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Eric Yakes explains why Bitcoin's volatility is already lower than the Magnificent 7, and what could push the price higher from here. Eric Yakes is a private market investor and the author of "Bitcoin and the Monetary Revolution". At Epoch Ventures he invests in fintech companies built around Bitcoin adoption, and he judges Bitcoin on its fundamentals, not on power laws or correlations. In this conversation with Michaël van de Poppe he explains where he thinks the next wave of demand comes from. "More and more people are gonna want to get exposure to the scarcest, most liquid commodity that you can hold on a thumb drive and move anywhere in the world." Bitcoin has had a hard year, and many holders are losing faith. Eric argues that every big move up started with a fundamental driver, such as BlackRock launching its ETF, and that the next one will too. We cover: › Why Bitcoin's volatility is now lower than most Magnificent 7 stocks › How banks could start accepting Bitcoin as loan collateral › What drove price in the last cycle, and what could drive it next › How the debasement trade connects Bitcoin and gold › Why Eric ignores power laws and focuses on adoption › What he wants to see built in Bitcoin fintech This episode was recorded on September 16. ──────────────────── CONTACT MICHAËL: › X: https://x.com/CryptoMichNL › YouTube: https://youtube.com/@michaelvdpoppe › MN Fund: https://www.mnfund.nl/ CONNECT WITH ERIC YAKES: › X: https://x.com/ericyakes › Website: https://yakes.com/ SPONSOR: Trade on OKX, a MiCA-regulated exchange, and spend your crypto with the OKX Card, which offers the highest cashback. Sign up here: https://my.okx.com/nl/join/cryptomichnl WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@NewEraFinancePodcast?sub_confirmation=1 MN FUND — Digital asset investment fund: https://www.mnfund.nl/

Brent Johnson says higher interest rates are not necessarily bearish for markets, and that this whole situation is going to go on much longer than most people think. Brent Johnson is the CEO of Santiago Capital and known for his Dollar Milkshake Theory. He joins Michaël van de Poppe to talk about what a Fed rate hike really means for markets and where he thinks the system is heading. "I think a lot of people who want to have a quick end to this whole nonsense, or however you want to define it, are gonna be disappointed. I think this is gonna go on much longer than people think, but that doesn't mean that there won't be pockets of great volatility along the way." Brent explains why he argues that higher rates can pull capital into US dollar assets and act as a stimulus, as long as they stay within a range, and why he thinks the can keeps getting kicked down the road even though he says this ends badly in the end. They also cover the K-shaped economy, why markets are increasingly driven by narratives and passive flows, how he approaches value investing with cash on the sidelines, AI as a national security race, and how stablecoins and tokenization fit into the dollar system. This episode was recorded on September 21, 2026. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT MICHAËL › X/Twitter - https://x.com/CryptoMichNL › YouTube - https://youtube.com/@michaelvdpoppe › MN Fund - https://www.mnfund.nl/ CONNECT WITH BRENT JOHNSON › X/Twitter - https://x.com/SantiagoAuFund › Santiago Capital - https://research.santiagocapital.com SPONSOR › OKX - One of the world's largest crypto exchanges, fully MiCA regulated in Europe, with one of the highest cashback rates available on their card. Trade, spend and earn, all in one place. https://my.okx.com/nl/join/cryptomichnl LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: YouTube (with chapters): https://www.youtube.com/@NewEraFinancePodcast?sub_confirmation=1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/new-era-finance/id1781211657 MN FUND — Digital asset investment fund: https://www.mnfund.nl/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - #NewEraFinance #CryptoMichNL #BrentJohnson #SantiagoCapital #Markets #InterestRates #Bitcoin #Crypto

Bitget CEO Gracy Chen doubts the Bitcoin bull market has started, and says many altcoins are already dead or dying. Gracy Chen is the CEO of Bitget, a crypto exchange serving more than 100 million users. She joins Michaël van de Poppe to talk about where this market really stands. "I don't think it's a typical bear market, nor if it's a bull market. I will call it a monkey market because it just jumps up and down." Gracy explains why she thinks sentiment has changed more than the fundamentals, and why she warns against high leverage in this market. She says many layer 1s, layer 2s and Web3 apps are "dead or dying", while stablecoins, tokenized stocks and real world assets show stronger product market fit. She also covers AI agents trading on exchanges, how Bitget competes as a "universal exchange", how it builds trust with proof of reserves, and what could start the next bull market: whether the Clarity Act passes and whether the US government starts buying Bitcoin, which she says is still very unknown. This episode was recorded on August 26, 2026. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT MICHAËL › X/Twitter - https://x.com/CryptoMichNL › YouTube - https://youtube.com/@michaelvdpoppe › MN Fund - https://www.mnfund.nl/ CONNECT WITH GRACY CHEN › X/Twitter - https://x.com/GracyBitget › Bitget - https://www.bitget.com SPONSOR › OKX - One of the world's largest crypto exchanges, fully MiCA regulated in Europe, with one of the highest cashback rates available on their card. Trade, spend and earn, all in one place. https://my.okx.com/nl/join/cryptomichnl LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: YouTube (with chapters): https://www.youtube.com/@NewEraFinancePodcast?sub_confirmation=1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/new-era-finance/id1781211657 MN FUND — Digital asset investment fund: https://www.mnfund.nl/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - #NewEraFinance #CryptoMichNL #GracyChen #Bitget #Crypto #Bitcoin #BullMarket #Altcoins

Mark Yusko says Bitcoin is still trading below fair value, and that it can be a 10X from here. Mark Yusko, CEO and CIO of Morgan Creek Capital, joins Michaël van de Poppe to explain why he sees Bitcoin as a $15 trillion asset, why he expects a slow "crypto spring" before "crypto summer", and why the fast move only comes after the next halving. "I think Bitcoin, you know, it's coming up on a two trillion dollars again. I think super easily it's a $15 trillion dollar asset." Mark breaks down his fair value model built on Metcalfe's law, why inflation could take 50% of your purchasing power over 30 years, why $10 trillion was issued in the last 5 years, as much as in the first 245 years of the US, and why he expects governments to start holding Bitcoin. He also explains why returns shrink as Bitcoin gets bigger, and why he says getting to $15 trillion will take 5 to 10 years. This episode was recorded on September 22, 2026. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT MICHAËL › X/Twitter - https://x.com/CryptoMichNL › YouTube - https://youtube.com/@michaelvdpoppe › MN Fund - https://www.mnfund.nl/ CONNECT WITH MARK YUSKO › X/Twitter - https://x.com/MarkYusko › Morgan Creek Capital - https://www.morgancreekcap.com SPONSOR › OKX - One of the world's largest crypto exchanges, fully MiCA regulated in Europe, with one of the highest cashback rates available on their card. Trade, spend and earn, all in one place. https://my.okx.com/nl/join/cryptomichnl WATCH & SUBSCRIBE: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NewEraFinancePodcast?sub_confirmation=1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/new-era-finance/id1781211657 MN FUND — Digital asset investment fund: https://www.mnfund.nl/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - #NewEraFinance #CryptoMichNL #MarkYusko #MorganCreek #Bitcoin #Crypto #BitcoinPrice #BullMarket #Inflation

Concordium CEO Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzky explains why you are missing the biggest narrative of this crypto cycle: AI agents that move money, and the question nobody can answer yet, who is behind them? Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzky, CEO of Concordium, joins Michaël van de Poppe to talk about privacy and verified identity on-chain, how Concordium lets you prove who you are without handing your passport to every platform, and why AI agents with wallets create a liability problem nobody has solved. "Every chain is racing as it stands right now to kind of let AI agents move money, which is cool, but none of them can tell you who's behind the agent." They also cover how Concordium compares to Worldcoin and Ethereum's agent identity standard, why the market cap is still relatively low, and what has to happen in the next year for the narrative to take off. Recorded on 30 September 2026. Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@newerafinancepodcast?sub_confirmation=1 Follow Michaël: https://x.com/CryptoMichNL MN Fund: https://www.mnfund.nl/

OKX CEO Star Xu explains why he believes the next decade will be the biggest in crypto history, and how to keep your money safe on an exchange after FTX and October 10th. Star Xu, founder and CEO of OKX, joins Michaël van de Poppe to look back at how crypto survived every crisis and came out bigger each time, and why he expects the revolution from 2026 to 2036 to dwarf the last decade. He explains why stablecoins, tokenized stocks and regulation like MiCA are building a new financial system for the young generation, and why Bitcoin keeps proving the people who call it dead wrong. Star also gets candid about trust. He tells what it was like to run an exchange holding huge amounts of customer money while people came to him with ways to earn yield on it (his answer was no), why OKX publishes proof of reserves every month, and what he thinks really happened on October 10th, including why leveraged yield products carry far more risk than real stablecoins. He closes with practical advice on how to trade safely, and why he lives by one rule: don't believe, don't trust, verify. "Especially in the next decade, I feel very optimistic about the industry." This episode was recorded on August 25, 2026. CONNECT WITH STAR XU: X/Twitter: https://x.com/star_okx OKX: https://www.okx.com CONTACT MICHAËL: X/Twitter: https://x.com/CryptoMichNL YouTube: https://youtube.com/@michaelvdpoppe SPONSOR: OKX - One of the world's largest crypto exchanges, fully MiCA regulated in Europe, with one of the highest cashback rates available on their card. Trade, spend and earn, all in one place: https://my.okx.com/nl/join/cryptomichnl WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@newerafinancepodcast?sub_confirmation=1 MN FUND — Digital asset investment fund: https://www.mnfund.nl/ #NewEraFinance #CryptoMichNL #StarXu #OKX #Bitcoin #Crypto #BullMarket #Stablecoins #FTX

While everyone's watching Bitcoin, Matt Hougan says there are 4 other assets quietly leading this entire bull market. Matt Hougan, CIO of Bitwise, joins Michaël van de Poppe to explain why the addressable market for DeFi protocols has grown 100x, from a $2 trillion crypto market into a shot at the $100 trillion stock market and $300 trillion bond market. He breaks down why once traditional investors move into this new, tokenized world, they never go back, why exchanges keep getting disrupted every year and a half, and why Bitcoin remains the clearest hedge against monetary debasement while tokenization becomes the second megatrend running alongside it. "Hyperliquid making its case to be chiseled into the Mount Rushmore. Zcash is arguing that privacy should be on the Mount Rushmore. Venice is arguing that real world AI should be on the Mount Rushmore." This episode was recorded on September 10, 2026. CONNECT WITH MATT HOUGAN: X/Twitter: https://x.com/Matt_Hougan Bitwise: https://www.bitwiseinvestments.com CONTACT MICHAËL: X/Twitter: https://x.com/CryptoMichNL YouTube: https://youtube.com/@michaelvdpoppe SPONSOR: OKX - One of the world's largest crypto exchanges, fully MiCA regulated in Europe, with one of the highest cashback rates available on their card. Trade, spend and earn, all in one place: https://my.okx.com/nl/join/cryptomichnl WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@newerafinancepodcast?sub_confirmation=1 MN FUND — Digital asset investment fund: https://www.mnfund.nl/ #NewEraFinance #CryptoMichNL #MattHougan #Bitwise #Crypto #DeFi #BullMarket

Why would a Fed rate hike be good news for Bitcoin? Michael Howell explains the liquidity mechanics most investors get backwards. Michael Howell, founder of CrossBorder Capital and one of the world's leading experts on global liquidity, joins Michaël van de Poppe to explain why "the West is bust, and the world is changed." He breaks down why central banks have no real choice but to keep printing money, and why that's structurally bullish for Bitcoin. He explains why monetary inflation destroys your wealth in the long run if your assets don't keep up, why it's become far more difficult for governments to issue real long term debt in a world of higher bond yields, and why that pushes them toward money printing instead. He also breaks down his own liquidity model: for every 10% increase in global liquidity, Bitcoin's price has historically doubled, and why he thinks most people still have close to zero allocation to the one asset built for this exact environment. This episode was recorded on September 7th, 2026. CONNECT WITH MICHAEL HOWELL: X/Twitter: https://x.com/CrossBorderCap CrossBorder Capital: https://www.crossbordercapital.com CONTACT MICHAËL: X/Twitter: https://x.com/CryptoMichNL YouTube: https://youtube.com/@michaelvdpoppe SPONSOR: OKX - One of the world's largest crypto exchanges, fully MiCA regulated in Europe, with one of the highest cashback rates available on their card. Trade, spend and earn, all in one place: https://my.okx.com/nl/join/cryptomichnl WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@newerafinancepodcast?sub_confirmation=1 MN FUND — Digital asset investment fund: https://www.mnfund.nl/ #NewEraFinance #CryptoMichNL #MichaelHowell #Bitcoin #GlobalLiquidity #Macro

Bitcoin could crash 90% from here, according to Henrik Zeberg, and he thinks most people are about to get fooled by what's happening right now. Henrik Zeberg, macro strategist known for calling major market turns, joins Michaël van de Poppe to explain why what looks like a new bull market is actually a bear market rally, and why the real damage hasn't even started yet. He breaks down his full scenario: why he expects Bitcoin to bounce to $115,000-$120,000 before getting rejected a second time and crushed, why a coming recession is something Bitcoin has genuinely never experienced before, and why the dollar strengthening at exactly the wrong moment could be devastating for crypto. He also explains why he thinks the popular four-year cycle theory is misleading an entire generation of investors into waiting for a bottom that may never come the way they expect. This episode was recorded on September 8, 2026. CONNECT WITH HENRIK ZEBERG: X/Twitter: https://x.com/HZeberg Substack: https://www.hzeberg.com CONTACT MICHAËL: X/Twitter: https://x.com/CryptoMichNL YouTube: https://youtube.com/@michaelvdpoppe SPONSOR: OKX - One of the world's largest crypto exchanges, fully MiCA regulated in Europe, with one of the highest cashback rates available on their card. Trade, spend and earn, all in one place: https://my.okx.com/nl/join/cryptomichnl WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@newerafinancepodcast?sub_confirmation=1 MN FUND — Digital asset investment fund: https://www.mnfund.nl/ #NewEraFinance #CryptoMichNL #HenrikZeberg #Bitcoin #BearMarket #Macro

This model says Bitcoin hits $1.1 million by 2033, and it's already predicted the last decade of price action with striking accuracy. Matthew Mezinskis breaks down the power law, and why he thinks Bitcoin is trading at half of what it should be worth right now. Matthew Mezinskis, macro researcher and creator of the Bitcoin power law model, joins Michaël van de Poppe to explain the mathematical relationship behind Bitcoin's long-term price trend, and why he believes most people are looking at the wrong model entirely. He breaks down the mechanics: why every thirteen percent increase in Bitcoin's life doubles the price, why that translates into a 10x roughly every eight years, and why the current price sits at about half of what the power curve says it should be. He also explains why he thinks this model outperforms exponential frameworks like stock-to-flow, and why he's confident the curve holds even after a decade of skeptics calling it broken. This episode was recorded on September 2, 2026 CONNECT WITH MATTHEW MEZINSKIS: X/Twitter: https://x.com/1basemoney Porkopolis Economics: https://www.porkopolis.io CONTACT MICHAËL: X/Twitter: https://x.com/CryptoMichNL YouTube: https://youtube.com/@michaelvdpoppe SPONSOR: OKX - One of the world's largest crypto exchanges, fully MiCA regulated in Europe, with one of the highest cashback rates available on their card. Trade, spend and earn, all in one place: https://my.okx.com/nl/join/cryptomichnl WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@newerafinancepodcast?sub_confirmation=1 MN FUND — Digital asset investment fund: https://www.mnfund.nl/ #NewEraFinance #CryptoMichNL #Bitcoin #PowerLaw #MatthewMezinskis

Why will the next crash be worse than 2008? Edward Dowd breaks down the AI bubble unwinding in real time, and why the fallout could hit harder and faster than the last financial crisis. Edward Dowd, former Wall Street portfolio manager and founder of Phinance Technologies, joins Michaël van de Poppe to explain why he believes we're already in the early stages of a bubble bursting. He points to the semiconductor sell-off, the slowdown in AI adoption, and a credit market showing the first cracks of stress. He breaks down the mechanics behind the AI infrastructure build-out: why OpenAI and Anthropic's valuations need to keep rising just to keep financing themselves, why private credit markets are under stress for the first time, why the power grid itself may be the real constraint on the AI boom, and why he believes the average American is already living through a recession that hasn't been officially declared. It's a sobering, data-driven look at where the AI bubble goes from here, and what it means for stocks, jobs, and the wider economy. This episode was recorded on August 26th, 2026, the same evening NVIDIA reported earnings. Some market references may no longer reflect current prices or events by the time you're listening to this. CONNECT WITH EDWARD DOWD: X/Twitter: https://x.com/DowdEdward Phinance Technologies: https://phinancetechnologies.com Substack (Beyond The Narrative): https://eddowd.substack.com CONTACT MICHAËL: X/Twitter: https://x.com/CryptoMichNL YouTube: https://youtube.com/@michaelvdpoppe SPONSOR: OKX: The 8% deposit bonus is back. Deposit and earn an 8% bonus, with rewards paid out over 52 weeks and a reward cap of €5,000. Runs from August 6th to August 31st. Join before you deposit to qualify: https://my.okx.com/nl/deposit-bonus?channelId=73357915 WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@newerafinancepodcast?sub_confirmation=1 MN FUND — Digital asset investment fund: https://www.mnfund.nl/ #NewEraFinance #CryptoMichNL #EdwardDowd #AIBubble #Recession #Macro

Why will the next crash take out everyone at once? Francis Hunt, known as The Market Sniper, breaks down the debt trap most investors don't see until it's too late. Francis Hunt joins Michaël van de Poppe to explain why the entire financial system operates like a trap you can enter but never leave. He walks through the mechanics of a debt-based system that can only expand, never contract, and why the market keeps climbing even as the fundamentals scream otherwise. He breaks down what he calls the Ernest Hemingway bankruptcy curve, the pattern where a system fails slowly at first, then all at once. He points to real precedent, like Britain's 2022 pension crisis, where a slow-building problem turned into a bond market crash within days, and explains how forced sellers, oversupply and collapsing prices create a moment where only cash buyers win. It's a sobering conversation about why he believes most investors are positioned for a world that's about to change under their feet. This episode was recorded on August 19th CONNECT WITH FRANCIS HUNT: YouTube (The Market Sniper): https://www.youtube.com/@TheMarketSniper1 X/Twitter: https://x.com/TheMarketSniper CONTACT MICHAËL: X/Twitter: https://x.com/CryptoMichNL YouTube: https://youtube.com/@michaelvdpoppe SPONSOR: OKX: The 8% deposit bonus is back. Deposit and earn an 8% bonus, with rewards paid out over 52 weeks and a reward cap of €5,000. Runs from August 6th to August 31st. Join before you deposit to qualify: https://my.okx.com/nl/deposit-bonus?channelId=73357915 LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@newerafinancepodcast?sub_confirmation=1 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4m1NATQndU8yUUe1aRkOTn?si=607717e83f0e4d91 MN FUND — Digital asset investment fund: https://www.mnfund.nl/ #NewEraFinance #CryptoMichNL #FrancisHunt #TheMarketSniper #DebtCrisis #EconomicCollapse #Macro

Emad Mostaque says you have around 800 days before AI takes over the economy, and most people aren't ready. The founder of Stability AI explains what's coming and how to protect yourself. The man who built Stable Diffusion and put AI image generation in the hands of millions has a warning about where this all goes next. Emad joins Michaël van de Poppe to explain why the value of human work is about to collapse, why you'll soon need a license just to use frontier AI, and why owning your own models could become as important as owning your own Bitcoin keys. He breaks down why he believes the value of human cognitive labor goes to zero within a couple of years, how governments will use licenses, KYC and surveillance to control who gets access to the most powerful AI, why an open-source "competent model" you run yourself is the only real form of sovereignty, and how tokenized, collectively-owned AI infrastructure could stop us sliding into digital feudalism. It's a conversation about power, freedom, and who actually controls the intelligence that will run your life. This episode was recorded on July 14th 2026 CONNECT WITH EMAD MOSTAQUEX/Twitter - https://x.com/EMostaque Intelligent Internet - https://x.com/ii_postsStability AI - https://x.com/StabilityAI CONTACT MICHAËL: X/Twitter: https://x.com/CryptoMichNL YouTube: https://youtube.com/@michaelvdpoppe SPONSOR: OKX: The 8% deposit bonus is back. Deposit and earn an 8% bonus, with rewards paid out over 52 weeks and a reward cap of €5,000. Runs from August 6th to August 31st. Join before you deposit to qualify: https://my.okx.com/nl/deposit-bonus?channelId=73357915 LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@newerafinancepodcast?sub_confirmation=1 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4m1NATQndU8yUUe1aRkOTn?si=607717e83f0e4d91 MN FUND — Digital asset investment fund: https://www.mnfund.nl/ #NewEraFinance #CryptoMichNL #EmadMostaque #AI #AGI #StabilityAI #Sovereignty #FutureOfWork

Is DeFi about to replace your bank? Stani Kulechov, the founder of Aave, explains why on-chain finance is quietly becoming the real financial system, and why it's the biggest shift in crypto and banking most people are still missing. While everyone was distracted by the bear market, DeFi did something remarkable: it survived. Hundreds of millions in liquidations were processed transparently in minutes, and the protocols came out the other side generating real revenue. Stani breaks down how DeFi went from experiment to infrastructure: how Aave did almost 150 million in net revenue, why banks are now hiring DeFi teams and moving on-chain, why in five years we might not even call it DeFi anymore (it'll just be finance), and how tokenized assets and everyday savings apps could bring millions of new users on-chain. He also gets into why Ethereum is lagging behind, what governments get wrong about privacy, and the world of abundance he sees coming over the next few decades, funded the way JP Morgan once funded the railroads. It's a big-picture conversation about the moment DeFi stops being a niche and starts becoming the financial system itself. This episode was recorded in 2026. (verify exact date) CONNECT WITH STANI KULECHOV: X/Twitter: https://x.com/StaniKulechov (verify handle) Aave: https://aave.com CONTACT MICHAËL: X/Twitter: https://x.com/CryptoMichNL YouTube: https://youtube.com/@michaelvdpoppe SPONSORS: OKX: Earn up to €150 in bitcoin. Deposit and trade €200 worth of crypto within 14 days of registering, hold it for 30 days, and your €20 bitcoin reward unlocks automatically: https://www.okx.com/en-eu/campaigns/cryptomichnl LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4m1NATQndU8yUUe1aRkOTn Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/new-era-finance/id1781211657 MN FUND — Digital asset investment fund: 60% vs Bitcoin since inception July '25 https://www.mnfund.nl/ #NewEraFinance #CryptoMichNL #Crypto #StaniKulechov #Aave #DeFi #Ethereum #OnChainFinance

Ben Goertzel says you have two years before AI changes everything, your job included. The AGI pioneer explains what's coming and how to position for it. While everyone argues about whether AGI is real, Ben Goertzel is building it, and he thinks we're just a few years away from the moment machines start improving themselves faster than we ever could. He joins Michaël van de Poppe to explain what that actually means for your work, your money, and the financial system you're relying on. Ben breaks down why the entire US economy is now betting on AI taking over everything, and what happens if that bet fails. He explains the interim period nobody's ready for, when AI is smart enough to take everyone's job but not yet able to give everyone free stuff, why universal basic income becomes unavoidable, and why he believes blockchain is the one technology that keeps this future decentralized instead of controlled by a handful of tech giants. It's a conversation about the biggest transition in human history, from one of the people building it. This episode was recorded in 2026. (verify exact date) CONNECT WITH BEN GOERTZEL: X/Twitter: https://x.com/bengoertzel (verify handle) SingularityNET: https://singularitynet.io Superintelligence: https://superintelligence.io (verify) CONTACT MICHAËL: X/Twitter: https://x.com/CryptoMichNL YouTube: https://youtube.com/@michaelvdpoppe SPONSORS: OKX: The 8% deposit bonus is back. Deposit and earn an 8% bonus, with rewards paid out over 52 weeks and a reward cap of €5,000. Runs from August 6th to August 31st. Join before you deposit to qualify: https://my.okx.com/nl/deposit-bonus?channelId=73357915 LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@newerafinancepodcast?sub_confirmation=1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/new-era-finance/id1781211657 MN FUND — Digital asset investment fund: https://www.mnfund.nl/ #NewEraFinance #CryptoMichNL #Crypto #BenGoertzel #AI #AGI #SingularityNET #Blockchain #FutureOfWork