The Starting Block

The Starting Block

The Starting Block is The Block’s premier daily show, designed to set the pace for the global digital asset ecosystem. Airing every weekday as a live 45-minute broadcast, the program delivers immediate, institutional-grade analysis of breaking market news, shifting regulatory landscapes, and emerging macro trends before the trading day unfolds. Anchored by award-winning journalist and Head of Multimedia Gareth Jenkinson, the show merges fast-paced newsroom agility with deep research to give listeners a decisive edge in the rapidly evolving Web3 economy.

 

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Episode 45

Bond yields hitting highs & European backlash on stablecoin reward bans

Bond yields hitting highs & European backlash on stablecoin reward bans

On episode 45 of The Starting Block, Bitwise Europe's Head of Research, André Dragosch, joins for the Market Pulse to discuss rising bond yields and its implications for Bitcoin and crypto, and Katie Harries, Head of Policy for Europe at Coinbase, joins the Hotseat to discuss the failure of the US Clarity Act and the Stand With Crypto movement outside the United States.

Episode 44

Unpacking Telegram’s evolving crypto ecosystem

Unpacking Telegram’s evolving crypto ecosystem

On episode 44 of The Starting Block, Alex Kruglov, CCO at Telegram’s Walt & Partner at The Open Platform joins Gareth Jenkinson to discuss the continuing evolution of Telegram's crypto ecosystem.

Episode 43

Bitcoin market update /w Bitfinex, Moca Network goes live

Bitcoin market update /w Bitfinex, Moca Network goes live

Moca Network CEO Kenneth Shek joins Gareth Jenkinson on episode 43 of The Starting Block where he announced Moca Network's mainnet going live. Bitfinex Securities Head of Operations Jesse Knutson meanwhile joined for the Market Pulse to discuss tokenization and the coming "evolution" of financial technology.

Episode 42

Bitget CEO Gracy Chen Breaks Down $388M Hack

Bitget CEO Gracy Chen Breaks Down $388M Hack

Bitget CEO Gracy Chen joins Gareth Jenkinson on episode 42 The Starting Block to discuss the $388 million hack of Bitget's hot and warm wallets and how the exchange is using its protection fund to cover user losses. The pair also discuss the support the exchange received from the broader crypto industry and community, and how they are tracking stolen funds.

Episode 40

AI agents will score $4T in fees by 2035 - Sharplink

AI agents will score $4T in fees by 2035 - Sharplink

Episode 40 of The Starting Block, hosted by The Block’s Gareth Jenkinson, features SharpLink CEO Joseph Chalom discussing how AI agents, stablecoins, tokenization and DeFi could reshape global finance, potentially saving consumers $1.4 trillion annually by 2035.

Episode 39

Bitcoin to $100k? Feat. CoinMarketCap’s Research Lead Alice Liu

Bitcoin to $100k? Feat. CoinMarketCap’s Research Lead Alice Liu

CoinMarketCap's Research Lead Alice Liu joins the Starting Block to discuss whether Bitcoin's move to $87k was a short squeeze, if we are currently in an altcoin season, and what she thinks will happen to Bitcoin going into the end of 2026.

Episode 38

The Block launches standalone AI website The Latent

The Block launches standalone AI website The Latent

The Block's Publisher Adam James joined Gareth Jenkinson on The Starting Block to announce the launch of The Latent, a spin off of The Block that covers AI news and will have benchmarking and dashboard similar to what The Block does for crypto.