Matthew Chaim (Songcamp) on collective creation with music NFTs (EP.286)
In our second episode in the web3 music mini-series, we spoke with Matthew Chaim, musician and founder of Songcamp and other projects at the intersection of music and web3. We cover how Matthew thinks about: Helping artists gain control over their creative output Collective creation and re-imagining the role of fans Optimizing for resonance versus […]
Leo Lucisano (Decentral Park Capital) on Regulatory Predictions for 2022 (EP.289)
Leo Lucisano of Decentral Park Capital joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Leo’s regulatory predictions for 2022 and the beliefs that informed his blog post. Views on how DeFi would evolve in the face of a harsher treatment from the SEC. The emerging crypto lobby and how this will shape future elections and […]
Bill Spence and Gregory Beard on The Real Story Behind Stronghold (EP.288)
Co-chairman of Stronghold Digital Mining Bill Spence and CEO Gregory Beard join the show. Stronghold is a vertically integrated Bitcoin miner that uses waste coal to power their operations – while also remediating this environmentally damaging product. We dive into this fascinating, and counter-intuitive story. In this episode: Backgrounds of the co-chairmen and how they […]
Weekly Roundup 02/24/22 (Russia and SWIFT, DAO hacker identified, Trudeau backs down) (EP.290)
Matt and Nic return for another insane week of news and deals. Russia invades Ukraine Will Russia get kicked off SWIFT? Are there alternatives to SWIFT? Laura Shin identifies the alleged DAO hacker Is Bitcoin’s privacy fundamentally broken? Chainalysis demixes Wasabi transactions Was the DAO hacker even guilty of a crime? Should blockchains be private […]
Weekly Roundup 03/04/22 (Sanctions chaos, Ukraine’s crypto fundraiser, remonetizing gold, web3 geofencing) (EP.293)
Nic and Matt return for another wild week. In this episode: OTB theme music controversy Is Bitcoin a risk off asset Ukraine raises crypto to fund the war effort Why Ukrainians were better positioned to deal with a banking sector failure The U.S. cuts Russia out of SWIFT (mostly) Can the U.S. pull the SWIFT […]
Brandon Arvanaghi and Bryce Crawford (Meow) on Bringing DeFi yields to Institutions (EP.291)
Meow CEO Brandon Arvanaghi and CTO Bryce Crawford join the show to cover crypto yields and how they make them accessible to corporate treasuries. In this episode: The origins of the name Bryce and Brandon’s backgrounds The purpose of getting access to crypto yields while staying in dollars How Meow manages risks in DeFi protocols […]
Weekly Roundup 03/11/22 (Biden’s executive order, Korea’s pro-crypto President, Is Bretton Woods over?) (EP.296)
Nic and Matt return for more deals and news of the week. In this episode: The fallout from the seizure of the Russian fx reserves Did America default on its obligations? How are Chinese interests served by the US weaponizing the dollar? Can Bitcoin become an inter-state settlement asset and sovereign-scale SoV? Zoltan Pozsar declares […]
Sohrob Farudi on Fan Controlled Football (EP.294)
Sohrob Farudi, the founder and CEO of Fan Controlled Football joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Sohrob’s entrepreneurial journey and the insights that led to him founding Fan Controlled Football. How FCF works and how fans engage with the league, all the way to calling the plays. How Sohrob came to be interested […]
VÉRITÉ and Vanessa on empowering artists to be CEOs of their own world (EP.295)
Singer and songwriter, VÉRITÉ (Kelsey Byrne), and artist manager, Vanessa Magos have been leading the charge for artists and their teams to learn about and experiment in web3. In our third episode in the web3 music mini-series, they joined us to talk about: Artists as CEOs who bootstrap their business and put themselves in positions […]
Blake Masters on Inflation, CBDCs, and Setting a Pro-Crypto Agenda (EP.292)
We sit down with Blake Masters, COO at Thiel Capital, coauthor of Zero to One, and 2022 candidate for U.S. Senate in Arizona. Why Blake is running for Senate in Arizona Blake’s experience running Thiel Capital and what led him to politics today Does Congress need more business expertise? Where Blake falls on the spectrum […]