Coffee with Captain: Crypto Markets, Products and Builders
Coffee with Captain is a daily live crypto morning show hosted by Cap, live every weekday morning in real time. We cover crypto markets and catalysts, the products people actually use, and the builders behind the next wave. Each episode delivers what’s happening, why it matters, and what to watch next, with clear explanations you can use. Expect real-time conversation and guest segments with founders, analysts, and creators. Topics span Bitcoin, altcoins, DeFi, wallets, trading, and onchain apps you can try today. Start your day here to stay current. For entertainment and education only. Not financial advice.
Episodes
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CyberKongz Death Star Strategy Token, Bitcoin Pullback
Markets were shaky again with Fear and Greed rebounding off extreme lows while BTC slid back toward $69K and ETH hovered near $2K. NFTs moved the other way, with Apes up and Pudgies lagging, setting up a quick conversation on why collectible va...
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2:10:46
Bitcoin Selloff and IBIT Options, CyberKongz Death Star Targets Moonbirds
A long CyberKongz segment breaks down the “Death Star” mechanic. It also digs into why Moonbirds became the target, who benefits, who gets drained, and what changes if more collections get added. From there the show pivots into the market sell-...
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2:10:28
AI Eats Enterprise Software, CyberKongz Death Star Strategy
Crypto opened in a rough mood, with a quick fear and greed gut check and how the selloff is shaking conviction across majors. The show then locked into the AI narrative shift, from Anthropic vs OpenAI positioning to who controls access and wher...
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2:14:29
Vitalik Says Ethereum L2s Need a Real Thesis, Base vs MegaETH Onboarding
Beezie’s recent traction and multi-chain momentum sets the table before the show pivots into Vitalik’s L2 framing, arguing that “slightly faster ETH” is not a durable thesis in a low-fee environment and that real differentiation matters. From t...
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2:08:16
Claynosaurz and Cross-Chain NFT Friction, Delusional Optimism
Delusional optimism set the tone as they checked the market, scanned NFT floors, and kept coming back to how much friction still exists when trying to buy NFTs across chains, from wallet connections to where liquidity actually lives on marketpl...
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2:05:56
Brand Coin Shakeout, ETH Treasury Reserve Playbook
Moonbirds’ BIRB claim day felt messy, with low participation and a flow that confused holders around nesting and the Birb Game. The conversation dug into what post-2021 NFT tokens are actually worth, with comparisons to projects like Doodles an...
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1:48:29
AI Agents Talk to Each Other, Tesla Optimus Comes Home
Markets were getting hit early, then the conversation jumped straight into how fast AI is accelerating. Agents are already talking to each other, and it is starting to feel like a new baseline for the internet. From there it turned into a pract...
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1:45:01
Moonbirds BIRB Claim Day Chaos, Lessons from the ApeCoin TGE
BIRB launch day turns into a real time test of claim logistics, price discovery, and what holders can actually do when the claim link flips on and off. They break down eligibility and token allocation, confirm Nesting 2.0 going live, and stress...
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2:00:02
Turn Your Avatar Into an AI Streamer, Moonbirds BIRB Launch Day
The headline today is a sponsored interview with AI TV (@aitvgg) on turning your PFP into an AI streamer and taking that character live across video, livestreams, and Spaces. Before the interview, the crew starts with a Moonbirds / BIRB check-i...
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2:02:36
BlackRock Files Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, AI Turns 8 Hours Into 30 Minutes
The show opens with Moonbirds, including the unnesting discussion and early framing around the BIRB rollout and how these NFT-linked token moments tend to trade. From there, the conversation shifts into AI and workflow, with practical examples ...
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2:01:54
Nifty Gateway Is Closing, Moonbirds Confirms $BIRB TGE
A solo show that opens with what’s bouncing around NFT land right now, including Moonbirds token chatter and the latest brand activations and partnerships. From there, the conversation stretches into ClawdBot and the broader AI wave, focusing o...
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2:19:08
Moonbirds BIRB Token Rumors, MegaETH vs Solana
Birbathon sparked a lot of token speculation, with the crew circling Moonbirds and the timing around a potential BIRB token and what it means for the broader “NFT brand coin” playbook. They also dug into Pudgy Penguins style mechanics, includin...
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1:35:22
Otherside’s Amazon Drop, Onchain Games Without the Wallet
Metaverse and GameFi may look tired, but the ingredients are finally here for a real second wave. AI tooling and better production pipelines make it easier to ship real worlds and real economies. The focus is Otherside’s Amazon drop and the bro...
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2:21:38
Trove Shill Fallout, How Grok’s drb.eth Wallet Works
Today’s show opens with a blunt post-mortem on Trove and how hype, KOL promotion, and weak disclosure norms can turn retail into exit liquidity when a launch collapses. The discussion widens into creator accountability, paid promotion, and what...
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2:01:59
Trove Markets ICO Crashes 95%, KOL Shill Backlash
Trove’s botched launch turns into a real-time breakdown of what the hosts mean when they call something a rug, with KOLs taking heat for undisclosed paid shills tied to the same blowup. The Coffee Crew rewind the setup from the Hyper-EVM expect...
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2:12:21
X Reworks Creator Incentives, SEO Shifts Toward AI Answers
Base shows how distribution actually works onchain, with sports.fun claw plays now living directly inside the Base app instead of sending users out to a browser flow. X’s creator monetization is shifting again, de-emphasizing reply farming and ...
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1:57:32
Death of InfoFi: Incentives Move Off Leaderboards
InfoFi is getting “called dead,” but the real story is that the incentives are moving, not disappearing. The show focuses on Kaito’s shift to Kaito Studio and why sunsetting incentivized YAPs leaderboards is a signal that the old playbook stopp...
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2:03:22
Beezie Launches on Base, Coinbase Pulls CLARITY Act Support
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34:56
Creator Royalties Aren’t Dead + Abstract Chain Incentive Season
Royalties are not dead, and the show makes the case that creators who keep shipping can still capture real recurring revenue. Using Good Vibes Club as the example, Chris and Cheezus point to recent royalty rankings alongside bigger collections ...
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2:09:38
Beself Brands Founder Albert Prat Breaks Down BeToken’s Tokenized Equity + NFT Market Pulse
Albert Prat, founder of Beself Brands and BeToken, joins the show to lay out what tokenized brands need to become real investable assets. He shares his ecommerce background, why low-minimum community participation matters and how profit partici...
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2:09:52
Coinbase Threatens to Pull CLARITY Act Support Over Stablecoin Yield
Stablecoins became the central thread as Coinbase warned it could withdraw support for the CLARITY Act if lawmakers try to restrict stablecoin rewards beyond simple disclosure. The conversation framed this as a key US policy fight, with banking...
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2:13:27
RTFKT Buyer Mystery, Grayscale HYPE Filing & Macro Risk Check
The show starts with a macro risk check, framing the morning’s 8:30 data and the Supreme Court tariff headline as the key drivers for positioning. It then hits the tape with Grayscale filing chatter and a quick read on Pump.fun’s claimed all ti...
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2:04:48
Zcash Questions + Perpetuals Still Drive Crypto Trading Fees
Zcash drove the first half of the show as the crew tried to sort through an unfolding Electric Coin Company situation in real time, without a clean resolution on air. They debated what was verifiable versus what was getting boosted by viral noi...
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2:43:28
Nike Exits RTFKT + CloneX Reprices Amid Speculation
Nike is exiting RTFKT, and the market is repricing what CloneX is really worth. The conversation walks through the news, the lawsuit context and the incentives that likely drove the decision. It then zooms into the RTFKT stack, MNLTH, vials and...
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2:24:35
NFT Conferences Are Fading + Infinex Proves ICO Access Is Messy
Practical career and distribution advice sets the tone, focused on standing out through outreach, consistency, and actually shipping work people can see. The main thread is a reality check on NFT conferences and NFT-native culture, pushing the ...
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