Paul Prager (TeraWulf) Building a Zero Carbon Bitcoin Miner (EP.315)
TeraWulf cofounder and CEO Paul Prager joins us to talk about his experience building a vertically-integrated, zero carbon Bitcoin miner. In this installment of the mining miniseries we cover: Paul’s career trajectory from coal trading to energy infrastructure to Bitcoin Beowulf’s deal with Marathon and their entry into Bitcoin How TeraWulf distinguishes itself from other […]
Weekly Roundup 05/06/22 (Metaverse NIMBYism, the BMC EPA letter, the SEC doubles the Cyber Unit) (EP.316)
Nic and Matt return for news and deals of the week. In this episode: Matt’s takeaways from the Medici conference The rapid growth of ZKPs We review Brink Nation posts on GM We look back at the history of the FUD dice Are tungsten dice possible? Big thunderstorm in Miami Is the crypto industry sitting […]
Jon Kol and Asa Oines (Abacus) on the Third Era of Interoperability (EP.319)
Jon Kol and Asa Oines, cofounders of Abacus join the show to talk about the state of the art in cross chain interoperability. In this episode: Career trajectories and why Jon and Asa decided to start Abacus The three eras of interoperability Asset interoperability vs app based interoperability Why asset interoperability might just be a […]
Weekly Roundup 05/13/22 (Terra collapses, FASB reconsiders Bitcoin accounting, the Fed’s third mandate) (EP.318)
Matt and Nic cover news and deals of the week. In this episode: The CIV hat snafu Was synthetic USD on Bitmex the first stablecoin? Remembering Mastercoin and seigniorage shares stablecoins Does the Fed have a shadow third mandate? We break down the Luna situation and why it was destined to fail Why the subsidized […]
Mark Lamb (CoinFLEX) on crypto derivatives and stablecoins (EP.317)
Mark Lamb, co-founder and CEO of CoinFLEX joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Mark’s entrepreneurial path in the cryptocurrency industry and the insight behind starting CoinFLEX The history and market landscape for crypto derivatives platforms The state of the stablecoin market and how flexUSD is positioning for USA launch The regulatory environment and […]
Weekly Roundup 05/20/22 (Terra aftershocks, El Salvador’s Bitcoin summit, Tether’s redemption crisis) (EP.320)
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Was UST/Terra a ponzi or not? Fintech apps put client deposits into Anchor Tradfi yields are competitive with DeFi yields The GBTC discount reaches its highest ever level at -31% MSM crypto hate reaches a fever pitch The World Bank publishes […]
Ric Edelman on The Truth About Crypto (EP.321)
Ric Edelman, the founder of Edelman Financial Services and the Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Ric’s new book The Truth About Crypto His journey in the digital assets industry The current macro backdrop and how cryptoassets should be considered in a portfolio Views on the RIA […]
Weekly Roundup 05/27/22 feat. Dan Matuszewski (VC dry powder, FTX’ CFTC proposal, more Tether concerns) (EP.322)
Matt returns with CMS Holdings’ Dan Matuszewski, filling in for Nic, covering deals and news of the week. In this episode: Bitcoiners brief Norwegian policymakers History of the BitLicense Circle’s physical BitLicense a16z raises a massive $4.5b fund The effect of VC dry powder on crypto startups Can crypto catch a bid until macro calms […]
Andrew Cahill and Saurabh Deshpande (The Block) on Ethereum L2 Scaling (EP.323)
Andrew Cahill and Saurabh Deshpande of The Block join the show. In this episode we discuss: The Ethereum L2 ecosystem The varying scaling solutions and views on the communities with traction Views on native tokens being launched on these platforms in 2022 Optimistic rollups ZK rollups Learn more by reading the report, “Layer-2 Scaling Solutions: […]
Weekly Roundup 06/03/22 (Insider trading in NFTs, takeaways from Oslo, Biden wants to lower BTC emissions) (EP.324)
The original roundup cast return for a covid-stricken episode. In this roundup: The boys are laid low with Covid (again!) Nic recounts his visit to Norwegian parliament Nic recaps the Oslo Freedom Forum Are we on the brink of L2 summer? Former Opensea PM is arrested on wire fraud/insider trading charges Is there an insider […]