Founder Views - SaaS, Business, and Beyond

This conversation includes Clara Medalie, Director of Research at Kaiko. Clara is a very prominent voice in the crypto space, and is often featured on major financial new outlets, such as CNBC and CoinDesk. Kaiko is cryptocurrency market data provider that analyzes data from over 100 centralized and decentralized crypto exchanges around the globe.

Show Notes

This conversation includes Clara Medalie, Director of Research at Kaiko. Clara is a very prominent voice in the crypto space, and is often featured on major financial new outlets, such as CNBC and CoinDesk. Kaiko is cryptocurrency market data provider that analyzes data from over 100 centralized and decentralized crypto exchanges around the globe.

My hope on this episode was to better understand the driving forces that have caused the downturn in crypto markets over the last several months, and get a feel for where cryptocurrencies are heading into the future.

We covered quite a few topics in this discussion, including:

- The reasons for the crypto collapse
- Why bitcoin and cryptos have been directly correlated to equity markets
- The market correlations between crypto prices and quantitative easing/tightening
- How institutional investors are allocating bitcoin in their portfolios
- What has to happen for bitcoin to reach $60k again
- If bitcoin can be a global currency in the future
- Which alt-coins to keep an eye out for!

Learn more about Kaiko here: https://www.kaiko.com/
Follow Clara on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Clara_Medalie

Creators and Guests

Guest
Clara Medalie
Director of Research @ Kaiko | CeFi, DeFi, TradFi, and more...Subscribe to our newsletters here📈: https://t.co/EIMQwcJXUO

What is Founder Views - SaaS, Business, and Beyond?

Founder Views is a podcast for SaaS builders who want real conversations, not recycled playbooks.

Hosted by Kosta Panagoulias, a 2x SaaS founder, the show features in-the-trenches conversations with SaaS CEOs, operators, and experts. Each episode digs into the decisions, strategies, wins, and struggles that shape real companies - practical insights from people actively building, not theorizing.

While the core focus is SaaS growth, leadership, and execution, the podcast also leaves room for broader discussions that help founders think better - whether that’s economics, technology, markets, or other big-picture business topics.

If you want raw, easy-to-follow conversations with people who've actually built something, you’ll feel right at home.