# Why Crypto Becomes Essential When the World Gets Unstable

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Podcast: [The AllinCrypto Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-allincrypto-podcast-6054281)
Published: 2026-03-31T17:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/theallincryptopodcast/2663239
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## Resource

In this episode of the AllInCrypto podcast, Rupert sits down with George McDonough , Co-Founder and Managing Director of KR1 , to explore how crypto has evolved from an outsider movement into a technology that could reshape money, markets, and the future of finance. George shares his journey from discovering Bitcoin in 2011 to building KR1 in the earliest days of the industry, before diving into where the space is today: stablecoins, tokenized finance, Ethereum, institutional adoption, self-custody, and why crypto may become most useful when trust in traditional systems starts to crack. They also discuss the current geopolitical backdrop, including Iran, oil, inflation, market uncertainty, and why Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins can act as an alternative system when the world becomes more unstable. This is a wide-ranging conversation on macro, decentralization, DeFi, token design, institutional capital, and why crypto may ultimately be far bigger than most people still realize.

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