Brandon Mulvihill (Crossover Markets) on Digital Asset ECNs (EP.468)
Brandon Mulvihill the co-founder and CEO of Crossover Markets joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Brandon’s career in the FX industry and the path to founding Crossover Markets ECNs and how this market structure came to evolve in the FX market The opportunity to bring ECNs to the digital asset market The CrossX […]
Weekly Roundup 11/03/23 (SEC v Paypal, WSJ bounty update, SAB121 drama) (EP.469)
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: What happened to mimblewimble Where Nic’s bounty program stands What’s the deal with Binance’s proof of reserve? The SEC takes down Safemoon Hester Pierce criticizes the SEC’s approach to LBRY Did the SEC violate the administrative procedures act by issuing SAB121? […]
Devin Walsh on Operating the Uniswap Foundation (EP.470)
Devin Walsh, executive director of the Uniswap Foundation joins the show. In this episode: Proposing and setting up the Uniswap Foundation The Foundation’s priorities and role in growing the Uniswap ecosystem Uniswap v4 hooks as a new primitive for developers to unlock efficient innovation Supporting developers and researchers on Uniswap via grants Fostering education and […]
Adam Guren (Hunting Hill) on Active Management in the Digital Asset Markets (EP.471)
Adam Guren, the founder and Chief Investment Officer of Hunting Hill joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Adam’s career journey and the path that led him to found Hunting Hill in his late 20s. How he discovered cryptocurrency and the initial digital asset products that he traded. The initial market structure for trading […]
*LIVE* On the Brink x Galaxy Brains @ Pubkey NYC 11/9/23 (EP.474)
The boys join forces with Alex Thorn of Galaxy Brains for a special live episode at the Pubkey bar in NYC. In this episode: Galaxy’s Beimnet Abebe joins for market color Bloomberg’s James Seyffart opinions on Bitcoin ETF prospects The WSJ/Hamas affair Audience Q&A With special thanks to the Galaxy team for organizing and Thomas […]
Weekly roundup 11/10/23 (ETF chatter, FTX 2.0 again, Euro stables) (EP.472)
Matt and Nic return for another episode of news and deals. In this episode: WSJ bounty updates Will Euro stablecoins take off? SBI and Standard Chartered start a crypto infrastructure fund SEC opens talks with Grayscale over the GBTC conversion Kraken is exploring the creation of an L2 SEC staff can’t own crypto FTX 2.0 […]
Anthony DeMartino (Trident) on Lending Markets and the Banking Industry (EP.473)
Anthony DeMartino, the co-founder and CEO of Trident Digital joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Anthony’s background in the banking industry and his path to founding Trident Digital. Digital asset lending markets and how Trident is innovating in this category. Trident’s US Treasury product and how he is going to market. The state […]
Weekly Roundup 11/17/23 (FDIC scandal breaks, Vivek’s crypto policy, SBF parents in focus) (EP.475)
Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode: Tail risks with the Bitcoin ETF Are SBF’s parents off the hook? The FDIC is embroiled in scandal Should Marty Gruenberg step down? Tokenized bank deposits versus stablecoins What’s wrong with the third party doctrine SAB121 under pressure Content mentioned […]
Mike Cahill (Douro Labs) on the Evolving Oracle Landscape (EP.476)
We sit down with Mike Cahill, CEO of Douro labs, to talk Pyth’s retroactive airdrop and launch. In this episode: A brief history of Pyth What was the problem with legacy oracles before Pyth How is Pyth is technically differentiated from other oracles The importance of introducing confidence intervals into prices How does Pyth achieves […]
Weekly Roundup 11/23/23 (OpenAI drama, Binance settlement, Milei wins) (EP.477)
Matt and Nic return for a Thanksgiving episode. In this edition: Fidelity files for an ETH spot ETF The SEC sues Kraken Javier Milei wins – and prospects for dollarization Stablecoins versus dollar liabilities in emerging markets Prediction markets do well in the Argentine election We digest the OpenAI scandal and reflect on corporate governance […]