Stonks Go Moon

Banks are finally taking stablecoins seriously.In this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, Rocco Strydom sits down with Ran Grushkowsky, CEO of MassPay, to discuss why the future of payments isn't about crypto speculation, it's about faster, cheaper, and fairer global money movement.They explore why cross-border payments remain slow by design, how stablecoins are disrupting decades-old financial infrastructure, why regulation is no longer the biggest hurdle, and why merchant adoption, not Bitcoin's price, will determine the next phase of growth.Topics include:Why stablecoins are becoming a payment infrastructureThe hidden incentives behind slow banking systemsVisa, Mastercard, and banks are embracing blockchainWhy merchants, not consumers, will drive adoptionThe future of cross-border paymentsWhy stablecoins are a fintech story, not a crypto story

Stablecoins are no longer about speculation; they're becoming real payment infrastructure.In this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, Rocco Strydom sits down with Wesley Rios from Morph to discuss why stablecoins could transform global payments, cross-border transactions, and financial infrastructure. From instant settlement and 24/7 availability to reducing banking friction, Wesley explains why the next phase of crypto adoption may happen quietly in the background while businesses simply enjoy faster, cheaper, and more reliable payments.Topics include:What stablecoins actually areWhy cross-border payments remain brokenStablecoins vs traditional banking railsThe rise of payment-focused blockchain infrastructureWhy "boring" payment technology often winsThe future of global money movement

Is AI actually in a bubble… or are we looking in the wrong place?In this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, Rocco Strydom sits down with Itamar Novick, Founder and General Partner at Recursive Ventures, operator, investor, and one of the early minds behind scaling companies from startup to IPO. The discussion dives deep into the current AI landscape, separating hype from reality and asking where the real opportunities are emerging.While everyone is slapping “AI-powered” onto products, Itamar argues the real bubble isn't AI applications — it's AI infrastructure. Data centers, energy, large language models, and the underlying stack are attracting enormous attention, while the real application layer may still be early.⚡ Topics covered:Are we in an AI bubble or an infrastructure bubble?Why vibe coding may be one of AI's first real winnersWill white-collar jobs disappear?AI and the future of reskilling the workforceWhy governments, VCs, and big AI companies all share responsibilityAI in sales, content creation, and autonomous agentsAdvice for founders raising capital in the AI eraWhy VCs no longer fund ideas — they fund tractionThe rules for startups are changing. The barrier to building has dropped dramatically, but standing out may be harder than ever.

What if Bitcoin wasn’t just something you hold… but something you actually use every day?In this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, Rocco Strydom sits down with Ben Blaine from MoneyBadger to unpack a quiet shift happening in South Africa right now:You can walk into a store, scan a QR code, and pay with Bitcoin - instantly.No banks. No selling. No friction.We break down:How Bitcoin payments actually work in real-world retailThe role of Lightning wallets and QR paymentsWhy major retailers like Pick'n Pay are already liveThe surprising adoption is happening across thousands of storesWhy this could completely change how people think about moneyFrom surf towns using Bitcoin to pay kids...to grocery stores accepting crypto at checkout.

Quantum computing just went from “sci-fi” to “this might break things sooner than we thought.”

In this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, Rocco Strydom sits down with Ian Smith (Quantum EVM) to unpack Google’s latest research and why it’s not just a crypto problem, but a global systems problem.

Google’s findings suggest modern encryption could be broken within the next decade, potentially as early as 2029.

That impacts far more than Bitcoin.

We’re talking about:

Financial systems
Military infrastructure
AI acceleration
Global data security

Crypto just happens to be the canary in the coal mine.

In this episode:

What Google actually revealed about quantum computing
Why current encryption across industries is vulnerable
The real timeline to “Q-Day”
US vs China in the quantum race
Why crypto communities are underestimating the risk
What needs to happen before impact