About this episode

A review of the transformative year 2025 for crypto, AI, and digital assets, highlighting key developments and trends.

In this annual 2025 review special, Alec and Jack take a step back to reflect on one of the most transformative years yet for crypto, AI, LLMs, and digital assets. From Bitcoin’s institutional turning point to AI becoming a daily tool for millions, this episode captures how Web3 and emerging technologies moved from niche experimentation into the mainstream. It’s a wide-ranging conversation about what actually mattered in 2025, and what it tells us about the road ahead. Key Points Discussed: Crypto and Digital Assets Go Mainstream (But Not Without Volatility): The hosts unpack why 2025 marked a legitimacy breakthrough for Bitcoin and crypto, driven by ETF approvals, institutional adoption, and a more crypto-friendly U.S. political environment. At the same time, Bitcoin behaved more like a risk asset than a safe haven, reacting strongly to macro events like tariffs and global market uncertainty. A major standout was the explosive growth of stablecoins, which quietly found real product–market fit by enabling faster, always-on financial settlement infrastructure . AI and LLMs Become Ubiquitous: If crypto found legitimacy, AI found ubiquity. 2025 was the year AI tools—powered by…

People in this episode

Hosts: Alec Burns, Jack Davies

Topics covered

• crypto
• AI
• digital assets
• mainstream adoption
• financial technology
• market trends

Keywords

• Web3
• cryptocurrency
• AI tools
• LLMs
• stablecoins
• financial settlement
• institutional adoption
• Bitcoin
• ETF approvals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: OpenAI, Google

Products: Bitcoin

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