Ep. 674 The State of the Crypto Markets with Jason Urban the Global Head of Trading at Galaxy Digital
CRYPTO 101
Bryce Paul & Brendan Viehman
4.6 • 821 Ratings
🗓️ 26 August 2025
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Crypto 101, Bryce welcomes Jason Urban, the Global Head of Trading at Galaxy Digital. They discuss the dynamic world of crypto trading, highlighting a significant $10 billion transaction and Galaxy's strategic role in digital asset treasuries. The conversation delves into the future of finance with tokenization and the intersection of AI and crypto. Jason shares insights on market trends, regulatory developments, and Galaxy's innovative approaches, offering listeners a comprehensive view of the evolving crypto landscape.
Introduction to Jason Urban and Galaxy Digital - 00:00
Market Dynamics and Trading Insights - 02:15
The $10 Billion Transaction Story - 05:30
Digital Asset Treasury and Galaxy's Role - 10:45
Tokenization and the Future of Finance - 15:20
AI and Crypto: Galaxy's Strategic Moves - 20:10
Closing Thoughts and Future Outlook - 25:00
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| 0:00.0 | All right, all you good, wonderful citizens of Crip Nation. |
| 0:12.7 | I hope you guys are having a fantastic morning, noon, or night, wherever you are in the world, listening. |
| 0:18.7 | You're certainly in the right place because we've got a crypto |
| 0:22.1 | heavyweight titan joining us. And I'm not making a joke about his height. This is Jason, |
| 0:28.6 | no, not your weight. This is Jason Urban, who is the global head of trading at Galaxy. |
| 0:36.7 | Jason's been on the show before but we're uh we're really |
| 0:39.4 | excited to dive into some interesting market dynamics and themes uh jason how are you doing my friend |
| 0:45.0 | i'm i'm busier than i want on paper hanger but that's okay that's uh busy's good if it was |
| 0:51.0 | the alternative i don't know that we'd all be smiling. Yeah. No, seriously. |
| 0:55.3 | Wherever there's volatility or markets be made, I'm sure you guys are sitting pretty. And, you know, |
| 1:01.0 | we want to just touch base real quick on for those who haven't listened to some of the prior |
| 1:06.1 | episodes that we've done with you, just like high level on Galaxy, high level on yourself, and then we're going to get |
| 1:11.9 | into some current market dynamics. Yeah, absolutely. It's, Galaxy is kind of a full service |
| 1:18.8 | merchant bank in the space. You know, I always jokingly say that Galaxy strength and our weaknesses |
| 1:23.9 | is that we do everything in crypto, everything from tokenization to, you know, the |
| 1:28.7 | liquid side of things to the fund structure side of things, advising on investment banking |
| 1:33.0 | deals. So we really, we really are touching, you know, all parts of the ecosystem and are highly |
| 1:40.9 | incentivized to make sure that what we're doing is is always constructive to everything |
| 1:47.7 | that's happening. This is where we hang our hat. We don't play around in TradFi. We don't, |
| 1:52.4 | you know, we are a crypto, crypto-centric firm. Absolutely. And prior to running trading, |
| 1:59.6 | you know, you're at DRW. You're doing other things. Tell us a little about your history. |
| 2:03.7 | Yeah. So, I mean, the first 10 years of my career were at Goldman and TradFi, I always consider myself a Tradfai refugee. |
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