Izabella Kaminska (The Blind Spot) on Reconsidering Bitcoin Skepticism (EP.297)
Former FT Alphaville Editor and founder of The Blind Spot, Izabella Kaminska joins the show. In this episode: Izabella’s pre-FT career Izabella’s Polish ancestry and how that informed her monetary worldview Why Izabella was a skeptic about Bitcoin – and why she revisited her stance Izabella’s interest in anacyclosis and cyclicality in political systems Jeremy Bentham […]
Weekly Roundup 03/18/22 (EU PoW ban defeated, Lummis bill details, Ukraine legalizes crypto) (EP.298)
Matt and Nic return for more news and deals of the week. In this episode: Too much Tom Brady content? Can Roman Abramovich sell Chelsea? Former skeptics coming around on Bitcoin Arbitraging tungsten cube NFTs? Why isn’t physical tungsten rallying? Facebook’s Diem is back from the dead Takeaways from Laura Shin’s book The Cryptopians Tom […]
Brett Harrison (FTX.US) on Crypto Market Structure (EP.298)
Brett Harrison, the CEO of FTX.US joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Brett’s pre-crypto career and the path to leading FTX.US How FTX is evolving on their derivatives product offering Perspectives on crypto market structure in the US will evolve How equity markets may come to be impacted by innovations in the crypto […]
Nick White (Celestia) on building the first modular blockchain network (EP.299)
Celestia Labs COO, Nick White, joins us on the show to kick off our modular blockchain mini-series. Celestia is the first modular blockchain network, which decouples consensus and data availability from execution and settlement. Celestia implements a novel design to unlock key properties such as scalability, interoperability, and sovereignty while preserving decentralization. We cover: […]
Matt Cutler (Blocknative) on block building and the economics of MEV (EP.401)
We host Matt Cutler, CEO and co-founder of Blocknative, in this episode to discuss the intricacies of block building and his thoughts on the future of MEV. We cover: The phenomenon of certain block builders subsidizing transactions The requirements for operating a competitive block builder Margins required for sustainable block building MEV redistribution and balancing […]
Weekly News Roundup 4/03/20 (CoinMarketCap, Telegram, and bailouts) (EP.62)
Matt and Nic review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week’s topics include: Binance’s acquisition of CoinMarketCap Factom’s insolvency Telegram’s latest setback in court Recent stablecoin growth Nic’s piece on bailouts in Coindesk and much more news of the week Check out this episode!
Alex Treece (Zabo) on Cryptoasset Value Accrual (EP.63)
Alex Treece, the president and cofounder of Zabo, joins the show. How a background in private equity equipped him to think about crypto as a asset class Why Alex founded his startup, Zabo Why there are so few successful examples of utility tokens How tokens sit in the asset class taxonomy Why token value accretion […]
Tom Jessop (Fidelity) and Tom Chippas (ErisX) on building institutional infrastructure (EP.64)
Tom Jessop, the President of Fidelity Digital Asset Services and Tom Chippas, the CEO of ErisX join the podcast. In this episode we discuss: – Today’s announcement that Fidelity Digital Assets is now connecting to ErisX as a venue for procuring cryptoassets – General perspectives on how COVID-19 impacts blockchain companies – Fidelity and ErisX’s […]
Weekly News Roundup 4/10/20 (Bailouts, asteroid mining, and office plants) (EP.65)
Matt and Nic review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week’s topics include: Fidelity connecting to ErisX The sad fate of office plants Gold mining on asteroids More crypto dollarization The class action suits against Bitfinex, Block One, and others Retail vs institutional buying of Bitcoin The best articles published […]
Adam Draper (Boost VC) on Investing in Sci-Fi Technologies (EP.61)
Adam Draper, co-founder of BoostVC, an accelerator and venture fund focused on Sci-Fi technologies joins the show. In this episode we discuss: – Adam’s advice for portfolio companies navigating the current COVID 19 crisis – His thesis on Virtual Reality and what categories he is most excited about – His journey in crypto, from being […]