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In this episode of the WuBlockchain Podcast, we speak with Luuk Strijers, Coinbase Head of Exchanges and former Deribit CEO, about the Coinbase–Deribit integration, trading infrastructure upgrades, derivatives expansion, and institutional market activity.
Luuk discusses how Coinbase's global reach and regulatory infrastructure are helping Deribit expand. The upgraded matching engine delivers a 50–60x speed improvement, with median round-trip latency of around 75 microseconds, though the acquisition has also slowed some decision-making. He also covers the expansion into perpetual futures tied to equities, commodities, and pre-IPO assets, noting that pre-IPO perpetuals have seen weaker-than-expected demand.
With limited new capital flowing into crypto options, Coinbase is focused on improving capital efficiency by enabling clients to use assets held in custody for derivatives trading and expanding access to U.S. markets. Luuk also discusses institutional versus retail options trading, competitive pressures, and market positioning, which suggests a modest bullish bias but no strong directional consensus.
Timeline:
00:00 Introduction: Luuk’s role at Coinbase and Deribit
00:41 Why did Deribit agree to the Coinbase acquisition?
02:41 Key milestones in the Coinbase–Deribit integration
05:03 Deribit’s trading volume and business performance
07:53 Will Deribit retain operational autonomy?
09:48 How is Deribit’s core business performing?
11:13 Derivatives available to U.S. traders
12:28 Changes in management and decision-making
15:35 Expanding into equity, commodity, and pre-IPO perpetuals
18:48 Matching engine upgrade: 50–60x faster
21:50 Challenges in the Coinbase–Deribit integration
24:06 Institutional trading activity and market recovery
26:26 Where is new capital entering crypto options coming from?
28:38 Institutional vs. retail options trading
32:16 Competing with lower-fee exchanges
35:44 Crypto market outlook for the next 6–12 months
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8 Oct 2026
Star Xu: How Crypto and AI Could Reshape Financial Services
This episode features a public talk by OKX founder and CEO Star Xu at OKX NOW, the company's global product and ecosystem conference. Xu explores how the internet, crypto, and AI are converging to reshape financial services — from payments and investing to wealth management.
He argues that the line between crypto and traditional finance will continue to blur, combining crypto's 24/7 markets, programmable money, global settlement, and self-custody with the liquidity and infrastructure of traditional finance. AI could accelerate that shift by transforming everything from software development and compliance to personalized financial services. In the future, Xu envisions AI agents that understand an individual's assets, risk preferences, and financial goals — potentially bringing private-banking-style services to a much broader audience.
Timeline:
00:00 The Convergence of the Internet, Crypto, and AI
01:35 Why Financial Infrastructure Still Lags Behind the Internet
02:25 Why Cross-Border Payments Remain Expensive
03:20 From Early Experiment to Mainstream Finance: Crypto's Evolution
04:57 From Crypto Exchanges to Broader Financial Services
06:15 Four Trends Shaping the Next Generation of Finance
07:20 Could AI Give Everyone a "Private Banker"?
08:05 Why Global Finance Still Needs Regulation and Trust
09:21 Crypto and TradFi Are Moving Toward Convergence
10:55 How AI Could Change Financial Institutions
11:30 How AI Is Already Changing Software Development
12:15 AI in Customer Service, Fraud Prevention, and Compliance
13:46 AI Is Moving From Concept to Large-Scale Adoption
14:30 How the Internet, Crypto, and AI Could Reshape Finance
15:35 From Payments and Investing to AI-Powered Wealth Management
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7 Oct 2026
Vitalik: What Will Blockchain Look Like in the AI Era?
This episode features a public talk by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin at OKX NOW, OKX's global product and ecosystem conference themed "The Future Is Now." Vitalik explores how AI could reshape blockchain, privacy, and security. As zero-knowledge proofs and other cryptographic tools mature, he sees blockchains evolving beyond "programmable assets" toward "programmable data" — allowing users to prove facts without revealing the underlying information, a capability that could become increasingly important in the AI era.
Vitalik also sees AI becoming a new interface for blockchain. Instead of relying on traditional apps, users could ask AI agents to write scripts and execute on-chain actions directly. But this creates new risks, from prompt injection to AI misinterpreting user intent. Looking ahead, he expects Ethereum to become cheaper and more private, with bots and AI agents playing a much larger role in how people interact on-chain — while security increasingly extends from software all the way down to hardware.
Timeline:
00:00 AI: The Biggest Opportunity and Risk
01:20 From Programmable Assets to Programmable Data
02:35 Why Privacy Matters More in the AI Era
03:59 AI, Cyberattacks, and Software Vulnerabilities
05:30 Can AI Make Blockchain More Secure?
07:28 AI as the New User Interface
08:20 The Risks of AI Agents On-Chain
10:55 What Will Ethereum Look Like in Two Years?
12:15 When Apps and Counterparties Become Bots
14:18 "Not Your Silicon, Not Your Keys"
15:10 Blockchain at the Frontier of Security and Privacy
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