{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Starting Block","title":"Alpaca’s $435M raise driven by Wall Street’s tokenization push","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/9fce1c99\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2730,"description":"Alpaca Co-Founder & CEO Yoshi Yokokawa joins Gareth Jenkinson on The Starting Block to discuss building the \"AWS of financial infrastructure\" for tokenized US equities, the explosive growth of AI agents on Alpaca's platform, and navigating the global regulatory landscape amid Wall Street's tokenization push. Bitwise Europe Senior Research Associate Luke Deans also joined Gareth for the day's Market Pulse to discuss Bitcoin's volatility expectations, key on-chain price levels to watch, and why digital assets may be well-positioned when the AI trade eventually unwinds.\nOUTLINE\n00:07 - Show Open & Headlines Preview\n02:31 - Trump Meme Coin Scrutiny\n03:07 - Cloudflare's Agentic Wallets\n03:50 - BlackRock ETH ETF Reverse Split\n04:25 - BitGo Moves WBTC to Chainlink\n05:12 - ColdCard Exploit Fallout\n07:46 - Market Pulse: Bitcoin Volatility\n16:57 - AI Trade & Capital Rotation\n23:12 - Alpaca's Origin & Infrastructure\n33:19 - AI Agents & Agentic Trading\n37:11 - Everything App & Bundling Trends\n40:46 - Regulation & Growth Outlook\nGuest links:\nYoshi Yokokawa - https://x.com/iyoshyoshi\nAlpaca - https://x.com/AlpacaHQ\nBitwise Europe - https://x.com/Bitwise_Europe\nHost links:\nGareth Jenkinson - https://x.com/gazza_jenks\nThe Block - https://x.com/TheBlockCo\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nSubscribe to The Block's Newsletters!\n🚨 Breaking News\n👨‍🔬 Expert Analysis\n📈 Market Insights\nSubscribe now 👉 https://www.theblock.co/newsletters\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nHiring in crypto?\n\n🧠 Find top talent fast with Campus, powered by The Block!\n✅ Challenge candidates with our Crypto Assessment Test\n⚡ Hire faster, build stronger teams\nStart your free trial today 👉 https://theblock.co/campus","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/2OJM12j8AxaqzvWIDG1vTauylP-qQ1kX0YEZpN-B6oo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kNmE5/M2QzZjdjMmNiNWUy/MDRkNWZiNTAyNTQ0/ZDgyZC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}