
The Next Crypto Winners May NOT Be Layer 1s w/ Joshua Frank
From Milk Road Crypto by Milk Road
May 20, 2026 · 37 min
About this episode
In this episode, Joshua Frank discusses the evolving market structure of crypto and the shift in institutional focus towards revenue-generating protocols.
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People in this episode
Host: The Milk Road Show
Guest: Joshua Frank
Topics covered
- crypto applications
- tokenized finance
- stablecoins
- institutional investment
- market structure
- altcoins
Keywords
- crypto
- Wall Street
- institutions
- cash flow
- fundamentals
- altcoins
- real revenue
Sponsors
Nexo, Cape, Pharos
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Milk Road
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