Into the Trenches: Ryan Gladwin on Meme Coins, Solana, and Crypto Degeneracy

Ryan is the resident memecoin degen reporter at Decrypt, and how of What's The Meta? podcast.

In this episode of Beyond the Beat, host Pedro Solimano speaks with Ryan about the bizarre and often disturbing trends in internet culture, particularly in the realm of live streaming and meme coins.

They discuss the extremes people go to for money, the emergence of AI in the crypto space, and the divide between speculative and meaningful projects in the crypto community.

Episode chapters:
0:00 intro
1:48 People did anything for money on Pump.Fun
6:49 The cool side of Pump.Fun
8:26 Ai Agents - buzzwords or an actual trend?
15:21 How i got into bitcoin and crypto journalism
22:18 bitcoin ATHs are boring but important
25:55 Media outlets are businesses
31:41 The freedom to talk about everything
36:15 I love writing about Solana, the degen chain
38:33 Crypto media trends
40:32 Murad's super memecoin cycle
42:41 What we're missing in crypto media
51:08 Book recommendations

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