Kevin Anetsberger (Midwest Tungsten) on the Midwest Tungsten Story (EP.260)
Nic and Sean sit down with Kevin Anetsberger, General Manager at Midwest Tungsten, to cover their journey as a business and their entry into the crypto industry In this episode: The history of Midwest Tungsten How Midwest got its start making metal steam Industrial applications of tungsten Tungsten’s physical properties and how that makes it […]
Weekly Roundup 19/11/21 (Keep Innovation in America, ConstitutionDAO, Chaum’s Quantum FUD) (EP.261)
Nic and Matt return for more news and deals of the week. In this episode: ConstitutionDAO Why you can’t smelt tungsten Breaking down the Keep Innovation in America Act The SEC denies the Vaneck Bitcoin Trust Crypto.com buys the naming rights to the Lakers arena The US Marshalls are auctioning BTC seized from Bitconnect Is […]
James McGinniss (David Energy) on Mining as a Load Resource (EP.262)
We sit down with James McGinniss, CEO and Cofounder of David Energy to talk about Bitcoin’s role in the energy transition and how Bitcoin mining is a useful source of flexible load for increasingly renewable grids. In this episode: The fundamental change happening in the US grid today What distributed energy resources are and why […]
Weekly Roundup 11/26/21 (El Salvador’s Bitcoin Bond, who we are thankful for, Big Poultry causing inflation?) (EP.263)
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Coinbase acquires Breadwallet El Salvador’s Bitcoin City Is El Salvador’s Bitcoin Bond worth buying? New merch on the website Midwest tungsten releases a new shape Is India banning crypto again? Miners coming back online in China The OCC, FDIC, and Fed […]
Weekly Roundup 12/03/21 (Square is now Block, Crypto Basel, Cowen’s Regulatory Projections) (EP.265)
Matt and Nic return for deals and news. In this episode: Art Basel is now a crypto event Is the crypto industry culturally relevant? Jack Dorsey leaves Twitter Will Twitter become more censored Square renames itself Block Celcius CFO is arrested Fidelity launches a Bitcoin ETF in Canada David Marcus is leaving Facebook Regulatory projections […]
Matt Cutler (Blocknative) On Making Sense of Blockchain Mempools (EP.266)
Matt Cutler, the founder and CEO of Blocknative joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Matt’s entrepreneurial history and path to founding Blocknative How he came to see blockchain transaction data as a big opportunity for his company How blockchain mempools work and why they are important The types of customers that are monitoring […]
Weekly Roundup 12/10/21 (Congressional Hearing takeaways, 26% of Americans own BTC?) (EP.267)
Matt and Nic return for deals and news of the week. In this episode: Are cubes a suitable holiday gift? Best crypto Xmas gifts Bitcoin purchases we regret The House Financial Services committee holds a hearing Our Congressional hearing MVP Brian Brooks’ evolution SBF kicks off shoegate Takeaways from the House hearing EOS holders reject […]
Alex Wilson (The Giving Block) on crypto philanthropy (EP.268)
Alex Wilson, co-founder and CEO of The Giving Block joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Alex’s path in the blockchain space, from consulting to founding The Giving Block The landscape of charitable giving, and how the company is assisting charitable organizations The pain points that charities face when accepting donations Perspectives from the […]
Karim Helmy and Brandon Bailey (Galaxy Digital) on Standardizing Miner Accounting (EP.264)
Galaxy Digital Mining Associate Brandon Bailey and Research Associate Karim Helmy join the show to cover a new accounting methodology for Bitcoin miners. In this episode: Galaxy’s new miner margins accounting methodology Brandon and Karim origin stories in mining How the randomness-based miner fingerprinting works How Karim thinks about miner depreciation schedules Why the Bitcoin […]
Weekly Roundup 12/17/21 (Crypto-dollarization in Myanmar, CMC glitches, Bitwise’s NFT index fund) (EP.269)
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: A glitch in the CoinMarketCap data feed causes disturbances in the crypto industry AscendEX is hacked last week to the tune of $77 million Coinbase urges the SEC to approve NYSE Arca’s application to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an […]