The podcast on Modular. Exploring a refreshed vision for building in crypto. Expansion is a podcast exploring the intersection of modular blockchain design and abundant blockspace. We’ll bring on the leading voices from the modular ecosystem to discuss blockchain design, specialization, applications, and the possibilities that cheap, secure blockspace unlocks.
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Crypto’s Big Week: Jito’s BAM, Zora & The CLARITY Act | Roundup
In this week's roundup, we discuss the rise of engagement farming, the evolving role of token project founders as public-facing marketers, and the tension between long-term building and short-term market pressures. We also examine Jito’s BAM rollout, modular blockchain design, Zora’s creator economy model, and the regulatory implications of the CLARITY Act for L2 sequencers. Enjoy!
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:40 Yapper Culture
09:08 Katana Pre-Roll
09:31 Why Do Crypto Startups Fail?
14:55 Thoughts on Jito’s BAM & Modularity
36:34 Katana Mid-Roll
37:05 The CLARITY Act’s Impact on L2s
55:35 Zora’s Rebirth
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The Mechanics Behind The Pump ICO With Austin Adams | Roundup
On this week’s roundup, Austin Adams joined the crew to discuss the latest including Pump’s ICO, Tom Lee’s BitMine play, and Ethereum’s roadmap and how ZK will fit in.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
02:18 Austin’s Intro
03:26 Pump’s ICO
12:45 PRE ROLL
20:16 Pump Explored
28:49 XRP, Tron, EOS
32:28 MID ROLL
36:43 Tom Lee ETH Play
47:47 Ethereum’s Roadmap
01:03:05 ETH + ZK
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For this week's roundup, Jill, Mike, Nick and Uma are back and dive deep into the infrastructure details of the Robinhood and Arbitrum deal and how crypto make be in its walled garden, regulatory arbitrage era of development and how that will impact future infrastructure plays and plans.
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Chapters:
(00:00) Introduction
(04:22) Robinhood + Arbitrum
(16:16) Infra Roadmap For Robinhood
(16:31) Pre-Roll Ad
(25:45) Tokenization TradeOffs
(29:31) Regulatory Arbitrage
(38:35) Ad Mid Roll
(39:02) Robinhood’s Walled Garden
(47:03) Stablecoins Are Email Moment For Crypto
(51:21) Memecoins & Creator Coins
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Disclaimer: Nothing said on Expansion is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mike, Jill, Uma, Nick and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
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Crypto’s Big Week: Jito’s BAM, Zora & The CLARITY Act | Roundup
Published 25 Jul 2025 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So that, that is actually really cool. It's kind of like a generalized introduction of like a way to do, as you said, applications specific sequencing, but again, that's also not an answer to modular, because modular is about a lot more than just that. It's about having your own dedicated execution chain where you don't have noisy neighbors, where you can have customization or like the, you know, actual cryptography and the execution environment and all the other bells and whistles that are available to you. And on top of that, it's also about latency. Like when you run things as a roll -up with a smaller sequencer set, you can have much faster latency. […]
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