AI ROLLUP: ChatGPT's Viral Explosion | xAI Acquires X | Coreweave IPO Rocks Markets
AI heats up, markets shake, and the internet gets Ghbilified.
OpenAI hits 1M users in 60 minutes, CoreWeave IPO rocks NASDAQ, and XAI acquires X.
A new “world’s best” model quietly drops—did Google just take the lead?
Cursor raises at a $9.6B valuation as “vibecoding” enters the mainstream.
Welcome back to another week of the AI Rollup.
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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES
00:00:00 The Ghibli Effect
https://x.com/alifarhat79/status/1904884015858884884
https://x.com/unusual_whales/status/1906831621166440583
00:05:09 Coreweave IPO
https://www.ft.com/content/519006a9-82c6-4939-afa1-58921a399105
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/01/coreweave-shares-bounce-ipo-price.html
https://x.com/TheStalwart/status/1907438208662552647
00:14:28 xAI Acquires X
https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1905731750275510312?s=46
00:20:02 Grok's Telegram Integration
00:24:38 New Best Model Has Arrived
https://x.com/bookwormengr/status/1905050740110090429?s=46
https://x.com/gfodor/status/1904980153329242147?s=46
00:32:09 Cursor And The Vibe Coding Explosion
https://x.com/ArfurRock/status/1906768733135098360
00:39:02 AI Crypto Trend Update
https://x.com/defi0xjeff/status/1904154090424402163?s=46
00:45:47 BillyBets March Madness
https://x.com/playprophetx/status/1899535745435742608?s=46
https://x.com/bunchubets/status/1904224002123473294?s=46
00:56:51 Olas
https://olas.network/
01:01:32 Vana
https://x.com/anna_kazlauskas/status/1905414468315549737?s=46
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From TradFi to Internet Finance: A New Era of Global Capital | Felipe Montealegre
Felipe Montealegre, co-founder of Thea Capital, joins us to unpack a new vision for global finance—what he calls the Internet Financial System. Felipe makes the case that today's financial world still runs on siloed, permissioned databases—slow, expensive, and riddled with gatekeepers. But blockchains and smart contracts offer something radically different: a unified, open system where capital can move efficiently across borders and property rights are stronger than ever. This episode is a must-listen for anyone wondering how crypto is building the financial infrastructure of the 21st century.------📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium------BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFihttps://bankless.cc/Frax 🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAINhttps://bankless.cc/unichain 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORKhttps://bankless.cc/Mantle 🌐SELF | PROVE YOUR SELFhttps://bankless.cc/Self 🏦INFINEX | THE CRYPTO-EVERYTHING APPhttps://bankless.cc/Infinex ------TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro5:29 Internet Financial Systems12:03 Frictions in Financial Systems20:33 Innovations in Internet Financial Systems28:42 Server with Laws40:02 Incompatibilities within Systems50:17 Absence of Financial Laws57:34 Potential of Finance in Crypto1:09:59 Server Compatibility with Governments1:16:18 Different Laws for Investing in Crypto1:26:26 Building Protocols 1:29:52 Closing & Disclaimers------RESOURCESFelipe Montealegre https://x.com/TheiaResearchInternet Financehttps://x.com/TheiaResearch/status/1876618725547233417------Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:https://www.bankless.com/disclosures
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Vlad Tenev Wants to Tokenize SpaceX & OpenAI on Robinhood
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev returns to Bankless for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of tokenization, crypto regulation, and Robinhood’s evolving product suite. Vlad lays out a bold vision for bringing tokenized assets like SpaceX and OpenAI equity to retail investors, discusses the role of prediction markets as "truth machines," and introduces Robinhood's latest products: Strategies, Cortex, and Banking. This one’s a big glimpse into where TradFi and DeFi collide.------📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium------BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFihttps://bankless.cc/Frax🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAINhttps://bankless.cc/unichain⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUMhttps://bankless.cc/Arbitrum🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORKhttps://bankless.cc/Mantle🌐CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPERhttps://bankless.cc/Celo🏦INFINEX | THE CRYPTO-EVERYTHING APPhttps://bankless.cc/Infinex -----✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨https://zora.co/coin/base:0xa77995768d39c157180262d352f86f39ac1b3fbd?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E------TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro5:54 New Administration12:19 Tokenization16:18 Tokenized SpaceX18:12 An IPO Alternative23:39 Prediction Markets25:40 Kalshi29:58 Future of Prediction Markets35:58 Robinhood Banking38:27 Robinhood Cortex44:08 Robinhood Strategies49:04 Cash Delivery52:10 Crypto Listings54:37 Why Distinct Apps?56:32 How Bankless is Robinhood?1:00:42 Closing Thoughts------RESOURCESVlad Tenevhttps://x.com/vladtenev Robinhoodhttps://robinhood.com/Washington Post Op-edhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/01/28/investing-crypto-tech-robinhood-stock-market/ ------Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:https://www.bankless.com/disclosures
This week, Mike Ippolito joins us to break down crypto’s big flip as institutions rush into stablecoins—triggering excitement and anxiety alike. Hyperliquid faces drama after a high-stakes market manipulation attack, BlackRock's tokenized treasuries surge to nearly $2 billion, and the U.S. Treasury finally removes Tornado Cash from its sanctions list. Meanwhile, Robinhood enters banking, raising questions about DeFi’s future. We dive into all of this and so much more.Follow Mike on X & Checkout Bell Curve: https://x.com/MikeIppolito_https://www.youtube.com/@bellcurvepodcast/videos ------📣CRYPTO TAX CALCULATOR | TAXES MADE EASYhttps://bankless.cc/Cryptotaxcalculator------BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFihttps://bankless.cc/Frax🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAINhttps://bankless.cc/unichain⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUMhttps://bankless.cc/Arbitrum🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORKhttps://bankless.cc/Mantle🌐CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPERhttps://bankless.cc/Celo🏦INFINEX | THE CRYPTO-EVERYTHING APPhttps://bankless.cc/Infinex-----✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨https://zora.co/coin/base:0xe36312b13decbe5af463aaf188a510b69f28ce7e------TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES0:00 Intro0:56 Blockworks DAS Week Recap6:45 Saylor’s Strategy bought more Bitcoinhttps://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1904155021781901741https://x.com/SaylorBuysBTC/status/190463121088783614212:33 Stablecoin Gold Rushhttps://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1905219932612178237https://x.com/JasonYanowitz/status/1904886554708898112https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/190452191352897555025:32 Blackrock’s BUIDL fund is expanding to Solanahttps://x.com/solana/status/1904520943667716531https://x.com/carlosdomingo/status/190451602362302889444:59 Hyperliquid https://x.com/MacroCRG/status/1904895153384357990https://x.com/HyperliquidX/status/1904923137684496784https://x.com/toghrulmaharram/status/1904935313081856406https://x.com/Dogetoshi/status/19049190079305771751:03:10 US lifted sanctions on Tornado Cashhttps://x.com/matthuang/status/1904192079691170137https://wewantjusticedao.org/ 1:05:55 Robinhood Banking https://x.com/RobinhoodApp/status/19051272835324846961:09:38 Closing & Disclaimers ------Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:https://www.bankless.com/disclosures
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The Next Chapter for Pump.Fun | Co-Founder Alon
Alon, co-founder of Pump.Fun, joins us to discuss the meteoric rise of their token launchpad platform, the controversial yet impactful role of memecoins in crypto, and the vision behind their newest product, PumpSwap.
We dive deep into the cultural influence, sustainability mechanisms, and future possibilities for the memecoin launchpad ecosystem.
Alon on X: https://x.com/a1lon9
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
7:09 Pump.Fun Inception
13:46 Post-Launch Pump.Fun
19:09 Pump.Fun’s Impact on Memecoins
23:25 Making Memecoins Less Extractive
28:32 Pump.Fun 4Chan Aesthetic
36:57 Pump.Fun Moderation
47:37 Pump.Fun’s Success
50:52 PumpSwap
59:12 Creator Revenue Sharing
1:02:09 Pump.Fun vs Radium
1:05:41 Pump.Fun’s Social Elements
1:08:19 Content, Attention & Markets
1:10:56 Future of Memecoins
1:13:11 Are Memecoins Evil?
1:17:44 Pump.Fun’s Mission
1:20:17 Why Pump.Fun x Bankless
1:22:06 Closing & Disclaimers
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