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.

Yat Siu Predicts 100B AI Agents

July 3, 2026, 4:32AM EDT · 1:00:27

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Animoca Brands Chairman Yat Siu joins Gareth Jenkinson on The Starting Block where they talk about the prediction of 100 billion AI agents, treasury companies for digital assets and the evolution of DATs, and how blockchain will power the future of the internet as the backbone for an agentic economy. MN Fund & MN Capital Founder & CIO Michaël van de Poppe also stopped by to join Gareth for the day’s Market Pulse where he discussed record Bitcoin whale accumulation at $59K, his altcoin outlook ahead of the Clarity Act, and what MiCA means for exchanges in Europe.

The Starting Block is The Block’s new daily show — live every weekday, 8:30 AM ET / 2:30 PM CET.

OUTLINE
03:18 – Show Intro & Headlines
03:36 – Bitcoin ETF Inflows Return
06:29 – JP Morgan on Strategy Risk
07:21 – Robinhood & RWA Push
08:05 – Ondo Tokenizes BlackRock ETF
08:57 – Humanity Protocol Hack Update
10:05 – Irish Bitcoin Seizure
10:56 – Digital Ruble Rollout
15:51 – Market Pulse: Whale Accumulation
21:26 – Altcoin Outlook & MiCA
28:42 – Hot Seat: Humanity Protocol Fallout
51:26 – 100 Billion AI Agents Thesis
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🔗 Host: Gareth Jenkinson
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🔗 Guest: Yat Siu
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Animoca Brands: https://x.com/animocabrands

🔗 Market Pulse Guest: Michaël van de Poppe
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MN Fund & MN Capital: https://x.com/MNFund_

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