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Welcome to Galaxy Brains, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy. Our weekly podcast provides insights and analysis on trends and events across the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Each week Alex will be joined by members of the research team to discuss the latest developments on all things crypto and blockchain technology.
Ethereum as the World’s Settlement Layer? With Vivek Raman
Galaxy Brains
53 minutes
1 month ago
Ethereum as the World’s Settlement Layer? With Vivek Raman
In this episode of Galaxy Brains, Alex Thorn welcomes Vivek Raman, Co-Founder & CEO of Etherealize, to discuss whether Ethereum can become the world’s settlement layer. They cover Ethereum’s roadmap, tokenization on L1 vs L2s, ZK-powered privacy for institutions, and why ETH is emerging as a yielding store-of-value alongside Bitcoin.
Plus, Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) joins to discuss crypto liquidations, Bitcoin’s rebound, equity market momentum, gold’s new highs, and how Fed policy and fiscal dynamics are shaping risk appetite.
This episode was recorded on Wednesday, September 3, 2025.
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Galaxy Brains
Welcome to Galaxy Brains, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy. Our weekly podcast provides insights and analysis on trends and events across the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Each week Alex will be joined by members of the research team to discuss the latest developments on all things crypto and blockchain technology.
