable."
  3. Competition is King: Despite its war chest, Pump.Fun's dominance isn't guaranteed. The rise of Let's Bonk demonstrates that in crypto, a strong community-aligned brand can rapidly challenge even the most capitalized incumbent.
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July 14, 2025

How High Can It Go?

1000x Podcast

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. **Follow the M2, Not the Alts:** Bitcoin's trajectory is tied to global money printing. Ignore the noise from crappy altcoins and focus on the primary debasement hedge.
  2. **Monitor the "MSTR Clones":** The rise of treasury companies is pumping the market but creating immense, correlated risk. Their eventual selling will be a key market-top signal.
  3. **Plan Your Exit Now:** Decide whether you're a trend-rider or a target-hitter. Consider rotating profits into other hard assets like gold rather than fiat, but have a clear plan before the music stops.
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July 14, 2025

The Crypto Treasury Playbook

Empire

Crypto
Key Takeaways
  1. Active Arbitrage, Not Passive Holding: These companies are not just ETFs. They are active financial vehicles designed to outperform spot assets by skillfully arbitraging their own stock and employing complex capital market strategies.
  2. Buyer Beware: The market is saturated with low-quality copycats. While PIPE investors can structure deals to their advantage, retail investors buying on the open market face significant risks from inflated premiums and short-term opportunism.
  3. The Next Domino: The real catalyst for Bitcoin adoption isn't this wave of treasury vehicles, but the first "Mag 7" company adding BTC to its balance sheet. This would validate the strategy for the Fortune 500 and unleash an entirely new class of institutional buyers.
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July 12, 2025

How PumpDotFun Could Capture The Intersection Of Content, Crypto And Gaming

Empire

Crypto
Key Takeaways
  1. The New Media Blueprint: The winning strategy is a blend of long-form, authentic live streams and hyper-optimized social clips. Platforms that natively support this will win.
  2. Content, Not Just Coins: To achieve longevity, Pump.fun must evolve beyond a pure trading terminal. It needs to give users a reason to stay that isn't just watching a chart.
  3. Finance Is Entertainment: For a new generation, trading is a competitive social game. The most successful platforms will be those that embrace this "leaderboard" mentality and build entertainment-first financial experiences.
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July 12, 2025

Phantom Chooses Hyperliquid for Perps | 0xResearch

0xResearch

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Distribution is the New Moat: Wallets like Phantom are becoming aggregator kings. By integrating the best backend protocol (Hyperliquid), they can dominate user flow and marginalize competing applications.
  2. Infrastructure Eats Applications: Hyperliquid’s success stems from its focus on being a permissionless infrastructure layer, not just an app. It outsources distribution to capture flow from the entire crypto ecosystem, a model that standalone DEXes will find nearly impossible to compete with.
  3. Mobile is Crypto’s Next Frontier: Phantom’s mobile-only perp launch is a bet that the next wave of users will prioritize convenience and native experiences. Its initial success signals a critical shift in how DeFi applications must be designed and delivered.
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July 11, 2025

Winners & Losers From PUMP’S ICO With Santi & Rob Hadick | Weekly Roundup

Empire

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. **App-Chains Are The New End Game.** Successful apps are now launching their own sovereign chains, posing an existential threat to host L1s like Solana. The most valuable real estate is direct user ownership, not just building on the fastest chain.
  2. **Trading Is The New Gaming.** For Gen Z, speculation is a primary form of entertainment. Platforms that successfully blend content with financialization are tapping into a powerful cultural current that moves far beyond traditional "investing" narratives.
  3. **Winners Buy, They Don't Build.** The crypto M&A market is hot. Well-capitalized players (e.g., Monad buying Portal) are acquiring talent and tech to build full-stack platforms, while many 2022-era startups are prime acquisition targets.
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