Indexed Podcast

Memecoins are back but the battle for traders looks different this time. Today we're joined by onchain analyst Adam Tehc to unpack how FOMO, Robinhood Chain and a new wave of launchpads are reshaping the market. From public profit screenshots to memecoins paired with tokenized Nvidia shares, what's driving the resurgence and can it last?We discuss:FOMO vs Axiom vs GMGN: the fight for trading market shareRobinhood Chain’s rise—and what it means for SolanaWhy simpler trading apps are bringing memecoins backApple Pay onboarding and trading across chainsHow unrealized profits fuel the FOMO loopPump.fun’s push into social tradingTrading fees, referral rewards and who gets paidMemecoins paired with tokenized stocksLaunchpad tokens and the incentives behind their growthWhat wallet activity can—and can’t—tell us about adoptionFinancial nihilism, speculation and the attention economyAnd much more—enjoy!—Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction(00:42) Meet Adam Tehc(02:54) The Trading App Wars(06:52) Robinhood vs Solana(10:06) Why Memecoins Came Back(15:09) How FOMO Works(20:48) Trading Without Bridging(24:41) Fees and Referral Rewards(26:46) Memecoins Meet Tokenized Stocks(34:35) Tracking the Launchpad Explosion(37:36) New Users or Returning Traders?(41:48) Are Memecoins Here to Stay?—Links:https://dune.com/adam_tehc/fomohttps://dune.com/adam_tehc/trading-terminalshttps://dune.com/adam_tehc/the-robinhood-trencheshttps://dune.com/adam_tehc/memecoin-wars—Follow Adam Tehc:https://x.com/Adam_TehcExplore Adam’s dashboards:https://dune.com/adam_tehcFollow the co-hosts:https://x.com/hildobbyhttps://x.com/0xBoxerhttps://x.com/sui414Follow the Indexed Podcast:https://x.com/indexed_pod—The Indexed Podcast discusses hot topics, trendy metrics and chart crimes in the crypto industry, with a new episode every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month, brought to you by wizards @hildobby @0xBoxer @sui414.Subscribe/follow the show and leave a comment to help us grow the show!—DISCLAIMER: All information presented here should not be relied upon as legal, financial, investment, tax or even life advice. The views expressed in the podcast are not representative of hosts' employers views. We are acting independently of our respective professional roles.

Tempo's Big Bet: Better Payments beyond Stablecoin TransfersToday we're joined by Mallesh Pai Forward Deployed Researcher and Recovering Economist at Tempo to dive into what it takes to build a blockchain specifically for payments.We discuss:What is Tempo?Why payments need dedicated infrastructureMicropayments and agentic paymentsStablecoins beyond simple transfersEnterprise payment use casesSupporting multiple stablecoinsPredictable fees and payment railsTempo’s transaction architectureOnchain payment dataStablecoin supply and activityMeasuring payment networksTempo’s design tradeoffsAnd much more—enjoy!—Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction(02:11) What is Tempo?(06:07) Micropayments and new use cases(15:02) Agentic payments(16:50) Enterprise payment infrastructure(29:53) Supporting multiple stablecoins(32:17) Predictable transaction fees(36:45) Diving into Tempo data(47:57) Stablecoin activity(50:18) Real-world payment patterns(53:32) Beyond TVL metrics(56:33) Tempo’s design tradeoffs—Follow the guest:https://x.com/malleshpaiFollow the co-hosts:https://x.com/hildobbyhttps://x.com/0xBoxerhttps://x.com/sui414Follow the Indexed Podcast:https://x.com/indexed_pod—Content links:https://dune.com/tempodata/tempo-rolling-30-day-stablecoin-transfer-volumehttps://dune.com/tempodata/tempo—The Indexed Podcast discusses hot topics, trendy metrics and chart crimes in the crypto industry, with a new episode every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month, brought to you by wizards @hildobby @0xBoxer @sui414.Subscribe/follow the show and leave a comment to help us grow the show!—DISCLAIMER: All information presented here should not be relied upon as legal, financial, investment, tax or even life advice. The views expressed in the podcast are not representative of hosts' employers views. We are acting independently of our respective professional roles.

Prediction Markets: Inside Polymarket, Kalshi, Bots & User BehaviourToday we're joined by James Dye, full node researcher at Surf AI, to dive deep into prediction markets and the data behind Polymarket and Kalshi.We discuss:Polymarket vs KalshiCrypto markets driving volumePolymarket US growthPrediction market turnoverSports and crypto fee enginesPolymarket user growth and churnWhich markets onboard users?Geopolitics and user retentionCross-category user behaviourBots vs retail tradersWho actually makes money?Prediction markets’ futureAnd much more—enjoy!—Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction(00:44) James Dye and Surf AI(03:19) Prediction market data(06:07) Polymarket vs Kalshi(10:23) Polymarket US growth(12:20) Turnover and fee engines(19:33) User growth and churn(23:32) What onboards new users?(27:39) Retention by market(30:05) Cross-category user behaviour(33:10) Bots vs retail traders(43:20) Who actually makes money?(46:10) Prediction markets’ future—Content links:https://x.com/DaiZeshi/status/2036902219556213058?s=20https://panteraresearchlab.xyz/research/crypto-on-the-clock/https://panteraresearchlab.xyz/research/2026-h1-report-flash-boys-or-superforecasters/—Follow the guest:https://x.com/DaiZeshi—Follow the co-hosts:https://x.com/hildobbyhttps://x.com/0xBoxerhttps://x.com/sui414Follow the Indexed Podcast:https://x.com/indexed_pod—The Indexed Podcast discusses hot topics, trendy metrics and chart crimes in the crypto industry, with a new episode every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month, brought to you by wizards @hildobby @0xBoxer @sui414.Subscribe/follow the show and leave a comment to help us grow the show!—DISCLAIMER: All information presented here should not be relied upon as legal, financial, investment, tax or even life advice. The views expressed in the podcast are not representative of hosts' employers views. We are acting independently of our respective professional roles.

Zenith Brings Ethereum to CantonToday we're joined by Norbert Vadas, Head of Product at Zenith, to explore how Ethereum compatibility is coming to Canton and what that means for institutional finance.In this episode we're discussing:What Zenith is building on CantonCanton’s privacy-first architectureDAML and Canton smart contractsWhy EVM compatibility mattersBridging Canton assets into EthereumCIP-56 assets explainedUnified liquidity for institutional assetsBringing DeFi to CantonRollup-inspired architectureState management and scalabilityInstitutional adoption and real-world assetsMainnet roadmap and what's nextAnd much more—enjoy!—Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction(00:51) What is Zenith?(04:04) Norbert's background(06:02) Why build Zenith?(08:22) Understanding DAML(12:45) Why EVM compatibility?(17:14) CIP-56 assets explained(27:43) How Zenith executes(39:13) RWA lending example(42:15) Bringing DeFi to Canton(45:58) State growth & scalability(50:14) Who is using Zenith?(56:46) What's next?(1:01:28) Mainnet roadmap(1:03:24) Outro—Guest links:https://x.com/NorbertVadashttps://x.com/ZenithFdnhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/zenithfoundationFollow the co-hosts:https://x.com/hildobbyhttps://x.com/0xBoxerhttps://x.com/sui414Follow the Indexed Podcast:https://x.com/indexed_pod—The Indexed Podcast discusses hot topics, trendy metrics and chart crimes in the crypto industry, with a new episode every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month, brought to you by wizards @hildobby @0xBoxer @sui414.Subscribe/follow the show and leave a comment to help us grow the show!—DISCLAIMER: All information presented here should not be relied upon as legal, financial, investment, tax or even life advice. The views expressed in the podcast are not representative of hosts' employers views. We are acting independently of our respective professional roles.

Today we're joined by Tom Wan, Head of Data at Entropy Advisors, and Ali, Data at Entropy Advisors to break down one of crypto's biggest infrastructure launches of the year: Robinhood Chain.We dive into why Robinhood chose Arbitrum as its blockchain infrastructure, how the partnership actually works behind the scenes, and what this means for the future of tokenized real-world assets. We also explore early onchain data, blob usage, revenue sharing, Ethereum economics, and whether Robinhood could become the everything-app for finance.We discuss: Why Robinhood launched its own blockchain  Robinhood's partnership with Arbitrum explained  Blockchain infrastructure vs distribution  Tokenized RWAs and Robinhood's vision  Early Robinhood Chain adoption metrics  Memecoins vs real-world assets  Robinhood app UX and chain abstraction  Blob usage and Ethereum settlement  Robinhood Chain revenue sharing  Ethereum vs Arbitrum economics  The future of tokenized finance  What's next for Robinhood Chain And much more—enjoy!—Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction(01:10) Why Robinhood built a chain(09:20) Blockchain as infrastructure(21:26) Memes vs RWAs(23:39) Robinhood user experience(31:25) Chain abstraction explained(44:14) Robinhood blob dominance(45:19) Revenue sharing model(47:16) Arbitrum economics(48:18) Future of Robinhood Chain(51:03) What's coming next(53:09) Outro—Content links:https://x.com/adam_tehc/status/2075565893179113493?s=46&t=CgOOIjEz_uRbAZFFRLsgAghttps://x.com/jonbma/status/2077097764488359972?s=20https://x.com/Adam_Tehc/status/2077092599278846159?s=20https://x.com/EntropyAdvisors/status/2077833176827805901?s=20https://arbdata.com/ecosystems/robinhood—Follow the guests:https://x.com/tomwanhhhttps://x.com/AliTslmFollow the co-hosts:https://x.com/hildobbyhttps://x.com/0xBoxerhttps://x.com/sui414Follow the Indexed Podcast:https://x.com/indexed_pod—The Indexed Podcast discusses hot topics, trendy metrics and chart crimes in the crypto industry, with a new episode every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month, brought to you by wizards @hildobby @0xBoxer @sui414.Subscribe/follow the show and leave a comment to help us grow the show!—DISCLAIMER: All information presented here should not be relied upon as legal, financial, investment, tax or even life advice. The views expressed in the podcast are not representative of hosts' employers views. We are acting independently of our respective professional roles.