The Scoop's year-end special: From memecoins to MicroStrategy and 2025 outlook
Quick Take Frank Chaparro was joined by The Block’s CEO Larry Cermak, Editor-in-Chief Time Copeland and Foresight Ventures Co-Founder Forest Bai to wrap up 2024 in a year-end special.

Episode 80 of Season 6 of The Scoop was recorded with The Block's Frank Chaparro, CEO Larry Cermak, Editor-in-Chief Tim Copeland and Foresight Ventures Co-Founder Forest Bai.
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The Scoop's host, Frank Chaparro, was joined by The Block's CEO Larry Cermak, Editor-in-Chief Tim Copeland and Foresight Centures Co-Founder Forest Bai for a year-end special.
In this episode, Chaparro, Copeland, Bai and Cermak covered a myriad of pertinent topics in the crypto market, including the factors that lead to a successful ecosystem, underexposure to bitcoin relative to memecoins, AI and what they expect and hope to see in the year ahead.
OUTLINE
00:00 End-of-Year drawdown
5:56 Memes vs fundamentals
08:25 Importance of community
11:47 Shifting investment landscapes
14:34 AI x Blockchain
18:54 Newsroom expectations for 2025
23:48 Telegram games and improving UX
26:37 Standing out in the market
34:19 2025 expectations
41:50 Microstrategy’s Bitcoin bet
47:30 AGI Quantum attacks on encryption
48:29 Conclusion
GUEST LINKS
Forest Bai - https://x.com/ForestBai1
Larry Cermak - https://x.com/lawmaster
Tim Copeland - https://x.com/Timccopeland
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