Henri Stern (Privy) on Wallet Experiences for Mainstream Users (EP.453)
Henri Stern, CEO and co-founder of Privy, joins us to discuss: The contradictory functions that wallets serve Offering in-app non-custodial embedded wallets Balancing the trade offs of security versus convenient recovery How customers are customizing their embedded wallet experience The decision to build third party wallet connectors and embedded wallets Check out this […]
Weekly Roundup 09/22/23 (SBF family in focus, Tether is lending again, BTC security budget) (EP.454)
Matt and Nic return for news and deals. In this episode: We recap the conferences Nic’s Columbia lecture snafu The Bitcoin security budget debate One theory for what might provide Bitcoin with long term security FTX sues Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried Tether has resumed their lending operations Did SBF’s parents make him do it? […]
Weekly Roundup 09/29/23 (Gensler HFSC hearing, Vespa problems, SBF trial starts) (EP.455)
Matt and Nic return for deals and news. In this episode: Is AI going to cause unemployment for IB associates? Blockchain based sneakers Tungsten business cards What’s happening with OTB merch? Nic’s Vespa catastrophe Gensler’s HSFC hearing How Gensler is the Tonya Harding of crypto Made up airlines What’s going on with Huobi? FTX trial […]
David Phelps (Jokerace) on Incentivizing Participation and Co-creation (EP.456)
David Phelps is the co-founder and CEO of jokerace and a prolific writer. He joins the podcast to discuss: Why tokens are not optimal for effective governance Alternative ways to incentivize users and distribute decision making power How we solve for retaining users versus just attracting them Composability and evolving from user generated content to […]
Matt Hougan on Bitwise’s launch of Ethereum Futures ETFs (EP.457)
Matt Hougan, the Chief Investment Officer of Bitwise Asset Management joins the show. In this episode we discuss: The SEC’s approval of Ethereum Futures ETFs Bitwise’s launch of AETH, The Bitwise Ethereum Strategy ETF and BTOP, the Bitwise Bitcoin and Ether Equal Weight Strategy ETF. The current state of play as it relates to Bitcoin […]
Weekly Roundup 10/06/23 (Reviewing Going Infinite, SBF’s tungsten obsession, the Bitcoin lab leak) (EP.458)
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: OTB gets some critical feedback The boys cover Walter Isaacson’s Elon Musk biography Is Elon going to turn around the Twitter acquisition? Bourgeous capitalism We review Lewis’ Going Infinite SBF was tungsten pilled Su Zhu is jailed for contempt of […]
Guy Young (Ethena) on a New Model for a Crypto-Backed Stablecoin (EP.459)
Guy Young, the founder and CEO of Ethena, joins the show to talk crypto-backed stablecoins. How Ethena began with an Arthur Hayes blog post The origins of synthetic stablecoins on Bitmex The difference between Hayes’ Nakadollar and the Ethena design Why synthetic stablecoins have failed in the past and how Ethena addresses this How staked […]
Weekly Roundup 10/13/23 (FTX trial continues, ditching ‘stablecoin’, TARP 2.0) (EP.460)
Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Holland versus the Netherlands The end of Pax Americana Ditching the ‘stablecoin’ term Why synthetic USD is not the next Luna Caroline Ellison testifies SBF wanted to be president How Teneo worked with Singapore to apprehend Su Zhu Will criminal […]
Weekly Roundup 10/20/23 (ETF race heats up, NYAG v Genesis/Gemini, Crypto illicit finance fake news) (EP.462)
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: The Cointelegraph SNAFU The NYAG sues Gemini, Genesis, and DCG The FTX trial isn’t going well for Sam The latest with FTX clawbacks Elon files an amicus brief in a case against SEC Sen Warren’s latest anti-crypto letter Chainalysis debunks the […]
Amanda Tuminelli on the DeFi Education Fund (EP.463)
Amanda Tuminelli of The DeFi Education Fund joins the podcast. In this episode we discuss: Amanda’s background and path to joining The DeFi Education Fund The IRS “broker” rulemaking process and its potential impact on DeFi The SEC’s “Exchange” rulemaking process DEF’s amicus briefs on SEC vs. Coinbase Patent trolls in the DeFi ecosystem Links […]