Is $LIBRA the End of Memecoins? with Coffeezilla | E2086
This Week in Startups
Jason Calacanis
4.4 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2025
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
In today's episode: Jason and Alex break down one of the craziest crypto stories yet—a $100M meme coin meltdown, insider trading, and Argentina’s president caught in the middle. Coffeezilla joins the show to explain how meme coins are rigged, why Dave Portnoy got a $5M refund while everyone else got wrecked, and what really went down with the Libra token. Plus, we debate if crypto can be fixed or if the grift is too far gone.
Timestamps:
(0:00) Jason and Alex kick off the show.(2:17) Libra fiasco, crypto scams, and influencer involvement(4:42) The impact of meme coins on politics and ethical considerations(8:02) Trump's involvement in meme coins(10:10) Northwest Registered Agent. Form your entire business identity in just 10 clicks and 10 minutes. Get more privacy, more options, and more done—visit https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist today!(11:30) The Libra coin scandal and its broader implications(18:39) Coffeezilla interview clip with Hayden Davis(20:20) Netsuite. Download the CFO's Guide to AI and Machine Learning for free at https://www.netsuite.com/twist(21:46) Introduction to Pump.fun and discussion on token launching risks(23:21) Coffeezilla joins Alex and Jason!(24:10) Discussion on Argentinian president and Tech Forum Argentina(27:29) Examination of Hayden Davis and token manipulation(29:29) Horatio. Visit https://www.hirehoratio.com/twist and get $2,000 off your initial setup.(31:02) Analysis of the broken crypto system and regulatory issues(35:40) Intentional fraud, regulation, and meme coins in politics(41:21) Potential solutions and regulatory controls under new administration(50:23) Concerns and proposed framework for crypto regulation(54:52) Importance of regulation and combating crypto fraud(58:18) Coffeezilla's perspective on meme coins and future regulations(1:01:22) Advice to potential crypto investors and FTC news implications(1:02:08) Impact of regulation on American innovation and tech giants' growth(1:05:03) Current administration's stance on business combinations(1:06:10) Arguments against large companies acquiring competitors(1:07:23) Risks and potential benefits of hypothetical acquisitions(1:08:29) Debate on market competition dynamics
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| 0:00.0 | For everybody listening, as you know, I am a CoffeeZilla Stan. |
| 0:04.2 | And this is, in the legacy of CoffeeZillow, the grand legacy of CoffeeZilla, I predict that this video, amongst all the amazing videos, from XRP to Jake, Logan, Paul, scams. |
| 0:18.9 | I don't know who else in the Hall of Hall of Coffee Zillow Hall of Fame. |
| 0:23.4 | There's so many grifters, so many scammers. But this one feels top, this feels top five. |
| 0:29.1 | I saw you all live. I said to myself, I got to get up here. I got to set the record straight. |
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| 1:23.0 | startups it is tuesday kind of Monday if you took president's day off. So there's a lot going on. |
| 1:28.7 | Man, this is such a busy weekend, such a busy life I have, man. I have been so busy. And last |
| 1:34.0 | week I did three episodes of this week in startups with you. And that created some ruckus a little bit |
| 1:40.2 | on Twitter. Whatever, I had booked Megan Kelly for Valentine's Day, and then, of course, they did |
| 1:46.3 | All In. |
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