E173: Raoul Pal: The AI Race Will Make Crypto Holders Rich

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Raoul Pal discusses the implications of the AI race on crypto investments.

Raoul Pal, co-founder of Real Vision, returns to break down why the AI race is the biggest capital event in human history and why crypto holders are positioned to win. THE SHIFT NEWSLETTER 💡Go beyond the mic - subscribe to The Shift, my new weekly newsletter where I share the uncut stories, raw takes, and behind-the-scenes notes from When Shift Happens: https://www.kevinfollonier.com/crypto-web3-newsletter ___________ PARTNERS 🚀 Jupiter is the most used Decentralized Exchange in Crypto and the largest DEX by volume on Solana: https://jup.ag/ 💳 KAST lets you manage and spend stablecoins or crypto with a Visa Card or Apple Pay. Live in 100+ countries - Get $20 Signup Bonus - https://go.kast.xyz/VqVO/SHIFT - promo code: SHIFT 🔓 Trezor offers the safest cold-storage wallets for crypto and true financial independence. Buy with 10% off - promo code: WSH10 - https://affil.trezor.io/SH12h 🌱 Bitwise Asset Management manages $15B+ across 30+ crypto investment products — ETFs, index funds, alpha, staking, and more. https://bitwiseinvestments.com/ ⚖️ Ethena is a synthetic dollar protocol on Ethereum, offering a crypto-native, non-bank-dependent stablecoin called USDe. It uses a…

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Follonier

Guest: Raoul Pal

Topics covered

• AI race
• crypto
• investment
• capital events
• financial independence

Keywords

• AI race
• crypto holders
• investment
• capital event
• financial independence

Sponsors

Jupiter, KAST, Trezor, Bitwise Asset Management, Ethena, Sumsub

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Real Vision

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