Ep. 722 Why AI Will Force the World to Use Crypto with Blockchain.com Founder Nic Carey
CRYPTO 101
Bryce Paul & Brendan Viehman
4.3 • 841 Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2026
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of the Crypto 101 Podcast, Blockchain.com co-founder Nicolas Cary shares how the company evolved from one of Bitcoin’s earliest block explorers into a global crypto infrastructure platform serving retail, institutions, and high-net-worth clients. He explains why Bitcoin continues gaining legitimacy as digital gold, how institutional adoption is accelerating quietly behind the scenes, and why crypto’s long-term future is tied to AI agents and always-on financial systems. The conversation dives into prediction markets, DeFi, stablecoin adoption, and how blockchain technology is reshaping global finance far beyond speculation. Nick also reflects on surviving every major crypto cycle since 2011, the importance of customer trust, and why the industry still has massive room to grow.
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Chapters
00:30 - How Blockchain.com started in Bitcoin’s earliest days
02:20 - The story behind owning Blockchain.com
05:15 - Why self-custody became critical after Mt. Gox
09:00 - Institutional adoption is accelerating quietly
13:00 - Blockchain.com expands into wealth management
17:00 - Snap Markets and the future of prediction markets
23:00 - Why TradFi is finally entering crypto
29:00 - Bitcoin as digital gold explained
37:00 - DeFi’s biggest challenge and why it still matters
49:30 - What separates crypto companies that survive cycles
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| 0:00.0 | Are you curious about the economic forces shaping your daily life? The Planet Money podcast from |
| 0:04.9 | NPR makes sense of the economy in ways you'll actually understand and enjoy. Guys, you love |
| 0:10.2 | listening to the rundowns. I get some of that information from this NPR Planet Money podcast, |
| 0:14.9 | especially recently with the war going on, the Strader Hormuz. You're just kind of getting those |
| 0:20.2 | updates as they come from these guys. |
| 0:22.4 | They put out a ton of awesome content. |
| 0:24.1 | It's a different perspective from Crypto 101, but still a great listen. |
| 0:28.3 | So go over there and check out the Planet Money podcast. |
| 0:30.4 | If stuff like current events and the finance world interest you, |
| 0:34.7 | each story on Planet Money starts with a question. |
| 0:37.0 | Recent episodes ask why |
| 0:38.4 | Pokemon cards are going faster than your retirement count. Questions about the war, just like we |
| 0:43.4 | talked about recently a lot on our program, from the job market to the stock market to prices |
| 0:48.3 | at the supermarket. Planet Money explains it all. Planet Money is a different kind of world |
| 0:52.7 | where the complex economy |
| 0:54.2 | somehow makes sense where human stories supersede abstract theories so you can learn, laugh, |
| 0:59.6 | and be entertained. It's econ, but just down to Earth. The hosts go to unusual lengths to explain |
| 1:04.8 | the economy. They've published their own book to track the global supply chain. They've shot a satellite |
| 1:09.2 | into space to understand the economics of the private space industry. They've gone inside a live book auction to show how |
| 1:16.5 | ideas get to market. It's the kind of show where you learn something, probably laugh and walk |
| 1:21.7 | away seeing the world a little differently. And I think if you like Crypto 101, you'll enjoy |
| 1:26.8 | Planet Money. So maybe check |
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