Weekly Roundup 02/26/21 (Bitcoin vs Fedwire, ETF prospects, Is the Tether Saga Over?) (EP.186)
Nic and Matt return for more news and deals of the week. In this episode: Is Bitcoin more reliable than Fedwire? Are stablecoins already superior to legacy infrastructure? Tether-Tron transactions exceed Tether-Ethereum The social utility of trading wholesale energy One chapter in the Tether saga closes Is the Tether story over? The ultimate takeaway from […]
Brian Flynn (Rabbit Hole) on NFTs and DeFi Customer Acquisition (EP.187)
Brian Flynn, the founder and CEO of Rabbit Hole, a platform for driving customer acquisition for decentralized finance protocols joins the show. In this episide we discuss: Brian’s path to cryptoassets and the spark that led him to founding Rabbit Hole Views on NFTs and the use cases that we will see in the coming […]
Boaz Sobrado on Bitcoin adoption trends in Cuba (EP.173)
Boaz Sobrado, data analyst and the founder of whynotcuba.com joins the show to talk about trends in Cuban Bitcoin adoption. In this episode: How Boaz came to start an ecommerce company in Cuba and how Bitcoin became relevant to him The structure of Bitcoin trading markets in Cuba How Bitcoin currently trades in Cuba Drivers […]
Lawrence White on Free Banking in the Age of Crypto (EP.60)
Larry White, economics professor at George Mason University and senior fellow at the Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, joins the show to discuss free banking, the history of dollarization, and the prospects for a crypto-native banking system. In this episode: – Why CBDCs might not be a good idea – The legacy […]
Weekly News Roundup 3/27/20 (Gold market, difficulty adjustments, deals and more) (EP.59)
Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week’s topics include: – Deals of the Week – Dislocations in the gold markets – The effects of the -16% difficulty adjustments in BTC – Thoughts on the stimulus package – Quarantine reading suggestions and much […]
Jurrien Timmer (Fidelity) on the global macro landscape (EP.58)
Jurrien Timmer, the Director of Global Macro at Fidelity Investments, joins the podcast. In this episode we discuss: – Jurrien’s career trajectory and how he became the Director of Global Macro at Fidelity – His views on the current crisis in the context of other dislocations he has seen in his 25+ year career – […]
David Vorick (Nebulous) – Building Decentralized Cloud Storage (EP.57)
David Vorick, the founder of Nebulous and the blockchain Sia, joins the show to discuss Sia and its latest layer 2, Skynet. We also cover David’s experience as an ASIC manufacturer, and what he learned about blockchain security models and the merits of ASICs versus GPUs. In this episode: How Sia is different from other […]
Alejandro Machado (Open Money Initiative) – Contemporary Dollarization in Venezuela (EP.56)
Open Money Initiative founder Alejandro Machado joins the show to explain how Bitcoin is actually used in Venezuela, and how the country is dollarizing in real time. In this episode: How a power cut has been linked to a recent dollarization movement in Venezuela, and how dollar usage became decriminalized Whether dollarization has improved the […]
Patrick South (Chamber of Digital Commerce) on Blockchain Policy (EP.55)
Patrick South, VP of Development at the Chamber of Digital Commerce joins the show. In this episode we discuss: The mission of the Chamber of Digital Commerce and the policy initiatives that the organization is advocating for The line of demarcation between security and non-security tokens and a possible path forward for a safe harbor […]
Weekly News Roundup 3/20/20 (Market Commentary, Deals, Quarantine Tips) (EP.54)
Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week’s topics include: – Market Commentary – Deals of the Week – Attestiv, Coase and other news – Quarantine Tips and much more news of the week Check out this episode!