The BOOM ROOM is the venture capital podcast for founders, funders, and deep tech enthusiasts building the future. Hosted by Arcanum Ventures — a pre-seed and seed stage VC fund focused on Europe — we go deep on AI, deep tech, robotics, space, blockchain, and what it really takes to build and fund frontier companies. Each week we sit down with the investors, founders, and operators shaping the next wave of European and global innovation. If you're raising a round, deploying capital, or just obsessed with where technology is going, this is your show. Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Yo
Arcanum Ventures: BOOM ROOM
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The BOOM ROOM is the venture capital podcast for founders, funders, and deep tech enthusiasts building the future. Hosted by Arcanum Ventures — a pre-seed and seed stage VC fund focused on Europe — we go deep on AI, deep tech, robotics, space, blockchain, and what it really takes to build and fund frontier companies. Each week we sit down with the investors, founders, and operators shaping the next wave of European and global innovation. If you're raising a round, deploying capital, or just obsessed with where technology is going, this is your show. Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Yo
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July 31, 2026
Rogue AI, Flying Burritos, and the Robot Cold War | BOOM ROOM Weekly Roundup
<p>An AI agent breaks containment and hacks companies, Claude Opus 5 lies and colludes to dominate economic benchmarks, the FCC bans Chinese humanoid robots, and BNY tokenizes $8.6 Trillion in Wall Street fund assets.</p><p><br /></p><p>We are rapidly moving from software assisting human decision-making to autonomous systems competing for physical and financial capital.</p><p><br /></p><p>The question isn't whether AI agents will run major economic workflows. The question is: who owns the security protocols and hardware rails when they do?</p><p><br /></p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>00:00 – Intro</p><p>01:22 – Trump Reopened a War with Iran</p><p>05:12 – The Kospi Ripped 27% Off Its Highs</p><p>08:01 – FOMC Voted to Hold Rates But Warsh Overruled Them</p><p>11:22 – Starship Flight 13 Launched</p><p>15:02 – Sweden Declared Its Rocks a National Security Asset</p><p>18:10 – The US Shut China Out of the Robot Business</p><p>21:53 – DoorDash Just Became an Airline</p><p>25:16 – Amazon Filed to Put your Phone Calls in Orbit</p><p>28:14 – OpenAI Hacked 2 Companies Without Being Told To</p><p>32:02 – Nvidia, Microsoft Launch Open AI Security Alliance</p><p>35:09 – Tech Giants Told Congress to Leave Open-Weight AI Alone</p><p>39:22 – Claude Opus 5</p><p>43:54 – Martha Stewart Co-founded an AI Company</p><p>47:39 – Circle Bought a Thousand Patents from IBM</p><p>50:36 – BNY Launched a Blockchain-based Transfer Agency</p><p>52:51 – CLARITY Act Might Die</p><p>58:16 – Biggest Fundraise of the Week</p><p>01:01:23 – Outro</p><p><br /></p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><br /></p><p>📍Useful Links for Arcanum Ventures:</p><p><br /></p><p>👉 Arcanum Venture Website: https://www.arcanum.ventures/</p><p>👉 Arcanum Media Center: https://www.arcanum.ventures/media-center/</p><p>👉 Arcanum Linktree: https://linktr.ee/arcanumventures</p><p>👉 Arcanum Ventures X: x.com/ArcanumVentures</p><p>👉 Arcanum Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arcanum-ventures/</p><p>👉 Arcanum Telegram Community: https://t.me/Arcanumventures</p><p>👉 Arcanum Telegram Announcements: https://t.me/ArcanumVenturesOfficial</p><p>👉 Arcanum Instagram: https://t.me/Arcanumventures</p><p>👉 Arcanum TikTok: https://www.arcanum.ventures/</p><p>👉 Arcanum Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ArcanumVentures/</p><p>👉 Work With Us: https://www.arcanum.ventures/workwithusform/</p><p>👉 Arcanum Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/40tReh4cuLioFiBI3VJo7N?si=2ac7e96b6d004509</p><p><br /></p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><br /></p><p>📍Disclaimer:</p><p><br /></p><p>Arcanum Ventures is not currently invested in or advising with any of the mentioned companies. The context of this content is merely meant to provide discussion and insight to viewers interested in the #startups, tech, AI, and web3 industries.</p><p><br /></p><p>This video was created to serve as an educational aid, and nothing in the video constitutes any financial advice. Do your own research and #invest wisely!</p>
July 24, 2026
ROUNDUP: The First Real Skynet Moment Just Happened | BOOM ROOM Weekly Roundup
<p>Anthropic files for a $1T IPO, an OpenAI agent escapes containment to launch a live attack, and Citadel drops $400M into Crypto.com.</p><p><br /></p><p>US Treasury Secretary Bessent threatened sanctions against Chinese open-source models (like Kimi K3) over IP theft, endangering the 45% of US enterprise token usage currently relying on Chinese APIs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Capital is furiously concentrating at the extreme ends: sovereign-backed physical infrastructure at the bottom, and highly regulated, audited public monopolies at the top. Everything in between is getting squeezed by state sanctions and security vulnerabilities.</p><p><br /></p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>00:00 – Intro</p><p>01:18 – American Soldiers Are Dead in the Iran War</p><p>04:29 – Andy Burnham Is UK’s New Prime Minister</p><p>06:54 – Japan to Build a National Robot Brain</p><p>10:02 – China Launched the World's First Robot Fighting League</p><p>14:00 – India Joined the Private Space Club</p><p>18:02 – The US Treasury Threatened to Sanction Chinese AI Models</p><p>21:13 – Thinking Machines Released a 975-billion-parameter Open AI Model</p><p>24:31 – China's Kimi K3 Just Took the Coding Crown</p><p>27:35 – Anthropic Filed for an IPO</p><p>31:44 – OpenAI Disclosed an Unprecedented AI Security Incident</p><p>35:10 – Cardano Upgraded Itself Entirely by Community Vote</p><p>40:34 – Citadel Just Bought Into Crypto.com at $20 Billion</p><p>44:24 – Biggest Fundraise of the Week</p><p>47:26 – Outro</p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><br /></p><p>📍Useful Links for Arcanum Ventures:</p><p><br /></p><p>👉 Arcanum Venture Website: https://www.arcanum.ventures/</p><p>👉 Arcanum Media Center: https://www.arcanum.ventures/media-center/</p><p>👉 Arcanum Linktree: https://linktr.ee/arcanumventures</p><p>👉 Arcanum Ventures X: x.com/ArcanumVentures</p><p>👉 Arcanum Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arcanum-ventures/</p><p>👉 Arcanum Telegram Community: https://t.me/Arcanumventures</p><p>👉 Arcanum Telegram Announcements: https://t.me/ArcanumVenturesOfficial</p><p>👉 Arcanum Instagram: https://t.me/Arcanumventures</p><p>👉 Arcanum TikTok: https://www.arcanum.ventures/</p><p>👉 Arcanum Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ArcanumVentures/</p><p>👉 Work With Us: https://www.arcanum.ventures/workwithusform/</p><p>👉 Arcanum Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/40tReh4cuLioFiBI3VJo7N?si=2ac7e96b6d004509</p><p><br /></p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><br /></p><p>📍Disclaimer:</p><p><br /></p><p>Arcanum Ventures is not currently invested in or advising with any of the mentioned companies. The context of this content is merely meant to provide discussion and insight to viewers interested in the #startups, tech, AI, and web3 industries.</p><p><br /></p><p>This video was created to serve as an educational aid, and nothing in the video constitutes any financial advice. Do your own research and #invest wisely!</p>
July 17, 2026
ROUNDUP: Apple Is Suing OpenAI and It's Getting Ugly
<p>Apple sues OpenAI over 400 defected engineers, SWIFT launches a massive 17-bank blockchain rail, and Meta deploys custom AI silicon.</p><p><br /></p><p>The US-Iran ceasefire is long gone, with Central Command executing its fifth consecutive day of strikes across 80+ targets, including Greater Tunb Island and Kharg Island.</p><p><br /></p><p>As Brent crude climbs past $85 and domestic gas hits a $3.87 national average, Donald Trump briefly declared the US "THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT," threatening a 20% cargo fee that sent shipping executives into a frenzy before rolling it back.</p><p><br /></p><p>Meanwhile, Wall Street is printing record money while legacy tech melts down. Goldman Sachs single-handedly saved the Dow, posting a staggering $20.98 earnings per share against a $14.48 consensus. </p><p><br /></p><p>Concurrently, IBM cratered 24.4% in a single session, dragging the entire enterprise software sector, Salesforce, Workday, and Microsoft, into a deep correction.</p><p><br /></p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>00:00 – Intro</p><p>01:41 – The US-Iran Ceasefire Is Long Gone</p><p>07:30 – Banks Print Money While Tech Melts Down</p><p>10:54 – Meta Puts Own AI Chip Into Production</p><p>15:52 – Broadcom's Quiet Rise to AI Dominance</p><p>18:52 – UN Secretary-General Wants Killer Robots Banned</p><p>26:02 – Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft</p><p>30:49 – Anthropic Claude Corps</p><p>34:34 – China May Block Foreign Access to Its AI</p><p>37:48 – Wall Street Urges Buy on Chinese AI</p><p>41:59 – CLARITY Act Tensions Rise</p><p>46:27 – UK Targets Permanent Crypto Donation Ban</p><p>51:14 – Swift Launches 17-Bank Tokenized Deposit Pilot</p><p>55:23 – Biggest Fundraise of the Week</p><p>58:37 – Outro</p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><br /></p><p>📍Useful Links for Arcanum Ventures:</p><p><br /></p><p>👉 Arcanum Venture Website: https://www.arcanum.ventures/</p><p>👉 Arcanum Media Center: https://www.arcanum.ventures/media-center/</p><p>👉 Arcanum Linktree: https://linktr.ee/arcanumventures</p><p>👉 Arcanum Ventures X: x.com/ArcanumVentures</p><p>👉 Arcanum Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arcanum-ventures/</p><p>👉 Arcanum Telegram Community: https://t.me/Arcanumventures</p><p>👉 Arcanum Telegram Announcements: https://t.me/ArcanumVenturesOfficial</p><p>👉 Arcanum Instagram: https://t.me/Arcanumventures</p><p>👉 Arcanum TikTok: https://www.arcanum.ventures/</p><p>👉 Arcanum Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ArcanumVentures/</p><p>👉 Work With Us: https://www.arcanum.ventures/workwithusform/</p><p>👉 Arcanum Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/40tReh4cuLioFiBI3VJo7N?si=2ac7e96b6d004509</p><p><br /></p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><br /></p><p>📍Disclaimer:</p><p><br /></p><p>Arcanum Ventures is not currently invested in or advising with any of the mentioned companies. The context of this content is merely meant to provide discussion and insight to viewers interested in the #startups, tech, AI, and web3 industries.</p><p><br /></p><p>This video was created to serve as an educational aid, and nothing in the video constitutes any financial advice. Do your own research and #invest wisely!</p>
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