Ep. 715 Why Crypto Feels Broken Right Now — And How It Gets Fixed

CRYPTO 101

Bryce Paul & Brendan Viehman

News, Business, Investing, Business News, Tech News

4.3 • 841 Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Nirup Ramalingam, CEO of BridgePort, explains how crypto’s biggest hidden issue is inefficient infrastructure—specifically capital being trapped across exchanges due to pre-funding requirements. BridgePort solves this by enabling off-exchange settlement, allowing institutions to keep assets with custodians while allocating capital dynamically, improving liquidity and efficiency. He emphasizes that low liquidity and volatility in crypto are largely driven by macro conditions and outdated systems, not a lack of demand. Ultimately, the next phase of crypto growth depends on better infrastructure, regulatory clarity, and institutional-grade systems that mirror traditional finance.

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Chapters

00:00 — Intro: Nirup Ramalingam (BridgePort) on crypto infrastructure.

01:28 — What BridgePort does: off-exchange settlement and capital efficiency.

03:46 — Liquidity problem: why crypto markets struggle with price discovery.

06:17 — Bitcoin behaves as a risk-on asset tied to macro conditions.

07:58 — The “$60B problem”: trapped capital across exchanges.

12:05 — Solutions: infrastructure upgrades, regulation, and institutional access.

16:29 — Why crypto is still in the “builder phase” of development.

20:05 — New product: AI analytics for execution and market insights.

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0:00.0	All right, everyone, we are joined by Europe Ranlingum. He is the CEO and co-founder of Bridgeport.
0:14.7	Europe, it's great to have you on and we appreciate your time. Hey, Brendan. It's a pleasure to be here
0:20.2	and really looking forward to the conversation today. This is going to be an exciting one, Brendan. It's a pleasure to be here and really looking forward to the
0:21.5	conversation today. This is going to be an exciting one, man. We get to talk about the back end of
0:26.5	what's going on. You guys solve some really big problems when it comes to execution of trades.
0:33.9	You have some different analytics things that you're doing, but a lot of the work that goes on behind the scenes that I would say the average person
0:40.6	kind of lets it go unnoticed.
0:42.7	You guys are one of the big infrastructure players there.
0:45.0	And you're also trying to be really innovative and the way that you are doing all this
0:49.5	and handling all of this and kind of trying to just push the cryptocurrency industry moving
0:53.3	forward,
0:58.8	which is why we were so excited to be able to have you on here. Because we have a really big retail audience. They know what's going on on the retail side. Maybe they even understand or
1:03.8	follow what directly affects them. But I think it's always good to have a look kind of behind
1:09.6	the curtain and say, okay, we see what's happening to the audience.
1:13.5	But what's happening behind the scenes here, which is where I really think that, again, you all primarily work, but you have a lot of insight with not only who you're working with, but what you've been building.
1:23.4	So as we kick this off, can you just give us a rundown of what you've been building
1:28.7	and building out entirely over at Bridgeport?
1:33.6	Sure.
1:34.5	I'm very happy to cover those topics and address some of those questions or points that your
1:43.0	audience may have, right?
1:44.0	So I'm the CEO and co-founder of Bridgeport. questions or points that your audience may have, right?
1:48.0	So I'm the CEO and co-founder of Bridgeport.
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