Felipe Montealegre, co-founder of Thea Capital, joins us to unpack a new vision for global finance—what he calls the Internet Financial System.  Felipe makes the case that today's financial world still runs on siloed, permissioned databases—slow, expensive, and riddled with gatekeepers. But blockchains and smart contracts offer something radically different: a unified, open system where capital can move efficiently across borders and property rights are stronger than ever.  This episode is a must-listen for anyone wondering how crypto is building the financial infrastructure of the 21st century. ------📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24  https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi https://bankless.cc/Frax  🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAIN https://bankless.cc/unichain  🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle  🌐SELF | PROVE YOUR SELF https://bankless.cc/Self  🏦INFINEX | THE CRYPTO-EVERYTHING APP https://bankless.cc/Infinex ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 5:29 Internet Financial Systems 12:03 Frictions in Financial Systems 20:33 Innovations in Internet Financial Systems 28:42 Server with Laws 40:02 Incompatibilities within Systems 50:17 Absence of Financial Laws 57:34 Potential of Finance in Crypto 1:09:59 Server Compatibility with Governments 1:16:18 Different Laws for Investing in Crypto 1:26:26 Building Protocols  1:29:52 Closing & Disclaimers ------RESOURCES Felipe Montealegre  https://x.com/TheiaResearch Internet Finance https://x.com/TheiaResearch/status/1876618725547233417 ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠ 

This week, Mike Ippolito joins us to break down crypto’s big flip as institutions rush into stablecoins—triggering excitement and anxiety alike. Hyperliquid faces drama after a high-stakes market manipulation attack, BlackRock's tokenized treasuries surge to nearly $2 billion, and the U.S. Treasury finally removes Tornado Cash from its sanctions list. Meanwhile, Robinhood enters banking, raising questions about DeFi’s future. We dive into all of this and so much more. Follow Mike on X & Checkout Bell Curve:  https://x.com/MikeIppolito_ https://www.youtube.com/@bellcurvepodcast/videos  ------ 📣CRYPTO TAX CALCULATOR | TAXES MADE EASY https://bankless.cc/Cryptotaxcalculator ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi https://bankless.cc/Frax 🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAIN https://bankless.cc/unichain ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 🌐CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPER https://bankless.cc/Celo 🏦INFINEX | THE CRYPTO-EVERYTHING APP https://bankless.cc/Infinex ----- ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/coin/base:0xe36312b13decbe5af463aaf188a510b69f28ce7e ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 0:00 Intro 0:56 Blockworks DAS Week Recap 6:45 Saylor’s Strategy bought more Bitcoin https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1904155021781901741 https://x.com/SaylorBuysBTC/status/1904631210887836142 12:33 Stablecoin Gold Rushhttps://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1905219932612178237 https://x.com/JasonYanowitz/status/1904886554708898112 https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1904521913528975550 25:32 Blackrock’s BUIDL fund is expanding to Solana https://x.com/solana/status/1904520943667716531 https://x.com/carlosdomingo/status/1904516023623028894 44:59 Hyperliquid  https://x.com/MacroCRG/status/1904895153384357990 https://x.com/HyperliquidX/status/1904923137684496784 https://x.com/toghrulmaharram/status/1904935313081856406 https://x.com/Dogetoshi/status/1904919007930577175 1:03:10 US lifted sanctions on Tornado Cash https://x.com/matthuang/status/1904192079691170137 https://wewantjusticedao.org/  1:05:55 Robinhood Banking  https://x.com/RobinhoodApp/status/1905127283532484696 1:09:38 Closing & Disclaimers  ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures